August 24, 2023

đź’›THEORY: Prep Level

  1. Finish the rest of unit 6 (anything that’s not completed)

  2. Fix any items with circles

đź’šEar Training: Level B

  1. In Newzik, find the “Ear Training” PDF and follow the instructions.

đź’šFour Star: Level B.

  1. Finish Set 4.

đź’śHanon No. 1

  1. No faster than m.m. 60 per 8th note (2 notes per tic)

    1. See the new video on “High Loud”

    2. FIX transition in the middle so that it’s smooth (three times correctly per practice session).

    3. FIX the ending so that you play the correct notes (three times correctly per practice session).

đź–¤Technique: Prep B

đź–¤CZERNY Op. 823 No. 4

đź’šThe Calico Cat by Helen Marlais (b. 1966) (Prep B)

  1. FIX ALL THE REMAINING COLORS ON THE PAGE

đź’šMinuet in F Major by Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) (Prep B)

  1. Practice in chunks:

    1. Mm. 1-4, (FOCUS ONLY ON NOTES, FINGERING AND POSITION)

      1. LH and RH alone correctly, 3 times each. Review LH once again before you put it together.

      2. VERY SLOWLY: Practice blocking each position (Notes & Finger)

        1. HINT: THINK AHEAD! THINK ABOUT THE NEW POSITION OF THE LH WHILE YOU’RE PLAYING IN MEASURE 1!

    2. Mm. 4-9,

      1. LH and RH alone correctly, 3 times each. Review LH once again before you put it together.

      2. VERY SLOWLY: (Notes & Finger)

        1. HINT: THINK AHEAD! THINK ABOUT THE NEW POSITION OF THE LH WHILE YOU’RE PLAYING IN MEASURE 4!

  2. With each “chunk,” focus on 1-2 part of NFPER

đź–¤Boat of Tai Lake by Emilie Lin (Prep B)

Once a week, review the following pieces with the music:

  1. đź’šFreddie the Frog by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (b. 1968) (Prep B)

  2. đź’šđź’šAllegro in C Major op. 1 no. 4 by Alexander Reinagle (1756-1809) (L. A)

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

  4. 💚💚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 💚

đź’› = Doing the assignment but needs special attention

đź’š - On track and do the assignment.