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Exam

• 4 piece exam
• in-person

• aim for june

29 May

Fix You

• don’t start too fast
• watch for speed changes
• watch for pedal at the start
• bar 22, keep clarity in semiquavers

Nuvole

• start much slower, acknowledge pause on bar 4
• don’t change dramatic speed at 21, quavers should remain same speed

Goodbye

• think about tempo for before starting, tempo fluctuates a bit
• bar 10, watch dotted rhythm

22 May

Fix You

• count at the start, don’t drag speed
• watch pedalling, not too blurred at 22. not too loud
• rhythm slightly wrong at 27
• don’t slow down rhythm at any point except when asked
• slow practice good for consistency, probably some consistency issues

Nuvole Bianche

• conserve volume don’t get louder until 20s
• watch evenness from 20s onwards
• watch pause 33

Nocturne

• more conservative tempo, focus on melody and dynamics

Goodbye

• softer phrasing
• not too fast
• bring out melody

Fix You

• lower magnitude of phrasing
• count bar 1-5
• check a few rhythms
• difference in approach from bar 31?

Nocturne

• keep a 10% slower speed that is steady
• main focus is consistency

Goodbye for Now

• sometimes you need to count two beats in a bar
• phrasing can be larger
• some consistency issues

1 May

Fix You

• much more delicate approach
• watch pedalling
• soft edges of phrase
• intentionality in soft sound

Nocturne

• upper LH a bit too loud
• cantabile RH top comes out
• control tempo

Goodbye for now but not forever

24 Apr – RECORDING REVIEW

Fix You

• speed changes, avoid
• practice from the middle
• phrasing and balance key for marks
• bar 39 onwards needs slow/perfect practice
• watch pedalling, sometimes inaccurate

Nocturne

• flow forward, tempo stops
• check pedalling!
• balance still key aspect

Goodbye for Now

• phrasing is key here

27 Mar

Goodbye

• don’t drag rhythm, push forward
  • metronome at 120 per crotchet
• phrase ALL THE TIME
• sectional practice should avoid mistakes

Nocturne

• this is a learning priority
• accuracy is key
• get up to the end

Fix You

• again accuracy is key, watch for early mistakes

20 Mar

Fix You

• LH constantly soft, generally, be gentle
• watch pedalling carefully
• listen to recording for rhythm
• bar 22, prioritise main melody

Main focus: Nocturne

• finish this week

6 Mar

Goodbye For Now

• some note inaccuracies, see what you have written here

27 Feb

Nuvole – recording analysis

• bar 13, super soft LH

20 Feb

Fix You

• start is delicate and light
• broken chords quicker
• LH quiet, RH phrasing priority
• bar 22, voice top notes

13 Feb

Nuvole

• bar 5, can pick up tempo
• bring out top note, top note can be slightly phrased
• 21 be careful of phrasing
• can pick up tempo as you go a long, let it flow forward
• 35, not too loud, just accented top note
• 43, speed up

Goodbye for Now

• still phrasing is the main thing, follow hairpins on page

6 Feb

Nuvole

• 35
  • thinner texture
  • pedal based on harmonic change
  • can go faster
• 43
  • bring out top note strongly and passionately
• 1-4
  • go for direct technique to avoid missed notes
• 5-20
  • keep soft, use soft pedal
  • whole bar pedalling
• 21
  • add phrasing

Goodbye for Now

• add phrasing
• check recording for rhythm, but it’s in 6/4, so count two lots of three

12 Dec

6B

• add phrasing and pedal

Scales

• D# melodic minor descending, go slower and careful
• scale to work on G# harmonic minor contrary
• watch for coordination on all scales
• keep chord progressions legato

Nuvole Bianche

• add pedal straight away
• first four bars, very slow
• keep 5-12 very soft
• try to get to the end these holidays

Bonus for holidays: Goodbye for now but not forever

5 Dec

Nuvole

• watch coordination between hands that indicates rhythm
• otherwise, good reading 🙂
• watch rhythm at 5

6B

• add pedal
• phrasing is in terms of height