2020-2021 Lesson 27 of 32

RCM - Level 1 or 2 in 2021

TECHNIQUE

  1. HANON NO. 1!

    1. A Major

      1. m.m. 60 Close Loud - (strong attack and pop wrist forward on each note)

      2. m.m. 138 to 208 Staccato -

        1. Softer & Staccatoer :)

    2. E Major - HANDS TOGETHER

      1. m.m. 80, two notes per tic, Legato (no bouncy wrist)

  2. SCALES

    1. HANDS ALONE: Two Octaves (WHERE IS FINGER FOUR!?)

      1. F-sharp, C-sharp Majors

        1. SAY the pattern out loud

        2. METRONOME 126 per note

    2. HANDS TOGETHER: Two Octaves

      1. A, E, B Major = tidy attacks.

THEORY: Level 1

  1. Level 2: Unit 1

    1. Hold for now.

MUSICIANSHIP

  1. Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests: Level 2 Set 6

    1. Do 1 set a day.

      1. Anusha - Don’t go faster than m.m. 60 per quarter note.

      2. Squeaky - Take more time before you start.

READING

  1. On Hold

    1. Once your start, do not stop!

    2. If you mess up, go on!

    3. Beat is most important.

    4. Before you start, look through the entire thing!

    5. SLOW., no faster than m.m. 72 per quarter note.

    6. If your LH has a rest, look ahead to the next entrance.

REPERTOIRE

  1. German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2, Franz Joseph Haydn (L. 1, B)

    1. Staccato notes - shorter

    2. Be IN-MOTION before you start any slurs / phrases

  2. Celebration by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. 1, Etude)(recital

    1. Fix the short notes in the beginning - shorter from above the key and softer.

    2. Pedaling is not clean - c

  3. Etude in C Major by Félix Le Couppey (L. 1, Etude)

    1. Singing RH melody more

    2. Ritardando before recap.

  4. Angelfish (L. 1B)

    1. Create silence before you start.

    2. PASS NEXT WEEK.

REPERTOIRE REVIEW LIST:

Review all pieces at least once a week with your music at a medium tempo

  1. Bartok, For Children, No. 1, Allegro

  2. Bartok, For Children, No. 3 Andante

  3. Burgmüller Op. 100 No. 2, L’Arabesque

  4. Leopold Mozart, Minuet in F Major

  5. A Song op. 36 No. 3 by Alexander Gedike (Prep B)

  6. Calico Cat