Youtube Playlist
Google Drive
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gk9O9tBUT6-vrmekmv5Oyn1ROJOTcH6C?usp=sharing
This Week’s Goal
- Revise all 3 pieces
Long Term Goal
- Grade 7 2021
15 Oct
Mozart
- metro at 120 to get flow
- soft sections need to be softer
Etude
- try adjusting pedal so texture is not too heavy
- middle section less phrasing to keep it more calm
Nocturne
- rubato doesn’t need to happen everywhere
- slow down towards end, bar 36 rit to atempo
- rit and dim and the end
- discretion to do or not do expression important for next step
8 Oct
Le Tr
- this could be a bit slower, rapid LH
Mozart
- be careful of LH rests, adds to character of lightness
- all phrase endings should be soft, unless the phrase ending is a peak
- rhythmic accuracy 100% for playfulness
- can be a bit faster
- watch articulaton in 3rd page
- keep this section soft for sneakiness
23 Sep
Nocturne
- don’t speed up towards end
- last bar even
- bar 33
- exaggerated dynamics, but do
- don’t speed up
- bar 29, lots of polyrhythms!
- bar 28, no delay into next beat
Etude
- evenness
- all notes are the same length
- there aren’t any suddenly loud notes, the phrasing make sense
- there needs to be space in between each note
- middle section like ‘choir’
- pedal is smooth, but fully refresh
10 Sep
Le Tric
- fingers close to keys
- long notes
- to avoid missing notes
- appogiaturas rushed to avoid change in time
Mozart
- must flow more, increase tempo, remove rubato
- ‘careless’ tempo, faster, no rubato, not affected by anything
- still have phrasing
- balance in LH always soft
3 Sep
Merry (record this week)
- bar 9 start softer, constant staccatos using flicking action. don’t lift high from piano, don’t create accents
- bar 13, check where the softs are at the start of hairpins
- bar 42, check pause at end, it should be a long note
- metronome practice recommended 80-90
Nocturne
- check where crescendos are
- 5 against two, the LH note comes between the 3rd and 4th note
- mf play a bit softer in bar 29
27 Aug
Les Tricoteuses
- think balance related to mood
- accents for bird call
- softs softer end of 2nd page
- last page, softer softs, rit at the end
Mozart
- ends of phrases soft
- sneaky, no rubato
- not loud here, focus on phrasing
- are
20 Aug
Etude
- adjust pedalling according to desired texture
- frequently lifts?
- half pedals?
- middle sections, softer, lighter
- adjust pedal
- adjust dynamic
- make sure that phrasing is accurate
- evenness
- most important think about evenness
Merry Andrew
- slow practice for mental memory
- should be done for all pieces anyway as well
Nocturne
- balanced rubato WITHIN phrases, each phrase must have equal amounts slowing down and speed up (if you want momentum to go forward in that section)
- polyrhythms, don’t rush RH, don’t need to worry about exact grouping
13 Aug
Tricoteuses
- rubato, delay in entry,
- can also be at the end of phrases
- think of small notes attached to previous note
- experiment with rubato as an expressive tool
Mozart
- look out for parts that are uneven
- slow practice
- rhythm practice
- staccato practice
- keep soft bits soft
- avoid rubato excessively
- use metronome 105-110
6 August
- fast sections
- doesn’t need to be overcalculated
- as long as notes at both ends are coordinated
- LH involvement important for dynamics
- make sure pedal is correct (every four notes)
Merry Andrew
- don’t add extra rests
- bar 12
- check rest here
Etude
- last page, phrasing on the page only
23 July
Etude
- focus on light sound, texutre
- p only in bar 7, creates beautiful sound
- staccato, just means light
- 33 can be intense
- 37, as soft possible
- can use soft pedal
- overall, just contrast strong sections with beautiful soft sections
Nocturne
- we want forward momentum, slow rubato must be balanced with speeding rubato
- pedal needs to be constant, to capture bass note
- animato, get quicker
- polyrhythm can be guessed, sufficiently good
- check coordination here
16 July
Merry Andrew
- detail in dynamics
- strict rhythm from 34, strict rit
- subito p, loud until subito p
- don’t accel early
- last two notes should be nearly next to each other
Couperin
- think of moods
Notes 13 Jan
Ex 5C
- division of beats important
Scales
- remember 4th finger rule
- first page of scales up to Bb melodic minor
Alla polacca
- keep quavers as quavers. When you see a quaver, make sure you don’t rush.
Wistful prelude
- again, keep quavers quavers
- strong touch and try a bit phrasing
- full pedal down
Notes 16 Dec
Sonata
- personal interpration is encouraged
- watch rhythm at
- for constant speed, recommended metronome at 100
Alla Pollacca
- 2nd page, slurs are important. rhythm has two parts, maths and listening. Listen to music.
- phrasing needs to be careful. Has many rules, including end of slur must be soft
Notes 9 Dec
Technical homework
5B LH, Db major
Alla p
- most important thing now is the articulation. Gives the piece character
- don’t accent staccatos
- after that, do phrasing
- make sure that you plan out your phrasing. If you know you are getting louder, then start soft
Sonata
- starting from 2nd page until end, work on buildup
Notes 2 Dec
Ex 5A, even when rolling, make sure
Learn 5B this week
Scales: G# harmonic/melodic minor
Sonata
- RH still doesn’t need to be rolled. Can be direct. This will help with balancing LH/RH balance
- make sure you don’t slow down for ornaments and getting softer.
Notes 25 Nov
Scale: B major
Excercise 5A
Sonata
- be careful of ornaments, see how they are divided into three notes. see sheet for guidelines
- approach the touch with a dry and straight forward approach
- balance should be
