Aug 23, 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
• remember to keep the wrist still and have an ergonomic angle to the arm
• go on to G major when easy

Continue sightreading from Piano Adventures 3A Lessons. Play while the metronome is on, focus on eagle vision and not fixing mistakes

Fundamentals of Piano Theory Level 8 – go at your own pace

You can do some harmonic analysis with this Bach Chorale: ach bleib bei uns herr jesu christ

Bach Invention No. 1 in C major

•  Continue working on detached/staccato 8ths. Treat them like 16th note+16th rest. Work hands together two measures at a time with lots of repetition until you feel comfortable before moving on

Chopin Prelude Op 28 No 6 – here is the Paderewski version chopin op 28 no 6 paderewski

• Try to make the 2nd 8th notes (‘ands’) in RH less than the on-beat 8ths (see accents in m.1) – be sure to work on this hands separately with pedal
• m. 7 try playing grace notes slower
• work on LH alone, imagining a cello is playing this and think of what they may do musically with each phrase, then try to imitate that with your dynamics and timing