Sarina

Student of the Week

Youtube Playlist

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxU_OGndc5q8-3LPY6oml_SkKmjMGXiZ_

Google Drive

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1h9BGb64TytXQCqPCpZL6AEk76fzxZ_I-?usp=sharing

Long term goal

Grade 7 exam

13 Aug

expansion and contraction, phrase accordingly
from 2nd page, see incorrect notes that you have written down
goal bar 59, or finish?

Revise Seasons of Love when you have time

6 Aug

Moonlight Serenade

goal: bar 37?

Yellow Brick Road

must start from last page

30 Jul

1st 2nd page
- dynamics

3rd
- consistency in the lower part bar 43
- 44 LH difficult
- section by section
  - this is homework this week

4th 5th
- big time consistency

Moonlight Sonata

circle every time you miss a sharp
usually it is the same ones

23 Jul

goal: bar 28
reading is improving because you’re getting more used to key signature

Scales

Db major

Yellow Brick Road

phrasing needs to be have more softs, it sounds all loud to me
watch for flats in bar 60-61
dynamics

16 Jul

Yellow Brick Roard

need to start from bar 49 onwards
line by line
all of the music up to page 4 should be perfect this week

Moonlight

have a pencil to write in letters and sharps
need to be accountable for errors

Notes 17 July

Nuvole

good! for now

Fur Elise

middle section, don’t go faster

hard section, drill hands seperate

Mozart

2nd page, drill RH by itself, in 2 bar chunks

Notes 14 Nov

Scales

continue with arpeggios, try a bit hands together:

Moonlight

the key is to read REALLY carefully and slowly. There will be some chords that sound a little bit weird.
easiest way to put hands together is: hands separate, one bar at a time
accurate reading: what is the key signature, what flats repeat

America

it’s fine to practice this one less while you practice others

Jingpo Folk Song

accents on sf
watch dynamics, breath marks and pedalling

at the start bigger difference between mf and p
bigger difference between mf and f also

Notes 7 Nov

Scales

improve arpeggios in general. This week is arpeggio week.

Jingpo

avoid rushing sections, listen to LH beat if you’re going too fast. Choose a medium speed
dynamics are all about doing BIG comparisons
2nd page, add extra small notes

bar 44, keep same speed

bar 50 is still wrong

Moonlight Serenade

pay attention to Bb and read carefully.

Notes 31 Oct

Scales

similar motion is good, practice all other scales as well. Arpeggio need to be hands together and 4 octaves

Rainbow

RH keep the top, LH keep the bot

Moonlight

on the current track of Rainbow, we are unlikely to get to the end soon. We will try Moonlight because we can get to the end much quicker
See playlist for recording
Goal: hand separate, first 3 lines

Jingpo

consistency is getting better, next week we will look also at dynamics as well next week. Prepare to high standard

Notes 24 Oct

America Review

Good: not stopping
Could be better: dynamics/some stops

Scales

continue to work on arpeggios and all scales, make sure arpeggios are 4 octaves

Rainbow

con pedale – with pedal, use your instincts
bar 8, watch out for tie

goal is up to the top of the second page

Jingpo

best thing to do this week is understand how these sections connect. Try slower, but all connected with same speed.
Sometimes there will be a metronome in your LH, use that to check
bar 50-52 is still incorrect RH

Notes 17 Oct

Scales

do contrary motion and all arpegios

America

do STOPS test, can I get through this part without STOPS
do DYNAMICS test, can I do the dynamics well? Don’t lift high on the soft bits. Do soft bits quick and soft and remember to go
If you can do both these things, then that is 90% is the work
bar 12, slur must be smooth with pedal.