August 23, 2023 – Marlene

C# 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 Book 6 Unit 1
• Sight Reading 5 Unit 5 and 6

Ensemble piece: The Mournful Violin

Ensemble piece: Rusty Nail Rag

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

• Take off the “training wheels” and play from memory, thinking through the places where you stutter or pause. Come up with a way of understanding the thought process or patterns going on that you can tell yourself as a reminder
• Practice under tempo from memory to help

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

• m.18-25 practice with LH playing block half notes as you play RH as written
• work in grace notes
• look for patterns in the LH

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