November 12 Lesson Notes

Scales
– awesome work on G+ and E+
> add a crescendo up and decrescendo down
> work on an even tone (no holes or accents)
– work on B+, Db+, g- and e-
> practice all staccato to improve accuracy

Triads
– solid – make sure all notes play and sound exactly together
– broken – practice staccato to improve accuracy

Arpeggios
– nice work!
– work on an even tone in your LH for g-, e-, Dominant 7th of G+

Technique
Add B+ and Db+, continue to work on g- and e-

Games of Patience
– excellent improvement!
– overall, play all staccatos more sharply
– bar 13/14 and 15/16
> work on the staccatos and two note slurs
– bar 17 and 19
> play evenly
> play the accents
> play the two note slurs

Fluttering Leaves
– try different pedal times
– practice playing with the metronome from beginning to end to check for problem spots

Sonatina
– practice with the metronome (iron out glitches, pauses, double starts, etc.)
– bar 32 – watch the second fermata
– bar 37+ work on note proficiency