June 23, 2023

COMMENT SECTION:

EVERY TIME YOU PRACTICE, WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU PRACTICE AND FOR HOW LONG IN THE COMMENT SECTION BELOW!

🖤Level B: RCM Piano Syllabus under “Technical Tests” (p. 9 of the PDF)

  1. GOAL: Fix F Major (remember the flat)

    1. See the green markings in Newzik, Prep. B.

    2. Be able to play at the indicated speed.

  2. STRATEGY: (a plan to achieve our goal)

    1. Close Loud

    2. Staccato

    3. Legato Playing

  3. TACTICTS/ TOOLS:

    1. Close Loud: 2 Times Each Item

      1. Attack the key FROM the surface the key with a round finger and forward wrist.

      2. Stop pushing into the keys IMMEDIATELY after the attack (after you play the note). Relax.

    2. Staccato: 2 Times Each Item

      1. Tap the keys from ABOVE the keyboard with a loose wrist and round finger.

    3. Legato: 2 Times Each Item

      1. Do as described int he PDF

💚Ukrainian Folk Song op. 107, no. 3 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 1, A)

  1. Use the new charts in your PDF

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

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

🖤FOUR STAR B

🖤“SIGHTREADING 00 46-61”

💚Preparatory Level

  1. Prep Level: Unit 7 “Chords

    1. Do pages 1-3

Review once a week with your music. You don’t need to review all of them in ONE practice session - just one PER WEEK.

  1. 💜💚Sleigh Bells by Christine Donkin (b. 1976) (L. A)

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

  3. 💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

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

  5. 💜💚The Haunted Mouse by Nancy and Randall Faber (b. 1955; 1954)(L. A)

  6. 💚The Lively Boy by Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750-1813)(L. A)

June 16, 2023

COMMENT SECTION:

EVERY TIME YOU PRACTICE, WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU PRACTICE AND FOR HOW LONG IN THE COMMENT SECTION BELOW!

💛Level B: RCM Piano Syllabus under “Technical Tests” (p. 9 of the PDF)

  1. GOAL: Fix F Major (remember the flat)

    1. See the green markings in Newzik, Prep. B.

    2. Be able to play at the indicated speed.

  2. STRATEGY: (a plan to achieve our goal)

    1. Close Loud

    2. Staccato

    3. Legato Playing

  3. TACTICTS/ TOOLS:

    1. Close Loud: 2 Times Each Item

      1. Attack the key FROM the surface the key with a round finger and forward wrist.

      2. Stop pushing into the keys IMMEDIATELY after the attack (after you play the note). Relax.

    2. Staccato: 2 Times Each Item

      1. Tap the keys from ABOVE the keyboard with a loose wrist and round finger.

    3. Legato: 2 Times Each Item

      1. Do as described int he PDF

💚Ukrainian Folk Song op. 107, no. 3 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 1, A)

  1. Use the NFPER charts in your PDF!

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

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

🖤FOUR STAR B

🖤“SIGHTREADING 00 46-61”

💚Preparatory Level

  1. Prep Level: Unit 6 “Scales”

    1. Review the info about scales and be able to talk to me about it next time

Review once a week with your music. You don’t need to review all of them in ONE practice session - just one PER WEEK.

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

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

  3. 💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

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

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

  6. 💚The Haunted Mouse by Nancy and Randall Faber (b. 1955; 1954)(L. A)

  7. 💜The Lively Boy by Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750-1813)(L. A)

June 9, 2023

COMMENT SECTION:

EVERY TIME YOU PRACTICE, WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU PRACTICE AND FOR HOW LONG IN THE COMMENT SECTION BELOW!

💚Level B: RCM Piano Syllabus under “Technical Tests” (p. 9 of the PDF)

  1. GOAL:

    1. See the green markings in Newzik, Prep. B.

    2. Be able to play at the indicated speed.

  2. STRATEGY: (a plan to achieve our goal)

    1. Close Loud

    2. Staccato

    3. Legato Playing

  3. TACTICTS/ TOOLS:

    1. Close Loud: 2 Times Each Item

      1. Attack the key FROM the surface the key with a round finger and forward wrist.

      2. Stop pushing into the keys IMMEDIATELY after the attack (after you play the note). Relax.

    2. Staccato: 2 Times Each Item

      1. Tap the keys from ABOVE the keyboard with a loose wrist and round finger.

    3. Legato: 2 Times Each Item

      1. Do as described int he PDF

💚Ukrainian Folk Song op. 107, no. 3 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 1, A)

  1. Use the NFPER charts in your PDF!

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

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

🖤FOUR STAR B

🖤“SIGHTREADING 00 46-61”

💜Preparatory Level

  1. Prep Level: Unit 6 “Scales”

    1. Complete the entire unit!

Review once a week with your music. You don’t need to review all of them in ONE practice session - just one PER WEEK.

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

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

  3. 💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

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

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

  6. 💚The Haunted Mouse by Nancy and Randall Faber (b. 1955; 1954)(L. A)

  7. 💜The Lively Boy by Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750-1813)(L. A)

June 1, 2023

🖤 = assignment is on hold. Don’t practice.

💚Go to Newzik: RCM Piano Syllabus under “Technical Tests” (p. 9 of the PDF)

  1. Legato & Staccato Pentascales:

    1. Practice with the metronome: 100 = quarter note. Our goal this week

    2. PLEASE GET A STEADY BEAT GOING IN YOUR MIND BEFORE YOU START EACH ONE.

    3. ROUND FINGERS.

  2. Broken Chords:

    1. Practice with metronome marking 50 = three notes for each tick. (We will work up to 60 for the test)

    2. Count OUT LOUD “ONE, TWO THREE” for each tick before you begin.

  3. Solid Chords:

    1. Practice with metronome 72 (one chord per two ticks)

    2. Count out loud before you begin.

Level 1:

Start Etude Level 1: Celebration with Dustin next week

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

  1. See the purple markings in Newzik.

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

  1. See the purple markings in Newzik.

💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

  1. See the purple markings in Newzik.

💚FOUR STAR A

  1. Go online and practice the exercises for Prep A

❤️“SIGHTREADING 00 46-61”

  1. Continue on to do one per day.

  2. DON’T GO TOO FAST! THINK BEFORE YOU BEGIN.

    1. Remember forward wrists on long notes.

    2. Sit straight and tall

    3. Keep your wrists ABOVE THE WHITE keys

💚Preparatory Level

  1. Prep Level: Unit 6 “Scales”

    1. Complete the entire unit!

Review once a week with your music. You don’t need to review all of them in ONE practice session - just one PER WEEK.

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

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

  3. 💚The Haunted Mouse by Nancy and Randall Faber (b. 1955; 1954)(L. A)

  4. 💜The Lively Boy by Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750-1813)(L. A)

May 25, 2023

🖤 = assignment is on hold. Don’t practice.

💚Go to Newzik: RCM Piano Syllabus under “Technical Tests” (p. 9 of the PDF)

  1. Legato & Staccato Pentascales:

    1. Practice with the metronome: 100 = quarter note. Our goal this week

    2. PLEASE GET A STEADY BEAT GOING IN YOUR MIND BEFORE YOU START EACH ONE.

    3. ROUND FINGERS.

  2. Broken Chords:

    1. Practice with metronome marking 50 = three notes for each tick. (We will work up to 60 for the test)

    2. Count OUT LOUD “ONE, TWO THREE” for each tick before you begin.

  3. Solid Chords:

    1. Practice with metronome 72 (one chord per two ticks)

    2. Count out loud before you begin.

💚New Piece Next Week (L. B) - Dustin look at all the yellow highlights in the syllabus and Dustin will bring the options.

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

  1. See the purple markings in Newzik.

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

  1. See the purple markings in Newzik.

💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

  1. See the purple markings in Newzik.

💚FOUR STAR A

  1. Go online and practice the exercises for Prep A

❤️“SIGHTREADING 00 46-61”

  1. Continue on to do one per day.

  2. DON’T GO TOO FAST! THINK BEFORE YOU BEGIN.

    1. Remember forward wrists on long notes.

    2. Sit straight and tall

    3. Keep your wrists ABOVE THE WHITE keys

💚Preparatory Level

  1. Prep Level: Unit 6 “Scales”

    1. Complete the entire unit!

Review once a week with your music. You don’t need to review all of them in ONE practice session - just one PER WEEK.

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

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

  3. 💚The Haunted Mouse by Nancy and Randall Faber (b. 1955; 1954)(L. A)

  4. 💜The Lively Boy by Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750-1813)(L. A)

May 20, 2023

🖤 = assignment is on hold. Don’t practice.

💚Go to Newzik: RCM Piano Syllabus under “Technical Tests” (p. 9 of the PDF)

  1. Legato & Staccato Pentascales:

    1. Practice with the metronome: 100 = quarter note. Our goal this week

    2. Count OUT LOUD WITH THE METRONOME: “ONE, TWO, READY, GO” then play with the metronome.

  2. Broken Chords:

    1. Practice with metronome marking 50 = three notes for each tick. (We will work up to 60 for the test)

    2. Count OUT LOUD “ONE, TWO THREE” for each tick before you begin.

  3. Solid Chords:

    1. Practice with metronome 72 (one chord per two ticks)

    2. Count out loud before you begin.

💚New Piece Next Week (L. B) - Dustin look at all the yellow highlights in the syllabus and Dustin will bring the options.

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

  1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece. Test on this next week.

  2. Practice keeping a steady beat at a slower tempo and then faster. (M.m. 120 and then work up to m.m. 184)

  3. Practice with and without music.

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

  1. Practice with m.m. 108 per quarter note (final goal is m.m. 108).

  2. Practice with and without music.

  3. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

  1. PRACTICE THE WHOLE PIECE AT M.M. 126 PER QUARTER NOTE (m.m. 144 is final tempo)

  2. Remember to pop your wrists up on EVERY staccato note.

  3. Practcie with and without music

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

    1. Fix all the pink pen.

💚FOUR STAR A

  1. Go online and practice the exercises for Prep A

💜“SIGHTREADING 00 46-61”

  1. Continue on to do one per day.

  2. Remember to keep good hand position! Keep fingers curved.

    1. Remember forward wrists on long notes.

    2. Sit straight and tall

    3. Keep your wrists ABOVE THE WHITE keys

💚Preparatory Level

  1. Prep Level: Unit 6 “Scales”

    1. Complete the entire unit!

Review once a week with your music. You don’t need to review all of them in ONE practice session - just one PER WEEK.

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

  2. 💚The Haunted Mouse by Nancy and Randall Faber (b. 1955; 1954)(L. A)

  3. 💜The Lively Boy by Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750-1813)(L. A)

May 11, 2023

🖤 = assignment is on hold. Don’t practice.

💚Go to Newzik: RCM Piano Syllabus under “Technical Tests” (p. 9 of the PDF)

  1. Legato & Staccato Pentascales:

    1. Practice with the metronome: 100 = quarter note. Our goal this week

    2. Count OUT LOUD WITH THE METRONOME: “ONE, TWO, READY, GO” then play with the metronome.

  2. Broken Chords:

    1. Practice with metronome marking 50 = three notes for each tick. (We will work up to 60 for the test)

    2. Count OUT LOUD “ONE, TWO THREE” for each tick before you begin.

  3. Solid Chords:

    1. Practice with metronome 72 (one chord per two ticks)

    2. Count out loud before you begin.

💚New Piece Next Week (L. B)

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

  1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece. Test on this next week.

  2. Practice keeping a steady beat at a slower tempo and then faster. (M.m. 120 and then work up to m.m. 184)

  3. Practice with and without music.

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

  1. Practice with m.m. 108 per quarter note (final goal is m.m. 108).

  2. Practice with and without music.

  3. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

  1. PRACTICE THE WHOLE PIECE AT M.M. 126 PER QUARTER NOTE (m.m. 144 is final tempo)

  2. Remember to pop your wrists up on EVERY staccato note.

  3. Practcie with and without music

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

    1. Fix all the pink pen.

💚FOUR STAR A

  1. Go online and practice the exercises for Prep A

💜“SIGHTREADING 00 46-61”

  1. Continue on to do one per day.

  2. Remember to keep good hand position! Keep fingers curved.

    1. Remember forward wrists on long notes.

    2. Sit straight and tall

    3. Keep your wrists ABOVE THE WHITE keys

💚Preparatory Level

  1. Prep Level: Unit 6 “Scales”

    1. Complete the entire unit!

Review once a week with your music. You don’t need to review all of them in ONE practice session - just one PER WEEK.

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

  2. 💚The Haunted Mouse by Nancy and Randall Faber (b. 1955; 1954)(L. A)

  3. 💜The Lively Boy by Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750-1813)(L. A)

May 4, 2023

🖤 = assignment is on hold. Don’t practice.

💚Go to Newzik: RCM Piano Syllabus under “Technical Tests” (p. 9 of the PDF)

  1. Legato & Staccato Pentascales:

    1. Practice with the metronome: 100 = quarter note. Our goal this week

    2. Count OUT LOUD WITH THE METRONOME: “ONE, TWO, READY, GO” then play with the metronome.

  2. Broken Chords:

    1. Practice with metronome marking 40 = three notes for each tick. (We will work up to 60 for the test)

    2. Count OUT LOUD “ONE, TWO THREE” for each tick before you begin.

  3. Solid Chords:

    1. Practice with metronome 72 (one chord per two ticks)

    2. Count out loud before you begin.

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

  1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece. Test on this next week.

  2. Practice keeping a steady beat at a slower tempo and then faster. (M.m. 120 and then work up to m.m. 184)

  3. Practice with and without music.

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

  1. Practice with m.m. 108 per quarter note (final goal is m.m. 108).

  2. Practice with and without music.

  3. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

  1. PRACTICE THE WHOLE PIECE AT M.M. 126 PER QUARTER NOTE (m.m. 144 is final tempo)

  2. Remember to pop your wrists up on EVERY staccato note.

  3. Practcie with and without music

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

    1. Fix all the pink pen.

💚FOUR STAR A

  1. Go online and practice the exercises for Prep A

💜“SIGHTREADING 00 46-61”

  1. Continue on to do one per day.

  2. Remember to keep good hand position! Keep fingers curved.

    1. Remember forward wrists on long notes.

    2. Sit straight and tall

    3. Keep your wrists ABOVE THE WHITE keys

💚Preparatory Level

  1. Prep Level: Unit 6 “Scales”

    1. Complete the entire unit!

Review once a week with your music. You don’t need to review all of them in ONE practice session - just one PER WEEK.

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

  2. 💚The Haunted Mouse by Nancy and Randall Faber (b. 1955; 1954)(L. A)

  3. 💜The Lively Boy by Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750-1813)(L. A)

April 13, 2023

🖤 = assignment is on hold. Don’t practice.

💚Go to Newzik: RCM Piano Syllabus under “Technical Tests” (p. 9 of the PDF)

  1. See “TECHNIQUE Prep A and B” PDF in Newzik for a written example of chords and pentascales.

🖤Giraffe by Teresa RICHERT (b. 1964) (L. A)

  1. Start next

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

  1. Practice with m.m. 96 per quarter note (final goal is m.m. 108).

🖤Smooth and Crunchy by Elisa Milne (b. 1967) (L. A)

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

  1. See all the purple markings in Newzik for your instructions.

🖤Angelfish by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (Non-RCM)

💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

  1. PRACTICE THE WHOLE PIECE AT M.M. 112 PER QUARTER NOTE.

  2. Remember to pop your wrists up on EVERY staccato note.

💚FOUR STAR A

  1. Go online and practice the exercises for Prep A

💜“SIGHTREADING 00 46-61”

  1. Continue on to do one per day.

  2. Remember to keep good hand position! Keep fingers curved.

    1. Remember forward wrists on long notes.

    2. Sit straight and tall

    3. Keep your wrists ABOVE THE WHITE keys

💚Preparatory Level

  1. Prep Level: Unit 6 “Scales”

    1. Complete the entire unit!

Review once a week with your music. You don’t need to review all of them in ONE practice session - just one PER WEEK.

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

  2. 💚The Haunted Mouse by Nancy and Randall Faber (b. 1955; 1954)(L. A)

  3. 💜The Lively Boy by Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750-1813)(L. A)

March 23, 2023

🖤 = assignment is on hold. Don’t practice.

💚Go to Newzik: RCM Piano Syllabus under “Technical Tests” (p. 9 of the PDF)

  1. Now we’re doing chords! See page 121 in your RCM syllabus for help with doing the solid and broken chords.

  2. Do these very slowly.

🖤Giraffe by Teresa RICHERT (b. 1964) (L. A)

  1. Start next

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

  1. Practice with m.m. 96 per quarter note (final goal is m.m. 108).

🖤Smooth and Crunchy by Elisa Milne (b. 1967) (L. A)

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

  1. Finish learning measure 8-12

  2. Don’t use pedal yet.

🖤Angelfish by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (Non-RCM)

💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

  1. PRACTICE THE WHOLE PIECE AT M.M. 112 PER QUARTER NOTE.

  2. Remember to pop your wrists up on EVERY staccato note.

💚FOUR STAR A

  1. Go online and practice the exercises for Prep A

💚“SIGHTREADING 00 46-61”

  1. Finish the unit.

  2. Remember to keep good hand position! Keep fingers curved.

    1. Remember forward wrists on long notes.

    2. Sit straight and tall

    3. Keep your wrists ABOVE THE WHITE keys

💜Preparatory Level

  1. Prep Level: Unit 5 “Rhythm”

    1. Complete the entire unit!

Review once a week with your music. You don’t need to review all of them in ONE practice session - just one PER WEEK.

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

  2. 💚The Haunted Mouse by Nancy and Randall Faber (b. 1955; 1954)(L. A)

  3. 💜The Lively Boy by Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750-1813)(L. A)

March 16, 2023

🖤 = assignment is on hold. Don’t practice.

💚Go to Newzik: RCM Piano Syllabus under “Technical Tests” (p. 9 of the PDF)

  1. Practice each item CLOSE LOUD in each hand at m.m. 60 (two ticks for each note)

  2. Then Practice each item LEGATO at m.m. 100 per note

  3. NEW! Practice each item STACCATO

💜Giraffe by Teresa RICHERT (b. 1964) (L. A)

  1. Start next

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

  1. Practice with m.m. 96 per quarter note (final goal is m.m. 108).

🖤Smooth and Crunchy by Elisa Milne (b. 1967) (L. A)

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

  1. Learn measures 5-8, hands alone first, say the names of the notes out loud, then hands together.

  2. Remember that a dotted quarter note get 1 1/2 beats. (3 8th notes)

🖤Angelfish by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (Non-RCM)

💜Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

  1. PRACTICE THE WHOLE PIECE AT M.M. 96 PER QUARTER NOTE.

  2. We will gradually speed build to the final tempo.

💚FOUR STAR A

  1. Go online and practice the exercises for Prep A

💚“SIGHTREADING 00 46-61”

  1. Finish the unit.

  2. Remember to keep good hand position! Keep fingers curved.

    1. Remember forward wrists on long notes.

    2. Sit straight and tall

    3. Keep your wrists ABOVE THE WHITE keys

💜Preparatory Level

  1. Prep Level: Unit 5 “Rhythm”

    1. Complete the entire unit!

Review once a week with your music. You don’t need to review all of them in ONE practice session - just one PER WEEK.

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

  2. 💜The Haunted Mouse by Nancy and Randall Faber (b. 1955; 1954)(L. A)

  3. The Lively Boy by Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750-1813)(L. A)

March 2, 2023 (1 of ?)

🖤 = assignment is on hold. Don’t practice.

💚Go to Newzik: RCM Piano Syllabus under “Technical Tests” (p. 9 of the PDF)

  1. See your new video for Close Loud pentascales

  2. Practice each item CLOSE LOUD in each hand at m.m. 60 (two ticks for each note)

  3. Then Practice each item LEGATO at m.m. 100 per note

  4. NEW! Practice each item STACCATO

🖤Giraffe by Teresa RICHERT (b. 1964) (L. A)

  1. Start next

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

  1. See all the markings in your music.

  2. Practice with m.m. 88 per quarter note (final goal is m.m. 108).

🖤Smooth and Crunchy by Elisa Milne (b. 1967) (L. A)

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

  1. Fix the notes int he orange.

  2. What is an “interval?” = the distance between two notes.

  3. We can have “harmonic” intervals (played together) and “melodic” intervals (played separately).

  4. Practice the colored measures BLOCKED. Find your new position using “ninja hands.”

🖤Angelfish by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (Non-RCM)

💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

  1. PRACTICE THE WHOLE PIECE AT M.M. 96 PER QUARTER NOTE.

  2. We will gradually speed build to the final tempo.

💜FOUR STAR A

  1. Final test with Dustin next week.

    1. Remember NOT to do this all in one day. You should do ONE day per practice session.

💚“SIGHTREADING 00 46-61”

  1. Finish the unit.

  2. Remember to keep good hand position! Keep fingers curved.

    1. Remember forward wrists on long notes.

    2. Sit straight and tall

    3. Keep your wrists ABOVE THE WHITE keys

💜Preparatory Level

  1. Prep Level: Unit 5 “Rhythm”

    1. Complete the entire unit!

Review once a week with your music. You don’t need to review all of them in ONE practice session - just one PER WEEK.

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

  2. 💜The Haunted Mouse by Nancy and Randall Faber (b. 1955; 1954)(L. A)

  3. The Lively Boy by Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750-1813)(L. A)

February 23, 2023 (3 of ?)

🖤 = assignment is on hold. Don’t practice.

💚Go to Newzik: RCM Piano Syllabus under “Technical Tests” (p. 9 of the PDF)

  1. See your new video for Close Loud pentascales

  2. Practice each item CLOSE LOUD in each hand at m.m. 60 (two ticks for each note)

  3. Then Practice each item LEGATO at m.m. 100 per note

  4. NEW! Practice each item STACCATO

🖤Giraffe by Teresa RICHERT (b. 1964) (L. A)

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

  1. See all the markings in your music.

  2. Practice with m.m. 76 per quarter note (final goal is m.m. 108).

  3. Fix the last notes at the end. what’s the correct register?

🖤Smooth and Crunchy by Elisa Milne (b. 1967) (L. A)

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

  1. Study the patterns.

  2. What is an “interval?” = the distance between two notes.

  3. We can have “harmonic” intervals (played together) and “melodic” intervals (played separately).

  4. Practice the colored measures BLOCKED. Find your new position using “ninja hands.”

🖤Angelfish by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (Non-RCM)

💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

  1. PRACTICE THE WHOLE PIECE AT M.M. 96 PER QUARTER NOTE.

  2. We will gradually speed build to the final tempo.

💜FOUR STAR A

  1. Final test with Dustin next week.

    1. Remember NOT to do this all in one day. You should do ONE day per practice session.

💚“SIGHTREADING 00 46-61”

  1. Finish the unit.

  2. Remember to keep good hand position! Keep fingers curved.

    1. Remember forward wrists on long notes.

    2. Sit straight and tall

    3. Keep your wrists ABOVE THE WHITE keys

💜Preparatory Level

  1. Prep Level: Unit 5 “Rhythm”

    1. Complete the entire unit!

Review once a week with your music. You don’t need to review all of them in ONE practice session - just one PER WEEK.

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

  2. 💜The Haunted Mouse by Nancy and Randall Faber (b. 1955; 1954)(L. A)

  3. The Lively Boy by Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750-1813)(L. A)

February 9, 2023 (2 of ?)

🖤 = assignment is on hold. Don’t practice.

💛Go to Newzik: RCM Piano Syllabus under “Technical Tests” (p. 9 of the PDF)

  1. See your new video for Close Loud pentascales

  2. Practice each item CLOSE LOUD in each hand at m.m. 60 (two ticks for each note)

  3. Then Practice each item LEGATO at m.m. 100 per note

🖤Giraffe by Teresa RICHERT (b. 1964) (L. A)

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

  1. SEE THE NEW RED MARKINGS IN YOUR MUSIC.

  2. REMEMBER NOT TO GO FASTER THAN M.M. 60 PER QUARTER NOTE.

  3. WHEN PLAYING STACCATO, POKE THE KEY FROM ABOVE THE KEYBOARD.

🖤Smooth and Crunchy by Elisa Milne (b. 1967) (L. A)

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

🖤Angelfish by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (Non-RCM)

💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

  1. Every practice session, practice with the 4 audio recordings in Newzik.

💜FOUR STAR A

  1. In Newzik, go to “FOUR STAR 0A” Set 10

    1. Remember NOT to do this all in one day. You should do ONE day per practice session.

💚“SIGHTREADING 00 46-61”

  1. Finish the unit.

  2. Remember to keep good hand position! Keep fingers curved.

    1. Remember forward wrists on long notes.

    2. Sit straight and tall

    3. Keep your wrists ABOVE THE WHITE keys

💜Preparatory Level

  1. Prep Level: Unit 5 “Rhythm”

    1. Complete the entire unit!

Review once a week with your music. You don’t need to review all of them in ONE practice session - just one PER WEEK.

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

  2. 💜The Haunted Mouse by Nancy and Randall Faber (b. 1955; 1954)(L. A)

  3. The Lively Boy by Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750-1813)(L. A)

February 2, 2023 (1 of ?)

🖤 = assignment is on hold. Don’t practice.

💛Go to Newzik: RCM Piano Syllabus under “Technical Tests” (p. 9 of the PDF)

  1. See your video inside the PDF in Newzik

  2. Do the yellow highlighted items.

  3. Remember to drop your wrists into the keys when you start.

  4. Keep each finger curved.

  5. Raise your wrists as you get to the top (not too high!)

  6. When you get back to the starting point, make a forward-motion wrist and come off the keyboard gently.

🖤Giraffe by Teresa RICHERT (b. 1964) (L. A)

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

  1. SEE THE NEW RED MARKINGS IN YOUR MUSIC.

  2. REMEMBER NOT TO GO FASTER THAN M.M. 60 PER QUARTER NOTE.

  3. WHEN PLAYING STACCATO, POKE THE KEY FROM ABOVE THE KEYBOARD.

🖤Smooth and Crunchy by Elisa Milne (b. 1967) (L. A)

🖤To Fly Like and Eagle by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. A)

🖤Angelfish by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. A)

💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

  1. See your new speed building practice chart and instructions.

💜FOUR STAR A

  1. In Newzik, go to “FOUR STAR 0A” Set 10

    1. Remember NOT to do this all in one day. You should do ONE day per practice session.

💚“SIGHTREADING 00 46-61”

  1. Finish the unit.

  2. Remember to keep good hand position! Keep fingers curved.

    1. Remember forward wrists on long notes.

    2. Sit straight and tall

    3. Keep your wrists ABOVE THE WHITE keys

💜Preparatory Level

  1. Prep Level: Unit 5 “Rhythm”

    1. Complete the entire unit!

Review once a week with your music. You don’t need to review all of them in ONE practice session - just one PER WEEK.

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

  2. 💜The Haunted Mouse by Nancy and Randall Faber (b. 1955; 1954)(L. A)

  3. The Lively Boy by Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750-1813)(L. A)

January 26, 2023 (3 of 3)

🖤 = assignment is on hold. Don’t practice.

💛Go to Newzik: RCM Piano Syllabus under “Technical Tests” (p. 9 of the PDF)

  1. See your video inside the PDF in Newzik

  2. Do the yellow highlighted items.

  3. Remember to drop your wrists into the keys when you start.

  4. Keep each finger curved.

  5. Raise your wrists as you get to the top (not too high!)

  6. When you get back to the starting point, make a forward-motion wrist and come off the keyboard gently.

🖤Giraffe by Teresa RICHERT (b. 1964) (L. A)

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

  1. WATCH YOUR NEW PRACTICE VIDEO IN NEWZIK

  2. FINISH LEARNING THE PIECE!

🖤Smooth and Crunchy by Elisa Milne (b. 1967) (L. A)

🖤To Fly Like and Eagle by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. A)

🖤Angelfish by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. A)

💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

  1. Practice with your new video in Newzik

💜FOUR STAR A

  1. In Newzik, go to “FOUR STAR 0A” Set 10

    1. Remember NOT to do this all in one day. You should do ONE day per practice session.

💚“SIGHTREADING 00 46-61”

  1. Finish the unit.

  2. Remember to keep good hand position! Keep fingers curved.

    1. Remember forward wrists on long notes.

    2. Sit straight and tall

    3. Keep your wrists ABOVE THE WHITE keys

💜Preparatory Level

  1. Prep Level: Unit 5 “Rhythm”

    1. Complete the entire unit!

Review once a week with your music. You don’t need to review all of them in ONE practice session - just one PER WEEK.

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

  2. 💜The Haunted Mouse by Nancy and Randall Faber (b. 1955; 1954)(L. A)

  3. The Lively Boy by Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750-1813)(L. A)

January 19, 2023 (2 of 3)

🖤 = assignment is on hold. Don’t practice.

❤️Go to Newzik: RCM Piano Syllabus under “Technical Tests” (p. 9 of the PDF)

  1. See your video inside the PDF in Newzik

  2. Do the yellow highlighted items.

  3. Remember to drop your wrists into the keys when you start.

  4. Keep each finger curved.

  5. Raise your wrists as you get to the top (not too high!)

  6. When you get back to the starting point, make a forward-motion wrist and come off the keyboard gently.

🖤Giraffe by Teresa RICHERT (b. 1964) (L. A)

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

  1. WATCH your video in Newzik and follow the instructions for measures 1, 2 and 9

  2. Learn measures 1-12 for Thursday

    1. A “sharp” raises the note by 1/2 step

    2. A “flat” lowers the note by a 1/2 step

    3. A “natural” cancels a sharp or a flat.

🖤Smooth and Crunchy by Elisa Milne (b. 1967) (L. A)

🖤To Fly Like and Eagle by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. A)

🖤Angelfish by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. A)

💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

  1. Practice with your new video in Newzik

💚FOUR STAR A

  1. In Newzik, go to “FOUR STAR 0A” Set 10

    1. Remember NOT to do this all in one day. You should do ONE day per practice session.

❤️“SIGHTREADING 00 46-61”

  1. Do pages 8-11

  2. Remember to keep good hand position! Keep fingers curved.

    1. Remember forward wrists on long notes.

    2. Sit straight and tall

    3. Keep your wrists ABOVE THE WHITE keys

💜Preparatory Level

  1. Prep Level: Unit 5 “Rhythm”

    1. Complete the entire unit!

Review once a week with your music. You don’t need to review all of them in ONE practice session - just one PER WEEK.

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

  2. 💜The Haunted Mouse by Nancy and Randall Faber (b. 1955; 1954)(L. A)

  3. The Lively Boy by Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750-1813)(L. A)

January 12, 2023 (1 of 3)

🖤 = assignment is on hold. Don’t practice.

💜Go to Newzik: RCM Piano Syllabus under “Technical Tests” (p. 9 of the PDF)

  1. See your video inside the PDF in Newzik

  2. Do the yellow highlighted items.

  3. Remember to drop your wrists into the keys when you start.

  4. Keep each finger curved.

  5. Raise your wrists as you get to the top (not too high!)

  6. When you get back to the starting point, make a forward-motion wrist and come off the keyboard gently.

🖤Giraffe by Teresa RICHERT (b. 1964) (L. A)

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

  1. Start learning with NFRPE. Two measures at a time. Hands alone first. Then together. Look carefully at the sharps, naturals and flats. Learn as much as you can!

    1. A “sharp” raises the note by 1/2 step

    2. A “flat” lowers the note by a 1/2 step

    3. A “natural” cancels a sharp or a flat.

🖤Smooth and Crunchy by Elisa Milne (b. 1967) (L. A)

🖤To Fly Like and Eagle by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. A)

🖤Angelfish by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. A)

💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

  1. See the purple pen for instructions this week.

💚FOUR STAR A

  1. In Newzik, go to “FOUR STAR 0A” Set 10

    1. Remember NOT to do this all in one day. You should do ONE day per practice session.

💚“SIGHTREADING 00 46-61”

  1. Do pages 8-11

  2. Remember to keep good hand position! Keep fingers curved.

    1. Remember forward wrists on long notes.

    2. Sit straight and tall

    3. Keep your wrists ABOVE THE WHITE keys

💜Preparatory Level

  1. Prep Level: Unit 5 “Rhythm”

    1. Complete the entire unit!

Review once a week with your music. You don’t need to review all of them in ONE practice session - just one PER WEEK.

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

  2. 💜The Haunted Mouse by Nancy and Randall Faber (b. 1955; 1954)(L. A)

  3. The Lively Boy by Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750-1813)(L. A)

January 5, 2023 (3 of 3)

💚Go to Newzik: RCM Piano Syllabus under “Technical Tests” (p. 9 of the PDF)

  1. See your video inside the PDF in Newzik

  2. Do the yellow highlighted items.

  3. Remember to drop your wrists into the keys when you start.

  4. Keep each finger curved.

  5. Raise your wrists as you get to the top (not too high!)

  6. When you get back to the starting point, make a forward-motion wrist and come off the keyboard gently.

💜New Piece Next Week!

💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

  1. See your new video inside Newzik for instructions.

💚FOUR STAR A

  1. In Newzik, go to “FOUR STAR 0A” Set 9

    1. Remember NOT to do this all in one day. You should do ONE day per practice session.

💚“SIGHTREADING 00 46-61”

  1. Move on in your sight-reading

  2. Remember to keep good hand position! Keep fingers curved.

    1. Remember forward wrists on long notes.

    2. Sit straight and tall

    3. Keep your wrists ABOVE THE WHITE keys

💚Preparatory Level

  1. Prep Level: Unit 5 “Rhythm”

    1. Complete the entire unit!

Review once a week with your music. You don’t need to review all of them in ONE practice session - just one PER WEEK.

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

  2. 💜The Haunted Mouse by Nancy and Randall Faber (b. 1955; 1954)

  3. The Lively Boy by Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750-1813)

December 8, 2022 (2 of 3)

💚Go to Newzik: RCM Piano Syllabus under “Technical Tests” (p. 9 of the PDF)

  1. Do the yellow highlighted items.

  2. Remember to drop your wrists into the keys when you start.

  3. Keep each finger curved.

  4. Raise your wrists as you get to the top (not too high!)

  5. When you get back to the starting point, make a forward-motion wrist and come off the keyboard gently.

💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

  1. See the new markings and complete the new NFRPE chart.

  2. Remember your position and to COUNT correctly

💚FOUR STAR A

  1. In Newzik, go to “FOUR STAR 0A” Set 8

    1. Remember NOT to do this all in one day. You should do ONE day per practice session.

💚“SIGHTREADING 00 38-45”

  1. Prepare all 8 pages (even Rodeo!)

  2. Remember to keep good hand position! Keep fingers curved.

    1. Remember forward wrists on long notes.

    2. Sit straight and tall

    3. Keep your wrists ABOVE THE WHITE keys

💚Preparatory Level

  1. Prep Level: Unit 5 “Rhythm”

    1. Complete the entire unit!

Review once a week with your music. You don’t need to review all of them in ONE practice session - just one PER WEEK.

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

  2. 💜The Haunted Mouse by Nancy and Randall Faber (b. 1955; 1954)

  3. The Lively Boy by Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750-1813)