ANNE DIEVLER
May 17
IN PROGRESS: Let There Be Peace on Earth |
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IN PROGRESS: Sonatina in C Major by Muzio Clementi
May 17
1st mov Very nice playing and nice character. You are learning it very well and soon you are going to play it very well. 2nd mov Attention to counting. There are many spots that need consistency with the meter. I will add a recording to help you with the counting issue here. LH can be much lighter to accompany the RH Clementi 2nd movement recording
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Sonatina, 1st movement
played with metronome slowly at 80-bpm Same Sonatina, 1st movement
played at faster tempo at 120-bpm with the metronome |
NEW: Sonatina in G Major by Muzio ClementiMay 17
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Sonatina, 1st movement
played with metronome at 70-bpm |
NEW: "Traumerei" by R. SchumannMay 17
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Played by Vladimir Horowitz
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IN PROGRESS: "Bagatelle" by Robert Schumann
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ON RESERVE: "Waltz" by Franz Schubert
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IN PROGRESS: A Whole New WorldApril 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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6/29 good job. this one is passed
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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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Let It Be |
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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. |
Audio of the song with just block chords
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REVIEW: BACH. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring1/19
Pedal technique. |
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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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IT HAD TO BE YOUSCORE OF "IT HAD TO BE YOU" WITH SIMPLIFIED RHYTHM
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4/27
Already playing the LH as bass and chord combination. Excellent job indeed. 3/23 Your chords are good. Next step is to transform the block chords into bass-chord, so they are gradually evolving into a style that resembles stride-piano. Take the chord and assign the lowest note to the bass, and then the middle and higher notes as chords. Left hand will be distributed this way: beat 1: bass beat 2: nothing beat 3: chord beat 4: nothing If you find two chords in one measure, you will not have room to fit bass-chord. Then play block chords for each of the symbols in the measure. |
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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: In the GloamingNovember 22
RECORDINGS IN THE GLOAMING 2 and 3 Nice steady pulse. I can hear how you are now holding the notes of the melody I would like to still hear the inner notes played with a lighter touch. Nevertheless, this piece is in very good shape, and you can move on from it. That means you still have to continue playing not at home, even if we don’t hear it often at the lesson. Gradually you will continue implementing the balance we are talking about, in which the inner notes are played with a lighter touch than the outer notes. In general it sounds good, you are able to play it from beginning to end without interruption, at a steady pace. If you have dynamics marked in the score, remember to apply them. So far I hear everything played at the same level. Phrasings will also make the piece sound more musical. Every phrase section starts softer, gradually increases, and ends again softer. November 9 (recording) I actually like that you play it steady. What I wish to hear more is the difference in touch between the top melody and the accompanying notes. From here everything sounds at the same level and it requires a lot of listening effort to differentiate what is melody and what is everything else. If you have a chance, work a bit on that before the lesson and we will look at it together. Then this piece may be ready to put aside in the back burner to let it mature while we work on others. November 9 (lesson) Attention to the measures where you have two lines of music happening at the same time. Differentiate the top line and hold the notes for the value necessary. Also give more tone to the top line once you are used to holding it for the full value. |
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PASSED: ARABESQUE by F. BurgmullerSept-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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NEW: Christmas MusicDecember 7
So far sounding very well. Watch out for some small counting details, but in general it is a great idea to learn these easy versions of Christmas arrangements. Feel free to send me a recording when you would like some feedback during the holidays. |
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PASSED: Canon in DJan-15
Try yo keep all the notes of the chords together. December 7 We reviewed one of the lines and it looks reliable. Good job writing on the music and marking which hand has which responsibility. That will give you consistency in your practice. Last two pages modified to contain the same accompaniment on sections 10-11-12-13 ![]()
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FINISHED: YESTERDAYJanuary 25
The patterns of the LH still need to be practiced separately. Send recording by next Tuesday, Feb-1st. |
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YESTERDAY IN F
First with a simple note-by-note LH Then with a big extensive arpeggio LH ![]()
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