3 hrs 30 min, 3 items

1.5 hr - Schubert - Memorize p.5 and 6

70 min - Chopin - first two pages

50 min - Rachmaninoff - op. 32 no. 5

2 hrs 45 min

Friday, January 29, 2010

Schubert - 1 hr 45 min - III. Allegro - Memorize two more pages.

Chopin - 1 hr - Barcarolle - Work on left hand on first page. Vamping until satisfied.

2 hrs 45 min, 3 items

Chopin - 1.5 hr - Barcarolle - Focus on first page.

Rachmaninoff - 30 min - op. 32 no. 5 - start on bottom of second page and memorize

Rachmaninoff - 45 min - op. 32 no. 6 - Memorize backwards

5 hrs, 5 items

Chopin - 1 hr - Barcarolle - first page

Rachmaninoff - 1 hr - op. 32 no. 6 - Memorize away from piano and play away from score.

Rachmaninoff - 1 hr - op. 32 no. 5 - Memorize first two pages away from piano and play away from score.

Schubert - 1 hr - III. Allegro - Memorize first two pages.

Accompanying
Beethoven - 1 hr - 3rd movement - Change fingering and work on playing evenly.

1 hr 30 min, 2 items

Rachmaninoff - 1 hr - op. 32 no. 6 - Know the notes for memory. Next time: Work on continuity. Do some score studying.


Beethoven - 30 min


Recordings
Beethoven
-Peter Shea, tenor, and Monica Jakuc Leverett, fortepiano, arcadia players
-Dieskau Fischer and Gerald Moore

2 hrs 45 min, 5 items

Chopin - 30 min

Bach - 15 min

Rachmaninoff - 45 min - op. 32 no. 6


Accompanying

Beethoven - 50 min

Schumann - 25 min

Planning for Week 1/24-1/30

Daily Requirements
15 min - Transcribing for Senior Honors Project 11:00-11:15 a.m.
30 min - Compose for Senior Honors Project 11:15-11:45 a.m.
20 min - Schumann 2:55-3:25 p.m.
20 min - Vocal accomp


Primary Focuses

~45 min - Chopin - Work on first three pages. Play solidly by Friday

~45 min - Schubert III. Allegro

~30 min - Rachmaninoff op. 32 no. 6


Quick Review
~15 min - Schubert - I. Allegro Moderato
~20 min - Debussy - Bk II no. 4
~20 min - Bach
~15 min - Bartok - Continue metronoming

Secondary
~15 min - Rachmaninoff - op. 32 no. 5
~15 min - Piston
~15 min - Schubert - II. Andante
~15 min - Debussy - Bk II no. 5


Monday
Area Recital - Bach
Piano Lesson - Schubert 3rd movement


Tuesday
Piano Pedagogy - Teach first lesson
-Make photocopies from Theory book and Lesson Book
-Print out labels
-Gather materials (cut outs, stickers)
-Think over lesson plan again
-Be prepared to explain and demonstrate part of lesson plan in class
-Call store to see if copies of books are available
-Buy book

Piano Literature
-Listen to Carnaval Op. 9
-Listen to Fantasy, Op. 17
-Listen to Sonata Op. 11
-Read Cannon Buried in Flowers


Wednesday
Composition Lesson
-Come up with game plan for rest of semester!
-Show more progress with Variations piece on Sibelius notation

Thursday
Piano Literature
-Read excerpt from Famous Pianists and their Technique
-Lead discussion on reading. 15 minutes
-Turn in DVD worksheet Assignment #3
-Listen to Symphonic Etudes
-Listen to Chopin's Nocturne in C minor, op. 48 no. 1


Friday
Bach Seminar
-Organize binder
-Transfer notes to notebook
-Read p.13-41 Susan McClary, take notes
-Critical reflection due Thursday on Susan McClary
-Listen to Brandenburg Concerto No. 4

Piano Lesson - Chopin first 3 pages and Rachmaninoff prelude op. 32 no. 6

In general:
-Clean room
-Write check for HEC

1 hr, 1 item

Saturday, January 24, 2010

Bach - 1 hr - Prelude and Fugue

1 hr, 1 item

Friday, January 22, 2010

Bach - 1 hr - Prelude and Fugue - Work on consistent articulation choice and keeping prelude polyphonic. Next time: slow practice, thinking about articulation consistency and independence of lines.

3 hrs, 3 items

Chopin - 1 hr - Barcarolle - Piu mosso - Next time: Work on vibrato notes.

Schubert - 1 hr - III. Allegro

Bach - 1 hr - Prelude and Fugue

4 hrs 45 min, 4 items

Chopin - 1 hr 45 min - Barcarolle

Schubert - 1 hr 45 min - III. Allegro - Last two pages. DQ = 40.

Bach - 45 min - Prelude and Fugue

Accompanying

Schumann - 30 min - Q = 50. Learn first couple bars of third movement.

5 hrs 45 min, 12 items

Chopin - 45 min - Barcarolle - Review piu mosso. Work on bringing out LH bass note changes. Isolate chord leaps and play faster than needed. Next time: try speeding up.

Schubert - 1 hr - III. Allegro - Think about consistent time. Think about different characters and how to make sections sound more regal.

Bartok - 15 min - Allegro Barbaro - Q = 72. Run through movement.

Bach - 1 hr - Prelude and Fugue - Work on articulation. Prelude DQ = 108. Fugue H = 69. Next time: slow down prelude.

Schubert - 20 min - I. Allegro Moderato - Work on development section with octaves. Record run through. Next time: Listen to recording and work on memory spots and other deficient areas.

Schubert - 20 min - II. Andante - Work on alberti bass. Record run through. Next time: Listen to recording and troubleshoot.

Piston - 15 min - Passacaglia - Run through and work on memory slips. Next time: Listen to recording and troubleshoot.

Rachmaninoff - 20 min - Prelude no. 6 - Work on fast sixteenths on first page. Work on coordinating LH shifts with RH.

Rachmaninoff - 20 min - Prelude no. 5 - Work on middle section and cadenza like run. Next time: Use metronome to solidify bottom of second page.

Debussy - 20 min - Les fees sont d'exquises danseuses - Q = 50, 60, 70, 80 on quintuplet parts.

Debussy - 20 min - Bruyeres - Run through and record. Think about phrasing. Next time: refer to recording and work on continuity.


Accompanying
Schumann - 30 min - Go back to middle of first page. Next time: Work backwards towards beginning and secure beginning page.

5 hrs 30 min, 12 items

Chopin - 45 min - Barcarolle - Work to end of piu mosso. Next time: Review sections in piu mosso. Spend half time on piu mosso and other half reviewing first couple pages.

Schubert - 1 hr - III. Allegro - DQ = 40-46. Work on last two pages.

Bach - 1 hr - Prelude and Fugue - Continue working on consistency of articulation. Go to ends of phrases in Fugue.

Bartok - 15 min - Allegro Barbaro - First two pages

Piston - 20 min - Work on beginning. Dynamic contrast. Legato throughout esp. on last page.

Schubert - 20 min - I. Allegro moderato - B theme.

Schubert - 20 min - II. Andante - Starton second page and play with metronome. Q = 50. Hear line.

Rachmaninoff - 20 min - Op. 32 no 5 - Hear 32nds as 5 even notes (quintuplet, but not really).

Rachmaninoff - 15 min - op. 32 no. 6 - Shape runs.

Debussy - 15 min - Prelude 4 - Q = 50, 60, 70, 80. Metronome quintuplet sixteenth theme.

Debussy - 10 min - Bruyeres - Q = 50. Metronome various trouble parts such as 32nd rhythms sections.


Accompanying
Schumann - 30 min - Q = 60. Work backwards to B. Next time: Work backwards to beginning.

3 hrs 20 min, 7 items

Chopin - 45 min - Barcarolle - piu mosso. E = 63, 66, 69. To bottom of page. Worked on voicing and hearing the left hand work with right hand. Next time: continue ironing out last few measures and hearing LH and RH interaction.

Schubert - 1 hr 5 min - III. Allegro - DQ = 40. 3rd and 4th pages. Work on articulation. Different rhythms for 16th note passages. Next time: Other place with B theme.

Bartok - 15 min - Allegro Barbaro - Q = 69. 3rd and 4th page. Next time: first two pages.

Bach - 35 min - Prelude and Fugue - Q = 69. Consistent Articulation. Run fugue. Next time: Think about articulation on second page and work on consistency of articulation on first page. Work on fugue.

Schubert - 20 min - I. Allegro moderato - Q = 80. Work on main theme and parallel sections. Different rhythms for eighth notes in LH. Next time: Work on p.2 material.

Schubert - 30 min - II. Andante - Q = 50. Rhythms for Alberti Bass. Next time: reinforce being able to hear alberti sections clearly. Start on p.2.

Piston - 20 min - Passacaglia - E = 72. Work on line of opening statement. Work on line throughout. Next time: Work on dynamic range while maintaining line.

Planning for Week 1/17-1/23

Daily Requirements
15 min - Transcribing for Senior Honors Project 11:00-11:15 a.m.
30 min - Compose for Senior Honors Project 11:15-11:45 a.m.
30 min - Schumann 2:55-3:25 p.m.

Sunday's Plan
Primary Focuses

~45 min - Chopin - Play the piu mosso solidly by Thursday

~1 hr - Schubert III. Allegro - Play smoothly, cleanly and continuously at slow tempo (between DQ = 40-45)

~30 min - Bach - Play for memory and think about articulation

~15 min - Bartok - Continue metronoming

Quick Review

~60 min
-Schubert - I. Allegro Moderato
-Schubert - II. Andante
-Piston

Secondary

~15 min - Rachmaninoff - op. 32 no. 5
~15 min - Rachmaninoff - op. 32 no. 6
~15 min - Debussy - Bk II no. 4
~15 min - Debussy - Bk II no. 5

4 hrs 15 min, 4 items

Chopin - 1 hr - Barcarolle - Work on first four measures. Always hear the top. Next time: work on the next phrase.

Schubert - 2.5 hrs - III. Allegro - Work on main theme sections and hard middle part. DQ = 40-50. Change rhythms. Play like Haejin! Next time: Work on B sections with metronome and different rhythms where applicable.

Bartok - 10 min - Review from last lesson. Last two pages. Q = 69. Next time: Work on first four pages Q = 69.

Bach - 35 min - Prelude and Fugue - DQ = 69. Slow. Think about arm weight and evenness. Next time: Work on memory and consistency in evenness and articulation.

1 hr 35 min

Friday, January 15, 2010

Schubert - 45 min - III. Allegro - DQ = 40-50. Middle section.

Bartok - 15 min - Run.

Chopin - 35 min - Work on piu mosso first two measures.

3 hrs, 1 item

Chopin - 3 hrs - Barcarolle - E = 60, 63, 66. LH alone of piu mosso. Rh alone. Both hands together arpeggiating up and down. Metronome "favorite part" on second page. E = 60-72

5 hrs, 2 items

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Chopin - 4 hours - Begin memorizing first page and LH of piu mosso (E = 80).

Schubert - 1 hour - III. Allegro - DQ = 40.

2 hrs 55 min, 5 items

Bach - 50 min - Prelude and Fugue - Work on consistent tone and line.

Piston - 20 min - Passacaglia - Exaggerate dynamic ranges.

Schubert - 30 min - I. Allegro Moderato Q = 80 - Pick out certain notes as goals/ends of phrases.

Schubert - 30 min - II. Andante - Q = 50 - Also find important notes/goals. Exaggerate dynamics.

Chopin - 45 min - Barcarolle - Q = 44.

7 hrs, 7 items

Debussy - 55 min - Bruyeres - E = 50, 52, 54. One to two pages at a time. Correct rhythms on 4th and 5th pages. Next time: 52, 54, 56.

Schubert - 1 hr 35 min - III. Allegro - DQ = 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60. All sections that involve the primary theme in exposition, development. and recapitulation. Next time: Work on secondary theme sections.

Chopin - 2 hr 25 min - Barcarolle - DQ = 40-48. Set tempo goals for all the sections. Work on line and internalizing harmony. Change fingering of octaves to 5, 4, 3. Next time: ?

Bartok - 35 min - Allegro Barbaro - Q = 66. Work backwards. Work on hand shifts, keeping everything in rhythm.

Schumann - 1 hr - Q = 66. Learn D to end. Next time: Keep working backwards.

Brahms cello sonata and Bach Prelude and Fugue - 30 min - Run with minimal correction.

3 hrs 55 min, 7 items

Chopin - 45 min - Barcarolle - run entire piece at eighth = 60. Work on runs on last page. Next time: Maybe take a break until Monday?

Rachmaninoff - 45 min - Prelude op. 32 no. 5 - Work on 32nd note figures. Next time: Continue working on being in control of 32nd note figures.

Schubert - 30 min - III. Allegro - Run entire piece twice at eighth = 88 and 100. Next time: Work on phrasing, thinking about when weight is released and applied.

Bartok - 35 min - Allegro Barbaro - q = 63. Exaggerate dynamics. Next time: more metronome. Start on 2nd to last page.

Debussy - 20 min - Les fees sont d'exquises danseuses - q = 50. Run and record. Next time: Isolate sections and do repetitions with metronome.

Rachmaninoff - 40 min - op. 32 no. 6 - Metronome eighth = 50, 60, 70, 80, 90. Next time: clean up sections and slow down.

Debussy - 20 min - Bruyeres - Isolate tricky rhythm on second page. Next time: Work on hand position shifts and make transitions more graceful and seamless.

4.5 hrs, 3 items

Chopin - 2.5 hr - Barcarolle - Metronome last three page eighth = 40, 50, 60, 70. Bring out bass changes in piu mosso. First three pages eighth = 40, 44, 48. Middle ones around 100. At least 3 settings each page. Next time: Think more about continuing melody/line over changing weight in left hand.

Rachmaninoff - 30 min - Prelude op. 32 no. 5 - Memorize first couple pages. Next time: continue memorizing.

Schubert - 1.5 hr - III. Allegro - Metronome all of piece at eighth = 100, 104, 108. Next time: continue increasing metronome clicks.



Thursday, January 7, 2010

2.5 hrs, 2 items


Schubert - 30 min - III. Allegro

Chopin - 2 hrs - Barcarolle

2 hrs 15 min, 2 items

Chopin - 1.5 hr - Barcarolle - Learn rest of the notes(!) Next time: work on continuity in sections just learned.

Schubert - 45 min. - III. Allegro - Work on another page of notes. Next time: keep going towards the beginning.

5 hrs, 6 items

Chopin - 1.5 hr - Barcarolle - Review learned notes. Review piu mosso. Play slowly and work on fingering. Work on first page. Legato. 4 major dynamic points. Next time: Continue learning notes and review learned sections.

Schubert - 45 min. - III. Allegro - Learn one more page. Review previously learned page. Next time: more note learning.

Debussy - 1 hr - IV. Les fees sont d'exquises danseuses - Run entire movement. Realize that I CAN play this piece. Keep steady. Next time: begin memorizing and work on fine tuning interpretation.

Bartok - 35 min. - Allegro Barbaro - Think about character implied by dynamics and articulation. Next time: Work on continuity with dynamics and articulation (slower).

Rachmaninoff - 45 min - op. 32 no. 6 - Think about articulation and dynamics. Next time: work on continuity in conjunction with proper dynamics.

Bach - 25 min - Prelude and Fugue - Record. Play with more tone and length in prelude. Next time: Run again. More line in both prelude and fugue.

50 min., 2 items

Schubert - 30 min - III. Allegro - Learn page. Next time: keep learning more notes.

Chopin - 20 min - Barcarolle - Learn rest of page. Next time: keep learning more notes.

5 hrs, 8 items

Debussy - 45 min. - Les fees sont d'exquises danseuses - Run movement. Work through middle two pages more, thinking about continuity. Next time: try recording to see where the major errors are and focus on them for a more big picture approach.

Debussy - 50 min. - Bruyeres - Run movement. Memorize from Ab section to end (last page and system on page before). Play through again slowly. Next time: Continue memorizing backwards. Think about overall structure and flowing logically from one section to another.

Debussy - 50 min. - Ondine - Clean up page by page. Next time: Work on individual sections again.

Bartok - 40 min. - Allegro Barbaro - Review backwards at q = 50. 2 pages at a time. Next time: Think about what individual phrases are saying.

Rachmaninoff - 35 min. - Prelude op. 32 no. 5 - Practice without pedal. Next time: begin memorizing. Be more conscious of structure.

Rachmaninoff - 25 min - op. 32 no. 6 - Practice with less pedal and more slowly to ensure control. Isolate left hand. Next time: continue to work on phrasing and continuity of piece as whole. Isolate right hand

Piston - 20 min. - Passacaglia - Think about maintaining intensity of phrases through line and voicing at the right dynamic for each note. Next time: review memory slips and run movement.

Chopin - 35 min. - Barcarolle - Learn more notes. Work on hand balance with LH octaves. Next time: continue working on start trying to memorize piu mosso section. Review notes learned.

2 hrs 15 min., 2 items

Debussy - 1 hr 15 min - Les fees sont d'exquises danseuses - Work on beginning and ending eighth = 40-48. P. 3 work on dynamics and continuity of first two systems. Next time: Review opening and ending. continue working through middle.

Chopin - 1 hr - Barcarolle - Work on continuity and shape for first 3 pages and last 4. E = 40. Next time: isolate small chunks, 1 or 2 measures at a time or one phrase at a time, thinking about where it is and where it's going.