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Aural 4 Auray

Inversion

Root: no gap
1st inversion: gap at the top
2nd inversion: gap at the bottom
the gap is amazing grace

Cadences

Long term goal

Grade 7 October-November

28 Oct

Tarentelle

most important thing is stable speed
softs should be non-legato
practice: casual medium speed

Mozart

practice: casual medium

Experience

blown out expression
no mistake practice

Seasons

no mistake practice

20 Oct

Mozart

approved for recording

Tarentelle

slower speed for stability
certain sections need to be practiced accurately

Seasons of Love

don’t play tied F in bar 30

14 Oct

Mozart

rhythm practice for semiquavers
keep going after errors, don’t back track in peformance

Tarentelle

middle section A LOT softer
slow and sep hand practice may help rhythm

Seasons

rests important

tie in bar 30
check notes last line 48

Experience

structure it according to the two buildups

7 Oct

Seasons

be careful of rest here

bar 48 check notes
check pedalling at end
bar 50 check LH position

Mozart

2nd page don’t lose momentum (start slower?)
120 metro

Pieczonka

metro 144

Experience

all about two buildups
2nd buildup, p use, soft pedal

29 Sep

Seasons

slow practice not essential
can do small section practice

Experience

just needs notes

Mozart

watch LH articulation
last page more pedal

Tarentelle

beginning must be speed matched
brillante must phrased down more
- dip on sempre cresc.

wait on this note

con impeto 5% faster
second repetition of theme, con fuoco, risoluto, in general more intense, but not faster
watch accents here

third repetion of theme is soft
scherzando, maybe no pedal

pedal here to help phrasing
accelrando to prestissimo, hit terminal velocity

24 Sep

Mozart

recommended speed: 103
extra energy goes into phrasing + just getting stuff right

Tarentelle

lower threshold for mistakes
homework: record Mozart and Tarentelle
middle section softer
stops
- perfect practice

Seasons of Love

keep on focusing on notes, expression good though.

Experience

check notes here

first two lines, default phrasing and rubato
start very soft, then build from there. doing phrasing default as well as others

16 Sep

Mozart Recording: during the holidays

Tarentelle

brilliante section, less LH on beat 2
needs to be speed matched, count and play
ending, still try to have no gaps

Seasons

use pedal for texture, think about if you need to use it
no gaps here

9 Sep

Experience

keep lighter texture overall

cresc. gradual increase in texture. in peak, voice top note

Seasons

check note bar 23 position

check LH position

don’t pedal over rests

Tarentelle

page flips, consider taping music
check timing here

avoid gaps when practicing last page

2 Sep

Experience

rubato
- do rubato at the start of the page
overall texture, keep it light

Mozart

keep overall soft here

split notes up evenly here
this note is not split

last page must be tempo matched
hold minims last page

Tarentelle

this note is 3 quavers long

last page, focus on not stopping first

26 Aug

Experience

start learning this week
think about phrasing, layering, balance, some rubato

Seasons

try to finish this week
check some notes from bar 33 onwards

Tarentelle

125 metronome speed

Mozart

still needs a speed overhaul
- slow practice
- rhythm practice
- staccato practice
- focus on evenness

19 Aug

Seasons

mostly good just need to have notes correct
keep learning

Mozart

slow practice essential for stability
good speed but could be even slower if need be
expression is good, keep it up

12 Aug

Scales

some of the minors need work
tentatively on the right track, but could be better

Seasons

has to be softer overall, save the energy for bar 21, with accents
learn faster, set timers for 15 minutes, 4 bar
phrasing bar 21
finish piece this week

Mozart

slow practice
slower performance speed recommended

Tarentelle

speed 115
speed matched 115

29 July

Seasons of Love

don’t overpedal
lighter overall
see wrong notes that were written on page
need to learn up to bar 28

Tarentelle

needs slow practice for critical sections

Scales

need to revise all, do arpeggios

22 July

Seasons of Love

learn up to bar 20

Scales

contrary motions
revise everything else

Tarentelle

focus on ending
restraint is good, but some bits you want to hit hard
2nd page, aim for RH sparkle, not too heavy

dolce e cantabile, pedal every half bar
calmato – go soft

15 July

Mozart

good ideas, just rusty. Okay for exam if you can brush up before then

Pieczonka

raw technique improvement required
see checkpoints for practice and spread practice evenly across checkpoints

Seasons of Love

learn first page

Notes 18 June

Mozart

focus on details more than speed
trill, 4 notes per left hand
RH can be non-legato for soft
overall idea is fine

Tarentelle

when playing loud think of aggregate (combination) of note dynamics rather than individual notes

Notes 10 June

Mozart

fast practice is okay, but need percentages
can have a low percentage here though

Tarentelle

phrasing in melodic sections needs to be more directional
pedal can be used to change texture
- especially when getting thicker

Notes 3 June

Mozart

goal speed match 4th page
picky on mistakes
can get performance standard very soon

Tarentelle

try to finish this week
melody legato using pedal
con impeto, pedal, more LH
con molto passione, tons of RH, rubato?

Notes 27 May

Mozart

needs more soft bits (sneaky)
- softs energetic
monitor speed, keep it the same
- especially page 2 and 4

Tarentelle

soft section, do both pedals

Notes 18 May

Mozart

bottom part of 2nd page, some mistakes. speed match here as well (speed up)

for semiquaver octaves, rotate wrist, focus on thumb

Tarentella

top line legato or use pedal

Notes 6 May

Mozart

keep everything same speed
- use reference speed of octave sections
- to get sneakyness, use wide range of dynamics that pop out

2nd page, put small gaps in RH
semiquaver octaves, track single notes
- try chromatic scale for practice

Scales

G# harmonic minor contrary
arpeggios

Tarentelle

make sure low notes are soft (but good overall phrasing)
new sections: see

Notes 27 Apr

Scales: B major contrary

Tarentelle

see goal written on page
expression: aim for fluctuations

Mozart

watch for ‘overly’ loud sections

Notes 30 Mar

Mozart

phrasing in first section is great
focus on pinky octaves
- don’t lift too high
- LH ‘rip’, don’t hold LH
- use pedal on LH rip

2nd page
- should you use phrasing? how much?

3rd page
- focus on accuracy on the semiquavers bottom of page

4th page
- make sure transition of speeds is correct between semiquavers and quavers

Tarentelle

in soft section, melody should sound legato

Notes 23 Mar

Scales

4th finger rule
F melodic minor

Mozart

LH articulation gaps need to be consistent
can be characterised better with in-depth phrasing ideas
for loud sections, lift RH higher. Get LH involved in dynamics
in octave section
- LH don’t hold
- use pedal on the broken. hold

for fast loud semiquavers
- focus on velocity

to practice second page
- correct repetitions
- rhythm practice

Notes 16 Mar

Mozart

stable then speed

Tarentelle

Notes 9 Mar

Scales

F harmonic minor

Tarentelle

hold first note in RH bar 1-6
2 bar rest must be silent
first 8 bars, recommend rit
characterise RH by ‘wacky’ dynamics
brillante, brillant lots of pinky
new section
- try to get top line legato
- everything else very soft
- dolce: setting a volume limit
- cantabile: phrasing

Notes 2 Mar

Mozart

LH rough, don’t hold down LH
crotchets long here

LH 2nd page, go down to keybed, don’t miss notes
sus res, sus is loud, res is soft

Tarantella

make it playful
low resolution phrasing

Scales

first 4

Notes 23 Feb

Scales

Bb melodic again

Mozart

to further playfulness, lateral listening is required
shorter notes can help playfulness
bar 1 start really soft, LH jumpy, but not affected by dynamics.
soft chords, don’t lift off
playful dynamics are black and white
octaves, try delay on first octave

try phrasing less at start of the 2nd page

give a kick in RH on octaves with LH broken chord
loose wrist in octaves

make a mega broken chord last page. RH strong and rude

Notes 16 Feb

Scales

Bb melodic minor

Tarentelle

don’t spend too much time hands seperate
dolce e cantabile, prioritise top line
this part is light and happy
rest must be silent at start

not too much pedal, keeps the lightness
accent on left hand important, keeps the beat

last step: epic phrasing

Mozart

try to learn towards the end
think about ‘accent points’ which parts should be accented

Notes 9 Feb

Scales

Scales up to Bb harmonic minor again
practice 2-3 minutes per session

Mozart

clear on these small notes

2nd page, practice small sections at a time, repeated
octaves black notes, recommend 41

Tarentelle

start ‘misterioso’ mush everything together. can half pedal. slight accent on RH accents
skipping articulation is critical for jumping feeling. slur lifts are nearly staccato
resolute on sempre cresc last line 1st page, determined cresc
brillant – lots of high stuff

Notes 2 Feb

Scales