December 8, 2025

Five Lesson Assignments. Please write a note in the comment section below every day - tell me you did or didn’t do you practice for that day 🙏

  1. 🟥Sonatina in C Major by Clementi

    1. Prepare measures 1-15 to play for your Performance Roulette partner

    2. Learn measures 16-24

  2. Review Gavotte once a day with music.

    1. Be careful of the last system, LH notes. Some of them are incorrect. Please USE your music.

  3. Review Angelfish

    1. Please use your. music.

  4. Review German Dance

    1. Please use your music.

  5. Piano Man:

    1. PRACTICE IN PUZZLE PIECES!

    2. FOUR PIECES (MEASURES) AT A TIME, THREE TIMES EACH CHUNK

    3. BE ABLE TO SING AND PLAY THE ENTIRE PIECE NEXT WEEK WITHOUT PAUSES

    4. PLEASE PLAY SOFTLY

ALL ASSIGNMENTS BELOW HERE ON PAUSE

💜Four_Star_01_02

  1. Complete the set before Monday the 23rd!

    1. Follow the practice video in Newzik. Do one “day” per practice session

    2. Please don’t do the sight-playing examples faster than m.m. 60 per quarter note.

💜RCM Technical Requirements Level 1

  1. Study and memorize the information (pattern of the major and minor scales) on page 2 of the PDF

  2. Practice C Major and A Minor, hands alone on page 5 of the PDF.

    1. Remember where you play finger 4 in each hand and it will help you remember the fingering of the scales.

💚Haydn German Dance in D Major

  1. Everyday assignment.

  2. Please play the A’s in the LH in measures 17 and 19

  3. Practice with metronome 88 (no faster)

💜Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, List B)

  1. Review once a week with your music. Don’t spend much time on this.

💚The Snake by Renée Christopher (L. 1, List C)

  1. Be mindful of all of the expression in this piece.

  2. Practice starting from any measure.

💚Gavotte by Handel

  1. Review


🎨 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?


🖤”LET’S GO BACK”

  1. See the new PDF in Newzik called “Let’s Go Back V1”

  2. Practice what’s written and propose any changes to the melody or lyrics.

  3. Start thinking about a melody and lyrics for the verses


🖤Sightreading_2A (MAX 5-8)

  1. Go to Newzik and access the “Sightreading” PDF.

  2. Complete at least page 4

  3. Main reason for this assignment is to practice the technique you learned on the black keys


#4🖤Johnny Bill by Oliver Manice

  1. Try to play the melody of the chorus on the piano for your next lesson.

#5🖤THEORY Level 1

  1. Finish reviewing unit 2 with Dustin at the lesson

Review List!

Once a week, review the following piece with your music.

  1. 💚What’s That Noise? By Martha Mier (b. 1936)

  2. 💚Barefoot on the Beach by Anne Crosby Gaudet (b. 1968)

December 1, 2025

Five Lesson Assignments. Please write a note in the comment section below every day - tell me you did or didn’t do you practice for that day 🙏

  1. Sonatina in C Major by Clementi

    1. Learn measures 1-15

    2. HERE’S THE LINK TO DOWNLOAD THE MUSIC!

  2. Review Gavotte once a day with music.

    1. Be careful of the last system, LH notes. Some of them are incorrect. Please USE your music.

  3. Review Angelfish

    1. Please use your. music.

  4. Review German Dance

    1. Please use your music.

  5. Piano Man:

    1. PRACTICE IN PUZZLE PIECES!

    2. FOUR PIECES (MEASURES) AT A TIME, THREE TIMES EACH CHUNK

    3. BE ABLE TO SING AND PLAY THE ENTIRE PIECE NEXT WEEK WITHOUT PAUSES

    4. PLEASE PLAY SOFTLY

ALL ASSIGNMENTS BELOW HERE ON PAUSE

💜Four_Star_01_02

  1. Complete the set before Monday the 23rd!

    1. Follow the practice video in Newzik. Do one “day” per practice session

    2. Please don’t do the sight-playing examples faster than m.m. 60 per quarter note.

💜RCM Technical Requirements Level 1

  1. Study and memorize the information (pattern of the major and minor scales) on page 2 of the PDF

  2. Practice C Major and A Minor, hands alone on page 5 of the PDF.

    1. Remember where you play finger 4 in each hand and it will help you remember the fingering of the scales.

💚Haydn German Dance in D Major

  1. Everyday assignment.

  2. Please play the A’s in the LH in measures 17 and 19

  3. Practice with metronome 88 (no faster)

💜Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, List B)

  1. Review once a week with your music. Don’t spend much time on this.

💚The Snake by Renée Christopher (L. 1, List C)

  1. Be mindful of all of the expression in this piece.

  2. Practice starting from any measure.

💚Gavotte by Handel

  1. Review


🎨 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?


🖤”LET’S GO BACK”

  1. See the new PDF in Newzik called “Let’s Go Back V1”

  2. Practice what’s written and propose any changes to the melody or lyrics.

  3. Start thinking about a melody and lyrics for the verses


🖤Sightreading_2A (MAX 5-8)

  1. Go to Newzik and access the “Sightreading” PDF.

  2. Complete at least page 4

  3. Main reason for this assignment is to practice the technique you learned on the black keys


#4🖤Johnny Bill by Oliver Manice

  1. Try to play the melody of the chorus on the piano for your next lesson.

#5🖤THEORY Level 1

  1. Finish reviewing unit 2 with Dustin at the lesson

Review List!

Once a week, review the following piece with your music.

  1. 💚What’s That Noise? By Martha Mier (b. 1936)

  2. 💚Barefoot on the Beach by Anne Crosby Gaudet (b. 1968)

November 24, 2025

Four Lesson Assignments. Please write a note in the comment section below every day - tell me you did or didn’t do you practice for that day 🙏

  1. Sonatina in C Major by Clementi

    1. Learn measures 1-15

    2. HERE’S THE LINK TO DOWNLOAD THE MUSIC!

  2. Review Gavotte once a day with music.

    1. Be careful of the last system, LH notes. Some of them are incorrect. Please USE your music.

  3. Review Angelfish

    1. Please use your. music.

  4. Review German Dance

    1. Please use your music.

  5. Piano Man:

    1. PRACTICE IN PUZZLE PIECES!

    2. FOUR PIECES (MEASURES) AT A TIME, THREE TIMES EACH CHUNK

    3. BE ABLE TO SING AND PLAY THE ENTIRE PIECE NEXT WEEK WITHOUT PAUSES

    4. PLEASE PLAY SOFTLY

ALL ASSIGNMENTS BELOW HERE ON PAUSE

💜Four_Star_01_02

  1. Complete the set before Monday the 23rd!

    1. Follow the practice video in Newzik. Do one “day” per practice session

    2. Please don’t do the sight-playing examples faster than m.m. 60 per quarter note.

💜RCM Technical Requirements Level 1

  1. Study and memorize the information (pattern of the major and minor scales) on page 2 of the PDF

  2. Practice C Major and A Minor, hands alone on page 5 of the PDF.

    1. Remember where you play finger 4 in each hand and it will help you remember the fingering of the scales.

💚Haydn German Dance in D Major

  1. Everyday assignment.

  2. Please play the A’s in the LH in measures 17 and 19

  3. Practice with metronome 88 (no faster)

💜Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, List B)

  1. Review once a week with your music. Don’t spend much time on this.

💚The Snake by Renée Christopher (L. 1, List C)

  1. Be mindful of all of the expression in this piece.

  2. Practice starting from any measure.

💚Gavotte by Handel

  1. Review


🎨 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?


🖤”LET’S GO BACK”

  1. See the new PDF in Newzik called “Let’s Go Back V1”

  2. Practice what’s written and propose any changes to the melody or lyrics.

  3. Start thinking about a melody and lyrics for the verses


🖤Sightreading_2A (MAX 5-8)

  1. Go to Newzik and access the “Sightreading” PDF.

  2. Complete at least page 4

  3. Main reason for this assignment is to practice the technique you learned on the black keys


#4🖤Johnny Bill by Oliver Manice

  1. Try to play the melody of the chorus on the piano for your next lesson.

#5🖤THEORY Level 1

  1. Finish reviewing unit 2 with Dustin at the lesson

Review List!

Once a week, review the following piece with your music.

  1. 💚What’s That Noise? By Martha Mier (b. 1936)

  2. 💚Barefoot on the Beach by Anne Crosby Gaudet (b. 1968)

November 17, 2025

Four Lesson Assignments. Please write a note in the comment section below every day - tell me you did or didn’t do you practice for that day 🙏

  1. Sonatina in C Major by Clementi

    1. Learn the first four measures hands alone and hands together very slowly!

    2. HERE’S THE LINK TO DOWNLOAD THE MUSIC!

  2. Review Gavotte once a day with music.

    1. Be careful of the last system, LH notes. Some of them are incorrect. Please USE your music.

  3. Review Angelfish

    1. Please use your. music.

  4. Review German Dance

    1. Please use your music.

  5. Piano Man:

    1. PRACTICE IN PUZZLE PIECES!

    2. FOUR PIECES (MEASURES) AT A TIME, THREE TIMES EACH CHUNK

    3. BE ABLE TO SING AND PLAY THE ENTIRE PIECE NEXT WEEK WITHOUT PAUSES

    4. PLEASE PLAY SOFTLY

ALL ASSIGNMENTS BELOW HERE ON PAUSE

💜Four_Star_01_02

  1. Complete the set before Monday the 23rd!

    1. Follow the practice video in Newzik. Do one “day” per practice session

    2. Please don’t do the sight-playing examples faster than m.m. 60 per quarter note.

💜RCM Technical Requirements Level 1

  1. Study and memorize the information (pattern of the major and minor scales) on page 2 of the PDF

  2. Practice C Major and A Minor, hands alone on page 5 of the PDF.

    1. Remember where you play finger 4 in each hand and it will help you remember the fingering of the scales.

💚Haydn German Dance in D Major

  1. Everyday assignment.

  2. Please play the A’s in the LH in measures 17 and 19

  3. Practice with metronome 88 (no faster)

💜Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, List B)

  1. Review once a week with your music. Don’t spend much time on this.

💚The Snake by Renée Christopher (L. 1, List C)

  1. Be mindful of all of the expression in this piece.

  2. Practice starting from any measure.

💚Gavotte by Handel

  1. Review


🎨 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?


🖤”LET’S GO BACK”

  1. See the new PDF in Newzik called “Let’s Go Back V1”

  2. Practice what’s written and propose any changes to the melody or lyrics.

  3. Start thinking about a melody and lyrics for the verses


🖤Sightreading_2A (MAX 5-8)

  1. Go to Newzik and access the “Sightreading” PDF.

  2. Complete at least page 4

  3. Main reason for this assignment is to practice the technique you learned on the black keys


#4🖤Johnny Bill by Oliver Manice

  1. Try to play the melody of the chorus on the piano for your next lesson.

#5🖤THEORY Level 1

  1. Finish reviewing unit 2 with Dustin at the lesson

Review List!

Once a week, review the following piece with your music.

  1. 💚What’s That Noise? By Martha Mier (b. 1936)

  2. 💚Barefoot on the Beach by Anne Crosby Gaudet (b. 1968)

November 2, 2025

Four Lesson Assignments:

  1. Review Gavotte

  2. Review Angelfish a

  3. Review German Dance

  4. Piano Man:

    1. PRACTICE IN PUZZLE PIECES!

    2. FOUR PIECES (MEASURES) AT A TIME, THREE TIMES EACH CHUNK

    3. BE ABLE TO SING AND PLAY THE ENTIRE PIECE NEXT WEEK WITHOUT PAUSES

    4. PLEASE PLAY SOFTLY

ALL ASSIGNMENTS BELOW HERE ON PAUSE

💜Four_Star_01_02

  1. Complete the set before Monday the 23rd!

    1. Follow the practice video in Newzik. Do one “day” per practice session

    2. Please don’t do the sight-playing examples faster than m.m. 60 per quarter note.

💜RCM Technical Requirements Level 1

  1. Study and memorize the information (pattern of the major and minor scales) on page 2 of the PDF

  2. Practice C Major and A Minor, hands alone on page 5 of the PDF.

    1. Remember where you play finger 4 in each hand and it will help you remember the fingering of the scales.

💚Haydn German Dance in D Major

  1. Everyday assignment.

  2. Please play the A’s in the LH in measures 17 and 19

  3. Practice with metronome 88 (no faster)

💜Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, List B)

  1. Review once a week with your music. Don’t spend much time on this.

💚The Snake by Renée Christopher (L. 1, List C)

  1. Be mindful of all of the expression in this piece.

  2. Practice starting from any measure.

💚Gavotte by Handel

  1. Review


🎨 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?


🖤”LET’S GO BACK”

  1. See the new PDF in Newzik called “Let’s Go Back V1”

  2. Practice what’s written and propose any changes to the melody or lyrics.

  3. Start thinking about a melody and lyrics for the verses


🖤Sightreading_2A (MAX 5-8)

  1. Go to Newzik and access the “Sightreading” PDF.

  2. Complete at least page 4

  3. Main reason for this assignment is to practice the technique you learned on the black keys


#4🖤Johnny Bill by Oliver Manice

  1. Try to play the melody of the chorus on the piano for your next lesson.

#5🖤THEORY Level 1

  1. Finish reviewing unit 2 with Dustin at the lesson

Review List!

Once a week, review the following piece with your music.

  1. 💚What’s That Noise? By Martha Mier (b. 1936)

  2. 💚Barefoot on the Beach by Anne Crosby Gaudet (b. 1968)

October 27, 2025

Four Lesson Assignments:

  1. Review Gavotte

  2. Review Angelfish

  3. Review German Dance

  4. Follow the practice video below to complete all five videos, three times before your next lesson.

ALL ASSIGNMENTS BELOW HERE ON PAUSE

💜Four_Star_01_02

  1. Complete the set before Monday the 23rd!

    1. Follow the practice video in Newzik. Do one “day” per practice session

    2. Please don’t do the sight-playing examples faster than m.m. 60 per quarter note.

💜RCM Technical Requirements Level 1

  1. Study and memorize the information (pattern of the major and minor scales) on page 2 of the PDF

  2. Practice C Major and A Minor, hands alone on page 5 of the PDF.

    1. Remember where you play finger 4 in each hand and it will help you remember the fingering of the scales.

💚Haydn German Dance in D Major

  1. Everyday assignment.

  2. Please play the A’s in the LH in measures 17 and 19

  3. Practice with metronome 88 (no faster)

💜Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, List B)

  1. Review once a week with your music. Don’t spend much time on this.

💚The Snake by Renée Christopher (L. 1, List C)

  1. Be mindful of all of the expression in this piece.

  2. Practice starting from any measure.

💚Gavotte by Handel

  1. Review


🎨 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?


🖤”LET’S GO BACK”

  1. See the new PDF in Newzik called “Let’s Go Back V1”

  2. Practice what’s written and propose any changes to the melody or lyrics.

  3. Start thinking about a melody and lyrics for the verses


🖤Sightreading_2A (MAX 5-8)

  1. Go to Newzik and access the “Sightreading” PDF.

  2. Complete at least page 4

  3. Main reason for this assignment is to practice the technique you learned on the black keys


#4🖤Johnny Bill by Oliver Manice

  1. Try to play the melody of the chorus on the piano for your next lesson.

#5🖤THEORY Level 1

  1. Finish reviewing unit 2 with Dustin at the lesson

Review List!

Once a week, review the following piece with your music.

  1. 💚What’s That Noise? By Martha Mier (b. 1936)

  2. 💚Barefoot on the Beach by Anne Crosby Gaudet (b. 1968)

October 19, 2025

Four Lesson Assignments:

  1. Review Gavotte

  2. Review Angelfish

  3. Review German Dance

  4. Follow the practice video below to complete all five videos, three times before your next lesson.

ALL ASSIGNMENTS BELOW HERE ON PAUSE

💜Four_Star_01_02

  1. Complete the set before Monday the 23rd!

    1. Follow the practice video in Newzik. Do one “day” per practice session

    2. Please don’t do the sight-playing examples faster than m.m. 60 per quarter note.

💜RCM Technical Requirements Level 1

  1. Study and memorize the information (pattern of the major and minor scales) on page 2 of the PDF

  2. Practice C Major and A Minor, hands alone on page 5 of the PDF.

    1. Remember where you play finger 4 in each hand and it will help you remember the fingering of the scales.

💚Haydn German Dance in D Major

  1. Everyday assignment.

  2. Please play the A’s in the LH in measures 17 and 19

  3. Practice with metronome 88 (no faster)

💜Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, List B)

  1. Review once a week with your music. Don’t spend much time on this.

💚The Snake by Renée Christopher (L. 1, List C)

  1. Be mindful of all of the expression in this piece.

  2. Practice starting from any measure.

💚Gavotte by Handel

  1. Review


🎨 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?


🖤”LET’S GO BACK”

  1. See the new PDF in Newzik called “Let’s Go Back V1”

  2. Practice what’s written and propose any changes to the melody or lyrics.

  3. Start thinking about a melody and lyrics for the verses


🖤Sightreading_2A (MAX 5-8)

  1. Go to Newzik and access the “Sightreading” PDF.

  2. Complete at least page 4

  3. Main reason for this assignment is to practice the technique you learned on the black keys


#4🖤Johnny Bill by Oliver Manice

  1. Try to play the melody of the chorus on the piano for your next lesson.

#5🖤THEORY Level 1

  1. Finish reviewing unit 2 with Dustin at the lesson

Review List!

Once a week, review the following piece with your music.

  1. 💚What’s That Noise? By Martha Mier (b. 1936)

  2. 💚Barefoot on the Beach by Anne Crosby Gaudet (b. 1968)

October 13, 2025

One Lesson Assignment:

  1. DUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT: all videos submitted

  2. DUE FRIDAY NIGHT: all videos submitted again

  3. DUE SUNDAY NIGHT: all videos submitted a third time.

ALL ASSIGNMENTS BELOW HERE ON PAUSE

💜Four_Star_01_02

  1. Complete the set before Monday the 23rd!

    1. Follow the practice video in Newzik. Do one “day” per practice session

    2. Please don’t do the sight-playing examples faster than m.m. 60 per quarter note.

💜RCM Technical Requirements Level 1

  1. Study and memorize the information (pattern of the major and minor scales) on page 2 of the PDF

  2. Practice C Major and A Minor, hands alone on page 5 of the PDF.

    1. Remember where you play finger 4 in each hand and it will help you remember the fingering of the scales.

💚Haydn German Dance in D Major

  1. Everyday assignment.

  2. Please play the A’s in the LH in measures 17 and 19

  3. Practice with metronome 88 (no faster)

💜Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, List B)

  1. Review once a week with your music. Don’t spend much time on this.

💚The Snake by Renée Christopher (L. 1, List C)

  1. Be mindful of all of the expression in this piece.

  2. Practice starting from any measure.

💚Gavotte by Handel

  1. Review


🎨 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?


🖤”LET’S GO BACK”

  1. See the new PDF in Newzik called “Let’s Go Back V1”

  2. Practice what’s written and propose any changes to the melody or lyrics.

  3. Start thinking about a melody and lyrics for the verses


🖤Sightreading_2A (MAX 5-8)

  1. Go to Newzik and access the “Sightreading” PDF.

  2. Complete at least page 4

  3. Main reason for this assignment is to practice the technique you learned on the black keys


#4🖤Johnny Bill by Oliver Manice

  1. Try to play the melody of the chorus on the piano for your next lesson.

#5🖤THEORY Level 1

  1. Finish reviewing unit 2 with Dustin at the lesson

Review List!

Once a week, review the following piece with your music.

  1. 💚What’s That Noise? By Martha Mier (b. 1936)

  2. 💚Barefoot on the Beach by Anne Crosby Gaudet (b. 1968)

October 6 2025 (45 min)

One Lesson Assignment:

  1. DUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT: all videos submitted

  2. DUE FRIDAY NIGHT: all videos submitted again

  3. DUE SUNDAY NIGHT: all videos submitted a third time.

ALL ASSIGNMENTS BELOW HERE ON PAUSE

💜Four_Star_01_02

  1. Complete the set before Monday the 23rd!

    1. Follow the practice video in Newzik. Do one “day” per practice session

    2. Please don’t do the sight-playing examples faster than m.m. 60 per quarter note.

💜RCM Technical Requirements Level 1

  1. Study and memorize the information (pattern of the major and minor scales) on page 2 of the PDF

  2. Practice C Major and A Minor, hands alone on page 5 of the PDF.

    1. Remember where you play finger 4 in each hand and it will help you remember the fingering of the scales.

💚Haydn German Dance in D Major

  1. Everyday assignment.

  2. Please play the A’s in the LH in measures 17 and 19

  3. Practice with metronome 88 (no faster)

💜Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, List B)

  1. Review once a week with your music. Don’t spend much time on this.

💚The Snake by Renée Christopher (L. 1, List C)

  1. Be mindful of all of the expression in this piece.

  2. Practice starting from any measure.

💚Gavotte by Handel

  1. Review


🎨 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?


🖤”LET’S GO BACK”

  1. See the new PDF in Newzik called “Let’s Go Back V1”

  2. Practice what’s written and propose any changes to the melody or lyrics.

  3. Start thinking about a melody and lyrics for the verses


🖤Sightreading_2A (MAX 5-8)

  1. Go to Newzik and access the “Sightreading” PDF.

  2. Complete at least page 4

  3. Main reason for this assignment is to practice the technique you learned on the black keys


#4🖤Johnny Bill by Oliver Manice

  1. Try to play the melody of the chorus on the piano for your next lesson.

#5🖤THEORY Level 1

  1. Finish reviewing unit 2 with Dustin at the lesson

Review List!

Once a week, review the following piece with your music.

  1. 💚What’s That Noise? By Martha Mier (b. 1936)

  2. 💚Barefoot on the Beach by Anne Crosby Gaudet (b. 1968)

September 29, 2025

One Lesson Assignment:

  1. DUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT: all videos submitted

  2. DUE FRIDAY NIGHT: all videos submitted again

  3. DUE SUNDAY NIGHT: all videos submitted a third time.

ALL ASSIGNMENTS BELOW HERE ON PAUSE

💜Four_Star_01_02

  1. Complete the set before Monday the 23rd!

    1. Follow the practice video in Newzik. Do one “day” per practice session

    2. Please don’t do the sight-playing examples faster than m.m. 60 per quarter note.

💜RCM Technical Requirements Level 1

  1. Study and memorize the information (pattern of the major and minor scales) on page 2 of the PDF

  2. Practice C Major and A Minor, hands alone on page 5 of the PDF.

    1. Remember where you play finger 4 in each hand and it will help you remember the fingering of the scales.

💚Haydn German Dance in D Major

  1. Everyday assignment.

  2. Please play the A’s in the LH in measures 17 and 19

  3. Practice with metronome 88 (no faster)

💜Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, List B)

  1. Review once a week with your music. Don’t spend much time on this.

💚The Snake by Renée Christopher (L. 1, List C)

  1. Be mindful of all of the expression in this piece.

  2. Practice starting from any measure.

💚Gavotte by Handel

  1. Review


🎨 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?


🖤”LET’S GO BACK”

  1. See the new PDF in Newzik called “Let’s Go Back V1”

  2. Practice what’s written and propose any changes to the melody or lyrics.

  3. Start thinking about a melody and lyrics for the verses


🖤Sightreading_2A (MAX 5-8)

  1. Go to Newzik and access the “Sightreading” PDF.

  2. Complete at least page 4

  3. Main reason for this assignment is to practice the technique you learned on the black keys


#4🖤Johnny Bill by Oliver Manice

  1. Try to play the melody of the chorus on the piano for your next lesson.

#5🖤THEORY Level 1

  1. Finish reviewing unit 2 with Dustin at the lesson

Review List!

Once a week, review the following piece with your music.

  1. 💚What’s That Noise? By Martha Mier (b. 1936)

  2. 💚Barefoot on the Beach by Anne Crosby Gaudet (b. 1968)

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. VIDEO BELOW: Piano Man

ALL ASSIGNMENTS BELOW HERE ON PAUSE

💜Four_Star_01_02

  1. Complete the set before Monday the 23rd!

    1. Follow the practice video in Newzik. Do one “day” per practice session

    2. Please don’t do the sight-playing examples faster than m.m. 60 per quarter note.

💜RCM Technical Requirements Level 1

  1. Study and memorize the information (pattern of the major and minor scales) on page 2 of the PDF

  2. Practice C Major and A Minor, hands alone on page 5 of the PDF.

    1. Remember where you play finger 4 in each hand and it will help you remember the fingering of the scales.

💚Haydn German Dance in D Major

  1. Everyday assignment.

  2. Please play the A’s in the LH in measures 17 and 19

  3. Practice with metronome 88 (no faster)

💜Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, List B)

  1. Review once a week with your music. Don’t spend much time on this.

💚The Snake by Renée Christopher (L. 1, List C)

  1. Be mindful of all of the expression in this piece.

  2. Practice starting from any measure.

💚Gavotte by Handel

  1. Review


🎨 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?


🖤”LET’S GO BACK”

  1. See the new PDF in Newzik called “Let’s Go Back V1”

  2. Practice what’s written and propose any changes to the melody or lyrics.

  3. Start thinking about a melody and lyrics for the verses


🖤Sightreading_2A (MAX 5-8)

  1. Go to Newzik and access the “Sightreading” PDF.

  2. Complete at least page 4

  3. Main reason for this assignment is to practice the technique you learned on the black keys


#4🖤Johnny Bill by Oliver Manice

  1. Try to play the melody of the chorus on the piano for your next lesson.

#5🖤THEORY Level 1

  1. Finish reviewing unit 2 with Dustin at the lesson

Review List!

Once a week, review the following piece with your music.

  1. 💚What’s That Noise? By Martha Mier (b. 1936)

  2. 💚Barefoot on the Beach by Anne Crosby Gaudet (b. 1968)

September 15, 2025 (45 min virtual)

Practice Guide

❤️= 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).

Lesson Assignment

💚Music History and Listening

LINK TO BACH VIDEO

💚The Piano Man

LINK TO THE PRACTICE VIDEO

💜Four_Star_01_02

  1. Complete the set before Monday the 23rd!

    1. Follow the practice video in Newzik. Do one “day” per practice session

    2. Please don’t do the sight-playing examples faster than m.m. 60 per quarter note.

💜RCM Technical Requirements Level 1

  1. Study and memorize the information (pattern of the major and minor scales) on page 2 of the PDF

  2. Practice C Major and A Minor, hands alone on page 5 of the PDF.

    1. Remember where you play finger 4 in each hand and it will help you remember the fingering of the scales.

💚Haydn German Dance in D Major

  1. Everyday assignment.

  2. Please play the A’s in the LH in measures 17 and 19

  3. Practice with metronome 88 (no faster)

💜Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, List B)

  1. Review once a week with your music. Don’t spend much time on this.

💚The Snake by Renée Christopher (L. 1, List C)

  1. Be mindful of all of the expression in this piece.

  2. Practice starting from any measure.

💚Gavotte by Handel

  1. Review


🎨 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?


🖤”LET’S GO BACK”

  1. See the new PDF in Newzik called “Let’s Go Back V1”

  2. Practice what’s written and propose any changes to the melody or lyrics.

  3. Start thinking about a melody and lyrics for the verses


🖤Sightreading_2A (MAX 5-8)

  1. Go to Newzik and access the “Sightreading” PDF.

  2. Complete at least page 4

  3. Main reason for this assignment is to practice the technique you learned on the black keys


#4🖤Johnny Bill by Oliver Manice

  1. Try to play the melody of the chorus on the piano for your next lesson.

#5🖤THEORY Level 1

  1. Finish reviewing unit 2 with Dustin at the lesson

Review List!

Once a week, review the following piece with your music.

  1. 💚What’s That Noise? By Martha Mier (b. 1936)

  2. 💚Barefoot on the Beach by Anne Crosby Gaudet (b. 1968)

September 8, 2025

Practice Guide

❤️= 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).

Lesson Assignments

🎨 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?


💚Music History and Listening

💚The Piano Man



💜Four_Star_01_02

  1. Complete the set before Monday the 23rd!

    1. Follow the practice video in Newzik. Do one “day” per practice session

    2. Please don’t do the sight-playing examples faster than m.m. 60 per quarter note.

💜RCM Technical Requirements Level 1

  1. Study and memorize the information (pattern of the major and minor scales) on page 2 of the PDF

  2. Practice C Major and A Minor, hands alone on page 5 of the PDF.

    1. Remember where you play finger 4 in each hand and it will help you remember the fingering of the scales.

💚Haydn German Dance in D Major

  1. Everyday assignment.

  2. Please play the A’s in the LH in measures 17 and 19

  3. Practice with metronome 88 (no faster)

💜Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, List B)

  1. Review once a week with your music. Don’t spend much time on this.

💚The Snake by Renée Christopher (L. 1, List C)

  1. Be mindful of all of the expression in this piece.

  2. Practice starting from any measure.

💚Gavotte by Handel

  1. Review



🖤”LET’S GO BACK”

  1. See the new PDF in Newzik called “Let’s Go Back V1”

  2. Practice what’s written and propose any changes to the melody or lyrics.

  3. Start thinking about a melody and lyrics for the verses


🖤Sightreading_2A (MAX 5-8)

  1. Go to Newzik and access the “Sightreading” PDF.

  2. Complete at least page 4

  3. Main reason for this assignment is to practice the technique you learned on the black keys


#4🖤Johnny Bill by Oliver Manice

  1. Try to play the melody of the chorus on the piano for your next lesson.

#5🖤THEORY Level 1

  1. Finish reviewing unit 2 with Dustin at the lesson

Review List!

Once a week, review the following piece with your music.

  1. 💚What’s That Noise? By Martha Mier (b. 1936)

  2. 💚Barefoot on the Beach by Anne Crosby Gaudet (b. 1968)

July 16, 2025

Practice Guide

❤️= 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).

Lesson Assignments

🎨 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?

💚The Piano Man

  1. “Color-focus practice” the following sections:

    1. 1-8

    2. 8-15

    3. 15-22

    4. 23-28

💜Four_Star_01_02

  1. Complete the set before Monday the 23rd!

    1. Follow the practice video in Newzik. Do one “day” per practice session

    2. Please don’t do the sight-playing examples faster than m.m. 60 per quarter note.

💜RCM Technical Requirements Level 1

  1. Study and memorize the information (pattern of the major and minor scales) on page 2 of the PDF

  2. Practice C Major and A Minor, hands alone on page 5 of the PDF.

    1. Remember where you play finger 4 in each hand and it will help you remember the fingering of the scales.

💚Haydn German Dance in D Major

  1. Everyday assignment.

  2. Please play the A’s in the LH in measures 17 and 19

  3. Practice with metronome 88 (no faster)

💜Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, List B)

  1. Review once a week with your music. Don’t spend much time on this.

💚The Snake by Renée Christopher (L. 1, List C)

  1. Be mindful of all of the expression in this piece.

  2. Practice starting from any measure.

💚Gavotte by Handel

  1. Review

🖤”LET’S GO BACK”

  1. See the new PDF in Newzik called “Let’s Go Back V1”

  2. Practice what’s written and propose any changes to the melody or lyrics.

  3. Start thinking about a melody and lyrics for the verses

🖤Sightreading_2A (MAX 5-8)

  1. Go to Newzik and access the “Sightreading” PDF.

  2. Complete at least page 4

  3. Main reason for this assignment is to practice the technique you learned on the black keys

#4🖤Johnny Bill by Oliver Manice

  1. Try to play the melody of the chorus on the piano for your next lesson.

#5🖤THEORY Level 1

  1. Finish reviewing unit 2 with Dustin at the lesson

Review List!

Once a week, review the following piece with your music.

  1. 💚What’s That Noise? By Martha Mier (b. 1936)

  2. 💚Barefoot on the Beach by Anne Crosby Gaudet (b. 1968)

July 11, 2025

Practice Guide

❤️= 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).

Lesson Assignments

🎨 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?

💚The Piano Man

  1. “Color-focus practice” the following sections:

    1. 1-8

    2. 8-15

    3. 15-22

    4. 23-28

💜Four_Star_01_02

  1. Complete the set before Monday the 23rd!

    1. Follow the practice video in Newzik. Do one “day” per practice session

    2. Please don’t do the sight-playing examples faster than m.m. 60 per quarter note.

💜RCM Technical Requirements Level 1

  1. Study and memorize the information (pattern of the major and minor scales) on page 2 of the PDF

  2. Practice C Major and A Minor, hands alone on page 5 of the PDF.

    1. Remember where you play finger 4 in each hand and it will help you remember the fingering of the scales.

💚Haydn German Dance in D Major

  1. Everyday assignment.

  2. Please play the A’s in the LH in measures 17 and 19

  3. Practice with metronome 88 (no faster)

💜Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, List B)

  1. Review once a week with your music. Don’t spend much time on this.

💚The Snake by Renée Christopher (L. 1, List C)

  1. Be mindful of all of the expression in this piece.

  2. Practice starting from any measure.

💚Gavotte by Handel

  1. Review

🖤”LET’S GO BACK”

  1. See the new PDF in Newzik called “Let’s Go Back V1”

  2. Practice what’s written and propose any changes to the melody or lyrics.

  3. Start thinking about a melody and lyrics for the verses

🖤Sightreading_2A (MAX 5-8)

  1. Go to Newzik and access the “Sightreading” PDF.

  2. Complete at least page 4

  3. Main reason for this assignment is to practice the technique you learned on the black keys

#4🖤Johnny Bill by Oliver Manice

  1. Try to play the melody of the chorus on the piano for your next lesson.

#5🖤THEORY Level 1

  1. Finish reviewing unit 2 with Dustin at the lesson

Review List!

Once a week, review the following piece with your music.

  1. 💚What’s That Noise? By Martha Mier (b. 1936)

  2. 💚Barefoot on the Beach by Anne Crosby Gaudet (b. 1968)

June 30, 2025

Practice Guide

❤️= 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).

Lesson Assignments

🎨 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?

💚The Piano Man

  1. “Color-focus practice” the following sections:

    1. 1-8

    2. 8-15

    3. 15-22

    4. 23-28

💜Four_Star_01_02

  1. Complete the set before Monday the 23rd!

    1. Follow the practice video in Newzik. Do one “day” per practice session

    2. Please don’t do the sight-playing examples faster than m.m. 60 per quarter note.

💜RCM Technical Requirements Level 1

  1. Study and memorize the information (pattern of the major and minor scales) on page 2 of the PDF

  2. Practice C Major and A Minor, hands alone on page 5 of the PDF.

    1. Remember where you play finger 4 in each hand and it will help you remember the fingering of the scales.

💚Haydn German Dance in D Major

  1. Everyday assignment.

  2. Please play the A’s in the LH in measures 17 and 19

  3. Practice with metronome 88 (no faster)

💜Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, List B)

  1. Review once a week with your music. Don’t spend much time on this.

💚The Snake by Renée Christopher (L. 1, List C)

  1. Be mindful of all of the expression in this piece.

  2. Practice starting from any measure.

💜Gavotte by Handel

  1. Review once a week. But don’t spend much time on this.

  2. Measures 23-24: less bumpy road - smooth! Go a bit slower.

🖤”LET’S GO BACK”

  1. See the new PDF in Newzik called “Let’s Go Back V1”

  2. Practice what’s written and propose any changes to the melody or lyrics.

  3. Start thinking about a melody and lyrics for the verses

🖤Sightreading_2A (MAX 5-8)

  1. Go to Newzik and access the “Sightreading” PDF.

  2. Complete at least page 4

  3. Main reason for this assignment is to practice the technique you learned on the black keys

#4🖤Johnny Bill by Oliver Manice

  1. Try to play the melody of the chorus on the piano for your next lesson.

#5🖤THEORY Level 1

  1. Finish reviewing unit 2 with Dustin at the lesson

Review List!

Once a week, review the following piece with your music.

  1. 💚What’s That Noise? By Martha Mier (b. 1936)

  2. 💚Barefoot on the Beach by Anne Crosby Gaudet (b. 1968)

June 27, 2025 (30 min virtual)

Practice Guide

❤️= 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).

Lesson Assignments

💛The Piano Man

  1. Speed-building: Measures 1-4, hands together, correctly at each speed below.

    1. Speeds: 60, 63, 66, 69, 72, 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 96.

  2. Learning measures 5 to 21.

    1. Hands alone first, then together, please look at the fingering.

💜Four_Star_01_02

  1. Complete the set before Monday the 23rd!

    1. Follow the practice video in Newzik. Do one “day” per practice session

    2. Please don’t do the sight-playing examples faster than m.m. 60 per quarter note.

💜RCM Technical Requirements Level 1

  1. Study and memorize the information (pattern of the major and minor scales) on page 2 of the PDF

  2. Practice C Major and A Minor, hands alone on page 5 of the PDF.

    1. Remember where you play finger 4 in each hand and it will help you remember the fingering of the scales.

💚Haydn German Dance in D Major

  1. Everyday assignment.

  2. Please play the A’s in the LH in measures 17 and 19

  3. Practice with metronome 88 (no faster)

💜Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, List B)

  1. Review once a week with your music. Don’t spend much time on this.

💚The Snake by Renée Christopher (L. 1, List C)

  1. Be mindful of all of the expression in this piece.

  2. Practice starting from any measure.

💜Gavotte by Handel

  1. Review once a week. But don’t spend much time on this.

  2. Measures 23-24: less bumpy road - smooth! Go a bit slower.

🖤”LET’S GO BACK”

  1. See the new PDF in Newzik called “Let’s Go Back V1”

  2. Practice what’s written and propose any changes to the melody or lyrics.

  3. Start thinking about a melody and lyrics for the verses

🖤Sightreading_2A (MAX 5-8)

  1. Go to Newzik and access the “Sightreading” PDF.

  2. Complete at least page 4

  3. Main reason for this assignment is to practice the technique you learned on the black keys

#4🖤Johnny Bill by Oliver Manice

  1. Try to play the melody of the chorus on the piano for your next lesson.

#5🖤THEORY Level 1

  1. Finish reviewing unit 2 with Dustin at the lesson

Review List!

Once a week, review the following piece with your music.

  1. 💚What’s That Noise? By Martha Mier (b. 1936)

  2. 💚Barefoot on the Beach by Anne Crosby Gaudet (b. 1968)

June 23, 2025

Practice Guide

❤️= 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).

Lesson Assignments

💛The Piano Man

  1. Speed-building: Measures 1-4, hands together, correctly at each speed below.

    1. Speeds: 60, 63, 66, 69, 72, 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 96.

  2. Learning measures 5 to 21.

    1. Hands alone first, then together, please look at the fingering.

💜Four_Star_01_02

  1. Complete the set before Monday the 23rd!

    1. Follow the practice video in Newzik. Do one “day” per practice session

    2. Please don’t do the sight-playing examples faster than m.m. 60 per quarter note.

💜RCM Technical Requirements Level 1

  1. Study and memorize the information (pattern of the major and minor scales) on page 2 of the PDF

  2. Practice C Major and A Minor, hands alone on page 5 of the PDF.

    1. Remember where you play finger 4 in each hand and it will help you remember the fingering of the scales.

💜Haydn German Dance in D Major

  1. Everyday assignment.

  2. Please play the A’s in the LH in measures 17 and 19

  3. Practice with metronome 88 (no faster)

💜Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, List B)

  1. Review once a week with your music. Don’t spend much time on this.

💜The Snake by Renée Christopher (L. 1, List C)

  1. Be mindful of all of the expression in this piece.

  2. Practice starting from any measure.

💜Gavotte by Handel

  1. Review once a week. But don’t spend much time on this.

  2. Measures 23-24: less bumpy road - smooth! Go a bit slower.

🖤”LET’S GO BACK”

  1. See the new PDF in Newzik called “Let’s Go Back V1”

  2. Practice what’s written and propose any changes to the melody or lyrics.

  3. Start thinking about a melody and lyrics for the verses

🖤Sightreading_2A (MAX 5-8)

  1. Go to Newzik and access the “Sightreading” PDF.

  2. Complete at least page 4

  3. Main reason for this assignment is to practice the technique you learned on the black keys

#4🖤Johnny Bill by Oliver Manice

  1. Try to play the melody of the chorus on the piano for your next lesson.

#5🖤THEORY Level 1

  1. Finish reviewing unit 2 with Dustin at the lesson

Review List!

Once a week, review the following piece with your music.

  1. 💚What’s That Noise? By Martha Mier (b. 1936)

  2. 💚Barefoot on the Beach by Anne Crosby Gaudet (b. 1968)

June 16, 2025

Practice Guide

❤️= 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).

Lesson Assignments

💚Four_Star_01_02

  1. Complete the set before Monday the 23rd!

    1. Follow the practice video in Newzik. Do one “day” per practice session

    2. Please don’t do the sight-playing examples faster than m.m. 60 per quarter note.

💛RCM Technical Requirements Level 1

  1. Study and memorize the information (pattern of the major and minor scales) on page 2 of the PDF

  2. Practice C Major and A Minor, hands alone on page 5 of the PDF.

    1. Remember where you play finger 4 in each hand and it will help you remember the fingering of the scales.

💚Haydn German Dance in D Major

  1. Everyday assignment.

  2. Please play the A’s in the LH in measures 17 and 19

  3. Practice with metronome 88 (no faster)

💚Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, List B)

  1. Review once a week with your music. Don’t spend much time on this.

💜The Piano Man

  1. Practice measures 1-4 hands alone and together so you can play it correctly on Thursday.

  2. Learn as much as you can hands alone. Make sure you do the correct fingering.

💚The Snake by Renée Christopher (L. 1, List C)

  1. Be mindful of all of the expression in this piece.

  2. Practice starting from any measure.

💚Gavotte by Handel

  1. Review once a week. But don’t spend much time on this.

  2. Measures 23-24: less bumpy road - smooth! Go a bit slower.

🖤”LET’S GO BACK”

  1. See the new PDF in Newzik called “Let’s Go Back V1”

  2. Practice what’s written and propose any changes to the melody or lyrics.

  3. Start thinking about a melody and lyrics for the verses

🖤Sightreading_2A (MAX 5-8)

  1. Go to Newzik and access the “Sightreading” PDF.

  2. Complete at least page 4

  3. Main reason for this assignment is to practice the technique you learned on the black keys

#4🖤Johnny Bill by Oliver Manice

  1. Try to play the melody of the chorus on the piano for your next lesson.

#5🖤THEORY Level 1

  1. Finish reviewing unit 2 with Dustin at the lesson

Review List!

Once a week, review the following piece with your music.

  1. 💚What’s That Noise? By Martha Mier (b. 1936)

  2. 💚Barefoot on the Beach by Anne Crosby Gaudet (b. 1968)

June 12, 2025

Practice Guide

❤️= 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).

Lesson Assignments

💚Haydn German Dance in D Major

  1. Everyday assignment.

  2. Please play the A’s in the LH in measures 17 and 19

  3. Practice with metronome 88 (no faster)

❤️❤️Four Star

  1. Complete Review Set 2

    1. Follow the practice video in Newzik. Do one “day” per practice session

❤️RCM Technical Requirements Level 1

  1. Study and memorize the information (pattern of the major and minor scales) on page 2 of the PDF

  2. Practice C Major and A Minor, hands alone on page 5 of the PDF.

💜💚Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, List B)

  1. Review. Don’t spend much time on this.

💛The Snake by Renée Christopher (L. 1, List C)

  1. Practice measures 10-12, RH, LH and HT three times correctly every day. PLEASE DON’T PLAY THIS FAST.

  2. Focus on expression.

💚Gavotte by Handel

  1. Review once a week. But don’t spend much time on this.

  2. Measures 23-24: less bumpy road - smooth! Go a bit slower.

💜The Piano Man

🖤”LET’S GO BACK”

  1. See the new PDF in Newzik called “Let’s Go Back V1”

  2. Practice what’s written and propose any changes to the melody or lyrics.

  3. Start thinking about a melody and lyrics for the verses

🖤Sightreading_2A (MAX 5-8)

  1. Go to Newzik and access the “Sightreading” PDF.

  2. Complete at least page 4

  3. Main reason for this assignment is to practice the technique you learned on the black keys

#4🖤Johnny Bill by Oliver Manice

  1. Try to play the melody of the chorus on the piano for your next lesson.

#5🖤THEORY Level 1

  1. Finish reviewing unit 2 with Dustin at the lesson

Review List!

Once a week, review the following piece with your music.

  1. 💚What’s That Noise? By Martha Mier (b. 1936)

  2. 💚Barefoot on the Beach by Anne Crosby Gaudet (b. 1968)