January 8, 2026

January 8, 2026 Dustin Gledhill

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 5-9
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).
1. mm. 17-20
2. mm. 21-24
3. mm. 25-28
4. mm. 29-End

🟨Theory Level 3

Please finish Unit 3

🟨“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”

Prepare F Major and D Minor triads, solid and broken. Build up your speed to the final tempo.
🟥Prepare D Major formula pattern (this needs more work in terms of learning notes)

🟩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)

Learn the RH and LH alone, measures 1-8. Remember the RH is sticky staccato.

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

Practice no faster than 53 per 8th note in order to get the correct sound and notes.
Do this in chunks and repeat at least three times in one week.

🟩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 5
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?

December 18, 2025

December 18, 2025 Dustin Gledhill

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.

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

🟨“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”

Prepare D Major and B Minor triads, solid and broken. Build up your speed to the final tempo.
Prepare D Major formula pattern.

🟩Theory Level 3

Please complete Unit 3

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

Practice no faster than 53 per 8th note in order to get the correct sound and notes.
Do this in chunks and repeat at least three times in one week.

🟨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.
1. measures 31-32: Change your pedal every beat and careful not to play detached in the RH and keep near the keyboard.
2. think about LH further up on the keyboard with wrist raised
3. softer dynamic overall
4. and clean pedaling
5. 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?

December 11, 2025

December 11, 2025 Dustin Gledhill

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.
1. measures 31-32: Change your pedal every beat and careful not to play detached in the RH and keep near the keyboard.
2. think about LH further up on the keyboard with wrist raised
3. softer dynamic overall
4. and clean pedaling
5. 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?

December 4, 2025

December 4, 2025 Dustin Gledhill

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)

Learn mm. 17 to the end hands together. Slowly please.

🟩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.
1. think about LH further up on the keyboard with wrist raised
2. softer dynamic overall
3. and clean pedaling
4. Remember the relaxed arm but firm fingertips.

🟩“SIGHT-READING 2B

Prepare pages 1-4
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?

November 13, 2025

November 13, 2025 Dustin Gledhill

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 G Harmonic & Melodic Minor Scales & Triads (broken and solid)
1. No faster than mm. 50.
2. Practice the difficult items at a SLOW tempo, and with good thought - where is finger four? Hands alone first. SLOWLY.

🟪Theory Level 3

Dustin will check Unit 1
Please complete Unit 2

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

Measures 1-10: LH Blocked with RH as written - 3 times each day
Measures 11-18: LH Blocked with RH as written - 3 times each day
LH Technical Work: Work one measure at a time: hold the bass whole note and slowly repeat the eighth notes until you find the most comfortable hand position for playing them legato, softly, and evenly.

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

Measures 1 and 3 - LH legato and RH legato, and don’t make the last notes of the slur staccato.
Coda: LH softer and RH legato with long notes (no staccato notes) and forward arm movement on longer notes. Add pedal.

Rotate the following assignments in order to get through them just one time before your next lesson:

🟩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.

🟩“SIGHT-READING 2B

Prepare pages 1-4
GO NO FASTER THAN M.M. 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

🟩FOUR STAR Level 3

Prepare Set 4
Practice with the video below!

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

Prepare measures 1-16
Hands alone practice three times per week.
Practice starting from any measure, once a day (5 times per week)

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?

October 30, 2025

October 30, 2025 Dustin Gledhill

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 Minor melodic and B-flat Major Scales & Triads (broken and solid)
1. No faster than mm. 50.
2. Practice the difficult items at a SLOW tempo, and with good thought - where is finger four? Hands alone first. SLOWLY.

🟩Theory Level 3

Complete Unit 1

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

Measures 1-10: LH Blocked with RH as written - 3 times each day
Measures 11-18: LH Blocked with RH as written - 3 times each day
LH Technical Work: Work one measure at a time: hold the bass whole note and slowly repeat the eighth notes until you find the most comfortable hand position for playing them legato, softly, and evenly.

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

Measures 1 and 3 - LH legato and RH legato, and don’t make the last notes of the slur staccato.
Coda: LH softer and RH legato with long notes (no staccato notes) and forward arm movement on longer notes. Add pedal.

Rotate the following assignments in order to get through them just one time before your next lesson:

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

Continue to do Color-Focus Practice (NPFPER) for next lesson, but, try to combine more goals at the same time.

🟪“SIGHT-READING 2A

Prepare at least pages 87-90
GO NO FASTER THAN M.M. 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

🟪FOUR STAR Level 3

Prepare Set 3
Practice with the video below!

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

Color-Focus Practice (NPFPER). Use this method to learn the rest of the piece!
1. Remember to choose a small chunk for practice and don’t go outside of it.
2. Also remember to do hands alone first, and stay within the focus of your goal(s).

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?

October 16, 2025

October 16, 2025 Dustin Gledhill

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.

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

Start next week with Dustin

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

Next week we’ll go over each of these below items at your lesson
1. mm. 15-16 - gradually slow down to make the transition more effective!
2. Coda: Block LH and play RH, then play as written. Go very slowly please.

Rotate the following assignments in order to get through them just one time before your next lesson:

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

Continue to do Color-Focus Practice (NPFPER) for next lesson, but, try to combine more goals at the same time.

🟨“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”

Prepare D Minor melodic and B-flat Major Scales & Triads (broken and solid)
1. No faster than mm. 50.
2. Practice the difficult items at a SLOW tempo, and with good thought - where is finger four? Hands alone first. SLOWLY.
3. Hey, also practice SLOWLY.
4. Did you know that you can play SLOWLY?
5. SLOW is cool.

🟩“SIGHT-READING 2A

Prepare at least pages 87-90
GO NO FASTER THAN M.M. 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

🟩FOUR STAR Level 3

Prepare Set 3
Practice with the video below!

🟪💜Theory Level 2

Complete Unit 7, pages 71
Complete Unit 8 (all of it).

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

Color-Focus Practice (NPFPER). Use this method to learn the rest of the piece!
1. Remember to choose a small chunk for practice and don’t go outside of it.
2. Also remember to do hands alone first, and stay within the focus of your goal(s).

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?

October 9, 2025

October 9, 2025 Dustin Gledhill

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.

🟪Next week, new piece! Level 3 C or Etudes

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

Next week we’ll go over each of these below items at your lesson
1. m. 2 and m. 4 - don’t make the downbeats staccato
2. mm. 1-8 - All grace notes with the correct timing - make sure to play them before the LH comes in.
3. mm. 5-6 - keep the Alberti Bass movement soft.
4. mm. 9-16 - Keep the LH softer please.
5. m. 24 - don’t play staccato at the end of m. 24 in the LH. Keep the LH notes detached but with a sticky nature.

Rotate the following assignments in order to get through them just one time before your next lesson:

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

Continue to do Color-Focus Practice (NPFPER) for next lesson, but, try to combine more goals at the same time.

🟨“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”

Prepare F Major, D Minor harmonic and melodic Scales & Triads (broken and solid)
1. No faster than mm. 50.
2. Practice the difficult items at a SLOW tempo, and with good thought - where is finger four? Hands alone first. SLOWLY.
3. Hey, also practice SLOWLY.
4. Did you know that you can play SLOWLY?
5. SLOW is cool.

🟩“SIGHT-READING 2A

Prepare at least pages 87-90
GO NO FASTER THAN M.M. 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

🟩FOUR STAR Level 3

Prepare Set 3
Practice with the video below!

🟪💜Theory Level 2

Complete Unit 7, pages 71
Complete Unit 8 (all of it).

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

Color-Focus Practice (NPFPER). Use this method to learn the rest of the piece!
1. Remember to choose a small chunk for practice and don’t go outside of it.
2. Also remember to do hands alone first, and stay within the focus of your goal(s).

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?

October 3, 2025

October 3, 2025 Dustin Gledhill

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.

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

Complete all the videos in the video-lesson below, three times before your next lesson.

Rotate the following assignments in order to get through them just one time before your next lesson:

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

Continue to do Color-Focus Practice (NPFPER) for next lesson, but, try to combine more goals at the same time.

🟪“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”

Prepare D Major, B Minor harmonic and melodic Scales & Triads (broken and solid)
1. No faster than mm. 50.
2. Practice the difficult items at a SLOW tempo, and with good thought - where is finger four? Hands alone first. SLOWLY.
3. Hey, also practice SLOWLY.
4. Did you know that you can play SLOWLY?
5. SLOW is cool.

🟪“SIGHT-READING 2A

Prepare at least pages 82-85
GO NO FASTER THAN M.M. 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

🟪💜FOUR STAR Level 3

Prepare Set 2

🟪💜Theory Level 2

Complete Unit 7, pages 71
Complete Unit 8 (all of it).

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

Color-Focus Practice (NPFPER). Use this method to learn the rest of the piece!
1. Remember to choose a small chunk for practice and don’t go outside of it.
2. Also remember to do hands alone first, and stay within the focus of your goal(s).

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?

September 25, 2025

September 25, 2025 Dustin Gledhill

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.

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

Complete all the videos in the video-lesson below, three times before your next lesson.

Rotate the following assignments in order to get through them just one time before your next lesson:

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

Continue to do Color-Focus Practice (NPFPER) for next lesson, but, try to combine more goals at the same time.

🟪“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”

Prepare D Major, B Minor harmonic and melodic Scales & Triads (broken and solid)
1. No faster than mm. 50.
2. Practice the difficult items at a SLOW tempo, and with good thought - where is finger four? Hands alone first. SLOWLY.
3. Hey, also practice SLOWLY.
4. Did you know that you can play SLOWLY?
5. SLOW is cool.

🟪“SIGHT-READING 2A

Prepare at least pages 82-85
GO NO FASTER THAN M.M. 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

🟪💜FOUR STAR Level 3

Prepare Set 2

🟪💜Theory Level 2

Complete Unit 7, pages 71
Complete Unit 8 (all of it).

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

Color-Focus Practice (NPFPER). Use this method to learn the rest of the piece!
1. Remember to choose a small chunk for practice and don’t go outside of it.
2. Also remember to do hands alone first, and stay within the focus of your goal(s).

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?

September 11, 2025

September 11, 2025 Dustin Gledhill

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.

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

KEY: G Major
METER: Common Time - 4/4
TEMPO: Moderato - medium tempo
FORM:
A: mm. 1-8
B: mm. 9-16
A: mm. 17-24
Coda: mm. 25-34
TECHNIQUE:
Two-note slurs in m. 2 RH
Down-ups by 4ths (video 1)
Down-ups by 3rds. (video 2)
Position Placement m. 1 LH
Playing inside the keys to help the transition (VIDEO 3)
Grace note mm. 1-2 RH
Play without the grace note and drop into the A (VIDEO 4
Add the grace note! (VIDEO 5)
LEARNING:
MM. 1-8 LH (VIDEO 1)
MM. 1-8 RH (VIDEO 2)
MM. 1-8 - HT (VIDEO 3)

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

Continue to do Color-Focus Practice (NPFPER) for next lesson, but, try to combine more goals at the same time.

🟪“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”

Prepare D Major, B Minor harmonic and melodic Scales & Triads (broken and solid)
1. No faster than mm. 50.
2. Practice the difficult items at a SLOW tempo, and with good thought - where is finger four? Hands alone first. SLOWLY.
3. Hey, also practice SLOWLY.
4. Did you know that you can play SLOWLY?
5. SLOW is cool.

🟪“SIGHT-READING 2A

Prepare at least pages 82-85
GO NO FASTER THAN M.M. 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

🟪💜FOUR STAR Level 3

Prepare Set 2

🟪💜Theory Level 2

Complete Unit 7, pages 71
Complete Unit 8 (all of it).

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

Color-Focus Practice (NPFPER). Use this method to learn the rest of the piece!
1. Remember to choose a small chunk for practice and don’t go outside of it.
2. Also remember to do hands alone first, and stay within the focus of your goal(s).

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?

September 4, 2025

September 4, 2025 Dustin Gledhill

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.

💜Choose List B piece

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

Continue to do Color-Focus Practice (NPFPER) for next lesson, but, try to combine more goals at the same time.

💚“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”

Prepare D Major, B Minor harmonic and melodic Scales & Triads (broken and solid)
1. No faster than mm. 50.
2. Practice the difficult items at a SLOW tempo, and with good thought - where is finger four? Hands alone first. SLOWLY.
3. Hey, also practice SLOWLY.
4. Did you know that you can play SLOWLY?
5. SLOW is cool.

💚“SIGHT-READING 2A

Prepare at least pages 82-85
GO NO FASTER THAN M.M. 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

💜FOUR STAR Level 3

Prepare Set 2

💜Theory Level 2

Complete Unit 7, pages 71
Complete Unit 8 (all of it).

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

Color-Focus Practice (NPFPER). Use this method to learn the rest of the piece!
1. Remember to choose a small chunk for practice and don’t go outside of it.
2. Also remember to do hands alone first, and stay within the focus of your goal(s).

🎨 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?

REVIEW

💚Review once 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)

July 15, 2025

July 15, 2025 Dustin Gledhill

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.

💚Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126 by J. S. Bach

Continue to do Color-Focus Practice (NPFPER) for next lesson, but, try to combine more goals at the same time.

💚“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”

Prepare D Major, B Minor harmonic and melodic Scales & Triads (broken and solid)
1. No faster than mm. 50.
2. Practice the difficult items at a SLOW tempo, and with good thought - where is finger four? Hands alone first. SLOWLY.
3. Hey, also practice SLOWLY.
4. Did you know that you can play SLOWLY?
5. SLOW is cool.

💚“SIGHT-READING 2A

Prepare at least pages 77-80
GO NO FASTER THAN M.M. 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

💚FOUR STAR Level 3

Prepare Set 2

💚Theory Level 2

Complete Unit 7, pages 71
Complete Unit 8 (all of it).

💚Minuet in G Minor BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold

Color-Focus Practice (NPFPER). Use this method to learn the rest of the piece!
1. Remember to choose a small chunk for practice and don’t go outside of it.
2. Also remember to do hands alone first, and stay within the focus of your goal(s).

🎨 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?

REVIEW

💚Review once 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)

🖤Presto in 5/8 by Edwin McLean (L. 2, B)
🖤Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (L. 2, B)

RCMCP: May 29, 2024, 3:00 pm

List A: Bourrée in D Minor
List B: Early One Morning
List C: Canon
Etude: Celebration

July 10, 2025

July 10, 2025 Dustin Gledhill

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.

💚Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126 by J. S. Bach

Complete Color-Focus Practice (NPFPER) for next lesson.

🟪“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”

Prepare D Major, B Minor harmonic and melodic Scales & Triads (broken and solid)
1. No faster than mm. 50.
2. Practice the difficult items at a SLOW tempo, and with good thought - where is finger four? Hands alone first. SLOWLY.
3. Hey, also practice SLOWLY.
4. Did you know that you can play SLOWLY?
5. SLOW is cool.

🟪“SIGHT-READING 2A

Prepare at least pages 73-76
GO NO FASTER THAN M.M. 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

🟪FOUR STAR Level 3

Prepare Set 1

🟪Theory Level 2

Complete Unit 7, pages 64-67

💚Minuet in G Minor BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold

Color-Focus Practice (NPFPER)- for:
1. mm. 1-5
2. mm. 4-8
3. mm. 8-13
4. mm. 12-16
You can do hands alone first if it’s easier!

🎨 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?

REVIEW

💚Review once 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)

🖤Presto in 5/8 by Edwin McLean (L. 2, B)
🖤Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (L. 2, B)

RCMCP: May 29, 2024, 3:00 pm

List A: Bourrée in D Minor
List B: Early One Morning
List C: Canon
Etude: Celebration

July 2, 2025

July 2, 2025 Dustin Gledhill

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.

🟪Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126 by J. S. Bach

Complete Color-Focus Practice (NPFPER) for next lesson.

🟪“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”

Prepare D Major, B Minor harmonic and melodic Scales & Triads (broken and solid)
1. No faster than mm. 50.
2. Practice the difficult items at a SLOW tempo, and with good thought - where is finger four? Hands alone first. SLOWLY.
3. Hey, also practice SLOWLY.
4. Did you know that you can play SLOWLY?
5. SLOW is cool.

🟪“SIGHT-READING 2A

Prepare at least pages 73-76
GO NO FASTER THAN M.M. 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

🟪FOUR STAR Level 3

Prepare Set 1

🟪Theory Level 2

Complete Unit 7, pages 64-67

💚Minuet in G Minor BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold

Color-Focus Practice (NPFPER)- for:
1. mm. 1-5
2. mm. 4-8
3. mm. 8-13
4. mm. 12-16
You can do hands alone first if it’s easier!

🎨 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?

REVIEW

💚Review once 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)

🖤Presto in 5/8 by Edwin McLean (L. 2, B)
🖤Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (L. 2, B)

RCMCP: May 29, 2024, 3:00 pm

List A: Bourrée in D Minor
List B: Early One Morning
List C: Canon
Etude: Celebration

June 27, 2025

June 27, 2025 Dustin Gledhill

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.

💜Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126 by J. S. Bach

Complete Color-Focus Practice (NPFPER) for next lesson.

💜“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”

Prepare D Major, B Minor harmonic and melodic Scales & Triads (broken and solid)
1. No faster than mm. 50.
2. Practice the difficult items at a SLOW tempo, and with good thought - where is finger four? Hands alone first. SLOWLY.
3. Hey, also practice SLOWLY.
4. Did you know that you can play SLOWLY?
5. SLOW is cool.

💜“SIGHT-READING 2A

Prepare at least pages 73-76
GO NO FASTER THAN M.M. 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

💜FOUR STAR Level 3

Prepare Set 1

💜Theory Level 2

Complete Unit 7, pages 64-67

💚Minuet in G Minor BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold

Finish the Color-Focus Practice (NPFPER) for next lesson

🎨 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?

REVIEW

💚Review once 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)

🖤Presto in 5/8 by Edwin McLean (L. 2, B)
🖤Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (L. 2, B)

RCMCP: May 29, 2024, 3:00 pm

List A: Bourrée in D Minor
List B: Early One Morning
List C: Canon
Etude: Celebration

June 17, 2025

June 17, 2025 Dustin Gledhill

💚Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126 by J. S. Bach

Let’s make a plan with your NFPER charts next week.

*💚“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”

Prepare D Major, B Minor harmonic and melodic Scales & Triads (broken and solid)
1. No faster than mm. 50.
2. Practice the difficult items at a SLOW tempo, and with good thought - where is finger four? Hands alone first. SLOWLY.
3. Hey, also practice SLOWLY.
4. Did you know that you can play SLOWLY?
5. SLOW is cool.

💚“SIGHT-READING 2A

Prepare at least pages 73-76
GO NO FASTER THAN M.M. 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

*💚FOUR STAR Level 3

Prepare Set 1

💚Theory Level 2

Complete Unit 7, pages 64-67

*💚Minuet in G Minor BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold

Learn four measures at a time, using NFPER. Keep track in your music by crossing off the acronym for each chunk.
The one thing to really try to remember: PLAY SLOWLY
Cantabile = in a singing style

REVIEW

💚Review once 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)

🖤Presto in 5/8 by Edwin McLean (L. 2, B)
🖤Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (L. 2, B)

RCMCP: May 29, 2024, 3:00 pm

List A: Bourrée in D Minor
List B: Early One Morning
List C: Canon
Etude: Celebration

June 10, 2025

June 10, 2025 Dustin Gledhill

💚Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126 by J. S. Bach

Please keep this slow. Continue to practice so that you can get rid of any pauses in measures 13 to the end.

*💚“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”

Prepare D Major, B Minor harmonic and melodic Scales & Triads (broken and solid)
1. Practice the difficult items at a SLOW tempo, and with good thought - where is finger four? Hands alone first. SLOWLY.
2. Hey, also practice SLOWLY.
3. Did you know that you can play SLOWLY?
4. SLOW is cool.

**💚“SIGHT-READING 2A

Prepare at least pages 68-72
GO NO FASTER THAN M.M. 50 PER QUARTER NOTE

💚FOUR STAR Level 3

Prepare Review Set 2

**💚Theory Level 2

Complete Unit 6 pages 60 - 63

💚Minuet in G Minor BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold

Learn four measures at a time, using NFPER. Keep track in your music by crossing off the acronym for each chunk.
The one thing to really try to remember: PLAY SLOWLY
Cantabile = in a singing style

REVIEW

💚Review once 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)

🖤Presto in 5/8 by Edwin McLean (L. 2, B)
🖤Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (L. 2, B)

RCMCP: May 29, 2024, 3:00 pm

List A: Bourrée in D Minor
List B: Early One Morning
List C: Canon
Etude: Celebration

June 3, 2025

June 3, 2025 Dustin Gledhill

💚Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126 by J. S. Bach

See the red markings.
Learn measure 13 to the end.

💚“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”

Prepare D Major, B Minor harmonic and melodic Scales & Triads (broken and solid)

💚“SIGHT-READING 2A

Prepare at least pages 68-72
GO NO FASTER THAN M.M. 50 PER QUARTER NOTE

💚FOUR STAR Level 3

Prepare Review Set 1

💚Theory Level 2

Complete Unit 6 pages 60 - 63

💚Minuet in G Minor BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold

Listen to the music once per day.

REVIEW

💚Review once 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)

🖤Presto in 5/8 by Edwin McLean (L. 2, B)
🖤Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (L. 2, B)

RCMCP: May 29, 2024, 3:00 pm

List A: Bourrée in D Minor
List B: Early One Morning
List C: Canon
Etude: Celebration

May 27, 2025

May 27, 2025 Dustin Gledhill

💚Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126 by J. S. Bach

Two measures at a time, RH LH HT
Most important: wrist movement

🖤Minuet in G Minor BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold

🖤“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”

15 min a day: rotate through each item
practice this week: Once each item close-loud. Then up to tempo with smooth sound and even rhythm.
Remember that close-loud is slow.
Use metronome on and off woofer your final tempo markings.

💜“SIGHT-READING 2A

Prepare at least pages 62-66
GO NO FASTER THAN M.M. 50 PER QUARTER NOTE

💜Interval & Playback Practice

Go to your PDF in Newzik called Four Star Level 02 Tests
See the audio titled “Playbacks Examples 1-6”
See video for Playback and Clapback.

💜FOUR STAR Level 2

Sight-reading
1. NEVER start over in the middle of the exercise.
2. Don’t play faster than m.m. 32 per quarter note. You can turn the metronome on to hear the beat then turn it off.
3. Look at the rhythm and do it abstractly in your head. NOT fast.
4. Then look at the intervals, key signature, etc.
5. If you make a mistake, CONTINUE and pretend it didn’t happen. 😎

🖤Theory Level 2

Complete Unit 6 pages 1-4

REVIEW

💚Review once 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)

🖤Presto in 5/8 by Edwin McLean (L. 2, B)
🖤Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (L. 2, B)

RCMCP: May 29, 2024, 3:00 pm

List A: Bourrée in D Minor
List B: Early One Morning
List C: Canon
Etude: Celebration

Goal for April 1st be done ready to take exam.

🟥“SIGHT-READING 2B

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

🟨Theory Level 3

🟨“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”

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

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

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

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

🟩FOUR STAR Level 3

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)

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

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

🟨“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”

🟩Theory Level 3

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

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

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

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

🟪“SIGHT-READING 2B

🟪FOUR STAR Level 3

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)

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🟩“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”

🟩Theory Level 3

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

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

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

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

🟩“SIGHT-READING 2B

🟩FOUR STAR Level 3

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)