LESSON PAGE.  SANZ

NOVEMBER 19

Critiqued recital information:

Saturday, December 14
10:30 AM Technique Event  (Room 211)
11:30 AM Critiqued Recital (Room 309)

I could not edit the jury form anymore.
Gabi can tell the teachers he will play E minor scale routine, and Czerny exercises numbers 3 and 4, 
TECHNIQUE EVENT (Room 211):
Scale. Level 3. E minor (not in jury form)
Etude. Czerny-Germer 3 and 4 (jury form says 1 and 2)
CRITIQUED RECITAL (Room 309):
J.S. Bach. Musette in D Major
L. van Beethoven. Sonatina in G Major. 1st movement "Moderato"

Scales.  Levine Curriculum Level THREE
(Keys: C, G, D, A, E, B, F.  Am, Em, Dm, Gm, Cm, Fm)

LEVEL 3 C MAJOR
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LEVEL 3 A MINOR
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NOVEMBER 19
E minor
SPRING 2024 JURY GOAL:
Scales level 2. Key TBA (major key)
Etude:  Exercises 1 + 2 (C. Czerny)
Piece -1-: Sonatina (W. Duncombe)
​Piece -2-:  Arabesque (F. Burgmuller)
Sight reading: level 2
FALL 2023 JURY GOAL:
Scales level 2.  E minor
Piece -1-: "Folk Song" by Beethoven
​Piece -2-:  "Dance" by James Hook
Sight reading: level 2

Reading exercises.
SIGHTREADING Level 1 (April/2024)
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NOVEMBER 19
Melodic -A minor-.  Start from 1.12
Chord C, G, D exercises: Start from 1.11
20 exercises in C, G and D Major
LEVEL ONE. 20 MELODIC EXERCISES major
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20 exercises in A minor
LEVEL ONE. 20 MELODIC EXERCISES minor
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14 CHORD exercises in C, G and D Major
Lv-1 MAJOR KEYS chords - Full Score
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14 CHORD exercises in A minor
Lv-1 A MINOR chords - Full Score
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CZERNY-GERMER Etudes
CZERNY-GERMER exercises 1+2
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NOVEMBER 19
Next week: #3 and #4 review for the jury
czerny-germer_vol_1.pdf
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"MUSETTE" by J.S. BACH

NOVEMBER 19
Excellent!  Ready for recital
musette.pdf
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"SONATINA in G" (1st movement)
​by Ludwig van Beethoven

NOVEMBER 19
We are ready to bring the complete page at next lesson.
beethoven_sonatina_in_g_curci_edition.pdf
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NEW: Duet: one piano, four hands.
​"Scarborough Fair"

https://www.8notes.com/scores/54893.asp
NOVEMBER 12
Start preparing the bottom part

Improvisation. Ear-training. 

Improvisation on tonal harmony

APRIL9
Today you played this improvisation in C Minor.
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Play A minor broken chord A - E   C - A
​In C minor it would be C - G - Eb - C
Repeat it 4 times holding the pedal.
Then change just one of the notes to a consecutive note (next note) and repeat four times
Change another note and repeat four times

Harmonizing "Happy Birthday" DONE!

February 207
F Major.  You are new ready to play it at a party with friends and family singing along with you!

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

(Sept 19) ​Lullaby by Brahms
(July 12) ​Row, Row, Row Your Boat
​(June 20)  Beethoven Ode to Joy
​(Oct 10) Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
(January 31) Happy Birthday
(January 24) ​Mary Had a Little Lamb
(May 30) Jingle Bells melodic improvisation 
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:

"Arabesque" by F. Burgmuller
ARABESQUE -original score-
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W. DUNCOMBE "Sonatina" (p 57)
sonatina_duncombe.pdf
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"Folk Song in G Major" by L. van Beethoven
beethoven._folk_song.pdf
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"DANCE" by James Hook
DANCE by James Hook
File Size: 37 kb
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"La Candeur" by F. Burgmuller
CANDEUR June 27
File Size: 631 kb
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"BAGATELLE" by Diabelli
BAGATELLE Diabelli
File Size: 317 kb
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"MINUET" by Leopold Mozart
minuet_l._mozart.pdf
File Size: 368 kb
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"Polka" by Michael Glinka
polka.pdf
File Size: 364 kb
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"Minuet in G" Petzold
MINUET G Pezold
File Size: 5524 kb
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p.31 "Musette" (Anonymous)
MUSETTE p.31
File Size: 2020 kb
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"Carefree" by Turk
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"Lullaby" by Brahms
brahms_lullaby_lv_1.pdf
File Size: 54 kb
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"Canon in D Major" by Pachelbel
CANON in D. HT with notes
File Size: 33 kb
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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

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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BREAK: "WELCOME TO WONDERLAND"
welcome_to_wonderland.pdf
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BREAK: "Pending Title"

JULY 9
For the rest of the summer, continue advancing little by little until you are able to play the entire piece hands together.  
beginner_piece_without_title_in_g_-_full_score.pdf
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Duet: one piano, four hands.
​"When the Saints Go Marching In"
Link to the webpage:
​ https://www.8notes.com/scores/21468.asp

Duet: one piano, four hands.
​"Au claire de la lune"
webpage:
https://www.8notes.com/scores/52486.asp

Reading exercises already done

Frère Jacques
FRERE JACQUES level 1
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Spring
SPRING progressive reading exercise
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