March 21, 2023

Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate Program Information

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

    1. Complete Set 4 and 5 (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.

💚TECHNIQUE PREP A AND B

  1. Practice both legato and staccato pentascales, and the C Major Triad Sequence, broken and solid.

🖤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 the red highlighted arrows.

    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)

    1. Finish learning!

  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.

THEORY: Prep Level

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