May 3, 2026 (Group Class In-Person)

RCM Level 3 Assignments

May 18, 2026 5:05 PM

🟨🚨RCM Technical Requirements Level 03 (set timer for 7 min every day)

  1. Practice with the metronome. This is very important because your tempos are different between chromatic and formula patterns (they are actually the same).

  2. For each item, do one round of close-loud, then with the metronome at the final tempo. If you make any mistakes, slow it down and do it three times correctly before you move on.

🟨🚨Mouse Dance by Jakub Metelka b. 1986 (L. 3, Etude)

  1. Two measures at a time, speed-build and memorize.

    1. Start at m.m. 90-ish and work up gradually.

    2. First try with music, second time without music.

    3. Keep a focus on expression.

    4. Next week, we’ll speed-build in increments of four measures at a time.

  2. Last system: Practice in the following way:

    1. Close-loud RH alone.

    2. LH alone soft and slow

    3. Together RH close-loud, LH soft

🟩Prelude VII by Barbara Arens (L. 3, Etude)

  1. Some memory issues around mm. 11-13. Practice starting from random measures with and without the music.

  2. mm. 10, and 18 - change your pedal cleanly and hold the whole notes for their full value.

  3. The pp texture is getting so much better!

🟩Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126 by J. S. Bach (L 3, A)

  1. Practice starting from random measures with and without music.

  2. Measures 1-2 - you need to make sure these are absolutely steady when you start. It will be an easy target for point

    annihilation!

  3. Practice once a day, all 16th notes with a close-loud technique - remember this is very slow, and the wrist pops forward on each note strongly.

🟩Beethoven, Sonatina in G Major, Ahn. 5, I. Moderato (L. 3, B)

  1. Careful not to accent the high notes in a phrase - for example, m. 10 the A in the RH.

  2. m. 25 to the end, make extra effort to play the LH softly.

  3. Practice starting at random measures

🟥🚨Schumann, Album for the Young, Op. 68 No. 1, Melody (L. 3, C)

  1. measures 7-8 and 11-12: play as slow as you need to play correct notes! Lot’s of repetition hands alone and together. Memorized as well.

  2. RH, LH, HT, four measures at a time, focusing on getting notes secure. Practice looking ahead when you play.

🟩SIGHT-READING 2B

  1. Prepare pages 51-54

  2. GO NO FASTER THAN M.M. 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

🟨FOUR STAR Level 3: Online RCM Ear Training

  1. https://moodle.rcmusic.com/lms/login/index.php LINK TO RCM ONLINE EAR TRAINING

  2. Login Information:

    1. info@gledhillartscollective.com

    2. dust2789

  3. Clapback

  4. Playback

  5. Intervals

  6. Chords

RCM Level 4 Assignments

🟩Theory Level 4

  1. Start soon with Dustin

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.

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

  2. Invention in C Major by Renée Christopher (b. 1955) L. 2, C)

  3. Crocodile Tears by Christine Donkin (L. 2, B)

  4. Minuet G Major by JS Bach (L. 2, A)

  5. Etude in G Major, op. 166, no. 6 by Henri Bertini (1798-1876) (L. 2, Etude)

  6. Ecossaise in G Major by LV Beethoven (L. 2, A)

  7. Bourrée in D Minor by Christoph Graupner (1683-1760) (L. 1, A)

  8. Canon by Carlton Elliott

  9. Early One Morning (Level 1, B)

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

  11. Sleigh Bells by Christine Donkin (b. 1976) (L. A)

  12. What’s That Noise? B by Martha Mier (b. 1936) (L. A)

  13. Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

  14. To Fly Like and Eagle by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. B)

  15. 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

  1. Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.

  2. Listen back with one color/goal in mind.

  3. As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.

  4. Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.

  5. 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.



  1. Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing that spot.

  2. 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?