October 20, 2026 (5 of 12)

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.

Some assignments finish. Those carry a Done for the Week button. Press it when the job is done and the assignment comes off your list.

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.

Log every practice session from today. Official tracking starts Monday, October 19, the Monday after our first group class. Logging now is how we get the kinks out.

🟩 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]

Lesson 1

1. 🟩 GAC Technique, Lesson 1, pages 13 and 14

THIS WEEK: Do the cards on pages 13 and 14 with your dad.

  • Every day.

  • That is Forward Wrist, Forward Wrist Practice. Technique Book pages 12-13.

  • Each card is one black key with one finger number. Play only that key, with that finger.

  • The arrow means forward wrist. Drop, then forward, then off.

  • Keep your bubble safe when you drop. No spider fingers.

  • Hold it a little longer, and stay close to the keys.

  • Your hand moves for every card. Check the two set and the three set each time.

🎥 Forward Wrist https://youtu.be/WNpTiDBksxo

2. 🟩 GAC Theory, Lesson 1, pages 17 to 19

THIS WEEK: Read pages 17, 18 and 19, then trace the notes.

  • That is How Do We Read Music?, Five Lines, Meet the Staff. Theory Book pages 3-5.

  • Music needs a way to be written down. That is what the staff is for.

  • The staff is five lines and four spaces.

  • A line is one of the five lines. A space is the gap between two lines.

  • Remember the word staff. I am going to ask you next time.

  • Press Done for the Week when it is done.

3. 🟩 GAC Note Reading, Lesson 1, pages 20 to 23

THIS WEEK: Pages 20 to 23. Say the musical alphabet forward and backward.

  • That is Music Is a Language, Spooky Lane, The Musical Alphabet, Forward and Backward. Note Reading Book pages 1-4.

  • A B C D E F G, then it starts over at A. There is no H.

  • Seven letters, and it goes round and never ends.

  • Forward is up. Backward is down.

  • Say the letters out loud, then say them again without looking.

  • Test on it next time.

  • Press Done for the Week when it is done.

4. 🟩 GAC Note Reading, Lesson 1, pages 24 and 25

THIS WEEK: Find and play every monster on pages 24 and 25.

  • That is Bat Caves and Castles, The Bat Cave. Note Reading Book pages 5-6.

  • Dracky D hangs upside down inside the bat cave, between the two black keys.

  • Candy C waits just outside the cave, on the left.

  • Mummy E peeks in from the right.

  • Play every one of them, all the way up. Right hand, forward wrist.

  • Press Done for the Week when it is done.

5. 🟩 GAC Rhythm, Lesson 1, pages 28 and 29

THIS WEEK: Circle every quarter rest, then say ta and shh.

  • That is Silent Twins, The Quarter Rest. Rhythm Book pages 3-4.

  • A quarter rest is the quarter note's silent twin. The same length, no sound.

  • Circle every quarter rest you can find.

  • Point to each one and say shh.

  • Then ta on the quarter notes and shh on the rests.

  • A quarter rest gets one beat, same as a quarter note.

  • Press Done for the Week when it is done.

6. 🟩 GAC Rhythm, Lesson 1, page 30

THIS WEEK: Draw the quarter rests on page 30.

  • That is Drawing a Quarter Rest. Rhythm Book page 5.

  • Follow the instructions on the page. This one is a little tricky.

  • Press Done for the Week when it is done.

7. 🟩 GAC Ear Training, Lesson 1, page 31

THIS WEEK: Watch the video with your dad and circle high or low.

  • That is High or Low. Ear Training Book page 1.

  • The video plays a note. You do not get to see it, you just hear it.

  • Circle high or low. The video shows you what to do.

  • Press Done for the Week when it is done.

🎥 High or Low https://youtu.be/j0q9_b-pyRg

8. 🟩 GAC Ear Training, Lesson 1, page 32

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on page 32.

  • That is Same or Different. Ear Training Book page 2.

  • Press Done for the Week when it is done.

🎥 Same or Different https://youtu.be/zHJdIsDW-d4

9. 🟩 GAC History, Lesson 1, pages 33 to 35

THIS WEEK: Read about Türk, then listen.

  • That is Meet Daniel Gottlob Türk, Türk's Life, Listening to Türk. History Book pages 1-2, Listening Book page 1.

  • His name is Daniel Gottlob Türk. Say it out loud a few times.

  • Read about his life and when he was born.

  • Then listen. That recording is me playing.

  • You get to play one of his pieces.

  • Press Done for the Week when it is done.

🎥 Listening to Türk https://youtu.be/XHK7NsygT3c

Lesson 2

10. 🟪 GAC Theory, Lesson 2, page 4

THIS WEEK: We did not get to this one. Pick up here next time.

  • That is Line and Space Numbers. Theory Book page 6.

  • Your pages have new numbers now, so this is the same page as before.

11. 🟪 GAC Theory, Lesson 2, pages 5 and 6

THIS WEEK: We did not get to these. Pick up here next time.

  • That is Line and Space Practice, Line and Space Practice, Part 2. Theory Book pages 7-8.

  • This was one page before and it is two pages now.

12. 🟪 GAC Theory, Lesson 2, page 7

THIS WEEK: We did not get to this one. Pick up here next time.

  • That is High and Low on the Staff. Theory Book page 9.

13. 🟪 GAC Note Reading, Lesson 2, pages 9 to 12

THIS WEEK: We did not get to these. Pick up here next time.

  • That is The Castle, Draw Them, Find C, D and E, Find F, G, A and B. Note Reading Book pages 8-11.

  • Spooky Lane, Bat Caves and Castles and The Bat Cave moved into Lesson 1, and they are on your list above.

14. 🟪 GAC Note Reading, Lesson 2, pages 13 and 14

THIS WEEK: We did not get to these. Pick up here next time.

  • That is Trick or Treat, Trick or Treat, Part 2. Note Reading Book pages 12-13.

Setup

15. 🟧 Your color pages

  • I am bringing the colored pages to your next lesson.

Remember

  • Do your practice with your dad, and follow the videos.

  • I am going to test you on anything that is on these pages, so do them all.

Two Piano Rules

Always sit in the middle. Piano seatbelt.

Low wrist first, then play. Never flat fingers.