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
Entire piece, hands alone and hands together, at least 5 times each day. VERY SLOWLY.
❤️Four Star
Follow the practice video in Newzik. Do one “day” per practice session
💜Technique
💚Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, List B)
Review. Don’t spend much time on this.
💚The Snake by Renée Christopher (L. 1, List C)
Keep a good sitting position.
The goal is to keep wrist above the white keys. Keep the BUBBLE!
Learn hands alone to the end of the piece. The goal is to play slowly and with bubble - wrist above keys.
Right Hand: be careful of the fingering change between measure 10 and 11
Left Hand: double check fingering and notes between measures 7 and 8.
💚Gavotte by Handel
Review once a week. But don’t spend much time on this.
Practice starting from three random measures once a week.
💜The Piano Man
🖤”LET’S GO BACK”
See the new PDF in Newzik called “Let’s Go Back V1”
Practice what’s written and propose any changes to the melody or lyrics.
Start thinking about a melody and lyrics for the verses
🖤Sightreading_2A (MAX 5-8)
Go to Newzik and access the “Sightreading” PDF.
Complete at least page 4
Main reason for this assignment is to practice the technique you learned on the black keys
#4🖤Johnny Bill by Oliver Manice
Try to play the melody of the chorus on the piano for your next lesson.
#5🖤THEORY Level 1
Finish reviewing unit 2 with Dustin at the lesson
Review List!
Once a week, review the following piece with your music.
💚What’s That Noise? By Martha Mier (b. 1936)
💚Barefoot on the Beach by Anne Crosby Gaudet (b. 1968)