Lesson notes. October 7
Here is some information about 16th century composer Carlo Gesualdo:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Gesualdo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Gesualdo
LESSON PAGE. BERNARD
LESSON NOTES
TECHNIQUE
TECHNIQUE AND SCALES
Scales |
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Sightreading |
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CHORD SYMBOLS for Jazz charts
Review of basic chord symbolsBe able to build all these chords on any of the white keys. See video on the right --->
C C Major 3-note chord C - E - G Major 3rd followed by a minor 3rd C C minor 3-note chord C - Eb - G minor 3rd followed by a Major 3rd C C Diminished 4-note chord C - Eb - Gb - A minor 3rd followed by another minor 3rd and another minor 3rd ______________other chords______________ C7 C Major + minor 7th (also known as Dominant 7th chord) 4-note chord C - E - G - Bb CMaj7 C Major + Major 7th 4-note chord C - E - G - B Cm7 C minor + minor 7th 4-note chord C - Eb - G - Bb CmMaj7 C minor + Major 7th (very rare) 4-note chord C - Eb - G - B |
THESE OTHER CHORDS BELOW ARE MORE COMPLEX AND WE WILL USE THEM LATER
C7dim (also known as C diminished) C minor + diminished 5th + diminished 7th 4-note chord C - Eb - Gb - Bbb (A) Cm7(b5) (also known as C half-diminished) C minor + diminished 5th + minor 7th 4-note chord C - Eb - Gb - Bb |
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Chords with 7ths.
How to find the Major and minor 7th |
Click on the image to enlarge it and read more easily.
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TRADITIONAL AND CLASSICAL REPERTORY
from the book BEGINNING PIANO SOLOS |
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IN PROGRESS: MOZART Piano Sonata C major K. 545. 2nd movement
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SHOW TUNES AND JAZZ STANDARDS
Three new songs.
Afternoon in Paris / My Buddy / My Ship
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Songs with simplified chords in C Major
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Satin Doll
Alice in Wonderland Always
Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans
Can't Help Fall in Love (Two charts prepared by Gabriel)
Bewitched. See graphic example below
Easy to Love
Getting to Know You
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PREVIOUS REPERTORY
CHOPIN G minor Mazurka |
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Lo, How a Rose E'er BloomingIf you can, send me a photo of the page, so I can follow the music with you
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Minuet in C Major |
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Quick preparation pieces
Handel. Largo |
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Elgar. Pomp and Circumstance (very easy version) |
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Repertory ready to be played anytime in front of friends
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Beethoven. 2nd mov. Symphony 7 |
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IMPROVISATION TECHNIQUES.
Connie, here are a few tracks I recorded so you can play them in the background and improvise melodies using the notes from the scales indicated on the recording.
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Improvisations:
Scale of C Major (all white keys) Scale of G Major (F is sharp) Scale of D Major (F and C are sharp) Scale of A Major (F, C and G are sharp) |
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IN PROGRESS: BEETHOVEN. First movement of the Moonlight Sonata (slow movement)
NEW VERSION: Transposed to D minor
DECEMBER 3
Below is the score with extra two pages added to it.
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SIMPLE APPROACH SONGS. INDEX TO SONGBOOK |
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Learning tunesPreparing a "tune". Mapping the territory:
Preparing a "tune". Starting to improvise:
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Tunes for practice. In the key of C
How High the Moon (in G)
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UNCHAINED MELODY
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IN PROGRESS: What a Wonderful World
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PASSED: PASTORALE by F. Burgmuller |
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GENTLE RAIN by G. Ruiz-Bernal |
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TWO EASY SONGS
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LET IT BE |
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YESTERDAY |
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YESTERDAY IN F
First with a simple note-by-note LH Then with a big extensive arpeggio LH |
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Some Enchanted Evening |
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IT HAD TO BE YOU
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O Holy Night |
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Ode to Joy |
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Greensleeves |
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PASSED or taking a break:BURGMULLER Innocence
Unchained Melody BACH Prelude Nr. 1 in C Major WTC-1 BACH Prelude Nr.3 in D Minor CHOPIN Prelude in B Minor SATIE Gymnopédie Nr. 1 CLEMENTI Sonatina in C Major CHOPIN Prelude in E minor
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FUTURE pieces:On queue to explore:
Halleluia by Leonard Cohen | ||||||
IN PROGRESS: "Polka" by Michael I. Glinka |
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Tchaikovsky. Theme from piano concerto Nr.1 |
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PASSED: INNOCENCE by F. Burgmuller |
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PASSED: ARABESQUE by F. Burgmuller |
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PASSED: PRELUDE in A Major by F. Chopin |
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PASSED: PRELUDE in E minor by F. Chopin |
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Learning the complete arrangement as written
(this is the last step after many other steps we will follow)
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IN PROGRESS: "Impromptu in Bb Major (theme) by F. Schubert
Step 1. Learn the RH melody without octaves
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Step 2. Adding the bass notes to the melody
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Step 3.
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Step 4
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Step 5
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READY: Step 6 (Uploaded November 15)
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Tech adjustments:
I recorded a short video on how to download the score from our website and then load it to Books, where you can edit it. You may need to deactivate the "Apple Pencil" so that the finger can draw.
Here is the link:
https://youtube.com/shorts/y_vY1mPnuAU?feature=share
Here is the link:
https://youtube.com/shorts/y_vY1mPnuAU?feature=share
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Also, the microphone on your new iPhone needs to be adjusted during the FaceTime call. It is currently set to prioritize the voice over the piano, and the piano sounds extremely soft, while the voice sounds loud and clear.
During the call: • During a FaceTime call, swipe down from the top-right corner (Control Center), tap “Mic Mode”, and choose: • Standard – default voice-optimized • Voice Isolation – prioritizes your voice, filters out other sounds • Wide Spectrum – allows all sounds to be captured, including musical instruments To capture music naturally, you must manually switch to “Wide Spectrum” during each call. |
The recording process didn't allow me to record my vice, so it came out silent.
This is the process step-by-step to change the setting to "Wide Spectrum" |