May 4, 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 14

Ensemble Piece: Popcorn Popper

Repertoire

Beethoven Sonatina in G Major p. 12-13

  • Work on cycling: playing a larger segment of music (4-8 measures), and repeating wherever a mistake happens without stopping your beat – mistakes are fixed on the next pass
  • still do focused work on smaller segments of 1-2 measures as needed
  • still have 1-2 days where you are playing through

Etude in C Major

Etude in C major – Czerny

  • do VERY slow practice, like twice as slow as your current tempo to work on smoothing things out and giving your mind time to think ahead
  • m. 6-8 practice LH alone in blocked chords then as written and memorize, then pick up to m. 6-8 RH alone