January 31, 2024

Assignment Key

💚 = Assignment on track. Keep up the good work.

💛 = Assignment needs special attention - a bit more work.

❤️ = Assignment was not done, or needs a lot of extra attention.

💜 = We didnt’ get to this at the lesson and we’ll start with it next week.

Newzik Account

Username: winteng@gmail.com

Password: Studnet577

Lesson Blog

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Practice Guide Legend

  1. ❤️= Priority assignment - wasn’t prepared properly or prepared at all.

  2. 💛= Second Priority - on the right track but needs more attention.

  3. 💜= We didn’t get to it and will do it at the next lesson

  4. 💚= On the right track. Do these assignments after the colors above.

  5. 🖤= Don’t do this assignment. On pause.

Assignments

  1. ❤️Royal Conservatory of Music Technical Tests: Level 1

    1. SCALES: no faster than m.m. 100 per note.

    2. PRINT: “RCM Technical Requirements Level 01”

    3. Two octave scales only. Hands together.

    4. Major, Minor natural, and minor harmonic (raised 7th degree)

    5. Keep your wrists above the white keys.

    6. Don’t twist your wrist

  2. 💚Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist No. 3

    1. Rotate your practice between close-loud and high-loud.

    2. Fix fingering in LH

    3. No pauses

    4. Fingers curved

    5. Experiment with your wrist position at a faster tempo.

  3. 💚Four Star: Sight-reading & Ear Tests

    1. Complete Sets 2 and 3 (two per day)

  4. 💚Celebrate Theory Level 1, Unit 6

    1. Remember stems on the left side if they are down and on the right side if they’re going up.

    2. Remember when drawing sharps and flats: they are drawn on the same line or space as the note.

  5. 💚Ecossaise by Beethoven (L. 2, A)

    1. Watch the YouTube video I made for you and start to learn this Hands ALONE.

  6. 💚The Snake (L. 1, C)

    1. Print out your new version in Newzik. Follow the expression markings in red.

    2. No faster than m.m. 112 per quarter note. Think about the rhythm before you start.

  7. ❤️Mist by Clifford Pool (L. 1, B)

    1. PRINT your music again with new markings or use the Newzik App.

    2. No faster than m.m. 88 per quarter note. The entire piece!

    3. Start at random measures and play in 6 measure chunks.

  8. Celebration by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. Etude)

    1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece - once a week

  9. Ukrainian Folk Song by Beethoven (L. 1, A)

    1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece - once a week