May 24 Lesson Notes
May 31, 2023June 7 Lesson Notes
June 7, 2023 Fur Elise
– try to play 3-5 times every day till Saturday
eg. 2-3 times in a row plus 2-3 times throughout the rest of the day as a practice performance (playing only once with no warmup)
– be careful not to start too fast and play the main section too quickly
– play through the first bar in your mind before starting in order to regulate the speed
– try to play 3-5 times every day till Saturday
eg. 2-3 times in a row plus 2-3 times throughout the rest of the day as a practice performance (playing only once with no warmup)
– be careful not to start too fast and play the main section too quickly
– play through the first bar in your mind before starting in order to regulate the speed
C-major triad
– excellent work on the first octave!
– check your fingering for the second octave (especially in your Left Hand)
Kintsugi
– continue to work on inversions
– add Left Hand, either playing single notes or octaves
– accompaniment pattern – Left Hand plays a half note while your Right Hand plays 2 quarter notes
eg.
RH – A-A-
LH – A—
Practice
Minuet
Continue to work on:
Scales
C7 chord
g# diminished chord
12 bar blues