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Today I am posting my handwritten notes so I can make them available more quickly.
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Scales. Levine Curriculum Level NINE.
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| daily_scale_practice_routine.pdf |
| HANON index |
Sight-reading exercises
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Etudes. CZERNY-GERMER |
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BACH. Prelude in C minor WTC-1 |
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CHOPIN. Nocturne Op. 37 Nr. 1 in G minor |
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NEW: Classical period.
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GERSHWIN Pelude Nr.2 |
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Classical period.
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PASSED. Impressionistic period.
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Possible new pieces.
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Little Preludes and Fugues.
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| bach_eric._2024_oct-8.mp3 |
| INDEX for reference |
| Little Prelude and Fugue in D minor BWV 899 |
| FUGUE. GRB fingering |
For fun: You may enjoy playing from this book: |
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NEW Blues style: WATERMELON MAN (Herbie Hancock) |
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DUKE ELLINGTON. C-Jam Blues |
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Jazz chart reading and improvisationNOVEMBER 5
Today we started "I Could Write a Book"
Chord symbols
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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 |
Learning tunesPreparing a "tune". Mapping the territory:
Preparing a "tune". Starting to improvise:
Accompanying a "tune". Chord reduction in 3 and 7. "How High the Moon"
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Tunes for practice. In the key of C
How High the Moon (in G)
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| MENDELSSOHN APRIL 30 notes |
| mendelssohn-sww_op102_nr4_1_BARENBOIM.pdf |
| REFERENCE SCORE mendelssohn-sww_102_4_-_henle.pdf |
| mendelssohn-sww_op102_nr.4.pdf |
| mendelssohn-sww_op53_nr.1.pdf |
| mendelssohn-sww_op.30_nr.6.pdf |
| mendelssohn-sww_op.19_nr.6.pdf |
Passed: Classical period.
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Repertory:French Suite 5 G -BWV 816. J.S. Bach
Piano Sonata C major K. 545 1st and 2nd movs. Mozart "Songs without Words" Op. 102 Nr.4 in G minor. Mendelssohn Sonata Op. 49 Nr.2 in G Major. Beethoven Sinfonia 8 in F Major. J.S. Bach Rondo a la Turca. Mozart Invention Nr. 14 in Bb Major. J.S. Bach Nocturne Nr. 18 in C minor. F. Chopin Invention Nr. 13 in A Minor. J.S. Bach Gymnopédie in D Major. Erik Satie "Invention Nr. 8 in F Major" J.S. Bach "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
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Saved for later: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.) Volume 4: Baroque JS Bach – Inventions 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 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 | |||||||
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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) 
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 progressionsOct 4
Here below is a chord progression in D Major that almost matches the chord progression of Pachelbel's Canon. 
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 exercisesJan-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
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Blues-based improvisationJan-10
When improvising using the blues scale, accompany your improvisation with three basic chords, all with minor sevenths:
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Romantic period: Chopin Waltz Op.69 Nr.2
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