2026-2027 Events
October 17-18, 2026 — Group Classes
December 5-6, 2026 — Group Classes
January 24, 2027 — Performance Class & Guest Artist Workshop
February 27-28, 2027 — Group Classes
April 10-11, 2027 — Group Classes
May 22, 2027 — Student Final Recital
How to Practice
Binder on the music stand, iPad to the right. That is the setup.
Use the Practice Guide below. It writes your practice down for you, no comments needed.
Tap the first assignment on your list.
The timer starts by itself. Read it and practice.
When you are finished, press Done. It saves your time and opens the next one.
Need to stop for a minute? Press Pause.
Lost? Press My Assignment List at the top to go back.
30 minutes a day. At least 100 minutes a week.
Five practice days a week.
Something wrong with the guide? Open the video tool, record yourself explaining it, and press Send to Dustin. It emails me a link straight away.
Need the metronome, a recorder or the Section-Work colors? They are in Practice Tools. Tap one and it opens inside your assignment. Tap Close to put it away.
Official tracking started Monday, October 19.
🟩 on track · 🟨 needs extra attention · 🟪 didn't get to it at the lesson · 🟥 priority · ⬛️ on hold, don't practice this one · 🟧 mine, not yours
[PRACTICE TOOLS]
Setup
1. 🟧 Binder dividers
Dividers for your three ring binder. I am bringing them.
2. 🟧 Your note speller worksheets
Treble clef, bass clef and grand staff. I still need to bring these.
Theory
3. ⬛️ Theory Unit 7: Triads
Not yet. This is where we left off and we will come back to it.
Musicianship
4. ⬛️ RCM Online Ear Training
Not yet.
5. ⬛️ Rhythm: Basic Rhythmic Training (Newzik)
Not yet.
6. ⬛️ Piano Adventures Sightreading Book, Primer Level (Faber)
We are stopping this one for now and doing more in your Lesson and Musicianship book instead. We left off at pages 9 to 13.
7. 🟩 Note Reading Flashcards, Bass Clef
THIS WEEK: Pass off drills 4 and 5 at normal speed.
🎥 Flash Card Video, Bass Clef https://youtu.be/TCL1EjHcLQQ
Drills 4 and 5 only.
Normal speed this time. Not 0.75 and not 0.5.
8. 🟥 Note Reading Flashcards, Treble and Bass
THIS WEEK: Pass off drills 3 and 4. If a drill is not correct, do it three times.
🎥 Flash Card Video, Treble & Bass https://youtu.be/bPHgfe9bZ6Q
Drills 3 and 4 only.
Three times each if you do not get it right the first time.
9. 🟩 Piano Adventures Sightreading Book, Level 1 (Faber), pages 12 to 16
THIS WEEK: Pages 12 to 16. One piece per practice session.
This is the book I brought you. It is yours.
One piece a session, in order.
Repertoire
10. 🟥 Fairy Tale, from Celebrate Piano! Solos 1, page 13
THIS WEEK: Say the note names out loud every day, then play it three times correctly.
Note names out loud first. Every day.
Then play it correctly three times in each practice session.
Both hands are in treble clef.
11. 🟩 FGAB Polka, from Celebrate Piano! Lesson and Musicianship 1A, page 59
THIS WEEK: Say the note names first, then play it three times correctly with the right notes and fingering.
Note names first, then play.
Correct notes and correct fingering, three times correctly each session.
Five sessions this week.
12. 🟥 Fuzzy Caterpillar, from Celebrate Piano! Lesson and Musicianship 1A, page 62
THIS WEEK: Note names first, then play it three times correctly.
Note names out loud first.
Three times correctly in each practice session.
Five days this week.
13. ⬛️ New Shoes (Niamath)
Still on hold. We come back to this when you can find middle C on the page quickly. Pass off your other assignments and we start it again.
Goals This Year
Look ahead to the next note, the way you look ahead crossing the street. Eyes stay on the music.
Finish your piece before you get off the bench or look at the audience.
Loud and soft — make a difference.
Speak loudly. Hold still while you speak. Eyes on one or two spots.
Review List
RCM Preparatory A
💚 The Haunted Mouse (List A)
💚 The Juggler (Nancy and Randall Faber) (List A)