May 10 Lesson Notes
May 10, 2023May 12 Lesson Notes
May 12, 2023C-major scale
– practice playing at the same speed throughout
– check Left Hand fingering
– for the spots where your thumbs cross underneath your hand, drill in 4-note sections
> for Right Hand descending
> for Left Hand ascending
Right Hand example – drill A-B-C-D, using fingers 3-4-1-2, play up and down continuously
– check Left Hand fingering
– for the spots where your thumbs cross underneath your hand, drill in 4-note sections
> for Right Hand descending
> for Left Hand ascending
Right Hand example – drill A-B-C-D, using fingers 3-4-1-2, play up and down continuously
C-major triad
– play with a steady rhythm
– work on note accuracy
– solid form – play in two beats – 1. set, 2. play
> make sure your fingers are on the correct notes before playing
– check fingering
– play with a steady rhythm
– work on note accuracy
– solid form – play in two beats – 1. set, 2. play
> make sure your fingers are on the correct notes before playing
– check fingering
Campbells Are Coming
– awesome improvement!
– work on playing with no pauses in between the bars
– bar 9 and 11 – remember to play the staccatos in your Left Hand
– bar 11 and 15 – check Right Hand notes – G
– bar 17 – remember to play the B-flat in your Right Hand
– awesome improvement!
– work on playing with no pauses in between the bars
– bar 9 and 11 – remember to play the staccatos in your Left Hand
– bar 11 and 15 – check Right Hand notes – G
– bar 17 – remember to play the B-flat in your Right Hand
Home
– nice work on the pedal!
– bar 3 – try releasing the pedal at the start so the C-G in your Left Hand plays without pedal, and press down on the pedal on either the G or second E in your Right Hand
– bar 3 – change pedal on the 3rd and 4th beats
– drill bar 6 and 7
– bar 6 – play the 16th notes in your Right Hand steadily with no pause
Continue to practice:
Avengers
Bittersweet Blues
Arpeggios
