April 15, 2025

2024-2025 (7th Grade / RCMCP Level 4)

  • List: Air in B-flat

  • List B: Diabelli

  • List C: An Old Romance

  • Etude 1: Etude in E Minor

  • Etude 2: Ballade

Revise as you wish!

Ethan Edwards
Air in B-flat Major, HWV 471 – George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

An “air” is just a melody — but Handel’s airs are always special. This one is graceful and easy to love, with a smoothness that makes it sound timeless.

Ethan Edwards
An Old Romance from Grandfather’s Book, Op. 119 – Alexander Grechaninov (1864–1956)

Russian composer Grechaninov wrote this piece as part of a collection inspired by old family memories. “An Old Romance” feels like a love story told by someone who remembers every detail — slow, sweet, and a little wistful.

Ethan Edwards
Ballade, Op. 100 No. 15 – Johann Friedrich Burgmüller (1806–1874)

Burgmüller was a 19th-century composer who specialized in writing music for students that sounded grown-up. This Ballade tells a dramatic story with just a few notes — full of feeling, flair, and forward motion.

🎹💚Grechaninov Op. 119 No. 2, An Old Romance (L. 4, C)

  1. Practice starting from any measures of the piece. At least three spots a day.

  2. 4-8 measures at a time, play the melody and the bass note only. Then add the rest of the left hand notes.

  3. Think that your LH shouldn’t twist wrist so much. You can take advantage of your pedal more

🎹💚Ballade op 100 no 15 by JF Burgmüller (L. 4, Etude)

  1. measures 24-34: transition to new scene - little red riding hood running from the wolf. Do this 3 x’s per day.

  2. 16th note measure sections - accent practice hands together. Close-loud and staccato.

🎹💚Air in B-flat Major HWV 471 by George Frederic Handel (L. 4, A)

  1. .

💚Diabelli, Op. 168 No. 1 (L. 4, B)

  1. M.m. 50 per quarter note (use audio in Newzik for measures 18.5 to 25)

    1. If you make a mistake (off with metronome, incorrect notes / position) pause, go back 2 beats and count again before you start.

    2. At this speed: focus is cantabile melody, and firm fingertips while being relaxed.

    3. If you get stuck more than two times in the same section, reevaluate and take it hands alone / use other tools to fix the issue.

  2. Up next!

    1. increase tempo to 52

💚Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 4 (tests PDF)

  1. Chords - good

  2. Intervals - working on P4 and P5

💚RCM Technical Requirements Level 4 in Newzik (“overwhelming?”)

  1. Set a timer for 5 min and go through as many as you can, efficiently. Keep track of where you are and be OK with stopping when the timer goes off! 😎

  2. PLEASE make your fingers round and firm. This helps fix your tidy attacks.

  3. See the markings in the diagram for instructions.

💚Etude in E Minor op 65 no 42 by Carl Albert Loeschhorn (L. 4 Etude)

  1. Practice with m.m. 84. We can try something different next lesson if this is frustrating during practice this week.

💜Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer

  1. Prepare no. 115

  2. Measures 1-4 - study in your mind first, then clap and ta.

  3. Same thing for measures 5-8

  4. Then put them together!

🖤Celebrate Theory, Level 4, Unit 8

🖤Sight-reading: Czerny Op. 599. Left off at No. 64

  1. BEFORE YOU BEGIN: FOCUS

    1. Keep a pulse no matter what and no matter how slow.

    2. Don’t fix mistakes in realtime.

    3. Let notes go if needed and look ahead to the next landing point.

  2. Paused:

    1. Bartok: Mikrocosmos, No. 6

    2. J.S. Bach, 6 Preludes, BWV 939-943, No. 4

  3. Finished:

    1. Bürgmuller, 25 Etudes, Op. 100

  1. 💚Clementi, Sonatina in G Major, Op. 36 No. 2: Movement III (L. 4, B)

  2. 💚March in D Major BWV Anh. 122 C. P. E. Bach (L. 4, A)

  3. 💚Etude in E Minor op 65 no 42 by Carl Albert Loeschhorn (L. 4 Etude)

  4. 💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (L. 4, Etude)

  5. 💚Clowns by Kabalevsky (L. 3, C)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  14. 💚💚I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

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

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

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

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

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

Level 3 or Practical RCM assessment: May 29, 2024

  1. List A: Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733)

  2. List B C Major

  3. List C: Clowns by Kabalevsky

  4. Etude 1: Left Alone

  5. Etude 2: Arabesque

April 8, 2025

2024-2025 (7th Grade / RCMCP Level 4)

  • List: Air in B-flat

  • List B: Diabelli

  • List C: An Old Romance

  • Etude 1: Etude in E Minor

  • Etude 2: Ballade

Revise as you wish!

Ethan Edwards
Air in B-flat Major, HWV 471 – George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

An “air” is just a melody — but Handel’s airs are always special. This one is graceful and easy to love, with a smoothness that makes it sound timeless.

Ethan Edwards
An Old Romance from Grandfather’s Book, Op. 119 – Alexander Grechaninov (1864–1956)

Russian composer Grechaninov wrote this piece as part of a collection inspired by old family memories. “An Old Romance” feels like a love story told by someone who remembers every detail — slow, sweet, and a little wistful.

Ethan Edwards
Ballade, Op. 100 No. 15 – Johann Friedrich Burgmüller (1806–1874)

Burgmüller was a 19th-century composer who specialized in writing music for students that sounded grown-up. This Ballade tells a dramatic story with just a few notes — full of feeling, flair, and forward motion.

🎹💚Grechaninov Op. 119 No. 2, An Old Romance (L. 4, C)

  1. Set the metronome to 56 per 8th note. Don’t go any faster than this for the entire piece.

  2. Focus this week: Pedal and speed-building

    1. Set a timer 5-10 min and focus as well as you can during that time.

    2. Listen to the recording

    3. Practice LH bass notes with the RH melody before you play all notes as written.

🎹💚Ballade op 100 no 15 by JF Burgmüller (L. 4, Etude)

  1. measures 24-34: transition to new scene - little red riding hood running from the wolf. Do this 3 x’s per day.

  2. 16th note measure sections - accent practice hands together. Close-loud and staccato.

🎹💚Air in B-flat Major HWV 471 by George Frederic Handel (L. 4, A)

  1. Practice starting from any measures of the piece. At least three spots a day.

  2. Think about tempo before you begin (eyes close) “don’t forget that this will help you, ,even though it’s annoying.”

💚Diabelli, Op. 168 No. 1 (L. 4, B)

  1. M.m. 50 per quarter note (use audio in Newzik for measures 18.5 to 25)

    1. If you make a mistake (off with metronome, incorrect notes / position) pause, go back 2 beats and count again before you start.

    2. At this speed: focus is cantabile melody, and firm fingertips while being relaxed.

    3. If you get stuck more than two times in the same section, reevaluate and take it hands alone / use other tools to fix the issue.

  2. Up next!

    1. increase tempo to 52

💚Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 4 (tests PDF)

  1. Chords - good

  2. Intervals - working on P4 and P5

💚RCM Technical Requirements Level 4 in Newzik (“overwhelming?”)

  1. Set a timer for 5 min and go through as many as you can, efficiently. Keep track of where you are and be OK with stopping when the timer goes off! 😎

  2. PLEASE make your fingers round and firm. This helps fix your tidy attacks.

  3. See the markings in the diagram for instructions.

💚Etude in E Minor op 65 no 42 by Carl Albert Loeschhorn (L. 4 Etude)

  1. Practice with m.m. 84. We can try something different next lesson if this is frustrating during practice this week.

💜Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer

  1. Prepare no. 115

  2. Measures 1-4 - study in your mind first, then clap and ta.

  3. Same thing for measures 5-8

  4. Then put them together!

🖤Celebrate Theory, Level 4, Unit 8

🖤Sight-reading: Czerny Op. 599. Left off at No. 64

  1. BEFORE YOU BEGIN: FOCUS

    1. Keep a pulse no matter what and no matter how slow.

    2. Don’t fix mistakes in realtime.

    3. Let notes go if needed and look ahead to the next landing point.

  2. Paused:

    1. Bartok: Mikrocosmos, No. 6

    2. J.S. Bach, 6 Preludes, BWV 939-943, No. 4

  3. Finished:

    1. Bürgmuller, 25 Etudes, Op. 100

  1. 💚Clementi, Sonatina in G Major, Op. 36 No. 2: Movement III (L. 4, B)

  2. 💚March in D Major BWV Anh. 122 C. P. E. Bach (L. 4, A)

  3. 💚Etude in E Minor op 65 no 42 by Carl Albert Loeschhorn (L. 4 Etude)

  4. 💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (L. 4, Etude)

  5. 💚Clowns by Kabalevsky (L. 3, C)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  14. 💚💚I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

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

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

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

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

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

Level 3 or Practical RCM assessment: May 29, 2024

  1. List A: Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733)

  2. List B C Major

  3. List C: Clowns by Kabalevsky

  4. Etude 1: Left Alone

  5. Etude 2: Arabesque

April 1, 2025

2024-2025 (7th Grade / RCMCP Level 4)

  • List: Air in B-flat

  • List B: Diabelli

  • List C: An Old Romance

  • Etude 1: Etude in E Minor

  • Etude 2: Ballade

💜Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer

  1. Prepare no. 115

  2. Measures 1-4 - study in your mind first, then clap and ta.

  3. Same thing for measures 5-8

  4. Then put them together!

💚Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 4 (tests PDF)

  1. Chords - good

  2. Intervals - working on P4 and P5

💚RCM Technical Requirements Level 4 in Newzik (“overwhelming?”)

  1. Set a timer for 5 min and go through as many as you can, efficiently. Keep track of where you are and be OK with stopping when the timer goes off! 😎

  2. PLEASE make your fingers round and firm. This helps fix your tidy attacks.

  3. See the markings in the diagram for instructions.

💚Etude in E Minor op 65 no 42 by Carl Albert Loeschhorn (L. 4 Etude)

  1. Practice with m.m. 84. We can try something different next lesson if this is frustrating during practice this week.

🎹💚Ballade op 100 no 15 by JF Burgmüller (L. 4, Etude)

  1. “Even” boxed sections:

    1. Close-loud hands together at m.m. 66 per 16th note

    2. Accent practice every other note. Alternate the accent.

  2. Practice starting from any measure.

🎹💚Air in B-flat Major HWV 471 by George Frederic Handel (L. 4, A)

  1. “fake smile” - pretend your obsessed with this piece because you LOVE it so much

  2. Practice starting from any measures of the piece. At least three spots a day.

💚Diabelli, Op. 168 No. 1 (L. 4, B)

  1. M.m. 50 per quarter note (use audio in Newzik for measures 18.5 to 25)

    1. If you make a mistake (off with metronome, incorrect notes / position) pause, go back 2 beats and count again before you start.

    2. At this speed: focus is cantabile melody, and firm fingertips while being relaxed.

    3. If you get stuck more than two times in the same section, reevaluate and take it hands alone / use other tools to fix the issue.

  2. Up next!

    1. increase tempo to 52

🎹💜Grechaninov Op. 119 No. 2, An Old Romance (L. 4, C)

  1. Set the metronome to 56 per 8th note. Don’t go any faster than this for the entire piece.

  2. The goal is to have the melody be cantible and the LH be very soft.

🖤Celebrate Theory, Level 4, Unit 8

🖤Sight-reading: Czerny Op. 599. Left off at No. 64

  1. BEFORE YOU BEGIN: FOCUS

    1. Keep a pulse no matter what and no matter how slow.

    2. Don’t fix mistakes in realtime.

    3. Let notes go if needed and look ahead to the next landing point.

  2. Paused:

    1. Bartok: Mikrocosmos, No. 6

    2. J.S. Bach, 6 Preludes, BWV 939-943, No. 4

  3. Finished:

    1. Bürgmuller, 25 Etudes, Op. 100

  1. 💚Clementi, Sonatina in G Major, Op. 36 No. 2: Movement III (L. 4, B)

  2. 💚March in D Major BWV Anh. 122 C. P. E. Bach (L. 4, A)

  3. 💚Etude in E Minor op 65 no 42 by Carl Albert Loeschhorn (L. 4 Etude)

  4. 💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (L. 4, Etude)

  5. 💚Clowns by Kabalevsky (L. 3, C)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  14. 💚💚I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

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

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

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

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

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

Level 3 or Practical RCM assessment: May 29, 2024

  1. List A: Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733)

  2. List B C Major

  3. List C: Clowns by Kabalevsky

  4. Etude 1: Left Alone

  5. Etude 2: Arabesque

March 25, 2025

2024-2025 (7th Grade / RCMCP Level 4)

  • List: Air in B-flat

  • List B: Diabelli

  • List C: An Old Romance

  • Etude 1: Etude in E Minor

  • Etude 2: Ballade

💚Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer

  1. Prepare no. 115

  2. Measures 1-4 - study in your mind first, then clap and ta.

  3. Same thing for measures 5-8

  4. Then put them together!

💜Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 4 (tests PDF)

  1. Prepare Set 10

  2. Chords - good

  3. Intervals - working on P4 and P5

💚RCM Technical Requirements Level 4 in Newzik (“overwhelming?”)

  1. Set a timer for 5 min and go through as many as you can, efficiently. Keep track of where you are and be OK with stopping when the timer goes off! 😎

  2. PLEASE make your fingers round and firm. This helps fix your tidy attacks.

  3. See the markings in the diagram for instructions.

💚Etude in E Minor op 65 no 42 by Carl Albert Loeschhorn (L. 4 Etude)

  1. See your video inside Newzik. Our focus

🎹💚Ballade op 100 no 15 by JF Burgmüller (L. 4, Etude)

  1. measures 24-31:

    1. Listen to the audio in Newzik every day, then play it similar to the audio, following the markings in the music.

  2. measures 52-56:

    1. Follow the green markings.

  3. “Even” boxed sections:

    1. Close-loud hands together at m.m. 66 per 16th note

    2. firm placement on the keys, keep wrist in movement but not shoulder and elbow.

    3. Next week - possibly move to accent practice.

🎹💚Air in B-flat Major HWV 471 by George Frederic Handel (L. 4, A)

  1. “fake smile” - pretend your obsessed with this piece because you LOVE it so much

  2. Play through with with m.m. 108 per 8th note.

💜Diabelli, Op. 168 No. 1 (L. 4, B)

  1. M.m. 42 per quarter note (use audio in Newzik for measures 18.5 to 25)

    1. count 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & before you begin with the metronome.

    2. If you make a mistake (off with metronome, incorrect notes / position) pause, go back 2 beats and count again before you start.

    3. At this speed: focus is cantabile melody, and firm fingertips while being relaxed.

    4. If you get stuck more than two times in the same section, reevaluate and take it hands alone / use other tools to fix the issue.

  2. Up next!

    1. increase tempo to 52

🎹💚Grechaninov Op. 119 No. 2, An Old Romance (L. 4, C)

  1. Set the metronome to 56 per 8th note. Don’t go any faster than this for the entire piece.

  2. The goal is to have the melody be cantible and the LH be very soft.

🖤Celebrate Theory, Level 4, Unit 8

🖤Sight-reading: Czerny Op. 599. Left off at No. 64

  1. BEFORE YOU BEGIN: FOCUS

    1. Keep a pulse no matter what and no matter how slow.

    2. Don’t fix mistakes in realtime.

    3. Let notes go if needed and look ahead to the next landing point.

  2. Paused:

    1. Bartok: Mikrocosmos, No. 6

    2. J.S. Bach, 6 Preludes, BWV 939-943, No. 4

  3. Finished:

    1. Bürgmuller, 25 Etudes, Op. 100

  1. 💚Clementi, Sonatina in G Major, Op. 36 No. 2: Movement III (L. 4, B)

  2. 💚March in D Major BWV Anh. 122 C. P. E. Bach (L. 4, A)

  3. 💚Etude in E Minor op 65 no 42 by Carl Albert Loeschhorn (L. 4 Etude)

  4. 💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (L. 4, Etude)

  5. 💚Clowns by Kabalevsky (L. 3, C)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  14. 💚💚I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

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

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

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

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

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

Level 3 or Practical RCM assessment: May 29, 2024

  1. List A: Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733)

  2. List B C Major

  3. List C: Clowns by Kabalevsky

  4. Etude 1: Left Alone

  5. Etude 2: Arabesque

March 19, 2025

Which assignment are daily? Get rid of list B. New piece? Michael sitting in on lessons? Create goals for each time this happens. Framework / guidelines.

2024-2025 (7th Grade / RCMCP Level 4)

  • List: Air in B-flat

  • List B: Diabelli

  • List C: An Old Romance

  • Etude 1: Etude in E Minor

  • Etude 2: Ballade

💜Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer

  1. Prepare nos. 111 to 114

  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 4 (tests PDF)

  1. Prepare Set 10

  2. Chords - good

  3. Intervals - working on P4 and P5

💜RCM Technical Requirements Level 4 in Newzik

  1. PLEASE make your fingers round and firm. This helps fix your tidy attacks.

  2. See the markings in the diagram for instructions.

💜Etude in E Minor op 65 no 42 by Carl Albert Loeschhorn (L. 4 Etude)

  1. Start with Dustin next lesson

💚Ballade op 100 no 15 by JF Burgmüller (L. 4, Etude)

  1. measures 24-31:

    1. Listen to the audio in Newzik every day, then play it similar to the audio, following the markings in the music.

  2. measures 52-56:

    1. Follow the green markings.

  3. “Even” boxed sections:

    1. Close-loud hands together at m.m. 66 per 16th note

    2. firm placement on the keys, keep wrist in movement but not shoulder and elbow.

    3. Next week - possibly move to accent practice.

💚Air in B-flat Major HWV 471 by George Frederic Handel (L. 4, A)

  1. Practice starting from three random spots each day.

  2. Play through with with m.m. 104 per 8th note.

💚Diabelli, Op. 168 No. 1 (L. 4, B)

  1. M.m. 42 per quarter note (use audio in Newzik for measures 18.5 to 25)

    1. count 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & before you begin with the metronome.

    2. If you make a mistake (off with metronome, incorrect notes / position) pause, go back 2 beats and count again before you start.

    3. At this speed: focus is cantabile melody, and firm fingertips while being relaxed.

    4. If you get stuck more than two times in the same section, reevaluate and take it hands alone / use other tools to fix the issue.

  2. Up next!

    1. increase tempo to 52

💚Grechaninov Op. 119 No. 2, An Old Romance (L. 4, C)

  1. Set the metronome to 56 per 8th note. Don’t go any faster than this for the entire piece.

  2. The goal is to have the melody be cantible and the LH be very soft.

🖤Celebrate Theory, Level 4, Unit 8

🖤Sight-reading: Czerny Op. 599. Left off at No. 64

  1. BEFORE YOU BEGIN: FOCUS

    1. Keep a pulse no matter what and no matter how slow.

    2. Don’t fix mistakes in realtime.

    3. Let notes go if needed and look ahead to the next landing point.

  2. Paused:

    1. Bartok: Mikrocosmos, No. 6

    2. J.S. Bach, 6 Preludes, BWV 939-943, No. 4

  3. Finished:

    1. Bürgmuller, 25 Etudes, Op. 100

  1. 💚Clementi, Sonatina in G Major, Op. 36 No. 2: Movement III (L. 4, B)

  2. 💚March in D Major BWV Anh. 122 C. P. E. Bach (L. 4, A)

  3. 💚Etude in E Minor op 65 no 42 by Carl Albert Loeschhorn (L. 4 Etude)

  4. 💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (L. 4, Etude)

  5. 💚Clowns by Kabalevsky (L. 3, C)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  14. 💚💚I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

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

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

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

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

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

Level 3 or Practical RCM assessment: May 29, 2024

  1. List A: Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733)

  2. List B C Major

  3. List C: Clowns by Kabalevsky

  4. Etude 1: Left Alone

  5. Etude 2: Arabesque

March 11, 2025

Which assignment are daily? Get rid of list B. New piece? Michael sitting in on lessons? Create goals for each time this happens. Framework / guidelines.

2024-2025 (7th Grade / RCMCP Level 4)

  • List A

  • List B (decide on one)

  • List C

  • Etude 1

  • Etude 2

💚Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer

  1. Prepare nos. 111 to 114

  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 4 (tests PDF)

  1. Prepare Set 9

  2. Chords - good

  3. Intervals - working on P4 and P5

💜RCM Technical Requirements Level 4 in Newzik

  1. PLEASE make your fingers round and firm. This helps fix your tidy attacks.

  2. See the markings in the diagram for instructions.

💜Sight-reading: Czerny Op. 599. Left off at No. 64

  1. BEFORE YOU BEGIN: FOCUS

    1. Keep a pulse no matter what and no matter how slow.

    2. Don’t fix mistakes in realtime.

    3. Let notes go if needed and look ahead to the next landing point.

  2. Paused:

    1. Bartok: Mikrocosmos, No. 6

    2. J.S. Bach, 6 Preludes, BWV 939-943, No. 4

  3. Finished:

    1. Bürgmuller, 25 Etudes, Op. 100

💜Ballade op 100 no 15 by JF Burgmüller (L. 4, Etude)

  1. Section B:

    1. RH expression: cantabile = in a singing style. Each note should be connected together in a deep singing tone.

    2. LH expression: even tone and soft

    3. See the orange pen.

    4. PUT ON A FAKE SMILE WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME REALLLLLL.

  2. 💜Section A1: pick up here with Dustin next time.

💚Air in B-flat Major HWV 471 by George Frederic Handel (L. 4, A)

  1. M. 15 - RH position stable

  2. Beat two of each measure - softer than beat one.

  3. See all of the new dynamic markings and practice with m.m. 100 per 8th note.

💚Clementi, Sonatina in G Major, Op. 36 No. 2: Movement III (L. 4, B)

  1. Play through once per practice session with music and once without. Focus on tidy attacks and steady beat.

💛Diabelli, Op. 168 No. 1 (L. 4, B)

  1. See the red text in Newzik.

  2. m.m. 66 per 8th. Metronome

💚Grechaninov Op. 119 No. 2, An Old Romance (L. 4, C)

  1. Set the metronome to 53 per 8th note. Don’t go any faster than this for the entire piece.

  2. If you derail from the beat, don’t try to catch up. Instead, stop, refocus your pulse, then start again.

  3. The goal is to have the melody be cantible and the LH be very soft.

🖤Celebrate Theory, Level 4, Unit 8

🖤The Avalanche op 45 no 2 by Stephen Heller (L. 4, Etude)

  1. 💚March in D Major BWV Anh. 122 C. P. E. Bach (L. 4, A)

  2. 💚Etude in E Minor op 65 no 42 by Carl Albert Loeschhorn (L. 4 Etude)

  3. 💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (L. 4, Etude)

  4. 💚Clowns by Kabalevsky (L. 3, C)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  13. 💚💚I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

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

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

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

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

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

Level 3 or Practical RCM assessment: May 29, 2024

  1. List A: Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733)

  2. List B C Major

  3. List C: Clowns by Kabalevsky

  4. Etude 1: Left Alone

  5. Etude 2: Arabesque