1 ❤️ = need lots of work, or, you didn’t practice this.
2 💛 = on the right track, but this needs more work.
3 💜 = we didn’t get to this. Please practice as usual.
4 💚 = on the right track! Good work. Practice as usual.
5 🖤 = don’t practice this. We’ll get to it when Dustin says.
🟩“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”
Prepare D Major and B Minor triads, solid and broken.
Prepare D Major formula pattern.
🟩Theory Level 3
Please complete Unit 3
🟩Prelude VII by Barbara Arens (L. 3, Etude)
Measures 1-6: Hands together. First with no pedal and very slowly, and second time with pedal and still slowly.
Measures 7-10: Hands together. First with no pedal and very slowly, and second time with pedal and still slowly.
Measures 11-18: Blocked LH with RH as written.
🟩Minuet in G Minor BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (L 3, A)
mm. 17 to the end: goal this week is to play with no stops.
🟩Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126 by J. S. Bach (L 3, A)
Practice ninja hands between measures 2-3
Hands alone practice three times per week.
🟨Beethoven, Sonatina in G Major, Ahn. 5, I. Moderato (L. 3, B)
Practice starting from three random measures per day.
Coda: Practice in the following order and layer each item as you go.
measures 31-32: Change your pedal every beat and careful not to play detached in the RH and keep near the keyboard.
think about LH further up on the keyboard with wrist raised
softer dynamic overall
and clean pedaling
Remember the relaxed arm but firm fingertips.
🟩“SIGHT-READING 2B
Prepare pages 5-8
GO NO FASTER THAN M.M. 60 PER QUARTER NOTE
🟩FOUR STAR Level 3
Prepare Set 4
Practice with the video below!
REVIEW
🟪Review twice a week with your music. You don’t need to review all of them in ONE practice session - just one PER WEEK.
💚Invention in C Major by Renée Christopher (b. 1955) L. 2, C)
💚Crocodile Tears by Christine Donkin (L. 2, B)
💚Minuet G Major by JS Bach (L. 2, A)
🟨Etude in G Major, op. 166, no. 6 by Henri Bertini (1798-1876) (L. 2, Etude)
💚Ecossaise in G Major by LV Beethoven (L. 2, A)
💚Bourrée in D Minor by Christoph Graupner (1683-1760) (L. 1, A)
💚Canon by Carlton Elliott
💚Early One Morning (Level 1, B)
💚Celebration by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. 1, Etude)
💚💚Sleigh Bells by Christine Donkin (b. 1976) (L. A)
💚💚What’s That Noise? B by Martha Mier (b. 1936) (L. A)
💚💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)
💚💚To Fly Like and Eagle by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. B)
💚💚💚The Haunted Mouse by Nancy and Randall Faber (b. 1955; 1954)(L. A)
🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)
At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:
N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)
F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)
P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)
E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)
R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)
✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.
Step-by-Step Practice Flow
Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.
Listen back with one color/goal in mind.
As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.
Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.
Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.
“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:
✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or
✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.
Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing that spot.
Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.
🔧 Troubleshooting Tips
🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:
Do you need to slow down?
Should you practice hands alone?
Could you make the spot even smaller?
Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?
Do you need to think ahead more clearly?