Group Class
Heavenly Blue
Lesson Grades
January 26th Lesson: 0.67 of 4 Points
February Lesson:
💜Don’t Stop Believin’ v4
Practice the first two lines (8 measures) RH and LH alone and then together! The goal is no pauses. This needs to be done by next Monday or we won’t be able to play it in the recital on May 30th.
❤️Andante in G Minor by Telemann (L. 1, A)
Entire Piece, hands alone then hands together, with perfect notes & fingering.
GOAL: play as slow as you need to to play perfect notes and fingering.
METHOD: right hand alone first, then left hand, then together. Then repeat the cycle three times.
SEND DUSTIN A VIDEO OR RECORD AUDIO IN NEWZIK BY TUESDAY NIGHT, March 24th.
💛Heavenly Blue by Tom Gerou (L. 1, Etude)
❤️Be able to play measures 21 to the end. No pauses and correct notes.
💛Practice starting from random measures from 1 to 26
💜“The Pieces of Memory” by Finley Manice
Practice playing the melody a few times until you like what you hear, then record it into Newzik and let me know you did it!
Next, we’ll learn how to put it into a music notation software program.
💚RCM Technical Requirements Level 1
Review C major and A minor scales.
Learn A Harmonic Minor scale in both hands.
💚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
Practice with the “Dustin Chords” audio in Newzik.
Practice with the “Chasing Sleep” audio
⚫️Technique Prep A and B
Major Pentascale: Tonic, whole, whole, half, whole steps.
Minor Pentascale: Tonic, whole, half, whole, whole steps.
Triads: Both major and minor triads come from the major or minor pentascales.
Go to page 2 and practice the major and minor pentascales.
C, G, D Majors, and A Minor.
Keep a bubble hand.
Practice each of these every day in the RH and LH seperately.
⚫️Theory_00_05_Rhythm
Prepare page 7
🟪Melody in G Major, op, 101 no. 39 by Ferdinand Beyer (1803-1863) (Prep. A)
Please play this HANDS ALONE then hands together enough times to bring it back into your memory
🟪Ear Training
Major and Minor Triads. You’re doing really well with these!
🟪Baby Kangaroo by Anne Crosby Gaudet (Prep A)
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
Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.
Listen back with one color/goal in mind.
As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.
Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.
Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.
“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