April 14, 2022

Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate Program Level 1

  • May 19th, 2022: In-person at 9:38 am.

    • List A: Aria in F Major, BWV Anh. 131 by Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)

    • List B: Mist by Clifford Poole (1916-2003)

    • List C: Swirling Leaves by

    • Etude: Drifting Clouds

Winter Recital 2022

  • February 6, 2022.

🟢 - Everything was correct, great work!

🟡 - on the right track but it needs more work

🔴 - needs lots of attention and work

⚫️ - no assignment - don’t practice this item.

🟣 - We didn’t get to this item

Remember to practice in the following order: 🔴🟣🟡🟢

  1. Improvisation warmup

    1. Choose a key

    2. Improvise with a pattern that you like and then repeat it

  2. REPERTOIRE

    1. Swirling Leaves by Gordon A. McKinnon (b. 1952) (L. 1, C)

      💚

      1. Hands together until m. 8

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

      💚

      1. See all the purple pen in Newzik

      2. Fix fingering mm. 9-12

      3. No tempo changes.

    3. Aria in F Major, BWV Anh. 131 by Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) (L. 1, A)

      💚

      1. See yellow

    4. Mist by Clifford Poole (1916-2003) (L. 1, B)

      💚

      1. Try to get rid of any pauses.

    5. 🖤Drifting Clouds (L. 1, Etude)

    6. 🖤A Little Piece Op. 6 No. 2 by Alexander Gedike (1877-1957)

    7. 🖤Red Satin Jazz by Martha Mier (b. 1936)

    8. 🖤Dream Journey by Christine Donkin (b. 1976)

    9. 🖤A Starry Night by Italo Taranta (b. 1928)

  3. TECHNIQUE

    1. Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik: Level 1

      💚

      1. Round fingers

      2. Careful of “squishy notes” (when the tone of one note overlaps into the following note)

      3. ”Tidy Attacks” be careful that when playing hands together, the notes sound exactly at the same time.

  4. MUSICIANSHIP

    1. Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer #51

      💚

      1. PREPARE mm. 1-2

        1. Clap the QUARTER NOTES

        2. Ta the rhythm

        3. REMEMBER don’t “tah” on the tie.

    2. Online Ear Training and Rhythm, Level 1 (Practice online 3 times per week)

      💚

      1. https://moodle.rcmusic.com/lms/my/ Click “Piano Teacher Courses”

      2. Be sure to practice the playback and clap backs

        1. Login Info

          1. info@gledhillartscollective.com

          2. dust2789

    3. Interval Recognition: major and minor 3rds (in the RCM Syllabus, p. 25)

      💚

      1. Say and play major and minors every day (5 each day)

      2. Do two of the “sight playing” tests each practice session.

    4. Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 2

      💚

      1. Prepare Set 02 05

    5. Celebrate Theory, Level 3

      🖤

      1. NO ASSIGNMENT YET

  5. Review Pieces: ALWAYS USE YOUR MUSIC.

    1. 🟢Waltz Op. 39 No. 13 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987) (L. 1, B)

    2. 🟢Andante in G Minor by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) (L. 1, A)

    3. 🟢Minuet in F Major K. 2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)(L. 1, A)

    4. 🟢German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 1, A)

    5. 🟢Drifting Clouds by William Gillock (L. 1, Etude)

    6. 🟢Calico Cat

      1. Review

    7. 🟢Freddie the Frog by Anne Crosby-Gaudet

      1. Try to come off the ends of the slurs.

    8. 🟢Distant Chimes

      1. Review

    9. 🟢Sneaky Sam

      1. Review

    10. 🟢A Song by Alexander Gedike

      1. Review

No assignments below this line

Online Games

  1. RCM Online Ear Training and Rhythm

    1. https://moodle.rcmusic.com/lms/my/

    2. Click “Piano Teacher Courses”

      1. Login Info

        1. info@gledhillartscollective.com

        2. dust2789

    3. Then click Ear Training Prep A

    4. Rhythm Easy

March 31 & April 10, 2022

Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate Program Level 1

  • May 19th, 2022: In-person at 9:38 am.

    • List A: Aria in F Major, BWV Anh. 131 by Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)

    • List B: Mist by Clifford Poole (1916-2003)

    • List C: Swirling Leaves by

    • Etude: Drifting Clouds

Winter Recital 2022

  • February 6, 2022.

🟢 - Everything was correct, great work!

🟡 - on the right track but it needs more work

🔴 - needs lots of attention and work

⚫️ - no assignment - don’t practice this item.

🟣 - We didn’t get to this item

Remember to practice in the following order: 🔴🟣🟡🟢

  1. REPERTOIRE

    1. Swirling Leaves by Gordon A. McKinnon (b. 1952) (L. 1, C)

      💚

      1. Hands together until m. 8

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

      💜

      1. See all the purple pen in Newzik

      2. Fix fingering mm. 9-12

      3. No tempo changes.

    3. Aria in F Major, BWV Anh. 131 by Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) (L. 1, A)

      💜

      1. Be careful of your half notes. Make sure to count while you are playing them.

    4. Mist by Clifford Poole (1916-2003) (L. 1, B)

      💜

      1. Review once a week with your music

    5. 🖤Drifting Clouds (L. 1, Etude)

    6. 🖤A Little Piece Op. 6 No. 2 by Alexander Gedike (1877-1957)

    7. 🖤Red Satin Jazz by Martha Mier (b. 1936)

    8. 🖤Dream Journey by Christine Donkin (b. 1976)

    9. 🖤A Starry Night by Italo Taranta (b. 1928)

  2. TECHNIQUE

    1. Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik: Level 1

      💚

      1. Round fingers

      2. Careful of “squishy notes” (when the tone of one note overlaps into the following note)

      3. ”Tidy Attacks” be careful that when playing hands together, the notes sound exactly at the same time.

  3. MUSICIANSHIP

    1. Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer #51

      💚

      1. PREPARE mm. 1-2

        1. Clap the QUARTER NOTES

        2. Ta the rhythm

        3. REMEMBER don’t “tah” on the tie.

    2. Online Ear Training and Rhythm, Level 1 (Practice online 3 times per week)

      💛💜

      1. https://moodle.rcmusic.com/lms/my/ Click “Piano Teacher Courses”

      2. Be sure to practice the playback and clap backs

        1. Login Info

          1. info@gledhillartscollective.com

          2. dust2789

    3. Interval Recognition: major and minor 3rds (in the RCM Syllabus, p. 25)

      💚

      1. Say and play major and minors every day (5 each day)

      2. Do two of the “sight playing” tests each practice session.

    4. Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 2

      💚

      1. Prepare Set 02 05

    5. Celebrate Theory, Level 3

      🖤

      1. NO ASSIGNMENT YET

  4. Review Pieces: ALWAYS USE YOUR MUSIC.

    1. 🟢Waltz Op. 39 No. 13 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987) (L. 1, B)

    2. 🟢Andante in G Minor by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) (L. 1, A)

    3. 🟢Minuet in F Major K. 2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)(L. 1, A)

    4. 🟢German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 1, A)

    5. 🟢Drifting Clouds by William Gillock (L. 1, Etude)

    6. 🟢Calico Cat

      1. Review

    7. 🟢Freddie the Frog by Anne Crosby-Gaudet

      1. Try to come off the ends of the slurs.

    8. 🟢Distant Chimes

      1. Review

    9. 🟢Sneaky Sam

      1. Review

    10. 🟢A Song by Alexander Gedike

      1. Review

No assignments below this line

Online Games

  1. RCM Online Ear Training and Rhythm

    1. https://moodle.rcmusic.com/lms/my/

    2. Click “Piano Teacher Courses”

      1. Login Info

        1. info@gledhillartscollective.com

        2. dust2789

    3. Then click Ear Training Prep A

    4. Rhythm Easy

March 10, 2022

Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate Program Level 1

  • Take practical exam before Winter Break

    • List A: Aria in F Major, BWV Anh. 131 by Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)

    • List B: Mist by Clifford Poole (1916-2003)

    • List C:

    • Etude: Drifting Clouds

Winter Recital 2022

  • February 6, 2022.

🟢 - Everything was correct, great work!

🟡 - on the right track but it needs more work

🔴 - needs lots of attention and work

⚫️ - no assignment - don’t practice this item.

🟣 - We didn’t get to this item

Remember to practice in the following order: 🔴🟣🟡🟢

  1. REPERTOIRE

    1. Swirling Leaves by Gordon A. McKinnon (b. 1952) (L. 1, C)

      1. Learn one phrase at a time with all of NFRPE, RH and LH alone. Don’t put this hands together until you’ve done the above with NFRPE.

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

      💚

      1. Practice playing with m.m. 100 per quarter note. Ta one bar of 8th notes out loud before you begin each time.

      2. Also, remember your ties.

    3. Drifting Clouds (L. 1, Etude)

      💚

      1. Review one time each week with your music and practice starting from any measure of the piece.

    4. Aria in F Major, BWV Anh. 131 by Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) (L. 1, A)

      💚

      1. Review once a week with your music

    5. Mist by Clifford Poole (1916-2003) (L. 1, B)

      💚

      1. Review once a week with your music

    6. ⚫️A Little Piece Op. 6 No. 2 by Alexander Gedike (1877-1957)

    7. ⚫️Red Satin Jazz by Martha Mier (b. 1936)

    8. ⚫️Dream Journey by Christine Donkin (b. 1976)

    9. ⚫️A Starry Night by Italo Taranta (b. 1928)

  2. TECHNIQUE

    1. Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik

      💚

      1. Set metronome to 60 for two notes per beat.

      2. RHYTHM: be able to play with a steady beat. Count 4 8th notes out loud before you begin.

      3. POSITION: please do NOT move wrist around or up and down. All finger ROUND and CURVED.

        1. Remember when you’re playing G minor melodic, the 6th scale degree is E-flat. So we raise it in melodic form to E-natural.

        2. Remember melodic scale: raise the 6th and 7th degrees and lower them on the way down.

  3. MUSICIANSHIP

    1. Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer #50

      💚

      1. PREPARE mm. 5-8

        1. Clap the QUARTER NOTES

        2. Ta the rhythm

        3. REMEMBER to clap two beats before you begin.

    2. Four Star Level 1 Tests

      💜

      1. Do two of the “sight playing” tests each practice session.

    3. Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 2

      🖤

      1. Prepare Set 02 05

        1. On hold until after Feb 6th 2022

    4. Celebrate Theory, Level 3

      🖤

      1. NO ASSIGNMENT YET

  4. Review Pieces: ALWAYS USE YOUR MUSIC.

    1. 🟢Waltz Op. 39 No. 13 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987) (L. 1, B)

    2. 🟢Andante in G Minor by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) (L. 1, A)

    3. 🟢Minuet in F Major K. 2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)(L. 1, A)

    4. 🟢German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 1, A)

    5. 🟢Drifting Clouds by William Gillock (L. 1, Etude)

    6. 🟢Calico Cat

      1. Review

    7. 🟢Freddie the Frog by Anne Crosby-Gaudet

      1. Try to come off the ends of the slurs.

    8. 🟢Distant Chimes

      1. Review

    9. 🟢Sneaky Sam

      1. Review

    10. 🟢A Song by Alexander Gedike

      1. Review

No assignments below this line

Online Games

  1. RCM Online Ear Training and Rhythm

    1. https://moodle.rcmusic.com/lms/my/

    2. Click “Piano Teacher Courses”

      1. Login Info

        1. info@gledhillartscollective.com

        2. dust2789

    3. Then click Ear Training Prep A

    4. Rhythm Easy

February 24, 2022

Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate Program Level 1

  • Take practical exam before Winter Break

    • List A: Aria in F Major, BWV Anh. 131 by Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)

    • List B: Mist by Clifford Poole (1916-2003)

    • List C:

    • Etude: Drifting Clouds

Winter Recital 2022

  • February 6, 2022.

🟢 - Everything was correct, great work!

🟡 - on the right track but it needs more work

🔴 - needs lots of attention and work

⚫️ - no assignment - don’t practice this item.

🟣 - We didn’t get to this item

Remember to practice in the following order: 🔴🟣🟡🟢

  1. REPERTOIRE

    1. Dustin will bring an Invention (List C, Level 1) next week

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

      💚

      1. “Falling Poking Finger (bored)Technique” for mm. 1-3 (see video)

        1. Body Position: SHOULDER down, ELBOW relaxed (bored)WRIST up,

        2. ATTACKING THE KEYS: Attack from ABOVE the keyboard. DON’T pull back into the air. On a DOUBLE ATTACK, travel slightly forward (don’t brush or pull toward your body).

      2. Gravity Crashes and Poke Pops (see video)

      3. See all markings in Newzik

      4. Learn to the end.

    3. Drifting Clouds (L. 1, Etude)

      💚

      1. Review one time each week with your music and practice starting from any measure of the piece.

    4. Aria in F Major, BWV Anh. 131 by Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) (L. 1, A)

      💚

      1. Review once a week with your music

    5. Mist by Clifford Poole (1916-2003) (L. 1, B)

      💚

      1. Review once a week with your music

    6. ⚫️A Little Piece Op. 6 No. 2 by Alexander Gedike (1877-1957)

    7. ⚫️Red Satin Jazz by Martha Mier (b. 1936)

    8. ⚫️Dream Journey by Christine Donkin (b. 1976)

    9. ⚫️A Starry Night by Italo Taranta (b. 1928)

  2. TECHNIQUE

    1. Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik

      💚

      1. Set metronome to 60 for two notes per beat.

      2. RHYTHM: be able to play with a steady beat. Count 4 8th notes out loud before you begin.

      3. POSITION: please do NOT move wrist around or up and down. All finger ROUND and CURVED.

        1. Remember when you’re playing G minor melodic, the 6th scale degree is E-flat. So we raise it in melodic form to E-natural.

        2. Remember melodic scale: raise the 6th and 7th degrees and lower them on the way down.

  3. MUSICIANSHIP

    1. Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer #50

      💚

      1. PREPARE mm. 5-8

        1. Clap the QUARTER NOTES

        2. Ta the rhythm

        3. REMEMBER to clap two beats before you begin.

    2. Four Star Level 1 Tests

      💜

      1. Do two of the “sight playing” tests each practice session.

    3. Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 2

      🖤

      1. Prepare Set 02 05

        1. On hold until after Feb 6th 2022

    4. Celebrate Theory, Level 3

      🖤

      1. NO ASSIGNMENT YET

  4. Review Pieces: ALWAYS USE YOUR MUSIC.

    1. 🟢Waltz Op. 39 No. 13 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987) (L. 1, B)

    2. 🟢Andante in G Minor by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) (L. 1, A)

    3. 🟢Minuet in F Major K. 2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)(L. 1, A)

    4. 🟢German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 1, A)

    5. 🟢Drifting Clouds by William Gillock (L. 1, Etude)

    6. 🟢Calico Cat

      1. Review

    7. 🟢Freddie the Frog by Anne Crosby-Gaudet

      1. Try to come off the ends of the slurs.

    8. 🟢Distant Chimes

      1. Review

    9. 🟢Sneaky Sam

      1. Review

    10. 🟢A Song by Alexander Gedike

      1. Review

No assignments below this line

Online Games

  1. RCM Online Ear Training and Rhythm

    1. https://moodle.rcmusic.com/lms/my/

    2. Click “Piano Teacher Courses”

      1. Login Info

        1. info@gledhillartscollective.com

        2. dust2789

    3. Then click Ear Training Prep A

    4. Rhythm Easy

January 27, 2022

Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate Program Level 1

  • Take practical exam before Winter Break

    • List A

    • Etude: Drifting Clouds

Winter Recital 2022

  • February 6, 2022.

🟢 - Everything was correct, great work!

🟡 - on the right track but it needs more work

🔴 - needs lots of attention and work

⚫️ - no assignment - don’t practice this item.

🟣 - We didn’t get to this item

Remember to practice in the following order: 🔴🟣🟡🟢

  1. REPERTOIRE

    1. (🎶)Andante in G Minor by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) (L. 1, A)

      💚💚

      1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

      2. Practice with the metronome. You tend to speed up in section 2.

    2. (🎶)Aria in F Major, BWV Anh. 131 by Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) (L. 1, A)

      💚💚

      1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

      2. Fix all the purple markings

      3. EVERY DAY, EACH SYSTEM, start your practice with hands alone with metronome, then hands together.

    3. (🎶)Waltz Op. 39 No. 13 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

      💚💚🟢🟢🟢🟢🟣

      1. Fix all the purple pen

      2. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

    4. (🎶)Mist by Clifford Poole (1916-2003)

      💚💚

      1. EXPRESSION PRACTICE: (4 measures at a time)

        1. No faster than m.m. 69

        2. Make sure to do ALL the expressive markings

        3. 3 times correctly for each 4 measure chunk.

      2. NEXT WEEK: Rhythm and Position Practice

      3. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

  2. Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik

    🖤🟢🟡🟡🟢🟢🟡🟢🟡

    1. Set metronome to 60 for two notes per beat.

    2. RHYTHM: be able to play with a steady beat. Count 4 8th notes out loud before you begin.

    3. POSITION: please do NOT move wrist around or up and down. All finger ROUND and CURVED.

      1. Remember when you’re playing G minor melodic, the 6th scale degree is E-flat. So we raise it in melodic form to E-natural.

      2. Remember melodic scale: raise the 6th and 7th degrees and lower them on the way down.

  3. Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer #50

    🖤🟣🟢🟡🟣

    1. PREPARE the first 4 measures

      1. Clap the QUARTER NOTES

      2. Ta the rhythm

      3. REMEMBER to clap two beats before you begin.

  4. Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 2

    🖤💚🟢🟣🟡🟢🟡🟡🟣🟢🟣

    1. Prepare Set 02 05

      1. On hold until after Feb 6th 2022

  5. Celebrate Theory, Level 3

    🖤

    1. NO ASSIGNMENT YET

    1. ⚫️A Little Piece Op. 6 No. 2 by Alexander Gedike (1877-1957)

    2. ⚫️Red Satin Jazz by Martha Mier (b. 1936)

    3. ⚫️Dream Journey by Christine Donkin (b. 1976)

    4. ⚫️A Starry Night by Italo Taranta (b. 1928)

  6. Review Pieces: ALWAYS USE YOUR MUSIC.

    1. 🟢Minuet in F Major K. 2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)(L. 1, A)

    2. 🟢German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 1, A)

    3. 🟢Drifting Clouds by William Gillock (L. 1, Etude)

    4. 🟢Calico Cat

      1. Review

    5. 🟢Freddie the Frog by Anne Crosby-Gaudet

      1. Try to come off the ends of the slurs.

    6. 🟢Distant Chimes

      1. Review

    7. 🟢Sneaky Sam

      1. Review

    8. 🟢A Song by Alexander Gedike

      1. Review

No assignments below this line

Online Games

  1. RCM Online Ear Training and Rhythm

    1. https://moodle.rcmusic.com/lms/my/

    2. Click “Piano Teacher Courses”

      1. Login Info

        1. info@gledhillartscollective.com

        2. dust2789

    3. Then click Ear Training Prep A

    4. Rhythm Easy

January 20, 2022

Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate Program Level 1

  • Take practical exam before Winter Break

    • List A

    • Etude: Drifting Clouds

Winter Recital 2022

  • February 6, 2022

🟢 - Everything was correct, great work!

🟡 - on the right track but it needs more work

🔴 - needs lots of attention and work

⚫️ - no assignment - don’t practice this item.

🟣 - We didn’t get to this item

Remember to practice in the following order: 🔴🟣🟡🟢

  1. Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik

    🖤🟢🟡🟡🟢🟢🟡🟢🟡

    1. Set metronome to 60 for two notes per beat.

    2. RHYTHM: be able to play with a steady beat. Count 4 8th notes out loud before you begin.

    3. POSITION: please do NOT move wrist around or up and down. All finger ROUND and CURVED.

      1. Remember when you’re playing G minor melodic, the 6th scale degree is E-flat. So we raise it in melodic form to E-natural.

      2. Remember melodic scale: raise the 6th and 7th degrees and lower them on the way down.

  2. Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer #50

    🖤🟣🟢🟡🟣

    1. PREPARE the first 4 measures

      1. Clap the QUARTER NOTES

      2. Ta the rhythm

      3. REMEMBER to clap two beats before you begin.

  3. Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 2

    🖤💚🟢🟣🟡🟢🟡🟡🟣🟢🟣

    1. Prepare Set 02 05

      1. On hold until after Feb 6th 2022

  4. Celebrate Theory, Level 3

    🖤

    1. NO ASSIGNMENT YET

  5. REPERTOIRE

    1. (🎶)Andante in G Minor by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) (L. 1, A)

      💚💚

      1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

      2. Practice with the metronome. You tend to speed up in section 2.

    2. (🎶)Aria in F Major, BWV Anh. 131 by Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) (L. 1, A)

      💚💚

      1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

      2. Fix all the purple markings

      3. EVERY DAY, EACH SYSTEM, start your practice with hands alone with metronome, then hands together.

    3. (🎶)Waltz Op. 39 No. 13 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

      💚💚🟢🟢🟢🟢🟣

      1. Fix all the purple pen

      2. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

    4. (🎶)Mist by Clifford Poole (1916-2003)

      💚💚

      1. EXPRESSION PRACTICE: (4 measures at a time)

        1. No faster than m.m. 69

        2. Make sure to do ALL the expressive markings

        3. 3 times correctly for each 4 measure chunk.

      2. NEXT WEEK: Rhythm and Position Practice

      3. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

    5. ⚫️A Little Piece Op. 6 No. 2 by Alexander Gedike (1877-1957)

    6. ⚫️Red Satin Jazz by Martha Mier (b. 1936)

    7. ⚫️Dream Journey by Christine Donkin (b. 1976)

    8. ⚫️A Starry Night by Italo Taranta (b. 1928)

  6. Review Pieces: ALWAYS USE YOUR MUSIC.

    1. 🟢Minuet in F Major K. 2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)(L. 1, A)

    2. 🟢German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 1, A)

    3. 🟢Drifting Clouds by William Gillock (L. 1, Etude)

    4. 🟢Calico Cat

      1. Review

    5. 🟢Freddie the Frog by Anne Crosby-Gaudet

      1. Try to come off the ends of the slurs.

    6. 🟢Distant Chimes

      1. Review

    7. 🟢Sneaky Sam

      1. Review

    8. 🟢A Song by Alexander Gedike

      1. Review

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    4. Rhythm Easy

January 13, 2021

Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate Program Level 1

  • Take practical exam before Winter Break

    • List A

    • Etude: Drifting Clouds

Winter Recital 2022

  • February 6, 2022

🟢 - Everything was correct, great work!

🟡 - on the right track but it needs more work

🔴 - needs lots of attention and work

⚫️ - no assignment - don’t practice this item.

🟣 - We didn’t get to this item

Remember to practice in the following order: 🔴🟣🟡🟢

  1. Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik

    🖤🟢🟡🟡🟢🟢🟡🟢🟡

    1. Set metronome to 60 for two notes per beat.

    2. RHYTHM: be able to play with a steady beat. Count 4 8th notes out loud before you begin.

    3. POSITION: please do NOT move wrist around or up and down. All finger ROUND and CURVED.

      1. Remember when you’re playing G minor melodic, the 6th scale degree is E-flat. So we raise it in melodic form to E-natural.

      2. Remember melodic scale: raise the 6th and 7th degrees and lower them on the way down.

  2. Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer #50

    🖤🟣🟢🟡🟣

    1. PREPARE the first 4 measures

      1. Clap the QUARTER NOTES

      2. Ta the rhythm

      3. REMEMBER to clap two beats before you begin.

  3. Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 2

    🖤💚🟢🟣🟡🟢🟡🟡🟣🟢🟣

    1. Prepare Set 02 05

      1. On hold until after Feb 6th 2022

  4. Celebrate Theory, Level 3

    🖤

    1. NO ASSIGNMENT YET

  5. REPERTOIRE

    1. (🎶)Andante in G Minor by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) (L. 1, A)

      💚

      1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

    2. (🎶)Aria in F Major, BWV Anh. 131 by Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) (L. 1, A)

      💚

      1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

    3. (🎶)Waltz Op. 39 No. 13 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

      💚🟢🟢🟢🟢🟣

      1. Review once a week with the music and metronome or audio

      2. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

    4. (🎶)Mist by Clifford Poole (1916-2003)

      💚

      1. Keep a high wrist and learn to the end for next lesson.

      2. RH: whenever there’s a long phrase / slur: keep legato (don’t leave the keys if possible) until the end of the slur.

      3. PRACTICE LEFT HAND ALONE: measures 1-8, three times each practice session.

      4. PRACTICE MEASURES 15-16: three times correctly each practice session with a forward wrist on the long notes.

    5. ⚫️A Little Piece Op. 6 No. 2 by Alexander Gedike (1877-1957)

    6. ⚫️Red Satin Jazz by Martha Mier (b. 1936)

    7. ⚫️Dream Journey by Christine Donkin (b. 1976)

    8. ⚫️A Starry Night by Italo Taranta (b. 1928)

  6. Review Pieces: ALWAYS USE YOUR MUSIC.

    1. 🟢Minuet in F Major K. 2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)(L. 1, A)

    2. 🟢German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 1, A)

    3. 🟢Drifting Clouds by William Gillock (L. 1, Etude)

    4. 🟢Calico Cat

      1. Review

    5. 🟢Freddie the Frog by Anne Crosby-Gaudet

      1. Try to come off the ends of the slurs.

    6. 🟢Distant Chimes

      1. Review

    7. 🟢Sneaky Sam

      1. Review

    8. 🟢A Song by Alexander Gedike

      1. Review

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    4. Rhythm Easy

December 19, 2021

Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate Program Level 1

  • Take practical exam before Winter Break

    • List A

    • Etude: Drifting Clouds

Winter Recital 2022

  • February 6, 2022

🟢 - Everything was correct, great work!

🟡 - on the right track but it needs more work

🔴 - needs lots of attention and work

⚫️ - no assignment - don’t practice this item.

🟣 - We didn’t get to this item

Remember to practice in the following order: 🔴🟣🟡🟢

  1. Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik

    🟢🟡🟡🟢🟢🟡🟢🟡

    1. Set metronome to 60 for two notes per beat.

    2. RHYTHM: be able to play with a steady beat. Count 4 8th notes out loud before you begin.

    3. POSITION: please do NOT move wrist around or up and down. All finger ROUND and CURVED.

      1. Remember when you’re playing G minor melodic, the 6th scale degree is E-flat. So we raise it in melodic form to E-natural.

      2. Remember melodic scale: raise the 6th and 7th degrees and lower them on the way down.

  2. Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer #50

    🖤🟣🟢🟡🟣

    1. PREPARE the first 4 measures

      1. Clap the QUARTER NOTES

      2. Ta the rhythm

      3. REMEMBER to clap two beats before you begin.

  3. Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 2

    🖤💚🟢🟣🟡🟢🟡🟡🟣🟢🟣

    1. Prepare Set 02 05

      1. On hold until after Feb 6th 2022

  4. Celebrate Theory, Level 3

    ⚫️

    1. NO ASSIGNMENT YET

  5. Level 1: Etudes

  6. Level 1: List A

  7. Level 1: List B

    1. Waltz Op. 39 No. 13 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

      💚🟢🟢🟢🟢🟣

      1. Review once a week with the music and metronome or audio

    2. ⚫️A Little Piece Op. 6 No. 2 by Alexander Gedike (1877-1957)

    3. 💚Mist by Clifford Poole (1916-2003)

    4. ⚫️Red Satin Jazz by Martha Mier (b. 1936)

    5. ⚫️Dream Journey by Christine Donkin (b. 1976)

    6. ⚫️A Starry Night by Italo Taranta (b. 1928)

  8. Review Pieces: ALWAYS USE YOUR MUSIC.

    1. 🟢Minuet in F Major K. 2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)(L. 1, A)

    2. 🟢German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 1, A)

    3. 🟢Aria in F Major, BWV Anh. 131 by Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) (L. 1, A)

    4. 🟢Andante in G Minor by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) (L. 1, A)

    5. 🟢Drifting Clouds by William Gillock (L. 1, Etude)

    6. 🟢Calico Cat

      1. Review

    7. 🟢Freddie the Frog by Anne Crosby-Gaudet

      1. Try to come off the ends of the slurs.

    8. 🟢Distant Chimes

      1. Review

    9. 🟢Sneaky Sam

      1. Review

    10. 🟢A Song by Alexander Gedike

      1. Review

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        2. dust2789

    3. Then click Ear Training Prep A

    4. Rhythm Easy

December 9, 2021

Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate Program Level 1

  • Take practical exam before Winter Break

    • List A

    • Etude: Drifting Clouds

Winter Recital 2022

  • February 6, 2022

🟢 - Everything was correct, great work!

🟡 - on the right track but it needs more work

🔴 - needs lots of attention and work

⚫️ - no assignment - don’t practice this item.

🟣 - We didn’t get to this item

Remember to practice in the following order: 🔴🟣🟡🟢

  1. Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik

    🟢🟡🟡🟢🟢🟡🟢🟡

    1. Set metronome to 60 for two notes per beat.

    2. RHYTHM: be able to play with a steady beat. Count 4 8th notes out loud before you begin.

    3. POSITION: please do NOT move wrist around or up and down. All finger ROUND and CURVED.

      1. Remember when you’re playing G minor melodic, the 6th scale degree is E-flat. So we raise it in melodic form to E-natural.

      2. Remember melodic scale: raise the 6th and 7th degrees and lower them on the way down.

  2. Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer #50

    🟣🟢🟡🟣

    1. PREPARE the first 4 measures

      1. Clap the QUARTER NOTES

      2. Ta the rhythm

      3. REMEMBER to clap two beats before you begin.

  3. Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 2

    🟢🟣🟡🟢🟡🟡🟣🟢🟣

    1. Prepare Set 02 05

      1. RHYTHM: when you get to a quarter not (or other long notes), think of the shortest note value. Be patient with yourself here. This is the only part of music that gives you trouble and frustration. You’re doing so well, otherwise!

      2. Before you begin a Sightreading assignment:

        1. Identify the shortest note value so we can understand how fast to play the example. Don’t play too fast.

        2. Establish the beat (usually a quarter note gets one beat).

        3. Then do the rhythm in your head.

        4. Go slower

        5. Look at ALL the notes. No just one hand. :)

  4. Celebrate Theory, Level 3

    ⚫️

    1. NO ASSIGNMENT YET

  5. Level 1: Etudes

  6. Level 1: List A

  7. Level 1: List B

    1. Waltz Op. 39 No. 13 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

      🟢🟢🟢🟢🟣

      1. See all the red markings in your music. Pass off next week! New piece!

    2. ⚫️A Little Piece Op. 6 No. 2 by Alexander Gedike (1877-1957)

    3. ⚫️Mist by Clifford Poole (1916-2003)

    4. ⚫️Red Satin Jazz by Martha Mier (b. 1936)

    5. ⚫️Dream Journey by Christine Donkin (b. 1976)

    6. ⚫️A Starry Night by Italo Taranta (b. 1928)

  8. Review Pieces: ALWAYS USE YOUR MUSIC.

    1. 🟢Minuet in F Major K. 2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)(L. 1, A)

    2. 🟢German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 1, A)

    3. 🟢Aria in F Major, BWV Anh. 131 by Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) (L. 1, A)

    4. 🟢Andante in G Minor by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) (L. 1, A)

    5. 🟢Drifting Clouds by William Gillock (L. 1, Etude)

    6. 🟢Calico Cat

      1. Review

    7. 🟢Freddie the Frog by Anne Crosby-Gaudet

      1. Try to come off the ends of the slurs.

    8. 🟢Distant Chimes

      1. Review

    9. 🟢Sneaky Sam

      1. Review

    10. 🟢A Song by Alexander Gedike

      1. Review

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        2. dust2789

    3. Then click Ear Training Prep A

    4. Rhythm Easy

December 2, 2021

Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate Program Level 1

  • Take practical exam before Winter Break

    • List A

    • Etude: Drifting Clouds

Winter Recital 2022

  • February 6, 2022

🟢 - Everything was correct, great work!

🟡 - on the right track but it needs more work

🔴 - needs lots of attention and work

⚫️ - no assignment - don’t practice this item.

🟣 - We didn’t get to this item

Remember to practice in the following order: 🔴🟣🟡🟢

  1. Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik

    🟡🟡🟢🟢🟡🟢🟡

    1. Set metronome to 60 for two notes per beat.

    2. RHYTHM: be able to play with a steady beat. Count 4 8th notes out loud before you begin.

    3. POSITION: please do NOT move wrist around or up and down. All finger ROUND and CURVED.

      1. Remember when you’re playing G minor melodic, the 6th scale degree is E-flat. So we raise it in melodic form to E-natural.

      2. Remember melodic scale: raise the 6th and 7th degrees and lower them on the way down.

  2. Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer #50

    🟢🟡🟣

    1. PREPARE the first 4 measures

      1. Clap the QUARTER NOTES

      2. Ta the rhythm

      3. REMEMBER to clap two beats before you begin.

  3. Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 2

    🟣🟡🟢🟡🟡🟣🟢🟣

    1. Prepare Set 02 03

      1. Before you begin a Sightreading assignment:

        1. Identify the shortest note value so we can understand how fast to play the example. Don’t play too fast.

        2. Establish the beat (usually a quarter note gets one beat).

        3. Then do the rhythm in your head.

        4. Go slower

        5. Look at ALL the notes. No just one hand. :)

  4. Celebrate Theory, Level 3

    ⚫️

    1. NO ASSIGNMENT YET

  5. Level 1: Etudes

  6. Level 1: List A

  7. Level 1: List B

    1. Waltz Op. 39 No. 13 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

      🟢🟢🟢🟣

      1. See all the green and new markings in your music.

      2. Practice ninja hands with the new boxes. Be able to move from one position to another with no troubles.

    2. ⚫️A Little Piece Op. 6 No. 2 by Alexander Gedike (1877-1957)

    3. ⚫️Mist by Clifford Poole (1916-2003)

    4. ⚫️Red Satin Jazz by Martha Mier (b. 1936)

    5. ⚫️Dream Journey by Christine Donkin (b. 1976)

    6. ⚫️A Starry Night by Italo Taranta (b. 1928)

  8. Review Pieces: ALWAYS USE YOUR MUSIC.

    1. 🟢Minuet in F Major K. 2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)(L. 1, A)

    2. 🟢German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 1, A)

    3. 🟢Aria in F Major, BWV Anh. 131 by Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) (L. 1, A)

    4. 🟢Andante in G Minor by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) (L. 1, A)

    5. 🟢Drifting Clouds by William Gillock (L. 1, Etude)

    6. 🟢Calico Cat

      1. Review

    7. 🟢Freddie the Frog by Anne Crosby-Gaudet

      1. Try to come off the ends of the slurs.

    8. 🟢Distant Chimes

      1. Review

    9. 🟣Sneaky Sam

      1. Review

    10. 🟢A Song by Alexander Gedike

      1. Review

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        2. dust2789

    3. Then click Ear Training Prep A

    4. Rhythm Easy

November 18, 2021

Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate Program Level 1

  • Take practical exam before Winter Break

    • List A

    • Etude: Drifting Clouds

Winter Recital 2022

  • February 6, 2022

🟢 - Everything was correct, great work!

🟡 - on the right track but it needs more work

🔴 - needs lots of attention and work

⚫️ - no assignment - don’t practice this item.

🟣 - We didn’t get to this item

Remember to practice in the following order: 🔴🟣🟡🟢

  1. Technique

    1. Go to The Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik

      🟡🟢🟢🟡🟢🟡

      1. Set metronome to 60 for two notes per beat.

      2. RHYTHM: be able to play with a steady beat. Count 4 8th notes out loud before you begin.

      3. POSITION: please do NOT move wrist around or up and down. All finger ROUND and CURVED.

        1. Remember when you’re playing G minor melodic, the 6th scale degree is E-flat. So we raise it in melodic form to E-natural.

        2. Remember melodic scale: raise the 6th and 7th degrees and lower them on the way down.

  2. Musicianship

    1. Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer

      🟡🟣

      1. Prepare Number 50 by clapping or tapping EACH 8th NOTE, and ta-ing the rhythm.

    2. Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 2

      1. Prepare Set 02 03

        🟡🟢🟡🟡🟣🟢🟣

        1. Before you begin a Sightreading assignment:

          1. Identify the shortest note value so we can understand how fast to play the example. Don’t play too fast.

          2. Establish the beat (usually a quarter note gets one beat).

          3. Then do the rhythm in your head.

          4. Go slower

          5. Look at ALL the notes. No just one hand. :)

  3. Theory

    1. ⚫️Celebrate Theory, Level 3

      1. NO ASSIGNMENT YET

  4. Repertoire

    1. Level 1: Etudes

    2. Level 1: List A

    3. Level 1: List B

      1. Waltz Op. 39 No. 13 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

        🟢🟢🟣

        1. See all markings in your music.

        2. Our focus is POSITION

      2. ⚫️A Little Piece Op. 6 No. 2 by Alexander Gedike (1877-1957)

      3. ⚫️Mist by Clifford Poole (1916-2003)

      4. ⚫️Red Satin Jazz by Martha Mier (b. 1936)

      5. ⚫️Dream Journey by Christine Donkin (b. 1976)

      6. ⚫️A Starry Night by Italo Taranta (b. 1928)

    4. Review Pieces

      1. 🟢Minuet in F Major K. 2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)(L. 1, A)

      2. 🟢German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 1, A)

      3. 🟢Aria in F Major, BWV Anh. 131 by Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) (L. 1, A)

      4. 🟢Andante in G Minor by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) (L. 1, A)

      5. 🟢Drifting Clouds by William Gillock (L. 1, Etude)

      6. 🟢Calico Cat

        1. Review

      7. 🟢Freddie the Frog by Anne Crosby-Gaudet

        1. Try to come off the ends of the slurs.

      8. 🟢Distant Chimes

        1. Review

      9. 🟣Sneaky Sam

        1. Review

      10. 🟣A Song by Alexander Gedike

        1. Review

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    1. https://moodle.rcmusic.com/lms/my/

    2. Click “Piano Teacher Courses”

      1. Login Info

        1. info@gledhillartscollective.com

        2. dust2789

    3. Then click Ear Training Prep A

    4. Rhythm Easy

November 4, 2021

Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate Program Level 1

  • Take practical exam before Winter Break

    • List A

    • Etude: Drifting Clouds

Winter Recital 2022

  • February 6, 2022

🟢 - Everything was correct, great work!

🟡 - on the right track but it needs more work

🔴 - needs lots of attention and work

⚫️ - no assignment - don’t practice this item.

🟣 - We didn’t get to this item

Remember to practice in the following order: 🔴🟣🟡🟢

  1. Technique

    1. Go to The Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik

      🟡🟢🟢🟡🟢🟡

      1. Set metronome to 60 for two notes per beat.

      2. RHYTHM: be able to play with a steady beat. Count 4 8th notes out loud before you begin.

      3. POSITION: please do NOT move wrist around or up and down. All finger ROUND and CURVED.

        1. Remember when you’re playing G minor melodic, the 6th scale degree is E-flat. So we raise it in melodic form to E-natural.

        2. Remember melodic scale: raise the 6th and 7th degrees and lower them on the way down.

  2. Musicianship

    1. Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer

      🟣

      1. Prepare No’s. 48-50

      2. Set metronome to 60

      3. Clap the small down-stem notes

      4. “Ta” the rhythm on the top.

    2. Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 2

      1. Prepare Set 02 03

        🟢🟡🟡🟣🟢🟣

        1. Before you begin a Sightreading assignment:

          1. Identify the shortest note value so we can understand how fast to play the example. Don’t play too fast.

          2. Establish the beat (usually a quarter note gets one beat).

          3. Then do the rhythm in your head.

          4. Go slower

          5. Look at ALL the notes. No just one hand. :)

  3. Theory

    1. ⚫️Celebrate Theory, Level 3

      1. NO ASSIGNMENT YET

  4. Repertoire

    1. Level 1: Etudes

    2. Level 1: List A

    3. Level 1: List B

      1. Waltz Op. 39 No. 13 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

        🟢🟢🟣

        1. See all markings in your music.

        2. our focus is POSITION

      2. ⚫️A Little Piece Op. 6 No. 2 by Alexander Gedike (1877-1957)

      3. ⚫️Mist by Clifford Poole (1916-2003)

      4. ⚫️Red Satin Jazz by Martha Mier (b. 1936)

      5. ⚫️Dream Journey by Christine Donkin (b. 1976)

      6. ⚫️A Starry Night by Italo Taranta (b. 1928)

    4. Review Pieces

      1. 🟢Minuet in F Major K. 2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)(L. 1, A)

      2. 🟢German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 1, A)

      3. 🟢Aria in F Major, BWV Anh. 131 by Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) (L. 1, A)

      4. 🟢Andante in G Minor by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) (L. 1, A)

      5. 🟢Drifting Clouds by William Gillock (L. 1, Etude)

      6. 🟢Calico Cat

        1. Review

      7. 🟢Freddie the Frog by Anne Crosby-Gaudet

        1. Try to come off the ends of the slurs.

      8. 🟣Distant Chimes

        1. Review

      9. 🟣Sneaky Sam

        1. Review

      10. 🟣A Song by Alexander Gedike

        1. Review

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  1. RCM Online Ear Training and Rhythm

    1. https://moodle.rcmusic.com/lms/my/

    2. Click “Piano Teacher Courses”

      1. Login Info

        1. info@gledhillartscollective.com

        2. dust2789

    3. Then click Ear Training Prep A

    4. Rhythm Easy

October 28, 2021

Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate Program Level 1

  • Take practical exam before Winter Break

    • List A

    • Etude: Drifting Clouds

Winter Recital 2022

  • February 6, 2022

🟢 - Everything was correct, great work!

🟡 - on the right track but it needs more work

🔴 - needs lots of attention and work

⚫️ - no assignment - don’t practice this item.

🟣 - We didn’t get to this item

Remember to practice in the following order: 🔴🟣🟡🟢

  1. Technique

    1. Go to The Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik

      1. Lesson Progress: 🟢🟢🟡🟢🟡

      2. Follow the highlighted items.

      3. Remember melodic scale: raise the 6th and 7th degrees and lower them on the way down.

  2. Musicianship

    1. Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 2

      1. Prepare Set 02 03

        1. Assignment Progress: 🟡🟡🟣🟢🟣

        2. Before you begin a Sightreading assignment:

          1. Identify the shortest note value so we can understand how fast to play the example. Don’t play too fast.

          2. Establish the beat (usually a quarter note gets one beat).

          3. Then do the rhythm in your head.

  3. Theory

    1. Celebrate Theory, Level 2

      1. Assignment Progress: 🔴🟡🟣🟢🟣

      2. Quiz on Page 67.

      3. Review pages 67-70 for a short quiz next time.

    2. ⚫️Celebrate Theory, Level 3

      1. NO ASSIGNMENT YET

  4. Repertoire

    1. Level 1: Etudes

    2. Level 1: List A

    3. Level 1: List B

      1. Waltz Op. 39 No. 13 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

        1. Assignment Progress: 🟢🟣

        2. Using NFRPE charts, learn this two measures at a time, hands alone, then together. Learn as much as you can.

      2. ⚫️A Little Piece Op. 6 No. 2 by Alexander Gedike (1877-1957)

      3. ⚫️Mist by Clifford Poole (1916-2003)

      4. ⚫️Red Satin Jazz by Martha Mier (b. 1936)

      5. ⚫️Dream Journey by Christine Donkin (b. 1976)

      6. ⚫️A Starry Night by Italo Taranta (b. 1928)

    4. Review Pieces

      1. 🟢Minuet in F Major K. 2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)(L. 1, A)

      2. 🟢German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 1, A)

      3. 🟢Aria in F Major, BWV Anh. 131 by Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) (L. 1, A)

      4. 🟢Andante in G Minor by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) (L. 1, A)

      5. 🟢Drifting Clouds by William Gillock (L. 1, Etude)

      6. 🟢Calico Cat

        1. Review

      7. 🟢Freddie the Frog by Anne Crosby-Gaudet

        1. Try to come off the ends of the slurs.

      8. 🟣Distant Chimes

        1. Review

      9. 🟣Sneaky Sam

        1. Review

      10. 🟣A Song by Alexander Gedike

        1. Review

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October 21, 2021

Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate Program Level 1

  • Take practical exam before Winter Break

    • List A

    • Etude: Drifting Clouds

Winter Recital 2022

  • February 6, 2022

🟢 - Everything was correct, great work!

🟡 - on the right track but it needs more work

🔴 - needs lots of attention and work

⚫️ - no assignment - don’t practice this item.

🟣 - We didn’t get to this item

  1. Technique

    1. Prep. Test next week on all material above.

      1. Lesson Progress: 🟢🟡🟢🟡

      2. CHORDS: Tips: Forward wrists on solid blocked. Repeat the top note of the broken pattern. Wrists up a bit higher during the broken chords.

      3. SCALES;

        1. Do all of the two-octaves scales as outlined above WITH the metronome.

  2. Musicianship

    1. Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 2

      1. Prepare Set 02 02

        1. Assignment Progress: 🟡🟣🟢🟣

        2. As you prepare your sight reading assignments, do the rhythm in your head first, then look at the notes.

  3. Theory

    1. Celebrate Theory, Level 2

      1. Assignment Progress: 🟡🟣🟢🟣

      2. Quiz on Page 67.

      3. Review pages 67-70 for a short quiz next time.

    2. ⚫️Celebrate Theory, Level 3

      1. NO ASSIGNMENT YET

  4. Repertoire

    1. Level 1: Etudes

    2. Level 1: List A

      1. Minuet in F Major K. 2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

        1. Assignment Progress: 🟢🟣🟢🟡

        2. Practice the entire piece with and without metronome.

    3. Level 1: List B

      1. Waltz Op. 39 No. 13 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

        1. Assignment Progress: 🟢🟣

        2. RH apply expression

        3. LH forward wrists and both quarter note thirds should be soft and short.

      2. ⚫️A Little Piece Op. 6 No. 2 by Alexander Gedike (1877-1957)

      3. ⚫️Mist by Clifford Poole (1916-2003)

      4. ⚫️Red Satin Jazz by Martha Mier (b. 1936)

      5. ⚫️Dream Journey by Christine Donkin (b. 1976)

      6. ⚫️A Starry Night by Italo Taranta (b. 1928)

    4. Review Pieces

      1. 🟢German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 1, A)

      2. 🟢Aria in F Major, BWV Anh. 131 by Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) (L. 1, A)

      3. 🟢Andante in G Minor by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) (L. 1, A)

      4. 🟢Drifting Clouds by William Gillock (L. 1, Etude)

      5. 🟢Calico Cat

        1. Review

      6. 🟡Freddie the Frog by Anne Crosby-Gaudet

        1. Try to come off the ends of the slurs.

      7. 🟣Distant Chimes

        1. Review

      8. 🟣Sneaky Sam

        1. Review

      9. 🟣A Song by Alexander Gedike

        1. Review

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    4. Rhythm Easy

October 7, 2021

Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate Program Level 1

  • Take practical exam before Winter Break

    • List A

    • Etude: Drifting Clouds

Winter Recital 2022

  • February 6, 2022

🟢 - Everything was correct, great work!

🟡 - on the right track but it needs more work

🔴 - needs lots of attention and work

⚫️ - no assignment - don’t practice this item.

🟣 - We didn’t get to this item

  1. Technique

    1. 🟡🟢🟡Prep. Test next week on all material above.

      1. 🔴🟡CHORDS: Remember how to play these with root, first, second, root and back again.

        1. Keep your wrist steady and UP when you’re playing the chords.

        2. Fingering.

          1. RH. 1/3/5, 1/2/5, 1/3/5, 1/3/5

          2. LH, 5/3/1, 5/3/1, 5/2/1, 5/3/1

        3. Don’t forget to descend.

  2. Musicianship

    1. 🟣🟢🟣Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 2

      1. Prepare Set 02 01

        1. Test next week!

        2. Minor 3rd were difficult to identify

  3. Theory

    1. 🟣🟢🟣Celebrate Theory, Level 2

      1. Review pages 67-70 for a short quiz next time.

    2. ⚫️Celebrate Theory, Level 3

      1. NO ASSIGNMENT YET

  4. Repertoire

    1. Level 1: Etudes

    2. Level 1: List A

      1. 🟢🟣🟢German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

        1. See the the green markings in Newzik.

        2. Pass next week

        3. Practice with the recording in Newzik and be able to play with no pauses.

      2. 🟣🟢🟡Minuet in F Major K. 2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

        1. 🟡Measures 7-8 - Practice the yellow box, on and off with the metronome.

        2. Set the metronome to m.m. 69 per quarter note. Think first, do it with the ticks, then turn it off and keep alternating this patterns.

    3. Level 1: List B

      1. 🟣Waltz Op. 39 No. 13 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

        1. Look at the music and define sections to put in your NFRPE chart. Learn this in small chunks at a time, hands alone first, then together.

        2. Remember to repeat the new sections at least three times during the week.

      2. ⚫️A Little Piece Op. 6 No. 2 by Alexander Gedike (1877-1957)

      3. ⚫️Mist by Clifford Poole (1916-2003)

      4. ⚫️Red Satin Jazz by Martha Mier (b. 1936)

      5. ⚫️Dream Journey by Christine Donkin (b. 1976)

      6. ⚫️A Starry Night by Italo Taranta (b. 1928)

    4. Other Review Pieces

      1. 🟢Aria in F Major, BWV Anh. 131 by Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) (L. 1, A)

      2. 🟢Andante in G Minor by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) (L. 1, A)

      3. 🟢Drifting Clouds by William Gillock (L. 1, Etude)

      4. 🟢🟣Calico Cat

        1. Review

      5. 🟡🟣🟣Freddie the Frog by Anne Crosby-Gaudet

        1. Try to come off the ends of the slurs.

      6. 🟣🟣🟣Distant Chimes

        1. Review

      7. 🟣🟣🟣Sneaky Sam

        1. Review

      8. 🟣🟣🟣A Song by Alexander Gedike

        1. Review

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        2. dust2789

    3. Then click Ear Training Prep A

    4. Rhythm Easy

September 30, 2021

Winter Recital

  • February 6, 2022

🟢 - Everything was correct, great work!

🟡 - on the right track but it needs more work

🔴 - needs lots of attention and work

⚫️ - no assignment - don’t practice this item.

🟣 - We didn’t get to this item

  1. Technique

    1. 🟢🟡Prep. Test next week on all material above.

      1. 🟡CHORDS: Remember how to play these with root, first, second, root and back again.

      2. This week was notes and fingering, next week’s test is on POSITION

        1. Keep your wrist steady when doing the scales.

  2. Musicianship

    1. 🟢🟣Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 2

      1. Prepare Set 02 01

        1. Test next week!

        2. Minor 3rd were difficult to identify

  3. Theory

    1. 🟢🟣Celebrate Theory, Level 2

      1. Review pages 67-70 for a short quiz next time.

    2. ⚫️Celebrate Theory, Level 3

      1. NO ASSIGNMENT YET

  4. Repertoire

    1. Level 1: Etudes

      1. 🟣🟢Drifting Clouds by William Gillock (L-1)

        1. Pass next week with no pauses. Listen carefully for steady rhythm and beat.

    2. Level 1: List A

      1. 🟣🟢German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

        1. See the “layer” 9/23/2021 in Newzik.

        2. Pass off in two weeks.

      2. 🟢🟡Minuet in F Major K. 2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

        1. 🟡Measures 7-8 - Practice the yellow box, on and off with the metronome.

        2. Set the metronome to m.m. 69 per quarter note. Think first, do it with the ticks, then turn it off and keep alternating this patterns.

      3. 🟣🟢Andante in G Minor by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

        1. See the “layer” 9/23/2021 in Newzik.

        2. Pass off next week!

      4. 🟡🟢Aria in F Major, BWV Anh. 131 by Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)

        1. See the “layer” 9/23/2021 in Newzik.

        2. Listen to the audio in Newzik for an example

        3. Pass off next week

    3. Level 1: List B

      1. ⚫️Waltz Op. 39 No. 13 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

      2. ⚫️A Little Piece Op. 6 No. 2 by Alexander Gedike (1877-1957)

      3. ⚫️Mist by Clifford Poole (1916-2003)

      4. ⚫️Red Satin Jazz by Martha Mier (b. 1936)

      5. ⚫️Dream Journey by Christine Donkin (b. 1976)

      6. ⚫️A Starry Night by Italo Taranta (b. 1928)

    4. Other Review Pieces

      1. 🟢🟣Calico Cat

        1. Review

      2. 🟣🟣Freddie the Frog by Anne Crosby-Gaudet

        1. Review

      3. 🟣🟣Distant Chimes

        1. Review

      4. 🟣🟣Sneaky Sam

        1. Review

      5. 🟣🟣A Song by Alexander Gedike

        1. Review

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2020-2021 Lesson 32 of 32

Winter Recital

  • February 6, 2022

🟢 - Everything was correct, great work!

🟡 - on the right track but it needs more work

🔴 - needs lots of attention and work

⚫️ - no assignment - don’t practice this item.

🟣 - We didn’t get to this item

  1. Technique

    1. 🟡Prep. Test next week on all material above.

      1. 🟡TIP: Ask yourself “which note does finger 4 play / belong?”

      2. 🟡TIP: Position - remember when you cross over or under, to not let your wrist twist.6

  2. Musicianship

    1. 🟣Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 2

      1. Prepare Review Set 1

        1. Test today

  3. Theory

    1. 🟣Celebrate Theory, Level 2

      1. Do some light review with Dustin

    2. ⚫️Celebrate Theory, Level 3

      1. NO ASSIGNMENT YET

  4. Repertoire

    1. Level 1: Etudes

      1. 🟢Drifting Clouds by William Gillock (L-1)

        1. Pass next week with no pauses. Listen carefully for steady rhythm and beat.

    2. Level 1: List A

      1. 🟢German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

        1. See the “layer” 9/23/2021 in Newzik.

        2. Pass off in two weeks.

      2. 🟡Minuet in F Major K. 2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

        1. 🟡See the video in your iPad

        2. See the “layer” 9/23/2021 in Newzik.

      3. 🟢Andante in G Minor by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

        1. See the “layer” 9/23/2021 in Newzik.

        2. Pass off next week!

      4. 🟢Aria in F Major, BWV Anh. 131 by Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)

        1. See the “layer” 9/23/2021 in Newzik.

        2. Pass off next week

    3. Level 1: List B

      1. Waltz Op. 39 No. 13 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

      2. A Little Piece Op. 6 No. 2 by Alexander Gedike (1877-1957)

      3. Mist by Clifford Poole (1916-2003)

      4. Red Satin Jazz by Martha Mier (b. 1936)

      5. Dream Journey by Christine Donkin (b. 1976)

      6. A Starry Night by Italo Taranta (b. 1928)

    4. Other Review Pieces

      1. 🟣Calico Cat

        1. Review

      2. 🟣Freddie the Frog by Anne Crosby-Gaudet

        1. Review

      3. 🟣Distant Chimes

        1. Review

      4. 🟣Sneaky Sam

        1. Review

      5. 🟣A Song by Alexander Gedike

        1. Review

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    4. Rhythm Easy

2020-2021 Lesson 31 of 32

Winter Recital

  • February 6, 2022

Ethan:

  1. Technique

    1. Prep. Test next week on all material above.

      1. TIP: Ask yourself “which note does finger 4 play / belong?”

      2. TIP: Position - remember when you cross over or under, to not let your wrist twist.6

  2. Musicianship

    1. Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 2

      1. Prepare Review Set 1

        1. Test today

  3. Theory

    1. Celebrate Theory, Level 3

      1. NO ASSIGNMENT YET

  4. Repertoire

    1. Level 1: Etudes

      1. Drifting Clouds by William Gillock (L-1)

        1. Review with music and practice starting from any random measure of the piece.

    2. Level 1: List A

      1. German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

        1. FIX ALL THE RED PEN

        2. We need to hear TWO characters in this piece. Forte and Piano.

      2. Minuet in F Major K. 2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

        1. See the video in your iPad

        2. Listen and practice with the audio recording in Newzik (measures 1-4)

        3. See all purple pen.

      3. Andante in G Minor by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

        1. Fix measure 9 - see the notes in Newzik

      4. Aria in F Major, BWV Anh. 131 by Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)

        1. Review with music and practice starting from any random measure of the piece.

    3. Level 1: List B

      1. Waltz Op. 39 No. 13 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

      2. A Little Piece Op. 6 No. 2 by Alexander Gedike (1877-1957)

      3. Mist by Clifford Poole (1916-2003)

      4. Red Satin Jazz by Martha Mier (b. 1936)

      5. Dream Journey by Christine Donkin (b. 1976)

      6. A Starry Night by Italo Taranta (b. 1928)

      7. Muzio Clementi, Arietta in C Major

        1. Review with music and practice starting from any random measure of the piece.

    4. Other Review Pieces

      1. Calico Cat

        1. Review

      2. Freddie the Frog by Anne Crosby-Gaudet

        1. Review

      3. Distant Chimes

        1. Review

      4. Sneaky Sam

        1. Review

      5. A Song by Alexander Gedike

        1. Review

      6. Starfish at Night

        1. Review

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    4. Rhythm Easy