November 12, 2023

2023 Fall Milestones

  1. Theory Level 1 Complete: Units 2-8

  2. Practicing:

    1. Wednesdays / Fridays: start practicing by 3:45 and finish no later than 4:30

    2. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays: start practicing by 3:30 and finish no later than 4:00

    3. Post a comment in the blog when you’ve done your practice according to the schedule above.

      1. Soccer = Mon, Tues, Thurs (6:15-9:00 pm)

      2. Tennis = Wed?

      3. Ballroom = Friday (October 13th start)

KEEP A PRACTICE JOURNAL EVERY TIME THAT YOU PRACTICE:

  1. WRITE DOWN EACH ITEM YOUR PRACTICE AND FOR HOW LONG

  2. WRITE THIS IN THE “COMMENT” SECTION BELOW

  3. You only need to write your name after you press “post comment”

💚Ecossaise in G Major WoO 23 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 2, A)

  1. Follow the new practice video inside your PDF in Newzik.

  2. Let me know when you’ve done 2-3 sessions and we’ll do a new video before you leave!

💚Teapot Invention by Andrew Markow (1942-2013) (L. 1, C)

  1. Fix fingering in measure 5

  2. Practice measures 7-9 so there’s no pause between measures 8 and 9.

  3. Position: try to keep wrists up a bit more

💚Etude in C Major, op. 125 no. 3 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) (L. 1, Etude)

  1. Practice starting from random measures.

  2. Test on this next week

🖤Minuet in G Major, K 1e by W.A. Mozart (L. 2, A)

  1. Learn after the Beethoven!

❤️Theory

  1. PREPARE PAGES 25, 26, 27 and 28

  2. If you’re feeling a little worried about getting this done, set a timer for 5 minutes and do this every day in small chunks.

💜NOTE SPEED: Try with Dustin next week.

💜Playblack Game

  1. Play with Dustin next time and create our own melody to write down in Newzik.

🖤Four Star Prep B

  1. Go to your new PDF in Newzik called “FOUR STAR Prep B” and complete “Review Set 2”

  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. Prepare pages 5-7 of the PDF.

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

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

  2. 💜Clear Mountain Sky by Mike Springer (L. 1, B)

  3. Foggy Beach (Prep. B)

  4. Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin (Prep. B)

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

  5. Distant Chimes (expired Prep. B)

  6. 💚Calico Cat Helen Marlais

  7. Duet - Jingle Bells (Non-RCM)

  8. 💚Turkish March (Non-RCM)