October 27, 2026 (6 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

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.

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]

Lesson 1

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

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

  • Every day. This one stays on your list next week too.

  • 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.

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

🎥 Forward Wrist https://youtu.be/HOyDnw9AME8

2. 🟩 GPM Note Reading, Lesson 1, page 23

THIS WEEK: Say the musical alphabet forward and backward, by memory.

SEND DUSTIN A VIDEO of you saying it. Open Practice Tools, press the video tool, press Record, say it forward and backward, press Stop, then press Send to Dustin.

  • That is Forward and Backward. Note Reading Book page 4.

  • Forward is A B C D E F G. Backward is A G F E D C B A.

  • Don't forget Frankie F. That is the one that keeps getting skipped.

  • By memory, so no looking at the box.

  • Tell your dad you need to send a video for this one.

  • Press Done for the Week once the video is sent.

3. 🟩 GPM 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.

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

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

  • Mummy E peeks in from the right.

  • Close your eyes and find a bat cave and a castle without looking.

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

  • Press Done for the Week when it is done.

4. 🟩 GPM Ear Training, Lesson 1, page 31

THIS WEEK: Finish numbers 6 to 10 on page 31, with the video.

You have to use the video for this one.

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

  • Numbers 1 to 5 are done. We did them together.

  • Close your eyes, listen to the note, then circle high or low.

  • The answer is printed right there, so check yourself after each one.

  • Unlock the iPad first or the video will not play.

  • Press Done for the Week when it is done.

🎥 High or Low https://youtu.be/jkQL8qaAa78

5. 🟩 GPM Ear Training, Lesson 1, page 32

THIS WEEK: Finish numbers 6 to 10 on page 32, with the video.

You have to use the video for this one.

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

  • Numbers 1 to 5 are done. We did them together.

  • Close your eyes, listen to two notes, then circle same or different.

  • Press Done for the Week when it is done.

🎥 Same or Different https://youtu.be/Wz46zwxMBcw

6. 🟩 GPM History, Lesson 1, pages 33 to 35

THIS WEEK: Read about Türk, then listen with your dad.

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

  • A composer is a person who writes music. Türk is the first one you get to learn about.

  • Say his name out loud three times. Daniel Gottlob Türk.

  • Listen all the way through once, sitting still.

  • Listen again and clap a steady beat.

  • Then circle how it makes you feel. There is no wrong answer.

  • Press Done for the Week when it is done.

🎥 Listening to Türk https://youtu.be/x0Ku6G-faok

7. 🟩 GPM Repertoire, Lesson 1, pages 36 and 37

THIS WEEK: Read about the cards on pages 36 and 37.

  • That is Time to Play, How to Read a Card.

  • Every card tells you four things: the card number, the arrow, the finger number, and where to play on the keyboard.

  • Press Done for the Week when it is done.

8. 🟩 GPM Repertoire, Lesson 1, pages 38 and 39

THIS WEEK: Play Cave to Castle. Use the video.

  • This is your first piece.

  • Left hand on the bat cave, right hand on the castle. Finger three in both hands.

  • Listen to four beats first, then clap and say ta before you play.

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

  • Forward wrist and come off. Don't freeze on the key.

🎥 Cave to Castle https://youtu.be/vsap0oAnsJo

Setup

9. 🟧 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.