LESSON PAGE. BERNARD
JULY 16 last lesson of the summer
Scales related to the pieces we are working on
Finding the relative minor of the Major scale: Departure point: C Count 4 piano keys (white and black) down including the departure point: C - B - Bb - A Your relative minor is: A minor |
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SIGHTREADING |
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IN PROGRESS: MOZART Piano Sonata C major K. 545. 2nd movementJULY 16
Good job on complex measures like line1 m3, line2 m3, line3 m2+3, line4 m1+2+3 As much as possible, think about which chords you are playing on the left hand. Also continue practicing them as blocks, as well as the way it is written. RH needs to feel very fluent, so that when played with the LH, you are not thinking about the individual notes, rather the entire phrases. |
Here is just the 2nd movement
Complete sonata score below.
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IN PROGRESS: BEETHOVEN. First movement of the Moonlight Sonata (slow movement)JULY 2
Good job playing the chords as blocks before breaking them into separate notes. Our next lesson will be dedicated to reviewing what we did today, and the section that incorporates the melody |
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IN FINISHED STAGES: F. CHOPIN. Waltz in A minor Nr.11MAY 21
I will be waiting for a recording of you playing this piece. Then we will pass it. |
Score with covered spots on the right hand
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NEW: ALL OF MEMAY 7
Send me a recording when you are less rusty and I will check the next steps to practice. |
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UNCHAINED MELODYMarch 12
Going back to the easy version to relate with the song more easily. |
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IN PROGRESS: What a Wonderful World
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PRINCIPAL SCALES:
F Major, Bb Major, C Major |
AUTUMN LEAVESDecember 14
Two types of improvisation: - Close to the melody - Far from quoting the melody We are going to add a new song |
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PASSED: PASTORALE by F. Burgmuller |
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GENTLE RAIN by G. Ruiz-Bernal |
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NEW: TWO EASY SONGS
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Hey Jude
Somewhere (West Side Story)
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FROM PREVIOUS LESSON: LET IT BE |
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YESTERDAY5/25
Bringing this song back with a more sophisticated LH accompaniment |
YESTERDAY IN F
First with a simple note-by-note LH Then with a big extensive arpeggio LH
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Some Enchanted Evening |
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O Holy Night |
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Ode to Joy |
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Greensleeves |
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PASSED or taking a break:BURGMULLER Innocence
Unchained Melody BACH Prelude Nr. 1 in C Major WTC-1 BACH Prelude Nr.3 in D Minor CHOPIN Prelude in B Minor SATIE Gymnopédie Nr. 1 CLEMENTI Sonatina in C Major CHOPIN Prelude in E minor
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FUTURE pieces:On queue to explore:
Halleluia by Leonard Cohen |
IN PROGRESS: "Polka" by Michael I. GlinkaOct 4
One different way to practice is to to learn the RH as is, while learning the LH as static chords held throughout. |
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PASSED: INNOCENCE by F. Burgmuller |
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PASSED: ARABESQUE by F. Burgmuller |
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PASSED: PRELUDE in A Major by F. Chopin |
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PASSED: PRELUDE in E minor by F. Chopin |
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Step 1. Learn the RH melody without octaves
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Step 2. Adding the bass notes to the melody
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Step 3.
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Step 4
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Step 5
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READY: Step 6 (Uploaded November 15)
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