July 8, 2021

TECHNIQUE

  1. Go to your RCM 2015 Piano Syllabus (hold)

    1. Go to bookmark Level 1

    2. Do the items that are circled in green pen

THEORY

  1. Theory 02 02 (hold)

    1. Do pages 1-6

MUSICIANSHIP

  1. *“FOUR STAR 0B 10” (hold)

    1. How do we identify the root and quality of a triad?

      1. Identify the root (1st degree) of the triad and label it.

      2. Find the quality of the triad

        1. The root is the 1st degree of a major or minor scale, so find out which scale fits the pattern of the triad.

    2. Do this set

    3. You’re doing better! Keep up a positive attitude.

  2. *“SIGHTREADING 00 46-61” (hold)

    1. Set Metronome to m.m. 80 = quarter note.

    2. Prepare TWO “days” per practice session.

      1. Place your hands in your lap

      2. Study the time signature

      3. Study the rhythm (do it in your head like you do “star 2” in Four Star.

      4. Set a slow and steady beat.

      5. Start and DO NOT STOP if you make any mistakes.

      6. After you finish, stop and then look back to see if you made any mistakes.

      7. Fix them in your head and try again!

REPERTOIRE

  1. Beautiful Mistakes

    1. Listen to the two audio clips in Newzik and follow the instructions.

  2. Czerny Op. 823 No. 3, 4 and 5

    1. Review with music, once a week.

  3. The Calico Cat

    1. Speedbuilding: Gradually build your speed to m.m. 152 from m.m. 120.

July 1, 2021

TECHNIQUE

  1. Go to your RCM 2015 Piano Syllabus (hold)

    1. Go to bookmark Level 1

    2. Do the items that are circled in green pen

THEORY

  1. Theory 02 02 (hold)

    1. Do pages 1-6

MUSICIANSHIP

  1. *“FOUR STAR 0B 10” (hold)

    1. How do we identify the root and quality of a triad?

      1. Identify the root (1st degree) of the triad and label it.

      2. Find the quality of the triad

        1. The root is the 1st degree of a major or minor scale, so find out which scale fits the pattern of the triad.

    2. Do this set

    3. You’re doing better! Keep up a positive attitude.

  2. *“SIGHTREADING 00 46-61” (hold)

    1. Set Metronome to m.m. 80 = quarter note.

    2. Prepare TWO “days” per practice session.

      1. Place your hands in your lap

      2. Study the time signature

      3. Study the rhythm (do it in your head like you do “star 2” in Four Star.

      4. Set a slow and steady beat.

      5. Start and DO NOT STOP if you make any mistakes.

      6. After you finish, stop and then look back to see if you made any mistakes.

      7. Fix them in your head and try again!

REPERTOIRE

  1. New Piece Next Week!

    1. Learn mm. 1-8 and send me a video

  2. Czerny Op. 823 No. 3, 4 and 5

    1. Review with music, once a week.

  3. The Calico Cat

    1. Speedbuilding: Gradually build your speed to m.m. 152 from m.m. 120.

June 24, 2021

TECHNIQUE

  1. Go to your RCM 2015 Piano Syllabus

    1. Go to bookmark Level 1

    2. Do the items that are circled in green pen

THEORY

  1. Theory 02 02

    1. Do pages 1-6

MUSICIANSHIP

  1. *“FOUR STAR 0B 10”

    1. How do we identify the root and quality of a triad?

      1. Identify the root (1st degree) of the triad and label it.

      2. Find the quality of the triad

        1. The root is the 1st degree of a major or minor scale, so find out which scale fits the pattern of the triad.

    2. Do this set

    3. You’re doing better! Keep up a positive attitude.

  2. *“SIGHTREADING 00 46-61”

    1. Set Metronome to m.m. 80 = quarter note.

    2. Prepare TWO “days” per practice session.

      1. Place your hands in your lap

      2. Study the time signature

      3. Study the rhythm (do it in your head like you do “star 2” in Four Star.

      4. Set a slow and steady beat.

      5. Start and DO NOT STOP if you make any mistakes.

      6. After you finish, stop and then look back to see if you made any mistakes.

      7. Fix them in your head and try again!

REPERTOIRE

  1. New Piece Next Week!

    1. Beautiful Mistakes - song by Maroon 5 & Meg Stallion

  2. Czerny Op. 823 No. 3, 4 and 5

    1. Review with music, once a week.

  3. The Calico Cat

    1. Speedbuilding: Gradually build your speed to m.m. 152 from m.m. 120.

June 21, 2021

TECHNIQUE

  1. Go to your RCM 2015 Piano Syllabus

    1. Go to bookmark Level 1

    2. Do the items that are circled in green pen

THEORY

  1. Theory 02 02

    1. Do pages 1-6

MUSICIANSHIP

  1. *“FOUR STAR 0B 10”

    1. Do this set

    2. You’re doing better! Keep up a positive attitude.

  2. *“SIGHTREADING 00 46-61”

    1. Set Metronome to m.m. 80 = quarter note.

    2. Prepare TWO “days” per practice session.

      1. Place your hands in your lap

      2. Study the time signature

      3. Study the rhythm (do it in your head like you do “star 2” in Four Star.

      4. Set a slow and steady beat.

      5. Start and DO NOT STOP if you make any mistakes.

      6. After you finish, stop and then look back to see if you made any mistakes.

      7. Fix them in your head and try again!

REPERTOIRE

  1. New Piece Next Week!

    1. Beautiful Mistakes - song by Maroon 5 & Meg Stallion

  2. Czerny Op. 823 No. 3, 4 and 5

    1. Review with music, once a week.

  3. **The Calico Cat

    1. Fix all red pen (and yellow)

June 3, 2021

TECHNIQUE

  1. CREATING THE MAJOR SCALE PATTERN FROM ANY KEY.

    1. Tonic, Whole, Whole, Half, Whole, Whole, Whole, Half

    2. Practice playing whole steps on the keyboard from:

      1. black to black

      2. white to white

      3. white to black

      4. black to white

    3. Remember the starting note called the “tonic”

    4. Choose any starting note

    5. Say the pattern out loud as you play it.

      1. Remember: Whole Step has ONE note between two notes. It can be black or white.

*THEORY

  1. *Theory 02 01

    1. Complete and fix any red circles.

MUSICIANSHIP

  1. *“FOUR STAR 0B 09”

    1. You’re doing better! Keep up a positive attitude.

  2. *“SIGHTREADING 00 46-61”

    1. Set Metronome to m.m. 80 = quarter note.

    2. Prepare TWO “days” per practice session.

      1. Place your hands in your lap

      2. Study the time signature

      3. Study the rhythm (do it in your head like you do “star 2” in Four Star.

      4. Set a slow and steady beat.

      5. Start and DO NOT STOP if you make any mistakes.

      6. After you finish, stop and then look back to see if you made any mistakes.

      7. Fix them in your head and try again!

REPERTOIRE

  1. New Piece Next Week!

    1. Beautiful Mistakes - song by Maroon 5 & Meg Stallion

  2. Czerny Op. 823 No. 3, 4 and 5

    1. Review with music, once a week.

  3. **The Calico Cat

    1. Send me a video of all the yellow pen fixed by Monday

May 20, 2021

TECHNIQUE

  1. CREATING THE MAJOR SCALE PATTERN FROM ANY KEY.

    1. Tonic, Whole, Whole, Half, Whole, Whole, Whole, Half

    2. Practice playing whole steps on the keyboard from:

      1. black to black

      2. white to white

      3. white to black

      4. black to white

    3. Remember the starting note called the “tonic”

    4. Choose any starting note

    5. Say the pattern out loud as you play it.

      1. Remember: Whole Step has ONE note between two notes. It can be black or white.

THEORY

  1. *Theory 01 08

    1. Review the signs and terms at the end for a quiz next week

  2. Theory 02 01

    1. Prepare

MUSICIANSHIP

  1. *“FOUR STAR 0B 09”

    1. You’re doing better! Keep up a positive attitude.

  2. *“SIGHTREADING 00 46-61”

    1. Set Metronome to m.m. 80 = quarter note.

    2. Prepare TWO “days” per practice session.

      1. Place your hands in your lap

      2. Study the time signature

      3. Study the rhythm (do it in your head like you do “star 2” in Four Star.

      4. Set a slow and steady beat.

      5. Start and DO NOT STOP if you make any mistakes.

      6. After you finish, stop and then look back to see if you made any mistakes.

      7. Fix them in your head and try again!

REPERTOIRE

  1. New Piece Next Week!

    1. Beautiful Mistakes - song by Maroon 5 & Meg Stallion

  2. Czerny Op. 823 No. 3, 4 and 5

    1. Review with music, once a week.

  3. The Calico Cat

    1. What is a “landmark” note?

    2. Listen to the audio I recorded in your PDF for Assignment 5 and 6. Be able to do what it says.

    3. Review carefully, assignments 2, 3 and 4

    4. Learn assignment 7

May 13, 2021

TECHNIQUE

  1. *CREATING THE MAJOR SCALE PATTERN FROM ANY KEY.

    1. Tonic, Whole, Whole, Half, Whole, Whole, Whole, Half

    2. Practice playing whole steps on the keyboard from:

      1. black to black

      2. white to white

      3. white to black

      4. black to white

    3. Remember the starting note called the “tonic”

    4. Choose any starting note

    5. Say the pattern out loud as you play it.

      1. Remember: Whole Step has ONE note between two notes. It can be black or white.

THEORY

  1. *Theory 01 08

    1. Prepare!

MUSICIANSHIP

  1. *“FOUR STAR 0B 08”

    1. You’re doing better! Keep up a positive attitude.

  2. *“SIGHTREADING 00 46-61”

    1. Set Metronome to m.m. 80 = quarter note.

    2. Prepare TWO “days” per practice session.

      1. Place your hands in your lap

      2. Study the time signature

      3. Study the rhythm (do it in your head like you do “star 2” in Four Star.

      4. Set a slow and steady beat.

      5. Start and DO NOT STOP if you make any mistakes.

      6. After you finish, stop and then look back to see if you made any mistakes.

      7. Fix them in your head and try again!

REPERTOIRE

  1. New Piece Next Week!

    1. Beautiful Mistakes - song by Maroon 5 & Meg Stallion

  2. Czerny Op. 823 No. 3, 4 and 5

    1. Review with music, once a week.

  3. The Calico Cat

    1. What is a “landmark” note?

    2. Listen to the audio I recorded in your PDF for Assignment 5 and 6. Be able to do what it says.

    3. Review carefully, assignments 2, 3 and 4

    4. Learn assignment 7

May 6, 2021

TECHNIQUE

  1. CREATING THE MAJOR SCALE PATTERN FROM ANY KEY.

    1. Tonic, Whole, Whole, Half, Whole, Whole, Whole, Half

    2. Practice playing whole steps on the keyboard from:

      1. black to black

      2. white to white

      3. white to black

      4. black to white

    3. Remember the starting note called the “tonic”

    4. Choose any starting note

    5. Say the pattern out loud as you play it.

      1. Remember: Whole Step has ONE note between two notes. It can be black or white.

THEORY

  1. Theory 01 08

    1. Prepare!

MUSICIANSHIP

  1. “FOUR STAR 0B 08”

    1. You’re doing better! Keep up a positive attitude.

  2. “SIGHTREADING 00 46-61”

    1. Set Metronome to m.m. 80 = quarter note.

    2. Prepare TWO “days” per practice session.

      1. Place your hands in your lap

      2. Study the time signature

      3. Study the rhythm (do it in your head like you do “star 2” in Four Star.

      4. Set a slow and steady beat.

      5. Start and DO NOT STOP if you make any mistakes.

      6. After you finish, stop and then look back to see if you made any mistakes.

      7. Fix them in your head and try again!

REPERTOIRE

  1. The Calico Cat

    1. Use your PRACTICE GUIDE and prepare assignments 5, 6 and 7

April 22, 2021

TECHNIQUE

  1. CREATING THE MAJOR SCALE PATTERN FROM ANY KEY.

    1. Tonic, Whole, Whole, Half, Whole, Whole, Whole, Half

    2. Practice playing whole steps on the keyboard from:

      1. black to black

      2. white to white

      3. white to black

      4. black to white

    3. Remember the starting note called the “tonic”

    4. Choose any starting note

    5. Say the pattern out loud as you play it.

      1. Remember: Whole Step has ONE note between two notes. It can be black or white.

THEORY

  1. Theory 01 07:

    1. REVIEW THIS UNIT AGAIN AND BE ABLE TO TALLK TO ME ABOUT ANYTHING IN IT.

      1. REMEMBER:

        1. A SCALE ASCENDING IS GOING UP / FORWARD

          1. TONIC, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, TONIC

        2. A SCALE DESCENDING IS GOING DOWN / BACKWARD

          1. TONIC, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, TONIC

        3. The Scale “degrees” don’t change if you’re doing forward or backward. We know them by going forward.

        4. The pattern of whole steps and half steps doesn’t change going forward or backward either. We know the pattern ascending.

MUSICIANSHIP

  1. “FOUR STAR 0B 08”

    1. You’re doing better! Keep up a positive attitude.

  2. “SIGHTREADING 00 38-45 BAG”

    1. Set Metronome to m.m. 80 = quarter note.

    2. Prepare TWO “days” per practice session.

      1. Place your hands in your lap

      2. Study the time signature

      3. Study the rhythm (do it in your head like you do “star 2” in Four Star.

      4. Set a slow and steady beat.

      5. Start and DO NOT STOP if you make any mistakes.

      6. After you finish, stop and then look back to see if you made any mistakes.

      7. Fix them in your head and try again!

REPERTOIRE

  1. The Calico Cat

    1. Use your PRACTICE GUIDE and redo the POSITION for assignment 1 & 2.

    2. prepare assignments 3 & 4

April 15, 2021

TECHNIQUE

  1. CREATING THE MAJOR SCALE PATTERN FROM ANY KEY.

    1. Tonic, Whole, Whole, Half, Whole, Whole, Whole, Half

    2. Practice playing whole steps on the keyboard from:

      1. black to black

      2. white to white

      3. white to black

      4. black to white

    3. Remember the starting note called the “tonic”

    4. Choose any starting note

    5. Say the pattern out loud as you play it.

      1. Remember: Whole Step has ONE note between two notes. It can be black or white.

THEORY

  1. Theory 01 07:

    1. REVIEW THIS UNIT AGAIN AND BE ABLE TO TALLK TO ME ABOUT ANYTHING IN IT.

      1. REMEMBER:

        1. A SCALE ASCENDING IS GOING UP / FORWARD

          1. TONIC, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, TONIC

        2. A SCALE DESCENDING IS GOING DOWN / BACKWARD

          1. TONIC, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, TONIC

        3. The Scale “degrees” don’t change if you’re doing forward or backward. We know them by going forward.

        4. The pattern of whole steps and half steps doesn’t change going forward or backward either. We know the pattern ascending.

MUSICIANSHIP

  1. “FOUR STAR 0B 08”

    1. You’re doing better! Keep up a positive attitude.

  2. “SIGHTREADING 00 38-45 BAG”

    1. Set Metronome to m.m. 80 = quarter note.

    2. Prepare TWO “days” per practice session.

      1. Place your hands in your lap

      2. Study the time signature

      3. Study the rhythm (do it in your head like you do “star 2” in Four Star.

      4. Set a slow and steady beat.

      5. Start and DO NOT STOP if you make any mistakes.

      6. After you finish, stop and then look back to see if you made any mistakes.

      7. Fix them in your head and try again!

REPERTOIRE

  1. The Calico Cat

    1. Use your PRACTICE GUIDE and learn as many assignments as you want to!

  2. *Czerny Op. 823 No. 3

    1. Transpose to G Major and F Major

    2. Speed Build in C Major - keep your wrist movements!

April 5, 2021

TECHNIQUE

  1. CREATING THE MAJOR SCALE PATTERN FROM ANY KEY.

    1. Tonic, Whole, Whole, Half, Whole, Whole, Whole, Half

    2. Practice playing whole steps on the keyboard from:

      1. black to black

      2. white to white

      3. white to black

      4. black to white

    3. Remember the starting note called the “tonic”

    4. Choose any starting note

    5. Say the pattern out loud as you play it.

      1. Remember: Whole Step has ONE note between two notes. It can be black or white.

*THEORY

  1. *Theory 01 05 Scales:

    1. REVIEW THIS UNIT AGAIN AND BE ABLE TO TALLK TO ME ABOUT ANYTHING IN IT.

      1. REMEMBER:

        1. A SCALE ASCENDING IS GOING UP / FORWARD

          1. TONIC, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, TONIC

        2. A SCALE DESCENDING IS GOING DOWN / BACKWARD

          1. TONIC, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, TONIC

        3. The Scale “degrees” don’t change if you’re doing forward or backward. We know them by going forward.

        4. The pattern of whole steps and half steps doesn’t change going forward or backward either. We know the pattern ascending.

MUSICIANSHIP

  1. *“FOUR STAR 0B 07”

    1. You’re doing better! Keep up a positive attitude.

  2. “SIGHTREADING 00 38-45 BAG”

    1. Set Metronome to m.m. 80 = quarter note.

    2. Prepare TWO “days” per practice session.

      1. Place your hands in your lap

      2. Study the time signature

      3. Study the rhythm (do it in your head like you do “star 2” in Four Star.

      4. Set a slow and steady beat.

      5. Start and DO NOT STOP if you make any mistakes.

      6. After you finish, stop and then look back to see if you made any mistakes.

      7. Fix them in your head and try again!

REPERTOIRE

  1. The Calico Cat

    1. Next!!!!

  2. Czerny No. 5

    1. PRACTICE the two boxed areas back to back with N. F. P and E as a focus.

    2. PRACTICE the whole thing at a slow tempo with a focus in SOFT PLAYING!

  3. Czerny Op. 823 No. 4

    1. Transpose to F Major and A Major.

    2. Please be able to do this without any pauses.

  4. Czerny Op. 823 No. 3

    1. Transpose to G Major and F Major

    2. Speed Build in C Major - keep your wrist movements!

March 25, 2021

TECHNIQUE

  1. CREATING THE MAJOR SCALE PATTERN FROM ANY KEY.

    1. Tonic, Whole, Whole, Half, Whole, Whole, Whole, Half

    2. Practice playing whole steps on the keyboard from:

      1. black to black

      2. white to white

      3. white to black

      4. black to white

    3. Remember the starting note called the “tonic”

    4. Choose any starting note

    5. Say the pattern out loud as you play it.

      1. Remember: Whole Step has ONE note between two notes. It can be black or white.

*THEORY

  1. *Theory 01 05 Scales:

    1. REVIEW THIS UNIT AGAIN AND BE ABLE TO TALLK TO ME ABOUT ANYTHING IN IT.

      1. REMEMBER:

        1. A SCALE ASCENDING IS GOING UP / FORWARD

          1. TONIC, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, TONIC

        2. A SCALE DESCENDING IS GOING DOWN / BACKWARD

          1. TONIC, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, TONIC

        3. The Scale “degrees” don’t change if you’re doing forward or backward. We know them by going forward.

        4. The pattern of whole steps and half steps doesn’t change going forward or backward either. We know the pattern ascending.

MUSICIANSHIP

  1. *“FOUR STAR 0B 07”

    1. You’re doing better! Keep up a positive attitude.

  2. “SIGHTREADING 00 38-45 BAG”

    1. Set Metronome to m.m. 80 = quarter note.

    2. Prepare TWO “days” per practice session.

      1. Place your hands in your lap

      2. Study the time signature

      3. Study the rhythm (do it in your head like you do “star 2” in Four Star.

      4. Set a slow and steady beat.

      5. Start and DO NOT STOP if you make any mistakes.

      6. After you finish, stop and then look back to see if you made any mistakes.

      7. Fix them in your head and try again!

REPERTOIRE

  1. The Calico Cat

    1. Next!!!!

  2. Czerny No. 5

    1. LEARN HANDS TOGETHER

      1. Use NFRPE learning 1-2 measures at a time.

      2. GO SLOWLY!!!

  3. Czerny Op. 823 No. 4

    1. Transpose to F Major again

    2. Transpose to A Major!

      1. Remember that the scales degrees are the same in C Major and A Major!

  4. *Czerny Op. 823 No. 3

    1. Transpose to G Major and F Major

    2. Speed Build in C Major - keep your wrist movements!

March 21, 2021

TECHNIQUE

  1. CREATING THE MAJOR SCALE PATTERN FROM ANY KEY.

    1. Tonic, Whole, Whole, Half, Whole, Whole, Whole, Half

    2. Practice playing whole steps on the keyboard from:

      1. black to black

      2. white to white

      3. white to black

      4. black to white

    3. Remember the starting note called the “tonic”

    4. Choose any starting note

    5. Say the pattern out loud as you play it.

      1. Remember: Whole Step has ONE note between two notes. It can be black or white.

*THEORY

  1. *Theory 01 05 Scales

    1. FIX ALL RED PEN

MUSICIANSHIP

  1. *“FOUR STAR 0B 06”

    1. You’re doing better! Keep up a positive attitude.

  2. “SIGHTREADING 00 38-45 BAG”

    1. Set Metronome to m.m. 80 = quarter note.

    2. Prepare TWO “days” per practice session.

      1. Place your hands in your lap

      2. Study the time signature

      3. Study the rhythm (do it in your head like you do “star 2” in Four Star.

      4. Set a slow and steady beat.

      5. Start and DO NOT STOP if you make any mistakes.

      6. After you finish, stop and then look back to see if you made any mistakes.

      7. Fix them in your head and try again!

REPERTOIRE

  1. Czerny No. 5

    1. Learn Hands Alone to the end.

    2. REMEMBER THERE ARE TWO SYSTEMS!~

  2. Czerny Op. 823 No. 4

    1. Transpose to G Major and F Major

  3. Czerny Op. 823 No. 3

    1. Transpose to G Major and F Major

    2. Speed Build in C Major - keep your wrist movements!

March 11, 2021

TECHNIQUE

  1. CREATING THE MAJOR SCALE PATTERN FROM ANY KEY.

    1. Tonic, Whole, Whole, Half, Whole, Whole, Whole, Half

    2. Practice playing whole steps on the keyboard from:

      1. black to black

      2. white to white

      3. white to black

      4. black to white

    3. Remember the starting note called the “tonic”

    4. Choose any starting note

    5. Say the pattern out loud as you play it.

      1. Remember: Whole Step has ONE note between two notes. It can be black or white.

THEORY

  1. Theory 01 05 Scales

    1. FIX ALL RED PEN

    2. Pick up with Dustin from page 54 next lesson.

*MUSICIANSHIP

  1. *“FOUR STAR 0B 05”

    1. This was not completed.

      1. PLAYBACKS: difficult

      2. BEFORE YOU START AN EXERCISE: do it in your head.

  2. “SIGHTREADING 00 38-45 BAG”

    1. Set Metronome to m.m. 80 = quarter note.

    2. Prepare TWO “days” per practice session.

      1. Place your hands in your lap

      2. Study the time signature

      3. Study the rhythm (do it in your head like you do “star 2” in Four Star.

      4. Set a slow and steady beat.

      5. Start and DO NOT STOP if you make any mistakes.

      6. After you finish, stop and then look back to see if you made any mistakes.

      7. Fix them in your head and try again!

*REPERTOIRE

  1. Czerny No. 5

    1. Write in all the arrow markings in the right hand. If you don’t know what to write, look back at Nos. 1-4 and find the answers!

    2. Learn the LH notes.

      1. Have a forward wrist on each chord.

  2. Czerny Op. 823 No. 4

    1. IF YOU SEE A SLUR - CONNECT YOUR NOTES.

    2. LEARN THE CORRECT RHYTHM

    3. LEARN HANDS TOGETHER:

      1. One to two measures at a time, learn this hands together! Remember it will be a bit difficult to keep all the good position work you did this week. So be patient and GO SLOWLY. :)

  3. Czerny Op. 823 No. 3

    1. Write in the scale degrees for each note in Czerny No. 3.

    2. We’re doing this so we can transpose Czerny No 3 to other keys (scales) like G Major, F Major, etc.

March 4, 2021

**THEORY

  1. Theory 01 05 Scales

    1. Finish the unit

    2. Test on ANYTHING in it next week.

  2. **Theory 01 06 Intervals

    1. Tell me about the following words:

      1. Octave

      2. Second

      3. Third

      4. Unison

*MUSICIANSHIP

  1. *“FOUR STAR 0B 05”

    1. This was not completed.

      1. PLAYBACKS: difficult

      2. BEFORE YOU START AN EXERCISE: do it in your head.

  2. “SIGHTREADING 00 38-45 BAG”

    1. Set Metronome to m.m. 80 = quarter note.

    2. Prepare TWO “days” per practice session.

      1. Place your hands in your lap

      2. Study the time signature

      3. Study the rhythm (do it in your head like you do “star 2” in Four Star.

      4. Set a slow and steady beat.

      5. Start and DO NOT STOP if you make any mistakes.

      6. After you finish, stop and then look back to see if you made any mistakes.

      7. Fix them in your head and try again!

*REPERTOIRE

  1. *Czerny Op. 823 No. 4 (this assignment was not done)

    1. Watch your practice video below BEFORE you start.

    2. WRITE IN NEWZIK, THE WRIST ARROW and SLUR MARKINGS ACCORDING TO HOW WE’VE LEARNED THEM IN NOS. 1, 2 AND 3

    3. Learn RH and LH alone with the arrow markings.

  2. Czerny Op. 823 No. 3

    1. See your new PDF: “SPEED BUILDING PRACTICE CHART”

    2. Gradually increase your speed using the metronome, ONLY MOVING ON once you’ve do all correct wrist markings and keeping it very quiet.

February 25, 2021

THEORY

  1. *Theory 00 06

    1. Prepare and complete in Newzik

    2. Test on that next week

    3. MEMORIZE ALL THE BOLD WORDS. PRACTICE TEACHING THEM OUT LOUD!

MUSICIANSHIP

  1. “FOUR STAR 0B 05”

    1. COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENT IN NEWZIK

      1. PLAYBACKS: difficult

      2. BEFORE YOU START AN EXERCISE: do it in your head.

  2. “SIGHTREADING 00 26-37 C F G”

    1. Set Metronome to m.m. 80 = quarter note.

    2. Prepare TWO “days” per practice session.

      1. Place your hands in your lap

      2. Study the time signature

      3. Study the rhythm (do it in your head like you do “star 2” in Four Star.

      4. Set a slow and steady beat.

      5. Start and DO NOT STOP if you make any mistakes.

      6. After you finish, stop and then look back to see if you made any mistakes.

      7. Fix them in your head and try again!

REPERTOIRE

  1. Czerny Op. 823 No. 4

    1. USE N.F.R.P.E and

    2. WRITE IN NEWZIK, THE WRIST ARROW MARKINGS ACCORDING TO HOW WE’VE LEARNED THEM IN NOS. 1, 2 AND 3

    3. Learn RH and LH alone with the arrow markings.

  2. Czerny Op. 823 No. 3

    1. Finish learning to the end.

    2. SEND ME A VIDEO OF THE ENTIRE EXERCISE BY Sunday.

  3. Czerny Op. 823 No. 2

    1. TRANSPOSE: means to take the same patterns and move them to a new place.

    2. Transpose Czerny No. 2 one octave higher and one octave lower.

    3. Transpose Czerny No. 2 Right Hand one octave higher and Left Hand once octave lower.

February 11, 2021

THEORY

  1. Theory 00 06 and 00 007

    1. Prepare and complete in Newzik

    2. Test on that next week

MUSICIANSHIP

  1. “FOUR STAR 0B 04”

    1. COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENT IN NEWZIK

      1. BEFORE YOU START AN EXERCISE: do it in your head.

  2. “SIGHTREADING 00 26-37 C F G”

    1. Set Metronome to m.m. 80 = quarter note.

    2. Prepare TWO “days” per practice session.

      1. Place your hands in your lap

      2. Study the time signature

      3. Study the rhythm (do it in your head like you do “star 2” in Four Star.

      4. Set a slow and steady beat.

      5. Start and DO NOT STOP if you make any mistakes.

      6. After you finish, stop and then look back to see if you made any mistakes.

      7. Fix them in your head and try again!

REPERTOIRE

  1. Czerny Op. 823 No. 3

    1. Follow the instructions in your new video. Send me a video once you’ve done the first two measures!

  2. Czerny Op. 823 No. 2

    1. Review once a day with your music - focusing on PLAYING SOFTLY. Keep good posture when you’re playing softly - especially with wrists.

February 4, 2021

THEORY

  1. Theory 00 06 and 00 007

    1. Prepare and complete in Newzik

    2. Test on that next week

MUSICIANSHIP

  1. “FOUR STAR 0B 04”

    1. COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENT IN NEWZIK

      1. BEFORE YOU START AN EXERCISE: do it in your head.

  2. “SIGHTREADING 00 06-25 C F G”

    1. Prepare ONE “day” per practice session.

      1. Place your hands in your lap

      2. Study the time signature

      3. Study the rhythm (do it in your head like you do “star 2” in Four Star.

      4. Set a slow and steady beat.

      5. Start and DO NOT STOP if you make any mistakes.

      6. After you finish, stop and then look back to see if you made any mistakes.

      7. Fix them in your head and try again!

REPERTOIRE

  1. Czerny Op. 823 No. 1.

    1. READ THE N.F.R.P.E. PDF IN NEWZIK. Memorize the acronym and what each of the letters stand for.

    2. Taking 4 measures at a time, apply NFRPE to Czerny No. 1.

      1. Start with LH (three times correctly for each letter (N, F, R, etc.)

      2. Then RH

      3. Then HT (hands together)

    3. Remember that you need to keep each musical ingredient as you add a new one!

January 28, 2021

THEORY

  1. Theory 00 06 and 00 007

    1. Prepare and complete in Newzik

    2. Test on that next week

MUSICIANSHIP

  1. “FOUR STAR 0B 04”

    1. COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENT IN NEWZIK

      1. BEFORE YOU START AN EXERCISE: do it in your head.

  2. “SIGHTREADING 00 06-25 C F G”

    1. Prepare ONE “day” per practice session.

      1. Place your hands in your lap

      2. Study the time signature

      3. Study the rhythm (do it in your head like you do “star 2” in Four Star.

      4. Set a slow and steady beat.

      5. Start and DO NOT STOP if you make any mistakes.

      6. After you finish, stop and then look back to see if you made any mistakes.

      7. Fix them in your head and try again!

REPERTOIRE

  1. Czerny Op. 823 No. 1

    1. READ THE N.F.R.P.E. PDF IN NEWZIK. Memorize the acronym and what each of the letters stand for.

    2. Taking 4 measures at a time, apply NFRPE to Czerny No. 1.

      1. Start with LH (three times correctly for each letter (N, F, R, etc.)

      2. Then RH

      3. Then HT (hands together)

    3. Remember that you need to keep each musical ingredient as you add a new one!

January 21, 2021

THEORY

  1. Theory 00 04 The Grand Staff

    1. Review all terms and symbols for a text next week.

  2. Theory 00 05 Rhythm

    1. Review all terms and symbols for a text next week.

  3. Theory 00 03 Bass Staff

    1. Practice speaking out loud all the terms in your theory.

    2. Test on that next week

MUSICIANSHIP

  1. “FOUR STAR 0B 03”

    1. COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENT IN NEWZIK

      1. BEFORE YOU START AN EXERCISE: do it in your head.

  2. “SIGHTREADING 00 06-25 C F G”

    1. Prepare ONE “day” per practice session.

      1. Place your hands in your lap

      2. Study the time signature

      3. Study the rhythm (do it in your head like you do “star 2” in Four Star.

      4. Set a slow and steady beat.

      5. Start and DO NOT STOP if you make any mistakes.

      6. After you finish, stop and then look back to see if you made any mistakes.

      7. Fix them in your head and try again!

REPERTOIRE

  1. Czerny Op. 823 No. 1

    1. Begin again?