March 21, 2023

Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate Program Information

  1. đź’šFour Star Sight-Reading and Ear Tests: Level A

    1. Complete Set 4 and 5 (two “days” per practice session).

  2. đź’šEar 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.

đź’šTECHNIQUE PREP A AND B

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

đź–¤Czerny, Opus. 823, No. 2

  1. REVIEW

đź–¤Czerny, Opus. 823, No. 3

  1. REVIEW

đź–¤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. đź’śFreddie the Frog (Prep B)

    1. Start from any measure.

  3. đź’śA Skating Waltz by Boris Berlin (1907-2001) (L. A)

    1. Finish learning!

  4. đź–¤Baby Kangaroo by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. A)

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

Once a week, review the following piece:

  1. đź’śThe Spooky Song

  2. đź’šCzerny Op. 823 NO. 1 with curved fingers.

THEORY: Prep Level

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