Scales. Levine Curriculum Level Six.
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NEW: French Suite in G Major by J.S. BachMay 18
Some of the movements included in this suite will feel comfortable, some others may bee too difficult. Feel free to skip the ones that are too difficult and start with the ones you feel more comfortable. No need to learn the entire suite. |
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PASSED: SERENITYMarch 29
m 38 to 41 RH needs further practice. Still doesn't flow free enough Watch counting at m 35. It feels like it went back to old habits IN PROGRESS: AWAYMay 17
Enclosed on the right margin is a new copy of the score that reflects the key signature of D Major, so you ca be more comfortable in the general context of the key signature. Also, if time allows before the trip, I am going to analyze the score for you, so you can also follow more comfortably which chords are you going through while you play it. I think it will be really nice to have a score with al this information, since you are interested in the analysis of the music, and I am so glad you have this interest. |
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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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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NEW: "Take the A Train", by Duke EllingtonMay 18
Some of the rmovements included in this suite will feel comfortable, some others may bee too difficult. Feel free to skip the ones that are too difficult and start with the ones you feel more comfortable. No need to learn the entire suite. |
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Jazz style -fully written-: GREENSLEEVESFeb-15
End the piece at the end of the 3rd page. No need to learn the improvisation. |
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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 | ||
NEW: Jazz -chart: IF EVER I WOULD LEAVE YOU |
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NEW: MUSICAL THEATRE STYLE
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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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3/23
Thank you for the recording. This piece is ready to pass, but still had rhythm problems, so it will not be a choice for the juries. It is one of those pieces with strange meter that will likely need you to listen to a lot of jazz to "get" the rhythm. 3/9 The rhythm of the intro is close but still not exact. Count all beats as equal rather than counting "one" longer than the others. To hear this clearly, record yourself playing, then watch it or listen to it and act as if you were the teacher. Check if you are counting all beats equally long or if you are counting some beats longer than others. Once the melody starts, your rhythm is correct. On 2nd page, m13, you lose the rhythm. The ending, similarly to the intro, doesn't have the counting right. |
Recording fastRecording slow with metronome
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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. |
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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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March 1
Today we played the song as it would be in a jazz jury: 1- main theme for the entire page 2- one round of improvisation 3- alternating lines 4- playing the theme of the song for the last time To practice, go through each one of the chords and doodle around creating little melodies with the notes of each chord. When you feel secure, play the video recording and play along me on the video. |
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