Joaquin’s Piano Lessons
Jan 29, 2025
Technique/Scales
C Major Scale 2 octaves hands together slowly
- Curve fingers
- Have the hand/arm angled outward
- level wrist (not high and low), and relaxed elbows
Rhythm
- Do 5-Part Lap Map, making up your own rhythms. You can look at the Longy rhythms and choose ones you see there to try
- Then do 5-Part rhythm the “old” way
- stop if you make a mistake and figure out what the mistake was and which of the 3 causes of error it was
Sightreading
Unit 3 – do one part per day (remember the Lesson Day stuff other Ensemble piece are Day 6)
Theory
Redo p. 16, 17, 18, and 22
Do Unit 6
Etudes
Left Alone p. 7
- Be sure to count and play VERY slowly
- try memorizing, as this will make it easier
Repertoire
Sonatina in C – Clementi
- put the whole thing hands together with counting out loud
- you may need to spend extra time on Development, so maybe start there first and play through that a few times
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