December 30, 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”

❤️I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

  1. Use a NFRPE chart and learn hands alone first, one measure at a time.

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

  1. Practice by starting from any measure of the piece. Test next week.

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

  1. PRACTICE STARTING FROM THE GREEN PEN

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

  1. Practice starting from random measures.

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

  1. Learn after the Beethoven!

💛Theory Level 1 (5 MINUTES A DAY)

  1. Prepare Unit 3

  2. Finish the unit

💛Four Star Prep B (UP TO 5 MIN A DAY)

  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” 5 from Review Set 2

  4. Complete “day” 1-3 from Set 1

    1. For the RHYTHM portion (Star 2): Clap one measure of just beats, then continue clapping while you “tah” the rhythm.

🖤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 A (UP TO 5 MIN A DAY)

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

  2. Memorize the info on page 1

  3. Practice the circled pentascales on page 2.

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

(Set a timer for 5 min and review by saying the names of the notes in your head first.(

  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)