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13 Aug

Gershwin

con licensia, freely
go hard in bar 3
tenuto accents, long and loud
16, pp, then getting much louder
careful coordination at 16-18
coordination 32 onwards
36 accent via seperation
get to the end, badly if possible

Exercises

5B, jumping around
6A, semiquaver fast runs
7A, trills

Little Bird

just learn this
end of page

6 Aug

Haydn

still a few errors, continue to read

Gershwin

watch sequences in bar 20 and 29
watch coordination 32 onwards

30 Jul

Nocturne

too many incorrect notes

Gershwin

see below
bar 20 check
goal bar 42

Haydn

bar 8 LH in wrong spot
check LH 71
72 LH wrong spot
80 LH

23 Jul

Gershwin

watch rhythm in bar 13-14 LH
29 questionable
con licensia, still a bit more, especially on pause
accents big
11, big LH accents, keep intensity
16, very soft
17, check coordination
if you can try to hold down minims
page 4 complete this week

Nocturne

focus on this one this week, prove that you can do it

16 Jul

Haydn

16 LH
71 LH
wrong octave 72 LH
80 LH
85 RH

Gershwin

con licenzia – with license, freedom, a lot loud
harsh phrasing in first page, accent at end of phrase
11, LH accent on syncopation
bar 19, RH is all the same intervals
2nd page completed

Chopin

first page completed thsi week

26 Feb

finish all fantasie

12 Feb

Fantasie

middle section finish

Prokofiev

start

5 Feb

Fantasie

check bar 12 LH
see other notes that are marked
can try to go faster, increase speed in early sections
work on connecting to middle section

30 Oct

Scarlatti

no mistakes
sectional
get out of the ‘middle phase’ of learning

23 Oct

Debussy

bar 1-5, layer crescendo

16 Oct

List D

3rd page, just prioritse melody

List A

dynamic nuance
- more than just f and p, comparing two similar sections and how can they differ?
- can also be linked to articulation nuance

articulation watch
- non legato quavers

VCE music rep

Messiaen
Sculthrope
Bartok

search VCE music peformance piano

9 Oct

Consistency in scales

slow practice
dotted rhythm practice
staccato practice
just being more accurate in general

Haydn

perfect runs of small sections

Gershwin

learn more, rely on memory

Scarlatti

phrasing can be explored a lot more

2 Oct

Haydn

consistency needs to improve
slow practice
separate hands, especially LH

Sonata

1-4 opening strong statement
all quavers must be non-legato
see wrong notes to fix

Schlummerlied

can hold bottom note longer
check pedalling
also LH sep practice

11 Sep

Schumann

overall softer texture
sometimes phrase according to pitch, sometimes to harmony
- can react with LH as well
doesn’t always need to be phrased if section is calm
tension resolution here

thick chords schumann’s hint for louder intensity
bit more careful of articulation, soft slur endings. pedal can be used for LH chord slurs. must be careful though

pp longer, p shorter articulation

Haydn

mistakes
- bar 11 RH

bar 60 LH
make sure the expression is tight
candenza can have more speed variation
27-29 make sure LH is detatched

4 Sep

Schlummerlied

phrasing still needs to be a lot more careful
- ends of phrases soft
- ghost notes
- also phrase base
- foresight is important
- linear phrasing important

staccatos and slur lifts longer in middle

Scarlatti

bar 4-5 rhythmic transition, count

Haydn

bar 7, make sure quavers are even length

inverted turn bar 9
bar 11, E RH

tension resolution bar 16

E# bar 22

28 Aug

Schlummerlied

watch articulation in middle section
balance more towards RH by a lot
this section should be more phrased

still need to be careful for notes

List A

still watch out for LH articulation, non legato quavers
crotchets long
f

21 Aug

Schlummerlied

all about notes

Haydn

don’t just start from beginning all the time

14 Aug

Schlummerlied

subtle phrasing, like lullaby

Scarlatti

when accenting, long and loud for first note,
when getting soft, just remove
be careful of ties
directional crescendos

Sight reading

don’t go backwards
don’t go too fast

7 Aug

Scarlatti

66
- climbing up gradually in volume
- accent the syncopated chord

split non slurred quavers
85
- can remove accent in soft bit
- big contrast

9, soft
17, check LH crotchets, longer than quavers

Sclummerlied

try melody first
split between accompaniment and melody

Haydn

33, all left hand equally short
37, keep loud
cadenza, keep fresh, fluctuation in speed
check notes 60
bar 62, make sure there’s a LH rest in the right spot

July 31

Scarlatti

ARTICULATION
accent first beat for liveliness
- louder
- longer notes
dynamics

Gershwin

check note coordiantion
check voicing of inner parts

July 24

Haydn

bar 19 rhythm

bar 37 note LH

missing D# LH 53

check notes bar 60

bar 73 A#

may be a good idea to practice from the middle (standard, every 2 bars)

barrier notes need to be soft
rest in bar 4

bar 9 turn not loud

28, LH non legato, and rests

33, LH both short

don’t enter harshly 54

July 17

Haydn

how to practice for notes
- prioritise consistency and correctness over speed

next week perfect performance

Scarlatti

speed needs to be standardised
check all staccatos

June 26

Scarlatti

expression is an open field
- note lengths
- articulation
- modern dynamics

Haydn

speed matching still critical (match semiquavers)
metronome 140
discrete dynamics
- don’t be afraid of more aggression

June 19

Haydn

standardised slow speed
- for details
- for phrasing to add
- for articulation

bar 60 RH softer

June 12

Haydn

pay attention to rests
if no slur, can assume that note is detatched
missing note in 9 LH

dynamics need to be obvious
14 LH A#

check notes 19

37, no B#

53 LH D#

p dolce get rid of jumps

Gershwin

5 June

Scales

scales

Haydn

cadenza can have greater freedom
- start easing into the adagio section, get slower and softer
- phrasing here

espressivo – more phrasing
implied rit at 35, to lead into pauses. don’t cresc early

explore harmonic meaing

29 May

Haydn

key sections with errors
- enter ‘note fixing mode’ 50% of the time
- other times apply extra

staccatos don’t jump too high if soft
check articulation in general carefully
bar 8 quicker rhythm at the end

turns not too loud bar 9

check the rhythm at the end of 2nd page

check rhythm here 23

Gershwin

don’t play start too loud, pedal sparingly

22 May

Scales

double thirds

Haydn

check ornament bar 1

make sure ten and res is loud then soft
check timing in bar 22.

13, check RH articulation

Gershwin

well marked, most notes accented
certain sections need to be read more
4 extra bars this week (see goal)

15 May

Gershwin

brush up existing area

Haydn

see goal

8 May

Haydn

more time to new sections

Gershwin

see goal

1 May

Haydn

intial f p needs to be shocking
tension resolution, louder then soft
watch out for some articulation
see learning goal

Gershwin

8 bars
ultra concentrated practice

Chopin

24 Apr

Scales

double minor thirds

Haydn

watch articulation carefully
aim for 2nd page

Mar 27

Nocturne

still check LH notes here and there
- might be handy to practice hands seperate
  - good for memory as well
rubato
- speeding up slowing down
phrasing
- tapering off phrases is the most important
balance

Allegro Moderato

push learning goals
- first page learn
read hands together straight away

Mar 20

Nocturne

must fix more mistakes by carefully relearning
- okay to play slowly

try to do more bars this week

Cadences

try to listen left hand bottom note. 4-1 or 5-1?

Scales

continue 6ths
4th finger rule

Feb 27

phrasing

Scales

thirds, make sure you end where you start
do sixths this week

Nocturne

bar 13 goal this week
focused practice is required if time tight
keep eyes up to check for wrong notes
ultra careful slow practice is beneficial for both performance and learning

Feb 20

Nocturne

phrasing
- when going up, go louder, down is softer. taper off phrases
rubato
- offset rubato
- tempo rubato
- personal choice a lot of the time
- good to listen to others
balance
- between LH and RH
- this LH must be extra soft as there are many notes
espressivo: expressive
dolce: sweetly
- RH doesn’t go into the realm of aggression
- that means that LH needs to go a lot softer

check LH notes
check pedal
ping the top note
no stops

‘try’ to slur slurs. first note of slur longer, slightly accented
more aggresive phrasing

Feb 13

go faster

strong on the way up, weak downwards
use pedal for phrasing

octave lower
Phrasing, when it goes higher, get louder, softer when going down

Scales

polyrhythm scales, slow and accurate to start
3rds scales, slow and accurate

Nocturne

for sight reading, good to write in flats
try top and bottom part seperate

Feb 6

Start all excercises + Grand scales