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LESSON PAGE.  MAYA SCHEIRER

May 3
​New piece added.

Some theory concepts or review:
Key signatures.

THE ORDER OF SHARPS:
No sharps: C Major or its relative A minor
F# - C# - G# - D# - A# - E# - B#
How to find the key of the piece or the associated scale:
1 sharp: F# = G Major (or its relative E minor)
2 sharps: F#+C# = D Major (relative B minor)
3 sharps: F#+C#+G# = A Major (relative F# minor)
4 sharps: F#+C#+G#+D# = E Major (relative C# minor)
5 sharps: F#+C#+G#+D#+A# = B Major (relative G# minor)
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THE ORDER OF FLATS:
No flats: C Major or its relative A minor

Bb - Eb - Ab - Db - Gb - Cb - Fb
​How to find the key of the piece or the associated scale:
​1 flat: Bb = F Major (or relative D minor)
2 flats: Bb+Eb = Bb Major (relative G minor)
3 flats: Bb+Eb+Ab = Eb Major (relative C minor)
4 flats: Bb+Eb+Ab+Db = Ab Major (relative F minor)
5 flats: Bb+Eb+Ab+Db+Gb = Db Major (relative Bb minor)
How do you know if the key signature is the Major or the relative minor:
  1. Look at the final chord of the piece.  What chord is it?
  2. Looking at the same chord, which is the lowest note played on the bass (LH lowest note)
Example 1
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Example 1b
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Example 2a
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Example 2b
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Example 3
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Example 4
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Introduction to intervals

Take as reference the C Major scale.  Every interval in the C Major scale is either "Major" of "Perfect".
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Before reviewing about the minor, augmented and diminished, you will practice Major and Perfect intervals from any key of the piano. Here is a visual keyboard to practice calculating intervals:
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Scales.  Levine Curriculum Level to be determined.
(Keys: to be decided)

April 19
Prepare E Major scale

Sight-reading exercises

March 8
​From 45
354-reading-exercises-in-c-position-full-score.pdf
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Repertory pieces:
​Atwood Lake
Minuet in G Major
Minuet in G minor

page 1
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page 2+3
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Atwood Lake by Robert Vandall
May 3
Today we raised the dynamic level of the piece.
Refresh the concepts of the phrasing
This piece is almost ready to move on.  It will get better as we continue playing it and seeing it every once in a while.  Go ahead and start the new one (Minuet in G).

Second Repertory piece:

NEW: "Minuet in G" Petzold

MINUET G Pezold
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May 3
Here is how the right hand sounds like  -->

And below it is the sounds of the complete piece:

Eartraining and improvisation.
Improvising in C Major

May 3
LH plays three notes, one after the other.  The notes are C - G - C (8va higher) 
Then repeat that pattern played in different notes:
C-G-C  //  D-A-D  //  E-B-E  //  F-C-F  //  G-D-G  //  A-E-A 
RH improvises on white keys (C Major scale)

Building toward your first Debussy piece
"Rêverie"

DEBUSSY Rêverie
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February 22
Your first piece by Debussy may be this one: "Rêverie".   Gradually as you bring back your reading skills, we will start reading portions from this piece.
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