June 15, 2023

Technique/Scales

  • G major scale and arpeggios (two 8vas) – hands separately, then together. For scales, pause at each place where you cross under/over to make sure the correct hand goes first: rh on ascending, lh on descending
  • Ploger: 6-Part Lap Map improv and 6-part Longy Rhythm (separately)

Theory/Sightreading

Theory – Unit 7?

  • Sight Reading 1B: finish up the extra exercises at the end
  • Sight Reading 2A: Unit 1

Unit 1 duet: Eighths Are Enough

Repertoire

In the Spirit  Etudes p. 20

  • Work out the hesitations/anticipation by allowing yourself as much time as you need to play the next measure, but don’t begin to play until you can visualize and hear the next part

Arabesque p. 4 Etudes

  • Continue hands together slowly
  • try working in small sections HS with rhythms (long-short, then short-long 16th notes) – make them snappy before moving on to the next rhythm
  • work on gestures

Clementi Sonatina Op 36 No 1 mvt 1

  • Work on memorizing using Sacred 4 steps
  • in places where you have anticipation, work backwards and then when playing forwards through the phrase remind yourself to stay in eagle vision