Youtube Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxU_OGndc5q81OmJy6XSzdhZQvf5GWJ3V
Google Drive
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qFDLezMalZhQCqfsvQ1pL19MC0GJdA-B?usp=sharing
Goal for this week
- Scales up to Db major contrary
- Learn more of Allegro, up to 2nd page
- Pick List C
Long term goal
- Grade 6 mid 2021
Cadences
Notes 31 Mar
Notes 24 Mar
Samba
- all about articulation
- finger 41 on black notes
Nocturne
- in hard section
- practice slow for understand
- practice small sections for precision
Notes 17 Mar
Latin Prelude
- start this week, up to bar 8-16
Nocturne
- don’t lose melodic line for entire piece
- watch tie here, a bit more dreamy here
Notes 10 Mar
Nocturne
- short trill, doesn’t affect the rest of the rhythm
- dolce – minimum volume need voice the note
- should be more rubato in intense sections
- second page top part, more dynamic planning
Notes 24 Feb
Nocturne
- keep LH flowing, don’t stop triplets
- start expression a bit smaller than before
- chromatic sections, keep up the intensity
- watch for tie here
- B major is distant, but we get there through
- polyrhythm can be done through approximation
Notes 17 Feb
Arpeggios
- begin self directed arpeggio practice
- major is 4 3, minor is 3 4
Nocturne
- watch out for notes here
- keep LH flowing
- fast notes, make sure they don’t go too fast, but not affecting LH
- phrasing must be done in the context of phrasing markings
- riten increases intensity in transition
- tr is just 3 notes
- when major and soft, heaven
Notes 9 Dec
Sonata
- dolce, never passing the level of aggresiveness. Even when we phrase and voice the melody
Notes 2 Dec
Scales: Db major contrary
Allegro
- spend 90% of time in intense learning stage
- effective time usage is critical
- ‘concentrated sections’ of 8 bars is useful
- ‘learn how to learn’
- end of 2nd page
Notes 11 Nov
Scales
- keep same workload as last week, up to B major contrary
Sonata
- accuracy in slurs and staccatos required
- bar 14 G# RH
List A
- slow practice required
- LH practice required
- both build on memory skills
- have a consistent approach to each type of note in LH
- split crotchets
- split quavers
- connect semiquavers
- when going soft, or going through a phrasing trough, go softer than usual
- consistency
- phrasing (troughs)
- articulation
Notes 28 Oct
6B
- add expression
Scales
- G# harmonic minor contrary.
- Check G# melodic minor
Composition
- Circle of fifths have two relationships
- How close you are on the circle
- How close you are on the keyboard
- It can be a good idea to explore both
- A hint is where your bottom note is in your composition
- To get it more calm, try an arpeggio texture
List B
- don’t guess LH
List A
- have a consistent approach to each type of note in LH
- split crotchets
- split quavers
- connect semiquavers
- when going soft, or going through a phrasing trough, go softer than usual
- consistency
- phrasing (troughs)
- articulation
Notes 21 Oct
https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/music-theory/what-is-the-circle-of-fifths/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-tone_technique
Scales
- contrary motion do left seperately. that fixes a lot of issues
List B
- Balance, RH generally stronger.
- Drama is created by very sudden dynamics and contrasting moods.
- Phrasing: relative to the dyanmics
- Learn accurately
Notes 14 Oct
Scales
- G# harmonic minor contrary this week
Scarlatti
Tips for getting things even
- Rhythm practice. This tests the relationship between your fingers. There are many different rhythms to try.
Expressive Tips:
- LH can be phrased. This makes the peformance more dynamic. This is however incredibly difficult to do
- bar 9 not much pitch movement, that’s why it is mp. Go very soft here
- bar 12 lots of pitch movement, phrase LH
- 15-19, plan for peaks, start from very soft then get louder. Also make sure note lengths are correct here.
