2019-2020 Lesson 11 of 16

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

  1. VERY IMPORTANT

    1. Technical Requirements Level 1

      1. SCALES

        1. DO THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES WITH AND WITHOUT THE BOOK

        2. FOR EACH SCALE: SAY OUT LOUD AND ASK YOURSELF THE FOLLOWING:

          1. What is the key signature and are there any extra sharps or flats?

          2. Where is finger 4?

          3. Then when you’re ready, count 4 steady beats in your mind before you start.

      2. CHORDS

        1. FOR EVERY PRACTICE SESSION: REVIEW THE “TRIAD SECTION” ON PAGE 5 ABOUT ROOT POSITION AND INVERSIONS

        2. FOR EACH SOLID/BLOCKED CHORD:

          1. Do both hands, correctly three times each.

Theory

  1. Celebrate Theory App Level 1

    1. Carnival of the Animals

  2. Celebrate Theory: Level 1 - after this assignment, hold Theory until after assessment.

    1. Pages 42-43 with Dustin

    2. Be able to tell me a bit about Camille Saint-Saens and Serge Prokofiev

Musicianship

  1. Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests 1

    1. *PREPARE: Set 1 and get started with 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. Ask yourself what is the key signature

        2. Study the rhythm.

        3. Study the notes (and the distance between them)

  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. Canon by Carleton Elliot (1928-2003) (L. 1, C)

    1. RH: Measures 2-3 - Practice 3 times each day, fingers lift off the keys.

    2. RH: measures 7-8 - fix the rhythm

    3. RH: measure 6 - clap and ta the rhythm, then play the correct rhythm.

    4. LH: Fix last two measures

    5. HT: Learn measures 1-2 hands together very slowly with the correct position (three times in-a-row)

    6. HT: Learn measures 3-4 hands together very slowly with the correct position (three times in-a-row)

    7. HT: Learn measures 5-6 hands together very slowly with the correct position (three times in-a-row)

    8. HT: Learn measures 7-End hands together very slowly with the correct position (three times in-a-row)

    9. HT: Practice measures 1-4

    10. HT: Practice measures 5-End

    11. HT: Practice Entire Piece with and without the music.

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

    1. m. 7, LH - hold through the tie

    2. Last two measures - rhythm and expression.

    3. EXPRESSION IS PRIORITY

    4. M. 4 LH fix fingering

    5. Practice with and without the music.

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

    1. Speed Build using your Speed Building Practice Chart I emailed your mom.

    2. practice with and without the music.

  4. Angelfish (Level 1. B)

    1. Practice with metronome 100 per quarter note

    2. RH softer than the LH!

    3. Measure 13 - suddenly softer!

    4. Last two measures - Gradually slow down instead of suddenly getting slower. Stay soft.

    5. with and without the music.

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