May 8-24, 2024

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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. May 19, 2024: Final Recital: 3 pm: Wear recital clothing at your next lesson

    1. Rhyme Time

    2. Ukranian Folk Song

    3. Mist

    4. Ecossaise

  2. RCM Level 1 Assessment: May 29, 2024: 4:54 pm

    1. List A: Ukranian Folk Song

    2. List B: Mist

    3. List C: The Snake

    4. Etude: Celebration

  3. 💚Playbacks: Level 1

    1. Practice with the audio in your text thread every practice session. Repeat the audio multiple days.

  4. 💚Celebration (L. 1, Etude)

    1. Practice:

      1. starting from random measures

      2. Hands alone then together with the music (SLOWLY)

      3. Play through entire piece with music then without.

  5. 💚Ukrainian Folk Song (L. 1, A)

    1. Practice:

      1. starting from random measures

      2. Hands alone then together with the music (SLOWLY)

      3. Play through entire piece with music then without. 💚Mist by Clifford Pool (L. 1, B)

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

    1. Practice:

      1. starting from random measures

      2. Hands alone then together with the music (SLOWLY)

      3. Play through entire piece with music then without.

  7. 💚Technical Requirements for Piano: Level 1

    1. Assignment: Memorize all items. So practice with and without music.

      1. PLEASE MEMORIZE ALL OF YOUR FINGERING. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOUR TEST.

      2. Rotate through all technical items - Ideally, once a day, but if this is too much, keep track of where you leave off and pick up from there the next day. Keep rotating to get through all of them as many times as possible per week.

  8. ❤️The Snake (L. 1, C)

    1. FIX YOUR FINGERING IN THE LAST SYSTEM PLEASE.

💚Rhyme Time (L. 2, B)

  • REVIEW ONCE A WEEK WITH MUSIC.

🖤Choose Level 2, Etude and C with Dustin

🖤Celebrate Theory: Level 2

  1. Print and prepare Unit 1

🖤Four Star: Sight-reading & Ear Tests Level 2

🖤Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist No. 3

  1. Assignment:

    1. Transpose to F Major and play INSIDE the black before 5th or 1st fingers play on F-sharp.

    2. Fingers never leaving the surface of the keys.

    3. Close-loud once each day.

  2. Method:

    1. Strong attack on each note, then immediately relax.

    2. Pop the wrist up slightly on each attack.

    3. Don’t slide on the keys.

    4. One time through each day.