Lesson with Mark

I'm still not entirely sure of myself with this, I'd like to have a go at a few exercises if I may please

I will get a exercise or two ready for you this week. Sorry I've taken so long between replies. Things have been crazy for me.

No problem, I've not got a great deal of time myself, although I will have a ten hour flight during which I can do loads of exercises pretty soon, I'll be away in Japan for two weeks from the 15th.

Ok, sorry I've been such a bad teacher these past couple of weeks.

I've attached an exercise for you. Its a theme and within that theme I have designated 3 motifs I want to you to focus on. I will give you instructions on what I want you to do.

1) First I want you to combine motif 1 and motif 3 using the rhythm & melodic shape only to create music. Don't worry about so much about preserving the relationship of intervals between the notes. Try your best to not always be suggestive of the key of C Major. Try to create 4 measures of music.

2) Repeat this process combining motifs 1 & 2 as well as combining motifs 2 & 3. Remember that I want you to focus on working with the rhythm and melodic shape for now.

Is the assignment clear?

Just a note, Mark is away untill the 25th

thanks for reminding me

I have returned, and shall read over your exercise and do it as soon as I can

What I have to do is clear, where this theme you speak of is is, however, not. (I'm pretty sure that sentence makes sense, although this could be the jetlag talking)

Sorry about that

Here it is...

Sorry I'm taking so long with these, have been annoyingly busy recently

I was wondering, could we maybe put the concerto on hold, and work on a smaller, less ambitious, less intimidating project? Maybe a few short piano pieces or something, I just need to have the feeling of having finished something I'm pleased with, as I still haven't actually finished a piece, and I think maybe if I were to be able to finish a short piece, and be able to concentrate on using interesting harmony, and so on, without having to worry about the other movements, and other instruments, and all that crap.