September 20, 2021

RCM - Level 1 or 2 in 2021

TECHNIQUE

  1. HANON NO. 10

    1. C Major - m.m 72 per half note

      1. Fix the ending so it’s correct (notes)

      2. This needs to be passed off with TIDY ATTACKS.

      3. Use your wrist to rock to the notes of the trill.

THEORY: Level 1

  1. Level 2: Unit 3

    1. Prepare this unit.

MUSICIANSHIP (on hold)

  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 2B

    1. Please prepare silently in your mind for at LEAST 30 seconds before you begin any sightreading exercise.

REPERTOIRE

  1. Funny Puppy by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 3, C)

    1. See the new dynamic markings in black pen.

  2. Burgmuller, The Limpid Stream, Op. 100 No. 7 (non-RCM)

    1. Speed build:

      1. Start at m.m. 63 and gradually work up, one speed at a time until m.m. 76.

      2. Remember that expression likes to fly out the window as we speed-build.

      3. Also remember that Position likes to go away as we speed-build.

  3. Clementi, Op. 36 No. 1, Movement 3 (L. 3, A)

    1. The Tension:

      1. It creeps in during your 16th notes. Summon the Marshmallow Queen to make your hands and fingers light and fluffy.

    2. See your new video.

  4. Cornelius Gurlitt 1820-1901) Etude in D Minor, Op. 82 No. 65 (L. 2, Etude)

    1. Review

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

    1. Review

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

    1. Review

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

    1. Review

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

    1. Review

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

    1. Review

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

    1. Review

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

    1. Review

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

    1. Review

  13. 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