January 2, 2025

2024-2025 Goals:

  1. April 27, 2025 - FINAL RECITALS

  2. RCMCP Level 6: moving forward - confirmed with Emilia August 7, 2024.

  3. Senior Project: synesthesia, guitar and piano duo, music from Portugal and Russia

  4. Level 5 RCM Theory. How to move forward?

    1. Review Unit 2: Rhythm.

ASSIGNMENTS

  1. Senior Project:

    1. Think about the options above.

  2. Choose an etude next week that’s modern.

  3. 💚Technical Requirements Level 6 (every day assignment)

    1. See your syllabus for the yellow highlighted items. Memorized at the lesson.

      1. CLOSE LOUD

      2. STACCATO

      3. LEGATO

      4. SPEED-BUILD

  4. 💚Four Star Sight-reading and Ear Tests Level 6

    1. Do the sight-reading examples from sets 1-2

    2. Next lesson work on playbacks and clapbacks and interval recognition with Dustin

  5. 💛Celebrate Theory: Level 5 Unit 2

    1. Complete pages 1-10

    2. Eventually Redo Unit 2 and 6 before taking the test.

  6. **💚Sonatina in A Minor by Georg Anton Benda (L. 6, List B)

    1. Fix any remaining pen and watch the new video in the blog.

    2. Four measures at a time, speed-build. Start at m.m. 60 per quarter note. Move through 63, 66, 69, 72, 76, 80, 84

  7. **💚Tchaikovsky, Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 9: Waltz (L. 6, List C)

    1. Four measures at a time, speed-build. Start at m.m. 60 per quarter note. Move through 96, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 126, 132

  8. 💚Aria in G Major by Telemann (L. 6, A)

    1. The melody is the top voice in the RH (there are two voices)

    2. Fix the yellow and the green pen.

  9. 🖤Listening assignment

    1. Bach Invention No. 4

    2. Highlight every time the subject happens in both the treble and bass clefs.

    💚Review Pieces

  10. 💚Solfeggio in D Major by J.C.F Bach (L. 6, Etude)

  11. 💚Melancholy Reflections by Mike Schoenmehl (L. 5, C)

  12. 💚💚Clementi, Sonatina Op. 36 No. 3, Allegro (movement III)(L. 5, B) (needs two-week period for review)

  13. 💚💚Little Prelude in C Major BWV 939 by J. S. Bach (L. 5, A) 7/10

  14. 💚💚Harmony of Angels (L. 5, Etude)

  15. 💚💚Prelude op. 39 no. 19 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987) (L. 5, Etude)

  16. 💚💚Clementi Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

  17. 💚💚Cécile Chaminade, Barcarolle Op. 123, no. 8 (L. 4, C)

  18. 💚💚Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 116 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 4, A)

  19. 💚💚Burgmuller, Ballade in C Minor Op. 100 No. 15 (L. 4 Etude)

  20. 💚💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (L. 4 Etude)

  21. 💚💚Clementi Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2 (L. 4, B)

  22. 💚💚Etude in G Major, op. 823 no. 53 by Carl Czerny (1791-1857) (L. 4, Etude)

  23. 💚💚March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 by Carl Philip Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) (L. 4, A)

  24. 💚💚Sonatina in F Major op. 168 no. 1 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) (L. 4, B)

  25. 💚💚The Happy Farmer, op. 68 no. 10 by Robert Schumann (1810-1856) (L. 4, C)

  26. 💚💚Old French Song, Op. 39 No. 16 by Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) (L. 4, C)

  27. 💚💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

  28. 💚💚Bach, Musette in D Major (L. 3, A)

  29. 💚💚Kabalevbsky, Clowns (L. 3, C).

  30. 💚💚Gavotte in G Major HWV 491 by George Frederic Handel (L. 3, A)

  31. 💚💚Clementi Sonatina Op. 36 No. 1 in C Major - Movement 1 (L. 3, B).

  32. 🟢💚Tajcevic, Little Piece No. 7 (Etude, L. 3)

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

  34. 🟢💚Burgmüller, Op. 100 No. 2, l’Arabesque (L. 3, Etude)

  35. 🟢💚Left Alone by Joyce Grill (L. 3 Etude)

  36. 💚💚Nakada, The Song of Twilight (L. 3, C)

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

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

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

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

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

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

🖤Czerny Op. 823, No. 11

  1. Passed! Yay.

  2. 🖤Hanon No. 3 in G Majo

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

RCMCP

Exam: Piano - Level 3
Exam Confirmation No.: 5391486
Scheduled for: Thursday, 09 December 2021 2:00 PM

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

  • List B: Muzio Clementi, Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36 No. 1, Allegro

  • List C: Wild Mignonette Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

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

  • Etude: Grill, Left Alone (L. 3, Etude)

September 5, 2024

2024-2025 Goals:

  1. RCMCP Level 6: moving forward - confirmed with Emilia August 7, 2024.

  2. Senior Project: synesthesia, guitar and piano duo, music from Portugal and Russia

  3. Level 5 RCM Theory. How to move forward?

    1. Review Unit 2: Rhythm.

ASSIGNMENTS

  1. Senior Project:

    1. Think about the options above.

  2. 💚Technical Requirements Level 6 (every day assignment)

    1. ❤️See your syllabus for the yellow highlighted items. Memorized at the lesson.

      1. CLOSE LOUD

      2. STACCATO

      3. LEGATO

      4. SPEED-BUILD

    2. Please don’t drop your wrist when you play your thumb

    3. Gently raise your wrist at the end of the scale.

  3. 💚Four Star Sight-reading and Ear Tests Level 6

    1. Compete Set 4

  4. 💜Celebrate Theory: Level 5 Unit 7

    1. Finish the rest of the unit.

    2. Finish pages 13-15

      1. Memorize the order of sharps and flats:

      2. Father, Charles, Goes, Down, And, Ends, Battle

      3. Battle, Ends, And, Down, Goes, Charles’, Father

        1. Sharps: F, C, G, D, A, E, B

        2. Flats: B, E, A, D, G, C, F

  5. 💚Solfeggio in D Major by J.C.F Bach (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Work on expression (exaggerate) and take some time when you get to climactic moments.

    2. Work up to m.m. 60 per quarter note.

  6. 💚Sonatina in A Minor by Georg Anton Benda (List B)

    1. Prepare with NFPER, measures 1-16 and more if you can.

    2. Do this slowly with a clear goal for each practice session.

  7. 🖤Listening assignment

    1. Bach Invention No. 4

    2. Highlight every time the subject happens in both the treble and bass clefs.

    💜Review Pieces

  8. 💚Melancholy Reflections by Mike Schoenmehl (L. 5, C)

  9. 💚Clementi, Sonatina Op. 36 No. 3, Allegro (movement III)(L. 5, B)

  10. 💚Little Prelude in C Major BWV 939 by J. S. Bach (L. 5, A) 7/10

  11. 💚Harmony of Angels (L. 5, Etude)

  12. 💚💚Prelude op. 39 no. 19 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987) (L. 5, Etude)

  13. 💚💜Clementi Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

  14. 💚💚Cécile Chaminade, Barcarolle Op. 123, no. 8 (L. 4, C)

  15. 💚💚Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 116 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 4, A)

  16. 💚💚Burgmuller, Ballade in C Minor Op. 100 No. 15 (L. 4 Etude)

  17. 💚💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (L. 4 Etude)

  18. 💚❤️Clementi Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2 (L. 4, B)

  19. 💚💚Etude in G Major, op. 823 no. 53 by Carl Czerny (1791-1857) (L. 4, Etude)

  20. 💚💚March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 by Carl Philip Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) (L. 4, A)

  21. 💚💚Sonatina in F Major op. 168 no. 1 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) (L. 4, B)

  22. 💚💚The Happy Farmer, op. 68 no. 10 by Robert Schumann (1810-1856) (L. 4, C)

  23. 💚💚Old French Song, Op. 39 No. 16 by Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) (L. 4, C)

  24. 💚💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

  25. 💚💚Bach, Musette in D Major (L. 3, A)

  26. 💚💚Kabalevbsky, Clowns (L. 3, C).

  27. 💚💚Gavotte in G Major HWV 491 by George Frederic Handel (L. 3, A)

  28. 💚💚Clementi Sonatina Op. 36 No. 1 in C Major - Movement 1 (L. 3, B).

  29. 🟢💚Tajcevic, Little Piece No. 7 (Etude, L. 3)

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

  31. 🟢💚Burgmüller, Op. 100 No. 2, l’Arabesque (L. 3, Etude)

  32. 🟢💚Left Alone by Joyce Grill (L. 3 Etude)

  33. 💚💚Nakada, The Song of Twilight (L. 3, C)

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

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

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

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

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

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

🖤Czerny Op. 823, No. 11

  1. Passed! Yay.

  2. 🖤Hanon No. 3 in G Major

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

RCMCP

Exam: Piano - Level 3
Exam Confirmation No.: 5391486
Scheduled for: Thursday, 09 December 2021 2:00 PM

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

  • List B: Muzio Clementi, Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36 No. 1, Allegro

  • List C: Wild Mignonette Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

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

  • Etude: Grill, Left Alone (L. 3, Etude)

August 29, 2024

2024-2025 Goals:

  1. RCMCP Level 6: moving forward - confirmed with Emilia August 7, 2024.

  2. Senior Project: synesthesia, guitar and piano duo, music from Portugal and Russia

  3. Level 5 RCM Theory. How to move forward?

    1. Review Unit 2: Rhythm.

ASSIGNMENTS

  1. Senior Project:

    1. Think about the options above.

  2. 💚Technical Requirements Level 6 (every day assignment)

    1. 💚See your syllabus for the yellow highlighted items. Memorized at the lesson.

      1. CLOSE LOUD

      2. STACCATO

      3. LEGATO

      4. SPEED-BUILD

    2. Please don’t drop your wrist when you play your thumb

    3. Gently raise your wrist at the end of the scale.

  3. 💚Four Star Sight-reading and Ear Tests Level 6

    1. Compete Set 3

  4. 💜Celebrate Theory: Level 5 Unit 7

    1. Finish the rest of the unit.

    2. Finish pages 13-15

      1. Memorize the order of sharps and flats:

      2. Father, Charles, Goes, Down, And, Ends, Battle

      3. Battle, Ends, And, Down, Goes, Charles’, Father

        1. Sharps: F, C, G, D, A, E, B

        2. Flats: B, E, A, D, G, C, F

  5. 💚Solfeggio in D Major by J.C.F Bach (L. 6, Etude)

    1. One to two measures at a time, with lots of repetition, memorize the entire piece at m.m. 60 per 8th note.

    2. 4 measures each day, then you’ll have two extra days to work on bigger chunks and playing through the entire piece.

  6. 💜Sonatina in A Major by Georg Anton Benda (List B)

  7. 🖤Listening assignment

    1. Bach Invention No. 4

    2. Highlight every time the subject happens in both the treble and bass clefs.

    💜Review Pieces

  8. 💚Melancholy Reflections by Mike Schoenmehl (L. 5, C)

  9. 💚Clementi, Sonatina Op. 36 No. 3, Allegro (movement III)(L. 5, B)

  10. 💚Little Prelude in C Major BWV 939 by J. S. Bach (L. 5, A) 7/10

  11. 💚Harmony of Angels (L. 5, Etude)

  12. 💚💚Prelude op. 39 no. 19 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987) (L. 5, Etude)

  13. 💚💜Clementi Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

  14. 💚💚Cécile Chaminade, Barcarolle Op. 123, no. 8 (L. 4, C)

  15. 💚💚Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 116 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 4, A)

  16. 💚💚Burgmuller, Ballade in C Minor Op. 100 No. 15 (L. 4 Etude)

  17. 💚💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (L. 4 Etude)

  18. 💚❤️Clementi Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2 (L. 4, B)

  19. 💚💚Etude in G Major, op. 823 no. 53 by Carl Czerny (1791-1857) (L. 4, Etude)

  20. 💚💚March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 by Carl Philip Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) (L. 4, A)

  21. 💚💚Sonatina in F Major op. 168 no. 1 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) (L. 4, B)

  22. 💚💚The Happy Farmer, op. 68 no. 10 by Robert Schumann (1810-1856) (L. 4, C)

  23. 💚💚Old French Song, Op. 39 No. 16 by Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) (L. 4, C)

  24. 💚💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

  25. 💚💚Bach, Musette in D Major (L. 3, A)

  26. 💚💚Kabalevbsky, Clowns (L. 3, C).

  27. 💚💚Gavotte in G Major HWV 491 by George Frederic Handel (L. 3, A)

  28. 💚💚Clementi Sonatina Op. 36 No. 1 in C Major - Movement 1 (L. 3, B).

  29. 🟢💚Tajcevic, Little Piece No. 7 (Etude, L. 3)

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

  31. 🟢💚Burgmüller, Op. 100 No. 2, l’Arabesque (L. 3, Etude)

  32. 🟢💚Left Alone by Joyce Grill (L. 3 Etude)

  33. 💚💚Nakada, The Song of Twilight (L. 3, C)

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

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

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

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

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

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

🖤Czerny Op. 823, No. 11

  1. Passed! Yay.

  2. 🖤Hanon No. 3 in G Major

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

RCMCP

Exam: Piano - Level 3
Exam Confirmation No.: 5391486
Scheduled for: Thursday, 09 December 2021 2:00 PM

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

  • List B: Muzio Clementi, Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36 No. 1, Allegro

  • List C: Wild Mignonette Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

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

  • Etude: Grill, Left Alone (L. 3, Etude)

August 21, 2024

2024-2025 Goals:

  1. RCMCP Level 6: moving forward - confirmed with Emilia August 7, 2024.

  2. Senior Project: synesthesia, guitar and piano duo, music from Portugal and Russia

  3. Level 5 RCM Theory. How to move forward?

    1. Review Unit 2: Rhythm.

ASSIGNMENTS

  1. Senior Project:

    1. Think about the options above.

  2. 💚Technical Requirements Level 6 (every day assignment)

    1. 💚See your syllabus for the yellow highlighted items. Memorized at the lesson.

      1. CLOSE LOUD

      2. STACCATO

      3. LEGATO

      4. SPEED-BUILD

    2. Please don’t drop your wrist when you play your thumb

    3. Gently raise your wrist at the end of the scale.

  3. 💜Four Star Sight-reading and Ear Tests Level 6

    1. Finish set 2

  4. 💜Celebrate Theory: Level 5 Unit 7

    1. Finish the rest of the unit.

    2. Finish pages 11-15

      1. Memorize the order of sharps and flats:

      2. Father, Charles, Goes, Down, And, Ends, Battle

      3. Battle, Ends, And, Down, Goes, Charles’, Father

        1. Sharps: F, C, G, D, A, E, B

        2. Flats: B, E, A, D, G, C, F

  5. 💚Solfeggio in D Major by J.C.F Bach (L. 6, Etude)

    1. One to two measures at a time, with lots of repetition, memorize the entire piece at m.m. 60 per 8th note.

    2. 4 measures each day, then you’ll have two extra days to work on bigger chunks and playing through the entire piece.

  6. 💜Choose list B next time.

  7. 🖤Listening assignment

    1. Bach Invention No. 4

    2. Highlight every time the subject happens in both the treble and bass clefs.

    💜Review Pieces

  8. 💚Melancholy Reflections by Mike Schoenmehl (L. 5, C)

  9. 💚Clementi, Sonatina Op. 36 No. 3, Allegro (movement III)(L. 5, B)

  10. 💚Little Prelude in C Major BWV 939 by J. S. Bach (L. 5, A) 7/10

  11. 💚Harmony of Angels (L. 5, Etude)

  12. 💚💚Prelude op. 39 no. 19 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987) (L. 5, Etude)

  13. 💚💜Clementi Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

  14. 💚💚Cécile Chaminade, Barcarolle Op. 123, no. 8 (L. 4, C)

  15. 💚💚Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 116 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 4, A)

  16. 💚💚Burgmuller, Ballade in C Minor Op. 100 No. 15 (L. 4 Etude)

  17. 💚💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (L. 4 Etude)

  18. 💚❤️Clementi Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2 (L. 4, B)

  19. 💚💚Etude in G Major, op. 823 no. 53 by Carl Czerny (1791-1857) (L. 4, Etude)

  20. 💚💚March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 by Carl Philip Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) (L. 4, A)

  21. 💚💚Sonatina in F Major op. 168 no. 1 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) (L. 4, B)

  22. 💚💚The Happy Farmer, op. 68 no. 10 by Robert Schumann (1810-1856) (L. 4, C)

  23. 💚💚Old French Song, Op. 39 No. 16 by Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) (L. 4, C)

  24. 💚💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

  25. 💚💚Bach, Musette in D Major (L. 3, A)

  26. 💚💚Kabalevbsky, Clowns (L. 3, C).

  27. 💚💚Gavotte in G Major HWV 491 by George Frederic Handel (L. 3, A)

  28. 💚💚Clementi Sonatina Op. 36 No. 1 in C Major - Movement 1 (L. 3, B).

  29. 🟢💚Tajcevic, Little Piece No. 7 (Etude, L. 3)

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

  31. 🟢💚Burgmüller, Op. 100 No. 2, l’Arabesque (L. 3, Etude)

  32. 🟢💚Left Alone by Joyce Grill (L. 3 Etude)

  33. 💚💚Nakada, The Song of Twilight (L. 3, C)

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

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

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

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

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

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

🖤Czerny Op. 823, No. 11

  1. Passed! Yay.

  2. 🖤Hanon No. 3 in G Major

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

RCMCP

Exam: Piano - Level 3
Exam Confirmation No.: 5391486
Scheduled for: Thursday, 09 December 2021 2:00 PM

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

  • List B: Muzio Clementi, Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36 No. 1, Allegro

  • List C: Wild Mignonette Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

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

  • Etude: Grill, Left Alone (L. 3, Etude)

August 14, 2024

2024-2025 Goals:

  1. RCMCP Level 6: moving forward - confirmed with Emilia August 7, 2024.

  2. Senior Project: synesthesia, guitar and piano duo, music from Portugal and Russia

  3. Level 5 RCM Theory. How to move forward?

    1. Review Unit 2: Rhythm.

ASSIGNMENTS

  1. Senior Project:

    1. Think about the options above.

  2. 💚Technical Requirements Level 6 (every day assignment)

    1. 💛Memorize where the natural half steps are found in the major and minor scales.

      1. Major: half steps are found between scale degrees 3-4 and 7-8

      2. Minor: half steps are found between 2-3 and 5-6

      3. Minor Harmonic: Raised 7th

      4. Minor Melodic: Raised 6th and 7th

    2. 💚See your syllabus for the yellow highlighted items. Memorized at the lesson.

      1. CLOSE LOUD

      2. STACCATO

      3. LEGATO

      4. SPEED-BUILD

    3. 💛Memorize the order of sharps and flats

  3. 💚Four Star Sight-reading and Ear Tests Level 6

    1. Finish set 2

  4. 💜Celebrate Theory: Level 5 Unit 7

    1. Finish the rest of the unit.

    2. Pages 4-7 (check with Dustin next time)

      1. Memorize the order of sharps and flats:

      2. Father, Charles, Goes, Down, And, Ends, Battle

      3. Battle, Ends, And, Down, Goes, Charles’, Father

        1. Sharps: F, C, G, D, A, E, B

        2. Flats: B, E, A, D, G, C, F

  5. 💚Solfeggio in D Major by J.C.F Bach (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Pedal changes: change the pedal for every harmonic change.

    2. Wrist movement: move your wrist in the direction of the notes.

    3. Finish learning to the end as written.

    4. Be able to play from memory, measures 1-4 blocked.

  6. 🖤Listening assignment

    1. Bach Invention No. 4

    2. Highlight every time the subject happens in both the treble and bass clefs.

    💜Review Pieces

  7. 💚Melancholy Reflections by Mike Schoenmehl (L. 5, C)

  8. 💚Clementi, Sonatina Op. 36 No. 3, Allegro (movement III)(L. 5, B)

  9. 💚Little Prelude in C Major BWV 939 by J. S. Bach (L. 5, A) 7/10

  10. 💚Harmony of Angels (L. 5, Etude)

  11. 💚💚Prelude op. 39 no. 19 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987) (L. 5, Etude)

  12. 💚💜Clementi Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

  13. 💚💚Cécile Chaminade, Barcarolle Op. 123, no. 8 (L. 4, C)

  14. 💚💚Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 116 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 4, A)

  15. 💚💚Burgmuller, Ballade in C Minor Op. 100 No. 15 (L. 4 Etude)

  16. 💚💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (L. 4 Etude)

  17. 💚❤️Clementi Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2 (L. 4, B)

  18. 💚💚Etude in G Major, op. 823 no. 53 by Carl Czerny (1791-1857) (L. 4, Etude)

  19. 💚💚March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 by Carl Philip Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) (L. 4, A)

  20. 💚💚Sonatina in F Major op. 168 no. 1 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) (L. 4, B)

  21. 💚💚The Happy Farmer, op. 68 no. 10 by Robert Schumann (1810-1856) (L. 4, C)

  22. 💚💚Old French Song, Op. 39 No. 16 by Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) (L. 4, C)

  23. 💚💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

  24. 💚💚Bach, Musette in D Major (L. 3, A)

  25. 💚💚Kabalevbsky, Clowns (L. 3, C).

  26. 💚💚Gavotte in G Major HWV 491 by George Frederic Handel (L. 3, A)

  27. 💚💚Clementi Sonatina Op. 36 No. 1 in C Major - Movement 1 (L. 3, B).

  28. 🟢💚Tajcevic, Little Piece No. 7 (Etude, L. 3)

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

  30. 🟢💚Burgmüller, Op. 100 No. 2, l’Arabesque (L. 3, Etude)

  31. 🟢💚Left Alone by Joyce Grill (L. 3 Etude)

  32. 💚💚Nakada, The Song of Twilight (L. 3, C)

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

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

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

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

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

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

🖤Czerny Op. 823, No. 11

  1. Passed! Yay.

  2. 🖤Hanon No. 3 in G Major

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

RCMCP

Exam: Piano - Level 3
Exam Confirmation No.: 5391486
Scheduled for: Thursday, 09 December 2021 2:00 PM

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

  • List B: Muzio Clementi, Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36 No. 1, Allegro

  • List C: Wild Mignonette Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

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

  • Etude: Grill, Left Alone (L. 3, Etude)

August 7, 2024

2024-2025 Goals:

  1. RCMCP Level 6: moving forward - confirmed with Emilia August 7, 2024.

  2. Senior Project: synesthesia, guitar and piano duo, music from Portugal and Russia

  3. Level 5 RCM Theory. How to move forward?

    1. Review Unit 2: Rhythm.

ASSIGNMENTS

  1. 💚Technical Requirements Level 6

    1. Memorize where the natural half steps are found in the major and minor scales.

      1. Major: half steps are found between scale degrees 3-4 and 7-8

      2. Minor: half steps are found between 2-3 and 5-6

      3. Minor Harmonic: Raised 7th

      4. Minor Melodic: Raised 6th and 7th

    2. See your syllabus for the yellow highlighted items.

      1. CLOSE LOUD

      2. STACCATO

      3. LEGATO

      4. SPEED-BUILD

  2. 💚Four Star Sight-reading and Ear Tests Level 6

    1. Finish set 1

  3. 💚Celebrate Theory: Level 5 Unit 7

    1. Review pages 1-3

    2. Prepare pages 4-7

      1. Memorize the order of sharps and flats:

      2. Father, Charles, Goes, Down, And, Ends, Battle

      3. Battle, Ends, And, Down, Goes, Charles’, Father

        1. Sharps: F, C, G, D, A, E, B

        2. Flats: B, E, A, D, G, C, F

  4. 💚Solfeggio in D Major by J.C.F Bach (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Block each harmony and learn to the end of the piece.

  5. 🖤Listening assignment

    1. Bach Invention No. 4

    2. Highlight every time the subject happens in both the treble and bass clefs.

    💜Review Pieces

  6. 💚Melancholy Reflections by Mike Schoenmehl (L. 5, C)

  7. 💚Clementi, Sonatina Op. 36 No. 3, Allegro (movement III)(L. 5, B)

  8. 💚Little Prelude in C Major BWV 939 by J. S. Bach (L. 5, A) 7/10

  9. 💚Harmony of Angels (L. 5, Etude)

  10. 💚💚Prelude op. 39 no. 19 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987) (L. 5, Etude)

  11. 💚💜Clementi Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

  12. 💚💚Cécile Chaminade, Barcarolle Op. 123, no. 8 (L. 4, C)

  13. 💚💚Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 116 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 4, A)

  14. 💚💚Burgmuller, Ballade in C Minor Op. 100 No. 15 (L. 4 Etude)

  15. 💚💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (L. 4 Etude)

  16. 💚❤️Clementi Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2 (L. 4, B)

  17. 💚💚Etude in G Major, op. 823 no. 53 by Carl Czerny (1791-1857) (L. 4, Etude)

  18. 💚💚March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 by Carl Philip Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) (L. 4, A)

  19. 💚💚Sonatina in F Major op. 168 no. 1 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) (L. 4, B)

  20. 💚💚The Happy Farmer, op. 68 no. 10 by Robert Schumann (1810-1856) (L. 4, C)

  21. 💚💚Old French Song, Op. 39 No. 16 by Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) (L. 4, C)

  22. 💚💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

  23. 💚💚Bach, Musette in D Major (L. 3, A)

  24. 💚💚Kabalevbsky, Clowns (L. 3, C).

  25. 💚💚Gavotte in G Major HWV 491 by George Frederic Handel (L. 3, A)

  26. 💚💚Clementi Sonatina Op. 36 No. 1 in C Major - Movement 1 (L. 3, B).

  27. 🟢💚Tajcevic, Little Piece No. 7 (Etude, L. 3)

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

  29. 🟢💚Burgmüller, Op. 100 No. 2, l’Arabesque (L. 3, Etude)

  30. 🟢💚Left Alone by Joyce Grill (L. 3 Etude)

  31. 💚💚Nakada, The Song of Twilight (L. 3, C)

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

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

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

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

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

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

🖤Czerny Op. 823, No. 11

  1. Passed! Yay.

  2. 🖤Hanon No. 3 in G Major

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

RCMCP

Exam: Piano - Level 3
Exam Confirmation No.: 5391486
Scheduled for: Thursday, 09 December 2021 2:00 PM

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

  • List B: Muzio Clementi, Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36 No. 1, Allegro

  • List C: Wild Mignonette Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

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

  • Etude: Grill, Left Alone (L. 3, Etude)

June 20, 2024

Royal Conservatory: Level 5:

  1. Etude 1: Prelude op. 39 no. 19 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987) (L. 5, Etude)

  2. Etude 2: Harmony of Angels (L. 5, Etude)

  3. List A: Little Prelude in C Major BWV 939 by J. S. Bach (L. 5, A)

  4. List B: Clementi, Sonatina Op. 36 No. 3, Allegro (movement III)(L. 5, B)

  5. List C: Melancholy Reflections by Mike Schoenmehl (L. 5, C)

ASSIGNMENTS

  1. 💚Technical Requirements Level 6

    1. Memorize where the natural half steps are found in the major and minor scales.

      1. Major: half steps are found between scale degrees 3-4 and 7-8

      2. Minor: half steps are found between 2-3 and 5-6

      3. Minor Harmonic: Raised 7th

      4. Minor Melodic: Raised 6th and 7th

    2. Prepare G Major and G Minor Harmonic & Melodic

      1. CLOSE LOUD

      2. STACCATO

      3. LEGATO

      4. SPEED-BUILD

  2. 💚Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 6

    1. Complete set 1

  3. 💛Celebrate Theory: Level 5 Unit 7 (print 7, 8, practice exam and terms to take with you)

    1. PICK UP WITH THIS AFTER YOUR RCM ASSESSMENT

    2. Prepare pages 3-10

      1. Memorize the order of sharps and flats:

      2. Father, Charles, Goes, Down, And, Ends, Battle

      3. Battle, Ends, And, Down, Goes, Charles’, Father

        1. Sharps: F, C, G, D, A, E, B

        2. Flats: B, E, A, D, G, C, F

  4. 💚Solfeggio in D Major by J.C.F Bach (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Start to learn by blocking every beat

    2. Label each chord with its root/quality name.

  5. 🖤Listening assignment

    1. Bach Invention No. 4

    2. Highlight every time the subject happens in both the treble and bass clefs.

    💜Review Pieces

  6. 💚Melancholy Reflections by Mike Schoenmehl (L. 5, C)

  7. 💚Clementi, Sonatina Op. 36 No. 3, Allegro (movement III)(L. 5, B)

  8. 💚Little Prelude in C Major BWV 939 by J. S. Bach (L. 5, A) 7/10

  9. 💚Harmony of Angels (L. 5, Etude)

  10. 💚💚Prelude op. 39 no. 19 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987) (L. 5, Etude)

  11. 💚💜Clementi Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

  12. 💚💚Cécile Chaminade, Barcarolle Op. 123, no. 8 (L. 4, C)

  13. 💚💚Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 116 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 4, A)

  14. 💚💚Burgmuller, Ballade in C Minor Op. 100 No. 15 (L. 4 Etude)

  15. 💚💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (L. 4 Etude)

  16. 💚❤️Clementi Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2 (L. 4, B)

  17. 💚💚Etude in G Major, op. 823 no. 53 by Carl Czerny (1791-1857) (L. 4, Etude)

  18. 💚💚March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 by Carl Philip Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) (L. 4, A)

  19. 💚💚Sonatina in F Major op. 168 no. 1 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) (L. 4, B)

  20. 💚💚The Happy Farmer, op. 68 no. 10 by Robert Schumann (1810-1856) (L. 4, C)

  21. 💚💚Old French Song, Op. 39 No. 16 by Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) (L. 4, C)

  22. 💚💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

  23. 💚💚Bach, Musette in D Major (L. 3, A)

  24. 💚💚Kabalevbsky, Clowns (L. 3, C).

  25. 💚💚Gavotte in G Major HWV 491 by George Frederic Handel (L. 3, A)

  26. 💚💚Clementi Sonatina Op. 36 No. 1 in C Major - Movement 1 (L. 3, B).

  27. 🟢💚Tajcevic, Little Piece No. 7 (Etude, L. 3)

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

  29. 🟢💚Burgmüller, Op. 100 No. 2, l’Arabesque (L. 3, Etude)

  30. 🟢💚Left Alone by Joyce Grill (L. 3 Etude)

  31. 💚💚Nakada, The Song of Twilight (L. 3, C)

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

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

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

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

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

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

🖤Czerny Op. 823, No. 11

  1. Passed! Yay.

  2. 🖤Hanon No. 3 in G Major

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

RCMCP

Exam: Piano - Level 3
Exam Confirmation No.: 5391486
Scheduled for: Thursday, 09 December 2021 2:00 PM

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

  • List B: Muzio Clementi, Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36 No. 1, Allegro

  • List C: Wild Mignonette Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

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

  • Etude: Grill, Left Alone (L. 3, Etude)

June 12, 2024

Royal Conservatory: Level 5:

  1. Etude 1: Prelude op. 39 no. 19 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987) (L. 5, Etude)

  2. Etude 2: Harmony of Angels (L. 5, Etude)

  3. List A: Little Prelude in C Major BWV 939 by J. S. Bach (L. 5, A)

  4. List B: Clementi, Sonatina Op. 36 No. 3, Allegro (movement III)(L. 5, B)

  5. List C: Melancholy Reflections by Mike Schoenmehl (L. 5, C)

ASSIGNMENTS

  1. 💚Technical Requirements Level 6

    1. Prepare G Major and G Minor Harmonic & Melodic

      1. CLOSE LOUD

      2. STACCATO

      3. LEGATO

      4. SPEED-BUILD

  2. 💚Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 6

    1. Complete set 1

  3. 💜Celebrate Theory: Level 5 Unit 7 (print 7, 8, practice exam and terms to take with you)

    1. PICK UP WITH THIS AFTER YOUR RCM ASSESSMENT

    2. Prepare pages 1-10

  4. 💚Solfeggio in D Major by J.C.F Bach (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Start to learn by blocking every beat

  5. 🖤Listening assignment

    1. Bach Invention No. 4

    2. Highlight every time the subject happens in both the treble and bass clefs.

    💜Review Pieces

  6. 💚Melancholy Reflections by Mike Schoenmehl (L. 5, C)

  7. 💚Clementi, Sonatina Op. 36 No. 3, Allegro (movement III)(L. 5, B)

  8. 💚Little Prelude in C Major BWV 939 by J. S. Bach (L. 5, A) 7/10

  9. 💚Harmony of Angels (L. 5, Etude)

  10. 💚💚Prelude op. 39 no. 19 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987) (L. 5, Etude)

  11. 💚💜Clementi Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

  12. 💚💚Cécile Chaminade, Barcarolle Op. 123, no. 8 (L. 4, C)

  13. 💚💚Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 116 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 4, A)

  14. 💚💚Burgmuller, Ballade in C Minor Op. 100 No. 15 (L. 4 Etude)

  15. 💚💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (L. 4 Etude)

  16. 💚❤️Clementi Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2 (L. 4, B)

  17. 💚💚Etude in G Major, op. 823 no. 53 by Carl Czerny (1791-1857) (L. 4, Etude)

  18. 💚💚March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 by Carl Philip Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) (L. 4, A)

  19. 💚💚Sonatina in F Major op. 168 no. 1 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) (L. 4, B)

  20. 💚💚The Happy Farmer, op. 68 no. 10 by Robert Schumann (1810-1856) (L. 4, C)

  21. 💚💚Old French Song, Op. 39 No. 16 by Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) (L. 4, C)

  22. 💚💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

  23. 💚💚Bach, Musette in D Major (L. 3, A)

  24. 💚💚Kabalevbsky, Clowns (L. 3, C).

  25. 💚💚Gavotte in G Major HWV 491 by George Frederic Handel (L. 3, A)

  26. 💚💚Clementi Sonatina Op. 36 No. 1 in C Major - Movement 1 (L. 3, B).

  27. 🟢💚Tajcevic, Little Piece No. 7 (Etude, L. 3)

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

  29. 🟢💚Burgmüller, Op. 100 No. 2, l’Arabesque (L. 3, Etude)

  30. 🟢💚Left Alone by Joyce Grill (L. 3 Etude)

  31. 💚💚Nakada, The Song of Twilight (L. 3, C)

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

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

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

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

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

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

🖤Czerny Op. 823, No. 11

  1. Passed! Yay.

  2. 🖤Hanon No. 3 in G Major

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

RCMCP

Exam: Piano - Level 3
Exam Confirmation No.: 5391486
Scheduled for: Thursday, 09 December 2021 2:00 PM

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

  • List B: Muzio Clementi, Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36 No. 1, Allegro

  • List C: Wild Mignonette Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

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

  • Etude: Grill, Left Alone (L. 3, Etude)

April 24 and May 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024

Royal Conservatory: Level 5:

  1. Etude 1: Prelude op. 39 no. 19 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987) (L. 5, Etude)

  2. Etude 2: Harmony of Angels (L. 5, Etude)

  3. List A: Little Prelude in C Major BWV 939 by J. S. Bach (L. 5, A)

  4. List B: Clementi, Sonatina Op. 36 No. 3, Allegro (movement III)(L. 5, B)

  5. List C: Melancholy Reflections by Mike Schoenmehl (L. 5, C)

ASSIGNMENTS

  1. ❤️Memorize the names of each of your pieces, the names of each composer, the opus or number for each piece, and whether it belongs to categories A, B, C or Etudes.

  2. 💚Technical Requirements Level 5

    1. Please practice all technique, and rotate the assignments if you can’t get through everything in one day.

    2. Please don’t bob your wrists up and down when you play your thumbs.

    3. Keep EVERY FINGER CURVED

    4. ALL MEMORIZED BY NEXT LESSON (everything!)

  3. 💚Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 5

    1. Complete the sight-reading examples for Sets 8 and 9

    2. Play through all of the chord progressions in the test PDF, saying them out loud while you play, noticing the difference between I-IV-I and I-V-I

    3. PRACTICE WITH THE PLAYBACK AND CLAPBACK RECORDING IN NEWZIK.

  4. 💚Prelude op. 39 no. 19 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987) (L. 5, Etude)

    1. MEMORIZED PLEASE

    2. Assessment Practice by Section (blue and green)

      1. SLOW WORK: (close loud, etc)

        1. LH alone

        2. RH alone

        3. HT alone

      2. MEDIUM WORK:

        1. Hands together, with and without music, with expression as your focus.

        2. M.m. 92, 100, 108, 116, 126

      3. FINAL WORK:

        1. With and without music, play the entire piece through as if you were performing it

        2. M.m. 148, 152, 156

  5. 💚Melancholy Reflections by Mike Schoenmehl (L. 5, C)

    1. I would be careful how you begin this piece - slow down. This is too fast.

    2. Small memory in the beginning.

    3. Assessment Practice by Section (blue and green)

      1. SLOW WORK: (NO CLOSE-LOUD. JUST HANDS APART FOLLOWING EXPRESSION).

        1. LH alone

        2. RH alone

        3. HT alone

      2. MEDIUM WORK:

        1. Hands together, with and without music, with expression as your focus.

        2. M.m. 50, 56, 60

      3. FINAL WORK:

        1. With and without music, play the entire piece through as if you were performing it

        2. M.m. 69, 72, 26

  6. 💚Clementi, Sonatina Op. 36 No. 3, Allegro (movement III)(L. 5, B)

    1. Much better! Continue to focus on tidy attacks.

    2. Assessment Practice by Section

      1. SLOW WORK: (close loud, etc)

        1. LH alone

        2. RH alone

        3. HT alone

      2. MEDIUM WORK:

        1. Hands together, with and without music, with expression as your focus.

        2. M.m. 69, 72, 76

      3. FINAL WORK:

        1. With and without music, play the entire piece through as if you were performing it

        2. M.m. 96, 100, 104

  7. 💚Little Prelude in C Major BWV 939 by J. S. Bach (L. 5, A) 7/10

    1. Small memory in the beginning

    2. Assessment Practice by Section

      1. SLOW WORK: (close loud IF FAST NOTES)

        1. LH alone

        2. RH alone

        3. HT alone

      2. MEDIUM WORK:

        1. Hands together, with and without music, with expression as your focus.

        2. M.m. 69, 72, 76

      3. FINAL WORK:

        1. With and without music, play the entire piece through as if you were performing it

        2. M.m. 96, 100, 104

  8. 💚Harmony of Angels (L. 5, Etude)

    1. Please do metronome practice.

    2. Small memory in the beginning

    3. Assessment Practice by Section

      1. SLOW WORK: (close loud, etc)

        1. LH alone

        2. RH alone

        3. HT alone

      2. MEDIUM WORK:

        1. Hands together, with and without music, with expression as your focus.

        2. M.m. 76, 80, 84

      3. FINAL WORK:

        1. With and without music, play the entire piece through as if you were performing it

        2. M.m. 108, 112, 116

  9. 🖤Sonata in D Minor K. 34 by Domenico Scarlatti (L. 5, A) 7/10

    1. Pick up with this piece after your RCM assessment.

    2. Play through once a day hands alone, then together.

    3. Start to memorize two measures at a time.

    4. Do the same memorization technique as Melancholy Reflections

  10. 🖤Sarabande in D Minor, by George Frideric Handel (L. 6, A)

    1. Pick up with this after your assessment.

    2. Please fix all green and purple pen.

    3. Work only on measures 1-18.

  11. 🖤Celebrate Theory: Level 5 Unit 7

    1. PICK UP WITH THIS AFTER YOUR RCM ASSESSMENT

    2. Prepare pages 1-10

  12. 🖤Listening assignment

    1. Bach Invention No. 4

    2. Highlight every time the subject happens in both the treble and bass clefs.

  13. 🖤Pierrot and Pierrette op. 25 no. 4 by Amy Beach (L. 5, C)

  14. 💜Review Pieces

  1. 💚💚Prelude op. 39 no. 19 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987) (L. 5, Etude)

  2. 💚💜Clementi Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

  3. 💚💚Cécile Chaminade, Barcarolle Op. 123, no. 8 (L. 4, C)

  4. 💚💚Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 116 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 4, A)

  5. 💚💚Burgmuller, Ballade in C Minor Op. 100 No. 15 (L. 4 Etude)

  6. 💚💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (L. 4 Etude)

  7. 💚❤️Clementi Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2 (L. 4, B)

  8. 💚💚Etude in G Major, op. 823 no. 53 by Carl Czerny (1791-1857) (L. 4, Etude)

  9. 💚💚March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 by Carl Philip Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) (L. 4, A)

  10. 💚💚Sonatina in F Major op. 168 no. 1 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) (L. 4, B)

  11. 💚💚The Happy Farmer, op. 68 no. 10 by Robert Schumann (1810-1856) (L. 4, C)

  12. 💚💚Old French Song, Op. 39 No. 16 by Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) (L. 4, C)

  13. 💚💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

  14. 💚💚Bach, Musette in D Major (L. 3, A)

  15. 💚💚Kabalevbsky, Clowns (L. 3, C).

  16. 💚💚Gavotte in G Major HWV 491 by George Frederic Handel (L. 3, A)

  17. 💚💚Clementi Sonatina Op. 36 No. 1 in C Major - Movement 1 (L. 3, B).

  18. 🟢💚Tajcevic, Little Piece No. 7 (Etude, L. 3)

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

  20. 🟢💚Burgmüller, Op. 100 No. 2, l’Arabesque (L. 3, Etude)

  21. 🟢💚Left Alone by Joyce Grill (L. 3 Etude)

  22. 💚💚Nakada, The Song of Twilight (L. 3, C)

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

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

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

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

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

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

🖤Czerny Op. 823, No. 11

  1. Passed! Yay.

  2. 🖤Hanon No. 3 in G Major

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

RCMCP

Exam: Piano - Level 3
Exam Confirmation No.: 5391486
Scheduled for: Thursday, 09 December 2021 2:00 PM

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

  • List B: Muzio Clementi, Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36 No. 1, Allegro

  • List C: Wild Mignonette Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

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

  • Etude: Grill, Left Alone (L. 3, Etude)