Youtube Playlist
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Google Drive
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Goal for this week
- Scales must be presented correctly first time
- improve quality and dynamics of tartan
- mazurka, check semiquavers and other notes
Long term goal
- Grade 4 Exam Early 2021
Roy’s Aural Tips
- 2nd – scale
- 3rd – o when the saints
- 4th – amazing grace
- 5th – twinkle
- 6th – my bonnie lies over ocean
- 7th – weird
- 8th – somewhere over the rainbow
Notes 16 Feb
Scales
- keep increasing speed
- keep practicing seperate, especially LH
- scales must be successfully produced the first time
Tartan
- for accuracy, practice slow
- perfect challenges
- try dynamics before next lesson, we will talk about that next lesson
Mazurka
- all semiquavers equally snappy, try to come into semiquaver later
- no gap between 18-19 and 26-27.

- gaps also need a clear difference between mf and p
- still watch out for smorzando at the end
Notes 9 Feb
Scales
- all in good in condition
Etude
- at the start, be careful of many starts. Also needs to be softer.
- bar 9, immediately louder start

- 17 onwards, softs need to be softer so louds can feel loud
- 33, don’t take breaks to get softer
- Consistency is key
Tartan
- fadeaway dynamic needs to be consistent

- bar 10, get LH involved with dynamics

- subito – suddenly, before it is mf, then suddenly get softer

- 17, keep it energetic
- goal 45, bonus end of page
Mazurka
- same advice as last week, careful with dynamics.
Notes 2 Feb
Ex 4A:
- phrasing is there, but needs to be carefully made and obvious
- check RH bar 4
Scales
- Don’t practice in order
- practice LH hands seperate
- do arpeggios
Etude
- bar8-9, sudden difference between p and mf

- bar 17, not a sudden difference when doing <. start soft at the start of <

- ending can be loud
- bar 33, don’t rush dotted crotchets. Also helps dynamics

Mazurka
- chord on beat 3, not too loud should be in background. note in beat 1 louder

- bar 5, accent not too loud

- bar 9, make sure mf goes thorugh the entire section

- sf is only ‘temporary’

- smorz, dying away, slower and softer

Notes 27 Jan
Mazurka
- greater dynamic difference required. Still don’t lift fingers too high in
- make sure semiquavers are the same here

- bars 19 onwards, watch dynamics for interest, especially hairpins <>
- sf marks SURPRISING CHANGE

Tartan
- technically difficult with speed, requires ‘perfect practice’
Etude
- Attention to detail when practicing, other details are already established
Notes 20 Jan
4A: do more phrasing
4B: keep practicing
Chromatics and continue contrary
Mazurka
- note directly after an accent, play lightly. Roll on second note.

- bar 1-4, LH long
- bar 5-8, LH long even with staccato. Staccato, don’t jump high
Start learning Tartan
Etude
- to play this section soft, RH energetic, don’t lift RH

- bar 53 keep soft

Notes 13 Jan
Scales
- 4th finger rule is required
- finish all contrary motions
Ex 4A continue learning
Ex 4B, aim for rhythm accuracy now.
Mazurka
- syncopation, empasis on beat 2. anti-accent on beat 1 with staccato. Phrasing here applies

- bar 5-8, mood shift to ‘sneaky’, smaller ideas
- prepare something hands together
Etude
- mf larger in bar 9
- start metronome at 100, increase bit by bit. minimum 132, aim 150
Notes 6 Jan
4C
- use wiping technique
- relax arm
4B
- phrasing using dynamics provided. Going higher, get louder, going down get down
4A
- fingering is really important
- phrasing is important
Scales
- A major and F# harmonic minor contrary
Etude
- evenness of quavers number 1 priority, practice this slow
- bar 9, mf, also, curve fingers

- bar 22-24 phrasing is critical

- bar 36, keep fingers close to the keys, especially for

Notes 1 Dec
Tambo Tango
- precision: notes of chord must be lifted at the same time for cleanness
- marcato: there must be a big difference between the melody and accompaniment
- bar 13, arrive early to jump note so it’s quicker
- bar 20, split between LH and RH (see what i’ve written)
- rall: the gap between each note gets bigger
Technical
- do Ex 4C and if done, 4B
- do first page of scales
- Learn Etude, good quality
Notes 17 Nov
Spanish
- to phrase big, start soft
- crescendo needs to be gradual
- 2nd pages, clear layers between dynamics
- watch coordination bar 30-31

Scales: Try the scales sheet this week
Have a go at the new piece this week
Notes 3 Nov
Spanish Dance
Expressive ideas
- slurs need to be legato. Also fingering needs to be correct to do that
- dynamics are based on how high the melody is in this piece
- try to also get the staccatos right
- Learn the 2nd page by yourself to see how well you learn
- You can have a go at noterush as well