May 11, 2023

Technique/Scales

G major scale, chords and arpeggios (2 octaves) – hands together. Look at a scales book to see the pattern between the hands when crossing under or over: ascending RH always does something first, descending LH leads

Ploger: 6-Part Lap Map improv and 6-part Longy Rhythm (separately)

Theory/Sightreading

Sight Reading 1B Unit 15

Ensemble Piece: Scottish Bagpipes

Repertoire

Beethoven Sonatina in G Major p. 12-13

  • Play through a few time in one sitting for the next day: first play through, pay attention to which cause of error is happening and apply the “cure” – usually by getting back into Eagle vision, telling coach “out”. Your job is to just keep going and make it through. Afterwards, mark down where you had these errors happening. Then replay

Etude in C Major

Etude in C major – Czerny

  • Play with metronome set to a a slower tempo than you usually play and work first on just playing in time with it (may take a day or two)
  • once you can do this, gradually increase tempo a little bit, but only increase the tempo twice in one sitting. The next day, go back to the previous tempo you had (the middle tempo) play that, increase twice, etc.