Oct 3, 2024 – Linda

• G major scale and arpeggios (two 8vas) – hands separately, then together. For scales, pause at each place where you cross under/over to make sure the correct hand goes first: rh on ascending, lh on descending
• Ploger: 6-Part Lap Map improv and 6-part Longy Rhythm (separately)

Theory – Unit 7?

• Sight Reading 1B: finish up the extra exercises at the end
• Sight Reading 2A: Unit 1

Unit 1 duet: Eighths Are Enough

Nocturne

• For the big scale, try separating wherever there’s a cross under and change to a shifting of hand position instead. Go through this slowly, then try to speed up gradually but minimizing any “hops” until it’s basically legato with minimal condensing of the hand

Learn Clementi Op 36 No. 2 Clementi sonatina op 36 no 2

• Go through very slowly hands separately (“Rach slow”) and focus on your technique. Repeat until you have a good feel of what each hand needs to do before trying to put hands together

Relearn In Excelsis Deo

• try tapping the rhythm of the first 2 measures first with counting, then play very slowly with counting.
• also spend time focusing on p. 5 since that will probably need extra work