May 23, 2023

Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate Program Information

  1. đź’šFour Star: Level A

    1. Go to the tests and do all of the sight playing examples.

    2. Playbacks - need a bit of work.

    3. Play major and minor chords on the keyboard and say the quality out loud.

đź’šTECHNIQUE PREP A

  1. Triad sequence:

    Metronome marking 72, two ticks per chord.

    1. Keep your 3rd fingers round and have a forward motion wrist on each chord.

  2. Broken triads:

    This week, metronome marking 60, three notes per tic.

    1. keep your wrist UP when you play these, especially on finger 5. (LH is still a bit more difficult than the RH)

    2. Count out loud “one, two, three, one, two, three” before you begin.

    3. Keep fingers close to the keyboard.

    4. Wrists up

    5. Shoulder down! (Very important)

    6. Elbow relaxed.

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. Recital Order: (you don’t need to play repertoire memorized for the recital).

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

      1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

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

      1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

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

      1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

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

      1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

Once a week, review the following piece:

  1. 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.