LESSON PAGE. CHARLES
October 12
TECHNIQUE and scales. NEW: Level 3October 12
All white key scales have been reviewed. Next is black-key scales. Next lesson: Bb scale. Fingers Nr 1 will always fall on a white key Fingers Nr 4 will always be assigned to a black key. |
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SIGHT-READING. Volume -2-October 12
We skipped this at the lesson today. Next lesson we will do the random selection. |
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SUZUKI BOOK
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BACH: Minuet I and II from Partita in Bb Major
Here is a video of what the final result sounds like. October 12 Let's try to create a melody with selected notes. To those notes give more sound, lean your hand on those notes. The rest of the notes, keep your hand floating and weightless. There is no need to go fast. Slow is fine. |
Your piece starts at 12:26
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Jazz style: (fully written scores). Happy Birthday
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October 12
Seen at lesson: introduction with RH only. Goal: keep learning the chords and add the LH to them. |
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Tonal Harmonization and Improvisation
October 12
HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Based on the chords F, C7, Bb
We harmonized the entire song at the lesson.
Your goal is to do it again at home, but now in G Major.
CHORD PROGRESSION
Today we stayed in F Major, then created the chord progression:
F - Dm - C - Bb with the same LH described above.
RH improvises using the F Major scale.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Based on the chords F, C7, Bb
We harmonized the entire song at the lesson.
Your goal is to do it again at home, but now in G Major.
CHORD PROGRESSION
Today we stayed in F Major, then created the chord progression:
F - Dm - C - Bb with the same LH described above.
RH improvises using the F Major scale.
Previous RepertoryTCHEREPNIN Bagatelle
PAUL BRATCHER For Kennedy BURGMULLER The Limpid Stream BURGMULLER Arabesque Paul Desmond: Take Five Mozart Minuet 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
Jury Repertory Fall 2020:
Technique: Etude or scales G Major level 3 Repertory: Musette in D Major by J.S. Bach For Kennedy by Paul Bratcher |
On Reserve:BEETHOVEN G Major Sonata mov. 1
eventually mov 2 | ||||||
PASSED: Jazz style:
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2/23
Passed. We will keep it in your repertory to get it more secure in case we use it for the spring juries.
Watch out the timing of the main theme, it has longer distance between the notes
2/9
Sound: RH involve the entire arm in the production of sound, not just the individual fingers.
LH light, use only as much energy to produce the lightest touch necessary to create sound.
Help the phrases increase and decrease.
Imagine this was part of the music for image (a movie for example). Let's try to create a special environment.
1/26
From the beginning, balance hands and keep melody clearly on top of the layers, with a LH that is more discrete.
Attention to m15 to keep layers differentiated so the rhythm makes sense.
Improvisation well conducted, it matches well the notes from the LH.
Passed. We will keep it in your repertory to get it more secure in case we use it for the spring juries.
Watch out the timing of the main theme, it has longer distance between the notes
2/9
Sound: RH involve the entire arm in the production of sound, not just the individual fingers.
LH light, use only as much energy to produce the lightest touch necessary to create sound.
Help the phrases increase and decrease.
Imagine this was part of the music for image (a movie for example). Let's try to create a special environment.
1/26
From the beginning, balance hands and keep melody clearly on top of the layers, with a LH that is more discrete.
Attention to m15 to keep layers differentiated so the rhythm makes sense.
Improvisation well conducted, it matches well the notes from the LH.
JURY SELECTIONS:
On April 26, Zoom Recital Sign-Up Form and Jury Submission Form will be posted on the Piano Department Performance Week Information page. The forms will remain open until May 10 at 11:59 pm.
TECHNIQUE ROUTINE: SCALES Level 3 |
Which key?
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SONATA in G Major. Beethoven.
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THE ENTERTAINER. Scott Joplin |
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Jazz style:
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