2020-2021 Lesson 32 of 32

RCM - Level 1 or 2 in 2021

TECHNIQUE

  1. HANON NO. 1!

    1. A MAJOR: HANDS TOGETHER - 2 Octaves

      1. m.m. 104, 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.

      3. EVEN SOUND

      4. FINGERS CLOSE TO THE KEYS.

    2. SMOOTH WRISTS

  2. CHORDS - hands alone, one octave

    1. A, E

      1. Blocked and broken

      2. All inversions.

  3. SCALES - two octaves, hands together

    1. A, E

      1. SAY the pattern out loud

      2. METRONOME 100, one and two notes per tic.

      3. SMOOTH WRISTS

THEORY: Level 1

  1. Level 2: Unit 1

    1. Hold for now.

MUSICIANSHIP

  1. Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests: Level 2 Set 10

    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.

    2. DON’T TOUCH THE KEYS BEFORE YOU BEGIN

    3. YOU MUST TAKE AT LEAST 30 SECONDS TO PREPARE FOR THIS IN YOUR MIND.

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. Feelin’ Good by Christopher Norton (L. 2, Etude)

    1. Learn after Gedike

  2. Etude in C Major Op 36 No. 22 by Alexander Gedike (L. 2, Etude)

    1. GRADUALLY speed build

  3. Burgmuller, Innocence. Op. 100 No. 5

    1. End of system two: RH articulation please!

    2. LH m. 2 and 4, first chord - forward wrists.

    3. m.m. 69 and up, four measures at a time, GOAL is smooth sound.

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

    1. RH 3rds

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

    1. Review

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

    1. Review

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

    1. Review

  8. Angelfish (L. 1B)

    1. 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