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Performance Class Pieces:
Diabelli Etude in C Major : sounds good! Make sure you play with a steady beat! Please practice with metronome at 100 per quarter beat. Not any faster. Dynamic contrasts!!
Jon George, Relay Race: Please practice with metronome, at 68 per three eighth notes. Each eighth note needs to be equal!
Scales(HS) Please practice with
metronome at 69 per two notes. No faster!
C, G, F Major
A, E, D Natural minor
A, E, D Harmonic Minor
Chromatic Scale starting on C - Hands separately.
Contrary motion Scale
C major
Tonic Chords (no metronome)
Brocken C major HT, correct fingerings.
Relay Race
Its important that you practice with metronome! 72 per three eighth notes! Steady!!!
Etude in C
Continue the good job! Please continue practicing with the metronome - 100 for each quarter beat. Steady counting
Scales(HS) Please practice with
metronome at 69 per two notes!
C, G, F Major
A, E, D Natural minor
A, E, D Harmonic Minor
Chromatic Scale starting on C - Hands separately.
Contrary motion Scale
C major
Czerny No. 14
HS & HT
1. When you practice your LH alone - also practice long /short as we did together.
For December 16th Performance Class
Diabelli Etude in C Major
Contunue the excellent work, Jasper.
1. Please practice bars 17-21 slow LH alone few times per day before you practice hands together
2. Continue practicing with metronome at 100 per quarter note. Not any faster.
George Relay Race
Make sure that each eighth note is equal!
Keep practicing at 68 per dotted quarter beat (one click per three eighth notes)
Scales(HS) Please practice with metronome at 69 per two notes!
C, G, F Major
A, E, D Natural minor
A, E, D Harmonic Minor
Chromatic Scale starting on C - Hands separately.
Contrary motion Scale
C major
Czerny (Important!)
Good job! Please keep it up with hands together for next week. Steady counting!
For December 16th Performance Class
Diabelli Etude in C Major
Contunue the excellent work, Jasper.
1. Remember the two dynamic levels you have - mp and mf
2. Please practice with metronome starting at 88 per quarter beat as we did together. When you can play twice with no mistakes then go to 92...96...100.
George Relay Race
Please use the metronome when you practice at 60 per dotted quarter beat - one click per three eighth notes. Listen carefully, no rushing. When you can play twice with no mistakes go to 64...68.
Scales(HS) Please practice with metronome at 60...64...69 per two notes!
C, G, F Major
A, E, D Natural minor
A, E, D Harmonic Minor
Chromatic Scale starting on C - Hands separately.
Contrary motion Scale
C major
Czerny (Important!)
No 13
Practice HS and HT all three lines. Steady with no mistakes please.
Diabelli(Level 1 Piano Études, page 5)
For December 16th performance class
Continue the good work! With metronome at 62...66...70...74 per quarter beat.
Remember to use your wrists for he quarter chords (wrists goes up).
Please revise Relay Race for performance class, December 16th. (Level 1 Piano Études, page 4). Count steadily!
Scales(HS) Please practice with metronome at 56 per two notes!
Chromatic Scale starting on C - RH only.
Slower - steady counting.
Remember to use to correct fingerings for F major RH. 4th finger for B flat.
C, G, F Major
A, E, D Natural minor
A, E, D Harmonic Minor
Diabelli(Level 1 Piano Études, page 5)
Continue practicing with metronome.
Start at 58 per quarter beat - as we did together.
Few points to remember:
1. Bar 3 - RH fingering change
2. Bar 6 - LH notes
3. Bar 8 - quarter rest
4. Bar 15- LH notes
5. Bar 22 - LH Notes
Scales(HS)
Chromatic Scale starting on C - RH only.
Slower - steady counting.
Remember to use to correct fingerings for F major RH. 4th finger for B flat.
C, G, F Major
A, E, D Natural minor
A, E, D Harmonic Minor
Diabelli(Level 1 Piano Études, page 5)
Continue the good job, Jasper!
Please Practice HT with metronome at 50 per quarter beat. One click per quarter note. When you can play at least twice without stopping and correct notes and fingerings, please continue to 54 per quarter beat. And then finally at 58 per quarter beat.
Czerny (same as before)
No 13
Practice HS and HT all three lines.
Scales(HS)
Slower - steady counting.
Remember to use to correct fingerings for F major RH. 4th finger for B flat.
C, G, F Major
A, E, D Natural minor
A, E, D Harmonic Minor
Diabelli (Level 1 Piano Études, page 5)
Practice HS and HT the whole page. Correct fingerings and steady counting.
Czerny (same as before)
No 13
Practice HS and HT all three lines.
Scales(HS)
Slower - steady counting.
Remember to use to correct fingerings for F major RH. 4th finger for B flat.
C, G, F Major
A, E Natural minor
A, E Harmonic Minor
Diabelli (Level 1 Piano Études, page 5)
Continue the good work with Measures 1 - 8. Bar 6 LH correct notes.
Measures 9-24 Hands separately
Czerny (same as before)
No 13
1. please practice all three lines HS
2. The first and half lines - up until they repeat markings, HT.
Scales (HS)
Continue the good work. Remember to use to correct fingerings for F major RH. 4th finger for B flat.
C, G, F Major
A, E Natural minor
A, E Harmonic Minor
Czerny (same as before)
No 13
1. please practice all three lines HS
2. The first and half lines - up until they repeat markings, HT.
Diabelli (Level 1 Piano Études, page 5)
Measures 1 - 8 first hands separately and then hands together. Correct fingerings!
Scales (HS)
C, G Major
A, E Natural minor
A, E Harmonic Minor
Czerny
No 13
1. please practice all three lines HS
2. The first and half lines - up until they repeat markings, HT.
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Scales
C, G , F Major
A, E, D natural Minor
A, E, D harmonic Minor
REMEMBER THE STRING TIED TO YOUR WRIST? KEEP IT PULLED UP. :)
1. As written, one note at each time.
2. Long / Short
Czerny
Let's learn this in small chunks!
Nos. 13 and 14 HS
Fingerings, and steady counting.
Jon George Relay Race
Please practice the following way:
1. long / short / long when eight notes.
2. As written, steady counting (6 eights beats in a measure). Remember the accents.
Please keep practicing:
Drifting Clouds
Monrning Greeting
Waltz by Kabalevsky (No. 13)
Scales
C, G , F Major
A, E, D natural Minor
A, E, D harmonic Minor
Please continue the good work with the scales. Listen carefully for a steady beat - no rushing.
1. As written, one note at each time.
2. Long / Short
Czerny
Nos. 13 and 14 HS
Fingerings, and steady counting.
Jon George Relay Race
Please practice the following way:
1. long / short / long when eight notes.
2. As written, steady counting (6 eights beats in a measure). Remember the accents.
Please keep practicing:
Drifting Clouds
Monrning Greeting
Waltz by Kabalevsky (No. 13)
Scales
Please continue the good work with the scales. Listen carefully for a steady beat - no rushing.
1. As written, one note at each time.
2. Long / Short
C Major
A natural Minor
A harmonic Minor
G Major
E natural Minor (key signature, fingerings!)
E harmonic Minor (key signature, fingerings!)
F major (fingerings. RH reaches the top with the 4th finger).
Czerny
Nos. 13 and 14 HS
Fingerings, and steady counting.
Jon George Relay Race
Steady counting (6 eights beats in a measure).
Please keep practicing:
Drifting Clouds
Monrning Greeting
Waltz by Kabalevsky (No. 13)
Jasper’s lesson was too short this week. Following lesson will be longer.
Worked on final Recital rep and presentation. Look forward to your performance, Jasper!
Drifting Clouds
Continue the good job, Jasper!
1. Please practice with metronome at 76 per two notes.
2. Before you begin think of the eighth notes.
Piano Duet
Sounds good! Remember the ties!
Scales
Please continue the good work with the scales. Listen carefully for a steady beat - no rushing.
1. As written, one note at each time.
2. Long / Short
C, G major
A, E natural Minor
A, E harmonic Minor (fingerings)
Loesshorn Duet No. 4
Great job!!! Remember to bring both pages on Sunday at the performance class.
Gurlitt Drifting Clouds
Before you start playing, take TIME to concentrate and feel three steady counts (silently think one and two and three and GO!)
Today you played this piece really beautifully, please keep it up. Dynamics!!!! Remember to bring your book with you on Sunday.
Music Theory Book 3 - please complete pages 16-21.
Scales
Please continue the good work with the scales. Listen carefully for a steady beat - no rushing.
1. As written, one note at each time.
2. Long / Short
C major
A natural Minor
A harmonic Minor (fingerings)
G major
Guerlitt Morning Greeting
Please practice with metronome.
1. First LH alone at 150 per eighth note (once click per eighth note)
2. RH alone at 150 per eighth note.
3. HT at 150 per eighth note.
William Gillock Drifting Clouds
Great job, Jasper!
Please exaggerate the dynamics - especially bars 9-16.
Loesshorn Duet No. 4
Great work, Jasper!
Scales (next lesson we’ll start with scales)
Please continue the good work with the scales. Listen carefully for a steady beat - no rushing.
C major
A natural Minor
A harmonic Minor (fingerings)
Duet No. 4
Great work, Jasper.
Please remember the dynamics!
Morning Greeting
1. Breathe before you start, and before measure 9.
2. Remember the rest of measure 8.
3. Steady beat in measures 4, 18
Drifting Clouds
1. Please practice a bit in groups of two (eighth notes), especially measures 9-14
2. Dynamics
Scales
Please continue the good work with the scales. Listen carefully for a steady beat - no rushing.
C major
A natural Minor
A harmonic Minor (fingerings)
Drifting Clouds - Gillock
Please practice with metronome at 80 and 84 per quarter beat. Dynamic contrasts!
Morning greeting - Gurlitt
Listen to the second eighth note of each bar - no rushing. Great work, Jasper.
Piano Duet No. 4
Goal is to play without stopping and correct dynamic.
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