January 22, 2024

Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate Program Information

💚THEORY: Level 1

  1. Unit 5 (review pages 1-5 with Judith)

  2. Finish Unit 5 (pages 6-End

    1. Read the instructions carefully

    2. Complete for next lesson.

    3. Be able to teach me about any items in the chapter.

💛“Sight-Reading 2A”

  1. Left off on page 8

  2. Goal is to get all of NFRPE on the first try.

    1. Think about the shortest note value first and ask yourself how fast you want to play that - SLOW!

    2. After your first try, stop and fix anything in your head.

    3. Try again and reevaluate again.

    4. Try a third try is necessary.

💚Four Star: Level B.

  1. Go to the Test section of the Test PDF and practice the playbacks and clap backs.

💜Hanon No. 1 (speed-building)

  1. Metronome 80 per 8th note.

  2. Listen to the metronome first to get two note per tick in your mind

  3. TIDY ATTACKS (hands exactly together)

  4. CURVED FINGERS

    1. Roll the dice and coordinate a number you roll for what type of practice you do

      1. For example: 1 = crescendo to the top and decrescendo to the bottom

      2. Could

💚🎹Technique: Prep B

  1. Level 1 Technique next week.

  2. See the PDF with the yellow highlights and practice the items.

    1. Practice saying the name of the key signature and what sharp or flat is in it.

    2. Page 8 of 9: G Major Scale - 3 times in-a-row correctly each practice session.

    3. Page 9 of 9: all of it - 3 times in-a-row correctly each practice session.

      1. Prepare C Major and G Major And A minor

        1. ❤️Sound should be approx. mf and legato.

        2. m.m. 40 per quarter note (per triplet).

        3. Before you start, count out loud “1 and a 2 and a 3 and a 4 and a” and then start.

🖤(no assignment)CZERNY Op. 823 No. 4

Angelfish (L. 1)

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

  1. Listen to the recording in Newzik every day (for expression).

  2. Fix your notes / tidy attacks.

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

  1. Continue memorization

  2. See the new markings in Newzik

💚Celebration by Ann Crosby Gaudet (L. 1)

  1. Focus on pedaling - keeping heel on the floor. Shoulder (right shoulder) down.

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

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

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

    1. Review, making sure your focus on DYNAMICS.

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

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

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

  6. 💚💚💚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.