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Long Term Goal

• Grade 7 2021

15 Jan

List C

• exaggerated ‘salon’ expression
• split chords and ornaments slowly

List A

• continue to work on baroque balance, light touch, prioritise one melody at a time

17 Dec

List B

• no notes due to hands on advice

10 Dec

List B

• keep track of 4 beats
• bar 8, see where 4 beats are
• check notes
  • 4 RH
  • 10 RH
  • 11 LH

• practice slow, but increase speed with evenness

List A

• be conscious of held notes

3 Dec

List A

• slow practice
• watch fingering
• check RH bar 3
• check tension and resolution
• hold long note bar 5

Haydn

• bar 16, fit all notes in quickly
• bar 17, non legato
• check rhythm at the end of 2nd page

26 Nov

Haydn

• watch articulation in LH and how it changes mood
  • no markings mean non-legato if it is slow enough
  • staccatos very short

• build ups, always start soft. They often don’t go anywhere in Haydn

Bach

• bar 25 LH strong
• build ups, keep soft
• but bar 38 can phrase a bit
• keep

19 Nov

Scales

• C# harmonic grand scale

Haydn

• for comedy
  • dynamics
  • articulation

• turn has principle, above, principle, below, principle (5 notes total)

Bach

• start from 3rd page more
• slow practice
  • mistake avoidance
  • increasing memory

12 Nov

8A

• voice top line
• listen for ideal balance, not too much of any one line

Start 8B

Scales

• start E major

Bach

• bar 25, sharp phrasing, LH very loud to voice
• balance appropirate to whether in RH or LH
• repeating motifs should receieve the same treatment in articulation and dynamics
• bar 35, dominant 7th tension
• bar 1 louder announcement
• bar 4, tension

5 Nov

Bach

• phrasing
• articulation
• voicing
• beginning history of dynamics
• LH crotchets detatched

Exercise 8A + a grand scale or two

29 Oct

Mozart

• could have more contrast f and p

List A

• don’t rush the small notes

Chopin

• think about the phrasing logically

22 Oct

Tric

• make sure that the ornaments are consistent and spaced out

Mozart

• slow practice and separate practice might help

Nocturne

• watch pedalling carefully
• don’t rush polyrhythms
• think about rubato for emphasis of notes

Merry Andrew

• can slow down a bit more in 40

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