Nov 8, 2024

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

Sightreading

Continue sightreading from Piano Adventures 3A Lessons. Play while the metronome is on, focus on eagle vision and not fixing mistakes

Theory

Fundamentals of Piano Theory Level 9 – go at your own pace

Repertoire

Mozart Sonata in C K545: use this sheet for reference Mozart K545

  • continue hands separately in the development – work this in line-by-line fashion so it doesn’t fall too far behind exposition
  • with any of the octaves if you are able to play them as written do so, but if you struggle as tempo increases, play only the bottom note

Satie Gymnopedie No. 1 sheet music: Gymnopedie – annotated

  •  Be sure you are in 3/4 time for m.1-4
  • continue working LH alone – sometimes practice only the chord and leave out beat 1, then go repeat and add beat 1
  • Do some chord analysis on m. 18-39 to help with finding the chords. Ignore the pedal point on beat 1 m. 23-31 when doing this
  • Repedal on beat 3 m. 37 as you hold F# in RH for full measure