February 20, 2024

Spring Milestones:

1. January Recording Session for Competition

2. Level 3 and 4 RCM Theory

3. Level 3 or Practical RCM assessment: May 29, 2024

4. Expressive Focus in Performance

RCMCP Scores:

Level 1: Score of 84

Level 2: Score of 96

Level 3:

Practice Journal

Write down in the comment section below every item you practice and for how long.

💚RCM Technical Requirements Level 3 in Newzik

1. Focus on tidy attacks.

   1. Hanon No. 2 (m.m. 60 per 8th note)

💜Celebrate Theory, Level 3

1. Prepare Unit 7

💚Sight-reading: Burgmuller, 25 Etudes, Op. 100

1. Left off at No. 15 - continue to sight-read until you can make sense of the music.

2. Sight-reading daily: at least 8 measures at a time, per session. These will be harder than your normal sight-reading material. So please study closely, look at chords and try to connect the dots with your theory assignments. Repeat the 8 measures until you can play it without too many errors.

💚Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 3 (tests PDF)

1. Listen to the “clap backs 1-4” recording and do the four examples each day.

💚Arabesque op. 100 no. 2 by Johann Friedrich Burgmüller (1806-1874) (L. 3, Etude)

1. Focus on expression, paying close attention to staccatos and accents.

💚Clowns by Kabalevsky (L. 3, C)

1. Focus on expression

💜Choose another L. 3, C or Level 4 next week

🖤Beethoven Sonatina

🖤Czerny Op. 299 No. 1 in C Major

1. Speed-building:

   1. One measure at a time, starting at m.m. 50 and going up in increments of 4. Goal is 88.

   2. Complete at least mm. 9-12 and more if possible over the next week.

   3. If you get to a speed that is not working after three tries, STOP, and ask yourself what technical work you need.

      1. Use “accent practice” as needed: Accent every four 16th notes. Rotate them.

2. Review mm. 9 to the end with a very slow pace.

🖤Czerny Op. 299 No. 2 in C Major

1. Measures 5-8

   1. get rid of any pauses

   2. Speed-build

   3. Do technical work as needed

🖤Hanon No. 4 (start with this assignment every day)

1. Rhythms:

   1. Long, Long, Short, Short

   2. Long, Short, Short, Long

   3. Short, Short, Long, Long

   4. Short, Long, Long, Short

2. LEGATO: m.m. 100 two notes per tic. Your goal here it to play with a smooth, bump-free hand position.

🖤Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer No. 95 (slower)

1. Prepare nos. 108 and 110

2. Remember to clap the pulse for one measure before you begin.

3. Tidy up the beat’s subdivisions. They’re almost clear! :)

🖤Bartok Microkosmos:

1. Left off on no. 61

1. 💚Left Alone by Joyce Grill (L. 3, Etude)

   1. Continue to focus on tidy attacks for the chords

   2. Gradually release the hand from the keyboard as well as your pedal. Match the mood of the piece in your ending.

2. 💚Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 (L. 3, B)

3. 💜💚Sonatina in C Major op. 36 no. 1 by Clementi (L. 3, B)

4. 💚Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126, attr. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 3, A)

   1. Please focus on dynamics when you review.

5. 💚Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

6. 💚Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

7. 💚Etude in F Major, Op. 190, NMo. 27 by Köhler (L. 2, Etude)

8. 💚Impertinence, HWV 494 George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) (L. 2, A)

9. 💚I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

10. 💜💚Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

11. 💚Etude in D Minor op. 82 No. 65 by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, Etude)

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

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

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

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

Spring Milestones

1. Record 1-2 pieces for competition submission.

February 13, 2024

Spring Milestones:

1. January Recording Session for Competition

2. Level 3 and 4 RCM Theory

3. Level 3 or Practical RCM assessment: May 29, 2024

4. Expressive Focus in Performance

RCMCP Scores:

Level 1: Score of 84

Level 2: Score of 96

Level 3:

Practice Journal

Write down in the comment section below every item you practice and for how long.

💚RCM Technical Requirements Level 3 in Newzik

1. Focus on tidy attacks.

   1. Hanon No. 2 (m.m. 60 per 8th note)

💚Celebrate Theory, Level 3

1. Prepare Unit 7

💜Sight-reading: Burgmuller, 25 Etudes, Op. 100

1. Left off at No. 13 - continue to sight-read until you can make sense of the music.

2. Sight-reading daily: at least 8 measures at a time, per session. These will be harder than your normal sight-reading material. So please study closely, look at chords and try to connect the dots with your theory assignments. Repeat the 8 measures until you can play it without too many errors.

💜Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Redo all of Set 10

💚Arabesque op. 100 no. 2 by Johann Friedrich Burgmüller (1806-1874)

1. Start to learn with NFRPE in chunks.

💚Clowns by Kabalevsky (L. 3, C)

1. See blue pen

🖤Beethoven Sonatina

🖤Czerny Op. 299 No. 1 in C Major

1. Speed-building:

   1. One measure at a time, starting at m.m. 50 and going up in increments of 4. Goal is 88.

   2. Complete at least mm. 9-12 and more if possible over the next week.

   3. If you get to a speed that is not working after three tries, STOP, and ask yourself what technical work you need.

      1. Use “accent practice” as needed: Accent every four 16th notes. Rotate them.

2. Review mm. 9 to the end with a very slow pace.

🖤Czerny Op. 299 No. 2 in C Major

1. Measures 5-8

   1. get rid of any pauses

   2. Speed-build

   3. Do technical work as needed

🖤Hanon No. 4 (start with this assignment every day)

1. Rhythms:

   1. Long, Long, Short, Short

   2. Long, Short, Short, Long

   3. Short, Short, Long, Long

   4. Short, Long, Long, Short

2. LEGATO: m.m. 100 two notes per tic. Your goal here it to play with a smooth, bump-free hand position.

🖤Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer No. 95 (slower)

1. Prepare nos. 108 and 110

2. Remember to clap the pulse for one measure before you begin.

3. Tidy up the beat’s subdivisions. They’re almost clear! :)

🖤Bartok Microkosmos:

1. Left off on no. 61

1. 💜Left Alone by Joyce Grill (L. 3, Etude)

   1. Continue to focus on tidy attacks for the chords

   2. Gradually release the hand from the keyboard as well as your pedal. Match the mood of the piece in your ending.

2. 💚Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 (L. 3, B)

3. 💚Sonatina in C Major op. 36 no. 1 by Clementi (L. 3, B)

4. 💚Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126, attr. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 3, A)

   1. Please focus on dynamics when you review.

5. 💚Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

6. 💚Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

7. 💚Etude in F Major, Op. 190, NMo. 27 by Köhler (L. 2, Etude)

8. 💚Impertinence, HWV 494 George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) (L. 2, A)

9. 💚I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

10. 💚Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

11. 💚Etude in D Minor op. 82 No. 65 by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, Etude)

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

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

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

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

Spring Milestones

1. Record 1-2 pieces for competition submission.

January 30, 2024

Spring Milestones:

1. January Recording Session for Competition

2. Level 3 and 4 RCM Theory

3. Level 3 or 4 Practical RCM assessment

4. Expressive Focus in Performance

RCMCP Scores:

Level 1: Score of 84

Level 2: Score of 96

Level 3:

Practice Journal

Write down in the comment section below every item you practice and for how long.

💚Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik: Level 3

1. Focus on tidy attacks.

🖤Czerny Op. 299 No. 1 in C Major

1. Speed-building:

   1. One measure at a time, starting at m.m. 50 and going up in increments of 4. Goal is 88.

   2. Complete at least mm. 9-12 and more if possible over the next week.

   3. If you get to a speed that is not working after three tries, STOP, and ask yourself what technical work you need.

      1. Use “accent practice” as needed: Accent every four 16th notes. Rotate them.

2. Review mm. 9 to the end with a very slow pace.

🖤Czerny Op. 299 No. 2 in C Major

1. Measures 5-8

   1. get rid of any pauses

   2. Speed-build

   3. Do technical work as needed

🖤Hanon No. 4 (start with this assignment every day)

1. Rhythms:

   1. Long, Long, Short, Short

   2. Long, Short, Short, Long

   3. Short, Short, Long, Long

   4. Short, Long, Long, Short

2. LEGATO: m.m. 100 two notes per tic. Your goal here it to play with a smooth, bump-free hand position.

   1. Hanon No. 2 (m.m. 60 per 8th note)

💛Celebrate Theory, Level 3

1. Prepare Unit 6: fix the red circles and finish the unit.

💚Sight-reading: Burgmuller, 25 Etudes, Op. 100

1. Left off at No. 10 - continue to sight-read until you can make sense of the music.

2. Sight-reading daily: at least 8 measures at a time, per session. These will be harder than your normal sight-reading material. So please study closely, look at chords and try to connect the dots with your theory assignments. Repeat the 8 measures until you can play it without too many errors.

💚Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Redo all of Set 9

🖤Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer No. 95 (slower)

1. Prepare nos. 108 and 110

2. Remember to clap the pulse for one measure before you begin.

3. Tidy up the beat’s subdivisions. They’re almost clear! :)

🖤Bartok Microkosmos:

1. Left off on no. 61

💜New Level 3 Etude

💜Left Alone by Joyce Grill (L. 3, Etude)

1. Focus on tidy attacks for the chords

2. Memorize and pass next week

3. Careful not to change tempo for the last 6 measures of the piece.

💚Clowns by Kabalevsky (L. 3, C)

1. Accent the weak parts of the beats in the 16th. Do this very slowly at first so you can train your muscles how to feel before you increase the speed.

2. Left off speed-building from m.m. 92 per quarter note. Come back to this after RCM performance and work on technique.

🖤Beethoven Sonatina

1. 💚Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 (L. 3, B)

2. 💚Sonatina in C Major op. 36 no. 1 by Clementi (L. 3, B)

3. 💚Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126, attr. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 3, A)

   1. Please focus on dynamics when you review.

4. 💚Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

5. 💚Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

6. 💚Etude in F Major, Op. 190, NMo. 27 by Köhler (L. 2, Etude)

7. 💚Impertinence, HWV 494 George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) (L. 2, A)

8. 💚I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

9. 💚Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

10. 💚Etude in D Minor op. 82 No. 65 by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, Etude)

11. 💚Periwinkle Twinkle by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. 2, B)

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

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

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

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

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

Spring Milestones

1. Record 1-2 pieces for competition submission.

January 16, 2024

Spring Milestones:

1. January Recording Session for Competition

2. Level 3 and 4 RCM Theory

3. Level 3 or 4 Practical RCM assessment

RCMCP Scores:

Level 1: Score of 84

Level 2: Score of 96

Level 3:

Practice Journal

Write down in the comment section below every item you practice and for how long.

💚Czerny Op. 299 No. 1 in C Major

1. Speed-building:

   1. One measure at a time, starting at m.m. 50 and going up in increments of 4. Goal is 88.

   2. Complete at least mm. 9-12 and more if possible over the next week.

   3. If you get to a speed that is not working after three tries, STOP, and ask yourself what technical work you need.

      1. Use “accent practice” as needed: Accent every four 16th notes. Rotate them.

2. Review mm. 9 to the end with a very slow pace.

💚Czerny Op. 299 No. 2 in C Major

1. Measures 5-8

   1. get rid of any pauses

   2. Speed-build

   3. Do technical work as needed

🖤Hanon No. 4 (start with this assignment every day)

1. 🖤Rhythms:

   1. 🖤Long, Long, Short, Short

   2. 🖤Long, Short, Short, Long

   3. 💚Short, Short, Long, Long

   4. 💚Short, Long, Long, Short

2. 🖤LEGATO: m.m. 100 two notes per tic. Your goal here it to play with a smooth, bump-free hand position.

   1. Hanon No. 2 (m.m. 60 per 8th note)

🖤💚Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik: Level 3

1. 💛Focus on tidy attacks.

🖤💜Celebrate Theory, Level 3

1. Prepare Unit 6

2. Teach me about Unit 4 next week.

💚Sight-reading: Burgmuller, 25 Etudes, Op. 100

1. Left off at No. 8 - continue to sight-read until you can make sense of the music.

2. Sight-reading daily: at least 8 measures at a time, per session. These will be harder than your normal sight-reading material. So please study closely, look at chords and try to connect the dots with your theory assignments. Repeat the 8 measures until you can play it without too many errors.

🖤💚Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer No. 95 (slower)

1. Prepare nos. 108 and 110

2. Remember to clap the pulse for one measure before you begin.

3. Tidy up the beat’s subdivisions. They’re almost clear! :)

🖤💚Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Prepare Set 9

🖤Bartok Microkosmos:

1. Left off on no. 61

🖤💜Left Alone by Joyce Grill (L. 3, Etude)

1. See all pen in Newzik. Focus on a slower tempo so you can fine-tune your dynamic contrasts.

💚Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 (L. 3, B)

1. Do the following 4 items daily.

   1. CHOOSE YOUR PRACTICE CHUNK for Slow Work and Medium Tempo Practice

   2. SLOW PRACTICE (section work)

      1. WITHIN YOUR SECTION: LH, RH and HT doing the following

      2. CLOSE LOUD on any 8th notes

      3. No faster than m.m. 100 per 8th note.

      4. If you make a mistake, go back one measure to correct it.

   3. MEDIUM TEMPO PRACTICE (section work)

      1. Your focus here is NFRPE - get everything as polished as possible by repeated your section three times in-a-row correctly at the following tempi:

         1. M.m. 104

         2. M.m. 112

         3. M.m. 126

      2. Remember, the first 2-4 days of practice like this can feel like a lot. But you’ll get faster and completing the three in-a-row as time goes on.

      3. As it gets easier for you to do three in-a-row correctly, make your section bigger.

      4. So this for every section for the whole piece.

   4. FINAL TEMPO PRACTICE (entire piece)

      1. Treat it like a performance.

      2. Entire piece:

         1. M.m. 144

         2. M.m. 152

         3. M.m. 160

🖤💚Clowns by Kabalevsky (L. 3, C)

1. Left off speed-building from m.m. 92 per quarter note. Come back to this after RCM performance and work on technique.

🖤Beethoven Sonatina

1. 💚Sonatina in C Major op. 36 no. 1 by Clementi (L. 3, B)

2. 💚Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126, attr. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 3, A)

   1. Please focus on dynamics when you review.

3. 💚Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

4. 💚Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

5. 💚Etude in F Major, Op. 190, NMo. 27 by Köhler (L. 2, Etude)

6. 💚Impertinence, HWV 494 George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) (L. 2, A)

7. 💚I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

8. 💚Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

9. 💚Etude in D Minor op. 82 No. 65 by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, Etude)

10. 💚Periwinkle Twinkle by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. 2, B)

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

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

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

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

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

Spring Milestones

1. Record 1-2 pieces for competition submission.

January 9, 2024

Spring Milestones:

1. January Recording Session for Competition

2. Level 3 and 4 RCM Theory

3. Level 3 or 4 Practical RCM assessment

RCMCP Scores:

Level 1: Score of 84

Level 2: Score of 96

Level 3:

Practice Journal

Write down in the comment section below every item you practice and for how long.

💚Czerny Op. 299 No. 1 in C Major

1. Speed-building:

   1. One measure at a time, starting at m.m. 50 and going up in increments of 4. Goal is 88.

   2. Complete at least mm. 9-12 and more if possible over the next week.

   3. If you get to a speed that is not working after three tries, STOP, and ask yourself what technical work you need.

      1. Use “accent practice” as needed: Accent every four 16th notes. Rotate them.

2. Review mm. 9 to the end with a very slow pace.

💚Czerny Op. 299 No. 2 in C Major

1. Measures 5-8

   1. get rid of any pauses

   2. Speed-build

   3. Do technical work as needed

🖤Hanon No. 4 (start with this assignment every day)

1. 🖤Rhythms:

   1. 🖤Long, Long, Short, Short

   2. 🖤Long, Short, Short, Long

   3. 💚Short, Short, Long, Long

   4. 💚Short, Long, Long, Short

2. 🖤LEGATO: m.m. 100 two notes per tic. Your goal here it to play with a smooth, bump-free hand position.

   1. Hanon No. 2 (m.m. 60 per 8th note)

💜Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik: Level 3

1. 💛Focus on tidy attacks.

2. See the yellow highlights.

3. Why do we play with fingers 2, 3, and 4 (sometimes) in the black key area?

   1. ANSWER: to facilitate the playing of your thumb and fifth fingers on the black keys, without compromising your wrist position (no twisting).

💚Celebrate Theory, Level 3

1. Prepare pages 1-4 of Unit 4

2. Bonus - finish Unit 4

💜Burgmuller, 25 Etudes, Op. 100

1. Left off at No. 3

2. Sight-reading daily: at least 8 measures at a time, per session. These will be harder than your normal sight-reading material. So please study closely, look at chords and try to connect the dots with your theory assignments. Repeat the 8 measures until you can play it without too many errors.

💜Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer No. 95 (slower)

1. Prepare no 105 - 107

💜Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Prepare Set 8

🖤Bartok Microkosmos:

1. Left off on no. 61

💚Left Alone by Joyce Grill (L. 3, Etude)

1. See all pen in Newzik. Focus on a slower tempo so you can fine-tune your dynamic contrasts.

💚Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 (L. 3, B)

1. See the new markings and practice with the audio.

💜Clowns by Kabalevsky (L. 3, C)

1. Mm. 5-8 - when the RH has staccato notes one after the other, play them from above the key. Don’t prepare over the key first then play.

2. RH fingering in m. 16

3. Fix red pen. Start learning and memorizing hands together, one-two measures at a time. Do as much as you can.

🖤Beethoven Sonatina

1. 💚Sonatina in C Major op. 36 no. 1 by Clementi (L. 3, B)

2. 💚Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126, attr. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 3, A)

   1. Please focus on dynamics when you review.

3. 💚Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

4. 💚Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

5. 💚Etude in F Major, Op. 190, NMo. 27 by Köhler (L. 2, Etude)

6. 💚Impertinence, HWV 494 George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) (L. 2, A)

7. 💚I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

8. 💚Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

9. 💚Etude in D Minor op. 82 No. 65 by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, Etude)

10. 💚Periwinkle Twinkle by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. 2, B)

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

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

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

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

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

Spring Milestones

1. Record 1-2 pieces for competition submission.

December 28, 2023

Spring Milestones:

1. January Recording Session for Competition

2. Level 3 and 4 RCM Theory

3. Level 3 or 4 Practical RCM assessment

RCMCP Scores:

Level 1: Score of 84

Level 2: Score of 96

Level 3:

Practice Journal

Write down in the comment section below every item you practice and for how long.

💚Czerny Op. 299 No. 1 in C Major

1. Speed-building:

   1. One measure at a time, starting at m.m. 50 and going up in increments of 4. Goal is 88.

   2. Complete at least mm. 9-12 and more if possible over the next week.

   3. If you get to a speed that is not working after three tries, STOP, and ask yourself what technical work you need.

      1. Use “accent practice” as needed: Accent every four 16th notes. Rotate them.

2. Review mm. 9 to the end with a very slow pace.

💚Czerny Op. 299 No. 2 in C Major

1. Measures 5-8

   1. get rid of any pauses

   2. Speed-build

   3. Do technical work as needed

🖤Hanon No. 4 (start with this assignment every day)

1. 🖤Rhythms:

   1. 🖤Long, Long, Short, Short

   2. 🖤Long, Short, Short, Long

   3. 💚Short, Short, Long, Long

   4. 💚Short, Long, Long, Short

2. 🖤LEGATO: m.m. 100 two notes per tic. Your goal here it to play with a smooth, bump-free hand position.

   1. Hanon No. 2 (m.m. 60 per 8th note)

💜Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik: Level 3

1. 💛Focus on tidy attacks.

2. See the yellow highlights.

3. Why do we play with fingers 2, 3, and 4 (sometimes) in the black key area?

   1. ANSWER: to facilitate the playing of your thumb and fifth fingers on the black keys, without compromising your wrist position (no twisting).

💚Celebrate Theory, Level 3

1. Prepare pages 1-4 of Unit 4

2. Bonus - finish Unit 4

💜Burgmuller, 25 Etudes, Op. 100

1. Left off at No. 3

2. Sight-reading daily: at least 8 measures at a time, per session. These will be harder than your normal sight-reading material. So please study closely, look at chords and try to connect the dots with your theory assignments. Repeat the 8 measures until you can play it without too many errors.

💜Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer No. 95 (slower)

1. Prepare no 105 - 107

💜Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Prepare Set 8

🖤Bartok Microkosmos:

1. Left off on no. 61

💚Left Alone by Joyce Grill (L. 3, Etude)

1. See all pen in Newzik. Focus on a slower tempo so you can fine-tune your dynamic contrasts.

💚Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 (L. 3, B)

1. See the new markings and practice with the audio.

💜Clowns by Kabalevsky (L. 3, C)

1. Mm. 5-8 - when the RH has staccato notes one after the other, play them from above the key. Don’t prepare over the key first then play.

2. RH fingering in m. 16

3. Fix red pen. Start learning and memorizing hands together, one-two measures at a time. Do as much as you can.

🖤Beethoven Sonatina

1. 💚Sonatina in C Major op. 36 no. 1 by Clementi (L. 3, B)

2. 💚Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126, attr. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 3, A)

   1. Please focus on dynamics when you review.

3. 💚Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

4. 💚Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

5. 💚Etude in F Major, Op. 190, NMo. 27 by Köhler (L. 2, Etude)

6. 💚Impertinence, HWV 494 George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) (L. 2, A)

7. 💚I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

8. 💚Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

9. 💚Etude in D Minor op. 82 No. 65 by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, Etude)

10. 💚Periwinkle Twinkle by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. 2, B)

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

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

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

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

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

Spring Milestones

1. Record 1-2 pieces for competition submission.

December 19, 2023

Spring Milestones:

1. January Recording Session for Competition

2. Level 3 and 4 RCM Theory

3. Level 3 or 4 Practical RCM assessment

RCMCP Scores:

Level 1: Score of 84

Level 2: Score of 96

Level 3:

Practice Journal

Write down in the comment section below every item you practice and for how long.

💚Czerny Op. 299 No. 1 in C Major

1. Speed-building:

   1. One measure at a time, starting at m.m. 50 and going up in increments of 4. Goal is 88.

   2. Complete at least mm. 9-12 and more if possible over the next week.

   3. If you get to a speed that is not working after three tries, STOP, and ask yourself what technical work you need.

      1. Use “accent practice” as needed: Accent every four 16th notes. Rotate them.

2. Review mm. 9 to the end with a very slow pace.

💚Czerny Op. 299 No. 2 in C Major

1. Measures 5-8

   1. get rid of any pauses

   2. Speed-build

   3. Do technical work as needed

🖤Hanon No. 4 (start with this assignment every day)

1. 🖤Rhythms:

   1. 🖤Long, Long, Short, Short

   2. 🖤Long, Short, Short, Long

   3. 💚Short, Short, Long, Long

   4. 💚Short, Long, Long, Short

2. 🖤LEGATO: m.m. 100 two notes per tic. Your goal here it to play with a smooth, bump-free hand position.

   1. Hanon No. 2 (m.m. 60 per 8th note)

💚Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik: Level 3

1. 💛Focus on tidy attacks.

2. See the yellow highlights.

3. Why do we play with fingers 2, 3, and 4 (sometimes) in the black key area?

   1. ANSWER: to facilitate the playing of your thumb and fifth fingers on the black keys, without compromising your wrist position (no twisting).

💚Celebrate Theory, Level 3

1. Fix Unit 2

2. Complete Unit 3

💜Burgmuller, 25 Etudes, Op. 100

1. Left off at No. 3

2. Sight-reading daily: at least 8 measures at a time, per session. These will be harder than your normal sight-reading material. So please study closely, look at chords and try to connect the dots with your theory assignments. Repeat the 8 measures until you can play it without too many errors.

💚Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer No. 95 (slower)

1. Prepare no 105 - 107

💚Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Prepare Set 5

🖤Bartok Microkosmos:

1. Left off on no. 61

💜Left Alone by Joyce Grill (L. 3, Etude)

1. Fix all pen and remember the melody should have a “pleading” quality to it.

💜Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 (L. 3, B)

1. “technical work” means: ask yourself what kind of technical tools you have that are needed for any particular section.

2. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

💚Clowns by Kabalevsky (L. 3, C)

1. Mm. 5-8 - when the RH has staccato notes one after the other, play them from above the key. Don’t prepare over the key first then play.

2. RH fingering in m. 16

3. Fix red pen. Start learning and memorizing hands together, one-two measures at a time. Do as much as you can.

🖤Beethoven Sonatina

1. 💚Sonatina in C Major op. 36 no. 1 by Clementi (L. 3, B)

2. 💚Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126, attr. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 3, A)

   1. Please focus on dynamics when you review.

3. 💚Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

4. 💚Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

5. 💚Etude in F Major, Op. 190, NMo. 27 by Köhler (L. 2, Etude)

6. 💚Impertinence, HWV 494 George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) (L. 2, A)

7. 💚I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

8. 💚Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

9. 💚Etude in D Minor op. 82 No. 65 by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, Etude)

10. 💚Periwinkle Twinkle by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. 2, B)

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

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

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

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

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

Spring Milestones

1. Record 1-2 pieces for competition submission.

December 12, 2023

Spring Milestones:

1. Level 3 and 4 RCM Theory

2. Level 3 or 4 Practical RCM assessment

RCMCP Scores:

Level 1: Score of 84

Level 2: Score of 96

Level 3:

Practice Journal

Write down in the comment section below every item you practice and for how long.

💚Czerny Op. 299 No. 1 in C Major

1. Speed-building:

   1. Mm. 1-8 in two-measure chunks.

   2. Use “accent practice” as needed: Accent every four 16th notes. Rotate them.

2. Review mm. 9 to the end with a very slow pace.

💚Czerny Op. 299 No. 2 in C Major

1. Measures 1-4

   1. get rid of any pauses

   2. Speed-build

   3. Do technical work as needed

2. Review the rest slowly.

🖤Hanon No. 4 (start with this assignment every day)

1. 🖤Rhythms:

   1. 🖤Long, Long, Short, Short

   2. 🖤Long, Short, Short, Long

   3. 💚Short, Short, Long, Long

   4. 💚Short, Long, Long, Short

2. 🖤LEGATO: m.m. 100 two notes per tic. Your goal here it to play with a smooth, bump-free hand position.

   1. Hanon No. 2 (m.m. 60 per 8th note)

💚Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik: Level 3

1. Focus on tidy attacks.

2. See the green highlights.

3. Why do we play with fingers 2, 3, and 4 (sometimes) in the black key area?

   1. ANSWER: to facilitate the playing of your thumb and fifth fingers on the black keys, without compromising your wrist position (no twisting).

💚Celebrate Theory, Level 3

1. Complete Unit 2

💚Burgmuller, 25 Etudes, Op. 100

1. Sight-reading daily: at least 8 measures at a time, per session. These will be harder than your normal sight-reading material. So please study closely, look at chords and try to connect the dots with your theory assignments. Repeat the 8 measures until you can play it without too many errors.

💚Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer No. 95 (slower)

1. Prepare no 103

💚Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Prepare Set 4

🖤Bartok Microkosmos:

1. Left off on no. 61

💚Left Alone by Joyce Grill (L. 3, Etude)

1. Fix all pen and remember the melody should have a “pleading” quality to it.

💚Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 (L. 3, B)

1. “technical work” means: ask yourself what kind of technical tools you have that are needed for any particular section.

2. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

💚Clowns by Kabalevsky (L. 3, C)

1. Start learning hands alone. Remember to only have 1-2 focuses at a time for NFRPE.

2. Listen to the recording every day with the music.

🖤Beethoven Sonatina

1. 💚Sonatina in C Major op. 36 no. 1 by Clementi (L. 3, B)

2. 💚Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126, attr. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 3, A)

   1. Please focus on dynamics when you review.

3. 💚Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

4. 💚Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

5. 💚Etude in F Major, Op. 190, NMo. 27 by Köhler (L. 2, Etude)

6. 💚Impertinence, HWV 494 George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) (L. 2, A)

7. 💚I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

8. 💚Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

9. 💚Etude in D Minor op. 82 No. 65 by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, Etude)

10. 💚Periwinkle Twinkle by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. 2, B)

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

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

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

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

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

Spring Milestones

1. Record 1-2 pieces for competition submission.

December 5, 2023

Level 1: Score of 84

Level 2: Score of 96

Level 3:

Practice Journal

Write down in the comment section below every item you practice and for how long.

💚Czerny Op. 299 No. 1 in C Major

1. Speed-building:

   1. Mm. 1-8 in two-measure chunks.

   2. Use “accent practice” as needed: Accent every four 16th notes. Rotate them.

2. Review mm. 9 to the end with a very slow pace.

💚Czerny Op. 299 No. 2 in C Major

1. Measures 1-4

   1. get rid of any pauses

   2. Speed-build

   3. Do technical work as needed

2. Review the rest slowly.

🖤Hanon No. 4 (start with this assignment every day)

1. 🖤Rhythms:

   1. 🖤Long, Long, Short, Short

   2. 🖤Long, Short, Short, Long

   3. 💚Short, Short, Long, Long

   4. 💚Short, Long, Long, Short

2. 🖤LEGATO: m.m. 100 two notes per tic. Your goal here it to play with a smooth, bump-free hand position.

   1. Hanon No. 2 (m.m. 60 per 8th note)

💚Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik: Level 3

1. Focus on tidy attacks.

2. See the green highlights.

3. Why do we play with fingers 2, 3, and 4 (sometimes) in the black key area?

   1. ANSWER: to facilitate the playing of your thumb and fifth fingers on the black keys, without compromising your wrist position (no twisting).

💚Celebrate Theory, Level 3

1. Complete Unit 1

2. Complete Unit 2 as a bonus.

💚Czerny Op. 823 Nos. 7-14

1. Sight-reading daily

💚Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer No. 95 (slower)

1. Prepare nos. 101 and 102

💚Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Prepare Set 3

🖤Bartok Microkosmos:

1. Left off on no. 61

💚Left Alone by Joyce Grill (L. 3, Etude)

1. Add all yellow pen.

💚Sonatina in C Major op. 36 no. 1 by Clementi (L. 3, B)

1. Fix all remaining pen. Spot sections three times in-a-row correctly each practice session if needed.

2. Remember to practice slowly and also practice starting from any measure of the piece.

💚Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 (L. 3, B)

1. Fix all remaining pen

2. “technical work” means: ask yourself what kind of technical tools you have that are needed for any particular section.

🖤Clowns by Kabalevsky (L. 3, C)

🖤Beethoven Sonatina

1. 💚Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126, attr. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 3, A)

   1. Please focus on dynamics when you review.

2. 💚Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

3. 💚Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

4. 💚Etude in F Major, Op. 190, NMo. 27 by Köhler (L. 2, Etude)

5. 💚Impertinence, HWV 494 George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) (L. 2, A)

6. 💚I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

7. 💚Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

8. 💚Etude in D Minor op. 82 No. 65 by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, Etude)

9. 💚Periwinkle Twinkle by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. 2, B)

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

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

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

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

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

Spring Milestones

1. Record 1-2 pieces for competition submission.

November 28, 2023

Level 1: Score of 84

Level 2: Score of 96

Level 3:

Practice Journal

Write down in the comment section below every item you practice and for how long.

💚Czerny Op. 299 No. 1 in C Major

1. Speed-building:

   1. Mm. 1-8 in two-measure chunks.

   2. Use “accent practice” as needed: Accent every four 16th notes. Rotate them.

2. Review mm. 9 to the end with a very slow pace.

💚Czerny Op. 299 No. 2 in C Major

1. Measures 1-4

   1. get rid of any pauses

   2. Speed-build

   3. Do technical work as needed

2. Review the rest slowly.

🖤Hanon No. 4 (start with this assignment every day)

1. 🖤Rhythms:

   1. 🖤Long, Long, Short, Short

   2. 🖤Long, Short, Short, Long

   3. 💚Short, Short, Long, Long

   4. 💚Short, Long, Long, Short

2. 🖤LEGATO: m.m. 100 two notes per tic. Your goal here it to play with a smooth, bump-free hand position.

   1. Hanon No. 2 (m.m. 60 per 8th note)

💚Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik: Level 3

1. Focus on tidy attacks.

2. See the green highlights.

3. Why do we play with fingers 2, 3, and 4 (sometimes) in the black key area?

   1. ANSWER: to facilitate the playing of your thumb and fifth fingers on the black keys, without compromising your wrist position (no twisting).

💚Celebrate Theory, Level 3

1. Complete Unit 1

2. Complete Unit 2 as a bonus.

💚Bartok Microkosmos:

1. Left off on no. 51

2. DO NOT play fast

3. Remember the #1 goal of this exercise is to learn to move forward from any mistakes and keep a steady pulse.

4. Play SLOWLY

5. Look ahead

💚Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer No. 95 (slower)

1. Prepare nos. 99 and 100

💚Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Prepare Set 2

Clowns by Kabalevsky (L. 3, C)

💚Left Alone by Joyce Grill (L. 3, Etude)

1. Start learning by voices, using the NFRPE method

💚Sonatina in C Major op. 36 no. 1 by Clementi (L. 3, B)

1. Practice exaggerating the dynamics at a medium tempo (no faster than m.m. 60)

2. When you play quietly, “good fingers” (firm fingertips, round and curved).

🖤Beethoven Sonatina

💚Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 (L. 3, B)

1. Fix all green pen

2. Keep RH fingers rounded please.

1. 💚Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126, attr. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 3, A)

   1. Please focus on dynamics when you review.

2. 💚Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

3. 💚Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

4. 💚Etude in F Major, Op. 190, NMo. 27 by Köhler (L. 2, Etude)

5. 💚Impertinence, HWV 494 George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) (L. 2, A)

6. 💚I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

7. 💚Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

8. 💚Etude in D Minor op. 82 No. 65 by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, Etude)

9. 💚Periwinkle Twinkle by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. 2, B)

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

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

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

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

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

Spring Milestones

1. Record 1-2 pieces for competition submission.

November 21, 2023

Level 1: Score of 84

Level 2: Score of 96

Level 3:

Practice Journal

Write down in the comment section below every item you practice and for how long.

💚Czerny Op. 299 No. 1 in C Major

1. Speed-building:

   1. Mm. 1-8 in two-measure chunks.

   2. Use “accent practice” as needed: Accent every four 16th notes. Rotate them.

2. Review mm. 9 to the end with a very slow pace.

💚Czerny Op. 299 No. 2 in C Major

1. Measures 1-4

   1. get rid of any pauses

   2. Speed-build

   3. Do technical work as needed

2. Review the rest slowly.

🖤Hanon No. 4 (start with this assignment every day)

1. 🖤Rhythms:

   1. 🖤Long, Long, Short, Short

   2. 🖤Long, Short, Short, Long

   3. 💚Short, Short, Long, Long

   4. 💚Short, Long, Long, Short

2. 🖤LEGATO: m.m. 100 two notes per tic. Your goal here it to play with a smooth, bump-free hand position.

   1. Hanon No. 2 (m.m. 60 per 8th note)

💚Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik: Level 3

1. Focus on tidy attacks.

2. See the green highlights.

3. Why do we play with fingers 2, 3, and 4 (sometimes) in the black key area?

   1. ANSWER: to facilitate the playing of your thumb and fifth fingers on the black keys, without compromising your wrist position (no twisting).

💚Celebrate Theory, Level 3

1. Complete Unit 1

2. Complete Unit 2 as a bonus.

💚Bartok Microkosmos:

1. Left off on no. 51

2. DO NOT play fast

3. Remember the #1 goal of this exercise is to learn to move forward from any mistakes and keep a steady pulse.

4. Play SLOWLY

5. Look ahead

💚Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer No. 95 (slower)

1. Prepare nos. 99 and 100

💚Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Prepare Set 2

New piece: List C or Etudes

💚Sonatina in C Major op. 36 no. 1 by Clementi (L. 3, B)

1. Continue to focus on expression

2. Do technical work in the RH to get rid of any uneven playing.

3. Use wrist more in your broken octave measure 20-21

🖤Beethoven Sonatina

💚Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 (L. 3, B)

1. Fix all green pen

2. Keep RH fingers rounded please.

1. 💚Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126, attr. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 3, A)

   1. Please focus on dynamics when you review.

2. Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

3. 💚Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

4. 💚Etude in F Major, Op. 190, NMo. 27 by Köhler (L. 2, Etude)

5. 💚Impertinence, HWV 494 George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) (L. 2, A)

6. 💚I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

7. 💚Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

8. 💚Etude in D Minor op. 82 No. 65 by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, Etude)

9. 💚Periwinkle Twinkle by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. 2, B)

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

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

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

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

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

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

November 8, 2023

Level 1: Score of 84

Level 2: Score of 96

Level 3:

Practice Journal

Write down in the comment section below every item you practice and for how long.

💚Czerny Op. 299 No. 1 in C Major

1. Speed-building: gradually speed-build using a metronome. No more than 4 speeds at a time.

2. Use “accent practice” as needed: Accent every four 16th notes. Rotate them.

3. Review the rest of the piece with a very slow pace.

💚Czerny Op. 299 No. 2 in C Major

1. Prepare measures 1-2, hands together.

2. High Loud: 1. Straight-up, 2, down-curved, 3. Relaxed. (no more than 3 min every day)

   1. Remember the first step needs to be clearer in terms of movement.

3. Review the rest slowly.

🖤Hanon No. 4 (start with this assignment every day)

1. 🖤Rhythms:

   1. 🖤Long, Long, Short, Short

   2. 🖤Long, Short, Short, Long

   3. 💚Short, Short, Long, Long

   4. 💚Short, Long, Long, Short

2. 🖤LEGATO: m.m. 100 two notes per tic. Your goal here it to play with a smooth, bump-free hand position.

   1. Hanon No. 2 (m.m. 60 per 8th note)

💚Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik: Level 3

1. Make sure your upper body is relaxed. Shoulder down and chest upright.

2. Play much slower on the broken chords.

3. Be very careful that your wrist is not too high and make your fingers round.

4. Let go of notes after you play them.

5. Play further into the black.

🖤Celebrate Theory, Level 3

1. NO ASSIGNMENT YET

💚Bartok Microkosmos:

1. Left off on no. 46 - continue on!

💚Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer No. 95 (slower)

1. Prepare nos. 96 and 97

💜Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Prepare Set 1

💚Sonatina in C Major op. 36 no. 1 by Clementi (L. 3, B)

1. Fix all pen and focus on expression

🖤Beethoven Sonatina

💚Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 (L. 3, B)

1. Fix all pen.

2. Focus on expression

1. 💚Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126, attr. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 3, A)

   1. Please focus on dynamics when you review.

2. Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

3. 💚Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

4. 💚Etude in F Major, Op. 190, NMo. 27 by Köhler (L. 2, Etude)

5. 💚Impertinence, HWV 494 George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) (L. 2, A)

6. 💚I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

7. 💚Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

8. 💚Etude in D Minor op. 82 No. 65 by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, Etude)

9. 💚Periwinkle Twinkle by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. 2, B)

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

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

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

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

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

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

October 28, 2023

Registration Opens September 7, 2022

Registration Deadline October 16, 2022

Practical Examinations November 26–December 8, 2022

Level 1: Score of 84

Level 2: Score of 96

Practice Journal

Write down in the comment section below every item you practice and for how long.

💜Czerny Op. 299 No. 1 in C Major

1. High Loud: 1. Straight-up, 2, down-curved, 3. Relaxed. (no more than 3 min every day)

2. Hands together SLOWLY to the end.

3. Speed-build mm. 1-2

💜Czerny Op. 299 No. 2 in C Major

1. High Loud: 1. Straight-up, 2, down-curved, 3. Relaxed. (no more than 3 min every day)

2. Review hands alone mm. 1-8

3. Learn hands alone mm. 9 to the End.

🖤Hanon No. 4 (start with this assignment every day)

1. 🖤Rhythms:

   1. 🖤Long, Long, Short, Short

   2. 🖤Long, Short, Short, Long

   3. 💚Short, Short, Long, Long

   4. 💚Short, Long, Long, Short

2. 🖤LEGATO: m.m. 100 two notes per tic. Your goal here it to play with a smooth, bump-free hand position.

   1. Hanon No. 2 (m.m. 60 per 8th note)

💜Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik: Level 3

1. Tidy attacks with a smooth position and wrist. Less head-banging with the pulse 😜

2. Chords: when you play SOLID chords, get in cat-claw-scratch position and play the chord with a low wrist / curved fingers. Immediately pop up but don’t over-rotate your wrist.

🖤Celebrate Theory, Level 3

1. NO ASSIGNMENT YET

💚Bartok Microkosmos:

1. Left off on page 26 - continue on!

💜Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer No. 95 (slower)

1. 🎹😎JUST REMEMBER, WITH EITHER METHOD, TO ESTABLISH the three-part beat in YOUR MIND BEFORE YOU BEGIN

2. Go slowly

💚Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Prepare Review Set 2

💚Sonatina in C Major op. 36 no. 1 by Clementi (L. 3, B)

1. Fix the orange pen

🖤Beethoven Sonatina

💚Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 (L. 3, B)

1. Fix pen and learn to the end.

1. 💚Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126, attr. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 3, A)

   1. Please focus on dynamics when you review.

2. Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

3. 💚Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

4. 💚Etude in F Major, Op. 190, NMo. 27 by Köhler (L. 2, Etude)

5. 💚Impertinence, HWV 494 George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) (L. 2, A)

6. 💚I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

7. 💚Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

8. 💚Etude in D Minor op. 82 No. 65 by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, Etude)

9. 💚Periwinkle Twinkle by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. 2, B)

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

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

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

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

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

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

October 3, 2023

Registration Opens September 7, 2022

Registration Deadline October 16, 2022

Practical Examinations November 26–December 8, 2022

Level 1: Score of 84

Level 2: Score of 96

Practice Journal

Write down in the comment section below every item you practice and for how long.

💚Czerny Op. 299 No. 1 in C Major

1. High Loud: 1. Straight-up, 2, down-curved, 3. Relaxed. (no more than 3 min every day)

2. Hands together SLOWLY to the end.

3. Speed-build mm. 1-2

💚Czerny Op. 299 No. 2 in C Major

1. High Loud: 1. Straight-up, 2, down-curved, 3. Relaxed. (no more than 3 min every day)

2. Review hands alone mm. 1-8

3. Learn hands alone mm. 9 to the End.

🖤Hanon No. 4 (start with this assignment every day)

1. 🖤Rhythms:

   1. 🖤Long, Long, Short, Short

   2. 🖤Long, Short, Short, Long

   3. 💚Short, Short, Long, Long

   4. 💚Short, Long, Long, Short

2. 🖤LEGATO: m.m. 100 two notes per tic. Your goal here it to play with a smooth, bump-free hand position.

   1. Hanon No. 2 (m.m. 60 per 8th note)

💚Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik: Level 3

1. Tidy attacks with a smooth position and wrist. Less head-banging with the pulse 😜

2. Chords: when you play SOLID chords, get in cat-claw-scratch position and play the chord with a low wrist / curved fingers. Immediately pop up but don’t over-rotate your wrist.

🖤Celebrate Theory, Level 3

1. NO ASSIGNMENT YET

💚Bartok Microkosmos:

1. Start at No. 22

💚Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer No. 95 (slower)

1. 🎹😎JUST REMEMBER, WITH EITHER METHOD, TO ESTABLISH the three-part beat in YOUR MIND BEFORE YOU BEGIN

2. Go slowly

🖤💜Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 3

💜Sonatina in C Major op. 36 no. 1 by Clementi (L. 3, B)

1. Watch the video every practice session (practice with it) to get the smooth-pop wrists we talked about at you last lesson.

2. In m. Don’t think of the broken octaves as separate notes - think of them as one movement

3. See all the pen in the PDF

4. When you get to the recapitulation, apply all the markings in the exposition.

🖤Beethoven Sonatina

💚Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 (L. 3, B)

1. Fix pen and learn to the end.

💜Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126, attr. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 3, A)

1. Speed-build to m.m. 84 = quarter note.

2. Remember to play slowly every day, then speed-build.

1. Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

2. 💚Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

3. 💚Etude in F Major, Op. 190, NMo. 27 by Köhler (L. 2, Etude)

4. 💚Impertinence, HWV 494 George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) (L. 2, A)

5. 💚I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

6. 💚Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

7. 💚Etude in D Minor op. 82 No. 65 by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, Etude)

8. 💚Periwinkle Twinkle by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. 2, B)

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

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

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

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

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

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

September 25, 2023

Registration Opens September 7, 2022

Registration Deadline October 16, 2022

Practical Examinations November 26–December 8, 2022

Level 1: Score of 84

Level 2: Score of 96

Practice Journal

Write down in the comment section below every item you practice and for how long.

💜Czerny Op. 299 No. 1 in C Major

1. Learn mm. 9-end hands alone

2. Practice mm. 1-8 hands together with no stops.

3. High Loud: 1. Straight-up, 2, down-curved, 3. Relaxed. (no more than 3 min)

💜Czerny Op. 299 No. 2 in C Major

1. Hands alone mm. 1-8

🖤Hanon No. 4 (start with this assignment every day)

1. 🖤Rhythms:

   1. 🖤Long, Long, Short, Short

   2. 🖤Long, Short, Short, Long

   3. 💚Short, Short, Long, Long

   4. 💚Short, Long, Long, Short

2. 🖤LEGATO: m.m. 100 two notes per tic. Your goal here it to play with a smooth, bump-free hand position.

   1. Hanon No. 2 (m.m. 60 per 8th note)

💛Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik: Level 3

1. Practice the highlighted items.

🖤Celebrate Theory, Level 3

1. NO ASSIGNMENT YET

💜Sight Reading (Dustin need to upload 3A)

1. Level 2B in Newzik: Do 2 per day.

   1. Continue on from page 76

   2. Set a metronome to anywhere from 60-80 per quarter note.

   3. Don’t fix mistakes until you get to end, at which point you can fix them in your mind before you try again.

💜Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer No. 94 (slower)

1. 🎹😎JUST REMEMBER, WITH EITHER METHOD, TO ESTABLISH the three-part beat in YOUR MIND BEFORE YOU BEGIN

2. Go slowly

🖤💜Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 3

💚Sonatina in C Major op. 36 no. 1 by Clementi (L. 3, B)

1. Watch the video every practice session (practice with it) to get the smooth-pop wrists we talked about at you last lesson.

2. In m. Don’t think of the broken octaves as separate notes - think of them as one movement

3. See all the pen in the PDF

4. When you get to the recapitulation, apply all the markings in the exposition.

🖤Beethoven Sonatina

💚Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 (L. 3, B)

1. Learn as much as you can, hands alone first, then together, in small chunks, using the NFPER method.

💚Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126, attr. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 3, A)

1. Speed-build to m.m. 84 = quarter note.

2. Remember to play slowly every day, then speed-build.

1. Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

2. 💚Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

3. 💚Etude in F Major, Op. 190, NMo. 27 by Köhler (L. 2, Etude)

4. 💚Impertinence, HWV 494 George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) (L. 2, A)

5. 💚I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

6. 💚Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

7. 💚Etude in D Minor op. 82 No. 65 by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, Etude)

8. 💚Periwinkle Twinkle by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. 2, B)

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

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

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

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

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

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

September 19, 2023

Registration Opens September 7, 2022

Registration Deadline October 16, 2022

Practical Examinations November 26–December 8, 2022

Level 1: Score of 84

Level 2: Score of 96

Practice Journal

Write down in the comment section below every item you practice and for how long.

💚Czerny Op. 299 No. 1 in C Major

1. Learn mm. 9-end hands alone

2. Practice mm. 1-8 hands together with no stops.

3. High Loud: 1. Straight-up, 2, down-curved, 3. Relaxed. (no more than 3 min)

💚Czerny Op. 299 No. 2 in C Major

1. Hands alone mm. 1-8

🖤Hanon No. 4 (start with this assignment every day)

1. 🖤Rhythms:

   1. 🖤Long, Long, Short, Short

   2. 🖤Long, Short, Short, Long

   3. 💚Short, Short, Long, Long

   4. 💚Short, Long, Long, Short

2. 🖤LEGATO: m.m. 100 two notes per tic. Your goal here it to play with a smooth, bump-free hand position.

   1. Hanon No. 2 (m.m. 60 per 8th note)

💛Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik: Level 3

1. Practice the highlighted items.

🖤Celebrate Theory, Level 3

1. NO ASSIGNMENT YET

💚Sight Reading

1. Level 2B in Newzik: Do 2 per day.

   1. Continue on from page 76

   2. Set a metronome to anywhere from 60-80 per quarter note.

   3. Don’t fix mistakes until you get to end, at which point you can fix them in your mind before you try again.

💚Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer No. 94 (slower)

1. 🎹😎JUST REMEMBER, WITH EITHER METHOD, TO ESTABLISH the three-part beat in YOUR MIND BEFORE YOU BEGIN

2. Go slowly

🖤Online Ear Training and Rhythm, Level 3 Ear Training

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

2. Be sure to practice the RHYTHM and sight-reading

   1. Login Info

      1. info@gledhillartscollective.com

      2. dust2789

🖤💜Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 3

💚Sonatina in C Major op. 36 no. 1 by Clementi (L. 3, B)

1. Fix all markings in the music. Go a bit slower.

2. For the broken octave section: practice hanging out on the upper note, then quickly jumping (don’t prepare) to the lower one and back to the upper, with a light, quick, relaxed hand. Do the same thing with the lower note.

🖤Beethoven Sonatina

🖤Biehl Sonatina

💜Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

1. No notes should be staccato in this piece.

2. Slow down

3. All quarter notes detached.

4. Pass next lesson if all above is correct

💜Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126, attr. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 3, A)

1. Massive expressive changes. Exaggerate everything, but still keep your cool. Remember not to slow down when you get softer. And don’t speed up when you get louder.

2. No faster than m.m. 54 per quarter note.

1. 💚Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

2. 💚Etude in F Major, Op. 190, NMo. 27 by Köhler (L. 2, Etude)

3. 💚Impertinence, HWV 494 George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) (L. 2, A)

4. 💚I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

5. 💚Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

6. 💚Etude in D Minor op. 82 No. 65 by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, Etude)

7. 💚Periwinkle Twinkle by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. 2, B)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September 12, 2023

Registration Opens September 7, 2022

Registration Deadline October 16, 2022

Practical Examinations November 26–December 8, 2022

Level 1: Score of 84

Level 2: Score of 96

Practice Journal

Write down in the comment section below every item you practice and for how long.

💚Czerny Op. 299 No. 1 in C Major

1. For each complete measure and the downbeat of the following measure, do the “1, 2, 3” exercise for (no more than 5 min.)

2. High Loud: 1. Straight-up, 2, down-curved, 3. Relaxed. (no more than 3 min)

💚Czerny Op. 299 No. 2 in C Major

1. High Loud: Same as above for the LH (no more than 3 min)

🖤Hanon No. 4 (start with this assignment every day)

1. 🖤Rhythms:

   1. 🖤Long, Long, Short, Short

   2. 🖤Long, Short, Short, Long

   3. 💚Short, Short, Long, Long

   4. 💚Short, Long, Long, Short

2. 🖤LEGATO: m.m. 100 two notes per tic. Your goal here it to play with a smooth, bump-free hand position.

   1. Hanon No. 2 (m.m. 60 per 8th note)

💚Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik: Level 3

1. Practice the highlighted items. (No more than 4)

🖤Celebrate Theory, Level 3

1. NO ASSIGNMENT YET

💜Sight Reading

1. Level 2B in Newzik: Do 2 per day.

   1. Continue on from page 57

   2. Set a metronome to anywhere from 60-80 per quarter note.

   3. Don’t fix mistakes until you get to end, at which point you can fix them in your mind before you try again.

💜Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer No. 92-93 (slower)

1. 🎹😎JUST REMEMBER, WITH EITHER METHOD, TO ESTABLISH THE TRIPLET IN YOUR MIND BEFORE YOU BEGIN

2. Go slowly

🖤Online Ear Training and Rhythm, Level 3 Ear Training

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

2. Be sure to practice the RHYTHM and sight-reading

   1. Login Info

      1. info@gledhillartscollective.com

      2. dust2789

🖤Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 3

💚Sonatina in C Major op. 36 no. 1 by Clementi (L. 3, B)

1. Using the NFRPE method. Finish learning the piece and see the markings.

🖤Beethoven Sonatina

🖤Biehl Sonatina

💚Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

1. No notes should be staccato in this piece.

2. Slow down

3. All quarter notes detached.

4. Pass next lesson if all above is correct

💚Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126, attr. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 3, A)

1. Massive expressive changes. Exaggerate everything, but still keep your cool. Remember not to slow down when you get softer. And don’t speed up when you get louder.

2. No faster than m.m. 54 per quarter note.

1. 💚Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

2. 💚Etude in F Major, Op. 190, NMo. 27 by Köhler (L. 2, Etude)

3. 💚Impertinence, HWV 494 George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) (L. 2, A)

4. 💚I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

5. 💚Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

6. 💚Etude in D Minor op. 82 No. 65 by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, Etude)

7. 💚Periwinkle Twinkle by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. 2, B)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September 1, 2023

Registration Opens September 7, 2022

Registration Deadline October 16, 2022

Practical Examinations November 26–December 8, 2022

Level 1: Score of 84

Level 2: Score of 96

Practice Journal

Write down in the comment section below every item you practice and for how long.

💚Czerny Op. 299 No. 1 in C Major

1. Practice the “1, 2, 3” exercise for each movement (measure), 3 times correctly (no more than 7 min)

2. High Loud: 1. Straight-up, 2, down-curved, 3. Relaxed. (no more than 3 min)

🖤Hanon No. 4 (start with this assignment every day)

1. 🖤Rhythms:

   1. 🖤Long, Long, Short, Short

   2. 🖤Long, Short, Short, Long

   3. 💚Short, Short, Long, Long

   4. 💚Short, Long, Long, Short

2. 🖤LEGATO: m.m. 100 two notes per tic. Your goal here it to play with a smooth, bump-free hand position.

   1. Hanon No. 2 (m.m. 60 per 8th note)

🖤Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik: Level 3

🖤Celebrate Theory, Level 3

1. NO ASSIGNMENT YET

💚Sight Reading

1. Level 2B in Newzik: Do 2 per day.

   1. Continue on from page 57

   2. Set a metronome to anywhere from 60-80 per quarter note.

   3. Don’t fix mistakes until you get to end, at which point you can fix them in your mind before you try again.

💚Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer No. 92-93 (slower)

1. 🎹😎JUST REMEMBER, WITH EITHER METHOD, TO ESTABLISH THE TRIPLET IN YOUR MIND BEFORE YOU BEGIN

2. Go slowly

🖤Online Ear Training and Rhythm, Level 3 Ear Training

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

2. Be sure to practice the RHYTHM and sight-reading

   1. Login Info

      1. info@gledhillartscollective.com

      2. dust2789

🖤Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 3

💚Sonatina in C Major op. 36 no. 1 by Clementi (L. 3, B)

1. Using the NFRPE method, learn 2 ms. At a time as much as you can

🖤Beethoven Sonatina

🖤Biehl Sonatina

💚Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

1. Play the trills slower and softer with a lower wrist on the approach.

💚Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126, attr. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 3, A)

1. Next week, work on expression with Dustin.

2. Keep practicing this at a medium tempo

1. 💚Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

2. 💚Etude in F Major, Op. 190, NMo. 27 by Köhler (L. 2, Etude)

3. 💚Impertinence, HWV 494 George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) (L. 2, A)

4. 💚I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

5. 💚Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

6. 💚Etude in D Minor op. 82 No. 65 by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, Etude)

7. 💚Periwinkle Twinkle by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. 2, B)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

July 12 & 24, 2023

Level 1: Score of 84

Level 2:

Practice Journal

Write down in the comment section below every item you practice and for how long.

💚Hanon No. 4 (start with this assignment every day)

1. 💚Rhythms:

   1. 🖤Long, Long, Short, Short

   2. 🖤Long, Short, Short, Long

   3. 💚Short, Short, Long, Long

   4. 💚Short, Long, Long, Short

2. 💚LEGATO: m.m. 100 two notes per tic. Your goal here it to play with a smooth, bump-free hand position.

   1. Hanon No. 2 (m.m. 60 per 8th note)

🖤Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik: Level 3

🖤Celebrate Theory, Level 3

1. NO ASSIGNMENT YET

💚Sight Reading

1. Level 2B in Newzik: Do 2 per day.

   1. Continue on from page 46

   2. Set a metronome to anywhere from 60-80 per quarter note.

   3. Don’t fix mistakes until you get to end, at which point you can fix them in your mind before you try again.

💛Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer No. 91 (slower)

1. 🎹😎JUST REMEMBER, WITH EITHER METHOD, TO ESTABLISH THE TRIPLET IN YOUR MIND BEFORE YOU BEGIN

🖤Online Ear Training and Rhythm, Level 3 Ear Training

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

2. Be sure to practice the RHYTHM and sight-reading

   1. Login Info

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      2. dust2789

🖤Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 3

💚Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

1. Move to m.m. 104

2. Fix the green and red pen

3. Memorized next lesson (I may ask you start from any measure)

💚Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

1. Work up to m.m. 104

2. Fix any remaining pen

💚Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126, attr. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 3, A)

1. Create your own practice chart!

1. 💚Etude in F Major, Op. 190, NMo. 27 by Köhler (L. 2, Etude)

2. 💚Impertinence, HWV 494 George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) (L. 2, A)

3. 💚I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

4. 💚Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

5. 💚Etude in D Minor op. 82 No. 65 by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, Etude)

6. 💚Periwinkle Twinkle by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. 2, B)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

July 6, 2023

Level 1: Score of 84

Level 2:

Practice Journal

Write down in the comment section below every item you practice and for how long.

💚Hanon No. 4 (start with this assignment every day)

1. 💚Rhythms:

   1. 🖤Long, Long, Short, Short

   2. 💚Long, Short, Short, Long

   3. 💚Short, Short, Long, Long

   4. 🖤Short, Long, Long, Short

2. 💚LEGATO: m.m. 100 two notes per tic. Your goal here it to play with a smooth, bump-free hand position.

   1. Hanon No. 2 (m.m. 60 per 8th note)

🖤Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik: Level 3

🖤Celebrate Theory, Level 3

1. NO ASSIGNMENT YET

💚Sight Reading

1. Level 2A & 2B in Newzik: Do 2 per day.

   1. Finish 2A and begin 2B

   2. Set a metronome to anywhere from 60-80 per quarter note.

   3. Don’t fix mistakes until you get to end, at which point you can fix them in your mind before you try again.

💛Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer Nos. 89 and 90

1. Step One: say “1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, etc.” (this represents the subdivisions of the beat). Keep saying 1, 2, 3, and clap the rhythm of the notes.

2. Step Two: clap the beat and ta the rhythm.

3. If you’re doing “eighth to quarter” or “quarter to eighth” remember to clap or think about the 3 divisions of the beat first.

   1. Switch up clapping the 8ths and ta-ing the rhythm and counting the 8ths and clapping the rhythm.

4. 🎹😎JUST REMEMBER, WITH EITHER METHOD, TO ESTABLISH THE TRIPLET IN YOUR MIND BEFORE YOU BEGIN.

🖤Online Ear Training and Rhythm, Level 3 Ear Training

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

2. Be sure to practice the RHYTHM and sight-reading

   1. Login Info

      1. info@gledhillartscollective.com

      2. dust2789

🖤Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 3

💚Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

1. Speed-build, one tempo at a time to m.m. 112

2. Fix the green

💚Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

1. Work up to m.m. 88

2. Fix the green

💜Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126, attr. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 3, A)

1. 💚Etude in F Major, Op. 190, NMo. 27 by Köhler (L. 2, Etude)

2. 💚Impertinence, HWV 494 George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) (L. 2, A)

3. 💚I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

4. 💚Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

5. 💚Etude in D Minor op. 82 No. 65 by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, Etude)

6. 💚Periwinkle Twinkle by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. 2, B)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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