LESSON PAGE.  MAXIME

May 30
Current pieces:
Blues in C, G and NEW: F
Song "On Green Dolphin Street".
​Bach "March" and "Pirates of the Caribbean"

JURY: Fall 2023

Scales: level 3
Etude:  
Piece Nr.1: March (J.S. Bach)
Piece Nr.2: Pirates of the Caribbean
Sightreading: level 3

JURY: Spring 2023

Etude:  Ballade (F. Burgmuller)
Piece Nr.1: Toccatina (D. Kabalevsky)
Piece Nr.2: Reverse Flash Theme.

JURY: Fall 2022

Technique: Scale routine lv. 2 G Major
Piece Nr.1: Arabesque (Burgmuller)
Piece Nr.2: Imperial March (John Williams)

Scales.  Levine Curriculum Level Three.
C, G, D, A, E, B, F Major.
A, E, D, G, C minor.

May 2
Comienza la nueva rutina para nivel 3 de escalas con Do Mayor.
LEVEL 3 C Major
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LEVEL 3 A minor
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SIGHT-READING for both hands
LECTURA A PRIMERA VISTA

May 2
En close: p26
354 READING EXERCISES C
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On Green Dolphin Street

May 30
  1. Learn the melody wit the right hand
  2. Learn the chords with the left hand.  See the scanned sheet for help with the chords
  3. Look at the "NOTES from lesson 5/23/23" PDF here ------->
  4. Practica los acordes del Dm7 - G7 - CMaj7
Green Dolphin Street
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NOTES from lesson 5/23/23
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"March" by J.S. Bach

May 30
  • Lineas 1+2 Notas ok
  • Counting:  m12, m14
  • Envíame una grabación en la que tocas las líneas 1, 2, 3 ,4.  Mano derecha.
bach--march_in_d.pdf
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"Pirates of the Caribbean"

May 30
  • Intro. Tiene que ir a la misma velocidad que el resto de la canción
  • No hay necesidad de tocarlo todo "ff".  Suave es más fácil
  • Aprende la melodía de la mano derecha sin los acordes, y sube la velocidad
  • Envíame una grabación.
Pirates of the Caribbean
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Blues-based improvisation

April 11
  • Próxima clase: walking bass 1-5-8​

Traditional Improvisation

improvisation_using_lh_1-5-8_in_c.pdf
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improvisation_using_lh_1-5-8_in_g.pdf
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improvisation_using_lh_1-5-8_in_d.pdf
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Previous Repertory

PEZOLD: Minuet in G
​Over the Rainbow
Star Wars
DUNCOMBE: Fanfare
​Carefree Waltz
Boxcar Rumble
Left hand piece
​Shave and a Haircut
fanfare.pdf
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STAR WARS -short- chord exercise
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STAR WARS -extended- chord exercise
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Future pieces with score:

Future pieces with chart or by ear:

Autumn Leaves
Beatles: Let It Be
Beatles: Yesterday

PASSED: Somewhere Over the Rainbow

2/2
PASSED

Steps:

RAINBOW step 1 RH melody only
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RAINBOW step 2 RH + LH
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RAINBOW step 3 RH melody and chord symbols
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RAINBOW step 4 RH + LH triads
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RAINBOW step 5 RH + LH 1-5-8
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PASSED: Harry Potter (played by ear)
HARRY POTTER with Maxime's chords
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ON RESERVE: Learning from chord charts:  INDIANA JONES
INDIANA JONES theme in C -with chords-
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PASSED: BOURLESQUE by L. Mozart

3/9
Pulse more steady. Dynamics more noticeable.
l_mozart_burleske_in_g.pdf
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l_mozart_bourlesq_in_g.mp3
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PASSED: Autumn Leaves.  Chart reading

3/9
Good job playing the main melody with the chords.
This one is ready to put aside and start learning the next ("It Had to be You").

3/2
Let's apply the LH to this melody.  Just lines 1-2.

​Example below on how to apply the LH as half notes.
AUTUMN LEAVES example for left hand
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Print this:

AUTUMN LEAVES WITH RED CHORDS
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AUTUMN LEAVES melody-bass-chords
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IT HAD TO BE YOU

SCORE OF "IT HAD TO BE YOU" WITH SIMPLIFIED RHYTHM
4/13
Muy bien Maxime!
it_had_to_be_you__simplified_rhythm_.pdf
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IT HAD TO BE YOU -usa esta versión-
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4/6
Distribuye el bajo-acorde para que cada uno reciba dos partes (2-beats).  Mira el vídeo y usa la partitura en el recuadro verde.

Mira este vídeo

Para comprender cómo distribuir el bajo-acorde con 2-partes cada uno

PASSED: BURGMULLER Innocence

4/27
Matices (Dynamics) para la pieza completa.  
BURGMULLER Innocence
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PASSED: BEETHOVEN German Dance

4/13
Pasada.  Sigue tocándola para que no se te olvide.
BEETHOVEN German Dance
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BEATLES: Yesterday

5/11
Ready to break all the chords into individual notes excepto la introducción.
yesterday_real_book.pdf
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​CLEMENTI Sonatina Op. 36 Nr. 1 in C Major (2nd mov)

November 30

Fix the trill notes
Add trill to E-flat
Practice with metronome
Dynamics
Fix extra beat at the end
CLEMENTI Sonatina Nr. 1 C Major
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Maxime. Grabaciones de estudio

PASSED: Libertango by Astor Piazzola

November 30
Send me a recording of the complete piece this Friday.

Primera página

Segunda página

Tercera página

​BIZET: Toreador Song (from Carmen)

October 12
Objetivo es poderlo tocar rápido y con buen pulso.
Acordes suaves y melodía enérgica.

Prepare compases 1-2-3-4 sólamente para la próxima clase.
toreador_song__from_carmen__with_chords.pdf
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FINISHED: Patrik Pietschmann "Star Wars: The Mandalorian (Main Theme)"

March 30
​Nueva versión de la partitura con final -April 20-
MANDALORIAN version April 20
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April 26
Estupendamente.

El final necesita un poco de práctica.
Te enviaré otra versión con más cambios.
​​Envía una grabación el Viernes

Versión antigua

star_wars-_the_mandalorian__main_theme_.pdf
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MANDALORIAN Marked March-15
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FINISHED: "Prelude in A Major" by F. Chopin

April 26
Pedal:  Talón en el suelo, que no esté flotando.
Para eso necesitas sentarte en el borde de la banqueta.
Melodía con más volumen y acordes mas ligeros
METRONOMO: empieza a 55 y sube poco a poco
​Envía una grabación con metrónomo el Viernes.
chopin_prelude_a_major.pdf
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PRELUDIO CON SELECCION DE NOTAS
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IN PROGRESS: "Sonatina  Op. 36 in G Major" by Muzio Clementi.  1st movement

July 12
Aprende la mano derecha muy bien y con metrónomo
El primer movimiento son las dos primeras páginas sólamente
clementi_op_36_nr_2_g_major.pdf
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FINISHED: MARCH from Nutcracker
tempo_di_marcia_vivo.pdf
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PASSED: "Take Five" by Paul Desmond
Take Five (Paul Desmond)
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PASSED: "Arabesque" by Burgmuller
burgmuller_arabesque.pdf
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PASSED: IMPERIAL MARCH
imperial_march_v4_-_full_score.pdf
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LISTA: "Reverse Flash Theme"
reverse_flash_theme_-_2-28-2023.pdf
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LISTA: "Ballade" by F. Burgmuller
burgmuller_op100_etudes_ballade.pdf
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LISTA PARA JURY: "Toccatina" by D. Kabalevsky
toccatina_kabalevsky.pdf
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