Aug 15, 2025 – Marlene

C major scale and arpeggios – hands together

• do 1 8va as quarter notes (up and down) then right onto 2 8vas in 8ths
• remember to keep the wrist still and have an ergonomic angle to the arm
• go on to G major when easy

Fundamentals of Piano Theory Level 10 – go at your own pace

Set aside the Mozart for now.

Begin working on Beethoven Op 49 No 2, 1st movement: Beethoven Op. 49 No. 2 1st mvt

• You can work slowly hands separately, but try to puts hands together right away. So you might do 1-2 measures hands separate, then together
• Ignore ornaments for now
• Note: Any time you see 3 8th notes beamed together and not preceded by an 8th rest, it is a triplet (see RH m. 5 which is triplets, compared with RH m. 20, which are even 8ths). They will notate with the 3 for triplet the first few times but after that they assume you know it’s a triplet.

Nocturne – Poole

• work the LH alone to make sure you can play this softly enough
• when RH crosses over, make sure it gets there in plenty of time and that your wrist is soft and comes down as you press the note
• take some time to figure out the scale run and cadenza at the end of the piece

Bach Prelude in C BWV 846: JS Bach Prelude in C

• hold off for now