Summer Schedule
June 24-July 21 - Sleep-away Camp!
August 5-16 - Second camp!
August vacation?
September 10, first day of school!
🟥Come up with a few options for traditional Jewish music?
🟩Grieg Lyric Pieces Book I, Op.12 - 2. Waltz (L. 5, C)
Before the recital - do a round of slow practice and start from several random spots to help your memory. If you have time, hands alone practice is good memory insurance as well.
“Edvard Grieg was a Norwegian composer who loved nature, mountains, and Norwegian folk music, and many of his pieces were inspired by those sounds and landscapes. This Waltz comes from his first book of Lyric Pieces, Opus 12. Even though it’s called a waltz, it feels more expressive and emotional than a ballroom dance” - paraphrase if you’d like
🟩🌟Yesterday, J. Lennon & McCartney
Before the recital - do a round of slow practice and start from several random spots to help your memory. If you have time, hands alone practice is good memory insurance as well.
“Yesterday” was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles, one of the most famous bands in music history. Paul McCartney said the melody actually came to him in a dream, and at first he worried he had accidentally copied it from another song!” - paraphrase if you’d like
🟩Rameau Rigaudon (L. 5, A)
Practice the yellow section slowly.
“Jean-Philippe Rameau was a French Baroque composer who was also known for his writings about music theory. This Rigaudon was originally written for the harpsichord and is part of a larger suite, which is a collection of dance movements. A Rigaudon is a traditional French dance known for its lively rhythm and clear structure.”
🟪Prelude, op. 39, no. 19 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (L. 5, Etude)
Rhythm at the end needs proper spacing.
🟪Theory Level 5
Start after recital.
🟪Technique: Level 5, RCMCP
Formula pattern & chroamtic
🟩Improvisation Assignment:
Improvise your way through the circle of 5ths.
🟩Four Star Sight-reading and Ear Tests Level 6 (tests PDF)
Online Ear-training Practice: rhythm & intervals.
Here’s a direct link:
https://moodle.rcmusic.com/lms/login/
Email: info@gledhillartscollective.com
Password: dust2789
🟪Music from Zelda?
🟩Prelude in G Major (Dear Mother)?
Beethoven Sonatina in F Major, Anh. 5 no 2 (L. 5, B)
Fantasia in E flat Major by Georg Philippine Telemann (L. 5, A)
Sonatina in F Major, op. 168, no. 1. I. Moderato cantabile by Anton Diabelli (L. 4, B)
Air in B-flat Major, HWV 471, by George Frideric Handel (L. 4, A)
Clementi, Sonatina in G Major, Op. 36 No. 2: Movement III (L. 4, B)
🟩Etude in E Minor op 65 no 42 by Carl Albert Loeschhorn (L. 4 Etude)
Masquerade by Linda Niamath (L. 4, Etude)
Clowns by Kabalevsky (L. 3, C)
Arabesque op. 100 no. 2 by Johann Friedrich Burgmüller (1806-1874) (L. 3, Etude)
🟩Left Alone by Joyce Grill (L. 3, Etude)
Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 (L. 3, B)
Sonatina in C Major op. 36 no. 1 by Clementi (L. 3, B)
Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126, attr. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 3, A)
Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)
🟩Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)
Impertinence, HWV 494 George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) (L. 2, A)
I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)
🟩Etude in D Minor op. 82 No. 65 by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, Etude)
🖤RCM Technical Requirements Level 5 in Newzik
🖤Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer
Prepare no. 115
Measures 1-4 - study in your mind first, then clap and ta.
Same thing for measures 5-8
Then put them together!
🖤Celebrate Theory, Level 4, Unit 8
🖤Sight-reading: Czerny Op. 599. Left off at No. 64
BEFORE YOU BEGIN: FOCUS
Keep a pulse no matter what and no matter how slow.
Don’t fix mistakes in realtime.
Let notes go if needed and look ahead to the next landing point.
Paused:
Bartok: Mikrocosmos, No. 6
J.S. Bach, 6 Preludes, BWV 939-943, No. 4
Finished:
Bürgmuller, 25 Etudes, Op. 100
🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)
At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:
N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟥 Red)
F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)
P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟨 Yellow)
E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)
R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟦 Blue)
✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.
Step-by-Step Practice Flow
Identify a section to record
Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.
Listen back with one color/goal in mind.
As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.
Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.
Choose a small “spot” section from your markings to fix.
“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:
✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or
✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.
Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing that spot.
Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.
🔧 Troubleshooting Tips
🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:
Do you need to slow down?
Should you practice hands alone?
Could you make the spot even smaller?
Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?
Do you need to think ahead more clearly?
Do you need blocking practice?