Lesson notes. April 28, 2026 https://www.dcmusicaviva.org/
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ANNE DIEVLER
Lesson notes. April 14, 2026 https://www.dcmusicaviva.org/
Lesson notes. March 24, 2026
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Anne, find below this paragraph an exercise I prepared for you to practice the I - IV - V7 in Major and Minor modes, based on the concepts we practiced at today's lesson
Download, print and practice this exercise and let me know if it is working well for you. 
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NEW: Felix Mendelssohn
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NEW: "Both Sides Now" by Joni Mitchell |
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"Cinema Paradiso" Ennio Morricone |
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"As Time Goes By" from Casablanca |
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Spinning Song. Ellmenreich |
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Turk: Evening Song
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A Whole New World |
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"Memory" from Cats (MusicNotes version)The chart on the right margin shows two techniques. ----->
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Updated: May 24
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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.
November 9
Exercise 6, but you may need to review some of the previous ones first to catch up.
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"What the World Needs Now is Love" (MusicNotes) |
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Always ready to play: F. CHOPIN. Waltz in A minor Nr.11 |
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Phantom of the Opera |
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Sheep May Safely grace (easier version) |
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New possibility. Schubert. Ave Maria (reduced version) |
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New possibility. Debussy. Claire de Lune (reduced version) |
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IN PROGRESS. BACH. Prelude in C Major (from The Well Tempered Clavier vol.1) |
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Largo (George F. Handel) |
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The Sound of Silence |
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Chord symbols
July 20
Practice these chord combinations in all 12-keys |
C7 C Major + minor 7th (also known as Dominant 7th)
4-note chord C - E - G - Bb CMaj7 C Major + Major 7th 4-note chord C - E - G - B Cm7 C minor + minor 7th 4-note chord C - Eb - G - Bb CmMaj7 C minor + Major 7th (very rare) 4-note chord C - Eb - G - B |
Party piecesDecember 19 You can present it as a sing-along. print lyrics and distribute them for everyone to gently sing along your playing.
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January 9 We will use this book as source of material to learn to play using charts
December 19 Let me know a few songs you would like to have and I will scan them for you. | ||||||||
Breathe on Me, Breath of God (in F Major) |
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As Time Goes By |
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Canon in D
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Copy with annotations
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Sonatina in C Major by Muzio Clementi |
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Daniel |
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"Traumerei" by R. Schumann |
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"Bagatelle" by Robert Schumann
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PASSED: (from the classical book) "Londonderry Air" and "Merry Widow Waltz"
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MERRY WIDOW WALTZ
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Let It Be |
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Fly Me to the Moon
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REVIEW: BACH. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring |
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BEETHOVEN. Theme from Moonlight |
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PASSED: Beauty and the Beast |
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POPULAR / JAZZ. Chart reading
Autumn Leaves |
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Moon River |
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IT HAD TO BE YOUSCORE OF "IT HAD TO BE YOU" WITH SIMPLIFIED RHYTHM
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Past repertory |
Future ideas, piecesNew chord progression in C Major: Am - F - C - G
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PASSED: TRADITIONAL / CLASSICAL
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PASSED REPERTORY. The PDFs are stored separately in "archive" page
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CHRISTMAS THEME
Greensleeves Let It Snow Have Yourself a Very Merry Christmas It Came Upon the Midnight Clear Angels We Have Heard on High We Three Kings of Orient Are White Christmas |
NON-CLASSICAL
Joni Mitchell. River Bacharach. What the World Needs is Love Thanksgiving Medley Rainbow Connection Let There Be Peace on Earth Simple Gifts |
CLASSICAL
Saint-Saens. The Swan Vivaldi. Variation in G minor Chopin. Nocturne Op9 Nr.2 E Major Chopin. Prelude Op28 Nr.4 E minor Chopin. Prelude A Major Chopin. Prelude Op28 B minor Chopin. Prelude Op28 C minor Satie. Gymnopédie D Major Grieg. Morning Massenet. Meditation Burgmuller. Arabesque Op.100 In the Gloaming |
FINISHED: YESTERDAY
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Friday, Dec. 19 2025 at 3:35 pm
Evening Song by Daniel G. Turk Spinning Song by Albert Ellmenreich Waltz Nr. 11 in A minor by Frederik Chopin |
Jury Information checked correct ✅
Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal // AnneDievler Adult Friday, December 19 3:35 PM Adult Jury (Room 211) Evening Song Daniel G. Turk The Spinning Song Albert Ellmenreich Waltz Nr.11 in A Minor Frederick Chopin [email protected] |