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This Week’s Goal
- 5C make sure beat is constant
- Scales up to Bb melodic minor
- keep working on pieces
Long Term Goal
- Grade 5 2021
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
