March 12, 2026

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 May ?

🟥“SIGHT-READING 2B

1. Prepare pages 33-40

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

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

1. Last System: Hands together, at least three different practice sessions.

   1. Spot each color alone

   2. Put two colors together (all combinations)

   3. Then three colors together (all comb)

   4. Then entire system.

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

1. Continue to practice memorization. Continue to practice the LH softly by playing it slowly with careful hand position!

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

1. Measures 24-End, practice LH, RH, HT (three cycles) keep it very slow.

2. Review entire piece with music, once daily.

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

1. Practice at m.m. 50 and then 60, and then 72 with to help you play with a steady beat. This is per quarter note.

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

1. Set metronome to 60 per quarter note. Play until you run into mistakes or pauses. Then stop and fix the issue before you move on. You might want to set a timer for this type of practice because it could take more an hour to get through the whole piece if you’re “spotting” correctly.

🟩Schumann, Album for the Young, Op. 68 No. 1, Melody

1. Learn mm. 5-12

2. For Measures 1-4:

   1. RH should have a cantabile sound.

   2. LH should be much softer.

   3. Think about your phrases - softer at the ends of phrases and breathe between them.

🟩Theory Level 3

1. Please complete Unit 8

🟨“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”

1. Practice all the scales on p. 6 in the PDF

🟪FOUR STAR Level 3

1. Practice daily with the two audio examples in Newzik (tests). There are 8 for each playback and clapbacks. Spend at least 5 min on each one per day.

REVIEW

Review twice a week with your music.

You don’t need to review all of them in ONE practice session - just one PER WEEK.

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Canon by Carlton Elliott

8. Early One Morning (Level 1, B)

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

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

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

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

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

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

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

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

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

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

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

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

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

2. Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly?

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March 5, 2026

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 May ?

🟩“SIGHT-READING 2B

1. Prepare pages 33-40

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

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

1. Last System: RH & LH at least three different practice sessions.

   1. Spot each color alone

   2. Put two colors together (all combinations)

   3. Then three colors together (all comb)

   4. Then entire system.

2. If you get the above completed, do the same thing but with hands together.

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

1. Continue to practice memorization. Continue to practice the LH softly by playing it slowly with careful hand position!

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

1. Measures 20-25, practice LH, RH, HT (three cycles) keep it very slow.

2. Review entire piece with music, once daily.

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

1. Practice at m.m. 50 with to help you play with a steady beat. This is per quarter note.

2. Then move to m.m. 72.

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

1. Find sections (medium to large) and practice with metronome. If you can’t do it, shorten the section. If you still can’t do it, turn off the metronome and do some spotting, then try again

🟪Schumann, Album for the Young, Op. 68 No. 1, Melody

1. Start to learn as much as you can, hands alone, then together, in small chunks, using the NFPER method

🟩Theory Level 3

1. Please complete Unit 7 Intervals

🟨“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”

1. Record yourself and listen back for tidy attacks and event tempo.

2. 🟨B minor both forms of scales with focus on tidy attacks.

3. 🟨F Major also hands together focus on fingering & notes.

🟩FOUR STAR Level 3

1. Practice daily with the two audio examples in Newzik (tests). There are 8 for each playback and clapbacks. Spend at least 5 min on each one per day.

REVIEW

Review twice a week with your music.

You don’t need to review all of them in ONE practice session - just one PER WEEK.

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Canon by Carlton Elliott

8. Early One Morning (Level 1, B)

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

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

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

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

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

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

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

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

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

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

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

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

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

2. Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly?

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February 19, 2026

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 May 25th, at 3:50 pm

🟩“SIGHT-READING 2B

1. Prepare pages 26-32

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

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

1. Measures 20-25, practice LH, RH, HT (three cycles) keep it very slow.

2. Review entire piece with music, once daily.

🟩Theory Level 3

1. Please complete Unit 7 Intervals

🟨“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”

1. Record yourself and listen back for tidy attacks and event tempo.

2. 🟩B minor both forms of scales with focus on tidy attacks.

3. 🟩F Major also hands together focus on fingering & notes.

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

1. Practice starting from three random measures per day, and focus on expression (dynamics).

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

1. Last System: RH & LH at least three different practice sessions.

   1. Spot each color alone

   2. Put two colors together (all combinations)

   3. Then three colors together (all comb)

   4. Then entire system.

2. If you get the above completed, do the same thing but with hands together.

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

1. Memorize four measures at a time by doing the following:

   1. Play the section memorized

   2. Look at the music to study any issues (don’t touch the keys)

   3. Play a second time from memory.

   4. Repeat step 2.

   5. Play a third time from memory.

   6. Repeat step 2.

   7. Then move on to your next section!

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

1. See remainder of green pen.

🟨FOUR STAR Level 3

1. Prepare Set 10

2. Practice daily with the two audio examples in Newzik (tests). There are 8 for each playback and clapbacks. Spend at least 5 min on each one per day.

REVIEW

Review twice a week with your music.

You don’t need to review all of them in ONE practice session - just one PER WEEK.

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Canon by Carlton Elliott

8. Early One Morning (Level 1, B)

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

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

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

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

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

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

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

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

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

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

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

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

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

2. Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly?

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February 5, 2026 (45 min)

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

1. Prepare pages 20-25

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

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

1. Measures 20-25, practice LH, RH, HT (three cycles) keep it very slow.

2. Review entire piece with music, once daily.

🟪Theory Level 3

1. Please complete Unit 6 Intervals

🟨“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”

1. 🟩B minor both forms of scales with focus on tidy attacks.

2. 🟩F Major also hands together focus on fingering & notes.

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

1. Practice starting from three random measures per day, and focus on expression (dynamics).

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

1. Last System: RH only, at least three different practice sessions.

   1. Spot each color alone

   2. Put two colors together (all combinations)

   3. Then three colors together (all comb)

   4. Then entire system.

2. If you get the above completed, do the same thing but with hands together.

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

1. Memorize four measures at a time by doing the following:

   1. Play the section memorized

   2. Look at the music to study any issues (don’t touch the keys)

   3. Play a second time from memory.

   4. Repeat step 2.

   5. Play a third time from memory.

   6. Repeat step 2.

   7. Then move on to your next section!

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

1. See remainder of green pen.

🟪FOUR STAR Level 3

1. Prepare Set 9

2. Practice with the video below!

3. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Canon by Carlton Elliott

8. Early One Morning (Level 1, B)

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

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

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

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

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

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

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

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

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

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

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

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

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

2. Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly?

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January 29, 2026

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

1. Prepare pages 15-19

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

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

1. Measures 20-25, practice LH, RH, HT (three cycles) keep it very slow.

2. Review entire piece with music, once daily.

🟩Theory Level 3

1. Please complete Unit 6 Intervals

🟩“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”

1. 🟩B minor both forms of scales with focus on tidy attacks.

2. 🟩F Major also hands together focus on fingering & notes.

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

1. Practice starting from three random measures per day, and focus on expression (dynamics).

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

1. Measures 1-8 hands together: Continue to work on this and have expression be your focus.

2. Measures 9-12 hands together: very slowly

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

1. Memorize four measures at a time by doing the following:

   1. Play the section memorized

   2. Look at the music to study any issues (don’t touch the keys)

   3. Play a second time from memory.

   4. Repeat step 2.

   5. Play a third time from memory.

   6. Repeat step 2.

   7. Then move on to your next section!

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

1. See remainder of green pen.

🟩FOUR STAR Level 3

1. Prepare Set 9

2. Practice with the video below!

3. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Canon by Carlton Elliott

8. Early One Morning (Level 1, B)

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

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

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

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

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

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

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

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

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

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

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

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

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

2. Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly?

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January 22, 2026

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

1. Prepare pages 15-19

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

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

1. Four measures at a time, practice LH, RH, HT (three cycles) keep it very slow, PLUS:

   1. See the new audio in Newzik. Listen to it first, the play with it. Don’t stop if you make a mistake - try to let go of it and move through to the end.

   2. 💛Fix the notes in the LH m. 24

   3. 💛Isolate m. 21 and 27 to play LH notes detached.

🟨Theory Level 3

1. Please complete Unit 4 Scales

🟨“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”

1. Continue to practice B-flat Major broken and solid triads.

2. 💛B minor both forms of scales

   1. START BY PRACTICING HANDS ALONE AT A VERY SLOW TEMPO, THEN HANDS TOGETHER. REMEMBER TO GO AS SLOW AS YOU NEED TO PLAY CORRECT NOTES AND FINGERING.

3. Focus is tidy attacks and smooth sound / position

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

1. Practice starting from three random measures per day, and focus on expression (dynamics).

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

1. Measures 1-8 hands together: Continue to work on this and have expression be your focus.

2. Measures 9-12 hands together: very slowly

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

1. Practice no faster than m.m. 43 per quarter note in order to get the correct sound and notes.

2. Memorize two measures at a time (remember to go to the downbeat of the following measure) with and without music.

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

1. See the green markings in the music for instructions. Make sure to “spot” the sections with repetition and not always fast.

🟩FOUR STAR Level 3

1. Prepare Set 8

2. Practice with the video below!

3. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Canon by Carlton Elliott

8. Early One Morning (Level 1, B)

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

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

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

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

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

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

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

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

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

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

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

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

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

2. Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly?

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January 15, 2026

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

1. Prepare pages 11-14

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

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

1. Four measures at a time, practice LH, RH, HT (three cycles) keep it very slow, PLUS:

   1. Isolate m. 19 and practice this very slowly (no faster than m.m. 50)

   2. Fix the notes in the LH m. 24

   3. Isolate m. 27 to play LH notes detached.

🟩Theory Level 3

1. Please complete Unit 4 Scales

🟩“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”

1. Prepare B-flat Major and G Minor triads, solid and broken. Build up your speed to the final tempo.

2. Prepare D Major and B minor both forms of scales

3. Focus is tidy attacks and smooth sound / position

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

1. Practice starting from three random measures per day, and focus on expression (dynamics).

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

1. Measures 1-8 hands together: VERY slowly - one to two measures at a time.

2. Learn mm. 9 to the end hands alone.

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

1. Practice no faster than m.m. 43 per quarter note in order to get the correct sound and notes.

2. Memorize two measures at a time (remember to go to the downbeat of the following measure) with and without music.

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

1. Practice ninja hands where needed.

2. Exaggerate all dynamics so that this story becomes alive and engaging!

🟪FOUR STAR Level 3

1. Prepare Set 7

2. Practice with the video below!

3. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 💚Canon by Carlton Elliott

8. 💚Early One Morning (Level 1, B)

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

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

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

12. 💚💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

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

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

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

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

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

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

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

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

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

2. Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly?

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January 8, 2026

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

1. Prepare pages 5-9

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

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

1. 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

1. Please finish Unit 3

🟨“RCM Technical Requirements Level 03”

1. Prepare F Major and D Minor triads, solid and broken. Build up your speed to the final tempo.

2. 🟥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)

1. Practice starting from three random measures per day, and focus on expression (dynamics).

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

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

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

1. Practice no faster than 53 per 8th note in order to get the correct sound and notes.

2. 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)

1. Practice ninja hands where needed.

2. Exaggerate all dynamics so that this story becomes alive and engaging!

🟩FOUR STAR Level 3

1. Prepare Set 5

2. Practice with the video below!

3. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 💚Canon by Carlton Elliott

8. 💚Early One Morning (Level 1, B)

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

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

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

12. 💚💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

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

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

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

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

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

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

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

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

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

2. Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly?

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December 18, 2025

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”

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

2. Prepare D Major formula pattern.

🟩Theory Level 3

1. Please complete Unit 3

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

1. Practice no faster than 53 per 8th note in order to get the correct sound and notes.

2. 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)

1. 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)

1. Practice ninja hands between measures 2-3

2. Hands alone practice three times per week.

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

1. Practice starting from three random measures per day.

2. 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

1. Prepare pages 5-8

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

🟪FOUR STAR Level 3

1. Prepare Set 4

2. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 💚Canon by Carlton Elliott

8. 💚Early One Morning (Level 1, B)

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

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

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

12. 💚💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

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

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

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

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

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

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

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

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

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

2. Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly?

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December 11, 2025

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”

1. Prepare D Major and B Minor triads, solid and broken.

2. Prepare D Major formula pattern.

🟩Theory Level 3

1. Please complete Unit 3

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

1. Measures 1-6: Hands together. First with no pedal and very slowly, and second time with pedal and still slowly.

2. Measures 7-10: Hands together. First with no pedal and very slowly, and second time with pedal and still slowly.

3. Measures 11-18: Blocked LH with RH as written.

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

1. 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)

1. Practice ninja hands between measures 2-3

2. Hands alone practice three times per week.

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

1. Practice starting from three random measures per day.

2. 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

1. Prepare pages 5-8

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

🟩FOUR STAR Level 3

1. Prepare Set 4

2. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 💚Canon by Carlton Elliott

8. 💚Early One Morning (Level 1, B)

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

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

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

12. 💚💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

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

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

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

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

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

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

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

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

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

2. Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly?

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December 4, 2025

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”

1. Prepare D Major and B Minor triads, solid and broken.

2. Prepare D Major formula pattern.

🟩Theory Level 3

1. Please complete Unit 3

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

1. Measures 1-6: Hands together. First with no pedal and very slowly, and second time with pedal and still slowly.

2. Measures 7-10: Hands together. First with no pedal and very slowly, and second time with pedal and still slowly.

3. Measures 11-18: Blocked LH with RH as written.

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

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

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

1. Practice ninja hands between measures 2-3

2. Hands alone practice three times per week.

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

1. Practice starting from three random measures per day.

2. 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

1. Prepare pages 1-4

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

🟩FOUR STAR Level 3

1. Prepare Set 4

2. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 💚Canon by Carlton Elliott

8. 💚Early One Morning (Level 1, B)

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

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

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

12. 💚💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

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

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

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

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

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

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

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

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

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

2. Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly?

---

November 13, 2025

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”

1. 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

1. Dustin will check Unit 1

2. Please complete Unit 2

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

1. Measures 1-10: LH Blocked with RH as written - 3 times each day

2. Measures 11-18: LH Blocked with RH as written - 3 times each day

3. 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)

1. Measures 1 and 3 - LH legato and RH legato, and don’t make the last notes of the slur staccato.

2. 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)

1. Practice ninja hands between measures 2-3

2. Hands alone practice three times per week.

🟩“SIGHT-READING 2B

1. Prepare pages 1-4

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

🟩FOUR STAR Level 3

1. Prepare Set 4

2. Practice with the video below!

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

1. Prepare measures 1-16

2. Hands alone practice three times per week.

3. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 💚Canon by Carlton Elliott

8. 💚Early One Morning (Level 1, B)

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

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

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

12. 💚💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

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

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

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

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

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

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

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

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

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

2. Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly?

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October 30, 2025

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”

1. 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

1. Complete Unit 1

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

1. Measures 1-10: LH Blocked with RH as written - 3 times each day

2. Measures 11-18: LH Blocked with RH as written - 3 times each day

3. 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)

1. Measures 1 and 3 - LH legato and RH legato, and don’t make the last notes of the slur staccato.

2. 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)

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

🟪“SIGHT-READING 2A

1. Prepare at least pages 87-90

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

🟪FOUR STAR Level 3

1. Prepare Set 3

2. Practice with the video below!

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

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 💚Canon by Carlton Elliott

8. 💚Early One Morning (Level 1, B)

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

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

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

12. 💚💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

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

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

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

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

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

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

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

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

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

2. Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly?

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October 16, 2025

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)

1. Start next week with Dustin

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

1. 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)

1. 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”

1. 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

1. Prepare at least pages 87-90

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

🟩FOUR STAR Level 3

1. Prepare Set 3

2. Practice with the video below!

🟪💜Theory Level 2

1. Complete Unit 7, pages 71

2. Complete Unit 8 (all of it).

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

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 💚Canon by Carlton Elliott

8. 💚Early One Morning (Level 1, B)

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

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

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

12. 💚💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

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

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

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

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

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

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

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

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

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

2. Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly?

---

October 9, 2025

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)

1. 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)

1. 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”

1. 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

1. Prepare at least pages 87-90

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

🟩FOUR STAR Level 3

1. Prepare Set 3

2. Practice with the video below!

🟪💜Theory Level 2

1. Complete Unit 7, pages 71

2. Complete Unit 8 (all of it).

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

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 💚Canon by Carlton Elliott

8. 💚Early One Morning (Level 1, B)

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

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

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

12. 💚💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

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

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

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

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

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

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

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

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

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

2. Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly?

---

October 3, 2025

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)

1. 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)

1. 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”

1. 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

1. Prepare at least pages 82-85

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

🟪💜FOUR STAR Level 3

1. Prepare Set 2

🟪💜Theory Level 2

1. Complete Unit 7, pages 71

2. Complete Unit 8 (all of it).

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

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 💚Canon by Carlton Elliott

8. 💚Early One Morning (Level 1, B)

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

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

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

12. 💚💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

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

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

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

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

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

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

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

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

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

2. Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly?

---

September 25, 2025

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)

1. 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)

1. 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”

1. 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

1. Prepare at least pages 82-85

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

🟪💜FOUR STAR Level 3

1. Prepare Set 2

🟪💜Theory Level 2

1. Complete Unit 7, pages 71

2. Complete Unit 8 (all of it).

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

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 💚Canon by Carlton Elliott

8. 💚Early One Morning (Level 1, B)

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

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

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

12. 💚💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

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

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

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

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

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

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

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

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

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

2. Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly?

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September 11, 2025

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)

1. 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)

1. 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”

1. 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

1. Prepare at least pages 82-85

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

🟪💜FOUR STAR Level 3

1. Prepare Set 2

🟪💜Theory Level 2

1. Complete Unit 7, pages 71

2. Complete Unit 8 (all of it).

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

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 💚Canon by Carlton Elliott

8. 💚Early One Morning (Level 1, B)

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

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

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

12. 💚💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

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

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

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

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

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

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

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

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

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

2. Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly?

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September 4, 2025

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)

1. 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”

1. 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

1. Prepare at least pages 82-85

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

💜FOUR STAR Level 3

1. Prepare Set 2

💜Theory Level 2

1. Complete Unit 7, pages 71

2. Complete Unit 8 (all of it).

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

1. 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

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

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

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

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

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

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

2. Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.
   

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly?

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 💚Canon by Carlton Elliott

8. 💚Early One Morning (Level 1, B)

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

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

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

12. 💚💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

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

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

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July 15, 2025

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

1. 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”

1. 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

1. Prepare at least pages 77-80

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

💚FOUR STAR Level 3

1. Prepare Set 2

💚Theory Level 2

1. Complete Unit 7, pages 71

2. Complete Unit 8 (all of it).

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

1. 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

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

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

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

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

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

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

2. Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.
   

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly?

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 💚Canon by Carlton Elliott

8. 💚Early One Morning (Level 1, B)

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

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

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

12. 💚💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

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

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

1. 🖤Presto in 5/8 by Edwin McLean (L. 2, B)

2. 🖤Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (L. 2, B)

RCMCP: May 29, 2024, 3:00 pm

1. List A: Bourrée in D Minor

2. List B: Early One Morning

3. List C: Canon

4. Etude: Celebration

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