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LESSON PAGE.  MATZKE

March 28
  1. Technique and applied theory concepts
  2. Technical exercises: Hanon
  3. Repertory: Eric's books
  4. Sightreading: Provided here

Scales.  Levine Curriculum Level Four.
(C, G, D, A, E, B, F, Bb, Eb Major.      A, E, B, D, G, C, F minor)

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lev_scales_level_4_am.pdf
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keyboard_skills_key_progressions.pdf
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March 28. D Minor

Hanon exercises

Incorporated to the scales
HANON index
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Sight-reading exercises

March 7
At the lesson I will bring material for sight-reading.  At home you can take a break from Shaffer and play selected easier pieces from the Anna Magdalena Bach's notebook.
bach--notenbuch-anna-magdalena.pdf
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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

March 28
  • 10 - Compare the RH attack to Czerny
  • 11 - Finger switching is very good.  Next goal is to keep the tempo under control
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NEW: Invention Nr. 8 in F Major. J.S. Bach

March 28
​Direction of the theme
Synch the 8th note theme with the 16th note 2nd half of the theme when played at the same time for a secure performance
Create solid structural points
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NEW: Gymnopédie in D Major. Erik Satie

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NEW: MOZART.  Rondo a la Turca

March 28
Good hand movement
More playful staccato
L5, I suggest to learn the chords as blocks
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Passed:

"Invention Nr. 1 in C Major" J.S. Bach
Prelude Op.28 Nr.4 in E minor. F. Chopin
​Sonatina Op.36 Nr.3 in C Major. M. Clementi
​Little Prelude Nr.2 in C Minor J.S. Bach
​"Norse Song" Schummann
"Solfeggietto" C.P.E. Bach
"Arabesque" Burgmuller
​"Sonatina in F" Beethoven
"Sonatina in C Major" Clementi
"Sonatina" Spindler
​"Soldier's March" Schumann
"Ecossaise" Beethoven
"Polonaise in G minor" Bach
"Sonatina in G" Beethoven
"Sonatina" Spindler (1st mov)
"Minuet in G Major" Bach/Petzold
"Minuet in G Major" Bach
"March in D Major" Bach
"Merry Farmer" Schumann

Repertory resource: "Little Preludes" Bach

BACH LITTLE PRELUDES Hansen Edition
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BOOK index

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Volume 3: 
Kuhlau - Sonatina Op. 55 No. 3 Friedrich Kuhlau: Sonatina Op. 55 No 3 in C Major (Complete) - YouTube (really fun sounding piece)
Grieg – Op. 68, No. 1 Grieg Lyric Pieces Book IX, Op.68 - 1. Sailor's Song - YouTube (I really like a lot of these Grieg Lyric Pieces, a lot of chord motion that would build well on what we did in the Nordic Song.)
JS Bach – Inventions 1, 4, 8
Volume 4:
Baroque
JS Bach – Inventions 13, 14
Handel – Sonatina in A Minor - Sonata in A Minor, HWV 584 by Handel - YouTube
Scarlatti – L.58 (I love all of Scarlatti’s sonatas) SCARLATTI: Sonata in D Minor (K. 64, L. 58) | Cory Hall, pianist - YouTube
Telmann – Suite in A Major
Classical
Beethoven – Piano Sonata in G Major No. 20, Op. 49 No. 2
Cimarosa - Sonata in G Cimarosa - Sonata In G Major - YouTube
Haydn – XVI: 7 Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 2 in C major Hob.XVI:7 - Artur Balsam, 1962 - MHS OR H-110 - YouTube
Mozart -- Piano Sonata K. 545 Facile
Mozart – K. 331 Ronda alla Turca (cliché, but I still think this is a great joy every time I hear it.)
Romantic/Contemporary
Schumann – Album for the Young , ‘King Rupert’ (Op. 68 No. 12) – This looks like a very fun piece to play. Almost a finger etude.
Schumann – Kinderszenen, No. 3 ‘Blindman’s Bluff’
Schumann – Kinderszenen, No. 6 ‘An Important Event’,
Shostakovich – Prelude in Eb major, Op. 34 No. 19

Melody reharmonization

Jan-10
Today we used another simple melody:
  • Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
  • Yankee Doodle
See indications below to experiment with alternative harmonies (relative chords is very efficient)
Oct 4
Take a familiar theme: Beethoven 9th symphony.
Figure it out in C Major.
​Apply the following chords. --->

The feel free to experiment using relative minor chords to replace the main chords (see below)
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Oct 4
And here below is a chord progression in which the melody indicates which note needs to be on the top of the chord.
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Chord progressions

Oct 4
Here below is a chord progression in D Major that almost matches the chord progression of Pachelbel's Canon.
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A brief comment about 7th chords

Major 7th belongs to the key.  Minor 7th is a Dominant that belongs to the key of the subsequent chord it is attracting (the Tonic). 

Example in C Major:

CMaj7 C-E-G-B would be a chord in C Major that doesn't require resolution and can move to any other chord.
C7 C-E-G-Bb is a chord that would belong to F Major (it has Bb), therefore it requires resolution to F Major chord.

There are exceptions to the rule, which composers do all the time to make music more interesting, this is the general rule of how chords want to behave when left to their own natural energy.

Another exception to the rule is the Blues.  All chords in the blues are minor 7ths, independently of where they resolve.

Melodic improvisation exercises

Jan-10
Today we created improvised melodies with basic breathing and basic phrasing.  Spaces between phrases are as important as the notes, to keep the feel of the music as human as possible.

Sept 6
C Major and G Major:  Overlapping works naturally.
1 - 5 - 10 well done.
New keys:  D Major and A Major
Example using 1-5-8 in C
IMPROV 1-5-8 in C
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Blues-based improvisation

Jan-10
When improvising using the blues scale, accompany your improvisation with three basic chords, all with minor sevenths:
  • Blues in C: C7 - F7 - G7
Once you are comfortable with that, move the same patters to improvise in Blues in F and Blues in G.
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