September 9, 2023

Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate Program Information

💚THEORY: Level 1

  1. Complete Unit 1

❤️Ear Training: Level B

  1. Go to your “Ear Training” PDF in Newzik and follow the instructions.

❤️Four Star: Level B.

  1. Start Set 5

💚Czerny Op. 599 No. 12 - resume with Dustin

  1. Learn mm. 1-4 and follow the wrist markings.

❤️Hanon No. 1

  1. (Learn close-loud with Dustin next week)

  2. HIGH LOUD HANDS ALONE: EACH DAY, 3 min EACH HAND

    1. ❤️No flat 5th fingers. Come down on the tip of the finger. Not the side.

    2. ❤️SAY OUT LOUD:

      1. UP

      2. ❤️CURVED and come down VERY HARD onto the keys.

      3. RELAXED

💚Technique: Prep B

  1. Prepare ALL of the Preparatory B Technique Pentascales (highlighted in yellow)

🖤CZERNY Op. 823 No. 4

💛Minuet in F Major by Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) (Prep B)

  1. 5th finger in the RH - NEVER ON THE SIDE

  2. Practice mm. 9-12 - Slow and medium tempi

  3. Start to memorize - 4 measures at a time.

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

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

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

    1. Review, making sure your focus on DYNAMICS.

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

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

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

  5. 💚💚💚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.

2023 Fall Milestones

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