LESSON PAGE. SHEINBERG
APRIL 2
Start planning the pieces that will be featured at the adult jury.
Start planning the pieces that will be featured at the adult jury.
Scales. Levine Curriculum Level Six.
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IN PROGRESS: MOZART Sonata KV 300 in F Major
APRIL 2
Development section. Notes from the lesson on the score above |
These are examples of myself playing slowly through the 1st and 2nd movements, to help you with your practice.
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IN PROGRESS: "Songs without Words" Op. 102 Nr.4 in G minor
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Here is the score with today's comments.
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FINISHED: French Suite in G Major by J.S. BachPending to choose a new piece to replace this one |
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Scores from "The Phantom of the Opera""The Phantom of the opera"APRIL 2
The chromatic chords you may have to learn them by root, so you can play the as fast as possible. If they are too difficult, consider reducing the amount of notes on those chords and play an easier version of the chords. Example: Play the top two notes. |
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"My Romance" |
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"I Could Write a Book" |
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"Take the A Train", by Duke Ellington |
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Jazz style -fully written-: GREENSLEEVES |
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Jazz style -fully written-:
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Jazz style -fully written-:
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Jazz Fake Book with lyrics
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Here is a copy of a jazz fake book that includes the lyrics.
Not all titles are included here, for example "Night and Day" is not in this book, but perhaps you can find the lyrics on the internet. |
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To listen to the examples mentioned in the book, login to:
www.halleonard.com/mylibrary Enter code: 6133-3573-1227-6632 |
Jazz -chart: IF EVER I WOULD LEAVE YOU |
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MUSICAL THEATRE STYLE
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ALBENIZ - GRANADA. 8/25/2020 | |
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PASSED: Chart reading and Improvisation. Autumn Leaves12/1
Focused on the first two lines. 1- play through the melody 2- improvise based on the melody 3- improvise completely independent from the melody. Don't overplay too many notes on the RH, or it will become too difficult. Create nice melodies that are easy to remember You can improvise using notes from the G Major scale and other time, notes from the E Minor scale. Attached here below is a chart with the indications on when to use G Major and when to use E Minor.
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JURY PIECE CANDIDATE |
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PASSED but not polished enough for jury: Take Five, by Paul Desmond |
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PASSED: JAZZ STYLE -fully written piece-
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PASSED: SAM POST. Humidity3/9
m2 triplet m10 and on: clarity m20 beats 3-4 count m24-25 counting Send me the very best recording you can, so we can call it passed and add it to our jury list for the spring juries. 2/23 Goal: beginning to end in the same level of accomplishment. m5 triplet more like a triplet and less like a 16th-16th-8th. Think of it as a lazy triplet and it will sound right. m9. Same feeling. relax the triplet. m26-27 Clarity on the rhythm and pulse |
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November 30
1 Very good feeling. Watch to control the sound of the notes, so that you don't have some notes unintentionally playing very loud and others very soft. The theme from the LH needs timing accuracy. The rhythm is identical to the rhythm of the main melody 3 Notes sound very good. Now they need more phrasing and more expression. Help the notes by emphasizing the written dynamics. When dynamics are not written, give shape to the phrase adding crescendo when they go up and decrescendo on the way down. 4 First section. Very good. Second section: you play it with a tempo that is very different to the first section, much slower. We may need to speed it up a little, or slow the beginning. 6 Nice mood. Sometimes you need to be a bit more careful to separate the harmonies with the pedal so chords don't mix. Second section. More right hand. Don't be shy, otherwise the LH covers it up. |
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LISTZ. Consolation No. 3November 16
Most of the 2 against 3 are ok, sometimes you will need to record yourself and listen because there are instances when the sync is not there. When you have 4 against 3, that is far more difficult and we are approaching it by approximation. In general the piece sounds like it has lost some of the ability it used to have, so probably you had not played it in a long time and may take a few practice days to return to the way it used to sound. Don't be in a hurry to play it fast, it gives you not enough time to read the notes on the page. |
4 agains 3 exercise |
PASSED: McDOWELL to a Wild RoseNovember 16
Since the notes are not difficult to read and play, go ahead and shape the phrases. Every time you have two identical notes, be sure not to play them with the same intensity, either grows louder or softer. Mark your score to be consistent with your interpretation from one practice session to the next. Remember to voice chords by bringing up the top note. |
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JURY: Jazz style:
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Jazz style -chart-: ALL OF ME |
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JURY PIECE: BACH from Well-Tempered Klavier Vol.1
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PASSED: CHOPIN: Mazurka in A minor, Op. 67, No. 4 (Posthumous)May 17
Very good flow on the main theme. The notes feel like you have already learned them very well. The triplets still need work, they still precipitate the first two notes and wait at the third note. "Ritardando" can be more gradual, rather than a sudden stop. Very well prepared, ready to play when you have an opportunity to play for a public. |
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PASSED: SERENITYPASSED: AWAY |
You can find audio files of these two pieces at this link. Scroll down once you get to the page.
Link to audio files New version of the score
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AWAY with D Major key signature | |
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PASSED: DEBUSSY. Reverie (JURY PIECE)
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DEBUSSY marking from lesson 4/25/2023 | |
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DEBUSSY reverie with measure numbers | |
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FINISHED: Claire de Lune by Claude Debussy |
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Holiday tunes played from a chartAuld Lang Syne, Frosty, Jingle Bells, Let it Snow. |
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