October 10, 2026 (60 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.

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

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]

This year I want a bigger sound out of you. You have the weight, the muscles and the technique for it. Use the wrist and come from above the keyboard.

Technique

1. ⬛️ The Virtuoso Pianist in Sixty Exercises, No. 2 in A major (Hanon)

On hold. Leave it alone until I say otherwise.

Theory

2. 🟩 Celebrate Theory, Level 6, Unit 4 (RCM)

THIS WEEK: Complete pages 51 through 55.

• Pages 51, 52, 53, 54 and 55.

• Press Done for the Week when page 55 is finished.

Musicianship

Repertoire

3. 🟩 Gershwin Prelude No. 1, mm. 45-49

THIS WEEK: Speed build from 72 up to 104.

Speed building: 72 to 104.

• Start at 72. Press Correct and it moves you to the next speed by itself.

• Hands together.

• The trouble is going into m. 46. Look ahead to it before you get there.

• Count yourself in. One, two, then play.

4. 🟩 Gershwin Prelude No. 1, mm. 52-53

THIS WEEK: Three correct in a row on all five focuses.

NFPER focus: notes, fingering, position, expression, rhythm.

• Hands alone first, then together.

• Less distance from the keyboard in the right hand. It gives you easier leverage.

• If you cannot wait for the long note, slow down.

5. 🟨 Gershwin Prelude No. 1, mm. 54-56

THIS WEEK: Speed build to m.m. 120 per eighth note.

NFPER focus: notes, fingering, position, expression, rhythm.

• Legato on the upper notes, hold the lower quarter notes down.

• Speed build up to m.m. 120 per eighth note.

6. 🟩 Gershwin Prelude No. 1, m. 61

THIS WEEK: Sprint practice. Rotate the landing point.

• One long note, then five short ones. Then move the long note to the next position and go again.

• Six rotations, one for each note in the group.

• Name your next landing point before each rotation starts.

• Slow until everything is there. If it is sloppy, slow down.

7. 🟩 Gershwin Prelude No. 2, mm. 1-2

THIS WEEK: Learn mm. 1-2. One clean round and it combines with the next chunk.

Brick practice: combine the chunks after one round each.

• Left hand three times, right hand three times, hands together three times.

• Change the pedal on every chord.

• Read the music. Do not play it off your ear.

8. 🟩 Gershwin Prelude No. 2, mm. 3-4

THIS WEEK: Learn mm. 3-4.

• Same routine as mm. 1-2.

9. 🟩 Gershwin Prelude No. 2, mm. 5-6

THIS WEEK: Learn mm. 5-6.

• Same routine as mm. 1-2.

10. 🟩 Gershwin Prelude No. 2, mm. 7-8

THIS WEEK: Learn mm. 7-8.

• Same routine as mm. 1-2.

11. 🟩 Gershwin Prelude No. 2, mm. 9-10

THIS WEEK: Learn mm. 9-10.

• Same routine as mm. 1-2.

12. 🟩 Gershwin Prelude No. 2, mm. 11-12

THIS WEEK: Learn mm. 11-12.

• Same routine as mm. 1-2.

Up Next

The slow-motion experiment on m. 61. We film you, then film me, and compare the two.

Review List

Rotate these each week.

Level 6

💙River City Blues (Mier) (Etude)

Level 5

💙💙💙Sunset in Rio (Springer, b. 1968) (List C)

Etude 1: Prelude in G minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (Kabalevsky) (Etude)

Etude 2: Harmony of the Angels, Op. 100 No. 21 (Burgmüller) (Etude)

Level 4

💙💙💜Air in B-flat major (Handel) (List A)

💙💙💙Sonatina in G major, Op. 36 No. 2, II (Clementi) (List B)

💙💙💙Sonatina in G major, Op. 36 No. 2, III (Clementi) (List B)

💙💙💙Dream Catcher (Crosby Gaudet) (List C)

💙💙💜Cool Cat Waltz (Pine) (List C)

💙💙💙Ballade in C minor, Op. 100 No. 15 (Burgmüller) (Etude)

💙💙💙Masquerade, from Fancy-Free (Niamath, b. 1939) (Etude)

💙💙💙Solitude, No. 9 for right hand alone (Grill) (Etude)

💙💙💙The Somersault King (Etude)

Level 3

💙💙💙Musette in D major, BWV Anh. 126 (Anonymous) (List A)

💙💙💙Sonatina in C major, Op. 36 No. 1, all three movements (Clementi) (List B)

💙💙 💙Sonatina in C major, Op. 36 No. 1, III (Clementi) (List B)

💙💙💙Funny Puppy (Crosby Gaudet) (List C)

💙💙💙L’Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Burgmüller) (Etude)

💙💙💙Little Piece No. 7 (Tajčević) (Etude)

Ungraded

Linus & Lucy

Für Elise, WoO 59 (Beethoven)

💙Waltz in A minor, Op. posth., B. 150 (Chopin)

RCMCP Exams

Level 4: June 2, 2023, 11:26 am

• Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

• Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

• Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

• Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

• Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

September 25, 2026 (60 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]

This year I want a bigger sound out of you. You have the weight, the muscles and the technique for it. Use the wrist and come from above the keyboard.

Technique

1. ⬛️ The Virtuoso Pianist in Sixty Exercises, No. 2 in A major (Hanon)

On hold. Leave it alone until I say otherwise.

Theory

2. 🟩 Celebrate Theory, Level 6, Unit 4 (RCM)

THIS WEEK: Prepare pages 48 through 51.

⏱ Max 6 minutes per practice session.

• Pages 48, 49, 50 and 51.

• Identify the size of the interval first, then the quality. Think of the bottom note as the tonic of a scale.

• Press Done for the Week when pages 48 to 51 are finished.

Musicianship

Repertoire

4. 🟥 Get a three-ring binder

THIS WEEK: Hole-punch your theory, your piano book and the Gershwin prelude, and put them in the binder.

• Press Done for the Week when it is all in the binder.

5. 🟩 Gershwin Prelude No. 1, mm. 19-21

THIS WEEK: Three correct in a row on notes and fingering, then again on position, expression and rhythm.

NFPER focus: notes, fingering.

• Three correct in a row, or five correct in total, on each focus.

• Notes and fingering first.

• Then position, expression and rhythm. Those three keep the notes and fingering in them, so nothing gets dropped.

• Go slow enough to play it perfectly. Five tries on one spot means the spot is too big. Half a measure is a perfectly good spot.

6. 🟩 Gershwin Prelude No. 1, mm. 7-10

THIS WEEK: Three correct in a row on expression, with the pedal as your focus.

NFPER focus: expression.

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

• Pedal exactly as it is marked.

7. 🟩 Gershwin Prelude No. 1, mm. 11-12

THIS WEEK: Three correct in a row on expression, left-hand fingering correct.

NFPER focus: fingering, expression.

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

• Left hand. Hold finger 1 down and play the written finger numbers.

• Connect the one group to the next.

8. 🟩 Gershwin Prelude No. 1, m. 22

THIS WEEK: Three correct in a row on expression, with the breath before the 32nds.

NFPER focus: expression.

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

• Staccatos as marked.

• A little breath right before the 32nd notes.

9. 🟩 Gershwin Prelude No. 1, mm. 26-31

THIS WEEK: Three correct in a row on expression, pedaling, notes, fingering and rhythm.

NFPER focus: notes, fingering, expression, rhythm.

• Three correct in a row, or five correct in total, on each focus.

• Watch the pedaling. Not on every eighth note.

• Metronome for the rhythm focus: m.m. 60.

10. ⬛️ Gershwin Prelude No. 1, mm. 32-41

No assignment this week.

11. 🟩 Gershwin Prelude No. 1, mm. 42-49

THIS WEEK: Speed build to m.m. 120 per eighth note.

NFPER focus: notes, fingering, position, expression, rhythm.

• All five focuses on this one.

• Speed build up to m.m. 120 per eighth note.

• Watch the flats and sharps.

12. 🟩 Gershwin Prelude No. 1, mm. 52-53

THIS WEEK: Hands together, three correct in a row, up to m.m. 120 per eighth note.

NFPER focus: notes, fingering, position, expression, rhythm.

• Hands together. Where it is not hands together the music says so.

• Fingering change in 52. Octaves in 53: 4 on the black keys, 5 on the white keys.

• Roll the chord where it is marked.

• Speed build up to m.m. 120 per eighth note.

13. 🟩 Gershwin Prelude No. 1, mm. 54-56

THIS WEEK: Speed build to m.m. 120 per eighth note.

NFPER focus: notes, fingering, position, expression, rhythm.

• Legato on the upper notes, hold the lower quarter notes down.

• Speed build up to m.m. 120 per eighth note.

14. 🟩 Gershwin Prelude No. 1, m. 61

THIS WEEK: Rhythm practice: all four rotations of long long short short, then long long short short short.

Practice type: Spotting.

• Start with long long short short. Rotate it through all four positions.

• When those are solid, do long long short short short, and rotate that one too.

• Then speed build as fast as you can play it cleanly.

15. 🟥 Print your Gershwin Prelude No. 2

THIS WEEK: Print it.

• Press Done for the Week when it is printed.

Next Time

16. 🟧 Your theory pages

I am emailing Celebrate Theory, Level 6, Unit 4, pages 48 to 51 to you and your mom to print.

Up Next

We start Prelude No. 2 next lesson. Nothing to practice in it yet.

Review List

Rotate these each week.

Level 6

💚River City Blues (Mier) (Etude)

Level 5

💚💚💚Sunset in Rio (Springer, b. 1968) (List C)

Etude 1: Prelude in G minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (Kabalevsky) (Etude)

Etude 2: Harmony of the Angels, Op. 100 No. 21 (Burgmüller) (Etude)

Level 4

💚💚💜Air in B-flat major (Handel) (List A)

💚💚💚Sonatina in G major, Op. 36 No. 2, II (Clementi) (List B)

💚💚💚Sonatina in G major, Op. 36 No. 2, III (Clementi) (List B)

💚💚💚Dream Catcher (Crosby Gaudet) (List C)

💚💚💜Cool Cat Waltz (Pine) (List C)

💚💚💚Ballade in C minor, Op. 100 No. 15 (Burgmüller) (Etude)

💚💚💚Masquerade, from Fancy-Free (Niamath, b. 1939) (Etude)

💚💚💚Solitude, No. 9 for right hand alone (Grill) (Etude)

💚💚💚The Somersault King (Etude)

Level 3

💚💚💚Musette in D major, BWV Anh. 126 (Anonymous) (List A)

💚💚💚Sonatina in C major, Op. 36 No. 1, all three movements (Clementi) (List B)

💚💚 💚Sonatina in C major, Op. 36 No. 1, III (Clementi) (List B)

💚💚💚Funny Puppy (Crosby Gaudet) (List C)

💚💚💚L'Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Burgmüller) (Etude)

💚💚💚Little Piece No. 7 (Tajčević) (Etude)

Ungraded

Linus & Lucy

Für Elise, WoO 59 (Beethoven)

💚Waltz in A minor, Op. posth., B. 150 (Chopin)

RCMCP Exams

Level 4: June 2, 2023, 11:26 am

• Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

• Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

• Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

• Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

• Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

September 19, 2026 (60 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]

This year I want a bigger sound out of you. You have the weight, the muscles and the technique for it. Use the wrist and come from above the keyboard.

Technique

1. ⬛️ The Virtuoso Pianist in Sixty Exercises, No. 2 in A major (Hanon)

On hold. Leave it alone until I say otherwise.

Theory

2. 🟪 Celebrate Theory, Level 6, Unit 4 (RCM)

THIS WEEK: Fix page 51, then do pages 52 and 53.

• Fix the purple pen on page 51.

• Pages 52 and 53. Identify size first. Think of the bottom note as the tonic of a scale, then identify quality.

Musicianship

3. 🟪 25 Études faciles et progressives, Op. 100 (Burgmüller)

THIS WEEK: Continue on from No. 8.

Sight-reading. Continue on from No. 8.

4. 🟪 Mikrokosmos, Book II (Bartók)

THIS WEEK: Continue on from No. 52.

Sight-reading. Stopped at No. 52.

Repertoire

5. 🟩 Three Preludes, No. 1 in B-flat major (Gershwin) — print and file

THIS WEEK: Print the Gershwin and put it in your red binder.

Print the Gershwin and put it in your red binder. You will be working from the blog now, so you want the music open beside it.

6. 🟩 Gershwin Prelude No. 1, mm. 19-21

THIS WEEK: Three correct in a row on the pause between 19 and 20. Once a day is enough.

Spotting. Three correct in a row. Pick your focus in the panel first.

The pause between 19 and 20 is the thing. Once a day is enough.

7. 🟩 Gershwin Prelude No. 1, mm. 7-10

THIS WEEK: Three correct in a row: pedal exactly as marked, accents clear.

Spotting. Three correct in a row.

• Pedal exactly as it is marked in red pen.

• Accents clear in the right hand.

• No pedal on the first one. Pedal on the downbeat.

8. 🟩 Gershwin Prelude No. 1, mm. 11-12

THIS WEEK: Three correct in a row on the left-hand fingering, no pedal.

Spotting. Three correct in a row.

• Left hand articulation and fingering: 1 on the note after the grace note, then change the 2 to finger 5 so the octave connects.

• No pedal at all in 11 and 12.

9. 🟩 Gershwin Prelude No. 1, m. 22

THIS WEEK: Three correct in a row on the staccatos and the breath before the 32nds.

Spotting. Three correct in a row. Three things to watch:

• Right hand staccato.

• Left hand staccato on the G, accented, no pedal.

• A little breath right before the 32nd notes.

Erase the pink circle and mark a staccato over the accent and over the upper G.

10. 🟩 Gershwin Prelude No. 1, mm. 26-31

THIS WEEK: Three correct in a row, focused on the expression.

Spotting. Three correct in a row. Focus on the expression.

11. 🟩 Gershwin Prelude No. 1, mm. 32-41

THIS WEEK: Five times through right, left, together, very slowly.

Learning, not spotting. Very slowly, no metronome needed.

Right hand alone, left hand alone, hands together. Five times through that cycle in one practice session.

12. 🟩 Gershwin Prelude No. 1, mm. 42-49

THIS WEEK: Speed build up to m.m. 116 per eighth note.

Speed build. Work up to m.m. 116 per eighth note.

Smaller sections if you need them — two measures at a time, right, left, together.

13. 🟩 Gershwin Prelude No. 1, mm. 52-53

THIS WEEK: Three correct in a row on the fingering change and the octaves.

Spotting. Three correct in a row.

• Fingering change in 52.

• Octaves in 53. General rule for octaves: 4 on the black keys, 5 on the white keys.

14. 🟩 Gershwin Prelude No. 1, mm. 54-56

THIS WEEK: Legato on the upper notes, wrist down on beats one and two.

Legato on the upper notes, hold the lower down-stem quarter notes.

Wrist throws down on beats one and two, and pops up on the half beats. Start with a low wrist and come up gradually at the end of the phrase.

15. 🟩 Gershwin Prelude No. 1, m. 61

THIS WEEK: Accent practice: three times each hand, then three times hands together.

Accent practice. Every other note accented, then the opposite.

Three times each hand, then three times hands together. This is what buys you the finger independence, and next time we speed it up.

Up Next

Prelude No. 2, once these are done. Not an assignment yet.

Review List

Rotate these each week.

Level 6

💚River City Blues (Mier) (Etude)

Level 5

💚💚💚Sunset in Rio (Springer, b. 1968) (List C)

Etude 1: Prelude in G minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (Kabalevsky) (Etude)

Etude 2: Harmony of the Angels, Op. 100 No. 21 (Burgmüller) (Etude)

Level 4

💚💚💜Air in B-flat major (Handel) (List A)

💚💚💚Sonatina in G major, Op. 36 No. 2, II (Clementi) (List B)

💚💚💚Sonatina in G major, Op. 36 No. 2, III (Clementi) (List B)

💚💚💚Dream Catcher (Crosby Gaudet) (List C)

💚💚💜Cool Cat Waltz (Pine) (List C)

💚💚💚Ballade in C minor, Op. 100 No. 15 (Burgmüller) (Etude)

💚💚💚Masquerade, from Fancy-Free (Niamath, b. 1939) (Etude)

💚💚💚Solitude, No. 9 for right hand alone (Grill) (Etude)

💚💚💚The Somersault King (Etude)

Level 3

💚💚💚Musette in D major, BWV Anh. 126 (Anonymous) (List A)

💚💚💚Sonatina in C major, Op. 36 No. 1, all three movements (Clementi) (List B)

💚💚 💚Sonatina in C major, Op. 36 No. 1, III (Clementi) (List B)

💚💚💚Funny Puppy (Crosby Gaudet) (List C)

💚💚💚L'Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Burgmüller) (Etude)

💚💚💚Little Piece No. 7 (Tajčević) (Etude)

Ungraded

Linus & Lucy

Für Elise, WoO 59 (Beethoven)

💚Waltz in A minor, Op. posth., B. 150 (Chopin)

RCMCP Exams

Level 4: June 2, 2023, 11:26 am

• Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

• Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

• Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

• Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

• Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

August 29, 2026 (1.0 hr in-person)

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Lesson Notes - August 29, 2026

Welcome back from camp!

Repertoire Status

George Gershwin: Three Preludes, No. 1

• Status: notes learned through m. 46. Secure to roughly m. 28; everything past that is still new.

• m. 40 left hand: no F-sharp in the chord.

• m. 41 right hand (Assignment): Place the 3rd finger high on the F. This improves access to the B-flat and facilitates the down-up motion.

• m. 43 (Assignment): Experiment with fingering (4-3, 2-3-1-2-3-1-2, or 2-3 into 1-2-3-4-5). Lift before the downbeat to emphasize the accent.

• mm. 46-49 (Assignment): Practice chord progression (D major, C minor, A minor, C).

• Right hand: say each chord name OUT LOUD before playing (5x correctly).

• Left hand: bass notes only (5x correctly).

• Hands together: outer parts only (5x correctly).

• Inner voices: practice the "guts" of the chords.

• Goal: mm. 46-49 hands together, no pauses, as one four-measure group.

• m. 61 (Assignment): Learn A-flat major scale starting on D-flat. Fingering: 4-3-2-1-3 / 2-3-4-1.

THEORY: Level 6 Unit 4 Intervals due by June 4th

1. Fix the purple pen on page 51

2. Do pages 52 and 53

   1. Identify size first

   2. Think of the bottom note as the tonic of a scale.

   3. Then identify quality

SIGHT-READING: (3-5 min a day)

1. Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8

2. 🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

Linus & Lucy

Beethoven Fur Elise

Etude 1: Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

Etude 2: Harmony of Angels, Op. 100, No. 21 by Burgmuller (L. 5, Etude

💚Chopin, Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posth. B 150

💚River City Blues by Martha Mier (L. 6, Etude)

💚Sonatina in A Minor by Georg Anton Benda (L. 6, B)

💚Dancing Scales by John Burge (L. 6, Etude)

💚Beethoven Sonatina in F Major (L. 5, B)

💚Scamp by Christopher Norton (L. 5, C)

💚Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

💚💚💚Rameau (1683-1764) : Deux Rigadon (Pièces de Clavecin 1724) (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚The Spice of Life by Tom Gerou (L. 5, C)

Bach Little Prelude in C Major (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚Sunset in Rio by Mike Springer (b. 1968) (L. 5, C)

💚💚💚Dream catcher by Anne Crosby (L. 4, C)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Ballade, Op. 100, No. 15 by Burgmuller (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💜Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

💚💚💜Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

💚💚💚The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Funny Puppy by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 3, C)

💚💚💚Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1665-1750)(L. 3, A)

💚💚💚L’Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💚Clementi Sonatina op. 36 no. 1 in C Major: All three movements

💚💚💚Little Piece No. 7 by Marko Tajcevic (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚 💚Clementi, Op. 36 No. 1, Movement 3 (L. 3, B)

RCMCP Exams

Level 4: June 2, 2023, 11:26 am

1. Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

2. Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

3. Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

4. Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

5. Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

🛑HANON NO. 2 in A (work up to m.m. 84, 4 notes per tick) Two Octaves

1. I’M LOOKING FOR YOUR POSITION ON THE KEYBOARD - NO MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT ALL!

2. A Major - rotate between staccato and close loud, then do 3 times run-though legato.

   1. Accent Practice (two modes) at m.m. work up to 96 for next week one note per tic

      1. If you make a mistake, you need to go back one rotation and fix it.

      2. REMEMBER SHOULDERS RELAXED, CHEST OUT AND FORWARD, NECK RELAXED.

   2. Then, Staccato at m.m. 104, two notes per tic (two octaves)

      1. Relaxed shoulders

   3. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per quarter note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

   (No. 10: Left off at m.m 104 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 9: left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 8: left off at m.m. 84 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 7: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 6: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 5: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 4: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 3: left of at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 2: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 1: Left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

July 12, 2026 (1.0 hr in-person)

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Happy birthday Wyatt!! :D

🟩Gershwin Prelude No. 1

• Start practice by reviewing mm. 1-21 slowly and carefully (try not to make any note mistakes so you can go as slowly as you need in order to do this).

• mm. 20: experiment with new fingerings (124, 135? 125 all the way?)

• Listen to the measure 20 audio in Newzik and do the stuff

• Listen to the measure 29 audio in Newzik and do the stuff

• See other purple markings.

• Learn as much as possible!

🟩Gershwin Prelude No. 3

🟩Debussy: Clair de Lune:

🟩Burgmüller: The Storm

THEORY: Level 6 Unit 4 Intervals due by June 4th

1. Fix the purple pen on page 51

2. Do pages 52 and 53

   1. Identify size first

   2. Think of the bottom note as the tonic of a scale.

   3. Then identify quality

SIGHT-READING: (3-5 min a day)

1. Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8

2. 🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

Linus & Lucy

Beethoven Fur Elise

Etude 1: Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

Etude 2: Harmony of Angels, Op. 100, No. 21 by Burgmuller (L. 5, Etude

💚Chopin, Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posth. B 150

💚River City Blues by Martha Mier (L. 6, Etude)

💚Sonatina in A Minor by Georg Anton Benda (L. 6, B)

💚Dancing Scales by John Burge (L. 6, Etude)

💚Beethoven Sonatina in F Major (L. 5, B)

💚Scamp by Christopher Norton (L. 5, C)

💚Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

💚💚💚Rameau (1683-1764) : Deux Rigadon (Pièces de Clavecin 1724) (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚The Spice of Life by Tom Gerou (L. 5, C)

Bach Little Prelude in C Major (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚Sunset in Rio by Mike Springer (b. 1968) (L. 5, C)

💚💚💚Dream catcher by Anne Crosby (L. 4, C)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Ballade, Op. 100, No. 15 by Burgmuller (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💜Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

💚💚💜Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

💚💚💚The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Funny Puppy by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 3, C)

💚💚💚Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1665-1750)(L. 3, A)

💚💚💚L’Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💚Clementi Sonatina op. 36 no. 1 in C Major: All three movements

💚💚💚Little Piece No. 7 by Marko Tajcevic (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚 💚Clementi, Op. 36 No. 1, Movement 3 (L. 3, B)

RCMCP Exams

Level 4: June 2, 2023, 11:26 am

1. Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

2. Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

3. Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

4. Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

5. Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

🛑HANON NO. 2 in A (work up to m.m. 84, 4 notes per tick) Two Octaves

1. I’M LOOKING FOR YOUR POSITION ON THE KEYBOARD - NO MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT ALL!

2. A Major - rotate between staccato and close loud, then do 3 times run-though legato.

   1. Accent Practice (two modes) at m.m. work up to 96 for next week one note per tic

      1. If you make a mistake, you need to go back one rotation and fix it.

      2. REMEMBER SHOULDERS RELAXED, CHEST OUT AND FORWARD, NECK RELAXED.

   2. Then, Staccato at m.m. 104, two notes per tic (two octaves)

      1. Relaxed shoulders

   3. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per quarter note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

   (No. 10: Left off at m.m 104 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 9: left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 8: left off at m.m. 84 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 7: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 6: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 5: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 4: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 3: left of at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 2: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 1: Left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

June 19, 2026 (Kate & Wyatt 90 min)

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Wyatt listen to the playlist. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7pQ0WdWlyLn0GftYaXsc0g?si=ef8caa74cdac4919

🟩Dolly Suite by Fauré

• Middle section: better mix, 1-2 dynamic levels above Katharine Elise Moore, the mastermind behind Dominican Academy’s inevitable financial downfall, at all times when I am the melody (most of the time.)

• Vice versa when Katharine Elise Moore, the mastermind behind Dominican Academy’s inevitable financial downfall is the melody.

• Make sure to EASE INTO a tempo at mm. 59 (and other places that Katharine Elise Moore will specify.)

• work on 65 to end with the aid of Katharine Elise Moore, the mastermind behind Dominican Academy’s inevitable financial downfall.

🟩Gershwin Prelude No. 1

🟩Gershwin Prelude No. 3

🟩Debussy: Clair de Lune:

🟩Burgmüller: The Storm

THEORY: Level 6 Unit 4 Intervals due by June 4th

1. Fix the purple pen on page 51

2. Do pages 52 and 53

   1. Identify size first

   2. Think of the bottom note as the tonic of a scale.

   3. Then identify quality

SIGHT-READING: (3-5 min a day)

1. Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8

2. 🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

Linus & Lucy

Beethoven Fur Elise

Etude 1: Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

Etude 2: Harmony of Angels, Op. 100, No. 21 by Burgmuller (L. 5, Etude

💚Chopin, Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posth. B 150

💚River City Blues by Martha Mier (L. 6, Etude)

💚Sonatina in A Minor by Georg Anton Benda (L. 6, B)

💚Dancing Scales by John Burge (L. 6, Etude)

💚Beethoven Sonatina in F Major (L. 5, B)

💚Scamp by Christopher Norton (L. 5, C)

💚Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

💚💚💚Rameau (1683-1764) : Deux Rigadon (Pièces de Clavecin 1724) (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚The Spice of Life by Tom Gerou (L. 5, C)

Bach Little Prelude in C Major (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚Sunset in Rio by Mike Springer (b. 1968) (L. 5, C)

💚💚💚Dream catcher by Anne Crosby (L. 4, C)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Ballade, Op. 100, No. 15 by Burgmuller (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💜Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

💚💚💜Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

💚💚💚The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Funny Puppy by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 3, C)

💚💚💚Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1665-1750)(L. 3, A)

💚💚💚L’Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💚Clementi Sonatina op. 36 no. 1 in C Major: All three movements

💚💚💚Little Piece No. 7 by Marko Tajcevic (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚 💚Clementi, Op. 36 No. 1, Movement 3 (L. 3, B)

RCMCP Exams

Level 4: June 2, 2023, 11:26 am

1. Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

2. Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

3. Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

4. Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

5. Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

🛑HANON NO. 2 in A (work up to m.m. 84, 4 notes per tick) Two Octaves

1. I’M LOOKING FOR YOUR POSITION ON THE KEYBOARD - NO MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT ALL!

2. A Major - rotate between staccato and close loud, then do 3 times run-though legato.

   1. Accent Practice (two modes) at m.m. work up to 96 for next week one note per tic

      1. If you make a mistake, you need to go back one rotation and fix it.

      2. REMEMBER SHOULDERS RELAXED, CHEST OUT AND FORWARD, NECK RELAXED.

   2. Then, Staccato at m.m. 104, two notes per tic (two octaves)

      1. Relaxed shoulders

   3. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per quarter note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

   (No. 10: Left off at m.m 104 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 9: left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 8: left off at m.m. 84 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 7: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 6: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 5: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 4: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 3: left of at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 2: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 1: Left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

June 14, 2026

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Wyatt listen to the playlist. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7pQ0WdWlyLn0GftYaXsc0g?si=ef8caa74cdac4919

🟩Dolly Suite by Fauré

• “Breathe-Play” exercise - 10 times correctly before playing toether.

• Navigation - bumping into each other, letting go of notes at the appropriate time.

• Ensemble - use the breathe-play tool to listen to the ends and beginning of phrases.

• Wyatt - more cantabile / Kate - softer 16ths.

• Middle section - pick up the tempo slightly.

🟪Gershwin Prelude First movement - Start to learn?

🟩Gershwin Prelude No. 3

🟩Debussy: Clair de Lune:

🟩Burgmüller: The Storm

THEORY: Level 6 Unit 4 Intervals due by June 4th

1. Fix the purple pen on page 51

2. Do pages 52 and 53

   1. Identify size first

   2. Think of the bottom note as the tonic of a scale.

   3. Then identify quality

SIGHT-READING: (3-5 min a day)

1. Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8

2. 🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

Linus & Lucy

Beethoven Fur Elise

Etude 1: Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

Etude 2: Harmony of Angels, Op. 100, No. 21 by Burgmuller (L. 5, Etude

💚Chopin, Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posth. B 150

💚River City Blues by Martha Mier (L. 6, Etude)

💚Sonatina in A Minor by Georg Anton Benda (L. 6, B)

💚Dancing Scales by John Burge (L. 6, Etude)

💚Beethoven Sonatina in F Major (L. 5, B)

💚Scamp by Christopher Norton (L. 5, C)

💚Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

💚💚💚Rameau (1683-1764) : Deux Rigadon (Pièces de Clavecin 1724) (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚The Spice of Life by Tom Gerou (L. 5, C)

Bach Little Prelude in C Major (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚Sunset in Rio by Mike Springer (b. 1968) (L. 5, C)

💚💚💚Dream catcher by Anne Crosby (L. 4, C)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Ballade, Op. 100, No. 15 by Burgmuller (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💜Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

💚💚💜Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

💚💚💚The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Funny Puppy by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 3, C)

💚💚💚Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1665-1750)(L. 3, A)

💚💚💚L’Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💚Clementi Sonatina op. 36 no. 1 in C Major: All three movements

💚💚💚Little Piece No. 7 by Marko Tajcevic (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚 💚Clementi, Op. 36 No. 1, Movement 3 (L. 3, B)

RCMCP Exams

Level 4: June 2, 2023, 11:26 am

1. Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

2. Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

3. Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

4. Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

5. Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

🛑HANON NO. 2 in A (work up to m.m. 84, 4 notes per tick) Two Octaves

1. I’M LOOKING FOR YOUR POSITION ON THE KEYBOARD - NO MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT ALL!

2. A Major - rotate between staccato and close loud, then do 3 times run-though legato.

   1. Accent Practice (two modes) at m.m. work up to 96 for next week one note per tic

      1. If you make a mistake, you need to go back one rotation and fix it.

      2. REMEMBER SHOULDERS RELAXED, CHEST OUT AND FORWARD, NECK RELAXED.

   2. Then, Staccato at m.m. 104, two notes per tic (two octaves)

      1. Relaxed shoulders

   3. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per quarter note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

   (No. 10: Left off at m.m 104 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 9: left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 8: left off at m.m. 84 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 7: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 6: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 5: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 4: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 3: left of at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 2: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 1: Left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

June 5, 2026 (15 min)

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Dustin select group of etudes to learn over the next six months.

Wyatt listen to the playlist. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7pQ0WdWlyLn0GftYaXsc0g?si=ef8caa74cdac4919

🟪Gershwin Prelude First movement - Start to learn?

🟩Gershwin Prelude No. 3

🟩Debussy: Clair de Lune:

🟩Burgmüller: The Storm

THEORY: Level 6 Unit 4 Intervals due by June 4th

1. Fix the purple pen on page 51

2. Do pages 52 and 53

   1. Identify size first

   2. Think of the bottom note as the tonic of a scale.

   3. Then identify quality

SIGHT-READING: (3-5 min a day)

1. Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8

2. 🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

Linus & Lucy

Beethoven Fur Elise

Etude 1: Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

Etude 2: Harmony of Angels, Op. 100, No. 21 by Burgmuller (L. 5, Etude

💚Chopin, Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posth. B 150

💚River City Blues by Martha Mier (L. 6, Etude)

💚Sonatina in A Minor by Georg Anton Benda (L. 6, B)

💚Dancing Scales by John Burge (L. 6, Etude)

💚Beethoven Sonatina in F Major (L. 5, B)

💚Scamp by Christopher Norton (L. 5, C)

💚Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

💚💚💚Rameau (1683-1764) : Deux Rigadon (Pièces de Clavecin 1724) (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚The Spice of Life by Tom Gerou (L. 5, C)

Bach Little Prelude in C Major (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚Sunset in Rio by Mike Springer (b. 1968) (L. 5, C)

💚💚💚Dream catcher by Anne Crosby (L. 4, C)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Ballade, Op. 100, No. 15 by Burgmuller (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💜Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

💚💚💜Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

💚💚💚The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Funny Puppy by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 3, C)

💚💚💚Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1665-1750)(L. 3, A)

💚💚💚L’Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💚Clementi Sonatina op. 36 no. 1 in C Major: All three movements

💚💚💚Little Piece No. 7 by Marko Tajcevic (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚 💚Clementi, Op. 36 No. 1, Movement 3 (L. 3, B)

RCMCP Exams

Level 4: June 2, 2023, 11:26 am

1. Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

2. Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

3. Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

4. Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

5. Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

🛑HANON NO. 2 in A (work up to m.m. 84, 4 notes per tick) Two Octaves

1. I’M LOOKING FOR YOUR POSITION ON THE KEYBOARD - NO MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT ALL!

2. A Major - rotate between staccato and close loud, then do 3 times run-though legato.

   1. Accent Practice (two modes) at m.m. work up to 96 for next week one note per tic

      1. If you make a mistake, you need to go back one rotation and fix it.

      2. REMEMBER SHOULDERS RELAXED, CHEST OUT AND FORWARD, NECK RELAXED.

   2. Then, Staccato at m.m. 104, two notes per tic (two octaves)

      1. Relaxed shoulders

   3. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per quarter note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

   (No. 10: Left off at m.m 104 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 9: left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 8: left off at m.m. 84 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 7: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 6: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 5: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 4: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 3: left of at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 2: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 1: Left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

May 25, 2026 (30 min)

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🟨Gershwin Prelude First movement - Start to learn?

🟩Gershwin Prelude No. 3

1. m. 48 - triplet = exact rhythm.

2. End of 42 to 44 - exact rhythm and start pp

3. 🟥🟥mm. 31-34 and its repetition: please exaggerate the slowdown and expressive explosion! Please catch the LH in the pedal!

4. Continue SLOW-MO☮️ (gyork-mo) with arching / rainbow arms (don’t prepare then play) and strong big sound.

🟩Debussy: Clair de Lune:

1. I love the time you’re taking now at the beginning of the piece. This was the best performance I’ve heard you do so far

2. mm. 9, 13-14 - exaggerate the length of the tie.

3. m. 18 - end of the measure, slow down slightly - just follow the rhythm and stretch it out a bit.

4. Poco rit. 24, 42

5. mm. 27-28 - Flow / tempo needs to move forward just a bit. It feels a little held back.

6. mm. 51-58 - top voices even though pp

7. notes in m. 57 (RH)

🟪🟪Burgmüller: The Storm

1. Review twice a week with music at slow tempos, focusing on exaggerated expression - softs softer, melodies louder, etc.

THEORY: Level 6 Unit 4 Intervals due by June 4th

1. Fix the purple pen on page 51

2. Do pages 52 and 53

   1. Identify size first

   2. Think of the bottom note as the tonic of a scale.

   3. Then identify quality

SIGHT-READING: (3-5 min a day)

1. Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8

2. 🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

Linus & Lucy

Beethoven Fur Elise

Etude 1: Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

Etude 2: Harmony of Angels, Op. 100, No. 21 by Burgmuller (L. 5, Etude

💚Chopin, Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posth. B 150

💚River City Blues by Martha Mier (L. 6, Etude)

💚Sonatina in A Minor by Georg Anton Benda (L. 6, B)

💚Dancing Scales by John Burge (L. 6, Etude)

💚Beethoven Sonatina in F Major (L. 5, B)

💚Scamp by Christopher Norton (L. 5, C)

💚Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

💚💚💚Rameau (1683-1764) : Deux Rigadon (Pièces de Clavecin 1724) (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚The Spice of Life by Tom Gerou (L. 5, C)

Bach Little Prelude in C Major (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚Sunset in Rio by Mike Springer (b. 1968) (L. 5, C)

💚💚💚Dream catcher by Anne Crosby (L. 4, C)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Ballade, Op. 100, No. 15 by Burgmuller (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💜Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

💚💚💜Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

💚💚💚The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Funny Puppy by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 3, C)

💚💚💚Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1665-1750)(L. 3, A)

💚💚💚L’Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💚Clementi Sonatina op. 36 no. 1 in C Major: All three movements

💚💚💚Little Piece No. 7 by Marko Tajcevic (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚 💚Clementi, Op. 36 No. 1, Movement 3 (L. 3, B)

RCMCP Exams

Level 4: June 2, 2023, 11:26 am

1. Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

2. Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

3. Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

4. Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

5. Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

🛑HANON NO. 2 in A (work up to m.m. 84, 4 notes per tick) Two Octaves

1. I’M LOOKING FOR YOUR POSITION ON THE KEYBOARD - NO MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT ALL!

2. A Major - rotate between staccato and close loud, then do 3 times run-though legato.

   1. Accent Practice (two modes) at m.m. work up to 96 for next week one note per tic

      1. If you make a mistake, you need to go back one rotation and fix it.

      2. REMEMBER SHOULDERS RELAXED, CHEST OUT AND FORWARD, NECK RELAXED.

   2. Then, Staccato at m.m. 104, two notes per tic (two octaves)

      1. Relaxed shoulders

   3. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per quarter note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

   (No. 10: Left off at m.m 104 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 9: left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 8: left off at m.m. 84 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 7: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 6: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 5: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 4: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 3: left of at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 2: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 1: Left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

May 17, 2026 (45 min)

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🟨Gershwin Prelude First movement - Start to learn?

🟩Gershwin Prelude No. 3

1. m. 48 - triplet = exact rhythm.

2. End of 42 to 44 - exact rhythm and start pp

3. 🟥🟥mm. 31-34 and its repetition: please exaggerate the slowdown and expressive explosion! Please catch the LH in the pedal!

4. Continue SLOW-MO☮️ (gyork-mo) with arching / rainbow arms (don’t prepare then play) and strong big sound.

🟩Debussy: Clair de Lune:

1. I love the time you’re taking now at the beginning of the piece. This was the best performance I’ve heard you do so far

2. mm. 9, 13-14 - exaggerate the length of the tie.

3. m. 18 - end of the measure, slow down slightly - just follow the rhythm and stretch it out a bit.

4. Poco rit. 24, 42

5. mm. 27-28 - Flow / tempo needs to move forward just a bit. It feels a little held back.

6. mm. 51-58 - top voices even though pp

7. notes in m. 57 (RH)

🟪🟪Burgmüller: The Storm

1. Review twice a week with music at slow tempos, focusing on exaggerated expression - softs softer, melodies louder, etc.

THEORY: Level 6 Unit 4 Intervals due by June 4th

1. Fix the purple pen on page 51

2. Do pages 52 and 53

   1. Identify size first

   2. Think of the bottom note as the tonic of a scale.

   3. Then identify quality

SIGHT-READING: (3-5 min a day)

1. Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8

2. 🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

Linus & Lucy

Beethoven Fur Elise

Etude 1: Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

Etude 2: Harmony of Angels, Op. 100, No. 21 by Burgmuller (L. 5, Etude

💚Chopin, Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posth. B 150

💚River City Blues by Martha Mier (L. 6, Etude)

💚Sonatina in A Minor by Georg Anton Benda (L. 6, B)

💚Dancing Scales by John Burge (L. 6, Etude)

💚Beethoven Sonatina in F Major (L. 5, B)

💚Scamp by Christopher Norton (L. 5, C)

💚Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

💚💚💚Rameau (1683-1764) : Deux Rigadon (Pièces de Clavecin 1724) (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚The Spice of Life by Tom Gerou (L. 5, C)

Bach Little Prelude in C Major (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚Sunset in Rio by Mike Springer (b. 1968) (L. 5, C)

💚💚💚Dream catcher by Anne Crosby (L. 4, C)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Ballade, Op. 100, No. 15 by Burgmuller (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💜Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

💚💚💜Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

💚💚💚The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Funny Puppy by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 3, C)

💚💚💚Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1665-1750)(L. 3, A)

💚💚💚L’Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💚Clementi Sonatina op. 36 no. 1 in C Major: All three movements

💚💚💚Little Piece No. 7 by Marko Tajcevic (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚 💚Clementi, Op. 36 No. 1, Movement 3 (L. 3, B)

RCMCP Exams

Level 4: June 2, 2023, 11:26 am

1. Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

2. Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

3. Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

4. Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

5. Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

🛑HANON NO. 2 in A (work up to m.m. 84, 4 notes per tick) Two Octaves

1. I’M LOOKING FOR YOUR POSITION ON THE KEYBOARD - NO MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT ALL!

2. A Major - rotate between staccato and close loud, then do 3 times run-though legato.

   1. Accent Practice (two modes) at m.m. work up to 96 for next week one note per tic

      1. If you make a mistake, you need to go back one rotation and fix it.

      2. REMEMBER SHOULDERS RELAXED, CHEST OUT AND FORWARD, NECK RELAXED.

   2. Then, Staccato at m.m. 104, two notes per tic (two octaves)

      1. Relaxed shoulders

   3. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per quarter note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

   (No. 10: Left off at m.m 104 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 9: left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 8: left off at m.m. 84 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 7: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 6: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 5: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 4: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 3: left of at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 2: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 1: Left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

May 8, 2026 (45 min)

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🟨Gershwin Prelude First movement - Start to learn!

🟩Gershwin Prelude No. 3

1. Second theme - you’re rushing slightly. Keep the tempo and dynamic pulled back.

2. 🟥mm. 31-34 and its repetition: please exaggerate the slowdown and expressive explosion! Please catch the LH in the pedal!

3. Practice SLOW-MO☮️ (gyork-mo) with arching / rainbow arms (don’t prepare then play) and strong big sound.

🟨Debussy: Clair de Lune:

1. 🟥Print the latest version of your music in Newzik.

2. mm. 19-25: LH Starts on the dominant and ascends through the D-flat major scale with one chromatic A-natural. Memorize this to help keep memory in tact.

3. m. 15-18: careful to take more time at the ends of phrases. You’re rushing this a bit.

4. Do hands alone then together practice on one page per day. Do this with and without music. You may even need to do this one phrase at a time in the beginning.

5. 🟥Last measure of the piece: gradually come of the keyboard with hands and foot so we don’t suddenly hear the sound stop.

🟪Burgmüller: The Storm

1. Review twice a week with music at slow tempos, focusing on exaggerated expression - softs softer, melodies louder, etc.

THEORY: Level 6 Unit 4 Intervals due by June 4th

1. Fix the purple pen on page 51

2. Do pages 52 and 53

   1. Identify size first

   2. Think of the bottom note as the tonic of a scale.

   3. Then identify quality

SIGHT-READING: (3-5 min a day)

1. Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8

2. 🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

Linus & Lucy

Beethoven Fur Elise

Etude 1: Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

Etude 2: Harmony of Angels, Op. 100, No. 21 by Burgmuller (L. 5, Etude

💚Chopin, Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posth. B 150

💚River City Blues by Martha Mier (L. 6, Etude)

💚Sonatina in A Minor by Georg Anton Benda (L. 6, B)

💚Dancing Scales by John Burge (L. 6, Etude)

💚Beethoven Sonatina in F Major (L. 5, B)

💚Scamp by Christopher Norton (L. 5, C)

💚Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

💚💚💚Rameau (1683-1764) : Deux Rigadon (Pièces de Clavecin 1724) (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚The Spice of Life by Tom Gerou (L. 5, C)

Bach Little Prelude in C Major (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚Sunset in Rio by Mike Springer (b. 1968) (L. 5, C)

💚💚💚Dream catcher by Anne Crosby (L. 4, C)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Ballade, Op. 100, No. 15 by Burgmuller (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💜Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

💚💚💜Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

💚💚💚The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Funny Puppy by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 3, C)

💚💚💚Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1665-1750)(L. 3, A)

💚💚💚L’Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💚Clementi Sonatina op. 36 no. 1 in C Major: All three movements

💚💚💚Little Piece No. 7 by Marko Tajcevic (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚 💚Clementi, Op. 36 No. 1, Movement 3 (L. 3, B)

RCMCP Exams

Level 4: June 2, 2023, 11:26 am

1. Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

2. Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

3. Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

4. Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

5. Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

🛑HANON NO. 2 in A (work up to m.m. 84, 4 notes per tick) Two Octaves

1. I’M LOOKING FOR YOUR POSITION ON THE KEYBOARD - NO MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT ALL!

2. A Major - rotate between staccato and close loud, then do 3 times run-though legato.

   1. Accent Practice (two modes) at m.m. work up to 96 for next week one note per tic

      1. If you make a mistake, you need to go back one rotation and fix it.

      2. REMEMBER SHOULDERS RELAXED, CHEST OUT AND FORWARD, NECK RELAXED.

   2. Then, Staccato at m.m. 104, two notes per tic (two octaves)

      1. Relaxed shoulders

   3. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per quarter note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

   (No. 10: Left off at m.m 104 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 9: left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 8: left off at m.m. 84 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 7: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 6: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 5: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 4: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 3: left of at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 2: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 1: Left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

May 1, 2026 (45 min)

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🟩Gershwin Prelude First movement - Start to learn!

🟩Gershwin Prelude No. 3

1. mm. 32-33 - please correct the pedal! More RH strength.

2. Practice SLOW-MO☮️ (gyork-mo) with arching / rainbow arms (don’t prepare then play) and strong big sound.

🟪Debussy: Clair de Lune:

1. Print the latest version of your music in Newzik.

2. m. 39 - take a little time before the downbeat of 39. This should be the “point of arrival.” Think of mm. 39-41 as very strong and grand.

3. mm. 4-5, 8, 10-13 - see the red pen about rhythm and motion.

4. m. 24 - pull back slightly with tempo.

5. m. 33 - don’t change pedal clearly

6. Last measure of the piece: gradually come of the keyboard with hands and foot so we don’t suddenly hear the sound stop.

🟩Burgmüller: The Storm

1. Review twice a week with music at slow tempos, focusing on exaggerated expression - softs softer, melodies louder, etc.

THEORY: Level 6 Unit 4 Intervals due by June 4th

1. Fix the purple pen on page 51

2. Do pages 52 and 53

   1. Identify size first

   2. Think of the bottom note as the tonic of a scale.

   3. Then identify quality

SIGHT-READING: (3-5 min a day)

1. Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8

2. 🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

Linus & Lucy

Beethoven Fur Elise

Etude 1: Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

Etude 2: Harmony of Angels, Op. 100, No. 21 by Burgmuller (L. 5, Etude

💚Chopin, Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posth. B 150

💚River City Blues by Martha Mier (L. 6, Etude)

💚Sonatina in A Minor by Georg Anton Benda (L. 6, B)

💚Dancing Scales by John Burge (L. 6, Etude)

💚Beethoven Sonatina in F Major (L. 5, B)

💚Scamp by Christopher Norton (L. 5, C)

💚Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

💚💚💚Rameau (1683-1764) : Deux Rigadon (Pièces de Clavecin 1724) (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚The Spice of Life by Tom Gerou (L. 5, C)

Bach Little Prelude in C Major (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚Sunset in Rio by Mike Springer (b. 1968) (L. 5, C)

💚💚💚Dream catcher by Anne Crosby (L. 4, C)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Ballade, Op. 100, No. 15 by Burgmuller (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💜Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

💚💚💜Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

💚💚💚The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Funny Puppy by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 3, C)

💚💚💚Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1665-1750)(L. 3, A)

💚💚💚L’Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💚Clementi Sonatina op. 36 no. 1 in C Major: All three movements

💚💚💚Little Piece No. 7 by Marko Tajcevic (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚 💚Clementi, Op. 36 No. 1, Movement 3 (L. 3, B)

RCMCP Exams

Level 4: June 2, 2023, 11:26 am

1. Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

2. Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

3. Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

4. Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

5. Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

🛑HANON NO. 2 in A (work up to m.m. 84, 4 notes per tick) Two Octaves

1. I’M LOOKING FOR YOUR POSITION ON THE KEYBOARD - NO MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT ALL!

2. A Major - rotate between staccato and close loud, then do 3 times run-though legato.

   1. Accent Practice (two modes) at m.m. work up to 96 for next week one note per tic

      1. If you make a mistake, you need to go back one rotation and fix it.

      2. REMEMBER SHOULDERS RELAXED, CHEST OUT AND FORWARD, NECK RELAXED.

   2. Then, Staccato at m.m. 104, two notes per tic (two octaves)

      1. Relaxed shoulders

   3. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per quarter note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

   (No. 10: Left off at m.m 104 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 9: left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 8: left off at m.m. 84 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 7: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 6: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 5: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 4: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 3: left of at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 2: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 1: Left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

April 26, 2026 (45 min)

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🟩More Gershwin? William Grant Still?

🟩 Scarlatti? Couperin? Mozart Variatoins? Burgmuller? Rachmaninoff (big chords option)

🟩Gershwin Prelude No. 3

1. mm. 32-33, 39-40 - slow down here - more DRAMA! STRENGTH! Please do the pedal markings as written.

2. mm. 51-to the end - pedal on each beat (not 4 per measure).

💚Debussy: Clair de Lune:

1. Print the latest version of your music in Newzik.

2. m. 39 - take a little time before the downbeat of 39. This should be the “point of arrival.” Think of mm. 39-41 as very strong and grand.

3. mm. 4-5, 8, 10-13 - see the red pen about rhythm and motion.

4. m. 24 - pull back slightly with tempo.

5. m. 33 - don’t change pedal clearly

6. Last measure of the piece: gradually come of the keyboard with hands and foot so we don’t suddenly hear the sound stop.

🟩Burgmüller: The Storm

1. Review twice a week with music at slow tempos, focusing on exaggerated expression - softs softer, melodies louder, etc.

THEORY: Level 6 Unit 4 Intervals due by June 4th

1. Fix the purple pen on page 51

2. Do pages 52 and 53

   1. Identify size first

   2. Think of the bottom note as the tonic of a scale.

   3. Then identify quality

SIGHT-READING: (3-5 min a day)

1. Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8

2. 🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

Linus & Lucy

Beethoven Fur Elise

Etude 1: Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

Etude 2: Harmony of Angels, Op. 100, No. 21 by Burgmuller (L. 5, Etude

💚Chopin, Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posth. B 150

💚River City Blues by Martha Mier (L. 6, Etude)

💚Sonatina in A Minor by Georg Anton Benda (L. 6, B)

💚Dancing Scales by John Burge (L. 6, Etude)

💚Beethoven Sonatina in F Major (L. 5, B)

💚Scamp by Christopher Norton (L. 5, C)

💚Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

💚💚💚Rameau (1683-1764) : Deux Rigadon (Pièces de Clavecin 1724) (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚The Spice of Life by Tom Gerou (L. 5, C)

Bach Little Prelude in C Major (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚Sunset in Rio by Mike Springer (b. 1968) (L. 5, C)

💚💚💚Dream catcher by Anne Crosby (L. 4, C)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Ballade, Op. 100, No. 15 by Burgmuller (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💜Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

💚💚💜Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

💚💚💚The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Funny Puppy by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 3, C)

💚💚💚Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1665-1750)(L. 3, A)

💚💚💚L’Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💚Clementi Sonatina op. 36 no. 1 in C Major: All three movements

💚💚💚Little Piece No. 7 by Marko Tajcevic (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚 💚Clementi, Op. 36 No. 1, Movement 3 (L. 3, B)

RCMCP Exams

Level 4: June 2, 2023, 11:26 am

1. Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

2. Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

3. Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

4. Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

5. Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

🛑HANON NO. 2 in A (work up to m.m. 84, 4 notes per tick) Two Octaves

1. I’M LOOKING FOR YOUR POSITION ON THE KEYBOARD - NO MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT ALL!

2. A Major - rotate between staccato and close loud, then do 3 times run-though legato.

   1. Accent Practice (two modes) at m.m. work up to 96 for next week one note per tic

      1. If you make a mistake, you need to go back one rotation and fix it.

      2. REMEMBER SHOULDERS RELAXED, CHEST OUT AND FORWARD, NECK RELAXED.

   2. Then, Staccato at m.m. 104, two notes per tic (two octaves)

      1. Relaxed shoulders

   3. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per quarter note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

   (No. 10: Left off at m.m 104 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 9: left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 8: left off at m.m. 84 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 7: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 6: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 5: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 4: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 3: left of at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 2: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 1: Left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

April 19, 2026 (45 min)

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🟩More Gershwin? William Grant Still?

🟩 Scarlatti? Couperin? Mozart Variatoins? Burgmuller? Rachmaninoff (big chords option)

🟩Gershwin Prelude No. 3

1. m. 33 - “arrive” by taking some time on the arrival. Pedal as written.

2. Last page: mm. 51-End: One beat at a time, speed-build, then combine two, then next beat alone, then two, then combine all. Repeat until the whole thing is stitched together.

💜Debussy: Clair de Lune:

1. Memorize the whole thing! Use some of the tactics we talked about - bass and melody, harmony, rhythmic, etc.

2. Most of the time, your 16th notes should be very soft puuhlease!

3. LH mm. 42-43 - switch to a stable fingering sooner rather than later…

4. mm. 51-58 - longer pedal changes

🟩Burgmüller: The Storm

1. Review twice a week with music at slow tempos, focusing on exaggerated expression - softs softer, melodies louder, etc.

THEORY: Level 6 Unit 4 Intervals due by June 4th

1. Fix the purple pen on page 51

2. Do pages 52 and 53

   1. Identify size first

   2. Think of the bottom note as the tonic of a scale.

   3. Then identify quality

SIGHT-READING: (3-5 min a day)

1. Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8

2. 🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

Linus & Lucy

Beethoven Fur Elise

Etude 1: Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

Etude 2: Harmony of Angels, Op. 100, No. 21 by Burgmuller (L. 5, Etude

💚Chopin, Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posth. B 150

💚River City Blues by Martha Mier (L. 6, Etude)

💚Sonatina in A Minor by Georg Anton Benda (L. 6, B)

💚Dancing Scales by John Burge (L. 6, Etude)

💚Beethoven Sonatina in F Major (L. 5, B)

💚Scamp by Christopher Norton (L. 5, C)

💚Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

💚💚💚Rameau (1683-1764) : Deux Rigadon (Pièces de Clavecin 1724) (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚The Spice of Life by Tom Gerou (L. 5, C)

Bach Little Prelude in C Major (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚Sunset in Rio by Mike Springer (b. 1968) (L. 5, C)

💚💚💚Dream catcher by Anne Crosby (L. 4, C)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Ballade, Op. 100, No. 15 by Burgmuller (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💜Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

💚💚💜Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

💚💚💚The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Funny Puppy by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 3, C)

💚💚💚Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1665-1750)(L. 3, A)

💚💚💚L’Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💚Clementi Sonatina op. 36 no. 1 in C Major: All three movements

💚💚💚Little Piece No. 7 by Marko Tajcevic (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚 💚Clementi, Op. 36 No. 1, Movement 3 (L. 3, B)

RCMCP Exams

Level 4: June 2, 2023, 11:26 am

1. Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

2. Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

3. Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

4. Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

5. Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

🛑HANON NO. 2 in A (work up to m.m. 84, 4 notes per tick) Two Octaves

1. I’M LOOKING FOR YOUR POSITION ON THE KEYBOARD - NO MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT ALL!

2. A Major - rotate between staccato and close loud, then do 3 times run-though legato.

   1. Accent Practice (two modes) at m.m. work up to 96 for next week one note per tic

      1. If you make a mistake, you need to go back one rotation and fix it.

      2. REMEMBER SHOULDERS RELAXED, CHEST OUT AND FORWARD, NECK RELAXED.

   2. Then, Staccato at m.m. 104, two notes per tic (two octaves)

      1. Relaxed shoulders

   3. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per quarter note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

   (No. 10: Left off at m.m 104 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 9: left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 8: left off at m.m. 84 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 7: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 6: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 5: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 4: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 3: left of at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 2: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 1: Left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

April 3, 2026 (60 min)

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🟩Bach Invention?

1. 8, 12, 13

2. Also, listen to the French Suites. Courrante,

🟩 Scarlatti? Couperin? Mozart Variatoins? Burgmuller? Rachmaninoff (big chords option)

🟩Gershwin Prelude No. 3

1. 🟥M. 51 - Practice green-arrow landing points (ascending hand / float / land). Then add flanking notes and pull in the thumb on 2nd half of beat 1.

2. m. 48 - connect notes under the slur and make all notes prior staccato

   1. Sempre = always

3. Sound: even though this is primarily loud, find the dimension within the forte dynamic - where can you find softer textures?

4. 💚Send me a video of mm. 29-36 hands together at one tepmo (correct rhythm too) but can be as slow as needed.

🟨Debussy: Clair de Lune:

1. Memorize the whole thing! Use some of the tactics we talked about - bass and melody, harmony, rhythmic, etc.

2. Most of the time, your 16th notes should be very soft puuhlease!

3. LH mm. 42-43 - switch to a stable fingering sooner rather than later…

4. mm. 51-58 - longer pedal changes

🟩Burgmüller: The Storm

1. Review twice a week with music at slow tempos, focusing on exaggerated expression - softs softer, melodies louder, etc.

THEORY: Level 6 Unit 4 Intervals due by June 4th

1. Fix the purple pen on page 51

2. Do pages 52 and 53

   1. Identify size first

   2. Think of the bottom note as the tonic of a scale.

   3. Then identify quality

SIGHT-READING: (3-5 min a day)

1. Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8

2. 🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

Linus & Lucy

Beethoven Fur Elise

Etude 1: Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

Etude 2: Harmony of Angels, Op. 100, No. 21 by Burgmuller (L. 5, Etude

💚Chopin, Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posth. B 150

💚River City Blues by Martha Mier (L. 6, Etude)

💚Sonatina in A Minor by Georg Anton Benda (L. 6, B)

💚Dancing Scales by John Burge (L. 6, Etude)

💚Beethoven Sonatina in F Major (L. 5, B)

💚Scamp by Christopher Norton (L. 5, C)

💚Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

💚💚💚Rameau (1683-1764) : Deux Rigadon (Pièces de Clavecin 1724) (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚The Spice of Life by Tom Gerou (L. 5, C)

Bach Little Prelude in C Major (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚Sunset in Rio by Mike Springer (b. 1968) (L. 5, C)

💚💚💚Dream catcher by Anne Crosby (L. 4, C)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Ballade, Op. 100, No. 15 by Burgmuller (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💜Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

💚💚💜Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

💚💚💚The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Funny Puppy by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 3, C)

💚💚💚Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1665-1750)(L. 3, A)

💚💚💚L’Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💚Clementi Sonatina op. 36 no. 1 in C Major: All three movements

💚💚💚Little Piece No. 7 by Marko Tajcevic (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚 💚Clementi, Op. 36 No. 1, Movement 3 (L. 3, B)

RCMCP Exams

Level 4: June 2, 2023, 11:26 am

1. Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

2. Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

3. Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

4. Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

5. Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

🛑HANON NO. 2 in A (work up to m.m. 84, 4 notes per tick) Two Octaves

1. I’M LOOKING FOR YOUR POSITION ON THE KEYBOARD - NO MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT ALL!

2. A Major - rotate between staccato and close loud, then do 3 times run-though legato.

   1. Accent Practice (two modes) at m.m. work up to 96 for next week one note per tic

      1. If you make a mistake, you need to go back one rotation and fix it.

      2. REMEMBER SHOULDERS RELAXED, CHEST OUT AND FORWARD, NECK RELAXED.

   2. Then, Staccato at m.m. 104, two notes per tic (two octaves)

      1. Relaxed shoulders

   3. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per quarter note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

   (No. 10: Left off at m.m 104 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 9: left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 8: left off at m.m. 84 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 7: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 6: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 5: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 4: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 3: left of at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 2: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 1: Left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

March 29, 2026 (45 min)

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🟩Gershwin Prelude No. 3

1. RH triplets - drop the wrist to help the articulation of the sound.

2. Sound: even though this is primarily loud, find the dimension within the forte dynamic - where can you find softer textures?

3. 💚Send me a video of mm. 29-36 hands together at one tepmo (correct rhythm too) but can be as slow as needed.

🟨Debussy: Clair de Lune:

1. Memorize the whole thing! Use some of the tactics we talked about - bass and melody, harmony, rhythmic, etc.

2. Most of the time, your 16ht notes should be very soft puuhlease!

3. LH mm. 42-43 - switch to a stable fingering sooner rather than later…

4. mm. 51-58 - longer pedal changes

🟩Burgmüller: The Storm

1. Review twice a week with music at slow tempos, focusing on exaggerated expression - softs softer, melodies louder, etc.

THEORY: Level 6 Unit 4 Intervals due by June 4th

1. Fix the purple pen on page 51

2. Do pages 52 and 53

   1. Identify size first

   2. Think of the bottom note as the tonic of a scale.

   3. Then identify quality

SIGHT-READING: (3-5 min a day)

1. Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8

2. 🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

Linus & Lucy

Beethoven Fur Elise

Etude 1: Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

Etude 2: Harmony of Angels, Op. 100, No. 21 by Burgmuller (L. 5, Etude

💚Chopin, Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posth. B 150

💚River City Blues by Martha Mier (L. 6, Etude)

💚Sonatina in A Minor by Georg Anton Benda (L. 6, B)

💚Dancing Scales by John Burge (L. 6, Etude)

💚Beethoven Sonatina in F Major (L. 5, B)

💚Scamp by Christopher Norton (L. 5, C)

💚Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

💚💚💚Rameau (1683-1764) : Deux Rigadon (Pièces de Clavecin 1724) (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚The Spice of Life by Tom Gerou (L. 5, C)

Bach Little Prelude in C Major (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚Sunset in Rio by Mike Springer (b. 1968) (L. 5, C)

💚💚💚Dream catcher by Anne Crosby (L. 4, C)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Ballade, Op. 100, No. 15 by Burgmuller (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💜Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

💚💚💜Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

💚💚💚The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Funny Puppy by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 3, C)

💚💚💚Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1665-1750)(L. 3, A)

💚💚💚L’Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💚Clementi Sonatina op. 36 no. 1 in C Major: All three movements

💚💚💚Little Piece No. 7 by Marko Tajcevic (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚 💚Clementi, Op. 36 No. 1, Movement 3 (L. 3, B)

RCMCP Exams

Level 4: June 2, 2023, 11:26 am

1. Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

2. Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

3. Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

4. Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

5. Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

🛑HANON NO. 2 in A (work up to m.m. 84, 4 notes per tick) Two Octaves

1. I’M LOOKING FOR YOUR POSITION ON THE KEYBOARD - NO MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT ALL!

2. A Major - rotate between staccato and close loud, then do 3 times run-though legato.

   1. Accent Practice (two modes) at m.m. work up to 96 for next week one note per tic

      1. If you make a mistake, you need to go back one rotation and fix it.

      2. REMEMBER SHOULDERS RELAXED, CHEST OUT AND FORWARD, NECK RELAXED.

   2. Then, Staccato at m.m. 104, two notes per tic (two octaves)

      1. Relaxed shoulders

   3. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per quarter note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

   (No. 10: Left off at m.m 104 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 9: left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 8: left off at m.m. 84 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 7: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 6: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 5: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 4: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 3: left of at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 2: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 1: Left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

March 13, 2026 (45 min)

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🟩Gershwin Prelude No. 3

1. RH triplets - drop the wrist to help the articulation of the sound.

2. Sound: even though this is primarily loud, find the dimension within the forte dynamic - where can you find softer textures?

3. 💚Send me a video of mm. 29-36 hands together at one tepmo (correct rhythm too) but can be as slow as needed.

🟨Debussy: Clair de Lune:

1. ❤️mm. 27-37: see the forward and backward arrows (size mean “how much”).

2. ❤️m. 45: tie on the downbeat

3. ❤️mm. 51-58: at one tempo, and it doesn’t matter what tempo it is, as long as it’s practiced so you can play it with no pauses.

🟪Burgmüller: The Storm

1. Review with and without your music once a week.

THEORY: Level 6 Unit 4 Intervals due by June 4th

1. Fix the purple pen on page 51

2. Do pages 52 and 53

   1. Identify size first

   2. Think of the bottom note as the tonic of a scale.

   3. Then identify quality

SIGHT-READING: (3-5 min a day)

1. Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8

2. 🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

Linus & Lucy

Beethoven Fur Elise

Etude 1: Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

Etude 2: Harmony of Angels, Op. 100, No. 21 by Burgmuller (L. 5, Etude

💚Chopin, Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posth. B 150

💚River City Blues by Martha Mier (L. 6, Etude)

💚Sonatina in A Minor by Georg Anton Benda (L. 6, B)

💚Dancing Scales by John Burge (L. 6, Etude)

💚Beethoven Sonatina in F Major (L. 5, B)

💚Scamp by Christopher Norton (L. 5, C)

💚Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

💚💚💚Rameau (1683-1764) : Deux Rigadon (Pièces de Clavecin 1724) (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚The Spice of Life by Tom Gerou (L. 5, C)

Bach Little Prelude in C Major (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚Sunset in Rio by Mike Springer (b. 1968) (L. 5, C)

💚💚💚Dream catcher by Anne Crosby (L. 4, C)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Ballade, Op. 100, No. 15 by Burgmuller (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💜Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

💚💚💜Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

💚💚💚The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Funny Puppy by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 3, C)

💚💚💚Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1665-1750)(L. 3, A)

💚💚💚L’Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💚Clementi Sonatina op. 36 no. 1 in C Major: All three movements

💚💚💚Little Piece No. 7 by Marko Tajcevic (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚 💚Clementi, Op. 36 No. 1, Movement 3 (L. 3, B)

RCMCP Exams

Level 4: June 2, 2023, 11:26 am

1. Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

2. Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

3. Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

4. Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

5. Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

🛑HANON NO. 2 in A (work up to m.m. 84, 4 notes per tick) Two Octaves

1. I’M LOOKING FOR YOUR POSITION ON THE KEYBOARD - NO MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT ALL!

2. A Major - rotate between staccato and close loud, then do 3 times run-though legato.

   1. Accent Practice (two modes) at m.m. work up to 96 for next week one note per tic

      1. If you make a mistake, you need to go back one rotation and fix it.

      2. REMEMBER SHOULDERS RELAXED, CHEST OUT AND FORWARD, NECK RELAXED.

   2. Then, Staccato at m.m. 104, two notes per tic (two octaves)

      1. Relaxed shoulders

   3. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per quarter note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

   (No. 10: Left off at m.m 104 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 9: left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 8: left off at m.m. 84 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 7: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 6: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 5: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 4: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 3: left of at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 2: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 1: Left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

March 1, 2026 (45 min)

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🟩Gershwin Prelude No. 3

1. RH triplets - drop the wrist to help the articulation of the sound.

2. Sound: even though this is primarily loud, find the dimension within the forte dynamic - where can you find softer textures?

3. 💚Send me a video of mm. 29-36 hands together at one tepmo (correct rhythm too) but can be as slow as needed.

🟪Debussy: Clair de Lune:

1. tmm. 27-37: gradually speed-build to m.m 54 from m.m. 44 - one notch at a time. One measure at a time.

2. m. 41: forte

3. m. 45: tie on the downbeat

4. 💛mm. 51-58: GAC practice?

🟪Burgmüller: The Storm

1. Review with and without your music once a week.

THEORY: Level 6 Unit 4 Intervals due by June 4th

1. Fix the purple pen on page 51

2. Do pages 52 and 53

   1. Identify size first

   2. Think of the bottom note as the tonic of a scale.

   3. Then identify quality

SIGHT-READING: (3-5 min a day)

1. Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8

2. 🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

Linus & Lucy

Beethoven Fur Elise

Etude 1: Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

Etude 2: Harmony of Angels, Op. 100, No. 21 by Burgmuller (L. 5, Etude

💚Chopin, Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posth. B 150

💚River City Blues by Martha Mier (L. 6, Etude)

💚Sonatina in A Minor by Georg Anton Benda (L. 6, B)

💚Dancing Scales by John Burge (L. 6, Etude)

💚Beethoven Sonatina in F Major (L. 5, B)

💚Scamp by Christopher Norton (L. 5, C)

💚Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

💚💚💚Rameau (1683-1764) : Deux Rigadon (Pièces de Clavecin 1724) (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚The Spice of Life by Tom Gerou (L. 5, C)

Bach Little Prelude in C Major (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚Sunset in Rio by Mike Springer (b. 1968) (L. 5, C)

💚💚💚Dream catcher by Anne Crosby (L. 4, C)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Ballade, Op. 100, No. 15 by Burgmuller (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💜Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

💚💚💜Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

💚💚💚The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Funny Puppy by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 3, C)

💚💚💚Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1665-1750)(L. 3, A)

💚💚💚L’Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💚Clementi Sonatina op. 36 no. 1 in C Major: All three movements

💚💚💚Little Piece No. 7 by Marko Tajcevic (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚 💚Clementi, Op. 36 No. 1, Movement 3 (L. 3, B)

RCMCP Exams

Level 4: June 2, 2023, 11:26 am

1. Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

2. Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

3. Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

4. Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

5. Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

🛑HANON NO. 2 in A (work up to m.m. 84, 4 notes per tick) Two Octaves

1. I’M LOOKING FOR YOUR POSITION ON THE KEYBOARD - NO MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT ALL!

2. A Major - rotate between staccato and close loud, then do 3 times run-though legato.

   1. Accent Practice (two modes) at m.m. work up to 96 for next week one note per tic

      1. If you make a mistake, you need to go back one rotation and fix it.

      2. REMEMBER SHOULDERS RELAXED, CHEST OUT AND FORWARD, NECK RELAXED.

   2. Then, Staccato at m.m. 104, two notes per tic (two octaves)

      1. Relaxed shoulders

   3. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per quarter note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

   (No. 10: Left off at m.m 104 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 9: left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 8: left off at m.m. 84 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 7: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 6: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 5: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 4: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 3: left of at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 2: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 1: Left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

February 8, 2026

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🟩Gershwin Prelude No. 3

1. ❤️mm. 13-14 - relearn RH fingering and don’t worry about connecting notes.

2. mm. 25-32 - learn hands alone then together. If you have any fingering questions, please reach out.

🟩Debussy: Clair de Lune:

1. tmm. 27-37: gradually speed-build to m.m 54 from m.m. 44 - one notch at a time. One measure at a time.

2. ❤️m. 41: forte

3. ❤️m. 45: tie on the downbeat

4. 💛mm. 51-58: GAC practice?

🟪Burgmüller: The Storm

1. Review with and without your music once a week.

THEORY: Level 6 Unit 4 Intervals due by June 4th

1. Fix the purple pen on page 51

2. Do pages 52 and 53

   1. Identify size first

   2. Think of the bottom note as the tonic of a scale.

   3. Then identify quality

SIGHT-READING: (3-5 min a day)

1. Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8

2. 🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

Linus & Lucy

Beethoven Fur Elise

Etude 1: Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

Etude 2: Harmony of Angels, Op. 100, No. 21 by Burgmuller (L. 5, Etude

💚Chopin, Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posth. B 150

💚River City Blues by Martha Mier (L. 6, Etude)

💚Sonatina in A Minor by Georg Anton Benda (L. 6, B)

💚Dancing Scales by John Burge (L. 6, Etude)

💚Beethoven Sonatina in F Major (L. 5, B)

💚Scamp by Christopher Norton (L. 5, C)

💚Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

💚💚💚Rameau (1683-1764) : Deux Rigadon (Pièces de Clavecin 1724) (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚The Spice of Life by Tom Gerou (L. 5, C)

Bach Little Prelude in C Major (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚Sunset in Rio by Mike Springer (b. 1968) (L. 5, C)

💚💚💚Dream catcher by Anne Crosby (L. 4, C)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Ballade, Op. 100, No. 15 by Burgmuller (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💜Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

💚💚💜Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

💚💚💚The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Funny Puppy by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 3, C)

💚💚💚Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1665-1750)(L. 3, A)

💚💚💚L’Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💚Clementi Sonatina op. 36 no. 1 in C Major: All three movements

💚💚💚Little Piece No. 7 by Marko Tajcevic (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚 💚Clementi, Op. 36 No. 1, Movement 3 (L. 3, B)

RCMCP Exams

Level 4: June 2, 2023, 11:26 am

1. Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

2. Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

3. Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

4. Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

5. Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

🛑HANON NO. 2 in A (work up to m.m. 84, 4 notes per tick) Two Octaves

1. I’M LOOKING FOR YOUR POSITION ON THE KEYBOARD - NO MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT ALL!

2. A Major - rotate between staccato and close loud, then do 3 times run-though legato.

   1. Accent Practice (two modes) at m.m. work up to 96 for next week one note per tic

      1. If you make a mistake, you need to go back one rotation and fix it.

      2. REMEMBER SHOULDERS RELAXED, CHEST OUT AND FORWARD, NECK RELAXED.

   2. Then, Staccato at m.m. 104, two notes per tic (two octaves)

      1. Relaxed shoulders

   3. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per quarter note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

   (No. 10: Left off at m.m 104 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 9: left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 8: left off at m.m. 84 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 7: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 6: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 5: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 4: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 3: left of at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 2: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 1: Left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

January 30, 2026

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🟩Listening Assignment: listen to Piano Concerto in F below. Be able to give me some descriptive words for each movement.

🟩Gershwin Prelude No. 3

1. 💚mm. 13-14 - relearn RH fingering and don’t worry about connecting notes.

2. 💛Hands together to mm. 13-21

3. See the markings on page 1

🟩Debussy: Clair de Lune:

1. Page 1: think more about the appropriate length of your notes. You’re often rushing.

2. ❤️m. 21: fix the notes in the circled chord

3. mm. 27-37: gradually speed-build to m.m 54 from m.m. 44 - one notch at a time. One measure at a time.

4. 💛m. 41: forte

5. m. 45: tie on the downbeat

6. mm. 51-58: GAC practice?

7. Last page: learn well. :)

🟪Burgmüller: The Storm

1. Review with and without your music once a week.

THEORY: Level 6 Unit 4 Intervals due by June 4th

1. Fix the purple pen on page 51

2. Do pages 52 and 53

   1. Identify size first

   2. Think of the bottom note as the tonic of a scale.

   3. Then identify quality

SIGHT-READING: (3-5 min a day)

1. Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8

2. 🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

Linus & Lucy

Beethoven Fur Elise

Etude 1: Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

Etude 2: Harmony of Angels, Op. 100, No. 21 by Burgmuller (L. 5, Etude

💚Chopin, Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posth. B 150

💚River City Blues by Martha Mier (L. 6, Etude)

💚Sonatina in A Minor by Georg Anton Benda (L. 6, B)

💚Dancing Scales by John Burge (L. 6, Etude)

💚Beethoven Sonatina in F Major (L. 5, B)

💚Scamp by Christopher Norton (L. 5, C)

💚Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

💚💚💚Rameau (1683-1764) : Deux Rigadon (Pièces de Clavecin 1724) (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚The Spice of Life by Tom Gerou (L. 5, C)

Bach Little Prelude in C Major (L. 5, A)

💚💚💚Sunset in Rio by Mike Springer (b. 1968) (L. 5, C)

💚💚💚Dream catcher by Anne Crosby (L. 4, C)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2 (L. 4, B)

💚💚💚Ballade, Op. 100, No. 15 by Burgmuller (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💜Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

💚💚💜Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

💚💚💚The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

💚💚💚Funny Puppy by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 3, C)

💚💚💚Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1665-1750)(L. 3, A)

💚💚💚L’Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

💚💚💚Clementi Sonatina op. 36 no. 1 in C Major: All three movements

💚💚💚Little Piece No. 7 by Marko Tajcevic (L. 3, Etude)

💚💚 💚Clementi, Op. 36 No. 1, Movement 3 (L. 3, B)

RCMCP Exams

Level 4: June 2, 2023, 11:26 am

1. Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

2. Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

3. Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

4. Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

5. Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

🛑HANON NO. 2 in A (work up to m.m. 84, 4 notes per tick) Two Octaves

1. I’M LOOKING FOR YOUR POSITION ON THE KEYBOARD - NO MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT ALL!

2. A Major - rotate between staccato and close loud, then do 3 times run-though legato.

   1. Accent Practice (two modes) at m.m. work up to 96 for next week one note per tic

      1. If you make a mistake, you need to go back one rotation and fix it.

      2. REMEMBER SHOULDERS RELAXED, CHEST OUT AND FORWARD, NECK RELAXED.

   2. Then, Staccato at m.m. 104, two notes per tic (two octaves)

      1. Relaxed shoulders

   3. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per quarter note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

   (No. 10: Left off at m.m 104 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 9: left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 8: left off at m.m. 84 in C, G, D Major)

   (No. 7: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 6: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 5: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 4: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 3: left of at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 2: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

   (No. 1: Left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)