LESSON PAGE.  HURWITZ

SEPTEMBER 17
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  1. Technique and applied theory concepts
  2. Technical exercises: Scales, Hanon, Czerny
  3. Sightreading: Provided here
  4. Repertory:
    1. Satie: Gymnopédie Nr.1
    2. Beethoven: 1st mov of the Moonlight Sonata
    3. Albéniz: Tango

Scales.  Levine Curriculum Level THREE
(Keys: C, G, D, A, B, F Major.  A, E, D, G, C, F minor)

LEVEL 3 C MAJOR
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LEVEL 3 A MINOR
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SEPTEMBER 17
​Starting with C Major at level 3. All exercises described at the above file.

Sight-reading exercises

bach--notenbuch-anna-magdalena.pdf
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SEPTEMBER 17
​Starting from exercise number 5.  Read through three times:
  1. Survival. Slow, and try not to stop, keep steady pulse
  2. Now you are noticing some patterns.
  3. Last time through. See if you can play without mistakes. 
schäfer_sight_r._exercises_book-1.pdf
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schafer_sight_reading_book-2.pdf
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schäfer_sight_reading_book-3.pdf
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CZERNY-GERMER Etudes
CZERNY-GERMER exercises 1+2
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SEPTEMBER 17
  1. ​RH ok, LH needs work
  2. LH ok. RH ok.  2nd line needs circular rotating motion.

Examples for 1 and 2.  See visual examples on the right. --->

After 1 and 2, proceed with 3 and 4:  See visual examples on the right. --->
czerny-germer_vol_1.pdf
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BEETHOVEN.  Moonlight Sonata
​First movement (Adagio sostenuto)

SEPTEMBER 17
​Send me a recording somewhere around Tuesday next week
BEETHOVEN Moonlight 1st mov
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moonlight._urtext_barenreuter_2_id.pdf
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SATIE.  Gymnopédie Nr.1 and Nr.2

SEPTEMBER 17
​Send me a recording somewhere around Tuesday next week
Here is an example of labeling chords in the 1st Gymnopédie
SATIE with some labeled chords
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ALBENIZ.  Tango

SEPTEMBER 17
​Key signature: D Major. Two sharps:  F# and C#
Main chords in D Major:  I - IV - V  (D Major, G Major and A Major)
Organize your practice:
  1. Learn the most important notes, steady pulse and counting
  2. After it feels confident you can add the ornaments, grace notes, trills, etc.
ALBENIZ Tango
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