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ANNE DIEVLER

January 24

MORNING PRAYER in progress
PATHETIQUE bringing it back
​LONDONDERRY AIR practice system.  See below

TECHNIQUE.
Scales and technical exercises

Sept 20
​Let's start again with C Major


IN PROGRESS: Let There Be Peace on Earth

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Nov 15
p1 Pulse is very good
p2 line 1 into line2 pulse needs attention. line 3 count @ measures 1-2-3
Consider reading ahead to help with flow
​'Page turning preparation

FINISHED: Simple Gifts

Nov 15
Good pulse all throughout
m12 patience at the half notes
​page 2 high notes are hard to read.  Memorize the melody to add confidence

SIMPLE GIFTS
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NEW: Breathe on Me, Breath of God (in F Major)

Oct 4
Breathe on Me, Breath of God (in F Major)
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NEW: As Time Goes By

Nov 15
When you are able to send me the score I will record the song, starting from the theme, skipping the introduction.
Notice the LH patterns in 5ths, it will make easier reading the LH 
AS TIME GOES BY
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FINISHED: Thanksgiving Medley

Oct 4
Try looking / thinking ahead by preparing the LH.   you cab practice that playing the LH as chords.
THANKSGIVING MEDLEY
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REVIEW: Canon in D

Nov 29
Bringing this piece back.
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canon_numbered_sections_last_page_modified.pdf
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CANON easier version
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Copy with annotations

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IN PROGRESS: Sonatina in C Major by Muzio Clementi

Oct 4
​Send me a recording of you playing the Sonatina in C, so we can officially pass it.
Clementi 2nd movement recording
CLEMENTI complete sonatinas Op36
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CLEMENTI sonatina C-Major
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Clementi Sonatina, 1st movement

IN PROGRESS: Sonatina in G Major by Muzio Clementi

CLEMENTI complete sonatinas Op36
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ON HOLD: Daniel

Sept 20
First two pages very well done.  Just needs the pulse to be a bit more consistent.
Measure 5 and measure 25: Don't wait too long Keep mental pulse
m-10 There is no "G" between A and F (RH)
daniel_[early_intermediate]_-_c_major
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ON RESERVE: "Traumerei" by R. Schumann

May 17
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IN PROGRESS: "Bagatelle" by Robert Schumann
from book: Easy Classics to Moderns #17 p. 90

May 3
Excellent practice.  Now that you know how to play it without the repeating note, and you understand the way the melodic lines move, 

Go to the end of the Bagatelle still learning the moving notes.

If you decide to start incorporating the G, practice only the LH and give more priority to the moving note, playtime steady G very lightly.
SCHUMANN Bagatelle p90
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IN PROGRESS: (from the classical book) "Londonderry Air" and "Merry Widow Waltz"

LONDONDERRY AIR

January 24
​Practice system to learn the melody by memory.
  • One measure at a time until you learn two measures
    • Play looking at the music, then not looking at the music
  • Then play 2 measures one after another
    • Play looking at the music, then not looking at the music
  • Advance two more measures.  When you have a group of four, try playing from the beginning all four measures
    • Play looking at the music, then not looking
HARMONIZATION OF LONDONDERRY AIR
Key signature: F Major. Practice F Major scale
Main cords: F Major, Bb Major, C Major
Once you have learned the melody, try to harmonize the melody using these three chords.
LONDONDERRY AIR WORKSHEET FOR HARMONIZATION
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MERRY WIDOW WALTZ

April 22
Recording of the 2nd page included below.  
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IN PROGRESS: A Whole New World

April 5
​This one is ready to put on the shelf and add to your repertory.

​If you had a goal of playing it in public, I would insist in fixing the flow issue, which would take a lot of practice, but otherwise it is a piece you can pick up and play at any time.
The more you play it, the more the flow will come to it.
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IN PROGRESS: Somewhere Over the Rainbow.  Arranging a melody

This is a process that starts by learning the melody, then adding a single-note bass, then adding the chords as block chords in root position.  Gradually we will be converting the song into a more complex arrangement.

November 9
Exercise 6, but you may need to review some of the previous ones first to catch up.
OVER THE RAINBOW -1-
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OVER THE RAINBOW -2-
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OVER THE RAINBOW -3-
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OVER THE RAINBOW -4-
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6/29  good job.  this one is passed
OVER THE RAINBOW -5-
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Sept-28. Good job.  Now voice the chords so the top melody is heard easily.  Patiently practice the chords giving the top note more weight, and the others played much more lightly.

Write in the score the name of the notes that are too low.
OVER THE RAINBOW -6-
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OVER THE RAINBOW -7-
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ON RESERVE: Send in the Clowns

December 7

I found the link to the score that one of my students is using:

www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0131143

Let It Be

LET IT BE C major
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Fly Me to the Moon

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6/1
Feel free to send me a recording of it.  If it sounds good enough we may go ahead and pass it.  Otherwise we will work on it at our next lesson.
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Audio of the song with just block chords

REVIEW: BACH. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

1/19
Pedal technique.
JESU JOY
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JESU JOY -2-
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BEETHOVEN. Theme from Moonlight

2/16
​You can see me a recording of it since we had no time to hear it during the lesson.
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PASSED: Beauty and the Beast

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POPULAR / JAZZ.  Chart reading

Autumn Leaves

10/27
​Enclosed is a chart from which we will learn how to apply chords to a melody, and how to arrange a piece for piano.
​Start by learning the melody.  We will work on identifying the notes of the chords at the next lesson.
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Moon River

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11/24
Very good use of the chords.
BLOCK CHORDS: All the notes at the same time
BROKEN CHORDS: Either one note at a time, or breaking the chords into bass+chord by assigning the lower note to the bass and the two upper notes to the chord.

See diagram above to understand how to fit, and listen to the example recordings to hear how the counting sounds.

IT HAD TO BE YOU

SCORE OF "IT HAD TO BE YOU" WITH SIMPLIFIED RHYTHM
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IT HAD TO BE YOU marked March-23
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Past repertory

Future ideas, pieces

New chord progression in C Major: Am - F - C - G

PASSED: TRADITIONAL / CLASSICAL
BEETHOVEN.  Theme from Pathetique Sonata

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6/1
Ready for a recording at home, not perfect, to simply pass the piece.
​Remember: it does not need to be perfect, just a sense that you have accomplished the piece and we add it to our repertory.
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PATHETIQUE SONATA -2- (easy)
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PATHETIQUE with Gabriel's marks
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PASSED: In the Gloaming

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PASSED: ARABESQUE by F. Burgmuller

Sept-28
Balance hands so the melody is heard easily over the LH chords.
We fixed the ending so the final 16th notes match the previous 16th notes.
Add dynamics (piano, forte, crescendo, etc.)
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IN PROGRESS: Christmas Music

GREENSLEEVES
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LET IT SNOW
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RIVER
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HAVE YOURSELF A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS
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DUET: (Christmas) It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

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DUET: (Christmas) Angels We Have Heard on High

Dec-13
Solo version
ANGELS solo
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Duet version
ANGELS duet
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IN PROGRESS: (Christmas) Greensleeves

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NEW: (Christmas) We Three Kings

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FINISHED: YESTERDAY

YESTERDAY ORIGINAL fake-book in F
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YESTERDAY simple
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YESTERDAY WITH LH ACCOMPANIMENT -COMPLETE-
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PASSED: "Waltz" by Franz Schubert
from book: Easy Classics to Moderns #17 p. 70

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