August 29, 2023

Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate Program Information

💚THEORY: Prep Level

  1. Complete unit 7

  2. Test on the terms and symbols on the last page.

💜Ear Training: Level B

  1. With Dustin on Friday, create some playbacks in the Newzik “Ear Training” PDF.

💚Four Star: Level B.

  1. Start Set 5

💛Hanon No. 1

  1. HIGH LOUD HANDS ALONE: 3 MIN EACH DAY, EACH HAND (or 1 min each hand rotating three times)

    1. SET A TIMER

    2. SAY OUT LOUD:

      1. UP

      2. CURVED

      3. RELAXED

🖤Technique: Prep B

🖤CZERNY Op. 823 No. 4

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

  1. FIX ALL THE REMAINING COLORS ON THE PAGE

💜Minuet 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

🖤Boat of Tai Lake by Emilie Lin (Prep B)

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

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

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

  3. 💚💚A 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 💚

💛 = Doing the assignment but needs special attention

💚 - On track and do the assignment.