November 1, 2023 – Marlene

Ab major scale (two 8va), arpeggios (two 8va) – hands separately, then together. Try to add in as much of gestures/rotation as possible. Keep fingers as curved as possible

Ploger: 6-Part Lap Map p. 68 improv

• try going back to do 4-part or 5-parts to see how those go

6-part Longy Rhythm – do this without Lap Map, tapping on beat 1 only and whispering on dots. Use your good coach to remind yourself to go through the tough section first, then do entire right side, then start from beginning. When you can do this without a mistake, then you can add Lap Map

• Try to keep going if you make a mistake – identify the cause of error, and apply the correct cure in time

• Theory – RCM Book 6 Unit 7 – go at your own pace
• Sight Reading 5 Unit 13

Ensemble piece: Amazing Grace Notes

Bach Prelude in C Minor BWV 999

• Read RH as top note = soprano, middle note = alto, bottom note = tenor and see from measure to measure how each “voice” moves. As an exercise for this, read through and just play all top notes, then all middle notes, then all bottom notes. Don’t worry about fingering this properly since it’s more an exercise for reading. Then play in blocked chords as written (RH alone), but still read what each voice is doing in relation to the previous measure (intervals)
• Play LH beat 3 to beat 1 of next measure as blocked chord (use 2 hands where necessary)
• Continue 3 Staccatos where needed

1. Pull back entire arm for each note – this gets your arm behind the playing finger
2. Wrist staccato, while keeping the arm behind the -laying finger, bounce wrist down – this gives us arm weight
3. Finger plucking on each key, while keeping arm behind playing finger – this gives up active fingertips

The Limpid Stream – use this version Limpid Stream better copy

• Practice RH alone exaggerating loud thumb/double-stem notes, and pp top notes of each triplet
• Work on phrasing
• Add pedal to B section