August 16, 2023 – Marlene

F# major scale (two 8va), arpeggios (two 8va) – hands separately, then together. Try to add in as much of gestures/rotation as possible. Keep fingers as curved as possible

Ploger: 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

• Theory – RCM Practice Exam
• Sight Reading 5 Unit 4

Ensemble piece: Ping Pong

Etude in D minor by Czerny – Etude book p. 8

• Work on memorizing this. Any places where you forget what to play, try to figure out what the pattern is, what the chord names are (g minor, d minor, etc), and what the keys look like to help understand what to do

Melody (Ivan Sings) by Khatchaturian p. 152-153 in Classics to Moderns

• Continue working hands together
• add pedal in easier parts – change only when LH changes chords
• try not to translate flats into sharps – get used to thinking in flats

Sonatina in C, Op. 36 No. 3 – Clementi

• M. 18-23 LH legato (and m. 54-61)
• m. 28 RH start on A, not C – see the progression in RH from starting on G in m.27, then A in m. 28, B in m. 29, C in m. 30 (then up to high D in m. 31)
• Spend more time this week working on larger sections at a time to get a sense of flow