LESSON PAGE.  SANZ

May 30

Gabi.  Great job practicing on your own!  You are a champion.
1- Technique and theory:  Scales 
2- Repertory: Suzuki book
3- Quick reading: Quick to learn pieces for both hands.
4- Sightreading:
5- Improvisation: Jamming sessions

Scales.  Levine Curriculum Level One.
(Keys: C, G, D, A Major.  A minor)

EXAMPLE C Major
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EXAMPLE A minor
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May 30
REVIEW:  D Major:
  • Scale parallel, separate hands. 2 octaves
  • ​Scale contrary, hands together. 1 or try 2 octaves
  • Fancy arpeggio crossing hands. 
  • Cadence, separate hands

Practicing the name of the notes:
​Right hand

Practicing the name of the notes:
​Left hand

Reading exercises. One per day.

May 2
Next lesson we will play through all exercises number 1-2-3 and 4.
READING EXERCISE IN C -1-
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READING EXERCISE IN C -2-
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READING EXERCISE IN C -3-
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READING EXERCISE IN C -4-
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ALMOST READY: "La Candeur" by F. Burgmuller

May 30
WOW...   You learned the entire song by yourself!

And you were able to not only memorize it, but also play it while looking straight at the music score!

​You are a champion.

​Notice some fingering in the music below:
burgmuller_la_candeur.pdf
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NEW: "Folk Song in G Major" by L. van Beethoven

May 30
Great job learning at the lesson how to play the RH and the LH.  
You are on your own for two weeks to prepare hands together.
Remember to say the name of the notes loud, to get better at naming them.
beethoven._folk_song.jpg
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IN PROGRESS: "WELCOME TO WONDERLAND"

February 14
We have a special sheet to remember the chord progression.
Clink on the image to make it larger.          ➡️
welcome_to_wonderland.pdf
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Improvisation. Ear-training. 

Playing by ear in different keys.  The rocket game!
and...
Turning songs form Major key to minor key!

(July 12) ​Row, Row, Row Your Boat
​(July 5)  Beethoven Ode to Joy
​(March 28) Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
(January 31) Happy Birthday
(January 24) ​Mary Had a Little Lamb
(May 30) Jingle Bells

Composition: Writing down a bass melody

Sept 20
Bring to the lesson the paper with the beginning of the bass line.
​Feel free to write more at home, or we will do it at the lesson next week.

Improvisation: Song with black keys

Ear-training: Recognizing notes

Given a reference note, Gabi has to guess what other notes I am playing without looking at the keyboard.
Improvisations:
Scale of C Major (all white keys)
Scale of G Major (F is sharp)
Scale of D Major (F and C are sharp)
Scale of A Major (F, C and G are sharp)
October 12.  Lullaby Improvisation
​Gently, play a soft melody on the right hand using white keys (C Major)
Left hand plays one note at a time, to accompany the melody from the right hand.

​Here is an example of an improvisation sounding like a lullaby.

NEW: Jazzy "Jams".

Passed:

"BAGATELLE" by Diabelli
BAGATELLE Diabelli
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"MINUET" by Leopold Mozart
minuet_l._mozart.pdf
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"Polka" by Michael Glinka
polka.pdf
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"Minuet in G" Petzold
MINUET G Pezold
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p.31 "Musette" (Anonymous)
MUSETTE p.31
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"Carefree" by Turk
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"Lullaby" by Brahms
brahms_lullaby_lv_1.pdf
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"Canon in D Major" by Pachelbel
CANON in D. HT with notes
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"Spring" by Vivaldi.  Theme 1 in C Major
spring_theme_-2-_root_chords.pdf
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"When the Saints Go Marching In"
when_the_saints_go_marching_in.pdf
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"New World Symphony"
theme_from_new_world_symphony_lv_1.pdf
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"Spring" by Vivaldi.  Theme 2 in G Major
vivaldi_in_g_with_chords.pdf
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Other pieces from the book already passed:

PASSED:  

​p28 -15- Allegretto 2 C. Czerny
​p. 27 Chant Arabe
​p. 26 Allegretto 1 (C. Czerny)
​p. 26 Little Playmates
p, 34 Allegro
ON RESERVE:

p19 -5- French Children Song
BURGMULLER "La Candeur"

TAKING A BREAK: "Minuet in G minor" by Christian Petzold
from the Notebook of Anna Magdalena Bach
MINUET in G minor
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