September 22, 2024

Register for Level 1 Exam for 2024 November/December

November/December 2024 Session

Registration Deadline October 16, 2024

Practical Examinations November 30 - December 12, 2024

❤️❤️Go RCM Technical Requirements Level 1 PDF in Newzik.

1. Metronome 50, two notes per tick (BUT, start without metronome, then add it, then without, then with).Sasha

   1. The scales of no sharps or flats:

      1. A Harmonic Minor: ❤️RH & ❤️LH:

   2. The scales of ONE sharp

      1. G Major: ❤️RH & 💛LH:

      2. E Natural Minor: 💛RH & 💛LH:

      3. E Harmonic Minor: 💛RH & ❤️LH:

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

💚Etude in D Major by Czerny (L. 2, Etude)

1. 💛Practice LH mm. 6-7 and 13-14 back to back.

2. 💛RH see red highlights / fix mm. 17-26

3. 💚LH learn to the end.

💛Theory in Newzik

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

   1. Finish Unit 5

   2. Prepare Unit 6, pages 1-3

❤️Four Star Sight Reading and Ear Tests Level 1

1. Go to your “FOUR STAR Level 01_03” in Newzik

2. Prepare the entire PDF

💜Detectives 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.

💜Young Ludwig Exploring (L. 1, C)

1. Review three times a week with music.

2. Start from several random measures with the music.

💜Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

1. Review three times a week with music.

2. Start from several random measures with the music.

💜Minuet 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.

🖤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. 💚Minuet in F Major by Leopold Mozart (Prep B)

3. 💚Leaping the Waves with Dolphins by Barbara Arens (Prep B)

4. 💜To Fly Like an Eagle (Prep B)

5. Jingle Bells Duet