Good Listener (need to earn over two lessons in-a-row)
Happy Hand Position (wrist above the white keys and finger number 4 curved)
Recital Repertoire:
RCM LEVEL 1 EXAM: May 29th 11:01 am
List A: Andante
List B: Angelfish
List C: The Snake
Etude: Detectives
Recital May 19th
💚THEORY: Level 2, Unit 2
Prepare pages 1-5
💚“Sight-Reading 2A”
Left off on page 25 of 90
PRACTICE SIGHT-READING NO FASTER THAN M.M. 40 PER QUARTER NOTE.
💚Four Star: Level 1
Prepare Set 4
Remember to practice with the TWO new audio recordings found in your Level 1 Tests PDF. One is for playback and one is for clapback.
💚🎹Technique: Level 1
See the RCM Technical Requirements Level 01 PDF.
See the circled highlighted items and red text.
Before you start, get in your mind - the key signature and where your 4th fingers go in each hand.
Practice one time with the music then one time without
💚Detectives by Christine Donkin (L. 1, Etude)
First when you practice this piece, do a practice run-through as if it were your recital. DO NOT correct any mistake but keep going with a steady beat.
All staccato markings should be shorter.
💚Angelfish (L. 1, B)
Curve the fingers please.
Trim the nails :)
Work up the temp from 80, to 84, to 88, then 92. Do this in in sections if needed. Always overlap phrases / transitions (i.e. measures 12-13)
The Snake by Renée Christopher (L. 1, C)
Practice starting from three different measures every practice session.
Play through once with the music.
💚Andante in G Minor by Georg Philip Telemann (L. 1, A)
Practice starting from any measure.
Focus is on a steady beat.
💚Celebration by Ann Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, Etude)
Practice the first four measures with the metronome, gradually building your speed:
4 measures at a time.
Start at 80, then move to 84, 88, 92, 96, 100
m. 4 with the metronome to the downbeat of m. 5, three times correctly each day.
Practice with the recording in newzik of measures 9-11
Fix all pink pen
🖤Hanon No. 1 (speed-building)
Metronome 56 per quarter Note
Start AFTER you get beat in your mind, and then play for 3-4 measures with one or two goals. Then stop and reevaluate.
SAMPLE GOALS ARE SMOOTH WRISTS, FINGERS CURVED, CORRECT NOTES, ETC.
Once a week, review the following pieces with the music:
💚Minuet in F Major by Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) (Prep B)
Focus on relaxed wrists after playing long notes.
💜💚💚 The Calico Cat by Helen Marlais (b. 1966) (Prep B)
Review, making sure your focus on DYNAMICS.
💚💚💚Freddie the Frog by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (b. 1968) (Prep B)
💚💚💚Allegro in C Major op. 1 no. 4 by Alexander Reinagle (1756-1809) (L. A)
💚💚💚A Skating Waltz by Boris Berlin (1907-2001) (L. A)
💚💚💚What’s That Noise by Martha Mier (b. 1936) L. A)
❤️ = Needs lots of work or wasn’t prepared properly for more than one lesson
💜 = Didn’t get to it at the last lesson - we’ll start with this before 💛 or 💚
💛 = Doing the assignment but needs special attention
💚 - On track and do the assignment.
2023 Fall Milestones
RCM Level B Exam in the Fall? Or Level 1 in the Spring.