Jan 8, 2025 – Joaquin

G Major Scale, chords, and arpeggios 2 octaves hands together slowly

• Curve fingers
• Have the hand/arm angled outward
• level wrist (not high and low), and relaxed elbows

Copy this schedule and follow it:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VDZbAwcwjlUsVpYZbUwRrXps59506TIQxm_B19xciRA/edit?usp=sharing

Nocturne:

• pink measures:work on making them as musical as you can. Work on playing async hands (RH comes after LH), and use rubato to help make each phrase expressive
• blue measures (I think you’ll have one day before your lesson, or it might be on your lesson day): work on rubato for ending, and work on transitions m. 30-31 so there are no pauses

Bach:

• orange measures: pick only 3-5 notes to work on at a time for 3-10-3 to learn this first page. Play through once hands separately to figure out what your’e doing before playing 3-10-3 hands together for that segment. Make sure you take a break after 10 minutes
• green measures: when that comes back in rotation, work on hands together only

Stars and Stripes:

• we can work on your first day on this next lesson

G Major Scale, chords, and arpeggios 2 octaves hands together slowly

• Curve fingers
• Have the hand/arm angled outward
• level wrist (not high and low), and relaxed elbows

Copy this schedule and follow it:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VDZbAwcwjlUsVpYZbUwRrXps59506TIQxm_B19xciRA/edit?usp=sharing

Nocturne:

• for the blue measures, do 3-10-3 to help remember how they go. Once those are easy, just try playing through them at random times while practicing something else
• for the pink measures, work on making the LH pp and the RH mf or louder. When this is easy, you can try using the soft pedal (left) to help get things softer overall

Bach:

• pick only 3-5 notes to work on at a time for 3-10-3 to learn this first page. Feel free to just play through once hands separately to figure out what your’e doing before trying 3-10-3 hands together for that segment. Make sure you take a break after 10 minutes

Stars and Stripes:

• don’t work on this yet until after your next lesson (as it is on the sheet)

G Major Scale, chords, and arpeggios 2 octaves hands together slowly

• Curve fingers
• Have the hand/arm angled outward
• level wrist (not high and low), and relaxed elbows

Kuhlau Sonatina Op 21 No 1

• on hold for now

For these two pieces, use this Google sheet, and practice only the measures on a given day. If you miss a day of practice, just pick up where you left off (don’t skip ahead): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VDZbAwcwjlUsVpYZbUwRrXps59506TIQxm_B19xciRA/edit?usp=sharing

Poole Nocturne

• Continue with  3-10-3 hands together
• Don’t look at your hands as you have leaps – use the black keys and cues where your other fingers are to help you figure out where to leap to

Bach Invention No. 8 in F Major

• this won’t be started this week, but when it’s ready in the rotation schedule, being practicing only those measures
• Play the segment hands separately to get an idea of what you are supposed to play, then put hands together using 3-10-3. Under tempo is best!
• Follow the rotation schedule for learning – note that after you’ve gone through and run out of “blocks”, you can play through that material each day

G Major Scale, chords, and arpeggios 2 octaves hands together slowly

• Curve fingers
• Have the hand/arm angled outward
• level wrist (not high and low), and relaxed elbows

Kuhlau Sonatina Op 21 No 1

• do 3-10-3 for all transitions from one idea to the next to make sure we’re not skipping notes
• keep your eyes on the music at all times and feel where your hands should be

Poole Nocturne

• Continue from m.13 with  3-10-3 hands together
• Don’t look at your hands as you have leaps – use the black keys and cues where your other fingers are to help you figure out where to leap to

Ballad of the Kings

• Add pedal and dynamics
• RH 16th notes, have all fingers curved
• m. 16 be ready to go down to the low A on the next beat – you’re taking extra time. Also m. 38
• correct notes in m. 22, 35, 41, 47 – anywhere you make a mistake, do 3-10-3
• Hold onto m.43 for full value – count the beats

Silver Bells

• be sure you do the intro up the 8va and in 3/4 time, not 4/4
• pay attention to dynamics
• practice pedaling based on how it sounds
• When you have the parallel 3rds, be sure you are using firm fingertips and not flattening out fingers

Practice these songs for choir:

1. Do You Hear What I Hear (Tenor part)

2. It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas – new baritone part (sing an octave lower than she does)

3. Christmastime Is Here (unison)

4. Carol of the Bells (Tenor)

5. Jingle Alll the Ways (Baritone)

G Major Scale, chords, and arpeggios 2 octaves hands together slowly

• Curve fingers
• Have the hand/arm angled outward
• level wrist (not high and low), and relaxed elbows

Kuhlau Sonatina Op 21 No 1

• do RH and LH scales VERY slowly, keeping wrist level and using accurate fingering each time. Pay attention to keeping the fingers curved, and play them lightly/piano
• do the same for LH Alberti bass passages – keep wrist level and fingers curved – watch your hands

FSYO Audition: call to find out if you need to play the Shostakovich excerpt for piano audition, or if there are different requirements for your orch

Poole Nocturne

• Do 3-10-3 with this hands together

Ballad of the Kings

• Add pedal and dynamics
• RH 16th notes, have all fingers curved
• m. 16 be ready to go down to the low A on the next beat – you’re taking extra time. Also m. 38
• correct notes in m. 22, 35, 41, 47 – anywhere you make a mistake, do 3-10-3
• Hold onto m.43 for full value – count the beats

Silver Bells

• be sure you do the intro up the 8va and in 3/4 time, not 4/4
• pay attention to dynamics
• practice pedaling based on how it sounds
• When you have the parallel 3rds, be sure you are using firm fingertips and not flattening out fingers

Practice these songs for choir:

1. Do You Hear What I Hear (Tenor part)

2. It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas – new baritone part (sing an octave lower than she does)

3. Christmastime Is Here (unison)

4. Carol of the Bells (Tenor)

5. Jingle Alll the Ways (Baritone)

G Major Scale, chords, and arpeggios 2 octaves hands together slowly

• Curve fingers
• Have the hand/arm angled outward
• level wrist (not high and low), and relaxed elbows

Kuhlau Sonatina Op 21 No 1

• play through what you’ve learned under tempo (remember we have 16th notes coming up!)
• do 3-10-3 every day. You need to get through the end of the development section. Do 5 measures per day, and play through everything you’ve learned every day.

Ballad of the Kings

• Add pedal and dynamics
• RH 16th notes, have all fingers curved
• m. 16 be ready to go down to the low A on the next beat – you’re taking extra time. Also m. 38
• correct notes in m. 22, 35, 41, 47 – anywhere you make a mistake, do 3-10-3
• Hold onto m.43 for full value – count the beats

Silver Bells

• be sure you do the intro up the 8va and in 3/4 time, not 4/4
• pay attention to dynamics
• practice pedaling based on how it sounds
• When you have the parallel 3rds, be sure you are using firm fingertips and not flattening out fingers

Practice these songs for choir:

1. Do You Hear What I Hear (Tenor part)

2. It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas – new baritone part (sing an octave lower than she does)

3. Christmastime Is Here (unison)

4. Carol of the Bells (Tenor)

5. Jingle Alll the Ways (Baritone)

G Major Scale, chords, and arpeggios 2 octaves hands together slowly

• Curve fingers
• Have the hand/arm angled outward
• level wrist (not high and low), and relaxed elbows

Review Clementi Sonatina in C p. 16-17

• go very slowly for a day or two until you remember how it goes
• do 3-10-3 on any measures you struggle with

Ballad of the Kings

• Add pedal and dynamics
• RH 16th notes, have all fingers curved
• m. 16 be ready to go down to the low A on the next beat – you’re taking extra time. Also m. 38
• correct notes in m. 22, 35, 41, 47 – anywhere you make a mistake, do 3-10-3
• Hold onto m.43 for full value – count the beats

Silver Bells

• be sure you do the intro up the 8va and in 3/4 time, not 4/4
• pay attention to dynamics
• practice pedaling based on how it sounds
• When you have the parallel 3rds, be sure you are using firm fingertips and not flattening out fingers

Practice these songs for choir:

1. Do You Hear What I Hear (Tenor part)

2. It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas (we’ll have a baritone part for you to learn)

3. Christmastime Is Here (unison)

4. Carol of the Bells (Tenor)

5. Jingle Alll the Ways (Baritone)

G Major Scale, chords, and arpeggios 2 octaves hands together slowly

• Curve fingers
• Have the hand/arm angled outward
• level wrist (not high and low), and relaxed elbows

Review Clementi Sonatina in C p. 16-17

• go very slowly for a day or two until you remember how it goes
• do 3-10-3 on any measures you struggle with

Ballad of the Kings

• I want to hear the whole thing next week
• count out loud
• use 3-10-3 to learn this one measure at a time

Keep practicing Silver Bells

Practice these songs for choir:

1. Do You Hear What I Hear (Tenor part)

2. It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas (Part II)

3. Carol of the Bells (Tenor)

4. Jingle Alll the Ways (Baritone)

G Major Scale, chords, and arpeggios 2 octaves hands together slowly

• Curve fingers
• Have the hand/arm angled outward
• level wrist (not high and low), and relaxed elbows

Review Clementi Sonatina in C p. 16-17

• go very slowly for a day or two until you remember how it goes
• do 3-10-3 on any measures you struggle with

Learn Silver Bells

• count out loud for the intro and the piece

Learn Ballad of the Kings

• count out loud
• use 3-10-3 to learn this one measure at a time

Practice these songs for choir:

1. Do You Hear What I Hear (Tenor part)

2. It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas (Part II)

3. Carol of the Bells (Tenor)

4. Jingle Alll the Ways (Baritone)

G Major Scale, chords, and arpeggios 2 octaves hands together slowly

• Curve fingers
• Have the hand/arm angled outward
• level wrist (not high and low), and relaxed elbows

Review Clementi Sonatina in C p. 16-17

• go very slowly for a day or two until you remember how it goes
• do 3-10-3 on any measures you struggle with

Learn Silver Bells

• count out loud for the intro and the piece

Learn Ballad of the Kings

• count out loud
• use 3-10-3 to learn this one measure at a time

G Major Scale, chords, and arpeggios 2 octaves hands together slowly

• Curve fingers
• Have the hand/arm angled outward
• level wrist (not high and low), and relaxed elbows

Review Clementi Sonatina in C p. 16-17

• go very slowly for a day or two until you remember how it goes
• do 3-10-3 on any measures you struggle with

Learn Silver Bells

• add the other intro, then skip to the other version

G Major Scale, chords, and arpeggios 2 octaves hands together slowly

• Curve fingers
• Have the hand/arm angled outward
• level wrist (not high and low), and relaxed elbows

• 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

Do Unit 5 every day

Do Unit 8

Sonatina in C by Kuhlau –

• do 2 measures of 3-10-3, and then another 2 measures of 3-10-3, then go back and play from the beginning until the place where you ended. Do this every day. You should be able to get through m. 35 by your next lesson
• count out loud to begin with
• go slow enough that you can do each repetition correctly. You may need to work hands separately

Prelude in C Minor by Bach –

• continue learning 2 measures at a time using 3-10-3: Play the section 3 times in a row, then wait 10 seconds, and play it another 3 times, then move on to the next section and do the same
• hold LH quarter notes for full beat (the first 3 16th notes in RH)
• write in the chord being outlined if you are struggling with the reading

G Major Scale, chords, and arpeggios 2 octaves hands together slowly

• Curve fingers
• Have the hand/arm angled outward
• level wrist (not high and low), and relaxed elbows

• 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

Do Unit 5 every day

Do Unit 8

Sonatina in C by Kuhlau –

• start in m. 17-18 and do 3-10-3. Then do m. 19-20, m. 21-22, and continue to work like this until you have gone through measure 31
• count out loud to begin with
• be careful when you see finger numbers – that means you need to read the notes

Prelude in C Minor by Bach –

• continue learning 2 measures at a time using 3-10-3: Play the section 3 times in a row, then wait 10 seconds, and play it another 3 times, then move on to the next section and do the same
• hold LH quarter notes for full beat (the first 3 16th notes in RH)
• write in the chord being outlined if you are struggling with the reading

G Major Scale, chords, and arpeggios 2 octaves hands together slowly

• Curve fingers
• Have the hand/arm angled outward
• level wrist (not high and low), and relaxed elbows

• 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

Do Unit 5 every day

Do Unit 8

Sonatina in C by Kuhlau –

• start in m. 17-18 and do 3-10-3. Then do m. 19-20, m. 21-22, and continue to work like this until you have gone through measure 31
• count out loud to begin with
• be careful when you see finger numbers – that means you need to read the notes

Prelude in C Minor by Bach –

• continue learning 2 measures at a time using 3-10-3: Play the section 3 times in a row, then wait 10 seconds, and play it another 3 times, then move on to the next section and do the same
• don’t watch the patterns as you play them – get your eyes on the next change in the next hand
• go slowly

G Major Scale, chords, and arpeggios 2 octaves hands together slowly

• Curve fingers
• Have the hand/arm angled outward
• level wrist (not high and low), and relaxed elbows

• 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

Do Unit 5 every day

Do Unit 8

Sonatina in C by Kuhlau –

• continue 3-10-3 in small sections (1-2 measures at a time). Work one hand at a time first until you get the hang of it, then do 3-10-3 hands together
• count out loud to begin with
• be careful when you see finger numbers – that means you need to read the notes

Prelude in C Minor by Bach –

• learn in small sections (2 measures at a time) using 3-10-3: Play the section 3 times in a row, then wait 10 seconds, and play it another 3 times, then move on to the next section and do the same
• count out loud to start, but basically you have a note on every 16th note

G Major Scale, chords, and arpeggios 2 octaves hands together slowly

• Curve fingers
• Have the hand/arm angled outward
• level wrist (not high and low), and relaxed elbows

• 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

Do Unit 5 every day

Do Unit 8

Sonatina in C by Kuhlau –

• learn in small sections (2 measures at a time) using 3-10-3: Play the section 3 times in a row, then wait 10 seconds, and play it another 3 times, then move on to the next section and do the same
• count out loud to begin with
• work only on the Exposition (up through m. 31)

Prelude in C Minor by Bach –

• learn in small sections (2 measures at a time) using 3-10-3: Play the section 3 times in a row, then wait 10 seconds, and play it another 3 times, then move on to the next section and do the same
• count out loud to start, but basically you have a note on every 16th note

G Major Scale, chords, and arpeggios 2 octaves hands together slowly

• Curve fingers
• Have the hand/arm angled outward
• level wrist (not high and low), and relaxed elbows

• 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

Do Unit 5 every day

Do Unit 8

Sonatina in C by Kuhlau –

• learn in small sections (2 measures at a time) using 3-10-3: Play the section 3 times in a row, then wait 10 seconds, and play it another 3 times, then move on to the next section and do the same
• count out loud to begin with
• work only on the Exposition (the part before the repeat sign)

Prelude in C Minor by Bach –

• learn in small sections (2 measures at a time) using 3-10-3: Play the section 3 times in a row, then wait 10 seconds, and play it another 3 times, then move on to the next section and do the same
• count out loud to start, but basically you have a note on every 16th note

G Major Scale 2 octaves hands together slowly

• Curve fingers
• Have the hand/arm angled outward
• level wrist (not high and low), and relaxed elbows

• 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

Do one unit per week – Units 5, 6, and 7 – don’t play the ensemble pieces

Redo p.  22, 27, and fix Unit 7 issues

Do one unit per week, Unit 8, 9, and 10

Nothing for now

Sonatina in C – Clementi

• hands together throughout
• try to get everything at one tempo, but do this through very slow practice

Etude – Khatchaturian

• focus on curved fingers throughout
• remember staccato sections
• add Pedal where indicated (may need some slow practice for this)
• slow practice for the ending and any other areas that are sloppy, gradually increase speed while focusing on evenness of the rhythm

G Major Scale 2 octaves hands together slowly

• Curve fingers
• Have the hand/arm angled outward
• level wrist (not high and low), and relaxed elbows

• 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

Do one unit per week – Units 5, 6, and 7 – don’t play the ensemble pieces

Redo p.  22, 27, and fix Unit 7 issues

Do one unit per week, Unit 8, 9, and 10

Nothing for now

Sonatina in C – Clementi

• hands together throughout
• try to get everything at one tempo, but do this through very slow practice

Etude – Khatchaturian

• first thing go through ONLY the difficult measures and work those out slowly so that you know them well (memorize)
• then go back and play very slowly from the beginning to end with metronome at 80 bpm for a quarter note (or slower if you need to)
• Remember staccato portions
• repeat the above until those problem areas are easy (it may take you several days like this). Then work on speeding up, paying attention to articulations, balance (don’t make the repeated F’s too loud), and dynamics

G Major Scale 2 octaves hands together slowly

• Curve fingers
• Have the hand/arm angled outward
• level wrist (not high and low), and relaxed elbows

• 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

Do one unit per week – Units 5, 6, and 7 – don’t play the ensemble pieces

Redo p.  22, 27, and fix Unit 7 issues

Do one unit per week, Unit 8, 9, and 10

Nothing for now

Sonatina in C – Clementi

• hands together throughout
• try to get everything at one tempo, but do this through very slow practice

Etude – Khatchaturian

• m. 50-51 take some time to process the augmented 2nds in this so you know what hand shape
• remember staccato again m. 22 and whenever we encounter this theme
• m. 41-42, 45-48 remember there’s 4 beats in these measures
• take your time to double-check your note reading in some of the places where there’s something different

G Major Scale 2 octaves hands together slowly

• Curve fingers
• Have the hand/arm angled outward
• level wrist (not high and low), and relaxed elbows

• 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

Do one unit per week – Units 5, 6, and 7 – don’t play the ensemble pieces

Redo p.  22, 27, and fix Unit 7 issues

Do one unit per week, Unit 8, 9, and 10

Nothing for now

Sonatina in C – Clementi

• hands together throughout
• try to get everything at one tempo, but do this through very slow practice

Etude – Khatchaturian

• staccato in the beginning as indicated
• count out loud – this will allow you to learn the proper rhythm and help keep track of the repeated notes, but also it will keep the tempo slower so that the whole thing can be at the same speed
• m. 13-15 let the RH chords connect to the LH notes after
• whatever you can do to memorize this will make it easier to play
• m. 39-48 RH hold the half notes down, and be careful to play C-flat not B-flat
• m. 67-69 be careful of the LH notes
• m. 72 has a mistake, the E should be a G

G Major Scale 2 octaves hands together slowly

• Curve fingers
• Have the hand/arm angled outward
• level wrist (not high and low), and relaxed elbows

• 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

Do one unit per week – Units 5, 6, and 7 – don’t play the ensemble pieces

Redo p.  22, 27, and fix Unit 7 issues

Do one unit per week, Unit 8, 9, and 10

Nothing for now

Sonatina in C – Clementi

• hands together throughout
• try to get everything at one tempo, but do this through very slow practice

Etude – Khatchaturian

• page 1 hands together – be CAREFUL of your hand positions/which octave you should be playing in (especially LH)
• learn pages 2 and 3 hands separately – I want you to be able to play the whole thing hands together by the next lesson, even if you have some trouble spots and have to play it slowly
• Don’t polish the first page or the easy parts if you don’t know how to play any other part of the piece

G Major Scale 2 octaves hands together slowly

• Curve fingers
• Have the hand/arm angled outward
• level wrist (not high and low), and relaxed elbows

• 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

Unit 4 – Do one section each day – don’t “cram”

Redo p.  22 and 27

Do Unit 7

Left Alone p. 7

• work on dynamics, and separating out the melody from the harmony
• be careful of the timing – it’s not quite right

Sonatina in C – Clementi

• put the whole thing hands together with counting out loud
• play with metronome at 84 bpm set to the quarter note and count while you play with this. The goal is to get Dev/Rec the same tempo with the Expo

Etude – Khatchaturian

• focus on page 1 for now, hands separately with counting out loud
• go slowly, and be careful of where the clefs change (all in the LH)
• try to figure out the pattern that’s happening and put hands together slowly

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

• 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

Unit 4 – do one part per day (remember the Lesson Day stuff other Ensemble piece are Day 6)

Redo p.  22 and 27

Do Unit 7

Left Alone p. 7

• Be sure to count and play VERY slowly
• try memorizing, as this will make it easier

Sonatina in C – Clementi

• put the whole thing hands together with counting out loud
• play with metronome at 84 bpm set to the quarter note and count while you play with this. The goal is to get Dev/Rec the same tempo with the Expo

Etude – Khatchaturian

• focus on page 1 for now, hands separately with counting out loud
• go slowly, and be careful of where the clefs change (all in the LH)
• try to figure out the pattern that’s happening and put hands together slowly

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

• 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

Unit 4 – do one part per day (remember the Lesson Day stuff other Ensemble piece are Day 6)

Redo p.  22 and 27

Do Unit 7

Left Alone p. 7

• Be sure to count and play VERY slowly
• try memorizing, as this will make it easier

Sonatina in C – Clementi

• put the whole thing hands together with counting out loud
• play with metronome at 84 bpm set to the quarter note and count while you play with this. The goal is to get Dev/Rec the same tempo with the Expo

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

• 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

Unit 3 – do one part per day (remember the Lesson Day stuff other Ensemble piece are Day 6)

Redo p. 16, 17, 18, and 22

Do Unit 6

Left Alone p. 7

• Be sure to count and play VERY slowly
• try memorizing, as this will make it easier

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

C Major Scale 2 octaves hands separately slowly

• Curve fingers
• Have the hand/arm angled outward
• level wrist (not high and low)

• 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

Unit 2 – do one part per day

Do Unit 3, 4, and 5

Left Alone p. 7

• Do the whole piece, even if you need to take a break – come back to where you left off so that you don’t get really good at the beginning and struggle with the end. Get the ending up to the same level that you have the rest of it
• learn slowly, paying attention to fingering
• whenever possible, hold down the melody note as you add the chords (a lot of the time you won’t be able to)
• add pedal

Sonatina in C – Clementi

• Practice slowly hands together with counting out loud
• Be sure you pay attention to the slurs that you don’t break the legato if the slur isn’t broken
• pay attention to rests

C Major Scale 2 octaves hands separately slowly

• Curve fingers
• Have the hand/arm angled outward
• level wrist (not high and low)

• 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

Unit 2 – do one part per day

Do Unit 3 and 4

Left Alone p. 7

• Do the whole piece, even if you need to take a break – come back to where you left off so that you don’t get really good at the beginning and struggle with the end. Get the ending up to the same level that you have the rest of it
• learn slowly, paying attention to fingering
• whenever possible, hold down the melody note as you add the chords (a lot of the time you won’t be able to)
• add pedal

Sonatina in C – Clementi

• Practice slowly hands separately
• count out loud
• put hands together as this starts to come back

C Major Scale 2 octaves hands together

• pay attention to your hand posture and what your wrist and elbow are doing
• be sure you are using proper fingering

Do the new  5-Part Lap Map Improv – get comfortable with this new pattern

• pay attention to the 3 Causes of Error and applying the solution

Theory (blue book): Do Unit 1 and 2

Sightreading book: Do Unit 1 – do one per day

Learn Left Alone p. 7

• Count out loud
• only LH!
• no pedal for now, so any stretches that may be awkward or impossible (like m. 5), your whole hand just moves the next
• use the fingering I provided

Minuet in G p. 6

• Try memorizing this. These are the measures that will need some work (they usually are rhythmic errors): m. 7-8, 12, 15-16, 22-23, 31-32

Clementi Sonatina p. 16-17

• Work on hands separate throughout then put hands together
• count out loud

C Major Scale 2 octaves hands together

• pay attention to your hand posture and what your wrist and elbow are doing
• be sure you are using proper fingering

Do the new  5-Part Lap Map Improv – get comfortable with this new pattern

• pay attention to the 3 Causes of Error and applying the solution

Theory (blue book): Do Unit 1 and 2

Sightreading book: Do Unit 1 – do one per day

Nothing

Minuet in G p. 6

• Try memorizing this. These are the measures that will need some work (they usually are rhythmic errors): m. 7-8, 12, 15-16, 22-23, 31-32

Clementi Sonatina p. 16-17

• Work hands together for the rest of the piece with counting out loud. Notice anywhere you stop counting is a place where you have the incorrect rhythm. Slow it down and figure out that part

Tarantelle p. 34-35

• gradually speed up, but don’t go faster than you can do with good hand posture
• finger 5 seems to still want to flatten out. Might have to trim the nail on this on further, but also make sure it is always curved

We Wish and O Come –

• Practice m. 9-16 extra with counting out loud. Use metronome at 80 bpm, and work on not stopping
• don’t look at your hands!!
• Practice playing with Lilian whenever possible

Do You Hear What I Hear

• Play first page 2 times only, 1st time p and 2nd time mp.  3rd time (page 2) start mf
• play f at the end and rit.
• Use Sacred Four Steps to memorize this:

Sacred Four Steps to Memorize

1. Play with keeping eyes on the sheet music VERY SLOWLY, paying attention to details
2. Play with keeping eyes on the sheet music UP TO SPEED, paying attention to details
3. Play without looking at the sheet music VERY SLOWLY, paying attention to details
4. Play without looking at the sheet music UP TO SPEED, paying attention to details

C Major Scale 2 octaves hands together

• pay attention to your hand posture and what your wrist and elbow are doing
• be sure you are using proper fingering

Do the new  5-Part Lap Map Improv – get comfortable with this new pattern

• pay attention to the 3 Causes of Error and applying the solution

Theory (blue book): Do Unit 1 and 2

Sightreading book: Do Unit 1 – do one per day

Nothing

Minuet in G p. 6

• Try memorizing this. These are the measures that will need some work (they usually are rhythmic errors): m. 7-8, 12, 15-16, 22-23, 31-32

Clementi Sonatina p. 16-17

• Work hands together for the rest of the piece with counting out loud. Notice anywhere you stop counting is a place where you have the incorrect rhythm. Slow it down and figure out that part

Tarantelle p. 34-35

• gradually speed up, but don’t go faster than you can do with good hand posture
• finger 5 seems to still want to flatten out. Might have to trim the nail on this on further, but also make sure it is always curved

We Wish and O Come –

• Practice m. 9-16 extra with counting out loud. Use metronome at 80 bpm, and work on not stopping
• don’t look at your hands!!
• Practice playing with Lilian whenever possible

Do You Hear What I Hear

• Play first page 2 times only, 1st time p and 2nd time mp.  3rd time (page 2) start mf
• play f at the end and rit.
• Use Sacred Four Steps to memorize this:

Sacred Four Steps to Memorize

1. Play with keeping eyes on the sheet music VERY SLOWLY, paying attention to details
2. Play with keeping eyes on the sheet music UP TO SPEED, paying attention to details
3. Play without looking at the sheet music VERY SLOWLY, paying attention to details
4. Play without looking at the sheet music UP TO SPEED, paying attention to details

C Major Scale 2 octaves hands together

• pay attention to your hand posture and what your wrist and elbow are doing
• be sure you are using proper fingering

Do the new  5-Part Lap Map Improv – get comfortable with this new pattern

• pay attention to the 3 Causes of Error and applying the solution

Theory (blue book): Do Unit 1 and 2

Sightreading book: Do Unit 1 – do one per day

Nothing

Minuet in G p. 6

• Try memorizing this. These are the measures that will need some work (they usually are rhythmic errors): m. 7-8, 12, 15-16, 22-23, 31-32

Clementi Sonatina p. 16-17

• Work hands together for the rest of the piece with counting out loud. Notice anywhere you stop counting is a place where you have the incorrect rhythm. Slow it down and figure out that part

Tarantelle p. 34-35

• gradually speed up, but don’t go faster than you can do with good hand posture
• finger 5 seems to still want to flatten out. Might have to trim the nail on this on further, but also make sure it is always curved

We Wish and O Come –

• Practice m. 9-16 extra with counting
• don’t look at your hands!!
• look for similarities in other parts you’ve played

Do You Hear What I Hear

• Work making the LH softer
• work on pedaling the individual chords to make them legato

Rock the Halls

• review this, add the notes we crossed out since your hands are bigger now
• m. 14 and after needs more work (avoid the first page) – go very slowly

C Major Scale 2 octaves hands together

• pay attention to your hand posture and what your wrist and elbow are doing
• be sure you are using proper fingering

Do the new  5-Part Lap Map Improv – get comfortable with this new pattern

• pay attention to the 3 Causes of Error and applying the solution

Theory (blue book): Do Unit 1 and 2

Sightreading book: Do Unit 1 – do one per day

Nothing

Minuet in G p. 6

• Try memorizing this. These are the measures that will need some work (they usually are rhythmic errors): m. 7-8, 12, 15-16, 22-23, 31-32

Clementi Sonatina p. 16-17

• Work hands together for the rest of the piece with counting out loud. Notice anywhere you stop counting is a place where you have the incorrect rhythm. Slow it down and figure out that part

Tarantelle p. 34-35

• gradually speed up, but don’t go faster than you can do with good hand posture
• finger 5 seems to still want to flatten out. Might have to trim the nail on this on further, but also make sure it is always curved

We Wish and O Come –

• counting out loud
• write in fingerings as needed

Learn Do You Hear What I Hear

• hands separately with counting out loud, but put hands together right away

C Major Scale 2 octaves hands together

• pay attention to your hand posture and what your wrist and elbow are doing
• be sure you are using proper fingering

Do the new  5-Part Lap Map Improv – get comfortable with this new pattern

• pay attention to the 3 Causes of Error and applying the solution

Theory (blue book): Do Unit 1 and 2

Sightreading book: Do Unit 1 – do one per day

Nothing

Minuet in G p. 6

• Try memorizing this. These are the measures that will need some work (they usually are rhythmic errors): m. 7-8, 12, 15-16, 22-23, 31-32

Clementi Sonatina p. 16-17

• Work hands together for the rest of the piece with counting out loud. Notice anywhere you stop counting is a place where you have the incorrect rhythm. Slow it down and figure out that part

Tarantelle p. 34-35

• gradually speed up, but don’t go faster than you can do with good hand posture
• finger 5 seems to still want to flatten out. Might have to trim the nail on this on further, but also make sure it is always curved

We Wish and O Come –

• counting out loud
• write in fingerings as needed

Learn Do You Hear What I Hear

• hands separately with counting out loud, but put hands together right away

C Major Scale 2 octaves hands together

• pay attention to your hand posture and what your wrist and elbow are doing
• be sure you are using proper fingering

Do the new  5-Part Lap Map Improv – get comfortable with this new pattern

• pay attention to the 3 Causes of Error and applying the solution

Theory (blue book): Do Unit 1 and 2

Sightreading book: Do Unit 1 – do one per day

Nothing

Minuet in G p. 6

• Try memorizing this. These are the measures that will need some work (they usually are rhythmic errors): m. 7-8, 12, 15-16, 22-23, 31-32

Clementi Sonatina p. 16-17

• Work hands together for the rest of the piece with counting out loud. Notice anywhere you stop counting is a place where you have the incorrect rhythm. Slow it down and figure out that part

Tarantelle p. 34-35

• gradually speed up, but don’t go faster than you can do with good hand posture
• finger 5 seems to still want to flatten out. Might have to trim the nail on this on further, but also make sure it is always curved

We Wish and O Come –

• counting out loud
• write in fingerings as needed

Learn Do You Hear What I Hear

• hands separately with counting out loud, but put hands together right away

C Major Scale 2 octaves hands together

• pay attention to your hand posture and what your wrist and elbow are doing
• be sure you are using proper fingering

Do the new  5-Part Lap Map Improv – get comfortable with this new pattern

• pay attention to the 3 Causes of Error and applying the solution

Theory (blue book): Do Unit 1 and 2

Sightreading book: Do Unit 1 – do one per day

Nothing

Minuet in G p. 6

• Try memorizing this. These are the measures that will need some work (they usually are rhythmic errors): m. 7-8, 12, 15-16, 22-23, 31-32

Clementi Sonatina p. 16-17

• Work hands together for the rest of the piece with counting out loud. Notice anywhere you stop counting is a place where you have the incorrect rhythm. Slow it down and figure out that part

Tarantelle p. 34-35

• gradually speed up, but don’t go faster than you can do with good hand posture
• finger 5 seems to still want to flatten out. Might have to trim the nail on this on further, but also make sure it is always curved

We Wish and O Come –

• counting out loud
• write in fingerings as needed

C Major Scale 2 octaves hands together

• pay attention to your hand posture and what your wrist and elbow are doing
• be sure you are using proper fingering

Do the new  5-Part Lap Map Improv – get comfortable with this new pattern

• pay attention to the 3 Causes of Error and applying the solution

Theory (blue book): Do Unit 1 and 2

Sightreading book: Do Unit 1 – do one per day

Nothing

Minuet in G p. 6

• Continue working with metronome at around 76 bpm
• when you can play without getting off the beat, gradually increase the metronome
• any spots that you can’t play up to tempo, practice those extra slowly and repeat several times slowly