April 11, 2023

Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate Program Information

  1. Dustin will show you the online RCM exercises next week.

  2. 💚Four Star: Level A

    1. Complete Set 7

      1. Playbacks - still working on this.

  3. 💚Additional Ear Training Exercise:

    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

  1. Triad sequence, practice tapping in your lap first and then the keyboard for the solid blocked only.

  2. Broken triads: rotate your wrist toward the direction of the next note.

🖤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. Fix curved fingers (especially in LH)

    2. Dynamics: Crescendo only in LH

  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)

    1. Learn as much as possible!

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.