October 26, 2026 (20 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

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.

Ten minutes a day, five days a week. That is the whole ask.

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.

Official tracking started Monday, October 19.

🟩 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]

Technique

1. 🟪 A major scale, parallel motion, one octave

THIS WEEK: A major, hands alone, until it is easy.

  • Same assignment as last week. We ran out of time at the lesson, so it carries over.

  • Left hand first, then right hand. One octave, A to A.

  • Three sharps: C sharp, F sharp and G sharp. Everything else is white.

  • Tuck the thumb under at E. One, two, three, thumb under, two, three, four, five.

  • Keep the wrist up when the thumb tucks. Don't let it drop.

  • Keep your eyes up on the keys, not on your hand.

Repertoire

2. 🟩 Lunar Eclipse (Nancy Faber and Randall Faber)

THIS WEEK: Memorize it. All the way through, no music.

  • Piano Repertoire, Level 1, page 21.

  • Play from memory, and go back to the music whenever you are not sure. Don't guess.

  • Right hand louder on the melody, and keep the rest soft.

  • Left hand shifts down a half step, both notes. That is the whole move.

  • The pedal is yours. Keep doing what you did at the lesson.

  • Play it for me next lesson, start to finish, from memory.

🎥 Lunar Eclipse https://youtube.com/shorts/kFUT9rOTZvk

3. 🟩 Prelude in C major (For Tate), from Pink Preludes (Gledhill)

THIS WEEK: Start reading through it. Slowly, notes and fingering only.

  • The music is the one I left with you at the lesson.

  • Listen to the recording on Spotify. Search my name, Dustin Gledhill.

4. 🟧 Plan next week's songwriting assignment from your photographed pages

  • I read the six free writes and build the chorus starters for next lesson. Nothing for you to do on this one.

The Ten Minute Cap

Ten minutes a day, five days a week. That is the whole ask.

Ten minutes is one run through, properly. Two or three on a day you have more time.

If you genuinely do not have ten minutes, tell your mom and dad and then tell me.

January Performance Class

Three pieces. Lunar Eclipse is one.

Your own song, the one we have been building, is the second.

The third is one more piano piece. We just picked it.

Where It's All Heading

Free write, pull out the words that matter, free write on each of those, build the chorus, find the hook, write the verses, then write the music.

Six free writes are done: Ice Cream, Flint Park, Backyard, Friends, School, Church. Step 3 is finished.

Next is the chorus, and we build that together at the lesson. I have your pages.

Nothing to write this week. That is why the list is short.

This Fall

Six or seven pieces like this one. Quick learns, about a week each.

Lunar Eclipse is the first. It is learned, and now it gets memorized.

Keep Your Papers

Blue papers go in your music binder. Back in the binder every time.

October 19, 2026 (45 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

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.

Ten minutes a day, five days a week. That is the whole ask.

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]

Technique

1. 🟩 A major scale, parallel motion, one octave

THIS WEEK: A major, hands alone, until it is easy.

  • Left hand first, then right hand. One octave, A to A.

  • Three sharps: C sharp, F sharp and G sharp. Everything else is white.

  • Tuck the thumb under at E. One, two, three, thumb under, two, three, four, five.

  • Keep the wrist up when the thumb tucks. Don't let it drop.

  • Keep your eyes up on the keys, not on your hand.

  • Do it until it is easy.

  • Knowing the scale is how you find a tune you heard. The notes are all inside it.

Repertoire

2. 🟩 Lunar Eclipse (Nancy Faber and Randall Faber)

THIS WEEK: Three times through the whole piece, correctly.

  • Three times correctly, in total. Not three in a row, that is next week.

  • Short on time? Do what you can. More than three if you have the time.

  • Piano Repertoire, Level 1, page 21.

  • You played the whole piece in one lesson. Sit down and do that again.

  • It is in C minor. There is no key signature, but it starts and ends on C minor.

  • Mezzo piano means slightly soft. Keep it calm all the way through.

  • Three beats in a measure, and the quarter note gets the beat.

  • The pedal changes all the time. Imagine it before you play it.

  • Look ahead while you are holding a long note.

  • Do this for me next week and we start a new piece.

🎥 Lunar Eclipse https://youtube.com/shorts/kFUT9rOTZvk

3. 🟧 Plan next week's songwriting assignment from your photographed pages

  • I read the six free writes and build the chorus starters for next lesson. Nothing for you to do on this one.

The Ten Minute Cap

  • Ten minutes a day, five days a week. That is the whole ask.

  • You learned the whole piece in one lesson, so three times through is not a lot of work.

  • Ten minutes is one run through, properly. Two or three on a day you have more time.

  • If you genuinely do not have ten minutes, tell your mom and dad and then tell me.

January Performance Class

  • Three pieces. Lunar Eclipse is one.

  • Your own song, the one we have been building, is the second.

  • The third is one more piano piece. We pick it together.

Where It's All Heading

  • Free write, pull out the words that matter, free write on each of those, build the chorus, find the hook, write the verses, then write the music.

  • Six free writes are done: Ice Cream, Flint Park, Backyard, Friends, School, Church. Step 3 is finished.

  • Next is the chorus, and we build that together at the lesson. I have your pages.

  • Nothing to write this week. That is why the list is short.

This Fall

  • Six or seven pieces like this one. Quick learns, about a week each.

  • Lunar Eclipse is the first, and it is learned. Next lesson it needs to be clean.

Keep Your Papers

Blue papers go in your music binder. Back in the binder every time.

October 5, 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

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

  • Press Start from # whatever number it shows. It picks up where you stopped last time.

  • Press Start, read the assignment, practice.

  • When you are finished, press Done.

  • Press Next practice item and go again.

Capped items count down and chime. Keep going if it's going well.

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. Technique and repertoire don't have one; those are every day.

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.

Got something to say about an assignment? Paste the line it gives you into the comments and add your note.

Log only what you actually did, on the day you did it. Five minutes is a real entry.

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]

Repertoire

1. 🟨 Lunar Eclipse (Nancy Faber and Randall Faber), mm. 1-4

THIS WEEK: Learn the whole piece, four measures at a time. Start here.

Brick practice: combine the chunks after one round each.

  • Watch the video once first so you know how it is meant to sound.

  • Piano Repertoire, Level 1, page 21. 24 measures, six chunks of four.

  • Open Section-Work in Practice Tools. Pick a focus, play the chunk, then press correct.

  • Three correct in a row, or five correct in total.

  • Work the focuses in this order: notes and fingering, then position and expression including the pedal, then rhythm.

  • Press Start before you begin or none of it reaches your chart.

  • Ten minutes a day, five days a week.

🎥 Lunar Eclipse https://youtube.com/shorts/kFUT9rOTZvk

2. 🟨 Lunar Eclipse (Nancy Faber and Randall Faber), mm. 5-8

THIS WEEK: Four measures, same method as the first chunk.

  • Section-Work, pick a focus, three correct in a row or five in total.

  • When two chunks next to each other are both done, play them joined together.

3. 🟨 Lunar Eclipse (Nancy Faber and Randall Faber), mm. 9-12

THIS WEEK: Four measures, same method as the first chunk.

  • Section-Work, pick a focus, three correct in a row or five in total.

  • When two chunks next to each other are both done, play them joined together.

4. 🟨 Lunar Eclipse (Nancy Faber and Randall Faber), mm. 13-16

THIS WEEK: Four measures, same method as the first chunk.

  • Section-Work, pick a focus, three correct in a row or five in total.

  • When two chunks next to each other are both done, play them joined together.

5. 🟨 Lunar Eclipse (Nancy Faber and Randall Faber), mm. 17-20

THIS WEEK: Four measures, same method as the first chunk.

  • Section-Work, pick a focus, three correct in a row or five in total.

  • When two chunks next to each other are both done, play them joined together.

6. 🟨 Lunar Eclipse (Nancy Faber and Randall Faber), mm. 21-24

THIS WEEK: Four measures, same method as the first chunk.

  • Section-Work, pick a focus, three correct in a row or five in total.

  • When two chunks next to each other are both done, play them joined together.

The Ten Minute Cap

  • Ten minutes a day, five days a week. That is the whole ask.

  • You learned measures 1 to 8 in half a lesson, so the rest is not a lot of work.

  • Ten minutes is one chunk done properly. Two chunks on a day you have more time.

  • If you genuinely do not have ten minutes, tell your mom and dad and then tell me.

Where It's All Heading

  • Free write, pull out the words that matter, free write on each of those, build the chorus, find the hook, write the verses, then write the music.

  • Six free writes are done: Ice Cream, Flint Park, Backyard, Friends, School, Church. Step 3 is finished.

  • Next is the chorus, and we build that together at the lesson. I have your pages.

  • Nothing to write this week. That is why the list is short.

7. 🟧 Plan next week's songwriting assignment from your photographed pages

I read the six free writes and build the chorus starters for next lesson. Nothing for you to do on this one.

This Fall

  • Six or seven pieces like this one. Quick learns, about a week each.

  • Lunar Eclipse is the first. Next lesson I want to hear the whole thing.

Keep Your Papers

Blue papers go in your music binder. Back in the binder every time.

September 28, 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

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

  1. Press Start from # whatever number it shows. It picks up where you stopped last time.

  2. Press Start, read the assignment, practice.

  3. Tap the kind of practice, then press Done.

  4. Press Next practice item and go again.

Capped items count down and chime. Keep going if it's going well.

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. Technique and repertoire don't have one; those are every day.

Need the metronome, a recorder or the NFPER colors? They are in Practice Tools, right under the practice types. Tap one and it opens inside your assignment. Tap Close to put it away.

Got something to say about an assignment? Paste the line it gives you into the comments and add your note.

Log only what you actually did, on the day you did it. Five minutes is a real entry.

Log every practice session from today. The competition starts October 1, and practicing and 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]

Repertoire

1. 🟩 Lunar Eclipse (Nancy Faber and Randall Faber)

THIS WEEK: Learn it well enough to play it for me next lesson.

⏱ Max 10 minutes per practice session.

  • Watch the video first.

  • Once a day, ten minutes.

  • Piano Repertoire, Level 1, page 21.

  • This is the only thing on your list this week. Give it the ten minutes.

🎥 Lunar Eclipse https://youtube.com/shorts/kFUT9rOTZvk

The Ten Minute Cap

We picked this together. Try it for a week and tell me next lesson whether the cap helps or gets in the way.

If you like it, we keep going this way. If not, we try it the other way.

Where It's All Heading

Free write → pull out the words that matter → free write on each of those → build the chorus → find the hook → write the verses → then write the music.

Six free writes are done: Ice Cream, Flint Park, Backyard, Friends, School, Church. Step 3 is finished.

Next is the chorus, and we build that together next lesson. I have your pages.

Nothing to write this week. That is why the list is short.

2. 🟧 Plan next week's songwriting assignment from Oliver's photographed pages

THIS WEEK: I read the six free writes and build the chorus starters for next lesson.

Nothing for you to do on this one.

This Fall

Six or seven pieces like this one. Quick learns, about a week each.

Keep Your Papers

Blue papers go in your music binder. Back in the binder every time.

September 21, 2026 (40 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

Use the Practice Guide below. It logs your practice for you — no comments needed.

  1. Press Start from # whatever number it shows. It picks up where you stopped last time.

  2. Press Start, read the assignment, practice.

  3. Tap the kind of practice, then press Done.

  4. Press Next practice item and go again.

Capped items count down and chime. Keep going if it's going well.

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. Technique and repertoire don't have one; those are every day.

Need the metronome, a recorder or the NFPER colors? They are in Practice Tools, right under the practice types. Tap one and it opens inside your assignment. Tap Close to put it away.

Got something to say about an assignment? Paste the line it gives you into the comments and add your note.

Log only what you actually did, on the day you did it. Five minutes is a real entry.

Log every practice session from today. The competition starts October 1 — practicing and 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]

Setup

1. 🟩 Music Binder

THIS WEEK: Move your blue papers into the new binder and put your name in the sleeve.

One-time assignment.

  • Your name goes in the sleeve on the front.

  • Anything I ask you to print goes in the binder.

  • Binder open at the piano, iPad for the Practice Guide only.

  • The yellow binder is finished. Move your blue papers across.

Songwriting

All four free writes, same method

  • One a day. Five minutes each.

  • Date every free write.

  • Don't stop to fix mistakes. Keep the pen moving until the timer ends.

  • Each one is done once. Press Done for the Week and it comes off your list.

Get these four done and we start playing new music next lesson.

2. 🟩 Free Write, Flint Park

THIS WEEK: Five minutes on Flint Park. Keep the pen moving.

⏱ Max 5 minutes per practice session.

Topic: Flint Park.

This is a one-off assignment. Once it is done it does not need to come up again.

3. 🟩 Free Write, Friends

THIS WEEK: Five minutes on Friends. Keep the pen moving.

⏱ Max 5 minutes per practice session.

Topic: Friends.

This is a one-off assignment. Once it is done it does not need to come up again.

4. 🟩 Free Write, School

THIS WEEK: Five minutes on School. Keep the pen moving.

⏱ Max 5 minutes per practice session.

Topic: School.

This is a one-off assignment. Once it is done it does not need to come up again.

5. 🟩 Free Write, Love This Place

THIS WEEK: Five minutes on Love This Place. Keep the pen moving.

⏱ Max 5 minutes per practice session.

Topic: Love This Place.

This is a one-off assignment. Once it is done it does not need to come up again.

Where It's All Heading

Free write → pull out the words that matter → free write on each of those → build the chorus → find the hook → write the verses → then write the music.

You are on step 2. The end goal is a song you can play and sing, words and music both yours.

Keep Your Papers

Blue papers go in your music binder. Back in the binder every time.

September 14, 2026 (45 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

Use the Practice Tools panel below. It logs your practice for you — no comments needed.

  1. Press Start here. It picks up where you stopped last time.

  2. Read the assignment, press Start, practice.

  3. Tap the kind of practice — learning, spotting, memorizing, polishing, run-through or review — then press Done.

  4. Press Next practice item and go again.

Capped items count down and chime. Keep going if it's going well.

Got something to say about an assignment? Paste the line it gives you into the comments and add your note.

Also in the panel: a metronome, a spotting counter, and recording.

Log only what you actually did, on the day you did it. Five minutes is a real entry. Logging starts October 1.

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

[PRACTICE TOOLS]

Songwriting

1. 🟩 Free Writes — Step 2

  • Five free writes before your next lesson. One a day, five minutes each.

  • Pick any box you haven't ticked yet. Tick it when you finish.

  • Date every free write.

  • Don't stop to fix mistakes. Keep the pen moving until the timer ends.

Done today: Ice cream, 5 min.

Where It's All Heading

Free write → pull out the words that matter → free write on each of those → build the chorus → find the hook → write the verses → then write the music.

You are on step 2. The end goal is a song you can play and sing, words and music both yours.

Keep Your Papers

Blue papers go in the yellow binder. Back in the binder every time.

June 10, 2026 (60 min)

Songwriting

  • Watch and listen to your recital performance and observe how you reacted to any mistakes! Make your comments below. Send the video to Dustin!

  • FREE WRITE!

    • Today, you took two subjects and wrote down whatever came into your mind for five minutes.

    • Then we created bullet points for each one and listed them below the free-write.

    • Your assignment is to free-write about each one of the bullet points! Do as many as you can.

May 18, 2026

Final Recital: May 30th 2:00-3:30 pm

  1. 🟩German Dance

    1. Joseph Haydn was one of the most important composers of the Classical period. His German Dances were written to be fun, lively, and elegant — music that people could actually dance to. This piece in D Major has a bright and cheerful character that captures the playful spirit of the time.

  2. 🟩Piano Man

    1. “The Piano Man” is one of Billy Joel’s most famous songs and was released in 1973. Inspired by his own experiences playing in bars early in his career, the song tells the stories of different people gathered around the piano, all hoping for a little escape through music.

  3. 🟩Sonatina in C Major by Clementi

    1. If you want to do this for the recital, you’ll need at least 8 practice sessions between now and the 30th doing the following:

      1. Hands alone and hands together practice, 8 measures at a time, three times correctly.

      2. Then bigger sections until you don’t have any pauses.

  1. Review Angelfish (played in 2025 recital)

    1. Please use your. music. And focus on very soft playing.

  2. Review Gavotte once a day with music (played in 2025 recital)

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


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)

May 11, 2026 (virtual)

Final Recital: May 30th 2:00-3:30 pm

Follow the video below AND the other written assignments below it.

  1. 🟩Review German Dance

    1. Follow the video instructions.

  2. 🟩Piano Man

    1. Prepare measures 1-37 by practicing in small-large chunks, RH, LH, HT three times correctly each.

  3. 🟩Sonatina in C Major by Clementi

    1. Follow the video instructions

  4. Review Angelfish (played in 2025 recital)

    1. Please use your. music. And focus on very soft playing.

  5. Review Gavotte once a day with music (played in 2025 recital)

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


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)

May 4, 2026

Final Recital: May 30th 2:00-3:30 pm

  1. 🟩Review German Dance

    1. Follow the video instructions.

  2. 🟩Piano Man

    1. Follow the video instructions

  3. 🟩Sonatina in C Major by Clementi

    1. Follow the video instructions

  4. Review Angelfish (played in 2025 recital)

    1. Please use your. music. And focus on very soft playing.

  5. Review Gavotte once a day with music (played in 2025 recital)

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


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)

May 3, 2026 (Group Class Virtual)

Final Recital: May 30th

Group Class: May 2nd & 3rd

  1. Clementi - needs more preparation/practice


March 18th - birthday!


Group Class: March 14th or 15th.

  1. 🟩Review German Dance

    1. Follow the video instructions.

  2. 🟩Piano Man

    1. Follow the video instructions

  3. 🟩Sonatina in C Major by Clementi

    1. Follow the video instructions

  4. Review Angelfish (played in 2025 recital)

    1. Please use your. music. And focus on very soft playing.

  5. Review Gavotte once a day with music (played in 2025 recital)

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


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)

April 27, 2026

Final Recital: May 30th

Group Class: May 2nd & 3rd

  1. Clementi - needs more preparation/practice


March 18th - birthday!


Group Class: March 14th or 15th.

  1. 🟩Review German Dance

    1. Follow the video instructions.

  2. 🟩Piano Man

    1. Follow the video instructions

  3. 🟩Sonatina in C Major by Clementi

    1. Follow the video instructions

  4. Review Angelfish (played in 2025 recital)

    1. Please use your. music. And focus on very soft playing.

  5. Review Gavotte once a day with music (played in 2025 recital)

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


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)

April 20, 2026

Final Recital: May 30th

Group Class: May 2nd & 3rd

  1. Clementi - needs more preparation/practice

March 18th - birthday!

Group Class: March 14th or 15th.

  1. Attend in-person

  2. Attend via zoom

  3. Send a recording by Saturday morning, 10:00 am.

  4. 🟩Review German Dance

    1. Exaggerate the soft dynamics!

    2. Work on position so you can play with a steady beat.

  5. 🟩Your Idol: K-pop Demon Hunters!

    1. Do the RLT method practice one measure at a time (Right Left Together, rotating three times each). Do one line a day!

  6. 🟩Sonatina in C Major by Clementi

    1. Do the RLT method practice one measure at a time (Right Left Together, rotating three times each). Do one line a day!

  7. Review Angelfish (played in 2025 recital)

    1. Please use your. music. And focus on very soft playing.

  8. Review Gavotte once a day with music (played in 2025 recital)

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

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)

April 6, 2026

Final Recital: May 30th

Group Class: May 2nd & 3rd

  1. Clementi - needs more preparation/practice

March 18th - birthday!

Group Class: March 14th or 15th.

  1. Attend in-person

  2. Attend via zoom

  3. Send a recording by Saturday morning, 10:00 am.

  4. 🟩Review German Dance

    1. Exaggerate the soft dynamics!

    2. Work on position so you can play with a steady beat.

  5. 🟥Your Idol: K-pop Demon Hunters!

    1. By Thursday please send me a recording of measures 1-15 with no pauses!

  6. 🟥Sonatina in C Major by Clementi

    1. Please send me, by Thursday night, measures 1-16, with perfect notes and fingering (you can play as slowly as needed to get this done). This should take you no more than 10 min.

  7. Review Angelfish (played in 2025 recital)

    1. Please use your. music. And focus on very soft playing.

  8. Review Gavotte once a day with music (played in 2025 recital)

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

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)

March 23, 2026 (45 min)

Group Class

  1. Clementi - needs more preparation/practice

March 18th - birthday!

Group Class: March 14th or 15th.

  1. Attend in-person

  2. Attend via zoom

  3. Send a recording by Saturday morning, 10:00 am.

  4. 🟩Review German Dance

    1. Exaggerate the soft dynamics!

    2. Work on position so you can play with a steady beat.

  5. 🟥Your Idol: K-pop Demon Hunters!

    1. Page 2: go as slowly as you need to complete perfect notes and fingering for the entire page. Do this is two measure chunks. Repeat the good three times.

  6. 🟥🟥Sonatina in C Major by Clementi

    1. Please send me, by Tuesday night, measures 1-16, with perfect notes and fingering (you can play as slowly as needed to get this done). This should take you no more than 10 min.

  7. Review Angelfish (played in 2025 recital)

    1. Please use your. music. And focus on very soft playing.

  8. Review Gavotte once a day with music (played in 2025 recital)

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

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)

March 16, 2026

Group Class

  1. Clementi - needs more preparation/practice

March 18th - birthday!

Group Class: March 14th or 15th.

  1. Attend in-person

  2. Attend via zoom

  3. Send a recording by Saturday morning, 10:00 am.

  4. 🟩Review German Dance

    1. Exaggerate the soft dynamics!

    2. Work on position so you can play with a steady beat.

  5. 🟥Your Idol: K-pop Demon Hunters!

    1. Page 2: go as slowly as you need to complete perfect notes and fingering for the entire page. Do this is two measure chunks. Repeat the good three times.

  6. 🟥Sonatina in C Major by Clementi

    1. Please send me, by Tuesday night, measures 1-13, with perfect notes and fingering (you can play as slowly as needed to get this done). This should take you no more than 10 min..

  7. Review Angelfish (played in 2025 recital)

    1. Please use your. music. And focus on very soft playing.

  8. Review Gavotte once a day with music (played in 2025 recital)

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

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)

March 15, 2026

Group Class

  1. Clementi - needs more preparation/practice

March 18th - birthday!

Group Class: March 14th or 15th.

  1. Attend in-person

  2. Attend via zoom

  3. Send a recording by Saturday morning, 10:00 am.

  1. 🟥🟥Sonatina in C Major by Clementi

    1. You have four audio recordings in Newzik to play the game “JUST PLAY”

      1. How do you play the game? Start the recording and no matter what happens, continue playing with it until the end.

      2. Do this five times with the goal of letting go of mistakes and practicing moving forward.

      3. After the five times, find your “hidden star” (the spot that may consistently be incorrect) and practice it!

  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. And focus on very soft playing.

  4. 🟥🟥Review German Dance

    1. Review with your music.

  5. 🟨Your Idol: K-pop Demon Hunters!

    1. Spot-practice pages 1-2. Do at least 5 pause/ spots a day.

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)

March 8, 2026

March 18th - birthday!

Group Class: March 14th or 15th.

  1. Attend in-person

  2. Attend via zoom

  3. Send a recording by Saturday morning, 10:00 am.

  1. 🟥Sonatina in C Major by Clementi

    1. You have four audio recordings in Newzik to play the game “JUST PLAY”

      1. How do you play the game? Start the recording and no matter what happens, continue playing with it until the end.

      2. Do this five times with the goal of letting go of mistakes and practicing moving forward.

      3. After the five times, find your “hidden star” (the spot that may consistently be incorrect) and practice it!

  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. And focus on very soft playing.

  4. 🟥🟥Review German Dance

    1. Review with your music.

  5. 🟨Your Idol: K-pop Demon Hunters!

    1. Spot-practice pages 1-2. Do at least 5 pause/ spots a day.

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)

March 2, 2026

March 18th - birthday!

  1. Group Class:

    1. Clementi: mm. 1 to the downbeat of 24 with no pauses.

    2. Your Idol: pages 1-2

  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. Review with your music.

  5. 🟨Your Idol: K-pop Demon Hunters!

    1. Spot-practice pages 1-2. Do at least 5 pause/ spots a day.

  6. 🟥Sonatina in C Major by Clementi

    1. Spot-practice page 1. Do at least 5 pause/ spots a day.

    1. Please use your music.

  8. 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)