2019-2020 Lesson 6 of 16

2019-2020 Private Lesson Enrollment: Semester

Lesson Assignments:

Technique

  1. *Technical Requirements Level 1

    1. *Please re-study the info about major and minor scales on page 4 and any other info on page 5

    2. *PREPARE: C Major and A Minor - this was learned incorrectly.

      1. Page 7, RH and LH

      2. FINGERING IS MOST IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW.

      3. See your practice video below.

Theory

  1. Celebrate Theory App Level 1

    1. Note Values

    2. Tell me next where you are in the app.

  2. Celebrate Theory: Level 1

    1. Study and complete page 39

    2. Study and listen to Peter and the Wolf by Prokofiev on page 40

    3. We will do page 41 together.

Musicianship

  1. Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests 1

    1. PREPARE: Review Set 2

      1. Do one “day” for each practice session.

        1. Work on the loudness of your claps. Keep your palms together.

      2. Sightreading Portion:

        1. Please choose a slow, steady beat, THEN start. DO NOT stop once you’ve started.

        2. After you go through it once, ask yourself: “did I do all of NFRPE?” If not, go back, fix it in your head first, then do it again and ask yourself the same question.

  2. Sightreading Level 2A

    1. m.m. 40 - 60 no faster than this

    2. BE PICKY with NFRPE. It might take you up to 10 times to get everything! That’s OK. Because if you’re picky, you’ll get better faster!

Repertoire

  1. Detectives by Christine Donkin (L. 1 Etude)

    1. Review with your music

  2. *German Dance in D Major by F. J. Haydn (Level 1. A)

    1. FIX ALL THE ORANGE PEN - fingering!!!! Please don’t skip over this step.

  3. **Angelfish

    1. Practice “hard hands” at any point where you have hand position changes.

    2. LH wrist needs to be up in measures 13-16

Review

  1. Skating Waltz

  2. Detectives

  3. Distant Chimes.


HOLD

  1. Technical Requirements Level 1

    1. Start with Dustin next lesson.

  1. Czerny Op. 823

    1. we left off on no. 8

  1. Four Star Sightreading & Ear Tests Level 1 (NO ASSIGNMENT)

  1. Rhythm Book.

    1. PREPARE: Nos. 43-45 on page 23