This week’s homework involves doing a bit more listening. What will you listen to? Please see your assignment below: Listen to the last movement of Mahler’s 9th Symphony. The entire symphony can last anywhere from 70 to 90 minutes. The whole symphony is in four movements, but you may listen to the finale which is […]
Read More More Listening Homework…Welcome to our pre-fall podcast. We are working very hard to get you information about chords. Our “chords for students” series is not a series at all. It’s not even a course or a lesson plan. It’s a conversation. If you like talking about chords and playing chords on the piano, you’re invited to tune […]
Read More Chords for Students…This week’s homework is all about using your creativity. When it comes to chords, I’ve seen many of my students use chord-playing creatively to solve their problems. Seriously?!–seriously. It’s hard to believe, but it’s true. Some of my students want and need to play “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen to feel better about their lives during […]
Read More Creative Chord-PlayingSonata In B Flat Major for Flute and Basso Continuo, V Allegro 1:09 Peteer Bree Telemann: Sonatas https://youtu.be/BCvFd2yx3iU Last week, CMajor was tasked with keeping calm and doing her homework…lol! As promised, I’m providing you with links to my homework assignment from last week. This completes the listing of pieces that I was assigned to […]
Read More CMajor’s Homework: TelemannFor this week’s homework, see if you can find out some names of chords found in various piano accompaniment scores. We mentioned “accompaniment” briefly in yesterday’s episode on CMajor Before The Show. I’ve been invited…to help out with recitals this year. On an extra episode of the CMajor Radio Show, I’ll be rehearsing some accompaniment […]
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