Oct 4, 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 8 – go at your own pace

You can do some harmonic analysis with this Bach Chorale: ach bleib bei uns herr jesu christ

Repertoire

Bach Invention No. 1 in C major

  •  Record yourself playing through this every day – do only 1 take. Before you play, go through the piece mentally, and then tell the coach to “stay out of the pool” as you play and record. Send me one take you are happy with
  • Focus on the 2nd page

Chopin Prelude Op 28 No 6

  • Try recording and work on dealing with the causes of error in real time. Remember it is more important to move forward and potentially drop notes or leave mistakes unfixed, than to fix them

Satie Gymnopedie No. 1 sheet music: Gymnopedie – annotated

  • work hands separately, with the adjustments I put in the score