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.
Goal for April 1st be done ready to take exam.
🟩“SIGHT-READING 2B
Prepare pages 11-14
GO NO FASTER THAN M.M. 60 PER QUARTER NOTE
🟩Minuet in G Minor BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (L 3, A)
Four measures at a time, practice LH, RH, HT (three cycles) keep it very slow, PLUS:
Isolate m. 19 and practice this very slowly (no faster than m.m. 50)
Fix the notes in the LH m. 24
Isolate m. 27 to play LH notes detached.
🟩Theory Level 3
Please complete Unit 4 Scales
🟩“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”
Prepare B-flat Major and G Minor triads, solid and broken. Build up your speed to the final tempo.
Prepare D Major and B minor both forms of scales
Focus is tidy attacks and smooth sound / position
🟩Beethoven, Sonatina in G Major, Ahn. 5, I. Moderato (L. 3, B)
Practice starting from three random measures per day, and focus on expression (dynamics).
🟩Mouse Dance by Jakub Metelka b. 1986 (L. 3, Etude)
Measures 1-8 hands together: VERY slowly - one to two measures at a time.
Learn mm. 9 to the end hands alone.
🟩Prelude VII by Barbara Arens (L. 3, Etude)
Practice no faster than m.m. 43 per quarter note in order to get the correct sound and notes.
Memorize two measures at a time (remember to go to the downbeat of the following measure) with and without music.
🟪Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126 by J. S. Bach (L 3, A)
Practice ninja hands where needed.
Exaggerate all dynamics so that this story becomes alive and engaging!
🟪FOUR STAR Level 3
Prepare Set 7
Practice with the video below!
We may need to create more videos for clapbacks and playbacks.
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?