April 24, 2024

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Practice Guide Legend

  1. ❤️= Priority assignment - wasn’t prepared properly or prepared at all.

  2. 💛= Second Priority - on the right track but needs more attention.

  3. 💜= We didn’t get to it and will do it at the next lesson

  4. 💚= On the right track. Do these assignments after the colors above.

  5. 🖤= Don’t do this assignment. On pause.

ASSIGNMENTS

  1. May 19, 2024: Final Recital: 3 pm:

    1. Rhyme Time

    2. Ukranian Folk Song

    3. Mist

    4. Ecossaise

  2. RCM Level 1 Assessment: May 29, 2024: 4:54 pm

    1. List A: Ukranian Folk Song

    2. List B: Mist

    3. List C: The Snake

    4. Etude: Celebration

  3. 💚Ecossaise by Beethoven (L. 2, A)

    1. Please play quietly in the beginning.

    2. ❤️❤️Measures 10 and 12: keep your left hand staccato for all the notes. Practice this three times correctly each practice session.

      1. “Zoom in, then zoom out”

    3. Practice hands alone, one time each day.

  4. 💚Technical Requirements for Piano: Level 1

    1. Assignment: Memorize all items. So practice with and without music.

      1. Rotate through all technical items - Ideally, once a day, but if this is too much, keep track of where you leave off and pick up from there the next day. Keep rotating to get through all of them as many times as possible per week.

  5. 💚Mist by Clifford Pool (L. 1, B)

    1. Assignment:

      1. No faster than m.m. 88

      2. Reprint your music from Newzik and see all of the new markings.

  6. 💜Four Star: Sight-reading & Ear Tests Level 2

    1. Assignment:

      1. Prepare “Review Set 2”

  7. 💜Celebrate Theory: Level 2

    1. Print and prepare Unit 1

  8. ❤️Rhyme Time (L. 2, B)

    1. Hands Together:

      1. Two measures at a time.

      2. Hands alone first

      3. ❤️Then hands together, one note at a time until you KNOW that the notes and fingering are correct. DON’T KEEP A STEADY BEAT. Notes and fingering are most important.

      4. THEN when you can step 3 above, start to add a steady beat but please keep it SLOW.

  9. 💚The Snake (L. 1, C)

    1. Assignment:

      1. Hands alone with music, once a day, focusing on raised wrists and fingers curved.

      2. Hands together with and without music.

      3. Practice starting from three random spots each day.

  10. 💚Ukrainian Folk Song by Beethoven (L. 1, A)

    1. Play through LH and RH alone, no faster then m.m. 66 per quarter note, once a day.

    2. Play through once a day at a medium tempo m.m. 80 per quarter note.

    3. Play through with the audio I texted your piano text thread (YOU CAN PLAY THIS ON YOUR WATCH!)

    4. Then as many times as you like at m.m. 132 per quarter note.

  11. 💚Celebration by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. Etude)

    1. Practice once a day with m.m. 72 per quarter note.

    2. Make sure you’re pedaling with the ball of your foot and keep your heel on the floor.

    3. Practice starting from any measure of the piece - ONCE EVERY PRACTICE SESSION.

    4. Practice with and without music.

  12. 💜Level 2 C next week if Rhyme Time is one.

  13. 🖤Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist No. 3

    1. Assignment:

      1. Transpose to F Major and play INSIDE the black before 5th or 1st fingers play on F-sharp.

      2. Fingers never leaving the surface of the keys.

      3. Close-loud once each day.

    2. Method:

      1. Strong attack on each note, then immediately relax.

      2. Pop the wrist up slightly on each attack.

      3. Don’t slide on the keys.

      4. One time through each day.

April 10 & 17, 2024

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Practice Guide Legend

  1. ❤️= Priority assignment - wasn’t prepared properly or prepared at all.

  2. 💛= Second Priority - on the right track but needs more attention.

  3. 💜= We didn’t get to it and will do it at the next lesson

  4. 💚= On the right track. Do these assignments after the colors above.

  5. 🖤= Don’t do this assignment. On pause.

PLEASE READ THE ASSIGNMENT

  1. May 19, 2024: Final Recital: 3 pm:

    1. Rhyme Time

    2. Ukranian Folk Song

    3. Mist

    4. Ecossaise

  2. RCM Level 1 Assessment: May 29, 2024: 4:54 pm

    1. List A: Ukranian Folk Song

    2. List B: Mist

    3. List C: The Snake

    4. Etude: Celebration

  3. 💚Ecossaise by Beethoven (L. 2, A)

    1. Fix any pauses between measures 12-14

    2. When you return back to the beginning make sure it’s SOFT.

    3. Fix RH wrist and finger position (

    4. ❤️Measures 10 and 12: keep your left hand staccato for all the notes. Practice this three times correctly each practice session.

    5. ❤️“D. C. al Fine” (Da Capo) go back to the beginning and finish at the “Fine” marking.

    6. Practice starting from any measure of the piece once per practice session.

  4. 💚Technical Requirements for Piano: Level 1

    1. Assignment:

      1. Scales: Prepare all the scales on pages 5-6

      2. Tonic Traids: Broken and Solid: PRACTICE WITH THE VIDEO I SENT TO YOUR TEXT THREAD

        1. Prepare all the triads on pages 10-12

        2. See your pencil notes about position and notes.

        3. Don’t hold on to the notes after you play them, but use a rotating wrist to play legato.

  5. 💚Mist by Clifford Pool (L. 1, B)

    1. Assignment:

      1. No faster than m.m. 88

      2. Reprint your music from Newzik and see all of the new markings.

  6. 💚Four Star: Sight-reading & Ear Tests Level 2

    1. Assignment:

      1. Prepare “Review Set 2”

  7. 💚Celebrate Theory: Level 2

    1. Print and prepare Unit 1

  8. 💚Rhyme Time (L. 2, B)

    1. Hands Together:

      1. Two measures at a time.

      2. Hands alone first

      3. Then hands together, one note at a time until you KNOW that the notes and fingering are correct. DON’T KEEP A STEADY BEAT. Notes and fingering are most important.

      4. THEN when you can step 3 above, start to add a steady beat but please keep it SLOW.

  9. 💜The Snake (L. 1, C)

    1. Assignment:

      1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece. Test on this next week.

      2. Slow down a bit more over the last two measures of the piece.

  10. 💜Ukrainian Folk Song by Beethoven (L. 1, A)

    1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece - ONCE EVERY PRACTICE SESSION.

    2. Be able to play for at a least measures from your starting point

    3. Play through once a day at a medium tempo m.m. 80 per quarter note.

    4. Then as many times as you like at m.m. 132 per quarter note.

  11. 💜Celebration by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. Etude)

    1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece - ONCE EVERY PRACTICE SESSION.

    2. Be able to play for at a least measures from your starting point

  12. 💜Level 2 C next week if Rhyme Time is one.

  13. 🖤Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist No. 3

    1. Assignment:

      1. Transpose to F Major and play INSIDE the black before 5th or 1st fingers play on F-sharp.

      2. Fingers never leaving the surface of the keys.

      3. Close-loud once each day.

    2. Method:

      1. Strong attack on each note, then immediately relax.

      2. Pop the wrist up slightly on each attack.

      3. Don’t slide on the keys.

      4. One time through each day.

March 29, 2024

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Practice Guide Legend

  1. ❤️= Priority assignment - wasn’t prepared properly or prepared at all.

  2. 💛= Second Priority - on the right track but needs more attention.

  3. 💜= We didn’t get to it and will do it at the next lesson

  4. 💚= On the right track. Do these assignments after the colors above.

  5. 🖤= Don’t do this assignment. On pause.

PLEASE READ THE ASSIGNMENT

  1. Please order a metronome.

  2. ❤️Rhyme Time (L. 2, B)

    1. Please fix all the fingering and notes in the LH. When are there C-sharps and when are there not?

  3. ❤️Four Star: Sight-reading & Ear Tests (PRINT & PUT IN BINDER)

    1. Assignment:

      1. Complete Set 10

      2. ❤️Remember to play NO FASTER THAN M.M. 60 per quarter note for the sight-reading

      3. Playbacks need a bit of work. Dustin, recording some examples.

      4. Sight-reading needs work.

      5. Clapbacks are almost ready.

  4. ❤️Celebrate Theory Level 1, Unit 8 (PRINT & PUT IN BINDER)

    1. Review the circled items on page 78 in your binder

  5. 💜Ecossaise by Beethoven (L. 2, A)

    1. Please fix the pencil markings in the right hand (measures 2 and 6)

    2. Fix the fingering in measure 7 and 15

    3. “D. C. al Fine” go back to the beginning and finish at the “Fine” marking.

    4. Practice starting from any measure of the piece once per practice session.

  6. 💜The Snake (L. 1, C)

    1. Assignment:

      1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece

      2. Fix dynamics at the end.

    2. Method:

      1. ❤️❤️No faster than m.m. 112 (please purchase a metronome or download a metronome app on your phone)

      2. Think very carefully before you being.

      3. The goal is to play it correctly on your first try from any measure.

  7. 💜Mist by Clifford Pool (L. 1, B)

    1. Assignment:

      1. Set metronome before you begin, then turn it off and play through with a focus on expression.

      2. Hold the notes for their full value even though your pedal is down.

      3. Gradually come off the keys and pedal at the same time to match the mood of the piece (ending).

    2. Method:

      1. Turn on the metronome to 88 per quarter note.

      2. Play through with the metronome.

      3. turn the metronome off and play through again.

  8. 💚Ukrainian Folk Song by Beethoven (L. 1, A)

    1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece - ONCE EVERY PRACTICE SESSION.

    2. Be able to play for at a least measures from your starting point

    3. Play through once a day at a medium tempo m.m. 80 per quarter note.

    4. Then as many times as you like at m.m. 132 per quarter note.

  9. 💚Celebration by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. Etude)

    1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece - ONCE EVERY PRACTICE SESSION.

    2. Be able to play for at a least measures from your starting point

  10. 💚Technical Requirements for Piano: Level 1

    1. Assignment:

      1. Tonic Traids: Broken and Solid

        1. Prepare all the triads on pages 10-12

        2. Keep wrists up

        3. Remember finger 2

  11. 💚Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist No. 3

    1. Assignment:

      1. Transpose to F Major and play INSIDE the black before 5th or 1st fingers play on F-sharp.

      2. Fingers never leaving the surface of the keys.

      3. Close-loud once each day.

    2. Method:

      1. Strong attack on each note, then immediately relax.

      2. Pop the wrist up slightly on each attack.

      3. Don’t slide on the keys.

      4. One time through each day.

March 13, 2024

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Practice Guide Legend

  1. ❤️= Priority assignment - wasn’t prepared properly or prepared at all.

  2. 💛= Second Priority - on the right track but needs more attention.

  3. 💜= We didn’t get to it and will do it at the next lesson

  4. 💚= On the right track. Do these assignments after the colors above.

  5. 🖤= Don’t do this assignment. On pause.

PLEASE READ THE ASSIGNMENT

  1. 💚Rhyme Time (L. 2, B)

    1. Hands alone, no faster than m.m. 126 per quarter note. Fix all the pink pen.

  2. 💜Royal Conservatory of Music Technical Tests: Level 1

    1. Assignment:

      1. (These were so much better this week!)

      2. F Major, hands alone

      3. D Natural minor, hands alone

      4. D harmonic minor, hands alone

      5. Wrist up when you play finger 1

    2. Method:

      1. Set metronome to 69 per quarter note.

      2. Before you start playing, count out loud: “1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &” and then begin.

      3. Don’t let the RH wrist drop below the white keys.

      4. RH finger two needs to be curved.

  3. 💜Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist No. 3

    1. Assignment:

      1. Transpose to G Major and play INSIDE the black before 5th or 1st fingers play on F-sharp.

      2. Fingers never leaving the surface of the keys.

      3. Close-loud once each day.

    2. Method:

      1. Strong attack on each note, then immediately relax.

      2. Pop the wrist up slightly on each attack.

      3. Don’t slide on the keys.

      4. One time through each day.

  4. 💜Four Star: Sight-reading & Ear Tests (PRINT & PUT IN BINDER)

    1. Assignment:

      1. Complete Set 10

      2. Remember to play NO FASTER THAN M.M. 60 per quarter note for the sight-reading

  5. 💛Celebrate Theory Level 1, Unit 8 (PRINT & PUT IN BINDER)

    1. Review the circled items on page 78 in your binder.

  6. 💜Ecossaise by Beethoven (L. 2, A)

    1. Please fix the pencil markings in the right hand (measures 2 and 6)

    2. Fix the fingering in measure 7 and 15

    3. “D. C. al Fine” go back to the beginning and finish at the “Fine” marking.

    4. Practice starting from any measure of the piece once per practice session.

  7. 💜The Snake (L. 1, C)

    1. Assignment:

      1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece

      2. Fix dynamics at the end.

    2. Method:

      1. ❤️❤️No faster than m.m. 112 (please purchase a metronome or download a metronome app on your phone)

      2. Think very carefully before you being.

      3. The goal is to play it correctly on your first try from any measure.

  8. 💜Mist by Clifford Pool (L. 1, B)

    1. Assignment:

      1. Set metronome before you begin, then turn it off and play through with a focus on expression.

      2. Hold the notes for their full value even though your pedal is down.

      3. Gradually come off the keys and pedal at the same time to match the mood of the piece (ending).

    2. Method:

      1. Turn on the metronome to 88 per quarter note.

      2. Play through with the metronome.

      3. turn the metronome off and play through again.

  9. ❤️Ukrainian Folk Song by Beethoven (L. 1, A)

    1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece - ONCE EVERY PRACTICE SESSION.

    2. Be able to play for at a least measures from your starting point

  10. ❤️Celebration by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. Etude)

    1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece - ONCE EVERY PRACTICE SESSION.

    2. Be able to play for at a least measures from your starting point

February 28, 2024

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Practice Guide Legend

  1. ❤️= Priority assignment - wasn’t prepared properly or prepared at all.

  2. 💛= Second Priority - on the right track but needs more attention.

  3. 💜= We didn’t get to it and will do it at the next lesson

  4. 💚= On the right track. Do these assignments after the colors above.

  5. 🖤= Don’t do this assignment. On pause.

PLEASE READ THE ASSIGNMENT

  1. 💚Rhyme Time (L. 2, B)

    1. Start with Dustin next week or you can start learning hands alone.

  2. 💚Royal Conservatory of Music Technical Tests: Level 1

    1. Assignment:

      1. (These were so much better this week!)

      2. F Major, hands alone

      3. D Natural minor, hands alone

      4. D harmonic minor, hands alone

      5. Wrist up when you play finger 1

    2. Method:

      1. Set metronome to 69 per quarter note.

      2. Before you start playing, count out loud: “1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &” and then begin.

      3. Don’t let the RH wrist drop below the white keys.

      4. RH finger two needs to be curved.

  3. 💚Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist No. 3

    1. Assignment:

      1. Transpose to G Major and play INSIDE the black before 5th or 1st fingers play on F-sharp.

      2. Fingers never leaving the surface of the keys.

      3. Close-loud once each day.

    2. Method:

      1. Strong attack on each note, then immediately relax.

      2. Pop the wrist up slightly on each attack.

      3. Don’t slide on the keys.

      4. One time through each day.

  4. 💚Four Star: Sight-reading & Ear Tests (PRINT & PUT IN BINDER)

    1. Assignment:

      1. Complete Sets 8 and 9

      2. Remember to play NO FASTER THAN M.M. 60 per quarter note for the sight-reading

  5. 💚Celebrate Theory Level 1, Unit 8 (PRINT & PUT IN BINDER)

    1. Test on all of the terms and symbols.

  6. 💛Ecossaise by Beethoven (L. 2, A)

    1. Please fix the pencil markings in the right hand (measures 2 and 6)

    2. Fix the fingering in measure 7 and 15

    3. “D. C. al Fine” go back to the beginning and finish at the “Fine” marking.

    4. Practice starting from any measure of the piece once per practice session.

  7. 💚The Snake (L. 1, C)

    1. Assignment:

      1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece

      2. Fix dynamics at the end.

    2. Method:

      1. ❤️❤️No faster than m.m. 112 (please purchase a metronome or download a metronome app on your phone)

      2. Think very carefully before you being.

      3. The goal is to play it correctly on your first try from any measure.

  8. 💚Mist by Clifford Pool (L. 1, B)

    1. Assignment:

      1. Set metronome before you begin, then turn it off and play through with a focus on expression.

      2. Hold the notes for their full value even though your pedal is down.

      3. Gradually come off the keys and pedal at the same time to match the mood of the piece (ending).

    2. Method:

      1. Turn on the metronome to 88 per quarter note.

      2. Play through with the metronome.

      3. turn the metronome off and play through again.

  9. ❤️Ukrainian Folk Song by Beethoven (L. 1, A)

    1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece - ONCE EVERY PRACTICE SESSION.

    2. Be able to play for at a least measures from your starting point

  10. 💛Celebration by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. Etude)

    1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece - ONCE EVERY PRACTICE SESSION.

    2. Be able to play for at a least measures from your starting point

February 21, 2024

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Practice Guide Legend

  1. ❤️= Priority assignment - wasn’t prepared properly or prepared at all.

  2. 💛= Second Priority - on the right track but needs more attention.

  3. 💜= We didn’t get to it and will do it at the next lesson

  4. 💚= On the right track. Do these assignments after the colors above.

  5. 🖤= Don’t do this assignment. On pause.

PLEASE READ THE ASSIGNMENT

  1. 💚Rhyme Time (L. 2, B)

    1. Start with Dustin next week or you can start learning hands alone.

  2. 💚Royal Conservatory of Music Technical Tests: Level 1

    1. Assignment:

      1. (These were so much better this week!)

      2. G Major, hands alone

      3. E Natural minor, hands alone

      4. E harmonic minor, hands alone

    2. Method:

      1. Set metronome to 69 per quarter note.

      2. Before you start playing, count out loud: “1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &” and then begin.

      3. Don’t let the RH wrist drop below the white keys.

      4. RH finger two needs to be curved.

  3. 💜Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist No. 3

    1. Assignment:

      1. Fingers never leaving the surface of the keys.

      2. Close-loud (high-loud next week)

    2. Method:

      1. Strong attack on each note, then immediately relax.

      2. Pop the wrist up slightly on each attack.

      3. Don’t slide on the keys.

      4. One time through each day.

  4. 💜Four Star: Sight-reading & Ear Tests (PRINT & PUT IN BINDER)

    1. Assignment:

      1. Complete Sets 6 and 7

      2. Remember to play NO FASTER THAN M.M. 60 per quarter note for the sight-reading

  5. 💜Celebrate Theory Level 1, Unit 7 (PRINT & PUT IN BINDER)

    1. In unit 6, we discussed odd number intervals appear on the staff as line to line or space to space. Even number intervals are always line to space or space to line.

  6. ❤️Ecossaise by Beethoven (L. 2, A)

    1. Fix all the pencil in your music.

    2. Start learning hands together (AFTER YOU FIX THE PENCIL MARKINGS), one to two measures at a time, three times correctly each.

    3. Please do this again, 1-2 measures at a time, SLOW SLOW SLOW SLOW enough that all notes are correct and expression is correct (staccato and slurs)

  7. ❤️The Snake (L. 1, C)

    1. Assignment:

      1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece:

    2. Method:

      1. No faster than m.m. 112 (please purchase a metronome)

      2. Think very carefully before you being.

      3. The goal is to play it correctly on your first try from any measure.

  8. 💚Mist by Clifford Pool (L. 1, B)

    1. Assignment:

      1. Set metronome before you begin, then turn it off and play through with a focus on expression.

      2. Hold the notes for their full value even though your pedal is down.

      3. Gradually come off the keys and pedal at the same time to match the mood of the piece (ending).

    2. Method:

      1. Turn on the metronome to 88 per quarter note.

      2. Play through with the metronome.

      3. turn the metronome off and play through again.

  9. ❤️Ukrainian Folk Song by Beethoven (L. 1, A)

    1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece - ONCE EVERY PRACTICE SESSION.

    2. Be able to play for at a least measures from your starting point

  10. 💛Celebration by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. Etude)

    1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece - ONCE EVERY PRACTICE SESSION.

    2. Be able to play for at a least measures from your starting point

February 14, 2024

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Practice Guide Legend

  1. ❤️= Priority assignment - wasn’t prepared properly or prepared at all.

  2. 💛= Second Priority - on the right track but needs more attention.

  3. 💜= We didn’t get to it and will do it at the next lesson

  4. 💚= On the right track. Do these assignments after the colors above.

  5. 🖤= Don’t do this assignment. On pause.

PRINT YOUR BLOG EVERY WEEK

  1. 💚Royal Conservatory of Music Technical Tests: Level 1

    1. Assignment:

      1. (These were so much better this week!)

      2. G Major, hands alone

      3. E Natural minor, hands alone

      4. E harmonic minor, hands alone

    2. Method:

      1. Set metronome to 69 per quarter note.

      2. Before you start playing, count out loud: “1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &” and then begin.

      3. Don’t let the RH wrist drop below the white keys.

      4. RH finger two needs to be curved.

  2. 💚Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist No. 3

    1. Assignment:

      1. Fingers never leaving the surface of the keys.

      2. Close-loud (high-loud next week)

    2. Method:

      1. Strong attack on each note, then immediately relax.

      2. Pop the wrist up slightly on each attack.

      3. Don’t slide on the keys.

      4. One time through each day.

  3. 💚Four Star: Sight-reading & Ear Tests (PRINT & PUT IN BINDER)

    1. Assignment:

      1. Complete Sets 4 and 5

      2. Remember to play NO FASTER THAN M.M. 60 per quarter note for the sight-reading

  4. 💚Celebrate Theory Level 1, Unit 7 (PRINT & PUT IN BINDER)

    1. In unit 6, we discussed odd number intervals appear on the staff as line to line or space to space. Even number intervals are always line to space or space to line.

  5. 💚Ecossaise by Beethoven (L. 2, A)

    1. Fix all the pencil in your music.

    2. Start learning hands together (AFTER YOU FIX THE PENCIL MARKINGS), one to two measures at a time, three times correctly each.

    3. Remember that it will be easy to forget expression in each hand when you move to hands together.

  6. 💜💜The Snake (L. 1, C)

    1. No faster than m.m. 112 per quarter note. Think about the rhythm before you start.

  7. 💚Mist by Clifford Pool (L. 1, B)

    1. Assignment:

      1. Set metronome before you begin, then turn it off and play through with a focus on expression.

      2. Hold the notes for their full value even though your pedal is down.

      3. Gradually come off the keys and pedal at the same time to match the mood of the piece (ending).

    2. Method:

      1. Turn on the metronome to 88 per quarter note.

      2. Play through with the metronome.

      3. turn the metronome off and play through again.

  8. 💜Ukrainian Folk Song by Beethoven (L. 1, A)

    1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece - once a week

  9. 💜Celebration by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. Etude)

    1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece - once a week

  10. 💜Dustin bring Level 2 options next week

February 7, 2024

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Practice Guide Legend

  1. ❤️= Priority assignment - wasn’t prepared properly or prepared at all.

  2. 💛= Second Priority - on the right track but needs more attention.

  3. 💜= We didn’t get to it and will do it at the next lesson

  4. 💚= On the right track. Do these assignments after the colors above.

  5. 🖤= Don’t do this assignment. On pause.

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  1. ❤️Royal Conservatory of Music Technical Tests: Level 1

    1. Assignment:

      1. C Major, hands alone

      2. A Natural minor, hands alone

      3. A harmonic minor, hands alone

    2. Method:

      1. Set metronome to 69 per quarter note.

      2. Before you start playing, count out loud: “1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &” and then begin.

      3. Try not to accent any notes. Keep the sound smooth, wrist level, feet flat, back straight, and don’t twist wrists.

      4. FINGERING TIP: remember where you place finger 4 in each hand. It’s usually only on one note.

  2. 💚Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist No. 3

    1. Assignment:

      1. Fingers never leaving the surface of the keys.

      2. Follow the instructions in the practice video

    2. Method:

      1. Follow the instructions in the practice video (texted to your thread)

      2. One hand at a time, set a time for 3 min.

      3. Total 6 min of efficient Hanon practice! :)

  3. 💚Four Star: Sight-reading & Ear Tests (PRINT & PUT IN BINDER)

    1. Assignment:

      1. Complete Sets 4 and 5

      2. Remember to play NO FASTER THAN M.M. 60 per quarter note for the sight-reading

  4. ❤️Celebrate Theory Level 1, Unit 6 (PRINT & PUT IN BINDER)

    1. Remember stems on the left side if they are down and on the right side if they’re going up.

    2. Remember when drawing sharps and flats: they are drawn on the same line or space as the note.

  5. 💜Ecossaise by Beethoven (L. 2, A)

    1. Watch the YouTube video I made for you and start to learn this Hands ALONE.

  6. 💜The Snake (L. 1, C)

    1. No faster than m.m. 112 per quarter note. Think about the rhythm before you start.

  7. ❤️Mist by Clifford Pool (L. 1, B)

    1. Assignment:

      1. No faster than m.m. 88 per quarter note.

    2. Method:

      1. Turn on the metronome to 88 per quarter note.

      2. Play through with the metronome.

      3. turn the metronome off and play through again.

  8. 💜Ukrainian Folk Song by Beethoven (L. 1, A)

    1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece - once a week

  9. 💜Celebration by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. Etude)

    1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece - once a week

January 31, 2024

Assignment Key

💚 = Assignment on track. Keep up the good work.

💛 = Assignment needs special attention - a bit more work.

❤️ = Assignment was not done, or needs a lot of extra attention.

💜 = We didnt’ get to this at the lesson and we’ll start with it next week.

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Practice Guide Legend

  1. ❤️= Priority assignment - wasn’t prepared properly or prepared at all.

  2. 💛= Second Priority - on the right track but needs more attention.

  3. 💜= We didn’t get to it and will do it at the next lesson

  4. 💚= On the right track. Do these assignments after the colors above.

  5. 🖤= Don’t do this assignment. On pause.

Assignments

  1. ❤️Royal Conservatory of Music Technical Tests: Level 1

    1. SCALES: no faster than m.m. 100 per note.

    2. PRINT: “RCM Technical Requirements Level 01”

    3. Two octave scales only. Hands together.

    4. Major, Minor natural, and minor harmonic (raised 7th degree)

    5. Keep your wrists above the white keys.

    6. Don’t twist your wrist

  2. 💚Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist No. 3

    1. Rotate your practice between close-loud and high-loud.

    2. Fix fingering in LH

    3. No pauses

    4. Fingers curved

    5. Experiment with your wrist position at a faster tempo.

  3. 💚Four Star: Sight-reading & Ear Tests

    1. Complete Sets 2 and 3 (two per day)

  4. 💚Celebrate Theory Level 1, Unit 6

    1. Remember stems on the left side if they are down and on the right side if they’re going up.

    2. Remember when drawing sharps and flats: they are drawn on the same line or space as the note.

  5. 💚Ecossaise by Beethoven (L. 2, A)

    1. Watch the YouTube video I made for you and start to learn this Hands ALONE.

  6. 💚The Snake (L. 1, C)

    1. Print out your new version in Newzik. Follow the expression markings in red.

    2. No faster than m.m. 112 per quarter note. Think about the rhythm before you start.

  7. ❤️Mist by Clifford Pool (L. 1, B)

    1. PRINT your music again with new markings or use the Newzik App.

    2. No faster than m.m. 88 per quarter note. The entire piece!

    3. Start at random measures and play in 6 measure chunks.

  8. Celebration by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. Etude)

    1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece - once a week

  9. Ukrainian Folk Song by Beethoven (L. 1, A)

    1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece - once a week

January 24, 2024

Assignment Key

💚 = Assignment on track. Keep up the good work.

💛 = Assignment needs special attention - a bit more work.

❤️ = Assignment was not done, or needs a lot of extra attention.

💜 = We didnt’ get to this at the lesson and we’ll start with it next week.

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2023 Winter Semester Milestones

  1. Level 1, RCMCP Exam: Schedule for week of February 7th online

  1. ❤️Royal Conservatory of Music Technical Tests: Level 1

    1. SCALES: no faster than m.m. 100 per note.

    2. Prepare the items in Newzik in the “Scales Major and Minor 4 Octaves” PDF on pages 1, 2 and 12

    3. Keep your wrists above the white keys.

    4. Don’t twist your wrist

  2. 💚Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist No. 3

    1. Rotate your practice between close-loud and high-loud.

    2. Fix fingering in LH

    3. No pauses

    4. Fingers curved

    5. Experiment with your wrist position at a faster tempo.

  1. 💚Create an online account for RCM (see your text thread).

  2. 💚Four Star: Sight-reading & Ear Tests

    1. Complete Sets 2 and 3 (two per day)

  1. 💚Celebrate Theory Level 1, Unit 6

    1. Remember stems on the left side if they are down and on the right side if they’re going up.

    2. Remember when drawing sharps and flats: they are drawn on the same line or space as the note.

  1. 💜NEW PIECE (level 2)

  2. 💚The Snake (L. 1, C)

    1. No faster than m.m. 112 per quarter note. Think about the rhythm before you start.

  3. 💜Mist by Clifford Pool (L. 1, B)

    1. Print you music again with new markings.

    2. Fix all of the markings in your music.

    3. Start at random measures and play in 6 measure chunks.

      1. Be able to play the chunks 3 times correctly.

  1. Celebration by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. Etude)

    1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece - once a week

  2. Ukrainian Folk Song by Beethoven (L. 1, A)

    1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece - once a week

January 13, 2024

Assignment Key

💚 = Assignment on track. Keep up the good work.

💛 = Assignment needs special attention - a bit more work.

❤️ = Assignment was not done, or needs a lot of extra attention.

💜 = We didnt’ get to this at the lesson and we’ll start with it next week.

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2023 Winter Semester Milestones

  1. Level 1, RCMCP Exam: Schedule for week of February 7th online

  1. 💚Royal Conservatory of Music Technical Tests: Level 1

    1. SCALES: no faster than m.m. 100 per note.

      1. 💚Prepare: C, G & F Majors

      2. 💚Prepare: A, E and D Minors (NATURAL ONLY)

        1. MINOR SCALE PATTERN: half steps are found between scale degrees 2-3 and 5-6

        2. HOW DO WE FIND THE RELATIVE MINOR SCALE OF A MAJOR SCALE? find it from the 6th degree of the major scale.

      3. 💛F Major - close loud once a day to secure your notes. Fix fingering RH.

        1. RH F major fingering: 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3,

      4. Play further up toward the black keys.

      5. Keep wrists up / level

  2. 💜❤️Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist No. 3

    1. LEARN THE PATTERN:

      1. ❤️Practice the transition (all of system three), three times in-a-row correctly. I’ll ask you to show me this at the next lesson:

        1. FINGERING AND NOTES CORRECT

        2. “System” means an entire line / grand staff of music.

  1. 💜💜Four Star: Sight-reading & Ear Tests

    1. Complete review set 2

    2. For the “Star 2” items, clap one measure of the beat before you continue clapping and ta the rhythm at the same time. Ta with your voice, the full value of each note. Clap on the final bar line.

    3. For the “Star 3” items, see your sticky note! Remember to play slowly. once you play through, stop and fix any mistakes in your head and try again until it’s correct.

  1. 💜💛Celebrate Theory Level 1, Unit 5

    1. See the new assignment in your staff paper. Follow the example of the F Major scale (spacing of the notes and placement of the flat).

  1. NEW PIECE (level 2)

  2. 💚The Snake (L. 1, C)

    1. Learn hands together:

      1. Define your section / chunk (2 measures? 4 measures? Entire piece?). Whatever it is, DEFINE IT.

      2. Focus = EXPRESSION.

  3. 💚Mist by Clifford Pool (L. 1, B)

    1. Print you music again with new markings.

    2. Fix all of the markings in your music.

    3. Start at random measures and play in 6 measure chunks.

      1. Be able to play the chunks 3 times correctly.

  1. Celebration by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. Etude)

    1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece - once a week

  2. Ukrainian Folk Song by Beethoven (L. 1, A)

    1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece - once a week

December 29, 2023

Assignment Key

💚 = Assignment on track. Keep up the good work.

💛 = Assignment needs special attention - a bit more work.

❤️ = Assignment was not done, or needs a lot of extra attention.

💜 = We didnt’ get to this at the lesson and we’ll start with it next week.

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2023 Winter Semester Milestones

  1. NFPRE

  1. 💚Royal Conservatory of Music Technical Tests: Level 1

    1. SCALES: no faster than m.m. 100 per note.

      1. Prepare C, G and F Major

        1. RH F major fingering: 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3,

      2. Don’t twist your wrist when you cross over or under your thumb.

      3. Keep wrists above the white.

  2. ❤️Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist No. 3

    1. LEARN THE PATTERN:

      1. ❤️Practice the transition (all of system three), three times in-a-row correctly. I’ll ask you to show me this at the next lesson:

        1. FINGERING AND NOTES CORRECT

        2. “System” means an entire line / grand staff of music.

  1. 💜Four Star: Sight-reading & Ear Tests

    1. Complete review set 2

    2. For the “Star 2” items, clap one measure of the beat before you continue clapping and ta the rhythm at the same time. Ta with your voice, the full value of each note. Clap on the final bar line.

    3. For the “Star 3” items, see your sticky note! Remember to play slowly. once you play through, stop and fix any mistakes in your head and try again until it’s correct.

  1. 💛Celebrate Theory Level 1, Unit 5

    1. See the new assignment in your staff paper. Follow the example of the F Major scale (spacing of the notes and placement of the flat).

  1. 💚The Snake (L. 1, C)

    1. Learn entire piece hands alone with the NFPER method. Two measures at a time.

  2. ❤️Mist by Clifford Pool (L. 1, B)

    1. This was not learned correctly. You did not use the NFPER method. Please re-read the PDF with those instructions and learn this again.

    2. Re-print your music with the new markings in Newzik.

  3. ❤️❤️Ukrainian Folk Song by Beethoven (L. 1, A)

    1. The last measure is still not correct in terms of counting. Please count in your head when you get to that measure!

  4. 💜Celebration by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. Etude)

    1. TWO THINGS NEED TO HAPPEN IN ORDER TO PASS THIS OFF:

      1. WRISTS ABOVE THE WHITE AT ALL TIMES.

      2. LH STACCATO FROM THE FIRST NOTES OF THE PIECE.

December 13 & 20, 2023

Assignment Key

💚 = Assignment on track. Keep up the good work.

💛 = Assignment needs special attention - a bit more work.

❤️ = Assignment was not done, or needs a lot of extra attention.

💜 = We didnt’ get to this at the lesson and we’ll start with it next week.

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Lesson Blog

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2023 Winter Semester Milestones

  1. NFPRE

  1. 💚Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist No. 2

    1. LEARN THE PATTERN:

      1. Start by practicing the transition and learning the notes and fingering correctly.

      2. I will ask you to start from any measure next time.

    2. CLOSE LOUD: 2 minute hands together every day.

      1. Pop your wrist up on EACH attack

    3. HIGH LOUD: 2 minute hands together, every day.

      1. Wrists need to be above the white.

      2. Between each movement, make sure every finger is relaxed on the white keys before you move on.

    4. LEGATO: 3-5 minutes, hands together, every day.

      1. ❤️REMEMBER: fingers never leave the keys. Wrists follow the contour of the notes (wrist goes up if the notes go up, etc.). Fingers round and curved.

        1. Practice with m.m. 52 - two notes per tic

  1. 💚Four Star: Sight-reading & Ear Tests

    1. For the “Star 2” items, clap one measure of the beat before you continue clapping and ta the rhythm at the same time. Ta with your voice, the full value of each note. Clap on the final bar line.

    2. For the “Star 3” items, see your sticky note! Remember to play slowly. once you play through, stop and fix any mistakes in your head and try again until it’s correct.

  1. ❤️Celebrate Theory Level 1, Unit 5

    1. GO TO NEWZIK AND FIND THE “STAFF PAPER BLANK” pdf. Print it out or use it inside Newzik.

    2. On a staff paper, draw the following:

      1. F Major Scale in the treble clef, ascending and descending, three times.

      2. F Major Scale in the bass clef, ascending and descending, three times.

      3. G Major Scale in the treble clef, ascending and descending, three times.

      4. G Major Scale in the bass clef, ascending and descending, three times.

      5. Write T for tonic and D for dominant under each appropriate note.

  1. 💜New piece next week List B, Level 1

  2. 💛Mist by Clifford Pool (L. 1, C)

    1. Learn the entire piece:

      1. Four measures at a time.

      2. LH wrist UP

      3. COUNT BEFORE YOU BEGIN. No faster than m.m. 69 per quarter note

      4. LH alone first, focusing ONLY on Notes and Fingering. 3 times in-a-row correctly. DON’T PLAY FAST! GO AS SLOW AS YOU NEED TO PLAY 100% CORRECT NOTES AND FINGERING because that’s your only goal

      5. RH next - same as above

      6. HT next - same as above

  3. ❤️Ukrainian Folk Song by Beethoven (L. 1, A)

    1. When you arrive at measures 9-10, 13-14 and 16, you MUST COUNT OUT LOUD OR IN YOUR HEAD, every time you play this piece this week.

  4. 💚Celebration by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. Etude)

    1. TWO THINGS NEED TO HAPPEN IN ORDER TO PASS THIS OFF:

      1. WRISTS ABOVE THE WHITE AT ALL TIMES.

      2. LH STACCATO FROM THE FIRST NOTES OF THE PIECE.

💜Czerny Op. 823, No. 3

  1. Start with Dustin next week

December 6, 2023

Assignment Key

💚 = Assignment on track. Keep up the good work.

💛 = Assignment needs special attention - a bit more work.

❤️ = Assignment was not done, or needs a lot of extra attention.

💜 = We didnt’ get to this at the lesson and we’ll start with it next week.

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Lesson Blog

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2023 Winter Semester Milestones

  1. NFPRE

  1. 💚NFRPE:

    1. In Newzik, under Charts and Guides, study the NFRPE Older Beginner page. Read this every day.

    2. This needs to be read more carefully.

  2. 💛Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist No. 1

    1. CLOSE LOUD: 1 minute hands together every day.

      1. Remember fingers should be close to the keys.

    2. HIGH LOUD: 1 minute hands together, every day.

      1. Remember to always lift fingers for every key.

    3. ❤️LEGATO: 3-5 minutes, hands together, every day.

      1. SEE THE NEW VIDEO ABOVE

        1. ❤️REMEMBER: fingers never leave the keys. Wrists follow the contour of the notes (wrist goes up if the notes go up, etc.). Fingers round and curved.

        2. Practice with m.m. 52 - two notes per tic

  1. 💜Four Star: Sight-reading & Ear Tests

    1. Do with Dustin next week.

  1. 💛Celebrate Theory Level 1, Unit 5

    1. GO TO NEWZIK AND FIND THE “STAFF PAPER BLANK” pdf. Print it out or use it inside Newzik.

    2. On a staff paper, draw the following:

      1. F Major Scale in the treble clef, ascending and descending, three times.

      2. F Major Scale in the bass clef, ascending and descending, three times.

      3. G Major Scale in the treble clef, ascending and descending, three times.

      4. G Major Scale in the bass clef, ascending and descending, three times.

      5. Write T for tonic and D for dominant under each appropriate note.

  1. 💜Mist by Clifford Pool (L. 1, C)

    1. Start with Dustin next week

  2. 💛Ukrainian Folk Song by Beethoven (L. 1, A)

    1. Measures 9-10: Fix the rhythm by counting in your head as you play it. Then play measures 13 and 14 directly after with the correct rhythm too.

    2. Measures 11-12: Fix RH and LH fingering: Go very slowly, three times in-a-row correctly every day. Do hands apart first then together and take it apart again as needed.

  3. 💚Celebration by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. Etude)

    1. TWO THINGS NEED TO HAPPEN IN ORDER TO PASS THIS OFF:

      1. WRISTS ABOVE THE WHITE AT ALL TIMES.

      2. LH STACCATO FROM THE FIRST NOTES OF THE PIECE.

    2. “SPEED-BUILDING”

      1. PRACTICE WITH THE METRONOME AT THE FOLLOWING TEMPI (Mom’s help would be good here).

        1. Think about the “downbeat” (the first beat in every measure), trying to line it up with the strong beat of the metronome (this is if you set the “beat” to 4 in Newzik.

        2. IMAGINE HOW 8TH NOTES SOUND BEFORE YOU START! Mm. 120 = quarter note - Friday

        3. IMAGINE HOW 8TH NOTES SOUND BEFORE YOU START! M.m. 126 = quarter note - Saturday

        4. IMAGINE HOW 8TH NOTES SOUND BEFORE YOU START! M.m. 132 = quarter note - Sunday

        5. IMAGINE HOW 8TH NOTES SOUND BEFORE YOU START! M.m. 138 = quarter note - Monday

        6. IMAGINE HOW 8TH NOTES SOUND BEFORE YOU START! M.m. 144 = quarter note - Tuesday

    3. RH STACCATO NOTES:

      1. DO NOT SLIDE

      2. WRISTS HIGHER

      3. POKE THE KEYS, DON’T CHOP FROM THE SIDE.

      4. SHOULDER DOWN

💜Czerny Op. 823, No. 3

  1. Start with Dustin next week

November 29, 2023

Assignment Key

💚 = Assignment on track. Keep up the good work.

💛 = Assignment needs special attention - a bit more work.

❤️ = Assignment was not done, or needs a lot of extra attention.

💜 = We didnt’ get to this at the lesson and we’ll start with it next week.

Newzik Account

Username: winteng@gmail.com

Password: Studnet577

Lesson Blog

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2023 Winter Semester Milestones

  1. NFPRE

Lesson Grades

  1. October 20, 2023:

  2. September 27, 2023: 💛 - needs more work, attention to detail.

  1. 💚NFRPE:

    1. In Newzik, under Charts and Guides, study the NFRPE Older Beginner page. Read this every day.

    2. This needs to be read more carefully.

  2. 💛Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist No. 1

    1. CLOSE LOUD: 1 minute hands together every day.

      1. Remember fingers should be close to the keys.

    2. HIGH LOUD: 1 minute hands together, every day.

      1. Remember to always lift fingers for every key.

    3. ❤️LEGATO: 3-5 minutes, hands together, every day.

      1. SEE THE NEW VIDEO ABOVE

        1. ❤️REMEMBER: fingers never leave the keys. Wrists follow the contour of the notes (wrist goes up if the notes go up, etc.). Fingers round and curved.

        2. Practice with m.m. 52 - two notes per tic

  1. 💜Four Star: Sight-reading & Ear Tests

    1. Do with Dustin next week.

  1. 💛Celebrate Theory Level 1, Unit 5

    1. GO TO NEWZIK AND FIND THE “STAFF PAPER BLANK” pdf. Print it out or use it inside Newzik.

    2. On a staff paper, draw the following:

      1. F Major Scale in the treble clef, ascending and descending, three times.

      2. F Major Scale in the bass clef, ascending and descending, three times.

      3. G Major Scale in the treble clef, ascending and descending, three times.

      4. G Major Scale in the bass clef, ascending and descending, three times.

      5. Write T for tonic and D for dominant under each appropriate note.

  1. ❤️Ukrainian Folk Song by Beethoven (L. 1, A)

    1. PLEASE see the new video above and practice with it every day.

  2. 💚Celebration by Anne Crosby-Gaudet

    1. Continue to practice starting from any measure of the piece. Prepare well enough in your mind before you begin to be able to start and not stop (no mistakes on the first notes).

    2. “SPEED-BUILDING”

      1. PRACTICE WITH THE METRONOME AT THE FOLLOWING TEMPI (Mom’s help would be good here).

        1. Think about the “downbeat” (the first beat in every measure), trying to line it up with the strong beat of the metronome (this is if you set the “beat” to 4 in Newzik.

        2. IMAGINE HOW 8TH NOTES SOUND BEFORE YOU START! Mm. 104 = quarter note - Friday

        3. IMAGINE HOW 8TH NOTES SOUND BEFORE YOU START! M.m. 108 = quarter note - Saturday

        4. IMAGINE HOW 8TH NOTES SOUND BEFORE YOU START! M.m. 112 = quarter note - Sunday

        5. IMAGINE HOW 8TH NOTES SOUND BEFORE YOU START! M.m. 116 = quarter note - Monday

        6. IMAGINE HOW 8TH NOTES SOUND BEFORE YOU START! M.m. 120 = quarter note - Tuesday

    3. RH STACCATO NOTES:

      1. DO NOT SLIDE

      2. WRISTS HIGHER

      3. POKE THE KEYS, DON’T CHOP FROM THE SIDE.

      4. SHOULDER DOWN

💜Czerny Op. 823, No. 3

  1. Start with Dustin next week

November 22, 2023

Assignment Key

💚 = Assignment on track. Keep up the good work.

💛 = Assignment needs special attention - a bit more work.

❤️ = Assignment was not done, or needs a lot of extra attention.

💜 = We didnt’ get to this at the lesson and we’ll start with it next week.

Newzik Account

Username: winteng@gmail.com

Password: Studnet577

Lesson Blog

Www.gledhillartscollective.com/Teng-Dylan

2023 Winter Semester Milestones

  1. NFPRE

Lesson Grades

  1. October 20, 2023:

  2. September 27, 2023: 💛 - needs more work, attention to detail.

  1. 💚NFRPE:

    1. In Newzik, under Charts and Guides, study the NFRPE Older Beginner page. Read this every day.

    2. This needs to be read more carefully.

  2. 💜Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist No. 1

    1. CLOSE LOUD: 1 minute hands together every day.

      1. So much better today!

    2. HIGH LOUD: 1 minute hands together, every day.

      1. 💜❤️Keep your RH wrist raised a bit more and this will be great!

    3. LEGATO: 3-5 minutes, hands together, every day.

      1. SEE THE NEW VIDEO ABOVE

        1. REMEMBER: fingers never leave the keys. Wrists follow the contour of the notes (wrist goes up if the notes go up, etc.). Fingers round and curved.

  1. 💜Four Star: Sight-reading & Ear Tests

    1. Do with Dustin next week.

  1. 💜❤️Celebrate Theory Level 1, Unit 5

    1. There are still many errors here. Please fix all the green pen found on pages 48-53 for Wednesday.

  1. 💚Ukrainian Folk Song by Beethoven (L. 1, A)

    1. WATCH the new video for measures 9-10.

    2. PRACTICE: mm. 1-8: hands together, no faster than m.m. (metronome marking) 50 = quarter note. Follow the arrows and fingers MUST be curved.

    3. LEARN: to the end of the piece. VERY SLOWLY at first. Count correctly. Say the names of the notes and fingering BEFORE you play the notes.

  2. 💚Celebration by Anne Crosby-Gaudet

    1. Continue to practice starting from any measure of the piece. Prepare well enough in your mind before you begin to be able to start and not stop (no mistakes on the first notes).

    2. “SPEED-BUILDING”

      1. PRACTICE WITH THE METRONOME AT THE FOLLOWING TEMPI (Mom’s help would be good here).

        1. Think about the “downbeat” (the first beat in every measure), trying to line it up with the strong beat of the metronome (this is if you set the “beat” to 4 in Newzik.

        2. IMAGINE HOW 8TH NOTES SOUND BEFORE YOU START! Mm. 84 = quarter note - Friday

        3. IMAGINE HOW 8TH NOTES SOUND BEFORE YOU START! M.m. 88 = quarter note - Saturday

        4. IMAGINE HOW 8TH NOTES SOUND BEFORE YOU START! M.m. 92 = quarter note - Sunday

        5. IMAGINE HOW 8TH NOTES SOUND BEFORE YOU START! M.m. 96 = quarter note - Monday

        6. IMAGINE HOW 8TH NOTES SOUND BEFORE YOU START! M.m. 100 = quarter note - Tuesday

    3. RH STACCATO NOTES:

      1. DO NOT SLIDE

      2. WRISTS HIGHER

      3. POKE THE KEYS, DON’T CHOP FROM THE SIDE.

      4. SHOULDER DOWN

💜Czerny Op. 823, No. 3

  1. Start with Dustin next week

November 18, 2023

Assignment Key

💚 = Assignment on track. Keep up the good work.

💛 = Assignment needs special attention - a bit more work.

❤️ = Assignment was not done, or needs a lot of extra attention.

💜 = We didnt’ get to this at the lesson and we’ll start with it next week.

Newzik Account

Username: winteng@gmail.com

Password: Studnet577

Lesson Blog

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2023 Winter Semester Milestones

  1. NFPRE

Lesson Grades

  1. October 20, 2023:

  2. September 27, 2023: 💛 - needs more work, attention to detail.

  1. 💚NFRPE:

    1. In Newzik, under Charts and Guides, study the NFRPE Older Beginner page. Read this every day.

    2. This needs to be read more carefully.

  2. 💚Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist No. 1

    1. CLOSE LOUD: 1 minute hands together every day.

      1. So much better today!

    2. HIGH LOUD: 1 minute hands together, every day.

      1. ❤️Keep your RH wrist raised a bit more and this will be great!

    3. LEGATO: 3-5 minutes, hands together, every day.

      1. SEE THE NEW VIDEO ABOVE

        1. REMEMBER: fingers never leave the keys. Wrists follow the contour of the notes (wrist goes up if the notes go up, etc.). Fingers round and curved.

  1. 💜Four Star: Sight-reading & Ear Tests

    1. Do with Dustin next week.

  1. ❤️Celebrate Theory Level 1, Unit 5

    1. There are still many errors here. Please fix all the green pen found on pages 48-53 for Wednesday.

  1. 💚Ukrainian Folk Song by Beethoven (L. 1, A)

    1. 💛RH measure 3: CURVE your 3rd finger

    2. 💛RH measure 4: pop the wrist up (with fingers pointing down) on the ⬆️ symbol.

    3. 💛LH measures 1-4: think about Hanon position: fingers close to keys and curved

    4. 💚Learn measures 5-8, the exact same way as last lesson’s practice video. Please consult the video if you have questions.

    5. 💚Follow the new practice video for measures 9-10, rhythm only.

  2. ❤️Celebration by Anne Crosby-Gaudet

    1. ❤️PRACTICE STARTING AT ANY MEASURE OF THE PIECE WITH YOUR MUSIC AND CONTINUE FOR THREE MEASURES. TEST ON WEDNESDAY.

    2. ❤️PRACTICE WITH THE METRONOME AT THE FOLLOWING TEMPI (Mom’s help would be good here).

      1. TO WARM UP, TURN ON THE METRONOME AND CLAP 8TH NOTES THEN QUARTER NOTES.

      2. IMAGINE HOW 8TH NOTES SOUND BEFORE YOU START! Mm. 72 = quarter note - Sunday

      3. IMAGINE HOW 8TH NOTES SOUND BEFORE YOU START! M.m. 76 = quarter note - Monday

      4. IMAGINE HOW 8TH NOTES SOUND BEFORE YOU START! M.m. 80 = quarter note - Tuesday

    3. RH STACCATO NOTES:

      1. DO NOT SLIDE

      2. WRISTS HIGHER

      3. POKE THE KEYS, DON’T CHOP FROM THE SIDE.

      4. SHOULDER DOWN

💜Czerny Op. 823, No. 3

  1. Start with Dustin next week

November 11, 2023

Assignment Key

💚 = Assignment on track. Keep up the good work.

💛 = Assignment needs special attention - a bit more work.

❤️ = Assignment was not done, or needs a lot of extra attention.

💜 = We didnt’ get to this at the lesson and we’ll start with it next week.

Newzik Account

Username: winteng@gmail.com

Password: Studnet577

Lesson Blog

Www.gledhillartscollective.com/Teng-Dylan

2023 Winter Semester Milestones

  1. NFPRE

Lesson Grades

  1. October 20, 2023:

  2. September 27, 2023: 💛 - needs more work, attention to detail.

  1. 💚NFRPE:

    1. In Newzik, under Charts and Guides, study the NFRPE Older Beginner page. Read this every day.

    2. This needs to be read more carefully.

  2. ❤️Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist No. 1

    1. ❤️CLOSE LOUD: 3 minutes hands together every day.

      1. VIDEO RECORD YOURSELF AND MAKE SURE YOU’RE DOING THE FOLLOWING:

        1. ❤️FINGERS DO NOT COME OFF KEYS

        2. ❤️POP WRISTS FORWARD ON THE ATTACK THEN RELAX

        3. ❤️DONT’ SLIDE ON THE KEYS

        4. ❤️FINGERS MUST BE ROUND

    2. 💛HIGH LOUD: 3 minutes hands together, every day.

      1. WHEN YOU RAISE YOUR FINGERS, MAKE SURE YOUR FINGERS DON’T BEND.

      2. THINK MORE MECHANICAL - ALL THREE STEPS SHOUDL BE CLEAR.

  1. 💜Four Star: Sight-reading & Ear Tests

    1. Do with Dustin next week.

  1. 💚Celebrate Theory Level 1, Unit 5

    1. REDO THIS UNIT FOR WEDNESDAY. THERE ARE TOO MANY ERRORS TO FIX SO LET’S START FROM THE BEGINNING AGAIN. :)

  1. ❤️Ukrainian Folk Song by Beethoven (L. 1, A)

    1. PRACTICE WITH THE VIDEO ABOVE ON SUNDAY, MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

  2. 💚Celebration by Anne Crosby-Gaudet

    1. PRACTICE STARTING AT ANY MEASURE OF THE PIECE WITH YOUR MUSIC.

    2. PRACTICE WITH THE METRONOME AT THE FOLLOWING TEMPI:

      1. Mm. 72 = quarter note - Sunday

      2. M.m. 76 = quarter note - Monday

      3. M.m. 80 = quarter note - Tuesday

    3. RH STACCATO NOTES:

      1. DO NOT SLIDE

      2. WRISTS HIGHER

      3. POKE THE KEYS, DON’T CHOP FROM THE SIDE.

      4. SHOULDER DOWN

💜Czerny Op. 823, No. 3

  1. Start with Dustin next week

October 25 & November 1, 2023

Assignment Key

💚 = Assignment on track. Keep up the good work.

💛 = Assignment needs special attention - a bit more work.

❤️ = Assignment was not done, or needs a lot of extra attention.

💜 = We didnt’ get to this at the lesson and we’ll start with it next week.

Newzik Account

Username: winteng@gmail.com

Password: Studnet577

Lesson Blog

Www.gledhillartscollective.com/Teng-Dylan

2023 Winter Semester Milestones

  1. NFPRE

Lesson Grades

  1. October 20, 2023:

  2. September 27, 2023: 💛 - needs more work, attention to detail.

  1. 💚NFRPE:

    1. In Newzik, under Charts and Guides, study the NFRPE Older Beginner page. Read this every day.

    2. This needs to be read more carefully.

  2. ❤️Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist No. 1

    1. CLOSE LOUD: 3 minutes hands together every day.

      1. Watch the video I texted to your thread every practice session.

      2. Close loud is FROM the key. make sure there is no space between your fingertips and the keyboard.

      3. Pop your wrist up on the attack and then immediately relax.

      4. Don’t slide on the keys.

      5. Keep your fingers round and curved.

      6. Very strong playing.

    2. HIGH LOUD: 3 minutes hands together, every day.

      1. ❤️❤️ALL FINGERS MUST BE CURVED AND DON’T SLIDE ON THE KEYBOARD.

  1. 💜Four Star: Sight-reading & Ear Tests

    1. Do with Dustin next week.

  1. ❤️Celebrate Theory Level 1, Unit 3

    1. ❤️Please fix all of the errors (see the pen markings)

  1. 💚 Ukrainian Folk Song by Beethoven (L. 1, A)

    1. LEARN MEASURES 1-4, RH and LH alone, use the NFRPE method. Please do every part of this method and use a chard if needed. Please reach out to me with any questions.

  2. 💚Celebration by Anne Crosby-Gaudet

    1. FOR EVERY ITEM BELOW, PRACTICE THREE TIMES CORRECTLY EACH PRACTICE SESSION

      1. 💚Keep the LH staccato whenever it needs to be.

      2. 💚measure 4: hold your pedal until the downbeat of measure 5

      3. 💚Practice playing from measures 12-15 with the metronome and remember that measure 14 had quarter notes.

      4. 💚Measure 14 & 16: make sure LH go OVER the RH, not under.

    2. After you fix the above, we can move on to speed-building!

💜Czerny Op. 823, No. 3

  1. Start with Dustin next week

October 20, 2023

Assignment Key

💚 = Assignment on track. Keep up the good work.

💛 = Assignment needs special attention - a bit more work.

❤️ = Assignment was not done, or needs a lot of extra attention.

💜 = We didnt’ get to this at the lesson and we’ll start with it next week.

Newzik Account

Username: winteng@gmail.com

Password: Studnet577

Lesson Blog

Www.gledhillartscollective.com/Teng-Dylan

2023 Winter Semester Milestones

  1. NFPRE

Lesson Grades

  1. October 20, 2023:

  2. September 27, 2023: 💛 - needs more work, attention to detail.

  1. 💚NFRPE:

    1. In Newzik, under Charts and Guides, study the NFRPE Older Beginner page. Read this every day.

    2. This needs to be read more carefully.

  2. 💛Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist (6 minutes minimum)

    1. No. 1: Much better! By Wednesday, please pay more attention to step No. 3 below.

      1. STEP 1: The fingers that need to play go straight UP

      2. STEP 2: All fingers come come down to touch the keys and make sure your striking finger is ROUND

      3. STEP 3: RELAX before you go back to repeat step 1 (every finger touches the keyboard during this step)

  1. 💜Four Star: Sight-reading & Ear Tests

    1. Do with Dustin next week.

  1. ❤️❤️Celebrate Theory Level 1

    1. ❤️Unit 2 - Fix all the red pen in your homework. PLEASE FIND THIS FOR WEDNESDAY

    2. 🖤Unit 3 - on hold

    3. 🖤Unit 5 - on hold

  1. 💚Celebration by Anne Crosby-Gaudet

    1. Measures 1-3 (watch the new video)

      1. Set the metronome to 100 (the “beat” should say 1, and “bpm” should say 100)

      2. Get in the correct sitting position (feet flat, straight back, shoulders down, wrists up)

      3. Play the rhythm in your lap remember to “poke with stick fingers” and don’t stay on the keys / lap

      4. Play the notes on the keyboard with the same position and poke high above the keyboard. SHOULDERS DOWN.

    2. Measure 4

      1. Relearn the fingering and play with wrists up and shoulders down.

      2. 3 times correctly each practice session.

    3. Measures 9-12 (watch the new video)

      1. Goal is to play with wrists up, blocked (all notes together in the same color) and with correct fingering.

      2. Think before you play, looking at each measure first.

      3. 3 times correctly each practice session.

    4. Measure 14

      1. Quarter note = two metronome tics

      2. Drop like you’re playing staccato, but stay on the keys after the attack and move wrist forward / up slightly.

      3. 3 times correctly each practice session.

💜Czerny Op. 823, No. 3

  1. Start with Dustin next week