August 14, 2025

2025-2026 Goals:

  1. RCMCP Level 6: First week in October.

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

ASSIGNMENTS

  1. 🟩Technical Requirements Level 6 (every day assignment)

    1. Fix fingering in C-sharp minor harmonic and melodic.

    2. Work on keeping the correct tempi. You’re a little under tempo but almost there!

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

    1. Do the sight-reading examples from sets 9-10

    2. Practice with the audio samples in Newzik titled Clapback Playback 5-8

    3. Practice singing your intervals.

      1. Play the starting note

      2. Sing the starting note, the note above and the starting note again.

      3. Play the interval to confirm.

      4. Then sing and play the interval at the same time.

  3. 🟩Etude in A-flat Major, Op. 139, No. 51 by Czerny (L. 6, Etude)

    1. In four-measure sections, gradually increase your tempo to m.m. 92 pr quarter note.

    2. Be mindful of the LH down-stem notes and hold them for their full value.

    3. Careful of clean pedaling.

    4. Work on memorization - Have all memorized by next week!

  4. 🟩Etude in E Minor op. 29 no. 14 by Henri Bertini (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Practice three times per week at a slow tempo, then medium, then final.

      1. Slow: m.m. 60 (focus on exaggerated expression)

      2. Medium: m.m. 96

      3. Final: m.m. 132

    2. Please practice starting from any measure of the piece. Test on this next time. :)

  5. 🟪Aria in G Major by Telemann (L. 6, A)

    1. Listen to the recording every day with the music, noticing where I take time and where I don’t. Then try to play with the recording to match the tempo and expression - especially the slight tempo variations.

    2. Start to memorize.

  6. 🟩Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI:G1, Movement 1 by Haydn (L. 6, List B)

    1. Memorize up to the end of the second page.

    2. Practice applying theory to your memorization techniques.

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

    1. Practice starting from any measure.

    2. Hands alone practice.

  8. 🟩Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 9: Waltz by Tchaikovsky (L. 6, List C)

    1. Practice hands alone in sections with and without music.

    2. Practice starting from random measures.

    3. Practice with the metronome from measures 30-46

  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)

August 6, 2025

2025-2026 Goals:

  1. RCMCP Level 6: First week in October.

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

ASSIGNMENTS

  1. 🟩Technical Requirements Level 6 (every day assignment)

    1. Work on B and C-sharp minor scales.

    2. Work on keeping the correct tempi. You’re a little under tempo but almost there!

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

    1. Do the sight-reading examples from sets 9-10

    2. Practice with the audio samples in Newzik titled Clapback Playback 5-8

    3. Practice singing your intervals.

      1. Play the starting note

      2. Sing the starting note, the note above and the starting note again.

      3. Play the interval to confirm.

      4. Then sing and play the interval at the same time.

  3. 🟩Etude in A-flat Major, Op. 139, No. 51 by Czerny (L. 6, Etude)

    1. In four-measure sections, gradually increase your tempo to m.m. 92 pr quarter note.

    2. Be mindful of the LH down-stem notes and hold them for their full value.

    3. Careful of clean pedaling.

    4. Work on memorization - Have all memorized by next week!

  4. 🟪Etude in E Minor op. 29 no. 14 by Henri Bertini (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Practice three times per week at a slow tempo, then medium, then final.

      1. Slow: m.m. 60 (focus on exaggerated expression)

      2. Medium: m.m. 96

      3. Final: m.m. 126

  5. 🟪Aria in G Major by Telemann (L. 6, A)

    1. Listen to the recording every day with the music, noticing where I take time and where I don’t. Then try to play with the recording to match the tempo and expression - especially the slight tempo variations.

    2. Start to memorize.

  6. 🟪Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI:G1, Movement 1 by Haydn (L. 6, List B)

    1. *Memorize.

    2. See the orange highlights.

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

    1. Practice starting from any measure.

    2. Hands alone practice.

  8. 🟪Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 9: Waltz by Tchaikovsky (L. 6, List C)

    1. Please be mindful about speeding up and slowing down. RCM will definitely notice this and take away point for it.

    2. Expressive contrast.

  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)

June 19, 2025

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

ASSIGNMENTS

  1. Technical Requirements Level 6 (every day assignment)

    1. Please be careful of the tempo markings in the syllabus.

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

    1. Do the sight-reading examples from sets 7-8

    2. Practice with the audio samples in Newzik titled Clapback Playback 5-8

    3. Practice singing your intervals.

      1. Play the starting note

      2. Sing the starting note, the note above and the starting note again.

      3. Play the interval to confirm.

      4. Then sing and play the interval at the same time.

  3. Etude in A-flat Major, Op. 139, No. 51 by Czerny (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Play through / record in Newzik.

    2. Listen back and highlight any mistakes or issues.

    3. Spot any of the above highlighted sections.

    4. Repeat the process again!

    5. Do this at least 5 days a week.

  4. Etude in E Minor op. 29 no. 14 by Henri Bertini (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Practice three times per week at a slow tempo, then medium, then final.

      1. Slow: m.m. 60 (focus on exaggerated expression)

      2. Medium: m.m. 96

      3. Final: m.m. 126

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

    1. Listen to the recording every day with the music, noticing where I take time and where I don’t. Then try to play with the recording to match the tempo and expression - especially the slight tempo variations.

    2. Start to memorize.

  6. Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI:G1, Movement 1 by Haydn (L. 6, List B)

    1. *Memorize.

    2. See the orange highlights.

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

    1. Practice starting from any measure.

    2. Hands alone practice.

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

    1. Please be mindful about speeding up and slowing down. RCM will definitely notice this and take away point for it.

    2. Expressive contrast.

  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)

June 12, 2025

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

ASSIGNMENTS

  1. :) Technical Requirements Level 6 (every day assignment)

    1. Please be careful of the tempo markings in the syllabus.

    2. ***Careful of C-sharp minor melodic fingering.

    3. ***Be cautious of a steady beat

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

    1. Do the sight-reading examples from sets 5-6

    2. Practice with the audio samples in Newzik titled Clapback Playback 5-8

    3. Practice singing your intervals.

      1. Play the starting note

      2. Sing the starting note, the note above and the starting note again.

      3. Play the interval to confirm.

      4. Then sing and play the interval at the same time.

  3. Etude in A-flat Major, Op. 139, No. 51 by Czerny (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Memorize!

  4. Etude in E Minor op. 29 no. 14 by (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Experiment with body gestures at the end of the piece! I’d like to see some at the next lesson.

    2. Find at least 4 descriptive words that connect you to the piece. What types of feelings are produced by the music? Then practice creating body language to match those words.

    3. Speed-build one-two systems at a time at the following speeds:

      1. m.m. 112

      2. m.m. 116

      3. m.m. 120

      4. m.m. 126

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

    1. Avoid ghosts notes in the LH.

    2. We need even more expression - taking time at the beginning and ends of phrases.

  6. Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI:G1, Movement 1 by Haydn (L. 6, List B)

    1. Memorize.

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

    1. Practice starting from any measure.

    2. Hands alone practice.

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

    1. Please be mindful about speeding up and slowing down. RCM will definitely notice this and take away point for it.

    2. Expressive contrast.

  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)

June 5, 2025

2024-2025 Goals:

  1. Will not be here for the final recital.

  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. **Technical Requirements Level 6 (every day assignment)

    1. Please be careful of the tempo markings in the syllabus.

    2. ***Careful of C-sharp minor melodic fingering.

    3. ***Be cautious of a steady beat

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

    1. Do the sight-reading examples from sets 5-6

    2. Practice with the audio samples in Newzik titled Clapback Playback 5-8

    3. Practice singing your intervals.

      1. Play the starting note

      2. Sing the starting note, the note above and the starting note again.

      3. Play the interval to confirm.

      4. Then sing and play the interval at the same time.

  3. Etude in A-flat Major, Op. 139, No. 51 by Czerny (L. 6, Etude)

    1. See the blue and any other markings that are on the page.

    2. Memorize the first two systems.

  4. Etude in E Minor op. 29 no. 14 by (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Experiment with body gestures at the end of the piece! I’d like to see some at the next lesson.

    2. Find at least 4 descriptive words that connect you to the piece. What types of feelings are produced by the music? Then practice creating body language to match those words.

    3. Speed-build one-two systems at a time at the following speeds:

      1. m.m. 100

      2. m.m. 104

      3. m.m. 108

      4. m.m. 112

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

    1. Avoid ghosts notes in the LH.

    2. We need even more expression - taking time at the beginning and ends of phrases.

  6. *Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI:G1, Movement 1 by Haydn (L. 6, List B)

    1. Start to memorize as well! Ask yourself theory questions! Add articulation where it’s needed.

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

    1. Continue to memorize but use your knowledge of theory and technique to help you.

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

    1. Continue to memorize but use your knowledge of theory and technique to help you.

  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)

May 23, 2025

2024-2025 Goals:

  1. Will not be here for the final recital.

  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. ❤️Review the following before you take your test:

    1. Review and memorize the following key signatures:

      1. C, G, D, A, E, F, B-flat, E-flat, A-flat majors

      2. A, E, B, F-sharp, C-sharp, G-sharp, D, C, and F minors

      3. Order of sharps and flats:

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

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

      4. Practice writing all of the key signatures on staff paper every day.

    2. Review the rhythm chapter. With a special focus on the rules for combining strong and weak beats, ,as well as compound vs. simple time signatures.

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

    1. Please be careful of the tempo markings in the syllabus.

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

    1. Do the sight-reading examples from sets 3-4

    2. Practice with the audio samples in Newzik titled Clapback Playback 5-8

    3. Practice singing your intervals.

      1. Play the starting note

      2. Sing the starting note, the note above and the starting note again.

      3. Play the interval to confirm.

      4. Then sing and play the interval at the same time.

  4. **Etude in A-flat Major, Op. 139, No. 51 by Czerny (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Add flexibility in phrasing - taking time at the beginning and ends of phrases.

    2. Work up to m.m. 92.

  5. **Etude in E Minor op. 29 no. 14 by (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Speed-build one-two systems at a time at the following speeds:

      1. m.m. 92

      2. m.m. 96

      3. m.m. 100

      4. m.m. 104

    2. Play through and as soon as you find a spot that you can’t play with the metronome, stop and spot the section until you can play with the beat.

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

    1. Avoid ghosts notes in the LH.

    2. We need even more expression - taking time at the beginning and ends of phrases.

  7. 💚Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI:G1, Movement 1 by Haydn (L. 6, List B)

    1. Start to memorize as well! Ask yourself theory questions! Add articulation where it’s needed.

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

    1. Continue to memorize but use your knowledge of theory and technique to help you.

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

    1. Continue to memorize but use your knowledge of theory and technique to help you.

  10. 🖤Listening assignment

    1. Bach Invention No. 4

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

    💚Review Pieces

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  28. 💚💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  43. 💚💚💚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)

May 15, 2025

2024-2025 Goals:

  1. Will not be here for the final recital.

  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. ❤️Review the following before you take your test:

    1. Review and memorize the following key signatures:

      1. C, G, D, A, E, F, B-flat, E-flat, A-flat majors

      2. A, E, B, F-sharp, C-sharp, G-sharp, D, C, and F minors

      3. Order of sharps and flats:

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

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

      4. Practice writing all of the key signatures on staff paper every day.

    2. Review the rhythm chapter. With a special focus on the rules for combining strong and weak beats, ,as well as compound vs. simple time signatures.

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

    1. Please be careful of the tempo markings in the syllabus.

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

    1. Do the sight-reading examples from sets 3-4

    2. Practice with the audio samples in Newzik titled Clapback Playback 5-8

    3. Practice singing your intervals.

      1. Play the starting note

      2. Sing the starting note, the note above and the starting note again.

      3. Play the interval to confirm.

      4. Then sing and play the interval at the same time.

  4. 💚Etude in A-flat Major, Op. 139, No. 51 by Czerny (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Add flexibility in phrasing - taking time at the beginning and ends of phrases.

    2. Work up to m.m. 92.

  5. 💚Etude in E Minor op. 29 no. 14 by (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Speed-build one-two systems at a time at the following speeds:

      1. m.m. 92

      2. m.m. 96

      3. m.m. 100

      4. m.m. 104

    2. Play through and as soon as you find a spot that you can’t play with the metronome, stop and spot the section until you can play with the beat.

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

    1. Avoid ghosts notes in the LH.

    2. We need even more expression - taking time at the beginning and ends of phrases.

  7. 💚Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI:G1, Movement 1 by Haydn (L. 6, List B)

    1. Please make the phrasings a priority.

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

    1. Do metronome practice with m.m. 80

    2. Record yourself and listen for NFPER

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

    1. See the remaining markings in the music.

    2. Practice working toward softer sounds / contrasts when you can.

    3. Memorize - 4 -8 measures at a time.

      1. play with, without, with, without, with music.

  10. 🖤Listening assignment

    1. Bach Invention No. 4

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

    💚Review Pieces

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  28. 💚💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  43. 💚💚💚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)

May 8, 2025

2024-2025 Goals:

  1. Will not be here for the final recital.

  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. !!❤️Sign up to take the Level 5 theory test!

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

    1. Please be careful of the tempo markings in the syllabus.

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

    1. Do the sight-reading examples from sets 3-4

    2. Practice with the audio samples in Newzik titled Clapback Playback 5-8

    3. Practice singing your intervals.

      1. Play the starting note

      2. Sing the starting note, the note above and the starting note again.

      3. Play the interval to confirm.

      4. Then sing and play the interval at the same time.

  4. 💚Etude in A-flat Major, Op. 139, No. 51 by Czerny (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Add flexibility in phrasing - taking time at the beginning and ends of phrases.

    2. Work up to m.m. 92.

  5. 💚Etude in E Minor op. 29 no. 14 by (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Speed-build one-two systems at a time at the following speeds:

      1. m.m. 92

      2. m.m. 96

      3. m.m. 100

      4. m.m. 104

    2. Play through and as soon as you find a spot that you can’t play with the metronome, stop and spot the section until you can play with the beat.

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

    1. Avoid ghosts notes in the LH.

    2. We need even more expression - taking time at the beginning and ends of phrases.

  7. 💚Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI:G1, Movement 1 by Haydn (L. 6, List B)

    1. Please make the phrasings a priority.

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

    1. Do metronome practice with m.m. 80

    2. Record yourself and listen for NFPER

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

    1. See the remaining markings in the music.

    2. Practice working toward softer sounds / contrasts when you can.

    3. Memorize - 4 -8 measures at a time.

      1. play with, without, with, without, with music.

  10. 🖤Listening assignment

    1. Bach Invention No. 4

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

    💚Review Pieces

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  28. 💚💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  43. 💚💚💚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)

April 10, 2025

2024-2025 Goals:

  1. Will not be here for the final recital.

  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. !!❤️Sign up to take the Level 5 theory test!

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

    1. Please be careful of the tempo markings in the syllabus.

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

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

    2. Practice with the audio samples in Newzik titled Clapback Playback 5-8

    3. Practice singing your intervals.

      1. Play the starting note

      2. Sing the starting note, the note above and the starting note again.

      3. Play the interval to confirm.

      4. Then sing and play the interval at the same time.

  4. 💚Etude in A-flat Major, Op. 139, No. 51 by Czerny (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Add pedal (write in the pedal throughout the entire piece)

    2. Practice with the pedal.

  5. 💚Etude in E Minor op. 29 no. 14 by (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Speed-build one-two systems at a time at the following speeds:

      1. m.m. 84

      2. m.m. 88

      3. m.m. 92

      4. m.m. 96

    2. Play through and as soon as you find a spot that you can’t play with the metronome, stop and spot the section until you can play with the beat.

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

    1. Ask yourself where the phrases are? How do we use expression when know where the end of the phrase is?

  7. 💜Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI:G1, Movement 1 by Haydn (L. 6, List B)

    1. Start learning as much as possible.

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

    1. Do metronome practice with m.m. 80

    2. Record yourself and listen for NFPER

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

    1. See the remaining markings in the music.

    2. Practice working toward softer sounds / contrasts when you can.

    3. Memorize - 4 -8 measures at a time.

      1. play with, without, with, without, with music.

  10. 🖤Listening assignment

    1. Bach Invention No. 4

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

    💚Review Pieces

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  28. 💚💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  43. 💚💚💚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)

March 27, 2025

2024-2025 Goals:

  1. Will not be here for the final recital.

  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. 💚Sign up to take the Level 5 theory test!

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

    1. Please be careful of the tempo markings in the syllabus.

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

    1. Do the sight-reading examples from sets 9-10

    2. Practice with the audio samples in Newzik titled Clapback Playback 5-8

    3. Practice singing your intervals.

      1. Play the starting note

      2. Sing the starting note, the note above and the starting note again.

      3. Play the interval to confirm.

      4. Then sing and play the interval at the same time.

  4. 💚Etude in A-flat Major, Op. 139, No. 51 by Czerny (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Add pedal (write in the pedal throughout the entire piece)

    2. Practice with the pedal.

  5. 💜Etude in E Minor op. 29 no. 14 by (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Be able to play through the entire piece at m.m. 56 per quarter note.

    2. Play through and as soon as you find a spot that you can’t play with the metronome, stop and spot the section until you can play with the beat.

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

    1. See the red pen.

  7. 💜Sonatina in G Major, Hob. XVI:G1, Movement 1 by Haydn (L. 6, List B)

    1. Start learning as much as possible.

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

    1. Do metronome practice with m.m. 80

    2. Record yourself and listen for NFPER

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

    1. See the remaining markings in the music.

    2. Practice with m.m. 50 per dotted half note.

  10. 🖤Listening assignment

    1. Bach Invention No. 4

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

    💚Review Pieces

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  28. 💚💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  43. 💚💚💚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)

March 20, 2025

2024-2025 Goals:

  1. Will not be here for the final recital.

  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. 💜Technical Requirements Level 6 (every day assignment)

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

      1. CLOSE LOUD

      2. STACCATO

      3. LEGATO

      4. SPEED-BUILD

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

    1. Do the sight-reading examples from sets 7-8

    2. Practice with the audio samples in Newzik titled Clapback Playback 5-8

    3. Practice singing your intervals.

      1. Play the starting note

      2. Sing the starting note, the note above and the starting note again.

      3. Play the interval to confirm.

      4. Then sing and play the interval at the same time.

  3. 💜Celebrate Theory: Level 5

    1. Complete the practice exam in one sitting.

  4. 💚Etude in A-flat Major, Op. 139, No. 51 by Czerny (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Finish learning to the end.

    2. Apply your own movement and expression based on your current experience!

  5. 💚Etude in E Minor op. 29 no. 14 by (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Be able to play through the entire piece at m.m. 56 per quarter note.

    2. Play through and as soon as you find a spot that you can’t play with the metronome, stop and spot the section until you can play with the beat.

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

    1. See the red pen.

  7. 💜Sonatina in G Major, Hob. XVI:G1, Movement 1 by Haydn (L. 6, List B)

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

    1. Do metronome practice with m.m. 80

    2. Record yourself and listen for NFPER

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

    1. See the remaining markings in the music.

    2. Practice with m.m. 50 per dotted half note.

  10. 🖤Listening assignment

    1. Bach Invention No. 4

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

    💚Review Pieces

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  28. 💚💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  43. 💚💚💚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)

March 14, 2025

2024-2025 Goals:

  1. Will not be here for the final recital.

  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. 💚Technical Requirements Level 6 (every day assignment)

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

      1. CLOSE LOUD

      2. STACCATO

      3. LEGATO

      4. SPEED-BUILD

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

    1. Do the sight-reading examples from sets 7-8

    2. Practice with the audio samples in Newzik titled Clapback Playback 5-8

    3. Practice singing your intervals.

      1. Play the starting note

      2. Sing the starting note, the note above and the starting note again.

      3. Play the interval to confirm.

      4. Then sing and play the interval at the same time.

  3. 💜Celebrate Theory: Level 5

    1. Complete the practice exam in one sitting.

  4. 💚Etude in A-flat Major, Op. 139, No. 51 by Czerny (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Finish learning

    2. Apply your own movement and expression based on your current experience!

  5. 💜Etude in E Minor op. 29 no. 14 by (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Pause on speed-building. To the end up to m.m. 56

    2. Find all of the areas that required you to drop into the keyboard (half notes) and practice the pop up movement and drop (using gravity).

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

    1. Make your rhythms precise - measure 10 for example.

    2. Tidy attacks in chords

    3. No ghost notes in chords

    4. Think about strong, weak, medium-strong, weak - how can this apply to your piece?

  7. Sonatina in G Major, Hob. XVI:G1, Movement 1 by Jaydn (L. 6, List B)

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

    1. Practice starting from any measure.

    2. Start working on memorization.

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

    1. Fix all of the remaining markings / pen.

    2. Steady beat throughout. But, lean into accents on weak beats.

  10. 🖤Listening assignment

    1. Bach Invention No. 4

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

    💚Review Pieces

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  28. 💚💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  43. 💚💚💚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)

March 6, 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. ***💚Technical Requirements Level 6 (every day assignment)

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

      1. CLOSE LOUD

      2. STACCATO

      3. LEGATO

      4. SPEED-BUILD

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

    1. Do the sight-reading examples from sets 7-8

    2. Practice with the audio samples in Newzik titled Clapback Playback 1-4

    3. Practice singing your intervals.

      1. Play the starting note

      2. Sing the starting note, the note above and the starting note again.

      3. Play the interval to confirm.

      4. Then sing and play the interval at the same time.

  3. ***💚Celebrate Theory: Level 5

    1. Complete the practice exam in one sitting.

  4. ***💚Etude in A-flat Major, Op. 139, No. 51 by Czerny (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Start learning!

  5. 💚Etude in E Minor op. 29 no. 14 by (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Pause on speed-building. To the end up to m.m. 56

    2. Find all of the areas that required you to drop into the keyboard (half notes) and practice the pop up movement and drop (using gravity).

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

    1. Make your rhythms precise - measure 10 for example.

    2. Tidy attacks in chords

    3. No ghost notes in chords

    4. Think about strong, weak, medium-strong, weak - how can this apply to your piece?

  7. Sonatina in G Major, Hob. XVI:G1, Movement 1 by Jaydn (L. 6, List B)

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

    1. Practice starting from any measure.

    2. Start working on memorization.

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

    1. Fix all of the remaining markings / pen.

    2. Steady beat throughout. But, lean into accents on weak beats.

  10. 🖤Listening assignment

    1. Bach Invention No. 4

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

    💚Review Pieces

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  28. 💚💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  43. 💚💚💚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)

February 27, 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. 💚Technical Requirements Level 6 (every day assignment)

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

      1. CLOSE LOUD

      2. STACCATO

      3. LEGATO

      4. SPEED-BUILD

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

    1. Do the sight-reading examples from sets 7-8

    2. Practice with the audio samples in Newzik titled Clapback Playback 1-4

    3. Practice singing your intervals.

      1. Play the starting note

      2. Sing the starting note, the note above and the starting note again.

      3. Play the interval to confirm.

      4. Then sing and play the interval at the same time.

  3. 💚Celebrate Theory: Level 5

    1. Complete the practice exam in one sitting.

  4. Etude in A-flat Major, Op. 139, No. 51 by Czerny (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Start learning!

  5. ***💚Etude in E Minor op. 29 no. 14 by (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Lego-Speed-Building:

      1. To the end up to m.m. 56

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

    1. Focus on the RH being cantabile = singing style

    2. Keep LH in-movement while you focus on playing very softly. This should be a backup for the RH.

  7. Sonatina in G Major, Hob. XVI:G1, Movement 1 by Jaydn (L. 6, List B)

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

    1. Practice starting from any measure.

    2. Start working on memorization.

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

    1. Please fix the remaining pen / highlights.

  10. 🖤Listening assignment

    1. Bach Invention No. 4

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

    💚Review Pieces

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  28. 💚💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  43. 💚💚💚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)

February 13, 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. 💚Etude in E Minor op. 29 no. 14 by (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Lego-Speed-Building:

      1. To the end up to m.m. 56

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

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

      1. CLOSE LOUD

      2. STACCATO

      3. LEGATO

      4. SPEED-BUILD

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

    1. Do the sight-reading examples from sets 5-6

    2. Practice singing your intervals.

      1. Play the starting note

      2. Sing the starting note, the note above and the starting note again.

      3. Play the interval to confirm.

      4. Then sing and play the interval at the same time.

  4. 💚Celebrate Theory: Level 5 Unit 6

    1. Complete pages 1-6

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

    1. Practice starting from any measure.

    2. Start working on memorization.

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

    1. Please fix the remaining pen / highlights.

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

    1. Focus on the RH being cantabile = singing style

    2. Keep LH in-movement while you focus on playing very softly. This should be a backup for the RH.

  8. 🖤Listening assignment

    1. Bach Invention No. 4

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

    💚Review Pieces

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  26. 💚💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  41. 💚💚💚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)

February 6, 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. 💚Etude in E Minor op. 29 no. 14 by (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Lego-Speed-Building:

      1. Do as much as you can to m.m. 56

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

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

      1. CLOSE LOUD

      2. STACCATO

      3. LEGATO

      4. SPEED-BUILD

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

    1. Do the sight-reading examples from sets 5-6

    2. Practice singing your intervals.

      1. Play the starting note

      2. Sing the starting note, the note above and the starting note again.

      3. Play the interval to confirm.

      4. Then sing and play the interval at the same time.

  4. (purple heart)Celebrate Theory: Level 5 Unit 2

    1. Complete pages 14-16

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

  5. (purple heart)Sonatina in A Minor by Georg Anton Benda (L. 6, List B)

    1. Use wrists much much more.

    2. Experiment with movement in ANY WAY if something is difficult. Can it make your passage easier?

  6. (purple heart)Tchaikovsky, Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 9: Waltz (L. 6, List C)

    1. Please fix the blue highlights and apply the movement we talked about in Brenda

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

    1. Add pedal according to our discussion at the lesson.

  8. 🖤Listening assignment

    1. Bach Invention No. 4

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

    💚Review Pieces

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  26. 💚💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  41. 💚💚💚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)

January 31, 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. 💜Etude in E Minor op. 29 no. 14 by (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Learn a few quick facts about Bertini and talk to me about him next lesson.

    2. Finish learning the entire piece!

    3. Remember to exaggerate your movement and dynamics every single time.

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

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

      1. CLOSE LOUD

      2. STACCATO

      3. LEGATO

      4. SPEED-BUILD

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

    1. Do the sight-reading examples from sets 3-4

    2. Practice singing your intervals.

      1. Play the starting note

      2. Sing the starting note, the note above and the starting note again.

      3. Play the interval to confirm.

      4. Then sing and play the interval at the same time.

  4. 💚Celebrate Theory: Level 5 Unit 2

    1. Complete pages 14-16

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

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

    1. Use wrists much much more.

    2. Experiment with movement in ANY WAY if something is difficult. Can it make your passage easier?

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

    1. Please fix the blue highlights and apply the movement we talked about in Brenda

  7. 💜Aria in G Major by Telemann (L. 6, A)

    1. Listen to the YouTube link I texted to your thread.

      1. Notice the flexibility in the melody.

      2. Notice all the ornamentation (trills, extra notes)

    2. Work on memorization:

      1. Play with and without the music in small chunks.

  8. 🖤Listening assignment

    1. Bach Invention No. 4

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

    💚Review Pieces

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  26. 💚💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  41. 💚💚💚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)

January 23, 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. 💚Etude in E Minor op. 29 no. 14 by (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Learn a few quick facts about Bertini and talk to me about him next lesson.

    2. Finish learning the entire piece!

    3. Remember to exaggerate your movement and dynamics every single time.

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

    1. See your syllabus for the blue 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 3-4

    2. Practice singing your intervals.

      1. Play the starting note

      2. Sing the starting note, the note above and the starting note again.

      3. Play the interval to confirm.

      4. Then sing and play the interval at the same time.

  5. ***💛Celebrate Theory: Level 5 Unit 2

    1. Complete pages 9-13

    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 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 96, 100, 104

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

    1. Please please please work on including your body, head, and arms into the dynamic contrast of this piece. What ever you try, it will probably not be quite enough in terms of movement - so do MORE than you think you need to! :)

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

    1. Listen to the YouTube link I texted to your thread.

      1. Notice the flexibility in the melody.

      2. Notice all the ornamentation (trills, extra notes)

    2. Work on memorization:

      1. Play with and without the music in small chunks.

  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)

January 16, 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. 💚Etude in E Minor op. 29 no. 14 (L. 6, Etude)

    1. Learn hands alone then together up to measure 11.

    2. Remember to exaggerate your movement and dynamics every single time.

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

    1. Please relearn all the fingering for Dominant 7th and leading tone diminshed.

    2. 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. Practice singing your intervals.

      1. Play the starting note

      2. Sing the starting note, the note above and the starting note again.

      3. Play the interval to confirm.

      4. Then sing and play the interval at the same time.

  5. 💛Celebrate Theory: Level 5 Unit 2

    1. Complete pages 8-13

    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 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 96, 100, 104

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

    1. Please please please work on including your body, head, and arms into the dynamic contrast of this piece. What ever you try, it will probably not be quite enough in terms of movement - so do MORE than you think you need to! :)

  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)

January 9, 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. Etude in E Minor op. 29 no. 14 (L. 6, Etude)

  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 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 96, 100, 104

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

    1. Please please please work on including your body, head, and arms into the dynamic contrast of this piece. What ever you try, it will probably not be quite enough in terms of movement - so do MORE than you think you need to! :)

  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)