2017-2018 Lesson 26: Jasper Wang

 Scales 

C major 

A natural Minor

A Harmonic Minor (remember G#)

Correct fingerings. One note at a time. Use fingertips!  Drifting clouds

Continue the excellent work!-

Exaggerate the dynamics (more contrasts)   

Practice with metronome at 76 per quarter beat. When you can play without stopping go to 80 per quarter beat.  

 Morning Greeting

Continue the good job!

Please praxtice with metronome starting at 56 per dotted quarter beat as we did together. Once you can comfortably play without stopping, go to 60 per dotted quarter note. Then 66. 

Always feel the tie; dance movement.

 Piano Duet No.4 by Loesshorn

Please practice HS first, and then hands together. It needs to be extremely steady! Remember we count two groups of three per bar. 

2017-2018 Lesson 25: Jasper Wang

Scales 

C major  

A natural Minor 

A Harmonic Minor (remember G#)

Correct fingerings. One note at a time. Use fingertips!  

Drifitng Clouds

Excellent work, Jasper. 

Please focus on the pedal in bars 9, 11, 13. We change pedal after we play the first note of those bars - NOT before. 

Think of images - think of how you would like your audience to feel with your performance.  

Morning Greeting 

Continue the good job! 

Remember not to fight with he keyboard when you have mf.  

Always feel the tie; dance movement. 

Piano Duet No.4 by Loesshorn

Please practice HS first, and then together. Slow, steady, correct notes. 

 

2017-2018 Lesson 24: Jasper Wang

Morning Greeting

Sounds good!

Remember to play for dancers 

Dynamics.  

Drifting Clouds  

First two lines with pedal (ONLY).

For Pedal: Right foot heel is always on the ground! Before you start the piece place the pedal down first. We change pedal after we see the change peda marking. 

Rest of the piece: Please make sure that you can play without stopping and with all the correct notes for next time. (NO PEDAL). 

 Scales (in your folder / Page 4)

C major Hands Separately  - Correct fingerings!

1. As written - bounce your wrist for each and every note

2. Long / short - bounce your wrist only for the long!

Czerny

Nos. 11-12  -

HT, steady beat, correct notes, and sitting properly on the Piano bench. 

Music Theory Book 3  

Please do as much as you can from the following pages: 4-27

 

2017-2018 Lesson 23: Jasper Wang

 Gillock Drifting Clouds

Excellent work, Jasper! 

Please practice with metronome. First at 62 per quarter beat (2 eighth notes per click). Once you can play three times with no stopping got to 66...and finally at 70.  

Points to remember: 

Bar 3, 6 chord on the first beat - not later! 

Bar 10 - G

Bar 12 - A  

Bar 15 - B

NO PEDAL FOR NOW

Morning Greeting

Excellent! Please practice with metronome at 112 per note - one click per note - then gradually go to 116...120...124. 

Scales (in your folder / Page 4)

C major Hands Separately  - Correct fingerings!

1. As written - bounce your wrist for each and every note

2. Long / short - bounce your wrist only for the long!

Czerny

Nos. 11-12  -

HT, steady beat, correct notes, and sitting properly on the s

2017-2018 Lesson 22: Jasper Wang

 Gillock Drifting Clouds

Great Work Jasper!  

Please practice legato - the first two bars in one movement - follow the slurs.  

Morning Greeting  

Excellent! Please practice with metronome at 112 per note - one click per note - then gradually go to 116...120...124.  

Scales (in your folder / Page 4)

C major Hands Separately  - Correct fingerings! 

1. As written - bounce your wrist for each and every note

2. Long / short - bounce your wrist only for the long! 

 Czerny

Nos. 11-12  -

HT, steady beat, correct notes, and sitting properly on the stool (not sideways)

2017-2018 Lesson 21: Jasper Wang

Gillock Drifting Clouds  (page 11 of Level 1 Etudes)

Continue the excellent work! 

1. Please practice measures 9-14 the same way you did for measures 1-2, 5-6. Two notes per hand counting one beat for each group.  

2. As written. Legato, slow and steady

please use the correct fingerings! 

 Czerny

Nos. 11-12  -

HT, steady beat, correct notes, and sitting properly on the stool (not sideways)

Gurlitt Morning Greeting 

continue the great work! 

Please remember to play legato (smoothly connected). 

Practice with metronome at 40 per dotted quarter note (look at the LH - one click per chord)

 Kabalevsky Waltz (Like before)

Please revise the Waltz. 

1. LH alone  / fingerings!

2. RH alone / slurs and hand breathing. 

3. HT - steady beat.

Music Theory Book 2 - Please complete the whole book.  

2017-2018 Lesson 20: Jasper Wang

 Czerny

Nos. 11-12  -

HT, steady beat, correct notes, and sitting properly on the stool (not sideways)

Gurlitt Morning Greeting  

continue the great work!  

Please remember to play legato (smoothly connected).  

Practice with metronome at 40 per dotted quarter note (look at the LH - one click per chord) 

Gillock Drifting Clouds  (page 11 of Level 1 Etudes)

Please practice measures 1-2, 5-6 the way we practiced together.  

1. To name the notes  

2. Play two notes each hand  as chords 

3. As written - legato

 Kabalevsky Waltz (Like before)

Please revise the Waltz. 

1. LH alone  / fingerings!

2. RH alone / slurs and hand breathing. 

3. HT - steady beat.

2017-2018 Lesson 19: Jasper Wang

Czerny

No. 11 - HS first and then HT. 

No. 12 - only HS.  

Gurlit ‘Morning Greeting’ 

Page 6 from ‘Celebration Series’ Piano Etudes Level 1

Excellent work!!!! Please keep practicing HT with metronome. Start at 94 per eighth note. Then 98...when you can play three times with no mistakes you go to 102...106. 

Kabalevsky Waltz 

Please revise the Waltz.  

1. LH alone  / fingerings!

2. RH alone / slurs and hand breathing.  

3. HT - steady beat.  

2017-2018 Lesson 18: Jasper Wang

Kabalevsky 

No.8 Song 

Great Job!!! Keep it up for Sunday!  

Count silently before you start: one and two and three and four and GO!

No. 9 A little dance 

Beautiful!  

Czerny  

No. 8 was excellent. 

No. 9 - please practice with metronome at 52 per beat (one quarter note per click). When you can play at least three times without stopping, then practice with metronome at 56 per beat. 

 Cornelius Gurlitt, ‘Morning Greeting‘ 

Page 6 from ‘Celebration Series’ Piano Etudes Level 1

very good at putting hands together. For next lesson I would like you to continue practicing hands together with metronome at 52 per eighth note. 

When you can play theee Times without stopping please increase the metronome to 56.  

After playing three times without stopping please increase the metronome to 60 per eighth beat.  

2017-2018 Lesson 17: Jasper Wang

Kabalevsky

No.8 Song

Count silently before you start: one and two and three and four and GO!

Meaaure 3: Remember the first note is G! 

Measure 6: Remember the first note is B.  

Steady counting. Please practice with metronome at 54. Two eighth notes per click.  

No. 9 Steady Counting!  

Meausre 7: Remember the 2nd LH finger goes to B natural.  

Measure 9: Remember 3rd RH finger for C. 

Czerny  

No.8: Continue the good work! He goal for next lesson is to play without stopping. 

No.9: First Practice HS. Correct fingerings and notes. Then HT slow, steady counting.  

 Cornelius Gurlitt, ‘Morning Greeting‘

Page 6 from ‘Celebration Series’ Piano Etudes Level 1

Great job at learning the notes! For next lesson please practice HT slow and steady counting. Remember the ties!!!!! 

Music Theory Book 2: 

Pages 9-15

2017-2018 Lesson 16: Jasper Wang

Kabalevsky  

No. 8 Song  

Continue the good work.  

Few points to remember:  

1.Think of a walking speed before you start. Count 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and GO!  

2 Measure 3 - first note is G!!! 

No. 9 A little Dance  

It’s getting much better. Keep it up!  

Pointa to focus:  

1. Dynamics  

2. Practice measures 6-9 couple of times without stopping. Steady counting.  

3. Remember in Measure 9 to use the third finger of your RH. 

4. The last RH note - Remember it’s F! 

Cornelius Gurlitt, ‘Morning Greeting‘

Page 6 from ‘Celebration Series’ Piano Etudes Level 1

HS - correct notes, fingerings, and steady counting. Remember the key signature.  

Czerny

No. 8: First Practice RH chords (always read the notes one by one and make sure you have the correct fingerings). The hands together, slow.

Music Theory Book 2  

Pages 4-8

2017-2018 Lesson 15: Jasper Wang

Kabalevsky

No. 8 : ‘Song’

Please continue the good work. Practice with metronome at 54 per quarter beat  (two eighth notes per click). 

No. 9: ‘Little Dance’

Great job with the dynamics. Please practice with metronome at 88 per quarter beat (one click per note).  

*Above two pieces are for February Performance Class.  

Czerny  

No. 8: First Practice RH chords (always read the notes one by one and make sure you have the correct fingerings). The hands together, slow.  

Music Theory for Young Children Book 1

please complete pages 30-48.  

We’ll do the assessment (Pages 49-52) together at our next lesson.  

2017-2018 Lesson 14: Jasper Wang

Czerny  

No. 5: Still needs work. Please practice this at least three times a day. The goal is not to stop betweeen the bars.  

Nos. 6-7: Keep up the good work. Practice it for one more week so the notes are more comfortable before we add metronome. 

No. 8: First Practice RH chords (always read the notes one by one and make sure you have the correct fingerings). The hands together, slow.  

Kabalevsky  

No. 8 : It’s getting better. Make sure you know which note is at the first beat of each mesure. Counting steady, playing without stopping! 

No. 9: Articulation (staccato). Counting without stopping between measures.  

2017-2018 Lesson 13: Jasper Wang

Czerny  

Continue the good work!  

Please continue practicing No.5. Always go to the first count of each bar - resist from stopping. Practice the last four measures hands seoarrtky few times. 

Nos. 6-7: HS - correct fingerings, fingertips, steady beat. Then HT - slow, steady! 

Kabalevsky  

Please continue practicing Nos. 8-9. You need to read the notes and not just the fingerings - make sure yot’re playing the correct notes.  

During the break it will be good if Jasper could use an app like ‘Music Tutor’. It will help him reading the notes quicker. 

 

Happy holidays, and congratulations for the great work you have been doing, Jasper!  

2017-2018 Lesson 11: Jasper Wang

Czerny

No. 2 is getting better. Please keep practicing Nos. 2-5, and we’ll start with Czerny next lesson.  

Nos. 2-5, HS & HT 

It is VERY IMPORTANT that you play legato (smoothly connected) when possible (if one hand has repeated notes, then that hand is not possible to play legato). 

Fingertips. Counting is getting much better, keep it up, Jasper!

Kabalevsky  

No. 8 Song HT

Steady counting! Wrist/Fingertips 

No. 9 A little Dance 

1. HS and then HT

2. Staccato (sharp fingertips/and wrist)  

3. Dynamics  

Review Pieces: The pieces below should be prepared for performance at any time. Keep practicing them slow, HS and HT.

Kabalevksy No. 13 Waltz  

2017-2018 Lesson 9: Jasper Wang

Kabalevsky Waltz

Continue the excellent work, Jasper! Keep practicing with metronome.

Points to focus on:

  1. Measures 14-15: Make sure you know the notes you arrive on measure 15.
  2. Measures 25-till end: LH fingerings.
  3. Dynamics

 

Czerny

Please revise Nos. 2 and 3 - HT and then practice Nos. 4 and 5 HS.

Before you start practicing please read aloud all the notes.

Steady counting/Correct fingerings/Fingertips.

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!