Continue the excellent job with the Kabalevsky - Waltz.
Points to focus on:
Bars 4-5, 8-9, 12-13, 14-15, 20-21, 24-25, 28-29 - need to be steady and not slower! Practice just those bars with metronome at 90 per quarter beat.
The last RH note is D!
2017-2018 Lesson 7: Jasper Wang
Kabalevsky -
No. 13 Waltz -
a. Make sure to always start with Hands Separately - steady counting
b. Hands together with metronome. Set the metronome to 64....when you can play three times with no mistake continue to 68...then 72.
and then together. Correct fingerings, steady counting!!!
No. 2 Polka, No. 3 Rambling and No. 4 Hands together - the goal is to play without stopping and not to wait for the first beat for too long!
2017-2018 Lesson 6: Jasper Wang
Kabalevsky -
No. 13 Waltz - Make sure to always start with Hands Separately and then together. Correct fingerings, steady counting!!!
No. 2 Polka, No. 3 Rambling and No. 4 Hands together - the goal is to play without stopping and not to wait for the first beat for too long!
Czerny
No. 2 - HS and HT
Steady counting, and correct fingerings, use the tip! Practice with metronome. First at 72, 76, and 80.
No. 3- HS and HT - tip of fingers!
2017-2018 Lesson 5: Jasper Wang
Kabalevsky -
No. 2 Polka, No. 3 Rambling and No. 4 Hands together - the goal is to play without stopping and not to wait for the first beat for too long!
No. 13 Waltz - Hands Separately and together. Correct fingerings, steady counting.
Czerny
No. 2 - HS and HT
Steady counting, and correct fingerings, use the tip! Practice with metronome. First at 72, 76, and 80.
No. 3 - HS and HT - tip of fingers!
2017-2018 Lesson 4: Jasper Wang
Kabalevsky -
No. 2 Polka and No. 3 Rambling Hands together - the goal is to play without stopping and not to wait for the first beat for too long!
No. 4 Hands separately and together. Use the correct fingerings. Count steadily!
No. 13 Waltz - Hands Separately bars 1-15.
Czerny
No. 1 - HT. Continue the great work. Last week of practicing no.1 Goal is yo keep playing with a steady beat, but also to use the tip of your fingers.
Practice with metronome. First at 76, and then 80 - one beat per quarter note.
No. 2 - HS and HT
Steady counting, and correct fingerings, use the tip! Practice with metronome. First at 72, 76, and 80.
No. 3 - HS and HT - tip of fingers!
2017-2018 Lesson 3: Jasper Wang
Kabalevsky - Once more the following:
No. 2 Polka and No. 3 Rambling Hands Separately and together - steady beat!
No. 4 Hands separately. Use the correct fingerings.
Czerny
No. 1 - HT.
Steady counting, and correct fingerings. Practice with metronome. First at 76, and then 80 - one beat per quarter note.
No. 2 - HS and HT
Steady counting, and correct fingerings. Practice with metronome. First at 72, and then 76
2017-2018 Lesson 2: Jasper Wang
Great work, Jasper! Keep it up!
Kabalevsky
No. 2 Polka and No. 3 Rambling Hands Separately and together
No. 4 Hands separately. Use the correct fingerings.
Czerny
Only No. 1 - HS and HT.
Steady counting, and correct fingerings. Practice with metronome. First at 72, and then 76 - one beat per quarter note.
2017-2018 Lesson 1: Jasper Wang
Kabalevsky
No. 2 Polka and No. 3 Rambling Hands Separately. Remember to use the correct fingerings.
Czerny
No. 1 & 2 - HS and HT. Steady counting, and correct fingerings.