Scales related to the pieces we are working on
Finding the relative minor of the Major scale: Departure point: C Count 4 piano keys (white and black) down including the departure point: C - B - Bb - A Your relative minor is: A minor |
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SIGHTREADING |
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IN PROGRESS: F. CHOPIN. Waltz in A minor Nr.11November 14
Key signature: A minor Most important chords in A minor: I = Am // IV = Dm // V7 = E7 RH needs fluency. Keep steady pulse, learn the melody well with the RH, and recognize the chords on the LH before putting hands together M19 attention to bass note = E Ornaments can be added after the. melody feels fluent New fingering loaded to the score |
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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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IN PROGRESS: What a Wonderful WorldOctober 31
New section is ready! |
PRINCIPAL SCALES:
F Major, Bb Major, C Major |
AUTUMN LEAVESOctober 17
Very nice combination of broken chords and single note LH accompaniment. Well done. For the 2nd half, let's do a similar thing: Whenever the melody has a lot of notes, keep the LH simple. When the LH has a long whole note, you can apply a LH of multiple notes (broken chord). Improvisation: (next week) LH will be kept very simple (single note) so all your thinking attention will go to the RH improvised lines. 
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PASSED: PASTORALE by F. Burgmuller |
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GENTLE RAIN by G. Ruiz-Bernal |
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NEW: TWO EASY SONGS
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Hey Jude
Somewhere (West Side Story)
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FROM PREVIOUS LESSON: LET IT BEOctober 12
Working on bass played one octave lower than the chord: If it feels easier, feel free to play the complete chord after you play the bass, not just the top two notes. Good job jumping from the bass to the chord. Almost no wrong notes. |
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YESTERDAY5/25
Bringing this song back with a more sophisticated LH accompaniment |
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 YOUSCORE OF "IT HAD TO BE YOU" WITH SIMPLIFIED RHYTHM
5/25
Bass-chord on the LH is very well assigned. This song is ready to pass and start a new one.
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O Holy Night1/26
Send me recording of how far were you able to go. If you played the entire piece, send me recording of it. |
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Ode to Joy2/23
Practice this one for our next lesson 1/26 Create a recording of this piece. |
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Greensleeves3/9 GREENSLEEVES:
Quick diminished chord formula: Note-1 (skip two keys) Note-2 (skip two keys) Note-3 C (skip C#-D) Eb (skip E-F) Gb It is a C minor with a b5 For the D# diminished chord: D# (skip E-F) F# (skip G-G#) A |
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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 | ||||||
UNCHAINED MELODY |
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IN PROGRESS: "Polka" by Michael I. GlinkaOct 4
One different way to practice is to to learn the RH as is, while learning the LH as static chords held throughout. 
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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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