Marlene’s Piano Lessons

May 9, 2025

Technique/Scales

C major scale and arpeggios – hands together

  • do 1 8va as quarter notes (up and down) then right onto 2 8vas in 8ths
  • remember to keep the wrist still and have an ergonomic angle to the arm
  • go on to G major when easy

Theory

Fundamentals of Piano Theory Level 10 – go at your own pace

Repertoire

2nd mvt:Mozart K545 mvt 2 & 3

  • Work on difficult measures by starting with the last two notes, then go back and add one note at a time, -laying until the end of the measure each time

Bach Prelude in C BWV 846: JS Bach Prelude in C

  • Work on the “cantabile” style playing, by paying attention to certain notes that are important and either speeding up towards them or lingering on them, etc. The goal is to not be metronomic with it, but we want to keep a sense of flow and create movement