Aug 9, 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

Let’s look at a selection from Piano Adventures 3A Lessons and Performance books next time

Fundamentals of Piano Theory Level 7 – finish off whichever parts interest you

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

Bach Invention No. 1 in C major

• Let’s make all 8th notes detached- not staccato, but non-legato. Exceptions are if there’s an ornament involved or on dotted 8ths, don’t detach those  from the following notes

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

• Focus on LH gestures and instead of legato cording over/under thumb, just shift hand positions so hand is not squeezed closed. Also pay close attention to not having a sharp angle on the outside of the wrist. You don’t have to be perpendicular to keys in order to press them or hold them.