2019-2020 Lesson 31 of 32

LESSON ASSIGNMENTS

TECHNIQUE - start with this assignment for each practice session.

  1. PREPARE: all of page 12

    1. KEEP YOUR POSITION AND RHYTHM AS PRIORITIES

      1. If you play a 1st or 5th finger on a black key, make sure your position stays up in the black when doing triads!

      2. Practice “blocking” (harmonic) your broken triads.

    2. KEEP FINGERS CLOSER TO THE KEYBOARD.

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MUSICIANSHIP

  1. ***Online Ear Training and Rhythm

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

    2. Click “Piano Teacher Courses”

    3. Login Info:

      1. info@gledhillartscollective.com

      2. dust2789

THEORY

  1. Celebrate Theory: Level 2

    1. PREPARE: Unit 6, then send to Dustin

    2. Dustin emailed on July 7th

READING

  1. Four Star Sightreading & Ear Tests Level 2

    1. Test with Dustin next time on Set 7

    2. Sightreading Portion

      1. Key signature: what is it?

      2. Time signature: what is it?

      3. Study the rhythm.

      4. Study the notes and intervals.

      5. Set a SLOW and steady beat in your mind.

      6. BEGIN! and DON’T STOP ONCE YOU’VE STARTED

  2. Piano Adventures Sightreading Level 2A

    1. Move on from page 39

    2. Do 1-2 of these each day.

    3. BEAT IS THE BOSS

    4. GO SLOWLY

REPERTOIRE

  1. Margaret Goldston (1932-2003), Sparkling Brook (L. 2, B)

    1. Don’t slow down in mm. 15-16

    2. mm. 32 to the end get rid of any pauses.

    3. Make sure that your position is good! Are you playing with raised wrists? Curved fingers? Position up on the keys?

  2. Melody Bober (1955-), I Spy

  3. Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), Menuet en rondeau

    1. Good! Now please make sure your LH notes are correct and relearn this correctly two measures at a time. Don’t go on from two measures until they are smooth! :)

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

  5. Christina Louis Heinrich Köhler (1820-1886), Etude in F Major, Op. 190 No. 27

  6. Christopher Norton (1953-), Feelin’ Good

Repertoire for Review

  1. Christopher Norton

    1. Half Asleep (L. 2, B)

  2. Nancy Telfer

    1. The Silent Moon (L. 2 List B)

  3. L. V. Beethoven

    1. , Ecossaise in G Major (L. 2 List A)

  4. Teresa Richert (b. 1954)

    1. Far Away (L. 1, Etude)

  5. Franz Josef Haydn

    1. German Dance in G Major Hob. IX:22, No. 3 by