RECITAL DATE: MAY 5 – SIGN UP!

Eliana

Eliana should practice 4-5 times per week for 30-45 mins per session.

Marches Militaires

  • Bracketed sections (bottom of 1st page, and second half of 2nd page)

Fur Elise

  • Start practicing and focus only on the 2nd theme of the piece

Song of the Cavalry

  • Practice until the newly marked spot hands separately – be mindful of all the staccato and tenuto markings!

Anastasiya

Anastasiya should practice 4-5 times per week for 15-20 mins per session.

Boogie on the Broadway

  • Great performance this week! Review this piece everyday until the recital!

Russian Sailor Dance

  • Great performance this week! Review this piece everyday until the recital!

Scarecrow

  • Practice the piece hands separately

Theory Book

  • Make sure we bring this book to every lesson!

Vivienne

Vivienne should practice 4-5 times per week for 15-20 mins per session.

Maple Leaf Rag

  • Keep practicing for fluency – work on the second half of 2nd page without memory first!

Betty Ragtime

  • Work on the R.H. part alone for the first 2 lines

Chantal

Chantal should practice 4-5 times per week at 15 – 20 mins per session

A Dozen A day

  • New exercises, with steadiness and repeat.

Piano Adventures

  • Keep working on this piece with fluency in playing!

Way in a Manger

  • Work on this piece hands together, for the first half only.

Alyssa

Alyssa should practice 4-5 times per week at 30 mins – 1 hr per session.

Technique

  • Use the correct fingering, play with accuracy, and clarity on everything with the metronome

Sonatina in F

  • Taking a temporary break

You and I

  • Start practicing hands together for both themes – choose a very slow and steady tempo to give yourself time to look forward and prepare for each chord.

In Church

  • Keep working on this piece hands separately, then try to put hands together!

Maria

Sarasponda

  • Review until the recital!

Can Can

  • Review for the recital! – Remember the “ta ta” in the end!

Stand by Me

  • Work on each hand alone first, and start putting hands together for the first half of 1st page.

Claire

Claire should practice 4-5 times per week at 15 – 30 mins per session.

The Return

  • Review, with dynamic changes and a slower and grand ending at the end of 2nd repeat

The Chocolate Eating Piano Player

  • Review for the recital! – Remember to swing ALL 8th notes!

Canon

  • Practice hands together as written – pay attention and use the suggested fingering!

Anna

Anna should practice 4-5 times per week at 20 – 40 mins per session.

Over the Rainbow

  • Review for the recital!

Summertime

  • Start working on this piece with pedal, dynamic, and voicing

Somewhere Out there

  • voicing – bring out the top notes in chords (2nd and 3rd page)