Sept 12, 2024 – Marlene

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

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

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

Bach Invention No. 1 in C major

•  Before each time you practice, list 3 things you want to accomplish, each of which can be done in 10 minutes or less. It can be as short as a single measure, but have a specific thing you want to accomplish, like detached 8th notes, or getting comfortable with the notes, etc.
• Work difficult areas VERY slowly, treating the 8ths as 16th note + 16th rest so when you play, RH comes off the key when your LH plays the next note
• Pick only a very small segment to play this way and don’t move on (probably 1 measure or less), but repeat it several times until you have many repetitions of playing it correctly

Chopin Prelude Op 28 No 6

• For LH, continue working on making this legato and loud
• Play LH as written, and RH ghost all the notes, this can help with getting more balance – use the pedal and use your ears to make sure you hear the LH over the RH
• when you play RH be sure to hold down quarter notes to help with control. Use your wrist for the chords and only the pinkie for repeated 8th