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| Need to come up with a stress free schedule, sorry to bore! |
| MusicalNitWit |
 May 2 2011, 09:38 AM
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So definite practice days when we can do everything are:
Saturday and Sunday Defintite no practice days: Monday and Tuesday All other days ranging from 20-40mins but lets assume 20 mins so what should I focus on in the three 20 min slots. All two octaves 13 scales - 80% there from memory and speed 2 chromatics 3 dominants 2 diminshed arepeggios sight-reading aural - is once a week enough, so at the weekend? 3 pieces of which one is purfect, two just has one problem area and three - eek! So I need the most efficient practice and one that will help him to remember his scales, especially the chroms, dims, arps etc. |
 
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| sbhoa |
May 3 2011, 09:21 PM
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Maestro  Group: Members Posts: 18910 Joined: 31-October 03 From: Tameside Member No.: 24 |
I'd group scales in related pairs as far as possible to help in learning which share the same key signature.
you make a good point about order Flossie but I tried for some time to follow this advice in the run up to my clarinet exam and it just didn't work for me. I needed a more ordered approach. |
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May 4 2011, 11:22 AM
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Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 4921 Joined: 14-May 08 From: Stockport Member No.: 30881 |
QUOTE(sbhoa @ May 3 2011, 10:21 PM)  I'd group scales in related pairs as far as possible to help in learning which share the same key signature. you make a good point about order Flossie but I tried for some time to follow this advice in the run up to my clarinet exam and it just didn't work for me. I needed a more ordered approach. I agree with sbhoa. I did attempt pairing "parallel" scales at one point (e.g. Bmaj and Bmin) but decided that, for me at any rate, it was necessary to embed the key signatures. Relative scales help in that respect. Now with exam time approaching and scales up to a reasonable speed I am going for a random selection with a view to reducing the thinking time between being asked a scale and actually producing it. |
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| MusicalNitWit |
May 4 2011, 11:29 AM
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QUOTE(pushpull @ May 4 2011, 12:22 PM) QUOTE(sbhoa @ May 3 2011, 10:21 PM) I'd group scales in related pairs as far as possible to help in learning which share the same key signature. you make a good point about order Flossie but I tried for some time to follow this advice in the run up to my clarinet exam and it just didn't work for me. I needed a more ordered approach. I agree with sbhoa. I did attempt pairing "parallel" scales at one point (e.g. Bmaj and Bmin) but decided that, for me at any rate, it was necessary to embed the key signatures. Relative scales help in that respect. Now with exam time approaching and scales up to a reasonable speed I am going for a random selection with a view to reducing the thinking time between being asked a scale and actually producing it. What would be the maximum thinking time for grade 5? The problem is going to be arpeggios in this area I think. |
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MusicalNitWit Need to come up with a stress free schedule May 2 2011, 09:38 AM
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2) Age?
3) Other after-school... May 3 2011, 11:08 AM MusicalNitWit Just had a thought!
If the pieces are in a ce... May 3 2011, 04:07 PM sbhoa
Just had a thought!
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Thankfully ;) two out of th... May 3 2011, 10:56 PM anacrusis
Anacrusis! :o
...well, I was just saying..... May 4 2011, 06:31 PM kerioboe
Anacrusis! :o
...well, I was just saying.... May 4 2011, 06:33 PM Dulcet
Anacrusis! :o
...well, I was just saying.... May 4 2011, 08:54 PM MusicalNitWit DS has been picked to play cricket so that's W... May 4 2011, 10:06 AM MusicalNitWit First practice went well today. Luckily he'd p... May 4 2011, 05:52 PM Clari Nicki1 First practice went well today. Luckily he'd ... May 4 2011, 09:02 PM MusicalNitWit
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[quote name='Clari Nicki1' post='1055766' date='... May 5 2011, 04:17 PM MusicalNitWit If a student has two pieces near perfect, is once ... May 10 2011, 08:49 AM sbhoa
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... but I do remind DS1 that I'm not the mea... May 10 2011, 07:11 PM MusicalNitWit He isn't practicing once a week but there are ... May 10 2011, 06:15 PM sbhoa
He isn't practicing once a week but there are... May 10 2011, 06:39 PM pushpull
He isn't practicing once a week but there ar... May 11 2011, 09:03 AM sbhoa
[quote name='sbhoa' post='1057269' date='May 10 2... May 11 2011, 10:46 AM kerioboe
[quote name='sbhoa' post='1057269' date='May 10 ... May 11 2011, 11:23 AM pushpull
[quote name='sbhoa' post='1057449' date='May 11 2... May 11 2011, 11:45 AM tonedeafmum
(well strong enough to get into RCM)
MNW moving ... May 10 2011, 06:42 PM Chris H If he's practising other things, I wouldn... May 10 2011, 06:39 PM MusicalNitWit
grrrrrrr May 10 2011, 07:06 PM notmusimum
grrrrrrr
Sorry but I agree....
He doesn... May 11 2011, 12:27 PM Clari Nicki1 :blink:
Started the scales before school schedule... May 11 2011, 06:59 AM Dulcet
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Started the scales before school schedul... May 11 2011, 01:44 PM ViolaMum
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Started the scales before school schedu... May 22 2011, 09:27 AM MusicalNitWit Right the pieces are done and two are very good... May 19 2011, 08:20 PM tonedeafmum
Right the pieces are done and two are very good... May 19 2011, 08:31 PM SueHM 2 good pieces = 25 + 25, not so good piece maybe 2... May 19 2011, 09:20 PM MusicalNitWit Feeling some low level tension beginning to creep ... May 22 2011, 09:01 AM ViolaMum
I would love to find an exam that just examines ... May 22 2011, 09:24 AM Chris H
I would love to find an exam that just examines... May 22 2011, 01:26 PM notmusimum
[quote name='ViolaMum' post='1060198' date='May 2... May 22 2011, 04:33 PM lilly763
[quote name='ViolaMum' post='1060198' date='May ... May 22 2011, 05:49 PM sbhoa
[quote name='notmusimum' post='1060318' date='May... May 22 2011, 05:53 PM notmusimum :agree:
Not to invade the parent's forum, ... May 22 2011, 06:40 PM notmusimum
Feeling some low level tension beginning to creep... May 22 2011, 09:25 AM Chris H Yes, you are right, Notmusimum. He doesn't rea... May 22 2011, 05:09 PM Chris H You're approaching it from a pianist's per... May 22 2011, 06:37 PM Chris H Also, we pianists don't have to learn how to d... May 22 2011, 06:55 PM notmusimum
Also, we pianists don't have to learn how to ... May 22 2011, 07:02 PM tonedeafmum
Also, we pianists don't have to learn how to... May 22 2011, 08:23 PM kerioboe
I would not want an exam with no supporting tests... May 22 2011, 08:38 PM tonedeafmum
I would not want an exam with no supporting test... May 22 2011, 08:48 PM Cyrilla
Daughter can definitely develop an embouchure whi... May 23 2011, 09:19 AM Chris H :rofl: I suppose I could use it to whistle an acco... May 22 2011, 07:13 PM Chris H I think your daughter may have the same piano teac... May 22 2011, 08:35 PM Chris H I'd prefer to do a set piece instead of the si... May 22 2011, 08:56 PM Village Flute If you play in ensembles and bands sightreading is... May 22 2011, 09:11 PM Chris H You are right, of course, about the sightreading. ... May 22 2011, 09:41 PM MusicalNitWit I have now convinced myself that he is going to pa... May 23 2011, 10:12 AM tonedeafmum
P.S. I'm sure this moment of serenity won... May 23 2011, 10:32 AM notmusimum
I have now convinced myself that he is going to p... May 23 2011, 06:48 PM ViolaMum Hey MNW,
I agree with DTM, I'm sure that you... May 23 2011, 11:14 AM tonedeafmum
Hey MNW,
I agree with DTM,
And so do I. Very wi... May 23 2011, 11:27 AM lilly763
You're approaching it from a pianist's pe... May 23 2011, 11:28 AM tonedeafmum
I would not want an exam with no supporting test... May 23 2011, 12:05 PM MusicalNitWit Although DS pieces and scales are superior to grad... May 23 2011, 11:32 AM andante I predict 118 then! :P
Perhaps we should ha... May 23 2011, 12:01 PM ViolaMum
I predict 118 then! :P
Perhaps we should h... May 23 2011, 12:35 PM tonedeafmum
I predict 118 then! :P
Perhaps we should ... May 23 2011, 12:36 PM MusicalNitWit You lot have got your heads in the cloud. Looks li... May 23 2011, 12:55 PM ViolaMum
You lot have got your heads in the cloud. Looks l... May 23 2011, 01:10 PM |
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