2023 Fall Milestones
RCM Level B
Theory Unit 1?
Performance Class
🎹 KEEP A PRACTICE LOG 🎹
KEEP A RECORD OF WHAT YOU PRACTICE AND FOR HOW LONG IN THE COMMENT SECTION BELOW. DO THIS EVERY TIME YOU PRACTICE.
JUNE 20TH: you said you understand how to use your practice charts
💚Minuet in D Major by Leopold Mozart (1719-1787)
Measures 1-2 LH: do the quarter rest and fix fingering
Measures 1-2 RH: fix the fingering
Measures 1-2 HT: fix fingering and rests
Measures 3-4 RH: fix fingering
Measures 3-4 LH: fix fingering
Measure 4: RH: do the two-note slur
Practice m. 5 with hand position “in the black” and FIX FINGERING.
💚Theory in Newzik
GO TO YOUR PDF “THEORY 01 02 Pitch & Notation”
Complete pages 6-12
Finish the rest of the unit if you have time! Bonus!
🖤Go to your TECHNIQUE Prep A and B PDF in Newzik and follow the instructions in the video and green highlights.
Do all the items with the metronome on pages 2-4
🖤Four Star Sight Reading and Ear Tests Prep B
Go to your “FOUR STAR Prep B” and prepare Introductory Set 2 after watching the video for instructions.
🖤SIGHTREADING 62-92 PDF
Prepare pages 29-33 of the PDF
Remember to count before you begin.
Remember the play the ties
SET A METRONOME TO 60 PER QUARTER NOTE
STUDY THE TIME SIGNATURE
DO THE RHYTHM IN YOUR HEAD
THEN STUDY THE NOTE NAMES IN YOUR HEAD AND THE DIRECTION OF THE NOTES
THEN PLAY WITH A STEADY SLOW BEAT.
KEEP YOUR WRISTS UP
DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU’RE GIVING EACH HALF NOTE TWO BEATS! 🥸
WHEN YOU FINISH, ASK YOURSELF WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. FIX IT IN YOUR HEAD AND DO IT AGAIN!
💚Review Repertoire:
Practice starting from any measure of any piece below.
💚Detectives by Christine Donkin (b. 1979)(L. 1, Etude)
💚Minuet in F Major by Leopold Mozart (Prep B)
💚Leaping the Waves with Dolphins by Barbara Arens (Prep B)
To Fly Like an Eagle (Prep B)
Jingle Bells Duet