April 8, 2026 (Lesson 6 of 10)

Final Recital

  1. May 30th: Approx. 2 pm - will confirm time


Next Group Class

  1. May 2nd or 3rd (your choice)

💚FLASH CARDS

  1. 🎥See the video for instructions

  2. Use the landmark flash cards found in the front of the “Piano Staff Notes Flashcards” blue box.

  3. Say the note out loud first, then play

💚SIGHTREADING_00_06-25_C_F_G (in Newzik)

  1. Daily Assignment (do one per day)

  2. Please prepare pages 16-19 of the PDF

    1. First thing we do is study the rhythm.

    2. Then study the notes.

    3. Then play!

💚A Skating Waltz (RCM, Prep. A)

  1. Measures 9-13: practice this section RH alone, LH alone, then HT, three times each per practice session. Next week the focus will be “expression.”

  2. 🎥Measures 13-16: LH alone, RH alone, three times each per practice session. See the new video in the text thread

💚The Juggler by Nancy and Randall Faber (RCM, Prep. A)

  1. Metronome practice! Set your metronome to 66 per quarter note. Try to play through with the metronome at least one time each practice session.

💚Czerny, Op 825 No. 1: Complete Etude

  1. Practice “performing” this piece now, in that if you have a mistake, practice playing through the mistake and don’t start over.

💜The Haunted Mouse (RCM, Prep. A)

  1. We will start this next week if you’re Skating Waltz assignment is completed.

⬛️Musical Alphabet: Forward and backward

  1. This needs more work in order to pass with a steady pulse.

  2. Practice speaking the letter names forward and backward by 2nds (steps) and 3rds (skips).

  3. Please practice this with m.m. 66. If you have a pause, try to move forward instead of starting over.

⬛️THEORY: Unit 7: Triads

  1. Print Unit 7 or Complete the Unit in Newzik.

  2. Prepare pages 61-63 and be able to tell me about ANY bold words

⬛️RCM Ear Training Online Portal

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

    Login Information:

    info@gledhillartscollective.com

    dust2789

⬛️RHYTHM: Basic Rhyhmic Training (in Newzik) “RHYTHM_008_018”

  1. Please prepare number 11 (Tah and Conduct).

  2. 🎥Please see the new video I texted your thread.

🖤READING: L&M Unit 3

  1. Page 1: Deep Blue Sea

    1. Pressing the media button, select “Deep Blue Sea Your Part.” Practice with this until you can play with it exactly as it sounds.

      1. It might not be correct after three tries so just do three in one day and be ok with that - try again the next day.

      2. Remember to keep going if you make a mistake.

    2. Once the above is correct, select the “Deep Blue Sea Accompaniment.”

      1. Do the same as above.

🖤Solos 1

  1. Please watch the vide

🖤Flash Cards

  1. We will play the step up/down and skip up/down game next week.

Newzik Music PDF App

  1. Login info: “reema1131@gmail.com” and password “nfpering”