what has your teacher assigned you for the summer holiday?

[amelialw]

Just curious to find out what your teachers have assigned you for the summer holiday? how many hours you commit to practising the piano during holidays? and how heavy your workload is (same)?

[b.piano]

well.. my teacher is coming to my city during the summer  but what he asked me to do during the summer is:
1- master the Chromatic scales so that I he can teach me (the flight of bumbell bee) when the new acadimic year in the institute start (on september).

2- keeping improving in Hanon, i finished 28 Hoanons till now & I'll improve as much as I can during the Summer.

3- mastering the octaves.. my fingers still weak when it comes to octaves. espicially that my hands can cover one octave only..

4- mastering the Arpigges (not sure of the spell).

5- practicing the Chords so that my hands get stronger.

6- never forgetting the pieces I learnt during the year.. & taking a look at the ones I'll learn next year (Nocturne in C sharp op. posth -chopin- & flight of bumblle bee - I tried to take a look but I got LOST- & the 1st movement of Beethoven's Pathitiqe Sonata!! good tips I guess. my teacher is the best!!!!   

[zheer]

and how heavy your workload is (same)?

  My x Teacher asked me to sight read music, in-particular the Beethoven Sonatas, in-fact i've now studied all 32 piano sonatas, the 24 chopin etude, the Mozart sonatas and the 48 P&F by bach and a Sh*t load ov othet stuff too .
    A very well know pianist also recommends his piano students to sight read through as much music as possible.

   

[amelialw]

My teacher has assigned me these pieces

- Bach Partita No.2 (Sinfonia): Work carefully on the Grave and Andante section in detail and break down the allegro section and slowly work on it until all the notes are played precisely with the correct rhythm and then learn to play it at the actual speed.

- Haydn Sonata in E flat HVI Hob/49;L/59: 1st movement. carry on working on it and practise it in detail,break down the parts that are hard and work on them individualy. Bring the piece to the actual speed. 2nd movement. keep in mind that the piece is Andante not Allegretto. 3rd movement. practise the ornamentations particually and make sure the beats are placed correctly...do not play it like the 1st movement. Bring the piece to the actual speed.

- Beethoven Sonata in C major Op.2 No.3 : Work on the 1st and 2nd movement in detail. Learn the 3rd and 4th movement.

- Mendelssohn Rondo Cappriccioso: Work carefully on the 1st part Andante with caution, make sure that it's played with a fantasy-like air. Work especially on the last page with solid octaves and make sure they are played accurately and with strength
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- Rachmaninoff Prelude Op.32 No.12: basically practically finished the piece don't know what my teacher wants.

- Prokofiev Visions Fugatives(forgot which 4): waiting for my teacher to tell me what to do,haven't worked on this for quite some time

- Chopin Etude in F major Op.10 No.8: make sure that the left hand is always legato. Work the right hand like a pendulum to bring the piece to actual speed.

- Chopin Etude in G flat major Op.10 No.5 "Black Key": always keep the basic shape of the R.H, and work both hands carefully together with precision.

- Schumann Concerto in a minor Op.54: the 1st movement has to be played in strict time and work especially on the octaves and the parts which the accompaniment. 2nd and 3rd movement: no idea yet

phew...now that i've actually typed it out I realize how much work I have to do

[kriskicksass]

Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E-flat/D-sharp minor, WTC Book I
Mozart: Sonata in C, K330
Chopin: Impromptu in G-flat, Opus 51
Gershwin: 'The Man I Love' Song Transcription

I'm also working a few things on my own (past assignments from my teacher I never finished):
Chopin: Etude in A minor, Opus 10 No. 2
           Etude in A-flat, Opus 25 No. 1
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2

[imbetter]

right now im generally working on chopin ballade no1 beethoven sonata op13 and some bach sinfonias. over the summer we were gonna do chopin op28 but were doing beethoven op90 instead