One Lesson Assignment
Complete all 7 steps in the following video at least three times before your next lesson.
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!
If you do well with this video this week, we’ll do a KPop Demon Hunter song or something else!
VIDEO BELOW: Czerny Op. 823 No. 1
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