May 25, 2021

2019-2020 Private Lesson Enrollment: Semester

RCMCP: July 22, 2021 Assessment.

  • List A: Johann Ludwig Krebs, Harlequinade, Suite No. 3 in E-flat Major (L. 3, A)

  • List B: Clementi

  • List C: Yoshinau Nakada, Song of the Twilight (L. 3, C)

  • Etude: Burgmüller, Op. 100 No. 2, l’Arabesque (L. 3, Etude)

Lesson Assignments

Technique - START YOUR PRACTICE WITH THIS

  1. *Hanon No. 1 in F Major

    1. POSITION: keep rounder fingers (especially fingers 2)

    2. HANDS TOGETHER: tidy attacks and position.

  2. *Technical Requirements Level 3

    1. SCALES: gradually increase your speed to m.m. 80, two notes per tic. Don’t worry if you can’t quite make it to 80 next week.

      1. Think first before you play - about position and fingering.

      2. MUST have correct fingering next week

      3. MUST have correct position next week

    2. FORMULA PATTERN:

      1. see the instructions above for your scales.

*Theory

  1. *Celebrate Theory: Level 3, UNIT 6

    1. Pick up from page 6 with Dustin

Musicianship

  1. *Online Ear Training and Rhythm

    1. https://moodle.rcmusic.com/lms/my/

      1. Click “Piano Teacher Courses”

        1. Login Infoinfo@gledhillartscollective.com

        2. dust2789

  2. *Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 3

    1. Prepare Set 8

    2. SIGHTREADING: SET METRONOME TO M.M. 40 AND KEEP WITH IT!!!

  3. *Piano Adventures Sightreading Level 2B

    1. Move on from page 28

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

      2. In your mind, clap and ta the rhythm before you start.

Repertoire

  1. Yoshinao Nakada, The Song of Twilight (L. 3, C)

    1. Fix all blue pen and memorize.

  2. Clementi Sonatina Op. 36 No. 1 in C Major - Movement 1

    1. Metronome practice / speed building each system. With Expression and evenness as priority.

  3. Johann Ludwig Krebs, Harlequinade, Suite No. 3 in E-flat Major (L. 3, A)

    1. See blue pen.

    2. Listen to and play with the recordings

  4. Burgmüller, Op. 100 No. 2, l’Arabesque (L. 3, Etude) (use your NEWZIK APP for this!)

    1. See blue pen.

      1. Close loud hands together LH, measures 11-16 - three times each day.

        1. Then at medium tempo and speed build to m,.m. 112

      2. Work up to m.m. 112 per quarter note

      3. expression is the priority this week - extreme expression.

  5. Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901)

    1. Review

  6. Invention in A Minor by Renée Christopher (L. 2, C)

    1. Reivew.

  7. Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) German Dance in B-flat Major Hob. IX:22 No. 5 (L. 2, A)

    1. Review

  8. Edna-Mae Burnam (1907-2007) Colored Windows (L. 2 Etude)

    1. REVIEW

  9. Alexander Gedike (1877-1957) Etude in C Major Op. 36 No. 22 (L. 2, Etude)

    1. REVIEW

  10. The Highlands by Christopher Norton (b. 1953) (L. 2 Etude)

    1. REVIEW

Review Once a Week with your Music

CLASSICAL

  1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

    1. Minuet in F Major K. 2 by (L. 1, A)

CONTEMPORARY

  1. Béla Bartók (1881-1945)

    1. For Children, Book 1, No. 1 and 2 (L. 2, B)

  2. (recital) Etude in C Major by Felix le Coupey (L. 1 Etude)

  3. Skating Waltz

  4. Distant Chimes.

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

  6. (3/23) Detectives by Christine Donkin (L. 1 Etude)

  7. (3/23) German Dance in D Major by F. J. Haydn (Level 1. A)

  8. Angelfish (Level 1. B)


HOLD

  1. Czerny Op. 823

    1. we left off on no. 8

  1. Rhythm Book.

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