Mar 3, 2023

Technique/Scales

C Major Scale, Chords, and Arpeggios

  • 2 Octaves

Ploger Method:

  • Read Chapters 1 – Three Stages of Learning, and Chapter 2 – Three Causes of Error (pdfs below)
  • Do the 2-Part and 3-Part Longy rhythms: Tap with LH and left leg for all beat 1’s (whether there’s a number or a dot). Sing any numbers out loud on Middle C, and whisper the beat number on the dots.
  • Improvise your own rhythms on the 2-Part and 3-Part Lap Maps (download from this link and print)

chapter 1 three stages of learning

chapter 2 three causes of error

Longy page

2-part lap map

3-part lap map

Repertoire

Chopin Nocturne 72/1 and Mozart K283

  • work in 10-minutes chunks only what can be done in 10 minutes. You will be alternating days where you will focus on a piece and Play Through. On the Focus days, you will devote two 10-minute segments to working out issues that can be accomplished in 10-minutes each. Avoid playing from start to finish on Focus Days.The next day is a Run-Through Day, where you only play it start-to-finish once, but stop once 10. minutes are up. If you don’t finish in 10-minutes, that’s fine, eventually you will.