October 19, 2026 (30 min · in-person)

2026-2027 Events

  • October 17-18, 2026 — Group Classes

  • December 5-6, 2026 — Group Classes

  • January 24, 2027 — Performance Class & Guest Artist Workshop

  • February 27-28, 2027 — Group Classes

  • April 10-11, 2027 — Group Classes

  • May 22, 2027 — Student Final Recital

How to Practice

Binder on the music stand, iPad to the right. That is the setup.

Use the Practice Guide below. It writes your practice down for you, no comments needed.

  • Tap the first assignment on your list.

  • The timer starts by itself. Read it and practice.

  • When you are finished, press Done. It saves your time and opens the next one.

  • Need to stop for a minute? Press Pause.

Lost? Press My Assignment List at the top to go back.

30 minutes a day.

Some assignments finish. Those carry a Done for the Week button. Press it when the job is done and the assignment comes off your list.

Need the metronome, a recorder or the Section-Work colors? They are in Practice Tools. Tap one and it opens inside your assignment. Tap Close to put it away.

Log every practice session from today. Official tracking starts Monday, October 19, the Monday after our first group class. Logging now is how we get the kinks out.

🟩 on track · 🟨 needs extra attention · 🟪 didn't get to it at the lesson · 🟥 priority · ⬛️ on hold, don't practice this one · 🟧 mine, not yours

[PRACTICE TOOLS]

Lesson 1

1. 🟩 GAC Technique, Lesson 1, pages 5 and 6

THIS WEEK: Finish both pages and colour them in.

  • That is Finger Numbers, Finger Number Practice. Technique Book pages 4-5.

  • Trace each finger to its number.

  • Say the number out loud as you trace it.

  • Tap the fingers in the order the box shows.

  • Right hand says RH. Left hand says LH.

2. 🟩 GAC Technique, Lesson 1, pages 7 to 9

THIS WEEK: Find the groups on all three pages.

  • That is Black Key Groups, Find the Groups of Two, Find the Groups of Three. Technique Book pages 6-8.

  • Every two black keys together are a bat cave.

  • Every three black keys together are the spooky castle.

  • Play them with any finger. Just find them.

3. 🟩 GAC Technique, Lesson 1, pages 10 to 12

THIS WEEK: Do the drop wrist on every card.

  • That is Get Ready to Play, Drop Wrist, Drop Wrist Practice. Technique Book pages 9-11.

  • Round hand, like a bubble. No flat fingers.

  • Lift the wrist, drop onto the key, then off.

  • Watch the video once before you start.

🎥 Drop Wrist https://youtu.be/TSK7ZNAaEHA

4. 🟩 GAC Technique, Lesson 1, pages 13 and 14

THIS WEEK: Play the cards on both pages, one hand at a time.

  • That is Forward Wrist, Forward Wrist Practice. Technique Book pages 12-13.

  • The arrow over a note means forward wrist. Drop, then forward, then off.

  • Keep your bubble round.

  • Right hand first, then left hand.

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

5. 🟩 GAC Theory, Lesson 1, pages 15 and 16

THIS WEEK: Do both pages.

  • That is High and Low, Which Key Is Higher? Theory Book pages 1-2.

  • Play a low key, then a high key.

  • Is the next one higher or lower? Say it out loud.

Remember

Show your practice partner all the new Halloween pages this week.

Finish your assignments and you get to go on to the next pages.

Your white binder goes back in the piano bench every time.