January 26, 2026

Lesson Grades

January 26th Lesson: 0.67 of 4 Points

February Lesson:

1. ❤️Andante in G Minor by Telemann (L. 1, A)

   • Learn measures 1-8 RH and LH alone.

   • Do this one chunk at a time using NFPER

     • Remember to go no faster than m.m. 60 per quarter note.

2. ❤️Heavenly Blue by Tom Gerou (L. 1, Etude)

   • Play through entire piece to see where you need to do “spot” practice.

   • Then “spot” those sections three times correctly each.

     • Spot measures 7-8

     • Spot measures 14-16

   • Once you’re done spotting, zoom out again and play through the whole piece again

3. 💚RCM Technical Requirements Level 1

   • Go to Newzik, page 5.

   • Review the patterns for major and minor scales on the first pages of the PDF.

   • BE ABLE TO TELL ME ABOUT SHARPS, FLATS, HALF STEPS, AND SCALE DEGREES NEXT WEEK

   • REMEMBER: In the Harmonic(A) minor form, the 7th scale degree is raised one-half step.

   • 💛CORRECT FINGERS / NOTES STICKER FOR LEFT HAND A MINOR HARMONICA!

   • 💚POSITION IS OUR NEXT STICKER!

     • RH and LH scales for C Major and A Minor Natural, and A Minor Harmonic WITH A FOCUS IN POSITION.

   • Careful of fingering! Ask yourself, “where is finger 4?”

4. ❤️Review Allegro, ONE time per day, LH, RH and HT. WITH MUSIC. Review Czerny, ONE time per day, LH, RH and HT. WITH MUSIC

ALL ASSIGNMENTS BELOW HERE ON PAUSE

⚫️Fight Song by Rachel Patterson

1. Practice with the “Dustin Chords” audio in Newzik.

2. Practice with the “Chasing Sleep” audio

⚫️Technique Prep A and B

1. Major Pentascale: Tonic, whole, whole, half, whole steps.

2. Minor Pentascale: Tonic, whole, half, whole, whole steps.

3. Triads: Both major and minor triads come from the major or minor pentascales.

4. Go to page 2 and practice the major and minor pentascales.

   1. C, G, D Majors, and A Minor.

   2. Keep a bubble hand.

   3. Practice each of these every day in the RH and LH seperately.
      
      

⚫️Theory_00_05_Rhythm

1. Prepare page 7

🟪Melody in G Major, op, 101 no. 39 by Ferdinand Beyer (1803-1863) (Prep. A)

1. Please play this HANDS ALONE then hands together enough times to bring it back into your memory

🟪Ear Training

1. Major and Minor Triads. You’re doing really well with these!

🟪Baby Kangaroo by Anne Crosby Gaudet (Prep A)

1. Review once a week

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – dynamics, articulation (staccato, accents, slurs), etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

  • ✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

1. Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.

2. Listen back with one color/goal in mind.

3. As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.

4. Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

6. “Spot” until it’s solid and you can erase the markings! — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

• Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing the spot.

• Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly

January 19, 2026

Three Lesson Assignments. Make a comment in the comment section below every day. Tell me about your practice - even if you didn’t do it!

1. 🟩RCM Technical Requirements Level 1

   1. Go to Newzik, page 5.

   2. Review the patterns for major and minor scales on the first pages of the PDF.

   3. Learn RH and LH scales for C Major and A Minor Natural, and A Minor Harmonic.

   4. Careful of fingering! Ask yourself, “where is finger 4?”

2. 🟩Andante in G Minor by Telemann (L. 1, A)

   1. Lean measures 1-8 RH and LH alone.

3. 🟩Heavenly Blue by Tom Gerou (L. 1, Etude)

   1. Play through entire piece to see where you need to do “spot” practice.

   2. Then “spot” those sections three times correctly each.

      1. Spot measures 7-8

      2. Spot measures 14-16

   3. Once you’re done spotting, zoom out again and play through the whole piece again.

4. Review Allegro, ONE time per day, LH, RH and HT. WITH MUSIC. Review Czerny, ONE time per day, LH, RH and HT. WITH MUSIC

ALL ASSIGNMENTS BELOW HERE ON PAUSE

⚫️Fight Song by Rachel Patterson

1. Practice with the “Dustin Chords” audio in Newzik.

2. Practice with the “Chasing Sleep” audio

⚫️Technique Prep A and B

1. Major Pentascale: Tonic, whole, whole, half, whole steps.

2. Minor Pentascale: Tonic, whole, half, whole, whole steps.

3. Triads: Both major and minor triads come from the major or minor pentascales.

4. Go to page 2 and practice the major and minor pentascales.

   1. C, G, D Majors, and A Minor.

   2. Keep a bubble hand.

   3. Practice each of these every day in the RH and LH seperately.
      
      

⚫️Theory_00_05_Rhythm

1. Prepare page 7

🟪Melody in G Major, op, 101 no. 39 by Ferdinand Beyer (1803-1863) (Prep. A)

1. Please play this HANDS ALONE then hands together enough times to bring it back into your memory

🟪Ear Training

1. Major and Minor Triads. You’re doing really well with these!

🟪Baby Kangaroo by Anne Crosby Gaudet (Prep A)

1. Review once a week

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – dynamics, articulation (staccato, accents, slurs), etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

  • ✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

1. Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.

2. Listen back with one color/goal in mind.

3. As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.

4. Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

6. “Spot” until it’s solid and you can erase the markings! — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

• Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing the spot.

• Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly

January 12, 2026

Three Lesson Assignments. Make a comment in the comment section below every day. Tell me about your practice - even if you didn’t do it!

1. 🟩RCM Technical Requirements Level 1

   1. Go to Newzik, page 5.

   2. Learn RH and LH scales for C Major and A Minor

   3. Careful of fingering! Ask yourself, “where is finger 4?”

2. 🟩Andante in G Minor by Telemann (L. 1, A)

   1. Lean measures 1-8 RH and LH alone. See the video for instructions.

3. Website for Note-reading games and fun:

   1. https://www.classicsforkids.com/music-games/

4. 🟩Heavenly Blue by Tom Gerou (L. 1, Etude)

   1. Play through entire piece to see where you need to do “spot” practice.

   2. Then “spot” those sections three times correctly each.

      1. Spot measures 7-8

      2. Spot measures 14-16

   3. Once you’re done spotting, zoom out again and play through the whole piece again.

5. Review Allegro, ONE time per day, LH, RH and HT. WITH MUSIC. Review Czerny, ONE time per day, LH, RH and HT. WITH MUSIC

ALL ASSIGNMENTS BELOW HERE ON PAUSE

⚫️Fight Song by Rachel Patterson

1. Practice with the “Dustin Chords” audio in Newzik.

2. Practice with the “Chasing Sleep” audio

⚫️Technique Prep A and B

1. Major Pentascale: Tonic, whole, whole, half, whole steps.

2. Minor Pentascale: Tonic, whole, half, whole, whole steps.

3. Triads: Both major and minor triads come from the major or minor pentascales.

4. Go to page 2 and practice the major and minor pentascales.

   1. C, G, D Majors, and A Minor.

   2. Keep a bubble hand.

   3. Practice each of these every day in the RH and LH seperately.
      
      

⚫️Theory_00_05_Rhythm

1. Prepare page 7

🟪Melody in G Major, op, 101 no. 39 by Ferdinand Beyer (1803-1863) (Prep. A)

1. Please play this HANDS ALONE then hands together enough times to bring it back into your memory

🟪Ear Training

1. Major and Minor Triads. You’re doing really well with these!

🟪Baby Kangaroo by Anne Crosby Gaudet (Prep A)

1. Review once a week

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – dynamics, articulation (staccato, accents, slurs), etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

  • ✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

1. Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.

2. Listen back with one color/goal in mind.

3. As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.

4. Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

6. “Spot” until it’s solid and you can erase the markings! — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

• Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing the spot.

• Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly

January 6, 2026

Three Lesson Assignments. Make a comment in the comment section below every day. Tell me about your practice - even if you didn’t do it!

1. Website for Note-reading games and fun:

   1. https://www.classicsforkids.com/music-games/

2. Twelve Days of Christmas

3. Heavenly Blue by Tom Gerou.

   1. Play through entire piece to see where you need to do “spot” practice.

   2. Then “spot” those sections three times correctly each.

   3. Once you’re done spotting, zoom out again and play through the whole piece again.

1. Review Czerny, ONE time per day, LH, RH and HT. WITH MUSIC.

2. Review Allegro, ONE time per day, LH, RH and HT. WITH MUSIC.

ALL ASSIGNMENTS BELOW HERE ON PAUSE

⚫️Fight Song by Rachel Patterson

1. Practice with the “Dustin Chords” audio in Newzik.

2. Practice with the “Chasing Sleep” audio

⚫️Technique Prep A and B

1. Major Pentascale: Tonic, whole, whole, half, whole steps.

2. Minor Pentascale: Tonic, whole, half, whole, whole steps.

3. Triads: Both major and minor triads come from the major or minor pentascales.

4. Go to page 2 and practice the major and minor pentascales.

   1. C, G, D Majors, and A Minor.

   2. Keep a bubble hand.

   3. Practice each of these every day in the RH and LH seperately.
      
      

⚫️Theory_00_05_Rhythm

1. Prepare page 7

🟪Melody in G Major, op, 101 no. 39 by Ferdinand Beyer (1803-1863) (Prep. A)

1. Please play this HANDS ALONE then hands together enough times to bring it back into your memory

🟪Ear Training

1. Major and Minor Triads. You’re doing really well with these!

🟪Baby Kangaroo by Anne Crosby Gaudet (Prep A)

1. Review once a week

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – dynamics, articulation (staccato, accents, slurs), etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

  • ✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

1. Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.

2. Listen back with one color/goal in mind.

3. As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.

4. Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

6. “Spot” until it’s solid and you can erase the markings! — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

• Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing the spot.

• Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly

December 23, 2025

Three Lesson Assignments. Make a comment in the comment section below every day. Tell me about your practice - even if you didn’t do it!

1. Website for Note-reading games and fun:

   1. https://www.classicsforkids.com/music-games/

2. Twelve Days of Christmas

3. Heavenly Blue by Tom Gerou.

   1. Ninja Hand Practice on any section / transition in which you have a pause!

1. Review Czerny, ONE time per day, LH, RH and HT. WITH MUSIC.

2. Review Allegro, ONE time per day, LH, RH and HT. WITH MUSIC.

ALL ASSIGNMENTS BELOW HERE ON PAUSE

⚫️Fight Song by Rachel Patterson

1. Practice with the “Dustin Chords” audio in Newzik.

2. Practice with the “Chasing Sleep” audio

⚫️Technique Prep A and B

1. Major Pentascale: Tonic, whole, whole, half, whole steps.

2. Minor Pentascale: Tonic, whole, half, whole, whole steps.

3. Triads: Both major and minor triads come from the major or minor pentascales.

4. Go to page 2 and practice the major and minor pentascales.

   1. C, G, D Majors, and A Minor.

   2. Keep a bubble hand.

   3. Practice each of these every day in the RH and LH seperately.
      
      

⚫️Theory_00_05_Rhythm

1. Prepare page 7

🟪Melody in G Major, op, 101 no. 39 by Ferdinand Beyer (1803-1863) (Prep. A)

1. Please play this HANDS ALONE then hands together enough times to bring it back into your memory

🟪Ear Training

1. Major and Minor Triads. You’re doing really well with these!

🟪Baby Kangaroo by Anne Crosby Gaudet (Prep A)

1. Review once a week

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – dynamics, articulation (staccato, accents, slurs), etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

  • ✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

1. Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.

2. Listen back with one color/goal in mind.

3. As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.

4. Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

6. “Spot” until it’s solid and you can erase the markings! — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

• Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing the spot.

• Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly

December 15, 2025

Three Lesson Assignments. Make a comment in the comment section below every day. Tell me about your practice - even if you didn’t do it!

1. Twelve Days of Christmas

2. Heavenly Blue by Tom Gerou.

   1. Ninja Hand Practice on any section / transition in which you have a pause!

1. Review Czerny, ONE time per day, LH, RH and HT. WITH MUSIC.

2. Review Allegro, ONE time per day, LH, RH and HT. WITH MUSIC.

ALL ASSIGNMENTS BELOW HERE ON PAUSE

⚫️Fight Song by Rachel Patterson

1. Practice with the “Dustin Chords” audio in Newzik.

2. Practice with the “Chasing Sleep” audio

⚫️Technique Prep A and B

1. Major Pentascale: Tonic, whole, whole, half, whole steps.

2. Minor Pentascale: Tonic, whole, half, whole, whole steps.

3. Triads: Both major and minor triads come from the major or minor pentascales.

4. Go to page 2 and practice the major and minor pentascales.

   1. C, G, D Majors, and A Minor.

   2. Keep a bubble hand.

   3. Practice each of these every day in the RH and LH seperately.
      
      

⚫️Theory_00_05_Rhythm

1. Prepare page 7

🟪Melody in G Major, op, 101 no. 39 by Ferdinand Beyer (1803-1863) (Prep. A)

1. Please play this HANDS ALONE then hands together enough times to bring it back into your memory

🟪Ear Training

1. Major and Minor Triads. You’re doing really well with these!

🟪Baby Kangaroo by Anne Crosby Gaudet (Prep A)

1. Review once a week

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – dynamics, articulation (staccato, accents, slurs), etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

  • ✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

1. Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.

2. Listen back with one color/goal in mind.

3. As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.

4. Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

6. “Spot” until it’s solid and you can erase the markings! — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

• Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing the spot.

• Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly

December 8, 2025

Three Lesson Assignments. Make a comment in the comment section below every day. Tell me about your practice - even if you didn’t do it!

1. Twelve Days of Christmas

2. Heavenly Blue by Tom Gerou.

   1. Ninja Hand Practice on any section / transition in which you have a pause!

1. Review Czerny, ONE time per day, LH, RH and HT. WITH MUSIC.

2. Review Allegro, ONE time per day, LH, RH and HT. WITH MUSIC.

ALL ASSIGNMENTS BELOW HERE ON PAUSE

⚫️Fight Song by Rachel Patterson

1. Practice with the “Dustin Chords” audio in Newzik.

2. Practice with the “Chasing Sleep” audio

⚫️Technique Prep A and B

1. Major Pentascale: Tonic, whole, whole, half, whole steps.

2. Minor Pentascale: Tonic, whole, half, whole, whole steps.

3. Triads: Both major and minor triads come from the major or minor pentascales.

4. Go to page 2 and practice the major and minor pentascales.

   1. C, G, D Majors, and A Minor.

   2. Keep a bubble hand.

   3. Practice each of these every day in the RH and LH seperately.
      
      

⚫️Theory_00_05_Rhythm

1. Prepare page 7

🟪Melody in G Major, op, 101 no. 39 by Ferdinand Beyer (1803-1863) (Prep. A)

1. Please play this HANDS ALONE then hands together enough times to bring it back into your memory

🟪Ear Training

1. Major and Minor Triads. You’re doing really well with these!

🟪Baby Kangaroo by Anne Crosby Gaudet (Prep A)

1. Review once a week

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – dynamics, articulation (staccato, accents, slurs), etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

  • ✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

1. Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.

2. Listen back with one color/goal in mind.

3. As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.

4. Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

6. “Spot” until it’s solid and you can erase the markings! — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

• Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing the spot.

• Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly

December 1, 2025

Three Lesson Assignments. Make a comment in the comment section below every day. Tell me about your practice - even if you didn’t do it!

1. Twelve Days of Christmas

2. Heavenly Blue by Tom Gerou.

   1. Ninja Hand Practice on any section / transition in which you have a pause!

1. Review Czerny, ONE time per day, LH, RH and HT. WITH MUSIC.

2. Review Allegro, ONE time per day, LH, RH and HT. WITH MUSIC.

ALL ASSIGNMENTS BELOW HERE ON PAUSE

⚫️Fight Song by Rachel Patterson

1. Practice with the “Dustin Chords” audio in Newzik.

2. Practice with the “Chasing Sleep” audio

⚫️Technique Prep A and B

1. Major Pentascale: Tonic, whole, whole, half, whole steps.

2. Minor Pentascale: Tonic, whole, half, whole, whole steps.

3. Triads: Both major and minor triads come from the major or minor pentascales.

4. Go to page 2 and practice the major and minor pentascales.

   1. C, G, D Majors, and A Minor.

   2. Keep a bubble hand.

   3. Practice each of these every day in the RH and LH seperately.
      
      

⚫️Theory_00_05_Rhythm

1. Prepare page 7

🟪Melody in G Major, op, 101 no. 39 by Ferdinand Beyer (1803-1863) (Prep. A)

1. Please play this HANDS ALONE then hands together enough times to bring it back into your memory

🟪Ear Training

1. Major and Minor Triads. You’re doing really well with these!

🟪Baby Kangaroo by Anne Crosby Gaudet (Prep A)

1. Review once a week

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – dynamics, articulation (staccato, accents, slurs), etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

  • ✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

1. Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.

2. Listen back with one color/goal in mind.

3. As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.

4. Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

6. “Spot” until it’s solid and you can erase the markings! — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

• Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing the spot.

• Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly

November 24, 2025

Three Lesson Assignments. Make a comment in the comment section below every day. Tell me about your practice - even if you didn’t do it!

1. Heavenly Blue by Tom Gerou.

   1. SPEED-BUILD! Choose one small chunk at a time.

   2. Start with metronome 75 and work your way up 5 speeds at a time.

   3. Count “1 & 2 & 3 &” before you start.

   4. Then play exactly with the metronome.

2. Review Czerny, ONE time per day, LH, RH and HT. WITH MUSIC.

3. Review Allegro, ONE time per day, LH, RH and HT. WITH MUSIC.

ALL ASSIGNMENTS BELOW HERE ON PAUSE

⚫️Fight Song by Rachel Patterson

1. Practice with the “Dustin Chords” audio in Newzik.

2. Practice with the “Chasing Sleep” audio

⚫️Technique Prep A and B

1. Major Pentascale: Tonic, whole, whole, half, whole steps.

2. Minor Pentascale: Tonic, whole, half, whole, whole steps.

3. Triads: Both major and minor triads come from the major or minor pentascales.

4. Go to page 2 and practice the major and minor pentascales.

   1. C, G, D Majors, and A Minor.

   2. Keep a bubble hand.

   3. Practice each of these every day in the RH and LH seperately.
      
      

⚫️Theory_00_05_Rhythm

1. Prepare page 7

🟪Melody in G Major, op, 101 no. 39 by Ferdinand Beyer (1803-1863) (Prep. A)

1. Please play this HANDS ALONE then hands together enough times to bring it back into your memory

🟪Ear Training

1. Major and Minor Triads. You’re doing really well with these!

🟪Baby Kangaroo by Anne Crosby Gaudet (Prep A)

1. Review once a week

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – dynamics, articulation (staccato, accents, slurs), etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

  • ✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

1. Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.

2. Listen back with one color/goal in mind.

3. As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.

4. Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

6. “Spot” until it’s solid and you can erase the markings! — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

• Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing the spot.

• Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly

November 17, 2025

Three Lesson Assignments. Make a comment in the comment section below every day. Tell me about your practice - even if you didn’t do it!

1. Heavenly Blue by Tom Gerou.

   1. See the video below for instructions. Please submit three rounds of all five videos before next lesson.

2. Review Czerny, ONE time per day, LH, RH and HT. WITH MUSIC.

3. Review Allegro, ONE time per day, LH, RH and HT. WITH MUSIC.

ALL ASSIGNMENTS BELOW HERE ON PAUSE

⚫️Fight Song by Rachel Patterson

1. Practice with the “Dustin Chords” audio in Newzik.

2. Practice with the “Chasing Sleep” audio

⚫️Technique Prep A and B

1. Major Pentascale: Tonic, whole, whole, half, whole steps.

2. Minor Pentascale: Tonic, whole, half, whole, whole steps.

3. Triads: Both major and minor triads come from the major or minor pentascales.

4. Go to page 2 and practice the major and minor pentascales.

   1. C, G, D Majors, and A Minor.

   2. Keep a bubble hand.

   3. Practice each of these every day in the RH and LH seperately.
      
      

⚫️Theory_00_05_Rhythm

1. Prepare page 7

🟪Melody in G Major, op, 101 no. 39 by Ferdinand Beyer (1803-1863) (Prep. A)

1. Please play this HANDS ALONE then hands together enough times to bring it back into your memory

🟪Ear Training

1. Major and Minor Triads. You’re doing really well with these!

🟪Baby Kangaroo by Anne Crosby Gaudet (Prep A)

1. Review once a week

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – dynamics, articulation (staccato, accents, slurs), etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

  • ✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

1. Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.

2. Listen back with one color/goal in mind.

3. As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.

4. Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

6. “Spot” until it’s solid and you can erase the markings! — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

• Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing the spot.

• Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly

November 2, 2025

Three Lesson Assignments

1. Heavenly Blue by Tom Gerou.

   1. Measures 1-7: HT with pedal

   2. Measures 8-13: LH alone, RH alone, HT

   3. Measures 14-16: LH alone, RH alone, HT

   4. Measures 23-24: LH alone, RH alone, HT

2. Review Czerny, ONE time per day, LH, RH and HT. WITH MUSIC.

3. Review Allegro, ONE time per day, LH, RH and HT. WITH MUSIC.

ALL ASSIGNMENTS BELOW HERE ON PAUSE

⚫️Fight Song by Rachel Patterson

1. Practice with the “Dustin Chords” audio in Newzik.

2. Practice with the “Chasing Sleep” audio

⚫️Technique Prep A and B

1. Major Pentascale: Tonic, whole, whole, half, whole steps.

2. Minor Pentascale: Tonic, whole, half, whole, whole steps.

3. Triads: Both major and minor triads come from the major or minor pentascales.

4. Go to page 2 and practice the major and minor pentascales.

   1. C, G, D Majors, and A Minor.

   2. Keep a bubble hand.

   3. Practice each of these every day in the RH and LH seperately.
      

⚫️Theory_00_05_Rhythm

1. Prepare page 7

🟪Melody in G Major, op, 101 no. 39 by Ferdinand Beyer (1803-1863) (Prep. A)

1. Please play this HANDS ALONE then hands together enough times to bring it back into your memory

🟪Ear Training

1. Major and Minor Triads. You’re doing really well with these!

🟪Baby Kangaroo by Anne Crosby Gaudet (Prep A)

1. Review once a week

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – dynamics, articulation (staccato, accents, slurs), etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

  • ✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

1. Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.

2. Listen back with one color/goal in mind.

3. As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.

4. Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

6. “Spot” until it’s solid and you can erase the markings! — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

• Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing the spot.

• Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly

October 27, 2025

Three Lesson Assignments

1. Review Czerny, ONE time per day, LH, RH and HT. WITH MUSIC.

2. Review Allegro, ONE time per day, LH, RH and HT. WITH MUSIC.

3. Heavenly Blue by Tom Gerou. See the video below

ALL ASSIGNMENTS BELOW HERE ON PAUSE

⚫️Fight Song by Rachel Patterson

1. Practice with the “Dustin Chords” audio in Newzik.

2. Practice with the “Chasing Sleep” audio

⚫️Technique Prep A and B

1. Major Pentascale: Tonic, whole, whole, half, whole steps.

2. Minor Pentascale: Tonic, whole, half, whole, whole steps.

3. Triads: Both major and minor triads come from the major or minor pentascales.

4. Go to page 2 and practice the major and minor pentascales.

   1. C, G, D Majors, and A Minor.

   2. Keep a bubble hand.

   3. Practice each of these every day in the RH and LH seperately.
      

⚫️Theory_00_05_Rhythm

1. Prepare page 7

🟪Melody in G Major, op, 101 no. 39 by Ferdinand Beyer (1803-1863) (Prep. A)

1. Please play this HANDS ALONE then hands together enough times to bring it back into your memory

🟪Ear Training

1. Major and Minor Triads. You’re doing really well with these!

🟪Baby Kangaroo by Anne Crosby Gaudet (Prep A)

1. Review once a week

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – dynamics, articulation (staccato, accents, slurs), etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

  • ✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

1. Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.

2. Listen back with one color/goal in mind.

3. As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.

4. Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

6. “Spot” until it’s solid and you can erase the markings! — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

• Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing the spot.

• Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly

October 19, 2025

Three Lesson Assignments

1. Review Czerny

2. Review Allegro

3. Heavenly Blue by Tom Gerou. See the video below

ALL ASSIGNMENTS BELOW HERE ON PAUSE

⚫️Fight Song by Rachel Patterson

1. Practice with the “Dustin Chords” audio in Newzik.

2. Practice with the “Chasing Sleep” audio

⚫️Technique Prep A and B

1. Major Pentascale: Tonic, whole, whole, half, whole steps.

2. Minor Pentascale: Tonic, whole, half, whole, whole steps.

3. Triads: Both major and minor triads come from the major or minor pentascales.

4. Go to page 2 and practice the major and minor pentascales.

   1. C, G, D Majors, and A Minor.

   2. Keep a bubble hand.

   3. Practice each of these every day in the RH and LH seperately.
      

⚫️Theory_00_05_Rhythm

1. Prepare page 7

🟪Melody in G Major, op, 101 no. 39 by Ferdinand Beyer (1803-1863) (Prep. A)

1. Please play this HANDS ALONE then hands together enough times to bring it back into your memory

🟪Ear Training

1. Major and Minor Triads. You’re doing really well with these!

🟪Baby Kangaroo by Anne Crosby Gaudet (Prep A)

1. Review once a week

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – dynamics, articulation (staccato, accents, slurs), etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

  • ✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

1. Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.

2. Listen back with one color/goal in mind.

3. As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.

4. Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

6. “Spot” until it’s solid and you can erase the markings! — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

• Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing the spot.

• Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly

October 13, 2025

One Lesson Assignment

1. Heavenly Blue by Tom Gerou.

ALL ASSIGNMENTS BELOW HERE ON PAUSE

⚫️Fight Song by Rachel Patterson

1. Practice with the “Dustin Chords” audio in Newzik.

2. Practice with the “Chasing Sleep” audio

⚫️Technique Prep A and B

1. Major Pentascale: Tonic, whole, whole, half, whole steps.

2. Minor Pentascale: Tonic, whole, half, whole, whole steps.

3. Triads: Both major and minor triads come from the major or minor pentascales.

4. Go to page 2 and practice the major and minor pentascales.

   1. C, G, D Majors, and A Minor.

   2. Keep a bubble hand.

   3. Practice each of these every day in the RH and LH seperately.
      

⚫️Theory_00_05_Rhythm

1. Prepare page 7

🟪Melody in G Major, op, 101 no. 39 by Ferdinand Beyer (1803-1863) (Prep. A)

1. Please play this HANDS ALONE then hands together enough times to bring it back into your memory

🟪Ear Training

1. Major and Minor Triads. You’re doing really well with these!

🟪Baby Kangaroo by Anne Crosby Gaudet (Prep A)

1. Review once a week

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – dynamics, articulation (staccato, accents, slurs), etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

  • ✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

1. Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.

2. Listen back with one color/goal in mind.

3. As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.

4. Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

6. “Spot” until it’s solid and you can erase the markings! — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

• Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing the spot.

• Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly

October 6, 2025

One Lesson Assignment

1. Heavenly Blue by Tom Gerou.

ALL ASSIGNMENTS BELOW HERE ON PAUSE

⚫️Fight Song by Rachel Patterson

1. Practice with the “Dustin Chords” audio in Newzik.

2. Practice with the “Chasing Sleep” audio

⚫️Technique Prep A and B

1. Major Pentascale: Tonic, whole, whole, half, whole steps.

2. Minor Pentascale: Tonic, whole, half, whole, whole steps.

3. Triads: Both major and minor triads come from the major or minor pentascales.

4. Go to page 2 and practice the major and minor pentascales.

   1. C, G, D Majors, and A Minor.

   2. Keep a bubble hand.

   3. Practice each of these every day in the RH and LH seperately.
      

⚫️Theory_00_05_Rhythm

1. Prepare page 7

🟪Melody in G Major, op, 101 no. 39 by Ferdinand Beyer (1803-1863) (Prep. A)

1. Please play this HANDS ALONE then hands together enough times to bring it back into your memory

🟪Ear Training

1. Major and Minor Triads. You’re doing really well with these!

🟪Baby Kangaroo by Anne Crosby Gaudet (Prep A)

1. Review once a week

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – dynamics, articulation (staccato, accents, slurs), etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

  • ✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

1. Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.

2. Listen back with one color/goal in mind.

3. As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.

4. Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

6. “Spot” until it’s solid and you can erase the markings! — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

• Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing the spot.

• Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly

September 29, 2025

One Lesson Assignment

1. Heavenly Blue by Tom Gerou!

ALL ASSIGNMENTS BELOW HERE ON PAUSE

⚫️Fight Song by Rachel Patterson

1. Practice with the “Dustin Chords” audio in Newzik.

2. Practice with the “Chasing Sleep” audio

⚫️Technique Prep A and B

1. Major Pentascale: Tonic, whole, whole, half, whole steps.

2. Minor Pentascale: Tonic, whole, half, whole, whole steps.

3. Triads: Both major and minor triads come from the major or minor pentascales.

4. Go to page 2 and practice the major and minor pentascales.

   1. C, G, D Majors, and A Minor.

   2. Keep a bubble hand.

   3. Practice each of these every day in the RH and LH seperately.
      

⚫️Theory_00_05_Rhythm

1. Prepare page 7

🟪Melody in G Major, op, 101 no. 39 by Ferdinand Beyer (1803-1863) (Prep. A)

1. Please play this HANDS ALONE then hands together enough times to bring it back into your memory

🟪Ear Training

1. Major and Minor Triads. You’re doing really well with these!

🟪Baby Kangaroo by Anne Crosby Gaudet (Prep A)

1. Review once a week

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – dynamics, articulation (staccato, accents, slurs), etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

  • ✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

1. Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.

2. Listen back with one color/goal in mind.

3. As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.

4. Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

6. “Spot” until it’s solid and you can erase the markings! — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

• Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing the spot.

• Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly

September 22, 2025

One Lesson Assignment

1. Complete all 7 steps in the following video at least three times before your next lesson.

2. Remember to keep track of which video you’re on when you stop your practice so you can pick up from there the next time!

3. If you do well with this video this week, we’ll do a KPop Demon Hunter song or something else!

4. VIDEO BELOW: Czerny Op. 823 No. 1

ALL ASSIGNMENTS BELOW HERE ON PAUSE

⚫️Fight Song by Rachel Patterson

1. Practice with the “Dustin Chords” audio in Newzik.

2. Practice with the “Chasing Sleep” audio

⚫️Technique Prep A and B

1. Major Pentascale: Tonic, whole, whole, half, whole steps.

2. Minor Pentascale: Tonic, whole, half, whole, whole steps.

3. Triads: Both major and minor triads come from the major or minor pentascales.

4. Go to page 2 and practice the major and minor pentascales.

   1. C, G, D Majors, and A Minor.

   2. Keep a bubble hand.

   3. Practice each of these every day in the RH and LH seperately.
      

⚫️Theory_00_05_Rhythm

1. Prepare page 7

🟪Melody in G Major, op, 101 no. 39 by Ferdinand Beyer (1803-1863) (Prep. A)

1. Please play this HANDS ALONE then hands together enough times to bring it back into your memory

🟪Ear Training

1. Major and Minor Triads. You’re doing really well with these!

🟪Baby Kangaroo by Anne Crosby Gaudet (Prep A)

1. Review once a week

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – dynamics, articulation (staccato, accents, slurs), etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

  • ✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

1. Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.

2. Listen back with one color/goal in mind.

3. As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.

4. Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

6. “Spot” until it’s solid and you can erase the markings! — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

• Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing the spot.

• Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly

September 8, 2025

Assignment Legend

❤️= Priority above all else (repeated issues or reglect).

💛= Priority after red (on the right track but needs more work).

💜= Item we did not do at the last lesson. Lesson priority before green.

💚= on the right track! Practice these items as usual but prioritize other colors first.

🖤= don’t practice this item (on hold).

🟩Technique Prep A and B

1. Major Pentascale: Tonic, whole, whole, half, whole steps.

2. Minor Pentascale: Tonic, whole, half, whole, whole steps.

3. Triads: Both major and minor triads come from the major or minor pentascales.

4. Go to page 2 and practice the major and minor pentascales.

   1. C, G, D Majors, and A Minor.

   2. Keep a bubble hand.

   3. Practice each of these every day in the RH and LH seperately.

💚Music History

1. Johann Sebastian Bach - History and Listening Part 1

2. Complete the assignment by clicking here!

💚Fight Song by Rachel Patterson

1. Practice with the “Dustin Chords” audio in Newzik.

2. Practice with the “Chasing Sleep” audio

🟪Allegro in C Major, op. 1 no. 4 by Alexander Reinagle (Prep A)

1. GOAL: no pauses in the tempo.

2. Please keep bubble.

🟪Theory_00_05_Rhythm

1. Prepare page 7

🟪Melody in G Major, op, 101 no. 39 by Ferdinand Beyer (1803-1863) (Prep. A)

1. Please play this HANDS ALONE then hands together enough times to bring it back into your memory

🟪Ear Training

1. Major and Minor Triads. You’re doing really well with these!

🟪Baby Kangaroo by Anne Crosby Gaudet (Prep A)

1. Review once a week

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – dynamics, articulation (staccato, accents, slurs), etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

  • ✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

1. Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.

2. Listen back with one color/goal in mind.

3. As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.

4. Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

6. “Spot” until it’s solid and you can erase the markings! — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

• Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing the spot.

• Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly

July 16, 2025

Assignment Legend

❤️= Priority above all else (repeated issues or reglect).

💛= Priority after red (on the right track but needs more work).

💜= Item we did not do at the last lesson. Lesson priority before green.

💚= on the right track! Practice these items as usual but prioritize other colors first.

🖤= don’t practice this item (on hold).

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – dynamics, articulation (staccato, accents, slurs), etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

  • ✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

1. Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.

2. Listen back with one color/goal in mind.

3. As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.

4. Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

6. “Spot” until it’s solid and you can erase the markings! — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

• Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing the spot.

• Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly?

💚Fight Song by Rachel Patterson

1. Practice with the “Dustin Chords” audio in Newzik.

🟪Allegro in C Major, op. 1 no. 4 by Alexander Reinagle (Prep A)

1. GOAL: no pauses in the tempo.

2. Please keep bubble.

💚Theory_00_05_Rhythm

1. Prepare page 7

💚Melody in G Major, op, 101 no. 39 by Ferdinand Beyer (1803-1863) (Prep. A)

1. Please play this HANDS ALONE then hands together enough times to bring it back into your memory

🟪Ear Training

1. Major and Minor Triads. You’re doing really well with these!

🟪Technique Prep A and B

1. Major Pentascale: Tonic, whole, whole, half, whole steps.

2. Minor Pentascale: Tonic, whole, half, whole, whole steps.

3. Triads: Both major and minor triads come from the major or minor pentascales.

4. Go to page 2 and practice the major and minor pentascales.

   1. C, G, D Majors, and A Minor.

   2. Keep a bubble hand.

   3. Practice each of these every day in the RH and LH seperately.

🟪Baby Kangaroo by Anne Crosby Gaudet (Prep A)

1. Review once a week

July 11, 2025

Assignment Legend

❤️= Priority above all else (repeated issues or reglect).

💛= Priority after red (on the right track but needs more work).

💜= Item we did not do at the last lesson. Lesson priority before green.

💚= on the right track! Practice these items as usual but prioritize other colors first.

🖤= don’t practice this item (on hold).

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – dynamics, articulation (staccato, accents, slurs), etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

  • ✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

1. Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.

2. Listen back with one color/goal in mind.

3. As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.

4. Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.

5. Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.

6. “Spot” until it’s solid and you can erase the markings! — meaning:

• ✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or

• ✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

• Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing the spot.

• Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

• Do you need to slow down?

• Should you practice hands alone?

• Could you make the spot even smaller?

• Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?

• Do you need to think ahead more clearly?

💚Fight Song by Rachel Patterson

1. Practice playing with the audio in Newzik.

💚Allegro in C Major, op. 1 no. 4 by Alexander Reinagle (Prep A)

1. GOAL: no pauses in the tempo.

2. Please keep bubble.

💛Theory_00_05_Rhythm

1. Finish page 6 of the PDF

💛Melody in G Major, op, 101 no. 39 by Ferdinand Beyer (1803-1863) (Prep. A)

1. Please play this HANDS ALONE then hands together enough times to bring it back into your memory

💚Ear Training

1. Major and Minor Triads. You’re doing really well with these!

💚Technique Prep A and B

1. Major Pentascale: Tonic, whole, whole, half, whole steps.

2. Minor Pentascale: Tonic, whole, half, whole, whole steps.

3. Triads: Both major and minor triads come from the major or minor pentascales.

4. Go to page 2 and practice the major and minor pentascales.

   1. C, G, D Majors, and A Minor.

   2. Keep a bubble hand.

   3. Practice each of these every day in the RH and LH seperately.

💚Baby Kangaroo by Anne Crosby Gaudet (Prep A)

1. Review once a week