Hello!
Friendly reminder that our recital is next Sunday, May 4th at 1:30pm! It would be so great if you could attend, even if you are not performing!
Berke:
For this week, I challenge you to play Minuet in F Major for other people; friends, family, anyone who will listen. This will help you practice performing! When playing the Minuet, practice pushing through even if a mistake happens! Persevere to the end, then you can go back an address any errors. You can also record yourself so that you can listen back to what you just played. When listening back, ask yourself what you like about the performance and what you want to improve for next time, if anything. Also, when listening to yourself play, please be sure to follow along in the sheet music; this will help highlight any areas that need improvement. When practicing Moonlight Sonata this week, focus on bars 5 and 6. Practice the triads in the right hand and the melody of the right hand separately. Make sure to practice playing those triads with your first, third, and fourth finger as you will need the fifth finger to play the melody. Only when you are confident with the chords on their own should you add in the upper melody on the G#. When putting the two ideas together, practice at half the speed you can play the res of the song. Pay close attention to how each note fits together like a puzzle. When your fingers are comfortable playing both bars 5 and 6 all together, go back and play the all 6 bars together start to finish.
Great lesson today! I look forward to hearing you play more Moonlight Sonata next week.