Group 3
Welcome to the NEW TWO WEEK INTENSIVE on tonebase!
Improving your Scales with Dominic Cheli
We will be working on different techniques on building speed, virtuosity, and confidence in our scales with assignments posted by Dominic!
Post your progress with videos and written commentary on how things are going for you!
- Course Period: May 13 - 25
- Class Size: ALL are welcome!
- Optional check-In via Zoom: May 22 at 11am PT
- ZOOM MEETING LINK:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87650346065?pwd=iNGsfHMSqMVopfHw3bnxalYfaDuwpe.1
Assignment #1
In this assignment Dominic discusses "grouping practice" for your scales. This is a great way to increase your speed, finger control and independence.
- Choose a scale to work on (could be C major, or a relevant scale from your repertoire)
- Let's work on "2 note groupings"
- Start slow, start hands separate, and increase to 4 octave scales with both hands together
- IMPORTANT: Remember to keep the proper fingering at all times for the scale! (The Standard fingering found in any technique book, or in your decided fingering for a scale passage).
- Between each grouping, take as much time as you like, and focus on fast movements
- If a group poses trouble, stop and work on that specific part of the scale!
Assignment #2
1. Focus on your thumb and (optional) take a video of it!
2. Choose a passage to apply grouping practice to, and share why!
3. Make sure to focus on your scales and practice hands separately, even just polishing/perfecting a few groups! Don't need to complete the whole scale!
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Hello team - this is Harm, from Pennsylvania, good meeting you all. I liked how Dominic says that the traditional method is to use the metronome and click it up little by little - that's what I was doing, and I was at a ceiling, never getting past that point. I think the grouping may help move faster, will get going on that!
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I’ve been working on D major scale for 2 days, hands separate and together, with this method. I sweat!! First off, my fingering gets riled up, I neglect to consider the interval and start counting keys, and so much time goes by with the focus on “getting this” that I’m late for practicing the rest of my repertoire and exercises. But it’s all good!
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I took a video the first day and then I attempted to upload it but then I realized we're supposed to upload to YouTube and then post here. I haven't had time to do such a thing. I wonder if for the future is there an easier way to just upload directly to here? Anyways, I'll just join for the zoom meeting on Wednesday.
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I'm still waiting for an answer on this. I have my week 1 videos, compressed and all on Dropbox, but still don't know if we're supposed to upload here or at some YouTube address. No one seems to be uploading here in the forum. So I presume YouTube is the way. But where exactly?
Onward to passage work.