Apr 24, 2024 – Marlene

C major scale and arpeggios – hands together

• do 1 8va as quarter notes (up and down) then right onto 2 8vas in 8ths

7 minutes max for each exercise – set your timer

** Do this every day**

Rhythm: 6-Part Lap Map p. 68 improv

• 6-part Longy Rhythm – do this without Lap Map, tapping on beat 1 only and whispering on dots. Use your good coach to remind yourself to go through the tough section first, then do entire right side, then start from beginning. When you can do this without a mistake, then you can add Lap Map
• Try to keep going if you make a mistake – identify the cause of error, and apply the correct cure in time

Do Tracking page as before

• Theory – RCM Book 8 – go at your own pace

Khatchaturian Melody Classics to Moderns p. 152-153

• try relearning this very slowly, hands separately and gradually working your way back to hands together

Kuhlau Sonatina Op. 20 No. 1 – here is the sheet: Kuhlau Sonatina Op 20 No 1

• Continue working on memorizing
• be careful not to make quarter notes at the end of slurs staccato unless specifically marked (i.e., m.8 LH beat 1)
• Do rhythms practice for any of the 16th note runs. Here’s a great video detailing how to do this. Note: you don’t need to go up to 5,6,7 groups, just up to 3 or 4 is great

https://youtu.be/uYVcypv8Gtw?si=RgtwtNZhje1BA_W2

Italian Song p. 109 Classics to Moderns

• Continue hands separate work
• Work on LH moving the hand into position for each note rather than keep hand splayed open – you will need to look at your hand for this at first
• RH 16th note patterns and other areas slow it down
• Don’t forget staccatos

I Giorni – Einaudi

• Slow practice m. 48 and on, hands together, making sure you release the pinky when you play fingers 1 and 2
• you can do the 3 staccatos for the LH alone here and in other difficult areas. 1. Wiping: pulling back from the elbow 2. Bouncing the wrist on each note 3. Plucking each key like a string