June 23, 2021

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. B Major, F-sharp Major

      1. Blocked and broken

      2. All inversions.

      3. Be careful of over-rotating

  3. SCALES - two octaves, hands together

    1. B Major, F-sharp Major

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

      1. SMOOTH WRISTS (think of sand wrists)

      2. TIDY ATTACKS

      3. EVEN TEMPO

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. Pass next week with space between beats 4 and 1

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

    1. Close Loud Sound with Smooth Wrists (sand)

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

    1. Review

  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