May 9, 2026

RCM Level 3 Assignments

May 18, 2026 5:05 PM

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

  1. For each item, do one round of close-loud (no faster than m.m. 60 per note), 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.

  2. Remember two octaves!

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

  1. Memorization

    1. Measures 1-8:

      1. LH play with music, then without. If you have mistakes, continue to the end of your section, and then look at the music to fix the issue in your mind, then put the music away again and try again.

      2. RH: same as above

      3. HT: same as above.

    2. Measures 8-End

      1. Same steps as above.

    3. Entire Piece

      1. Same steps as above.

🟪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. Practice playing in 8 measure chunks. with music then without. And fix any mistakes in the same manner as Mouse Dance.

  2. Then practice playing entire piece without music - record yourself for extra pressure.

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

  1. Listen to your audio recording once a day whilst looking at the music. Focus on the tempo, the sound, the dynamics, the rit. fermatas etc. Please don’t play any faster than this recording.

  2. RH, LH, HT, four measures at a time, focusing on memorization. Send Dustin a video or audio by Wednesday night of the whole pieces memorized similar to the recording.

🟩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?