2019-2020 - Lesson 3 of 16

2019-2020 Private Lesson Enrollment: Semester

Lesson Assignments:

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TECHNIQUE:

1. Hanon No. 1

   1. HANDS TOGETHER: Ascending and descending:

      1. CLOSE LOUD

         1. Attack the key with a forward wrist and round finger

         2. Immediately release your energy and relax your wrist and arm.

         3. All notes are legato.

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*READING:

1. *Piano Adventures: Sightreading Book: Level 1

   1. Read the intro together on pages 4 and 5

2. Solos 1

   1. No assignment

3. *Lesson & Musicianship 1B

   1. PLEASE ORDER THIS BOOK!

   2. https://www.amazon.com/Celebrate-Piano-Lesson-Musicianship-1B/dp/0887978193

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THEORY

1. Celebrate Theory: Level 1

   1. PREPARE: pages 33-34

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MUSICIANSHIP

1. Sight Singing

   1. 2nds and 3rds (steps and skips)

      1. Play C on the keyboard and match the pitch with your voice.

      2. Sing and play up and down 2nds and 3rds, matching the pitch with your voice.

      3. Just sing up and down 2nds and 3rds. Use the keyboard for help if you need it.

2. Ear Training - with Dustin

   1. Up 2nds, 3rds

3. Rhythm

   1. WITH DUSTIN: No. 38

      1. Learn 5/4 conducting

4. Solfege

   1. Prepare No. 5 on page 17

   2. Prepare No. 8 and 10 on page 18

      1. Set metronome to m.m. 40 and say and play the syllables with the metronome.

      2. If you make a mistake, move ON! Don’t correct it.

      3. Use finger 2. It needs to be rounded / curved.

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REPERTOIRE:

1. Cuckoo

   1. mm. 1-8 Hands Together:

      1. Practice LH alone with a very soft sound

      2. Next, play RH with a singing sound - remember, it’s the star of the show!

      3. Lastly, try together, keeping LH quiet and RH loud!

      4. REPEAT STEPS 1-3! :)

   2. mm. 9-12 Hands Alone, then Together

      1. Use NFRPE to learn these four measures.

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