Harrison

30 Jan

Prelude

  • aim for evenness and dynamics this week

Minuet

  • review this week
  • go hands seperate if it is too hard

Scales

  • remember to practice hnads seperately

Priority: review Mazurka!

Sonatina

  • some bits still inconsistent, do steady slow practice
  • dynamics, especially softs not soft enough

23 Dec

Mozzie

  • well played so far
  • try to finsih

Prelude

  • same mistakes
  • more dynamics would be great
  • keep even, curved fingers

12 Dec

Prelude

  • still have some of the same mistakes from before. we need to be a lot more careful
  • watch staccatos and slurs in bar 5-6

Minuet

  • watch fingering, esp ones that are written in
  • watch slurs

Mozzie

  • go slower

5 Dec

Prelude

  • Bb bar 3
  • watch fingerings
  • do dynamics
  • can get a bit faster if it is correct

28 Nov

Scales

  • new scale: D natural minor
  • 4th finger, the fourth finger must be right!

Prelude

  • add dynamics, louds and softs
  • make sure Bb is included!
  • check notes and speed in the last line

Minuet

  • do sectional practice to get it faster
  • don’t forget F#s
  • do all of left hand this week, and maybe one line hands together

17 Oct

Little Dance

  • don’t get faster in the middle
  • add dynamics

Mini Toccata

  • don’t get faster in the middle
  • this is making us restart
  • line 3 needs to be even

Let’s Sing a Duet

  • don’t get faster
  • no gaps bar 13-15

10 Oct

Little Dance

  • do all fingering
  • can do hands seperately to help you get it
  • louds and softs
  • no stopping

21 Sep

Scales

  • even like a clock
  • only start once
  • try all scales during the holidays

Let’s Sing a Duet

  • still dynamics here
  • choose a speed that you can manage
  • line by line practice for improvement

Mini Toccata

  • dynamics
  • last line notes
  • choose a speed you can manage

Little Dance

  • don’t forget F#s

7 Sep

Mini Toccata

31 Aug

Let’s Sing a Duet

  • keep the soft bits quieter

17 Aug

Scales

  • try to finish as many as you can
  • remember to go down after you go up

Let’s Sing a Duet

  • mostly well read today
  • f means loud, p means soft, dim means getting softer

New song: Little Dance