12 Oct
Toccata Ritmico
- NO STOP TO THE TI TIS
- EXAGGERATED DYNAMICS
- difference between each dynamic much bigger
- don’t get faster when getting louder
Twilight
- expression
- phrasing
- keeping mp soft and sensitive
- following the ‘lightly’ markings
- rall in bar 12, slow down
- tenuto accents mean heavy
Song of Twilight
- have no pedal gap in left hand
Homework: Have a recording for next week. See Recording Guidelines above for how to do it.
5 Oct
Toccata Ritmico
- no gaps in the ti-ti
- bigger dynamics
Twilight
- bar 9 needs to be quicker (listen to recording for speed)
- double check your left hand at the end
- need some expression (next week)
Song of Twilight
- bar 9 needs to be slightly faster
Spanish dance
- again, fix rhythm by listening to recording
What to do before recording for our exam
- have awesome dynamics (sorta already doing this :))
- have correct rhythm (getting better, but not quite there yet. LISTEN TO RECORDING)
- have expression (phrasing pretty much)
- then u all g
29 Sep
Spanish Dance
- check notes in coda
- are notes staccato? are notes not staccato
- do phrasing according to page
- 2nd page, follow dynamics
Toccata Ritmico
- dynamics just need to be strictly followed
- keep all staccatos same length
- are all quavers even like a clock (one after another)
- bar 17, LH legato, RH staccato
- use pedal in bar 19
- bar 23-24, same RH
Song of Twilight
- LH really really soft for light texture
- don’t phrase too hard
- but you can phrase more in bar 9
22 Sep
Spanish Dance
- slower!
- phrasing (follow hairpins)
- are you doing slurs in RH correctly?
- is rhythm 100% correct?
- a bit more chill/relaxed
Song of Twilight
- make sure rhythm is correct
- phrasing
- higher is louder, lower is softer
- LH just as soft as possible!
- to make it fluffy
14 Sep
Spanish Dance
- bar 33, goes straight back to 2
- rhythm in LH is important, listen to recording
- LH articulation is important
- C# RH bar 11
Song of Twilight
- check coordination bar 9
- bar 13 needs to be softer than the start
- ritardando – slow down at the end
Twilight
- needs to be just a bit faster
7 Sep
Song of Twilight
- bar 7 F# RH
- texture and balance still needs to be lighter
- use left pedal to make things softer
Spanish Dance
- articulation: slurs and staccatos
- this is hard, fingering must be correct
Toccata Ritimico
- position bar 17
- bar 45 position
- watch dynamics as well
31 Aug
Song of Twilight
- pedal use all the time
- balance, very soft left hand and a bit of right hand
Spanish Dance
- learn this week, maybe finish first page
Twilight
- heavy light contrast
24 Aug
Scales
- 4th finger rule!
- is the scale even?
- new scale: G harmonic minor
Song of Twilight
- sharps biggest issue
- try circling each sharp for assistance
- expected to get up to bar 8
Twilight
- bar 28, go hands separate. you can split up the chord with the squiggles
- phrasing, making the piece more expressive
- go up is louder
- go down is softer
17 Aug
Scales
- be careful with Bb major fingering
- make sure your scales are even
- new scale: D harmonic minor
Twilight
- combine all hands together this week
- try to add pedal
Song of Twilight
- C F G sharp
Toccata Spirito
- check positions in bar 17
- check fingering in bar 41
10 Aug
Twilight
- broken chord, split apart notes
- lines at bottom are for pedalling
- many repeats, easy to learn
- goal, put bar 1-8 hands together
- 9-12, hands together bonus
Toccata
- much better, but some notes still in the wrong spot
- check positions starting from bar 17
- check notes in bar 39-40
- check position in bar 47 RH
- try dynamics this week
Scales
- Bb major
3 Aug
Toccata Ritmico
- need to write mistakes down
- staccatos need to be consistent
- bar 27, RH notes
- 35, check position
- check fingering and extra note 41
- check position and notes in 46
- two main things
- slurs and staccato
- louds and softs
27 July
20 July
Toccata
- check note bar 8 RH Eb
- check positions bar 17, where is middle C?
- we have learned all sections, have a go whole piece this week
13 July
Toccata
- all about positions
- homework: up to bar 28, bonus, go further than 28
