July 10, 2024

Summer:

July 26th - Mid August away.

Genevieve: during the week and before next lesson, go through each item in your blog below and ask yourself, what would I say to Dustin if he asked me “how did Sight-Reading 2A practice go?” etc. Please keep your practice journal going! Nice work on this!

💚“Sight-Reading 2A”

  1. Left off on page 55 of 90

  2. Today’s Tip! -

    1. When you play quietly, it’s even more important to play with firm fingertips and an in-motion wrist.

  3. PRACTICE SIGHT-READING NO FASTER THAN M.M. 50 PER QUARTER NOTE.

  4. Please use the metronome for EVERY assignment.

    1. Identify the time signature

    2. What is the shortest note-value?

    3. Clap the beat and ta the rhythm IN YOUR MIND

    4. Study the contour (shape) of the notes and the distance between them (intervals).

    5. Set a steady (slow) beat, then begin.

    6. Don’t correct anything in real-time.

💛🎹Technique: Level 2

  1. See the RCM Technical Requirements Level 02 PDF

    1. Lead with your wrist

      1. ❤️D harmonic minor

      2. ❤️D melodic minor

      3. 💚B-flat Major

        1. ONE TIME CLOSE LOUD (no faster than m.m. 50)

          1. From the key

          2. Attack very strong with a forward-motion wrist

          3. Immediately relax after the attack

          4. Fingers must be round and sound must be strong.

          5. If you make a mistake, go back at least one note.

        2. ONE TIME STACCATO

        3. ONE TIME LEGAGO

💚Rhyme Time (2. B)

  1. See the new video and audio files in Newzik. Work backward this week - from the end first.

💚A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain (2. C)

  1. Practice the rhythm in measure 7. Clap the beat and ta the rhythm. You can practice this by thinking about the subdivisions of the beats: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &.

  2. Learn measures 1-8 Notes and fingering first, then expression and rhythm last.

💚Four Star: Level 2: “Four Star 02 00 02” (Review Set 2)

  1. Practice with the new playbacks (5) recording found in the PDF in Newzik

💜THEORY: Level 2, Unit 3

  1. See the audio answer in Newzik to your question about page 7, 4B

REVIEW PIECES:

  1. 💚The Snake by Renée Christopher (L. 1, C)

  2. 💚Angelfish (L. 1, B)

  3. 💚Andante in G Minor by Georg Philip Telemann (L. 1, A)

  4. 💚Detectives by Christine Donkin (L. 1, Etude)

  5. 💚Andante in G Minor by Georg Philip Telemann (L. 1, A)

  6. 💚Angelfish (L. 1, B)

  7. 💚The Snake by Renée Christopher (L. 1, C)

  8. 💚Celebration by Ann Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, Etude)

  9. 💜💚💚 The Calico Cat by Helen Marlais (b. 1966) (Prep B)

  10. 💚💚💚Freddie the Frog by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (b. 1968) (Prep B)

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

  12. 💚💚💚A Skating Waltz by Boris Berlin (1907-2001) (L. A)

  13. 💚💚💚What’s That Noise by Martha Mier (b. 1936) L. A)

2023 Fall Milestones

  1. RCM Level B Exam in the Fall? Or Level 1 in the Spring.

Register for RCM Level 1 Exam by February 10th

RCM LEVEL 1 EXAM: May 29th 11:01 am

List A: Andante

List B: Angelfish

List C: The Snake

Etude: Detectives

Recital May 19th: 3 pm (or 1 pm if possible)

Angelfish

Detectives

The Snake

Andante

Celebration