Feb 28, 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

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 9 – go through what sections interest you

Mozart Sonata in C K545 – 1st mvt

• let’s take 2 weeks off from this, then return back to it but treating it like it’s a brand new piece, going very slowly

2nd mvt:Mozart K545 mvt 2 & 3

• work slowly hands separately

Satie Gymnopedie No. 1 sheet music: Gymnopedie – annotated

• Take a short break and come back to focus on memorizing the other pages, but only do this once you’ve reworked the whole thing into your fingers

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

• Try sitting farther away and changing fingering to avoid use of thumb when across the body, or to play with the thumb but let the pedal hold it for you
• let your upper arms hang from your side rather than hold it out