November 27, 2024 (Lesson 5 of 8)

PRACTICE PLAN!

• ❤️FIRST PRIORITY

• 💛SECOND PRIORITY

• 💜THIRD PRIORITY

• 💚FOURTH PRIORITY

POSTURE TRACKER!

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💚Keep a practice journal

💚Etude in F Major, Op. 190, No. 27 by Christian Louis Heinrich Köhler (L. 2, Etude)

1. 💛Are you following the practice method below??

2. 4 measures at a time:

   1. LH: With music, without, with music, without, with music

   2. RH: With music, without, with music, without, with music

   3. HT: With music, without, with music, without, with music

      1. if you make a mistake during the “without” portion, keep going to the end of the section, then stop and fix the mistakes with the music (in your head), then try again without the music.

💜“Sight-Reading 2B” (do one per day) (5/5)

1. Continue from page 21 of 90 (of the PDF)

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

3. Please use the metronome for every assignment.

   1. Identify the time signature

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

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

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

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

💚RCM Technical Requirements Level 02 (3/5)

1. Do the highlighted yellow items listed on page 1

2. This needs a bit of work. Try to memorize the key signatures.

💚A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain (2. C)

1. Play through the whole piece memorized: record in Newzik!

2. Listen back for any issues.

3. What tools do I need to fix the issue? Close loud? Hands alone? Position work?

4. Zoom in on your first issue. Repetition!

5. Zoom out slightly. Repetition!

6. Go on to the next issue and repeat!

   1. Rolled chords softer.

💚Four Star: Level 2: Four Star Set 4

1. Complete the set.

💚THEORY: Level 2, Unit 7

1. Complete the unit

🖤Bird in the Bebop by Wynn-Anne Rossi (L. 2, Etude)

RCMCP Level 2: Take Spring 2025

REVIEW PIECES:

1. 💚Minuet in A Minor by Purcell (2, A)

2. 💚Rhyme Time (2. B)

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

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

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

6. 💚💜Angelfish (L. 1, B)

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

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

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

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

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

12. 💚💚💚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