2020 -2021

Jan 13, 2021

 

Suo gan - all f harp 1

am and C major keys

scales C major, A harmonic minor, melodic minor

broken and rolled triads

4 note chords -  slower   no cadence  broken and solid

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Clementi 120

bouree gigue  pavanne

rigaudon

sarabande

tambourin

listen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sept 9th, 2020

Build-up arpeggios

the new way - metronome at 20 - top and bottom note

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Dream habanera  - first 12 measures

pick up the music for this

listen to all the recordings of the world

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adio querida -

get it back - up to speed

 

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sept 15

 

flawless at 20 -   and eventually the downhill version - loosing a finger

Dream habanaera

Adio

recording

 

sept 23

new tempo 25

adio querida

 

Dream habanera -  much better rhythm today .  m. 10  1 +a  2 + 3 +1

plus scale -

recording

 

Oct  6

27 bpm  for arpeggio - expecially the down

 

Dream Habanera - end of m 18

next week ADIOS -p practice

recording

 

Oct 20

 

adio -

look to the section on page 2 near bottom for the chord work, and especially the tow missing beats.

don't forget the pause at the low not of the arpeggio. match it at the top.

 

arpeggio - the metronome is my friend - start at 28 and go to 30 by week's end

dream habanera

very good - keep up and now go to m 20 and then the bridge!

recording from lesson

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oct 28

arpeggio - no excuses  28 and then beyond

cresendo espec last at top

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Dream Habenera -  including bridge

rules of improv

adio querida

 

recording

 

Nov 4

 

Nov 11 -

Dream Habanera -  METRONOME at 80

improve more lh rules for space!

don't think about the right  - listen

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arpeggio -  CresCENDO

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in the bleak sight reading -

 

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Nov 18, 2020

 

Dec. 20 4 pm Xmas concert - Zoom invites will be coming -

Zoom

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in the bleak - at least to end of m 16

 

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Dream habanera

2nd time improv - not too many rules

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arpeggios -   hand more verticla less flapping around

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last year - 2019 - 2020

,may have some recordings to listen to again

Lessons:  now Tuesdays at 7 pm

March 31 recording

warm up with scales!

do your reading and really learn the last part of Joropa - ask me if you need help

Last page of Adio Carida

remember the read and learn away from the harp trick. 

lots of help on the recording. Studying that away from the harp could help as well.

 

April 7 -

joropa -  all about the counting

read, then play. and listen to you recording

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adio - do last recording to check if you are correct.

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April 14th

la riviere - 15

slow and then fast   goal is mm 30  for slow  and 52 for fast

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Joropo only needs the ending  90

record it when it is good at mm 90

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Adio Querida

finish page 2 -- study the rubato issue

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Clementi - last movement - brush up. Go for speed once you have accuracy

next week or after querida is polished - Shenandoah and a jig

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eventually - other 2 movements of clementi

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April 21

let me know if this doesnt work

 

la riv - 18

new work -  read the page - watch video - slow.

starting the build up arpeggio -

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Clementi -- review and polish mvt 3

start andante - to measure 10 - start memorizing away from the harp

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Joropa - record at 90

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Adio -  next week we'll give it a major go...

 

April 30

build-up arpeggio

play land - in solids -

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andante -  till m 8  -   keeps studying away from harp

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adio -  all good except for last 2 measure of pg 2 which are missing the notes of F# in rh the upper DF# in left crossing over.   This repeats the next time you do that passage on pg 3. 

The ending is easy - you've already done it earlier in the piece.  so finish and be happy

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record joropa -- mm 90

May 12

build goes from top to bottom -  land as fast as you need for the fast part when you're still slow.

accent the top and bottom note

 

clementi - last movement smooth without interruptions in the flow of the music - pick the tempo that you can sustain throughout

2nd movement -  first 8 bars, and look ahead to the next 8 which we will tackle next week.

 

trill is 2312321

 

 

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May 19

 

mvt 3 at 115 mm  all the way through first page

 

build up arpeggio

accents at bottom and top

keep your hand in a straight and level line from octave to actave, with only the last rh going up in a slope

adio querida

 

 

 

May 25

 

adio including end

build up

clementi