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March 28 |
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Scales. Levine Curriculum Level Four.
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March 28. D Minor
Hanon exercisesIncorporated to the scales
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Sight-reading exercisesMarch 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.
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CZERNY-GERMER EtudesMarch 28
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NEW: Invention Nr. 8 in F Major. J.S. BachMarch 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 TurcaMarch 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
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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.) 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:
Today we used another simple melody:
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
- Yankee Doodle
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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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