June 9, 2024

RCM Exam Level 2

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

I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

❤️❤️TECHNIQUE Level 2 (AT LEAST 5-7 MIN A DAY)

  1. Go to your new PDF called “RCM Technical Requirements 02”

  2. NOTES AND FINGERING = our goals for now. We will add metronome later.

    1. Prepare G Major RH and LH on page 2

      1. ALWAYS SAY THE KEY SIGNATURE OUT LOUD AND

    2. Prepare E Harmonic Minor RH and LH on page 2

      1. WORK ON STEADY NOTES / SMOOTH WRISTS.

      2. HARMONIC MINOR = RAISED 7TH SCALE DEGREE

  3. Fingering in priority and memorize where finger 4 plays in each hand.

❤️❤️Four Star Level 1 (UP TO 10 min a Day)

  1. Go to your new PDF in Newzik called “FOUR STAR Prep 1”

  2. Complete Sets 2, 3 and 4

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

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

  1. Review three times a week with music.

  2. Start from several random measures with the music.

💚I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

  1. Review three times a week with music.

  2. Start from several random measures with the music.💜Schedule practice time: Write the approx time of your practice session below.

💚 Breezy by Christopher Norton (b. 1953) (L. 2, C)

  1. Practice clapping and tah-ing the rhythm of measures 1-4

  2. Learn the RH alone by saying the names of the notes and fingering.

🖤Theory Level 1 (5 MINUTES A DAY)

  1. Complete all of Unit 5 over the next two weeks.

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

  1. Learn after the Beethoven!

🖤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!

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

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

  3. 💚I Want it That Way

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

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

  6. Foggy Beach (Prep. B)

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

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

  8. Distant Chimes (expired Prep. B)

  9. 💚Calico Cat Helen Marlais

  10. Duet - Jingle Bells (Non-RCM)

  11. 💚Turkish March (Non-RCM)