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324

:maple_leaf:  Thursday, June 1st, 2023 (Day 317)  :clock3:  3 pomodoro cycles

FOUNDATIONS

  1. Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 3 Technical:
    • Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on D, 80-bpm (HS)
    • Two-octave scales @ minimum 80-bpm (HT)
      • D minor, harmonic & melodic & F major (+ formula pattern & scales in 10ths)
    • Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
    • F ⇒ Dm: broken @ 69-bpm, solid @ 120-bpm
       ⟶ use half note authentic cadence (I-V-I) at end of each sequence
  2. Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 4 Technical:
    • Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on C, 104-bpm (HS, HT)
    • Two-octave scales @ minimum 92-bpm (HT)
      • G, C, B minors, harmonic & melodic
         ⟶ include Herbie Hancock m11 chords
      • B♭, E♭, A, D majors (+ formula pattern & scales in 10ths)
    • C harmonic minor formula pattern @ 92-bpm
    • Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
      • D ⇒ E♭ ⇒ Bm: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm
         ⟶ use half note authentic cadence (I-V-I) at end of each sequence

REPERTOIRE

  • Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 3 Études
    • Elvina Pearce, “Prelude No. 4 in F Major” (1981)
      ⟶ mm. 25-29 @ 60-bpm (HS, HT)
      ⟶ mm. 1-24 @ 60-bpm (HT)
    • Henry Lemoine, Op.37, No.17, “Étude in D Major” (1841), AABBCCAABB form
        ☆ Begin session @ 66-bpm, working up to 80-bpm; remember dynamics!
  • Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 3 Repertoire
    • J.S. Bach, BWV Anh. 119, “Polonaise in G Minor” (1725), AABB form
       ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-4, 52-bpm
       ⟶ Section B, mm. 5 & 6, fingering
    • Clementi, Op.36, No.1, “Sonatina in C Major”
      • 1st movement, AABB form
         ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-15; 108-bpm
         ⟶ Section B, mm. 16-34; 108-bpm
325

:maple_leaf:  Friday, June 2nd, 2023 (Day 318)  :clock2:  2 pomodoro cycles

FOUNDATIONS

  1. Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 3 Technical:
    • Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on D, 80-bpm (HS)
    • Two-octave scales @ minimum 80-bpm (HT)
      • D minor, harmonic & melodic & F major (+ formula pattern & scales in 10ths)
    • Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
    • F ⇒ Dm: broken @ 69-bpm, solid @ 120-bpm
       ⟶ use half note authentic cadence (I-V-I) at end of each sequence
  2. Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 4 Technical:
    • Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on C, 104-bpm (HS, HT)
    • Two-octave scales @ minimum 92-bpm (HT)
      • G, C, B minors, harmonic & melodic
         ⟶ include Herbie Hancock m11 chords
      • B♭, E♭, A, D majors (+ formula pattern & scales in 10ths)
    • C harmonic minor formula pattern @ 92-bpm
    • Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
      • E♭ ⇒ B♭ ⇒ D: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm
         ⟶ use half note authentic cadence (I-V-I) at end of each sequence

REPERTOIRE

  • Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 3 Études
    • Elvina Pearce, “Prelude No. 4 in F Major” (1981)
      ⟶ mm. 25-29 @ 60-bpm (HS, HT)
      ⟶ mm. 1-24 @ 60-bpm (HT)
    • Henry Lemoine, Op.37, No.17, “Étude in D Major” (1841), AABBCCAABB form
        ☆ Begin session @ 66-bpm, working up to 80-bpm; remember dynamics!
  • Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 3 Repertoire
    • J.S. Bach, BWV Anh. 119, “Polonaise in G Minor” (1725), AABB form
       ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-4, 52-bpm
       ⟶ Section B, mm. 5 & 6, fingering
    • Clementi, Op.36, No.1, “Sonatina in C Major”
      • 1st movement, AABB form
         ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-15; 108-bpm
         ⟶ Section B, mm. 16-34; 108-bpm
326

:maple_leaf:  Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 (Day 319)  :clock1:  1 pomodoro cycles

FOUNDATIONS

  1. Chords:
    • 9th Chords, circle of fourths
    • Majors, Type A (stacked 3rds) & Type B (closed position)
       ⟶ circle of fourths: Cmaj9⟶D♭maj9
    • ’Minor 11th (‘So What’) Chords
       ⟶ declining chromatic sequence: Cm11⟶Fm11
    • Whole tone 251 drills
      • ABA Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major ✓
      • BAB Form ⇒ C Major to D Major; D♭ Major to E♭ Major
  2. Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 3 Technical:
    • Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on D, 80-bpm (HS)
    • Two-octave scales @ minimum 80-bpm (HT)
      • D minor, harmonic & melodic & F major (+ formula pattern & scales in 10ths)
    • Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
    • F ⇒ Dm: broken @ 69-bpm, solid @ 120-bpm
       ⟶ use half note authentic cadence (I-V-I) at end of each sequence
  3. Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 4 Technical:
    • Chromatic scale, one-octave starting on C, 104-bpm (HS, HT)
    • Two-octave scales @ minimum 92-bpm (HT)
      • G, C, B minors, harmonic & melodic
         ⟶ include Herbie Hancock m11 chords
      • B♭, E♭, A, D majors (+ formula pattern & scales in 10ths)
    • C harmonic minor formula pattern @ 92-bpm
    • Tonic triads & inversions, broken & solid, two octaves ascending (HT)
      • Bm ⇒ E♭ ⇒ Gm: broken @ 66-bpm, solid @ 132-bpm
         ⟶ use half note authentic cadence (I-V-I) at end of each sequence
  4. Ear Training Pattern
  5. Sight Reading: Level 1

REPERTOIRE

  • Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 3 Études
    • Elvina Pearce, “Prelude No. 4 in F Major” (1981)
      ⟶ mm. 25-29 @ 60-bpm (HS, HT)
      ⟶ mm. 1-24 @ 60-bpm (HT)
    • Henry Lemoine, Op.37, No.17, “Étude in D Major” (1841), AABBCCAABB form
        ☆ Begin session @ 66-bpm, working up to 80-bpm; remember dynamics!
  • Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 3 Repertoire
    • J.S. Bach, BWV Anh. 119, “Polonaise in G Minor” (1725), AABB form
       ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-4, 52-bpm
       ⟶ Section B, mm. 5 & 6, fingering
    • Clementi, Op.36, No.1, “Sonatina in C Major”
      • 1st movement, AABB form
         ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-15; 108-bpm
         ⟶ Section B, mm. 16-34; 108-bpm
  • Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 4 Études
    • Evelyn Glennie, “The Lonely Traveller” (2015)
       ⟶ mm. 1-4, fingering (HS, HT)
  • “Misty” ⟶ Chord extensions, lead in + mm. 1-17
       | Fm11 B♭m13 |1 E♭maj7 |2 B♭m9 E♭13 |3 A♭maj7 |4 A♭m9 D♭13 |
       |5 E♭maj7 Fm7 Gm7 Cm9 |6 Fm9 B♭9 |7 G7 C7 |8 F7 B♭7 |
       |9 E♭13 |10 B♭m7 E♭13 |11 A♭maj7 |12 A♭m11 D♭13 |13 E♭maj7 Cm7 |
       |14 Fm9 B♭7 |15 E♭6 B♭13(sus4) |
       |16 E♭6 |17 B♭m7 B♭m(maj7) |18 B♭m7 
327

:maple_leaf:  Friday, June 23rd, 2023 (Day 320)  :clock3:  3 pomodoro cycles

REPERTOIRE

  • Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 3 Repertoire
    • J.S. Bach, BWV Anh. 119, “Polonaise in G Minor” (1725), 72-bpm
    • Clementi, Op.36, No.1, “Sonatina in C Major”
      • 1st movement, AABB form
         ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-15; 132-bpm
328

:maple_leaf:  Saturday, June 24th, 2023 (Day 322)  :clock4:  4 pomodoro cycles

REPERTOIRE

  • Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 3 Repertoire
    • J.S. Bach, BWV Anh. 119, “Polonaise in G Minor” (1725), 72-bpm
    • J.S. Bach, BWV Anh. 116, “Minuet (in G Major”) (1725), AABB form
       ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-4, 52-bpm
    • Clementi, Op.36, No.1, “Sonatina in C Major”
      • 1st movement, AABB form
         ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-15; 132-bpm
    • Melody Bober, “Ragtime Cha Cha” (2022)
       ⟶ mm. 1-15, fingering (HS, HT)
329

:maple_leaf:  Tuesday, June 27th, 2023 (Day 323)  :clock4:  4 pomodoro cycles

REPERTOIRE

  • Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 3 Repertoire
    • J.S. Bach, BWV Anh. 119, “Polonaise in G Minor” (1725), 76-bpm
    • J.S. Bach, BWV Anh. 116, “Minuet (in G Major”) (1725), AABB form
       ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-4, 108-bpm
    • Clementi, Op.36, No.1, “Sonatina in C Major”
      • 1st movement, AABB form
         ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-15; 132-bpm
    • Melody Bober, “Ragtime Cha Cha” (2022)
       ⟶ mm. 1-15, fingering (HS, HT)
330

:maple_leaf:  Thursday, June 29th, 2023 (Day 324)  :clock4:  4 pomodoro cycles

REPERTOIRE

  • Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 3 Repertoire
    • J.S. Bach, BWV Anh. 119, “Polonaise in G Minor” (1725), 76-bpm
    • J.S. Bach, BWV Anh. 116, “Minuet (in G Major”) (1725), AABB form
       ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-4, 108-bpm
    • Clementi, Op.36, No.1, “Sonatina in C Major”
      • 1st movement, AABB form
         ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-15; 132-bpm
    • Melody Bober, “Ragtime Cha Cha” (2022)
       ⟶ mm. 1-15, fingering (HS, HT)
  • “Grow Old With Me” (John Lennon), AABA form
    ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-27 @ 80-bpm
331

:maple_leaf:  Friday, June 30th, 2023 (Day 325)  :clock1:  1 pomodoro cycles

REPERTOIRE

  • Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 3 Repertoire
    • J.S. Bach, BWV Anh. 119, “Polonaise in G Minor” (1725), 80-bpm
  • “Grow Old With Me” (John Lennon), AABA form
    ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-27 @ 80-bpm
332

:maple_leaf:  Sunday, July 2nd, 2023 (Day 326)  :clock1:  1 pomodoro cycles

REPERTOIRE

  • Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 3 Repertoire
    • J.S. Bach, BWV Anh. 119, “Polonaise in G Minor” (1725), 80-bpm
    • J.S. Bach, BWV Anh. 116, “Minuet (in G Major”) (1725), AABB form
       ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-16, 108-bpm
       ⟶ Section B, mm. 17-24, fingering
  • “Grow Old With Me” (John Lennon), AABA form
    ⟶ Section A, mm. 1-12 @ 80-bpm