2020-2021 Lesson 28 of 32

RCM - Level 1 or 2 in 2021

TECHNIQUE

  1. HANON NO. 1!

    1. F-sharp 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. B Major - HANDS TOGETHER

      1. m.m. 92, two notes per tic, Legato (no bouncy wrist)

      2. Keep an eye out for fingers 4 and 5. Don’t let them come off the keys too much.

  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. Burgmuller, Innocence. Op.

  2. Ann Crosby-Gaudet, Periwinkle Twinkle (L. 2 B)

    1. Start learning with NFRPE

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

    1. Stuff

    2. More stuff

    3. To pass - think about the dance! Kitties!!!!!!!!! Pause on the half notes a bit more. Bigger contrast from the announcement kitty section to the wig tilting (fur) section.

    4. Pass next week.

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

    1. Fix the pedaling in m. 7-8

    2. Pass that next week.

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

    1. Review

  6. Angelfish (L. 1B)

    1. Catch the bass notes in the pedal in the first system of page 2

    2. Review

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