2019-2020 Private Lesson Enrollment: Semester
Lesson Assignments:
Sunday Lesson?
RCMPC
Nov Dec 2019 - USAEmilia Vinbor Costa Santos 20W39830513983051 Level 1 Piano New York: Manhattan Dec 6, 2019 4:40 PM
Technique
VERY IMPORTANT
Technical Requirements Level 1
SCALES
DO THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES WITH AND WITHOUT THE BOOK
FOR EACH SCALE: SAY OUT LOUD AND ASK YOURSELF THE FOLLOWING:
What is the key signature and are there any extra sharps or flats?
Where is finger 4?
Then when you’re ready, count 4 steady beats in your mind before you start.
CHORDS
FOR EVERY PRACTICE SESSION: REVIEW THE “TRIAD SECTION” ON PAGE 5 ABOUT ROOT POSITION AND INVERSIONS
FOR EACH SOLID/BLOCKED CHORD:
Do both hands, correctly three times each.
Theory
Celebrate Theory App Level 1
Carnival of the Animals
Celebrate Theory: Level 1 - after this assignment, hold Theory until after assessment.
Pages 42-43 with Dustin
Be able to tell me a bit about Camille Saint-Saens and Serge Prokofiev
Musicianship
Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests 1
*PREPARE: Set 1 and get started with Set 2
Do one “day” for each practice session.
Work on the loudness of your claps. Keep your palms together.
Sightreading Portion:
Ask yourself what is the key signature
Study the rhythm.
Study the notes (and the distance between them)
Sightreading Level 2A
m.m. 40 - 60 no faster than this
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
Canon by Carleton Elliot (1928-2003) (L. 1, C)
Learn hands alone to the end with NFRPE
Detectives by Christine Donkin (L. 1 Etude)
Practice HANDS ALONE and follow all of the pen markings already in your music.
**German Dance in D Major by F. J. Haydn (Level 1. A)
Set metronome to m.m. 60
DO NOT GO FASTER THAN THIS. It’s this slow so you can get all the expressive markings.
Angelfish (Level 1. B)
Don’t change pedal unless it tells you to, in measures 17-20
Practice this piece with metronome marking 72 per quarter note
Review
Skating Waltz
Detectives
Distant Chimes.
HOLD
Technical Requirements Level 1
Start with Dustin next lesson.
Czerny Op. 823
we left off on no. 8
Four Star Sightreading & Ear Tests Level 1 (NO ASSIGNMENT)
Rhythm Book.
PREPARE: Nos. 43-45 on page 23
