2019-2020 Lesson 7 of 10

2019-2020 Private Lesson Enrollment: Semester

Lesson Assignments

Technique - START YOUR PRACTICE WITH THIS

Screen Shot 2020-06-08 at 4.31.20 PM.png

  1. ***Technical Requirements Level 2

    1. PREPARE:

      1. C MAJOR FORMULA PATTERN: m.m. 80 per quarter note

        1. Tidy attacks

        2. Fix fingering

      2. G MAJOR FORMULA PATTERN: hands together

        1. Tidy attacks

        2. Fix fingering

      3. ALL OF PAGE 10

    2. NEXT WEEK: start Chords with Dustin

Theory

  1. Celebrate Theory: Level 2

    1. STUDY UNIT 5, Page 49-50.

    2. We will do the listening examples together.

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 2

    1. FINISH: Set 6

      1. Sightreading needs work: remember to apply the expression.

      2. WE ALREADY DID THE TEST FOR THIS LEVEL.

  3. ***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!

    3. DO NOT FIX YOUR MISTAKES. KEEP A STEADY BEAT.

      1. LOOK AT THE RHYTHM FIRST. DO IT IN YOUR HEAD.

      2. THEN LOOK AT THE KEY SIGNATURE - WHAT SCALE IS IT? WHAT ARE THE INTERVALS OF THE NOTES?

Repertoire

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

    1. NFRPE was not learned carefully here.

    2. Remember that you know EVERYTHING that’s in this piece! You just have to apply it carefully.

    3. Learn two measures at a time, RH and LH alone, applying NFRPE carefully.

    4. Send me videos, 4 measures at a time if you think this will be helpful to you.

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

    1. Apply expression to this piece. Where are you going to put crescendos and decrescendos? .

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

    1. Fix all expression and exaggerate your dynamics.

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