BERNARD

LESSON PAGE. BERNARD

March 7

TECHNIQUE AND SCALES

Sept 6
Restoring the technical routine:
1- Scale
2- Arpeggio
3- Chords and inversions (separate hands)
4- Cadence

Each lesson: 3 scales:
Session 1: C-G-D (next lesson)
Session 2: G-D-A
Session 3: D-A-E
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Finding the relative minor of the Major scale:
Departure point: C
Count 4 notes down including the departure point:
C - B - Bb - A
Your relative minor is: A minor

COMPLETE BOOK OF SCALES
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Sept 20
Fingering for B-flat major:
RH Eb #3. //. Bb $4
LH Bb #3. //. Eb $4

SIGHTREADING

SHAFFER SIGHTREADING BOOK 1
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IN PROGRESS: PRELUDE in A Major by F. Chopin

February 7
Played entirely with pedal, very well done.
Good job with the notes. Today we worked on the most difficult measures.
This piece is almost ready, so I will bring a couple of new ones for you to choose from.

chopin_prelude_a_major.pdf
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NEW: "Impromptu in Bb Major (theme) by F. Schubert

March 7
m4 B-natural both times
m5 RH notes D in octaves
m8 check notes

SCHUBERT Impromptu in B flat
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schubert_impromptu_color_coded.pdf
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REVIEW: PRELUDE in E minor by F. Chopin

July 19
Attention to the placement of the LH, be sure to place in the right area on the keyboard.

chopin_prelude_28_04_e_minor.pdf
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IN PROGRESS: What a Wonderful World

March 7
Easily played as block chords
Having difficulty with the other arrangements

Keep the block chords and play them as broken chords one note at a time (see video example)

422_what_a_wonderful_world.pdf
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IN PROGRESS: AUTUMN LEAVES

February 21

Today's emphasis was on improvising while not playing the melody as reference, but based on the chord progressions
A video in which I play an improvisation not based on filling spaces in the melody is included in the right margin ➡️

AUTUMN LEAVES blank chart
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PASSED: PASTORALE by F. Burgmuller

9/1
Ready to add to your repertory.
Keep playing it so you gradually add natural flow to the piece.

burgmuller_etudes._pastorale.pdf
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GENTLE RAIN by G. Ruiz-Bernal

October 12
Watch for the LH to be placed in the proper place (middle C)

Practice in phases. Line 1: Learn the LH only until you can play it fluently.
Play the LH again and on the RH play the repeating Es
Then play the LH, and open the RH play only the notes that move (the ones in the middle)

Simplify your practice by playing without repeating the notes.
Play the chords as blocks, the LH as octaves, or just one of the two notes that repeat.

texture_nr.2__gentle_rain_v3.pdf
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NEW: TWO EASY SONGS
TO PREPARE ON YOUR OWN

9/1
Focus on continuing to assign chords to the melody. Later we will focus on the meter and distribution of the notes of the chords along each measure.

Hey Jude

chart_hey_jude__piano_solo_.pdf
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Somewhere (West Side Story)

somewhere_mel__broken_chords_f.pdf
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FROM PREVIOUS LESSON: LET IT BE

October 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.

LET IT BE with annotations
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YESTERDAY

5/25
Bringing this song back with a more sophisticated LH accompaniment

YESTERDAY ORIGINAL fake-book in F
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YESTERDAY IN F
First with a simple note-by-note LH
Then with a big extensive arpeggio LH

YESTERDAY COMPLETE RH and chords
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YESTERDAY IN F MAJOR (first half) LH arpeggio sketch
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Some Enchanted Evening

6/8
Graphic distributing bass and chords for the refrain of the song.

RED indicates bass
GREEN indicated chord

Sometimes you will see GREEN-GREEN in the same measure. that is because there is not enough time to fit bass-chord.

247_fake_some_enchanted_evening.pdf
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IT HAD TO BE YOU

SCORE OF "IT HAD TO BE YOU" WITH SIMPLIFIED RHYTHM

it_had_to_be_you__simplified_rhythm_.pdf
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IT HAD TO BE YOU marked March-9
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5/25
Bass-chord on the LH is very well assigned.
This song is ready to pass and start a new one.

IT HAD TO BE YOU a little more syncopated
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O Holy Night

1/26
Send me recording of how far were you able to go. If you played the entire piece, send me recording of it.

o_holy_night_easy_arpeggios.pdf
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Ode to Joy

2/23
Practice this one for our next lesson

1/26
Create a recording of this piece.

ode_to_joy.pdf
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Greensleeves

3/9 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

GREENSLEEVES with lyrics
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greensleeves_bass_chords.pdf
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greensleeves_block_chords.pdf
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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

PRELUDE 3 D MINOR Alfred Edition blank
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bach_prelude_c_major_wtc_1_peters.pdf
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BACH PRELUDE C MAJOR. Score chord analysis
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FUTURE pieces:

On queue to explore:
Halleluia by Leonard Cohen

UNCHAINED MELODY

UNCHAINED MELODY easy version
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UNCHAINED MELODY complex version
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UNCHAINED. Connie's chart
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IN PROGRESS: "Polka" by Michael I. Glinka

Oct 4
One different way to practice is to to learn the RH as is, while learning the LH as static chords held throughout.

polka_2.pdf
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PASSED: INNOCENCE by F. Burgmuller

burgmuller_etudes._innocence.pdf
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PASSED: ARABESQUE by F. Burgmuller

burgmuller_arabesque.pdf
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