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Lesson notes. April 22, 2025

Today we worked on a piece by Scriabin. After today’s experience, I’d like to suggest you try another piece by him—one that is more consonant and doesn’t carry as much harmonic density or “noise” as the one you played today.

This piece is part of a set of three, and I encourage you to explore all three:

The first one, an Etude in C-sharp minor, is expressive and full of character. See score below.
The last one, in C major, is surprisingly simple and very pleasant to play—a great contrast to what you’ve worked on today

Scale, Arpeggio, Chord and Cadence practice

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Lesson notes. April 22, 2025

Scale, Arpeggio, Chord and Cadence practice

CZERNY-GERMER Etudes

CLASSICAL / ORIGINAL WORKS

ALEXANDER SCRIABIN. Prelude Op.17 Nr.1

New:

ON RESERVE:

PASSED: CLAUDE DEBUSSY. Réverie

RECOVER: JOHN FIELD. Nocturne in B flat Major

LIGHTER REPERTORY:

Simple pieces already learned, to practice creating a better sounding tone.

BACH. Prelude in C Major (WTC-I) (not the whole thing)

SATIE. GYMNOPEDIE in G Major (beginning)

BEETHOVEN. Moonlight Sonata 1st mov (only the first page)

MEMORY PIECE:

F. CHOPIN. Waltz Op 69 Nr.1 in Ab Major

JAN 28. CHOPIN. Nocturne Op.27 Nr2 in Db Major

M. MUSSORGSKY. Promenade (from "Pictures at an Exhibition"

SCHUBERT. Impromptu Op. 142 Nr.3 in B-flat

SCHUBERT. Impromptu Op. 142 Nr.2 in A-flat

CLASSICAL / Adaptations for easy piano (reading, analysis and fast-learning exercises)

Three familiar pieces that are adaptations of orchestra works, for easy piano:

JAZZ / POPULAR

AS TIME GOES BY

BEWITCHED

I COULD WRITE A BOOK

Easy to Love

Green Dolphin Street

Titles in C Major

​I'VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO YOUR FACE

HOW ARE THINGS IN GLOCCA MORRA

GETTING TO KNOW YOU

PIECES ALREADY WORKED ON:

FUTURE PIECES:

GERSHWIN. Intermediate arrangements

Score with selections:

Love Is Here to Stay

CLEMENTI Sonatina Op. 36 Nr.1

Priority: INNOCENCE by F. Burgmuller

Next lesson: ARIETTA Op12 by E. Grieg

Next lesson: WALTZ Op12 by E. Grieg

WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS from Nutcracker -Tchaikovsky-

FREDERIC MOMPOU. Canción y Danza (Only the Canción portion) ​Nrs 6, 7 and 8

ENRIQUE GRANADOS. Vals Noble 1 through 6.

BACH from Well-Tempered Klavier Vol.1Prelude #9 in E Major

McDOWELL to a Wild Rose

​French Suite in G Major Nr.5 by Bach

CHOPIN: Mazurka in A minor, Op. 67, No. 4 (Posthumous)

​LISTZ. Consolation No. 3

AWAY

SERENITY

INNOCENCE by F. Burgmuller

PASTORALE by F. Burgmuller

Nocturne in C minor Nr.20, KK. IVb by Chopin

PASSED: CHOPIN. Nocturne Op.9 Nr2 in Eb Major

PASSED: CHOPIN. Nocturne Op.55 Nr1 in Fm and Nr2 in Eb Major

PASSED: CHOPIN. Nocturne Nr18 in C minor

NEW: EDWARD GRIEG. Elegie Op38 Nr6

CURRENTLY: BEETHOVEN. Moonlight Sonata. First movement

BEETHOVEN. Pathetique Sonata (2nd mov)

FINISHED

F. CHOPIN. Fantasia-Impromptu. Only part of the slow section.

MENDELSSOHN. Songs without Words

F. CHOPIN. Waltz Op 69 Nr.1 F minor

F. CHOPIN. Mazurka Op. 7 Nr.1

F. CHOPIN. Waltz in A minor

F. CHOPIN. Waltz Op 69 Nr. 2 in B minor

SCARLATTI. Sonata in C

J.S. BACH. Partitas

SCARLATTI. Sonata in G

F. CHOPIN. Waltz Op. 18

BACH. Prelude in D (from WTC vol-1)

F. CHOPIN. Nocturne Op.37 Nr.1

IN PROGRESS: GERSHWIN. Rhapsody in Blue. Slow section.Starting on page 20, second line.

LESSON PAGE. EDELSON
Have a great trip, Richard !!

I'VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO YOUR FACE

FREDERIC MOMPOU. Canción y Danza
(Only the Canción portion) Nrs 6, 7 and 8

BACH from Well-Tempered Klavier Vol.1
Prelude #9 in E Major

French Suite in G Major Nr.5 by Bach

LISTZ. Consolation No. 3

IN PROGRESS: GERSHWIN. Rhapsody in Blue. Slow section.
Starting on page 20, second line.