Eric

Long Term Goal

Grade 6 repertoire – needs 5 pieces

20 Dec

Ap Agapak

• finish hands together during holidays

Berceuse

• do more phrasing, especially softer in calando
• finish last page during holidays

Sonata

• F# bar 15!
• whenever building up with phrasing start soft

6 Dec

Sonata

• phrasing again please!
• don’t practice fast!

New: Ag Agapak

29 Nov

Canon

• don’t start too slow
• accompaniment not too loud especially on first page
• quality of phrasing can always be better
• when phrasing don’t include LH/accompaniment

Berceuse

• end of phrase soft

15 Nov

Canon

• slow practice at 41
• don’t go too fast at 41 as well during performance

8 Nov

Berceuse

• don’t stop learning this
• sectional practice for 2nd page, these are difficult bits

Canon

• needs hairpins and phrasing and throughout
• hands seperate is a excellent way to test memory and reduce mistakes

1 Nov

Sonata

• improvement in fingering today
• all about phrasing, see phrasing guides written in, and do similar throughout the song
• continue to practice 2nd half more

Canon

• lighter this week, good job!
• pay attention to all phrasing markings, and phrasing should only be in melody if possible
• check RH 41-43
• bar 30, don’t delay LH split note
• ending softer

25 Oct

Berceuse

• try to mark the melody, bring out the melody
• still don’t go too fast
• 2nd page needs sectional practice

Sonata

• fingering needs work, check next week

Canon

• bring out main melody bar 13, make everything else softer

Canon

18 Oct

Berceuse

• check notes written down
• go up to 24 this week
• try not to go too fast + too loud

Canon

• balance between melody and accompaniment should be clear

6 Sep

Canon

• LH softer please
• pay attention to dynamics
• pay attention to fingering when scales are uneven
• be careful of LH notes in general

23 Aug

• don’t add random F#s
• bar 12-15 fingering needs to be checked both hands
• fingering in general really needs work
• we also want to be doing phrasing later

Canon

16 Aug

Canon

• don’t speed up halfway
• keep LH light always!
• really really need to practice last page please

Sonata

• must follow RH fingering, not optional!
• see learning goal

10 Aug

Canon

• you must start from last page or second last page during practice!

Sonata

• must get into 2nd and 3rd page as well here!

26 Jul

Canon

• SOFT! again
• still needs sectional 2-4 bar practice from 41 onwards
• 17 onwards, pay attention to phrasing, but do most of it right hand

Sonata

• this one has no pedal
• watch flats!
• phrasing is also a key idea here

17 Jul

Canon

• main thing is to keep the entire thing softer
• we can’t do phrasing if the dynamic is too large
• most dynamics should be done through RH only, keep LH soft, same as River
• aim to finish by next lesson

Sonata

• learn more during holidays

5 Jul

River

• check timing
• phrasing, ending soft

New: Sonata

Canon

• control dynamics, especially softs
• in loud bits, try to keep LH soft

30 Jun

River Flows

• don’t go too slow
• phrasing, start soft
• need to check accuracy of LH

Canon

• this needs sectional practice

28 Jun

River

• good notes here today generally speaking
• the ending needs more work, practice this seperately
• phrasing needs to start and end softer
• keep left hand soft
• the ending needs to be softer
• the left hand top of 3rd page is not correct, actually in many other places as well

14 Jun

River

• keep LH light
• try to phrase if you can
• listen to recording more

31 May

River Flows

• sectional practice
• listen to recording

24 May

River Flows In You

• phrasing, have bumps in the dynamics
• add pedal
• check coordination

10 May

Sonata

• go at a speed that you are comfortable with
• try not to stop too much for ornaments
• do mf softer
• LH should be softer if you can manage

Rondo

• sometimes we get quite fast, control speed especially when we are nervous
• try to make LH softer if you can

Tarentelle

• can go faster, but keep controlled
• make sure p is p!

Haunted House

• memory is hard here, do some slow practice
• do some practice on ending!
• make sure all dynamic markings are followed

Confidence

• don’t start too slow or too fast, play at a comfortable speed and don’t change
• make sure top note is voiced!
• pedal when pedal is needed

3 May

Rondo

• keep up slow practice especially from 27
• there are a few wrong notes that would be good to fix
• watch dynamics especially on 2nd page

Confidence

• holding notes a lot better
• can go faster, with larger dynamics
• pedal is important!
• slow practice is still important though

Haunted House

• don’t go too slow here
• bar 10 rest!

Main tips

• don’t need to practice more, just practice accurately and slow
• when performing however, perform at correct, faster tempos
• just try your best 🙂

21 Apr

Sonata

• practice second half more (maybe from 17?)
• check note RH at the end!
• don’t slow down for ornaments!

Allegro

• speed is well controlled today
• watch dynamics in middle section, especially softs
• slow practice for accuracy
• don’t speed up during slow practice

Tarentelle

• it would be great if you can split slurs (you’re already doing some of them)
• check notes bar 50
• soft bar 33

Haunted house

• big, exaggerated dynamics, especially sff
• generally timing is a bit better but dynamics not great today

Confidence

• still need to hold and bring out top note! main point of the piece! keeping LH soft as well

15 Feb

Confidence

• good job with holding notes
• try more phrasing in general (written in dynamics)
• can go faster while holding notes if possible
• remember, bar 25 you don’t need to play
• you might need to practice the ending by itself

Haunted House

• have very big noticable dyanmics for this song
• pp, hold left pedal, soft pedal

Confidence

• still need more effort to hold top RH and everything else softer
• great notes though!
• pay attention to phrasing markings
• don’t go too fast
• see pedal markings where they are written

Tarentelle

• accuracy much better
• more dynamics, be clear with what the intention is
• continue with slow practice for accuracy

14 Dec

Tarentelle

• notes are being practiced inaccurately, go slower and make sure notes are perfect. this will make this piece much easier to learn

Sonata

• even with ornaments, we want a constant speed.
• left hand balance, we want LH soft for entire piece, RH is forte

Confidence

• holding the top notes of RH
• everything else softer

7 Dec

Rondo

• was just a bit out of control, too fast for performance

Tarentelle

• slow practice for consistency
• think about dynamics
• pedalling in the middle section, check where you need to lift off

30 Nov

Rondo

• better speed this week
• most dynamics okay, except ending needs to be soft
• a few wrong notes, but we will fix after the concert

Confidence

• biggest issue is accuracy, especially 10 onwards
• make sure sharps are correct, repeated flats as well
• play for me next week

23 Nov

Rondo

• this is too fast, probably being practiced way too fast, notes are getting worse
• performance needs to be slower and controlled, for now
• on top of that, slow practice!
• if you did proper practice this would be okay, but a lot of time wasted with bad practice

Tarentelle

• sectional practice, increase speed in this one!

16 Nov

Confidence

• hold top note and voice
• p dolce, not loud!
• follow phrasing markings if you can

Rondo

• speed changing a lot, please be careful
• need more attention to dynamic
• a few wrong notes, but we will fix this after concert. just make sure you have correct speed and dynamics

Tarentelle

• make sure slurs are being split apart
• do pedal and dynamics in the middle section
• check notes at the end

Haunted House

9 Nov

Rondo

• whole piece must be the same as 27
• be careful of notes in the middle section
• watch for some dynamics at the end of piece

New piece: Confidence

26 Oct

Rondo

• in the middle section, now focus on dynamics
• always keep left hand soft in this piece

Haunted House

• listen to recording for rhythm
• have a more sudden change in dynamics from soft to loud

19 Oct

Rondo

• this is continuing to improve, still keep a track of 6 beats in a bar
• bar 61 E sharp
• continue to work on middle section
• if you want your 5th piece, Rondo needs to be a bit better

Tarentelle

• bar 6 make sure

Sonata

• this is okay, but practice slow for stronger memory
• keep LH softer

12 Oct

Rondo

• keep a constant 6 beats in a bar, not too fast, or else the rest will be too fast to play!
• start practicing from 43

Tarentelle

14 Sep

Rondo

• keep working on 2nd page seperately, write down any flats that you miss

Haunted House

• keep rhythm going in bar 9 onwards
• second page should be much softer!

Tarentelle

• this is on the right track

31 Aug

Rondo

• try to finish 2nd page this week
• for the first page, keep the same speed, don’t change speed between bars. listen to the recording for help

Haunted House

• a few parts where you need to watch which octave you are in, but otherwise good

New song while learning List B: Tarentelle

17 Aug

Rondo

• watch articulation, slurs should be lifted at the end. no slurs, keep detatched
• great effort to get to 26!
• next bit, watch the key signature change

Haunted House

• don’t go too fast for safety
• should start soft, then suddenly get loud on sff

• some wrong notes in bar 13, wrong clef

10 Aug

Haunted House

• this was a good effort to get to the end
• still a few wrong notes in wrong clef, but overall better

New song: Rondo

• get up to bar 26 this week

Sonata

• focus on consistency this week
• start slow, then gradually get faster, but all the time consistent

3 Aug

Sonata

• on the right track with notes
• LH soft is main aim
• start from the middle

Haunted House

• try to combine more this week
• its really important to check where everything is and which sport you are up to

Scales

• G# harmonic minor this we

27 Jul

Scales

• watch for accuracy in B major this week
• do Db major this week

Haunted House

• if unsure, do hands seperate
• always check where your notes

Sonata

• sectionally practice ornaments
• aim for constant speed

20 Jul

Sonata

• check ornaments this week
• LH soft, RH loud for entire piece

8 Jun

Sonatina

• needs sectional practice bar 40-end

Etude

• just take a bit off the speed
• keep LH soft
• keep soft bits soft

Allegro

• some of the dynamics are inaccurate and some of the articulations

Mazurka

• check dynamics!

1 June

Allegro

• still watching out for some final slurs
• bar 16 F in RH
• can increase speed overall if comfortable
• don’t slow down towards ending

Mazurka

• don’t get too loud in this piece
• left hand light is a key important part here
• can you get sections perfect? includes stops

Sonatina

• don’t stop for dynamics
• bar 24, put gap in and slow down

25 May

Etude

• don’t start slow! what speed do you want to start?
• bar 33, still a few gaps, but improved A LOT

Allegro

• don’t go so fast in performance speed, can be more controlled

Mazurka

• softs can be softer
• this should be lighter in general

• this can also be a more controlled speed

18 May

Etude

11 May

Allegro

• dynamics
• articulation
• consitency of rhythm last line

Mazurka

• in middle section, don’t get too loud, keep it light
• bar 6 Bb
• a lot of soft dynamics missing in general
• ending needs practice

Sonatina

4 May

Allegro

• this improved, but but still needs a slower performance speed until its perfect, and slow practice on sections that are bad

Etude

• bar 1-8 hold LH notes. also here much softer
• generally don’t go too fast as well
• bar 17, start softer
• keep LH light in general
• softers softer in general
• mental memory can be improved through slow practice

26 Apr

Allegro

• main thing is still rhythmic fluency, most of thep piece is constant quavers, so there should be no gap in sound
• slow practice, then gradually speed up!

Sonatina

• 24 LH chord incorrect
• dynamics more dramtic, esp bar 13 subito piano, getting louder 16, suddenly louder bar 25 mf, bar 33 soft
  • a lot of the dynamics are sudden and surprising, right now I can’t hear this
• general idea is here for this piece

20 Apr

Allegro

• sectional practice for fluency
• after we get fluency, all about articulation and dynamics, but fluency first

Mazurka

• fluency has improved
• have a look at articulation everywhere, where are the slurs?
• dynamics, keep lighter in general
• i would practice this slower to get no gaps

Etude

• this has improved fluency wise

30 Mar

Allegro

• this is pretty well learned, good effort
• now its all about speed
• speed increase in sections
  • recommended sections
  • 31-34
  • 36-end
  • 9-12
• watch articulation when doing sectional practice

Mazurka

• this improved slightly
• dynamics need to much bigger in middle section

Generally Sonatina and Etude are not too bad, these need slow practice for accruacy of notes and dynamics. Focus more on the other two pieces

23 Mar

Allegro

• the effort today was pretty good
• continue to watch out for all slurs, but generally good effort to start off with
• bars 1-8, bars 27-34, lazy fingering. this will really come to haunt you later if you don’t get it right now

Mazurka

• consistency here still lacks
  • needs sectional practice, recommend 4 bars at a time 5 times
  • its also obviously important to play correct notes in LH
• second thing is to pay attention to staccatos

Sonatina

• check LH 24
• bar 3 LH still wrong

16 Mar

Allegro

• make this main priority
• watch articulation and dynamics
• RH strong and loud
• LH soft 13 onwards
• bar 7 start soft then get louder
• bar 13 subito p softer
• bar 16 getting slightly louder
• 34 LH wrong
• bar 40 dotted rhythm

Etude

• dynamics have improved somewhat
• softs can still be slightly softer
• many gaps between sections here
• ending has improved but not perfect

9 Mar

Etude

• the speed is more consistent here today
• but soft dynamics in general are still not good
• last page consistency not good, practice the last page by itself
• bar 62 LH still incorrect

Allegro

• fingering in left hand often wrong
• bar 9 left hand often correct

Mazurka

• practice middle section by itself, general quality needs to improve

24 Feb

Etude

• 1st 8 bars softer
  • also, check left hand holding now
• dynamics aren’t great right now because soft is missing
• what happened to fingering at 23-24. needs to be followed so it can be legato
• 62 LH still incorrect, check

Allegro

• fingering very important, a lot was missed
• do second half left hand as well

Sonatina

• scale fingering bar 7 easy!

17 Feb

Mazurka

• not bad, would be better if lighter dynamics overall
  • mostly LH light, right hand can be strong in mf bits

Sonatina

• stronger staccatos in LH
• bar 3 LH incorrect

Allegro

• combine hands this week, first page

10 Feb

Scales

• scales a bit inaccurate today with fingering, need to pay attention to 4th finger rule
• continue to review first four scales

Mazurka

• needs to be relearned as well
  • can be very quickly relearned with accurate reading, but if it’s read wrong, it can be very long process

Sonatina

• check LH bar 3
• check bar 24 LH
• check bar 34 LH
• mf at start nice and strong, marching piece
• subito p, means suddenly soft
• try to do dynamics this week as well-片0；lp…………o00000009

3 Feb

Scales

• all scales need to be 4 octaves, except contrary motion
• 4th fingering rule

• C# melodic minor this week

Etude

• good effort keeping stable with some dynamics
• can go faster if possible

Allegro

• this mostly just needs review

16 Dec

ALL pieces need to be revised and learned, including, Allegro, Sonatina and Mazurka

9 Dec

Etude

• need to start a bit faster
• dynamics are about starting soft
• there are still large sections with gaps, this needs to fixed in the future

New song for holidays: Allegro

2 Dec

Etude

• main issue is stops
• pick a medium speed
• pick a section
• practice until no stops
• key thing is to pick a medium speed

25 Nov

Etude

• start needs to be soft, security in first 8 bars also needs work
• big issue with gaps in between sections
• end still needs a bit of work, but good effort this week
• when doing dynamic hairpins, most important is starting soft
• LH 62 STILL WRONG
• aim for consistency while slow, then slowly speed up

18 Nov

Etude

• dynamics 真的没存在在你的演奏里
• fluency on last page still needs work, do you practice from here?
• 最后一部分处于灾难性的状态。 this needs sectional urgent practice
• bars 1 and 17 should have same speed
• watch gaps bar 33. can be fixed by slow practice with no gaps

11 Nov

Sonatina

• all notes are correct, but just slow, might just need more practice
• this piece has a brave feeling
• RH strong
• LH short and sharp

Etude

• big dynamic contrast between bar 8 and 9
• hairpins, start soft, then get louder bar 17
• slow practice required for stability (not stopping)
• check notes in bar 62 LH

28 Oct

Scales

• revise C# melodic minor, be careful of the different notes
• new scale: Ab major

Etude

• bar 17, keep LH soft and pay attention to hairpin <
• bar 61 onwards is low quality need to practice from here
• bar 33, just needs to be careful in this section

21 Oct

Scales

• two extra scale, C# harmonic and melodic

Etude

• how to get flow? get flow slow, then gradually increase speed
• LH bar 62 is different!
• fingering scales sections are important
• check left hand bar 69
• RH fingering in bar 1-8 very important

14 Oct

Sonatina

• good effort
• with middle section, try hands separate for a bit longer, some really difficult LH chords here

Scales must be done this week! First two scales

Please revise other pieces this week

Scales

7 Oct

Sonatina

• combine hands this week a bit

Scales

• please do first two scales this week

Don’t forget other pieces, 复习最重要

9 Sep

Scales

• do during holidays
• get fourth finger correct, fingering is often inaccurate
• E major and C# natural minor, but you cando more

Sonatina

• learn during holidays
• watch out for clef changes

Mazurka

2 Sep

Mazurka

• good articulation
• 做一部分一部分练习, 例如：23-26，5次，然后，27-30，5次
• 专心改进速度，逐步

新曲子：sonatina

• 专心fingering, 如果你要弹得快，你就做正确的fingering

Scales

• E major

26 Aug

Mazurka

• good effort this week
• sectional practice is important, see 五个起点.
• sectional practice means practicing that section a few times, not just once
• mostly good reading, but watch out for LH mistakes
• maybe one more week on the start

19 Aug

Mazurka

• keep a close eye on fingering
• good effort this week, quite a hard piece

Etude

• already some bad practice in 2nd page, not correct. should go much slower, possibly separate hands. 你必须用合适的练习方法。

5 Aug

Etude

• good progress today
• watch out for F#s a bit everywhere
• 23-24, good improvement, but watch RH fingering
• check notes bar 48, bar 51
• bar 62, LH different
• can take off notes of big chords

29 Jul

Etude

• LH bar 1-8, only one note at a time. holding can be learned later
• 23-24, difficult LH chords, practice separate, practice RH separate as well

22 Jul

Recording

• quality of pieces is generally quite high, but we’re being shocked by recording
• practice recording, even with no intention to have formal submission. so you can be used to reading
• slow practice might be needed in a few sections. what parts do I find hard?

Etude

• watch all fingering in RH
• learn LH bar 9 onwards

15 Jul

Fable

• keep a consistent speed
• don’t go too fast

Gavotte

3 Jun

Fable

• many gaps
• slow practice
• expression is good

Gavotte

• all about gaps as well
• maybe reduce speed

Banjo Tune

• gaps, quality
• ending needs practice

• maybe reduce speed

La poupee

• watch bar 2, there’s sometimes an extra note LH

General:

• needs slow practice for consistency, biggest issue!
• even in performance, always choose a more careful speed

27 May

Recording review:

Fable

• slower for more accuracy
• don’t stop in middle of 2nd page
• soft can be softer in 2nd page

Gavotte

• slower for more accuracy + dynamics
• 2nd page softer overall
• wrong note bar 29
• aim for 100% consistency during practice

Banjo Tune

• bar 11, notes should be short in LH
• bar 14 right hand, check chord

La poupee

• this should be a lot slower
• practice carefully, this one is not known, can drag down the entire exam!
• wrong note last bar RH
• watch out for extra LH notes
• bar 11 LH
• this should be mostly soft

20 May

Fable

• LH phrasing more accurate and large at 9-18
• watch RH articulation at all times
• allargando, slow down at the end
• hold the last note for longer

Gavotte

• much better to be safe here for recording
• dynamics are usually good, but there’s a lot of quality issues. are we actually practicing slow or just thinking about it?

Banjo Tune

• check 2nd last LH chord
• can be quicker
• don’t hold notes over rests in LH bar 11 onwards
• slow practice for last line

La poupee

• this is never loud, should be light
• if possible, LH stays always soft, mostly getting louder in RH
• this could benefit from some slow practice
• you should slow down towards the end

13 May

Fable recording- this

is generally pleasin

Banjo Tune

• can go faster for performance – but still practice slow
• bar 14 check RH chord
• more phrasing in middle section
• recording this week
• after this, we will try full recordings

La poupee

• too fast! focus on dynamics and correct notes right now
• practice ending seperately and slow

6 May

3A

• okay

3B

• practice to be a bit quicker

3C

• F# in key signature
• keep working on this, good for chord accuracy

Fable – recording

• consistency problems, we can fix this through slow practice
• bar 9-16, phrasing is too small
• was our articulation correct (also slow practice)
• SLOW AND CAREFUL PRACTICE APPLIES TO ALL PIECES. 慢慢练习很重要！
• 钢琴考试有多难? you need to be accurate. remember, 4 pieces in a row

Same applies to Banjo tune

29 Apr

Fable

• keep the same speed
• start doing accents
  • make the accent loud, other notes a bit softer
• much more hairpins in left hand bar 9

La poupee

• check last bar notes
• articulation in LH important, short long, repeating for whole piece
  • also try to keep left hand quiet

Gavotte

• pay attention to articulation here as well carefully, some staccatos sometimes are missed
  • bar 4 for example LH
  • bar 7

15 Apr

3B

• okay for today

3C

• all about wrist flexibility, wrist up and down on each chord

Scales: good progress

La poupee

• good notes today
• keep softs softer, only get louder
• check position and notes of last two bars

Fable

• effort on articulation and dynamic much better today
• bar 9-16, can you keep LH always legato?
• continue to practice slowly for detail and consistency

8 Apr

3A

• okay for today

3B

• slow but accurate, keep practicing to increase speed

3C

• please prepare for next time

Scales

• progress steady, please continue to focus on this

Banjo Tune

• do more phrasing in the middle section
• when you practice this, aim for consistency. doesn’t need to be perfect, but at least focus on this
  • practice slowly for this

Gavotte

• this has improved a lot, but keep a constant speed. choose a good speed at the start, not too slow, then don’t speed up

Fable

• still need to seperate slurs in RH. this is the main issue

Big focus on scales this week

25 Sat

3B

• on the right track today

3C

• check fingering
• check all Fs turn into F#

Scales

• okay, but still a bit slow. Increase speed slightly

• please bring sheet next week

Fable

• bar 6 check LH notes
• bar 9, rhythm incorrect today, should be perfectly even quavers
  • phrasing as well
• soft at 19 missed
• subito f means suddenly loud

Gavotte

• starting speed was still too fast and inaccurate. Pick a medium speed, better for expression as well
• 2nd page, dynamics not always correct

18 Mar

Fable

• bar 9 legato LH, but short RH
  • hairpins as well, this is phrasing
• bar 1-8 can be louder, big accents
• articulation in 1-8

3B

• on the right track, watch your slurs though

Scales

• see scales sheet, do A major and F# natural minor this week

Gavotte

• slow speed here is good for accuracy today. we can slowly increase speed from here
• larger dynamics overall, even if speed is slower. especially when getting louder
• check articulation bar 4, bar 7

11 Mar

3A

• satisfactory

3B

• check LH fingerings carefully, otherwise on the right track

3C

• put hands together this week
• check scales next week

Remember, main 3 pieces are Banjo Tune, Gavotte and Fable, practice these the most

Gavotte

• starts too fast and inaccurate still! slow this down
• slow practice for first page required, then transition to medium speed practice. try to avoid going very very fast
• bar 30, check RH
• articulation in 2nd is okay, but sometimes slurs are held too long

25 Feb

La Poupee

• going good for extra list
• last bit, needs most practice. check last bar left hand

3A

• rhythm, wait two beats on crotchets

3B

• good effort
• i’ve written down flats to help us. you can also do this by yourself in the future

New exercise: 3C

Banjo Tune

• critical to revise correctly a bit, avoid creating new mistakes
• try perfect practice, can i get through 2 lines perfectly? can i get through a page correctly?
• revise slowly

18 Feb

La Poupee

• great reading
• most of the piece is soft, you don’t need to be loud

3A

• make sure you have E flats
• accuracy is key rather than speed

3B

• this needs to combine hands this week

When practicing, play old pieces at least once a week so you don’t lose it, including Banjo Tune

11 Feb

PLEASE DO TECHNICAL EXERCISES

3B

• this needs to combine hands this week

New side piece: Hedwig’s Theme

La poupee

• this is on the right track 🙂

Fable

• seperate slurs in first two lines
• connect slurs in LH from 9-16

4 Feb

Study

• mostly accurate
• as this is an extra piece, focus on just getting notes right first

Last extra: La poupee

Fable

• watch left hand bar 6

Technical Work

3A

• on the right track

3B

• aim to do hands together this one, this is the main challenge of the exercise
• watch for missing flats

17 Dec

Gavotte

• practice of very poor quality this week, did you try to make sure that it was correct? was it slow and steady?
• avoid careless practice!

10 Dec

For concert: Gavotte

• speed unstable and too fast
  • causing a lot of mistakes
  • go at a comfortable speed
• once we have stable notes, it will be easier to do dynamics
• sectional practice AT STABLE SPEED
  • bar 7-8
  • bar 9-12
  • bar 15-16
• piece taking longer to learn because of bad practice methods

• 2nd page dynamic much softer. check dynamics carefully

Scales

3A

• watch for E flats
• wait on crotchets

3B

• try to combine hands this week

3C: start this week

3 Dec

Banjo Tune

• lift LH crotchet in bar 11
• check bar 14 RH chord
• generally good standard though

Fable

• check LH bar 7-8
• bar 9, LH should be perfectly legato
• lift at the ends of slurs bar 1-8

New piece (extra list): Study

• check ALL fingering for this one!
• extra list are non-assessed pieces, but are desgined to have wider breadth of pieces

19 Nov

3B

• focus on coordinating hands together, watch all fingerings, watch for flats in LH

3C

• do hands together this week. focus on loose wrist and light pleasant sound. notes lightly seperated

3A

• a little bit inaccurate today, watch for flats and fingering

Gavotte

• first page needs slow and secure slow practice, becoming more inaccurate
• likely to get worse with current practice. strong warning!
• 2nd page be accurate with dynamics and staccato and slurs

Banjo Tune

• for greater control in RH, have curved fingers
• bar 11 staccatos
• eric figured out half way that it needs to be more accurate, so he went slower by himself 🙂
• fingering LH bar 27

Fable

• lift at the end of slus
• bar 6-8 LH notes
• bar 9, connect notes in slurs in LH

12 Nov

Scales

• good progress, continue on same path more scales hands together
• practice 3A, start 3B hands separately

Banjo tune

• aim for absolute RH evenness, swing should always be the same
• LH missing bar 9
• bar 14 RH Db chord

Fable

• articulation in RH

5 Nov

Gavotte

• dynamics, to be accurate, plan them out (see marking on page)

Banjo Tune

• ending, make sure there are no gaps
• for stability try at a slower speed

Great progress through first two pieces. New piece: Fable.

Scales

• good progress through scales

29 Oct

Gavotte

• bar 9-12 a danger zone
  • keep quavers even
  • avoid mistakes in bar 11-12
  • staccato 11-12 LH

Banjo Tune

• check LH bar 3
• decent flow going on 🙂
• check Db right hand bar 14
• are you doing the last note in bar 16 RH?
• bar 26, triplets should come directly after one another
  • maybe try slower this week

Scales

• fingering very dodgy 😦
• just do hands seperate this week
• even scales are when the notes come one after another. Is this even?

22 Oct

Gavotte

• still make sure all staccatos are separated, not joined
• watch rhythm bar 7-12. quavers should be even, should sound like they come equally after one another
• second page, make sure slurs have gaps if they are seprated. is every staccato short?
• lift at the end of every slur

Banjo Tune

• first two lines solid forte
• phrase LH parts based on how high the notes are (see LH hairpins)
• try to finish this week

17 Sep

We got our final tick 🙂

• good effort, can focus on Gr 3 now 🙂

Gavotte

• first page all about articulation
  • dots staccato
  • lines, tenuto (long note)
  • slurs
• watch articulation, fingering and key signature second page

New song to try on holidays: Banjo Tune

Scales: try as many as possible

10 Sep

Meandering

• dynamics
• tick today 🙂

March

• slow, then slowly increase
• try for tick next week

New song: Gavotte

27 Aug

Meandering

• when doing sectional, also try to do perfect runs, instead of just running through them
• when trying for a tick, choose a medium speed rather than a fast one
• maybe one more week!

March

• this is really good!
• just need a bit more work focusing on line 4 and 5
• maybe next week as well :)?

20 Aug

Meandering

• ti ti quavers at the end of lines too slow (bar 3-4, 7-8)
  • clap rhythm then play

• bar 9 onwards, issue is technical, get rid of gaps
  • seems to be caused by left hand, practice separately
• getting much better overall 🙂 very close to being done

March

• listen to which parts are going wrong, see below for self-reflection
• are we going too fast?
• what bits need to be practised separately? what bits are fine?