June 15, 2024

Register for Level 1 Exam Remotely

đź’šEtude in D Major by Czerny (L. 2, Etude)

  1. Follow the markings in your music.

  2. LH should NOT play as written. Please BLOCK the notes in each measure.

  3. RH should follow the wrist arrows

đź’šDetectives by Christine Donkin (b. 1979)(L. 1, Etude)

  1. Review three times a week with music.

  2. Start from several random measures with the music.

đź’šYoung Ludwig Exploring (L. 1, C)

  1. Review three times a week with music.

  2. Start from several random measures with the music.

đź’šAngelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

  1. Review three times a week with music.

  2. Start from several random measures with the music.

đź’šMinuet in D Major by Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) (L. 1, A)

  1. Review three times a week with music.

  2. Start from several random measures with the music.

đź’šTheory in Newzik

  1. GO TO YOUR PDF “THEORY 01 05 “Scales”

    1. Finish Unit 5

❤️Go RCM Technical Requirements Level 1 PDF in Newzik.

  1. PREPARE:

    1. C major

    2. A Natural Minor

    3. A Harmonic Minor

    4. G Major

    5. E Natural Minor

    6. E Harmonic Minor

  2. Before each scale: RH and LH

    1. Say the key signature out loud and which sharps or flats are involved.

    2. Say out loud where finger four plays - on which note?

    3. If it’s “harmonic minor,” state which note is the raised 7th

đź’śFour Star Sight Reading and Ear Tests Level 1

  1. Go to your “FOUR STAR Level 01_02” in Newzik

  2. Prepare the entire PDF

đź–¤SIGHTREADING 62-92 PDF

  1. Prepare pages 29-33 of the PDF

    1. Remember to count before you begin.

    2. Remember the play the ties

  2. SET A METRONOME TO 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

    1. STUDY THE TIME SIGNATURE

    2. DO THE RHYTHM IN YOUR HEAD

    3. THEN STUDY THE NOTE NAMES IN YOUR HEAD AND THE DIRECTION OF THE NOTES

    4. THEN PLAY WITH A STEADY SLOW BEAT.

    5. KEEP YOUR WRISTS UP

    6. DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU’RE GIVING EACH HALF NOTE TWO BEATS! 🥸

    7. 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.

  1. ❤️Detectives by Christine Donkin (b. 1979)(L. 1, Etude)

  2. đź’šMinuet in F Major by Leopold Mozart (Prep B)

  3. đź’šLeaping the Waves with Dolphins by Barbara Arens (Prep B)

  4. đź’śTo Fly Like an Eagle (Prep B)

  5. Jingle Bells Duet