March 14, 2023

Always have your iPad ready to go when I come for your lesson 😎

Lesson Blog:

your assignment guide.

Newzik:

where assignments are found, indicated in your lesson blog.

Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate Program Information

Complete your assignments in the following order:

THEORY: Prep Level

  1. 🖤Unit 5: Pick up with Dustin next week at 8th notes / rests.

  1. 💚Four Star Sight-Reading and Ear Tests: Level A

    1. Complete Set 2 and 3 (two “days” per practice session).

  2. 💚Ear Traning:

    1. Play the triad and practice singing each

      1. Play the triad

      2. Sing or hum the tone (1, 3, or 5)

      3. Play the tone to check

      4. Sing again.

  3. 🖤“MUSICIANSHIP: Sight-Reading 00” in Newzik

💚TECHNIQUE PREP A AND B

  1. WATCH THE VIDEO IN THE PDF AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS.

  2. C, G, D Major Pentascales, RH and LH alone.

  3. Do A Minor as well

🖤Czerny, Opus. 823, No. 2

  1. REVIEW

🖤Czerny, Opus. 823, No. 3

  1. REVIEW

💚CZERNY Op. 823 No. 4

  1. TO PASS:

    1. WRISTS UP / FINGERS CLOSE TO KEYS. DON’T COME OFF THE KEYBOARD SO FAR.

    2. FINGERS ROUND.

    3. NO CHOPPING 5TH FINGER IN RH.

  1. 💚What’s That Noise by Martha Mier (L. A)

    1. See green markings

    2. Practice starting from any measure.

  2. 💜Freddie the Frog (Prep B)

    1. Start from any measure.

  3. 🖤A Skating Waltz by Boris Berlin (1907-2001) (L. A)

  4. 🖤Baby Kangaroo by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. A)

  5. 🖤Allegro in C Major op. 1 no. 4 by Alexander Reinagle (1756-1809) (L. A)

Once a week, review the following piece:

  1. 💜The Spooky Song

  2. 💚Czerny Op. 823 NO. 1 with curved fingers.