LESSON PAGE. CHARLES
April 9
Scales. Levine Curriculum Level FIVE.
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SIGHT-READING.March 26
Random selection at the lesson |
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CZERNY-GERMER EtudesApril 9
Nr. 9 Let the RH teach the LH the side to side motion Nr. 10 More energy to the LH. Short notes. NEW Nr 11 |
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NEW. BEETHOVEN. First movement of the Moonlight Sonata (slow movement)April 9
I added a new score to the margin, which includes fingering. Since we are in the first stages of learning the piece, if you prefer to switch to this other score, go ahead. That way you will not have to figure out the fingering for the entire piece on your own. If you like the one you have, just write on it the fingering you may need, copied from this other score. |
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ON GREEN DOLPHIN STREETJanuary 16
Line 3 (3 - 5 - 1) you have a few options for improv: 1- Play the nots of the "1" (Major scale) for the entire chord progression 2- Make the 5 more interesting by playing it with a #5, a #4, or a b2. Make the improvisation more interesting also by using some pattern and adapting it to the notes of the scales you are going through. |
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SOLAR |
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PASSED: Jan-16 2024.
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NEW: "Lady Madonna" by J. Lennon & P. McCartney |
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April 20
We will transfer all the concepts to Blues in G |
The left hand is going to use only the 3rd and the 7th:
C chord will be E and Bb F chord will be the same, but 1/2 step lower: Eb and A G chord will be the same as C but 1/2 step higher: F and B
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February 8
Think of a new theme that is very familiar and we can harmonize at the lesson when we have extra time |
ALREADY DONE:
STAR WARS MAIN THEME STAR WARS THE BAD FOLKS THEME HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEETHOVEN'S ODE TO JOY MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB |
DEBUSSY. Reverie |
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CHOPIN. Nocturne Op9 Nr2 in E-flat Major |
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MENDELSSOHN: "The Sighing Wind" S wt W Op. 102, Nr. 4 |
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Chopin Prelude in E minor |
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Prelude in C Major by J.S. Bach
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"Hey Jude" by J. Lennon & P. McCartney |
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Imagine (Lennon) |
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Omnipresent (Noah Baerman) |
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LONDONDERRY AIR -simplified version- |
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ANYTHING GOES by George Gershwin |
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JINGLE BELLS (arranged by Lee Evans) |
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SHOAH by Andy LaVerne |
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FOR KENNEDY (Paul Bratcher) |
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TAKE FIVE (Paul Desmond) |
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Previous RepertoryJOPLIN. Original Rags
TCHEREPNIN Bagatelle PAUL BRATCHER For Kennedy BURGMULLER The Limpid Stream BURGMULLER Arabesque Paul Desmond: Take Five Mozart Minuet SCOTT JOPLIN The Entertainer W.A. Mozart: Rondo Bela Bartok: Teasing Song CLEMENTI SONATINA OP 36 NR 3 IN C MAJOR. 1st mov. Robert Schumann “The Wild Horseman” KUHLAU Sonatina Op 55 Nr 1 Vivace Gurlitt “Little Waltz” ECCOSSAISE BEETHOVEN spiral page 83 COLE PORTER BOOK. Anything Goes
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On Reserve: |
PASSED: MOZART. Rondo a la Turca |
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FINISHED. GERSHWIN. from "Rhapsody in Blue", the slow section.March 26
When you play this piece for fun, give the chords more weight. No need to go into the more difficult sections. Next piece coming up. |
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