August 6, 2021

RCM - Level 1 or 2 in 2021

TECHNIQUE

  1. HANON NO. 10

    1. Learn the pattern.

  2. CHORDS - hands alone, one octave

    1. C-sharp Major

  3. SCALES - two octaves, hands together (next week

    1. C-sharp Major / D-flat Major (enharmonic keys)

      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 (on hold)

    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. Piano Adventures: Sightreading, Level 2A

    1. Think of the shortest note value

REPERTOIRE

  1. Burgmuller, The Limpid Stream, Op. 100 No. 7

    1. Start to learn by blocking your triplets.

  2. Clementi, Op. 36 No. 1, Movement 3

    1. Start to learn the LH

  3. Cornelius Gurlitt 1820-1901) Etude in D Minor, Op. 82 No. 65

    1. RH play with fingers super close to the keys.

    2. LH long melodies.

  4. Colored Windows by Edna Mae Burnam (L. 2, Etude)

    1. Review

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

    1. Review

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

    1. Review

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

    1. Review

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

    1. Review

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

    1. Review

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

    1. Review

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

    1. Review

  12. 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