March 24, 2023

LESSONS WILL BE GRADED BELOW

  • January 21st Lesson Grade: A

  • January 29th Lesson Grade: A

  • February 4th, Lesson Grade: A

  • March 18th, Lesson Grade: B

❤️German Dance in D Major by Haydn (L. 1, A)

  1. BY MONDAY: Please record in Newzik, RH and LH alone, measures 4-8 AFTER you’ve learned them correctly by saying the names and finger numbers out loud.

💚The Calico Cat (Prep B)

  1. Practice starting from any measure of your piece and be careful of the register.

🖤Theory

  1. THEORY 01 02

    1. Start with Dustin in March

💚Four Star Prep B

  1. Go to your new PDF in Newzik called “FOUR STAR Prep B” and complete “Review Set 1”

  2. Watch the video in the PDF

  3. Complete “Day” 2 - 5 from Review Set 1.

💜GO TO YOUR PDF SIGHT-READING 00 62-95

  1. Prepare pages 26-29

  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. WHEN YOU FINISH, ASK YOURSELF WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. FIX IT IN YOUR HEAD AND DO IT AGAIN!

💚TECHNIQUE Prep B

  1. Go to your new PDF called “Technique Prep A and B”

  2. ❤️❤️Watch the video inside the PDF and study page 1 of the PDF Practice the “Legato Pentascales” for Preparatory B: D Major, A Major and F Major according to how I do it in the video.

💜REVIEW THE FOLLOWING REPERTOIRE ONCE A WEEK WITH YOUR MUSIC!

  1. 💚Foggy Beach (Prep. B)

  2. 💚Duet - Jingle Bells (Non-RCM)

  3. 💚Turkish March (Non-RCM)

  4. 💚Legend of Madrid Day 1 (Non-RCM)

  5. 💚A SONG by ALEXANDER GEDIKE (Prep. B)

  6. 💚Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin (Prep. B)

    1. IN MEASURE 9, DON’T FORGET THAT THERE IS A POSITION CHANGE!

  7. 💚Distant Chimes (expired Prep. B)