Joaquin’s Piano Lessons
Apr 23, 2025
Technique/Scales
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
Rhythm
- 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
Sightreading
Do one unit per week – Units 5, 6, and 7 – don’t play the ensemble pieces
Theory
Redo p. 22, 27, and fix Unit 7 issues
Do one unit per week, Unit 8, 9, and 10
Etudes
Nothing for now
Repertoire
Sonatina in C – Clementi
- hands together throughout
- try to get everything at one tempo, but do this through very slow practice
Sacred Music Competition
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
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