Sept 4, 2024 – Joaquin

C Major Scale 2 octaves hands together

• pay attention to your hand posture and what your wrist and elbow are doing
• be sure you are using proper fingering

Do the new  5-Part Lap Map Improv – get comfortable with this new pattern

• pay attention to the 3 Causes of Error and applying the solution

Theory (blue book): Do Unit 1 and 2

Sightreading book: Do Unit 1 – do one per day

Nothing

Minuet in G p. 6

• Focused Work: Do (3) 5-minute segments. Choose a very small passage (like 1 or 2 measures only) that you have trouble with. Figure out what mistake you tend to make there and what you should be playing, then practice it several times until easy. Move on to the next 5-minute segment and repeat.
• Play-Through Days: Play through the entire piece 2 times during the week to see how your Focused Work is going

Clementi Sonatina p. 16-17

• Focused Work: Do (3) 5-minute segments. Choose a very small passage (like 1 or 2 measures only) that you have trouble with. Figure out what mistake you tend to make there and what you should be playing, then practice it several times until easy. Move on to the next 5-minute segment and repeat.
• Play-Through Days: Play through the entire piece 2 times during the week to see how your Focused Work is going
• Go on to learn the next parts of this piece so they don’t lag behind the beginning

Tarantelle p. 34-35

• Focus on dynamic contrast to make it more exciting