February 9, 2023 (1 of ?)

💚RCMCP Technique Level 4

Arpeggios next week.

💚HANON NO. 7 (work up to m.m. 72 4 notes per tick) Two Octaves

  1. G Major (please correct your mistakes if you make them while practicing Close Loud and Staccato).

  2. THREE CHANCES TO PASS OFF AT EACH LESSON with no more than three patterns with untidy attacks.

    1. Beware of your fingering! How did we practice the movements?

    2. 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.

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

      1. Relaxed shoulders

    4. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per half note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    (No. 9: left off at m.m. 88 in C Major)

    (No. 8: left off at m.m. 72 in F Major

❤️❤️Level 4, Unit 4 Scales

  1. Complete pages 38-41

🖤Four Star Sight-reading and Ear Tests: Level 4

  1. Go online to RCM’s ear training and musicianship and do the Level 4 exercises.

  2. Getting 10 / 10 half of the time.

💚Piano Adventures: Sight-reading, Level 3B (find or purchase level 4)

  1. Finish the book!

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

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

Rameau Deux Rigadon (L. 5, A)

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

  1. Fix the red pen and green pen.

Rotate these each week. I will hear one of them each week and not in any particular order.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  8. 💚💜The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

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

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

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

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

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

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

  15. 💚💚German Dance in B-flat Major, Hob. IX:22, no. 5 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 2, A)

    1. Drop wrists lower with a hook finger when you have two-note slurs in the RH.

  16. 💚💚Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (b. 1956) (L. 2, B)

  17. 💚💚 Ecossaise in G Major WoO 23 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 2, A)

  18. 💚 💚 Menuetto in C Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

    1. Work on building tempo

  19. 💚💚 Allegretto in C Major by Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748-1798) (L. 2, A)

  20. 💚 💚 Invention in C Major by Renée Christopher (L. 2, C)

    1. Dynamics

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

  22. 💚💚Cornelius Gurlitt 1820-1901) Etude in D Minor, Op. 82 No. 65 (L. 2, Etude)

    1. Careful of hiccups in the pedal

  23. 💚💚Colored Windows by Edna Mae Burnam (L. 2, Etude)

    1. No pulling on the keys. Plant and move forward. Round 5th finger. Top voices.

  24. 💚💚Feelin’ Good by Christopher Norton (L. 2, Etude)

  25. 💚💚Etude in C Major Op 36 No. 22 by Alexander Gedike (L. 2, Etude)

  26. 💚💚Burgmuller, The Limpid Stream, Op. 100 No. 7 (non-RCM)

  27. 💚💚Burgmuller, Innocence. Op. 100 No. 5

  28. 💚💚Ann Crosby-Gaudet, Periwinkle Twinkle (L. 2 B)

February 2, 2023 (4 of 4)

💚RCMCP Technique Level 4

Legato fingers and add some conservative dynamics.

🖤HANON NO. 8 (work up to m.m. 88) Two Octaves

  1. G Major (please correct your mistakes if you make them while practicing Close Loud and Staccato).

  2. THREE CHANCES TO PASS OFF AT EACH LESSON with no more than three patterns with untidy attacks.

    1. Beware of your fingering! How did we practice the movements?

    2. 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.

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

      1. Relaxed shoulders

    4. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per half note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    (No. 9: left off at m.m. 88 in C Major)

    (No. 8: left off at m.m. 72 in F Major

❤️Level 4, Unit 4 Scales

  1. Complete pages 38-41

🖤Four Star Sight-reading and Ear Tests: Level 4

  1. Go online to RCM’s ear training and musicianship and do the Level 4 exercises.

  2. Getting 10 / 10 half of the time.

💚Piano Adventures: Sight-reading, Level 3B

  1. Continue on from p. 82

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

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

  1. Chest out / elbows flowing

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

  1. Fix pedaling and keep chest out arms / elbows flowing.

  2. RH 6th - top voices.

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

  1. Memorized.

  2. Chest out elbows out

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

  1. Memorize

  2. Practice starting from random measures.

  3. Practice similar sections back to back.

Rotate these each week. I will hear one of them each week and not in any particular order.

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

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

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

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

  5. 💚The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

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

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

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

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

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

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

  12. 💚💚German Dance in B-flat Major, Hob. IX:22, no. 5 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 2, A)

    1. Drop wrists lower with a hook finger when you have two-note slurs in the RH.

  13. 💚💚Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (b. 1956) (L. 2, B)

  14. 💚💚 Ecossaise in G Major WoO 23 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 2, A)

  15. 💚 💚 Menuetto in C Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

    1. Work on building tempo

  16. 💚💚 Allegretto in C Major by Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748-1798) (L. 2, A)

  17. 💚 💚 Invention in C Major by Renée Christopher (L. 2, C)

    1. Dynamics

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

  19. 💚💚Cornelius Gurlitt 1820-1901) Etude in D Minor, Op. 82 No. 65 (L. 2, Etude)

    1. Careful of hiccups in the pedal

  20. 💚💚Colored Windows by Edna Mae Burnam (L. 2, Etude)

    1. No pulling on the keys. Plant and move forward. Round 5th finger. Top voices.

  21. 💚💚Feelin’ Good by Christopher Norton (L. 2, Etude)

  22. 💚💚Etude in C Major Op 36 No. 22 by Alexander Gedike (L. 2, Etude)

  23. 💚💚Burgmuller, The Limpid Stream, Op. 100 No. 7 (non-RCM)

  24. 💚💚Burgmuller, Innocence. Op. 100 No. 5

  25. 💚💚Ann Crosby-Gaudet, Periwinkle Twinkle (L. 2 B)

January 26, 2023 (3 of 4)

💚RCMCP Technique Level 4

I’m interested in the sound of your technique!

🖤HANON NO. 8 (work up to m.m. 88) Two Octaves

  1. G Major (please correct your mistakes if you make them while practicing Close Loud and Staccato).

  2. THREE CHANCES TO PASS OFF AT EACH LESSON with no more than three patterns with untidy attacks.

    1. Beware of your fingering! How did we practice the movements?

    2. 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.

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

      1. Relaxed shoulders

    4. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per half note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    (No. 9: left off at m.m. 88 in C Major)

    (No. 8: left off at m.m. 72 in F Major

💚Level 4, Unit 4 Scales

  1. Finish the unit

🖤Four Star Sight-reading and Ear Tests: Level 4

  1. Go online to RCM’s ear training and musicianship and do the Level 4 exercises.

  2. Getting 10 / 10 half of the time.

💚Piano Adventures: Sight-reading, Level 3B

  1. Continue on from p. 68

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

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

  1. Learn as much as you can!

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

  1. Memorize and practice starting from any measure.

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

  1. Clean up mm. 13-14

  2. Rock a bit more to your 4th finger melody.

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

  1. Memorize

  2. Practice starting from random measures.

  3. Practice similar sections back to back.

Rotate these each week. I will hear one of them each week and not in any particular order.

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

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

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

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

  5. 💚The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

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

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

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

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

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

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

  12. 💚💚German Dance in B-flat Major, Hob. IX:22, no. 5 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 2, A)

    1. Drop wrists lower with a hook finger when you have two-note slurs in the RH.

  13. 💚💚Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (b. 1956) (L. 2, B)

  14. 💚💚 Ecossaise in G Major WoO 23 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 2, A)

  15. 💚 💚 Menuetto in C Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

    1. Work on building tempo

  16. 💚💚 Allegretto in C Major by Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748-1798) (L. 2, A)

  17. 💚 💚 Invention in C Major by Renée Christopher (L. 2, C)

    1. Dynamics

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

  19. 💚💚Cornelius Gurlitt 1820-1901) Etude in D Minor, Op. 82 No. 65 (L. 2, Etude)

    1. Careful of hiccups in the pedal

  20. 💚💚Colored Windows by Edna Mae Burnam (L. 2, Etude)

    1. No pulling on the keys. Plant and move forward. Round 5th finger. Top voices.

  21. 💚💚Feelin’ Good by Christopher Norton (L. 2, Etude)

  22. 💚💚Etude in C Major Op 36 No. 22 by Alexander Gedike (L. 2, Etude)

  23. 💚💚Burgmuller, The Limpid Stream, Op. 100 No. 7 (non-RCM)

  24. 💚💜Burgmuller, Innocence. Op. 100 No. 5

  25. 💚💚Ann Crosby-Gaudet, Periwinkle Twinkle (L. 2 B)

January 12, 2023 (2 of 4)

💚RCMCP Technique Level 4

I’m interested in the sound of your technique!

🖤HANON NO. 8 (work up to m.m. 88) Two Octaves

  1. G Major (please correct your mistakes if you make them while practicing Close Loud and Staccato).

  2. THREE CHANCES TO PASS OFF AT EACH LESSON with no more than three patterns with untidy attacks.

    1. Beware of your fingering! How did we practice the movements?

    2. 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.

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

      1. Relaxed shoulders

    4. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per half note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    (No. 9: left off at m.m. 88 in C Major)

    (No. 8: left off at m.m. 72 in F Major

💚Level 4, Unit 4 Scales

  1. Be able to teach me about pages 1 and 2

🖤Four Star Sight-reading and Ear Tests: Level 4

  1. Go online to RCM’s ear training and musicianship and do the Level 4 exercises.

  2. Getting 10 / 10 half of the time.

💚Piano Adventures: Sight-reading, Level 3B

  1. Continue on from p. 68

❤️New piece next week

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

  1. Finish getting this in your fingers.

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

  1. Fix any section that give you technical trouble

  2. Sing the top voice a bit more and keep shoulder down.

  3. Memorize

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

  1. Think of shoulders back and down, especially when you play strongly.

  2. Think of 16ths before you start!

Rotate these each week. I will hear one of them each week and not in any particular order.

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

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

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

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

  5. 💜The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

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

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

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

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

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

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

  12. 💚💚German Dance in B-flat Major, Hob. IX:22, no. 5 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 2, A)

    1. Drop wrists lower with a hook finger when you have two-note slurs in the RH.

  13. 💚💚Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (b. 1956) (L. 2, B)

  14. 💚💚 Ecossaise in G Major WoO 23 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 2, A)

  15. 💚 💚 Menuetto in C Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

    1. Work on building tempo

  16. 💚💚 Allegretto in C Major by Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748-1798) (L. 2, A)

  17. 💚 💚 Invention in C Major by Renée Christopher (L. 2, C)

    1. Dynamics

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

  19. 💚💚Cornelius Gurlitt 1820-1901) Etude in D Minor, Op. 82 No. 65 (L. 2, Etude)

    1. Careful of hiccups in the pedal

  20. 💚💚Colored Windows by Edna Mae Burnam (L. 2, Etude)

    1. No pulling on the keys. Plant and move forward. Round 5th finger. Top voices.

  21. 💚💚Feelin’ Good by Christopher Norton (L. 2, Etude)

  22. 💚💚Etude in C Major Op 36 No. 22 by Alexander Gedike (L. 2, Etude)

  23. 💚💚Burgmuller, The Limpid Stream, Op. 100 No. 7 (non-RCM)

  24. 💚Burgmuller, Innocence. Op. 100 No. 5

  25. 💚💚Ann Crosby-Gaudet, Periwinkle Twinkle (L. 2 B)

January 5, 2023 (1 of 4)

💚RCMCP Technique Level 4

I’m interested in the sound of your technique!

💛HANON NO. 7 (work up to m.m. 88) Two Octaves

  1. G Major (please correct your mistakes if you make them while practicing Close Loud and Staccato).

  2. THREE CHANCES TO PASS OFF AT EACH LESSON with no more than three patterns with untidy attacks.

    1. Beware of your fingering! How did we practice the movements?

    2. 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.

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

      1. Relaxed shoulders

    4. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per half note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    (No. 9: left off at m.m. 88 in C Major)

    (No. 8: left off at m.m. 72 in F Major

❤️Level 4, Unit 3

  1. Fix the red pen

🖤Four Star Sight-reading and Ear Tests: Level 4

  1. Go online to RCM’s ear training and musicianship and do the Level 4 exercises.

  2. Getting 10 / 10 half of the time.

💜Piano Adventures: Sight-reading, Level 3B

  1. Continue on from p. 46

Dream catcher by Anne Crosby

  1. Learn

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

  1. Fix any section that give you technical trouble

  2. Sing the top voice a bit more and keep shoulder down.

  3. Memorize

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

  1. See the green pen

Rotate these each week. I will hear one of them each week and not in any particular order.

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

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

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

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

  5. The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

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

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

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

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

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

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

  12. 💚💚German Dance in B-flat Major, Hob. IX:22, no. 5 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 2, A)

    1. Drop wrists lower with a hook finger when you have two-note slurs in the RH.

  13. 💚💚Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (b. 1956) (L. 2, B)

  14. 💚💚 Ecossaise in G Major WoO 23 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 2, A)

  15. 💚 💚 Menuetto in C Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

    1. Work on building tempo

  16. 💚💚 Allegretto in C Major by Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748-1798) (L. 2, A)

  17. 💚 💚 Invention in C Major by Renée Christopher (L. 2, C)

    1. Dynamics

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

  19. 💚💚Cornelius Gurlitt 1820-1901) Etude in D Minor, Op. 82 No. 65 (L. 2, Etude)

    1. Careful of hiccups in the pedal

  20. 💚💚Colored Windows by Edna Mae Burnam (L. 2, Etude)

    1. No pulling on the keys. Plant and move forward. Round 5th finger. Top voices.

  21. 💚💚Feelin’ Good by Christopher Norton (L. 2, Etude)

  22. 💚💚Etude in C Major Op 36 No. 22 by Alexander Gedike (L. 2, Etude)

  23. 💚💚Burgmuller, The Limpid Stream, Op. 100 No. 7 (non-RCM)

  24. 💚Burgmuller, Innocence. Op. 100 No. 5

  25. 💚💚Ann Crosby-Gaudet, Periwinkle Twinkle (L. 2 B)

December 15, 2022 (3 of 3)

💚RCMCP Technique Level 4

I’m interested in the sound of your technique!

💛HANON NO. 7 (work up to m.m. 88) Two Octaves

  1. G Major (please correct your mistakes if you make them while practicing Close Loud and Staccato).

  2. THREE CHANCES TO PASS OFF AT EACH LESSON with no more than three patterns with untidy attacks.

    1. Beware of your fingering! How did we practice the movements?

    2. 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.

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

      1. Relaxed shoulders

    4. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per half note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    (No. 9: left off at m.m. 88 in C Major)

    (No. 8: left off at m.m. 72 in F Major

❤️Level 4, Unit 3

  1. Fix the red pen

🖤Four Star Sight-reading and Ear Tests: Level 4

  1. Go online to RCM’s ear training and musicianship and do the Level 4 exercises.

  2. Getting 10 / 10 half of the time.

💜Piano Adventures: Sight-reading, Level 3B

  1. Continue on from p. 46

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

  1. Isolate the melody first - make it sing

  2. Then add the middle note (don’t hold on to it after you play it) and keep the top voice singing.

  3. Back to step one.

  4. Back to step two but with the bottom note

  5. Back to step one

  6. Now add both voices

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

  1. See the green pen

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

  1. See yellow and red pen. Fix the items and then we’ll put this on review.

Rotate these each week. I will hear one of them each week and not in any particular order.

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

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

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

  4. The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. 💚💚German Dance in B-flat Major, Hob. IX:22, no. 5 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 2, A)

    1. Drop wrists lower with a hook finger when you have two-note slurs in the RH.

  12. 💚💚Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (b. 1956) (L. 2, B)

  13. 💚💚 Ecossaise in G Major WoO 23 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 2, A)

  14. 💚 💚 Menuetto in C Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

    1. Work on building tempo

  15. 💚💚 Allegretto in C Major by Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748-1798) (L. 2, A)

  16. 💚 💚 Invention in C Major by Renée Christopher (L. 2, C)

    1. Dynamics

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

  18. 💚💚Cornelius Gurlitt 1820-1901) Etude in D Minor, Op. 82 No. 65 (L. 2, Etude)

    1. Careful of hiccups in the pedal

  19. 💚💚Colored Windows by Edna Mae Burnam (L. 2, Etude)

    1. No pulling on the keys. Plant and move forward. Round 5th finger. Top voices.

  20. 💚💚Feelin’ Good by Christopher Norton (L. 2, Etude)

  21. 💚💚Etude in C Major Op 36 No. 22 by Alexander Gedike (L. 2, Etude)

  22. 💚💚Burgmuller, The Limpid Stream, Op. 100 No. 7 (non-RCM)

  23. 💚Burgmuller, Innocence. Op. 100 No. 5

  24. 💚💚Ann Crosby-Gaudet, Periwinkle Twinkle (L. 2 B)

December 8, 2022 (2 of 3)

💜RCMCP Technique Level 4

I’m interested in the sound of your technique!

💚HANON NO. 7 (work up to m.m. 92) Two Octaves

  1. G Major (please correct your mistakes if you make them while practicing Close Loud and Staccato).

  2. THREE CHANCES TO PASS OFF AT EACH LESSON with no more than three patterns with untidy attacks.

    1. Beware of your fingering! How did we practice the movements?

    2. 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.

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

      1. Relaxed shoulders

    4. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per half note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    (No. 9: left off at m.m. 88 in C Major)

    (No. 8: left off at m.m. 72 in F Major

💛Level 4, Unit 3

  1. Fix the red pen

🖤Four Star Sight-reading and Ear Tests: Level 4

  1. Go online to RCM’s ear training and musicianship and do the Level 4 exercises.

  2. Getting 10 / 10 half of the time.

💚Piano Adventures: Sight-reading, Level 3B

  1. Continue on from p. 46

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

  1. Learn to the end. Focus your weight to the right / melody. Listen to the recording for phrasing!

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

  1. See the green pen

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

  1. See pen. Add pedal.

Rotate these each week. I will hear one of them each week and not in any particular order.

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

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

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

  4. The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. 💚💚German Dance in B-flat Major, Hob. IX:22, no. 5 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 2, A)

    1. Drop wrists lower with a hook finger when you have two-note slurs in the RH.

  12. 💚💚Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (b. 1956) (L. 2, B)

  13. 💚💚 Ecossaise in G Major WoO 23 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 2, A)

  14. 💚 💚 Menuetto in C Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

    1. Work on building tempo

  15. 💚💚 Allegretto in C Major by Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748-1798) (L. 2, A)

  16. 💚 💚 Invention in C Major by Renée Christopher (L. 2, C)

    1. Dynamics

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

  18. 💚💚Cornelius Gurlitt 1820-1901) Etude in D Minor, Op. 82 No. 65 (L. 2, Etude)

    1. Careful of hiccups in the pedal

  19. 💚💚Colored Windows by Edna Mae Burnam (L. 2, Etude)

    1. No pulling on the keys. Plant and move forward. Round 5th finger. Top voices.

  20. 💚💚Feelin’ Good by Christopher Norton (L. 2, Etude)

  21. 💚💚Etude in C Major Op 36 No. 22 by Alexander Gedike (L. 2, Etude)

  22. 💚💚Burgmuller, The Limpid Stream, Op. 100 No. 7 (non-RCM)

  23. 💚Burgmuller, Innocence. Op. 100 No. 5

  24. 💚💚Ann Crosby-Gaudet, Periwinkle Twinkle (L. 2 B)

December 1, 2022 (1 of 3)

💚RCMCP Technique Level 4

I’m interested in the sound of your technique!

💜HANON NO. 6 (work up to m.m. 88) Two Octaves

  1. G Major (please correct your mistakes if you make them while practicing Close Loud and Staccato).

  2. THREE CHANCES TO PASS OFF AT EACH LESSON with no more than three patterns with untidy attacks.

    1. Lean your body more to the right to help your wrist position in LH.

    2. 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.

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

      1. Relaxed shoulders

    4. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per half note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

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

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

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

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

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

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

    (No. 9: left off at m.m. 88 in C Major)

    (No. 8: left off at m.m. 72 in F Major

❤️❤️Level 4, Unit 3

  1. Finish the unit

💜Four Star Sight-reading and Ear Tests: Level 4

  1. Go online to RCM’s ear training and musicianship and do the Level 4 exercises.

  2. Getting 10 / 10 half of the time.

💜Piano Adventures: Sight-reading, Level 3B

  1. Continue on from page: Phantom of the Keys

The Avalanche,

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

  1. See the green pen

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

  1. See pen. Add pedal.

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

  1. Great work on expression. Continue to gradually speed build WITH the expression you have now.

Rotate these each week. I will hear one of them each week and not in any particular order.

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

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

  3. The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

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

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

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

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

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

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

  10. 💚💚German Dance in B-flat Major, Hob. IX:22, no. 5 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 2, A)

    1. Drop wrists lower with a hook finger when you have two-note slurs in the RH.

  11. 💚💚Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (b. 1956) (L. 2, B)

  12. 💚💚 Ecossaise in G Major WoO 23 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 2, A)

  13. 💚 💚 Menuetto in C Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

    1. Work on building tempo

  14. 💚💚 Allegretto in C Major by Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748-1798) (L. 2, A)

  15. 💚 💚 Invention in C Major by Renée Christopher (L. 2, C)

    1. Dynamics

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

  17. 💚💚Cornelius Gurlitt 1820-1901) Etude in D Minor, Op. 82 No. 65 (L. 2, Etude)

    1. Careful of hiccups in the pedal

  18. 💚💚Colored Windows by Edna Mae Burnam (L. 2, Etude)

    1. No pulling on the keys. Plant and move forward. Round 5th finger. Top voices.

  19. 💚💚Feelin’ Good by Christopher Norton (L. 2, Etude)

  20. 💚💚Etude in C Major Op 36 No. 22 by Alexander Gedike (L. 2, Etude)

  21. 💚💚Burgmuller, The Limpid Stream, Op. 100 No. 7 (non-RCM)

  22. 💚Burgmuller, Innocence. Op. 100 No. 5

  23. 💚💚Ann Crosby-Gaudet, Periwinkle Twinkle (L. 2 B)

November 21, 2022 (3 of 3) (Katie took lesson)

❤️RCMCP Technique Level 4

Do the highlighted items

💚HANON NO. 6 (work up to m.m. 88) Two Octaves

  1. G Major (please correct your mistakes if you make them while practicing Close Loud and Staccato).

  2. THREE CHANCES TO PASS OFF AT EACH LESSON with no more than three patterns with untidy attacks.

    1. Lean your body more to the right to help your wrist position in LH.

    2. 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.

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

      1. Relaxed shoulders

    4. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per half note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

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

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

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

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

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

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

    (No. 9: left off at m.m. 88 in C Major)

    (No. 8: left off at m.m. 72 in F Major

❤️Level 4, Unit 3

  1. Finish the unit

💚Four Star Sight-reading and Ear Tests: Level 4

  1. Go online to RCM’s ear training and musicianship and do the Level 4 exercises.

  2. Getting 10 / 10 half of the time.

💚Piano Adventures: Sight-reading, Level 3B

  1. Continue on from page: Phantom of the Keys

The Avalanche,

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

  1. Start to learn

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

  1. See pen. Add pedal.

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

  1. Great work on expression. Continue to gradually speed build WITH the expression you have now.

Rotate these each week. I will hear one of them each week and not in any particular order.

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

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

  3. The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

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

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

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

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

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

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

  10. 💚💚German Dance in B-flat Major, Hob. IX:22, no. 5 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 2, A)

    1. Drop wrists lower with a hook finger when you have two-note slurs in the RH.

  11. 💚💚Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (b. 1956) (L. 2, B)

  12. 💚💚 Ecossaise in G Major WoO 23 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 2, A)

  13. 💚 💚 Menuetto in C Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

    1. Work on building tempo

  14. 💚💚 Allegretto in C Major by Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748-1798) (L. 2, A)

  15. 💚 💚 Invention in C Major by Renée Christopher (L. 2, C)

    1. Dynamics

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

  17. 💚💚Cornelius Gurlitt 1820-1901) Etude in D Minor, Op. 82 No. 65 (L. 2, Etude)

    1. Careful of hiccups in the pedal

  18. 💚💚Colored Windows by Edna Mae Burnam (L. 2, Etude)

    1. No pulling on the keys. Plant and move forward. Round 5th finger. Top voices.

  19. 💚💚Feelin’ Good by Christopher Norton (L. 2, Etude)

  20. 💚💚Etude in C Major Op 36 No. 22 by Alexander Gedike (L. 2, Etude)

  21. 💚💚Burgmuller, The Limpid Stream, Op. 100 No. 7 (non-RCM)

  22. 💚Burgmuller, Innocence. Op. 100 No. 5

  23. 💚💚Ann Crosby-Gaudet, Periwinkle Twinkle (L. 2 B)

November 17, 2022 (2 of 3)

❤️RCMCP Technique Level 4

Do the highlighted items

💚HANON NO. 6 (work up to m.m. 88) Two Octaves

  1. G Major (please correct your mistakes if you make them while practicing Close Loud and Staccato).

  2. THREE CHANCES TO PASS OFF AT EACH LESSON with no more than three patterns with untidy attacks.

    1. Lean your body more to the right to help your wrist position in LH.

    2. 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.

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

      1. Relaxed shoulders

    4. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per half note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

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

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

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

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

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

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

    (No. 9: left off at m.m. 88 in C Major)

    (No. 8: left off at m.m. 72 in F Major

❤️Level 4, Unit 3

  1. Finish the unit

💚Four Star Sight-reading and Ear Tests: Level 4

  1. Go online to RCM’s ear training and musicianship and do the Level 4 exercises.

  2. Getting 10 / 10 half of the time.

💚Piano Adventures: Sight-reading, Level 3B

  1. Continue on from page: Phantom of the Keys

The Avalanche,

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

  1. Start to learn

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

  1. See pen. Add pedal.

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

  1. Great work on expression. Continue to gradually speed build WITH the expression you have now.

Rotate these each week. I will hear one of them each week and not in any particular order.

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

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

  3. The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

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

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

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

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

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

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

  10. 💚💚German Dance in B-flat Major, Hob. IX:22, no. 5 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 2, A)

    1. Drop wrists lower with a hook finger when you have two-note slurs in the RH.

  11. 💚💚Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (b. 1956) (L. 2, B)

  12. 💚💚 Ecossaise in G Major WoO 23 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 2, A)

  13. 💚 💚 Menuetto in C Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

    1. Work on building tempo

  14. 💚💚 Allegretto in C Major by Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748-1798) (L. 2, A)

  15. 💚 💚 Invention in C Major by Renée Christopher (L. 2, C)

    1. Dynamics

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

  17. 💚💚Cornelius Gurlitt 1820-1901) Etude in D Minor, Op. 82 No. 65 (L. 2, Etude)

    1. Careful of hiccups in the pedal

  18. 💚💚Colored Windows by Edna Mae Burnam (L. 2, Etude)

    1. No pulling on the keys. Plant and move forward. Round 5th finger. Top voices.

  19. 💚💚Feelin’ Good by Christopher Norton (L. 2, Etude)

  20. 💚💚Etude in C Major Op 36 No. 22 by Alexander Gedike (L. 2, Etude)

  21. 💚💚Burgmuller, The Limpid Stream, Op. 100 No. 7 (non-RCM)

  22. 💚Burgmuller, Innocence. Op. 100 No. 5

  23. 💚💚Ann Crosby-Gaudet, Periwinkle Twinkle (L. 2 B)

November 3, 2022 (1 of 3)

💚RCMCP Technique Level 4

Do the highlighted items

💛HANON NO. 5 (work up to m.m. 88) Two Octaves

  1. G Major (please correct your mistakes if you make them while practicing Close Loud and Staccato).

  2. THREE CHANCES TO PASS OFF AT EACH LESSON with no more than three patterns with untidy attacks.

    1. Position further up into the black. Legato fingers (close to the keys), accent practice.

    2. 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.

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

      1. Relaxed shoulders

    4. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per half note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

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

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

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

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

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

    (No. 9: left off at m.m. 88 in C Major)

    (No. 8: left off at m.m. 72 in F Major

💜Level 4, Unit 3

  1. Single stem 8th notes: the flag should always go to the right.

💜Four Star Sight-reading and Ear Tests: Level 4

  1. Go online to RCM’s ear training and musicianship and do the Level 4 exercises.

  2. Getting 10 / 10 half of the time.

💚Piano Adventures: Sight-reading, Level 3B

  1. Continue on from page 23

The Avalanche,

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

  1. Finish learning

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

  1. Great work on expression. Continue to gradually speed build WITH the expression you have now.

Rotate these each week. I will hear one of them each week and not in any particular order.

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

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

  3. The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

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

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

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

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

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

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

  10. 💚💚German Dance in B-flat Major, Hob. IX:22, no. 5 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 2, A)

    1. Drop wrists lower with a hook finger when you have two-note slurs in the RH.

  11. 💚💚Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (b. 1956) (L. 2, B)

  12. 💚💙 Ecossaise in G Major WoO 23 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 2, A)

  13. 💚 💚 Menuetto in C Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

    1. Work on building tempo

  14. 💚💙 Allegretto in C Major by Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748-1798) (L. 2, A)

  15. 💚 💚 Invention in C Major by Renée Christopher (L. 2, C)

    1. Dynamics

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

  17. 💚💙Cornelius Gurlitt 1820-1901) Etude in D Minor, Op. 82 No. 65 (L. 2, Etude)

    1. Careful of hiccups in the pedal

  18. 💚💚Colored Windows by Edna Mae Burnam (L. 2, Etude)

    1. No pulling on the keys. Plant and move forward. Round 5th finger. Top voices.

  19. 💚💚Feelin’ Good by Christopher Norton (L. 2, Etude)

  20. 💚💚Etude in C Major Op 36 No. 22 by Alexander Gedike (L. 2, Etude)

  21. 💚💚Burgmuller, The Limpid Stream, Op. 100 No. 7 (non-RCM)

  22. 💚Burgmuller, Innocence. Op. 100 No. 5

  23. 💚💚Ann Crosby-Gaudet, Periwinkle Twinkle (L. 2 B)

October 28, 2022

💜RCMCP Technique Level 4

Do the highlighted items

💜HANON NO. 5 (work up to m.m. 88) Two Octaves

  1. G Major (please correct your mistakes if you make them while practicing Close Loud and Staccato).

    1. Position further up into the black. Legato fingers (close to the keys), accent practice.

    2. 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.

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

      1. Relaxed shoulders

    4. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per half note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

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

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

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

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

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

    (No. 9: left off at m.m. 88 in C Major)

    (No. 8: left off at m.m. 72 in F Major

💜Level 4, Unit 3

  1. Single stem 8th notes: the flag should always go to the right.

💜Four Star Sight-reading and Ear Tests: Level 4

  1. Go online to RCM’s ear training and musicianship and do the Level 4 exercises.

  2. Getting 10 / 10 half of the time.

💜Piano Adventures: Sight-reading, Level 3B

  1. Remember that the number one priority is: steady pulse. It’s ok to make mistakes or make up notes if you need to. I’d rather hear a steady beat.

The Avalanche,

💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2

  1. Learn

💚Ballade

  1. mm. 1-2 - the sound should be consistent in each note of the triad: soft and short. LH should be the same type of sound quality.

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

  1. Pass next week with markings in Newzik.

Rotate these each week. I will hear one of them each week and not in any particular order.

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

  2. The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

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

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

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

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

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

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

  9. 💚💚German Dance in B-flat Major, Hob. IX:22, no. 5 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 2, A)

    1. Drop wrists lower with a hook finger when you have two-note slurs in the RH.

  10. 💚💚Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (b. 1956) (L. 2, B)

  11. 💚💙 Ecossaise in G Major WoO 23 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 2, A)

  12. 💚 💚 Menuetto in C Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

    1. Work on building tempo

  13. 💚💙 Allegretto in C Major by Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748-1798) (L. 2, A)

  14. 💚 💚 Invention in C Major by Renée Christopher (L. 2, C)

    1. Dynamics

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

  16. 💚💙Cornelius Gurlitt 1820-1901) Etude in D Minor, Op. 82 No. 65 (L. 2, Etude)

    1. Careful of hiccups in the pedal

  17. 💚💚Colored Windows by Edna Mae Burnam (L. 2, Etude)

    1. No pulling on the keys. Plant and move forward. Round 5th finger. Top voices.

  18. 💚💚Feelin’ Good by Christopher Norton (L. 2, Etude)

  19. 💚💚Etude in C Major Op 36 No. 22 by Alexander Gedike (L. 2, Etude)

  20. 💚💚Burgmuller, The Limpid Stream, Op. 100 No. 7 (non-RCM)

  21. 💚Burgmuller, Innocence. Op. 100 No. 5

  22. 💚💚Ann Crosby-Gaudet, Periwinkle Twinkle (L. 2 B)

October 20, 2022 (4 of 5)

💚RCMCP Technique Level 4

Do the highlighted items

💚HANON NO. 5 (work up to m.m. 88) Two Octaves

  1. G Major (please correct your mistakes if you make them while practicing Close Loud and Staccato).

    1. Position further up into the black. Legato fingers (close to the keys), accent practice.

    2. 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.

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

      1. Relaxed shoulders

    4. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per half note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

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

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

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

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

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

    (No. 9: left off at m.m. 88 in C Major)

    (No. 8: left off at m.m. 72 in F Major

💚Level 4, Unit 3

  1. Single stem 8th notes: the flag should always go to the right.

💚Four Star Sight-reading and Ear Tests: Level 4

  1. Go online to RCM’s ear training and musicianship and do the Level 4 exercises.

  2. Getting 10 / 10 half of the time.

💜Piano Adventures: Sight-reading, Level 3B

  1. Remember that the number one priority is: steady pulse. It’s ok to make mistakes or make up notes if you need to. I’d rather hear a steady beat.

The Avalanche,

New Piece Next Week

💚Ballade

  1. See the red pen.

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

  1. Clean up trills

  2. Final tempo next week.

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

  1. Fix the green markings.

Rotate these each week. I will hear one of them each week and not in any particular order.

  1. The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

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

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

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

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

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

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

  8. 💚💚German Dance in B-flat Major, Hob. IX:22, no. 5 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 2, A)

    1. Drop wrists lower with a hook finger when you have two-note slurs in the RH.

  9. 💚💚Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (b. 1956) (L. 2, B)

  10. 💚💙 Ecossaise in G Major WoO 23 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 2, A)

  11. 💚 💚 Menuetto in C Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

    1. Work on building tempo

  12. 💚💙 Allegretto in C Major by Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748-1798) (L. 2, A)

  13. 💚 💚 Invention in C Major by Renée Christopher (L. 2, C)

    1. Dynamics

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

  15. 💚💙Cornelius Gurlitt 1820-1901) Etude in D Minor, Op. 82 No. 65 (L. 2, Etude)

    1. Careful of hiccups in the pedal

  16. 💚💚Colored Windows by Edna Mae Burnam (L. 2, Etude)

    1. No pulling on the keys. Plant and move forward. Round 5th finger. Top voices.

  17. 💚💚Feelin’ Good by Christopher Norton (L. 2, Etude)

  18. 💚💚Etude in C Major Op 36 No. 22 by Alexander Gedike (L. 2, Etude)

  19. 💚💚Burgmuller, The Limpid Stream, Op. 100 No. 7 (non-RCM)

  20. 💚Burgmuller, Innocence. Op. 100 No. 5

  21. 💚💚Ann Crosby-Gaudet, Periwinkle Twinkle (L. 2 B)

October 13, 2022 (3 of 5)

💚RCMCP Technique Level 4

Do the highlighted items

💚HANON NO. 5 (work up to m.m. 88) Two Octaves (last week on this)

  1. G Major (please correct your mistakes if you make them while practicing Close Loud and Staccato).

    1. Remember to raise your wrists at the top of the patten.

    2. Close Loud 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.

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

      1. Relaxed shoulders

    4. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per half note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

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

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

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

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

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

    (No. 9: left off at m.m. 88 in C Major)

    (No. 8: left off at m.m. 72 in F Major

❤️Level 4:

  1. Unit 2 - Triple read your instructions.

💜Four Star Sight-reading and Ear Tests: Level 4

  1. Go online to RCM’s ear training and musicianship and do the Level 4 exercises.

💚Piano Adventures: Sight-reading, Level 3B

  1. Remember that the number one priority is: steady pulse. It’s ok to make mistakes or make up notes if you need to. I’d rather hear a steady beat.

The Avalanche,

Ballade

  1. RH chords: higher wrist so you can poke better.

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

  1. See the red markings in Newzik.

  2. Practice these slowly

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

  1. 16th notes more articulate. Keep your body from leaning in on each of them. LH staccatos that immediately follow: keep them short.

Rotate these each week. I will hear one of them each week and not in any particular order.

  1. The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

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

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

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

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

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

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

  8. 💚💚German Dance in B-flat Major, Hob. IX:22, no. 5 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 2, A)

    1. Drop wrists lower with a hook finger when you have two-note slurs in the RH.

  9. 💚💚Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (b. 1956) (L. 2, B)

  10. 💚 Ecossaise in G Major WoO 23 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 2, A)

  11. 💚 💚 Menuetto in C Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

    1. Work on building tempo

  12. 💚 Allegretto in C Major by Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748-1798) (L. 2, A)

  13. 💚 💚 Invention in C Major by Renée Christopher (L. 2, C)

    1. Dynamics

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

  15. 💚Cornelius Gurlitt 1820-1901) Etude in D Minor, Op. 82 No. 65 (L. 2, Etude)

    1. Careful of hiccups in the pedal

  16. 💚💚Colored Windows by Edna Mae Burnam (L. 2, Etude)

    1. No pulling on the keys. Plant and move forward. Round 5th finger. Top voices.

  17. 💚💙Feelin’ Good by Christopher Norton (L. 2, Etude)

  18. 💚💚Etude in C Major Op 36 No. 22 by Alexander Gedike (L. 2, Etude)

  19. 💚💙Burgmuller, The Limpid Stream, Op. 100 No. 7 (non-RCM)

  20. 💚Burgmuller, Innocence. Op. 100 No. 5

  21. 💚💚Ann Crosby-Gaudet, Periwinkle Twinkle (L. 2 B)

October 6, 2022 (2 of 5)

💛RCMCP Technique Level 4

  1. Do the highlighted items

  2. Arpeggios:

    1. Driving a car - remember this for elbow position

    2. Close Loud (keep forward motion wrist happening)

    3. Then, very slowly legato

    1. Hands alone

    2. Don’t raise your elbow too much.

💚HANON NO. 5 (work up to m.m. 88) Two Octaves (last week on this)

  1. G Major (please correct your mistakes if you make them while practicing Close Loud and Staccato).

    1. Remember to raise your wrists at the top of the patten.

    2. Close Loud 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.

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

      1. Relaxed shoulders

    4. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per half note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

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

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

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

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

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

    (No. 9: left off at m.m. 88 in C Major)

    (No. 8: left off at m.m. 72 in F Major)

💚Level 4:

  1. Unit 2 - Triple read your instructions.

💜Four Star Sight-reading and Ear Tests: Level 4

  1. Go online to RCM’s ear training and musicianship and do the Level 4 exercises.

💚Piano Adventures: Sight-reading, Level 3B

  1. Remember that the number one priority is: steady pulse. It’s ok to make mistakes or make up notes if you need to. I’d rather hear a steady beat.

The Avalanche,

Ballade

  1. Learn

💚The Somersault King

  1. RH position: think of Burgmuller - drop into the key from the air.

  2. Fix fingering in mm. 8-14

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

  1. Working on trills

  2. All trill articulate - think about them before you start

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

  1. See the purple markings

  2. Incorporate movement with your body language, before AND after the moment.

Rotate these each week. I will hear one of them each week and not in any particular order.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  7. 💚💚German Dance in B-flat Major, Hob. IX:22, no. 5 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 2, A)

    1. Drop wrists lower with a hook finger when you have two-note slurs in the RH.

  8. 💚💚Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (b. 1956) (L. 2, B)

  9. 💚 Ecossaise in G Major WoO 23 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 2, A)

  10. 💚 💚 Menuetto in C Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

    1. Work on building tempo

  11. 💚 Allegretto in C Major by Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748-1798) (L. 2, A)

  12. 💚 💚 Invention in C Major by Renée Christopher (L. 2, C)

    1. Dynamics

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

  14. 💚Cornelius Gurlitt 1820-1901) Etude in D Minor, Op. 82 No. 65 (L. 2, Etude)

    1. Careful of hiccups in the pedal

  15. 💚💚Colored Windows by Edna Mae Burnam (L. 2, Etude)

    1. No pulling on the keys. Plant and move forward. Round 5th finger. Top voices.

  16. 💚💙Feelin’ Good by Christopher Norton (L. 2, Etude)

  17. 💚💚Etude in C Major Op 36 No. 22 by Alexander Gedike (L. 2, Etude)

  18. 💚💙Burgmuller, The Limpid Stream, Op. 100 No. 7 (non-RCM)

  19. 💚Burgmuller, Innocence. Op. 100 No. 5

  20. 💚💚Ann Crosby-Gaudet, Periwinkle Twinkle (L. 2 B)

September 29, 2022 (1 of 5)

RCMCP Technique Level 4

  1. Do the highlighted items

  2. Arpeggios:

    1. Driving a car - remember this for elbow position

    2. Close Loud

    3. Then, very slowly legato

    1. Hands alone

    2. Don’t do this fast.

HANON NO. 4 (work up to m.m. 88) Two Octaves (last week on this)

  1. G Major (please correct your mistakes if you make them while practicing Close Loud and Staccato).

    1. Remember to raise your wrists at the top of the patten.

    2. Close Loud 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.

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

      1. Relaxed shoulders

    4. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per half note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

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

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

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

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

    (No. 9: left off at m.m. 88 in C Major)

    (No. 8: left off at m.m. 72 in F Major)

Level 4:

  1. Unit 1 - Look at this with Dustin next time

Four Star Sight-reading and Ear Tests: Level 4

  1. You’re finishing set 10

  2. Work on sets 4-8 in Newzik or in your book.

❤️❤️❤️Piano Adventures: Sight-reading, Level 3a

  1. Dustin: bring this book next week

The Avalanche, Ballade or The Somersault King

  1. Choose

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

  1. See blue pen in Newzik

  2. All trill articulate - think about them before you start

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

  1. See the purple markings

  2. Add body language

Rotate these each week. I will hear one of them each week and not in any particular order.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  7. 💚💚German Dance in B-flat Major, Hob. IX:22, no. 5 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 2, A)

    1. Drop wrists lower with a hook finger when you have two-note slurs in the RH.

  8. 💚💚Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (b. 1956) (L. 2, B)

  9. 💚 Ecossaise in G Major WoO 23 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 2, A)

  10. 💚 💚 Menuetto in C Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

    1. Work on building tempo

  11. 💚 Allegretto in C Major by Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748-1798) (L. 2, A)

  12. 💚 💚 Invention in C Major by Renée Christopher (L. 2, C)

    1. Dynamics

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

  14. 💚Cornelius Gurlitt 1820-1901) Etude in D Minor, Op. 82 No. 65 (L. 2, Etude)

    1. Careful of hiccups in the pedal

  15. 💚💚Colored Windows by Edna Mae Burnam (L. 2, Etude)

    1. No pulling on the keys. Plant and move forward. Round 5th finger. Top voices.

  16. 💚💙Feelin’ Good by Christopher Norton (L. 2, Etude)

  17. 💚💚Etude in C Major Op 36 No. 22 by Alexander Gedike (L. 2, Etude)

  18. 💚💙Burgmuller, The Limpid Stream, Op. 100 No. 7 (non-RCM)

  19. 💚Burgmuller, Innocence. Op. 100 No. 5

  20. 💚💚Ann Crosby-Gaudet, Periwinkle Twinkle (L. 2 B)

August 19, 2022

🔴 - This was not prepared or it needs a lot of attention and focus this week.

🔵 - We didn’t get to this item but we may look at it next week.

🟡 - On the right track but it needs detailed attention.

🟢 - On the right track, great work!

⚫️ - No assignment this week. Do not practice this item.

Lesson Assignments

RCMCP Fall 2022 Level 4

TECHNIQUE

  1. RCMCP Technique Level 4

    💚

    1. Do the highlighted items

    2. Broken: more legato and be creative with your dynamics

      1. Close Loud

    3. Solid: chest out, shoulders down, feet flat, big sound.

      1. From the key

      2. Above the key: (always keep in motion when you’re in the air).

  2. HANON NO. 4 (work up to m.m. 88) Two Octaves

    💚

    1. G Major (please correct your mistakes if you make them while practicing Close Loud and Staccato).

      1. Close Loud 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 half note and work up to m.m. 88

        1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

        2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

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

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

    4. (No. 1: Left off at m.m. 80 in G Major)

    5. (No. 10: Left off at m.m 104 in C Major)

    6. (No. 9: left off at m.m. 88 in C Major)

    7. (No. 8: left off at m.m. 72 in F Major)

THEORY

💚

  1. Level 3, Unit 8 - fix the red.

  2. Level 4, Unit 1 - PREPARE

MUSICIANSHIP

  1. Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests: Level 4

    🟢

    1. We will check in with tests after you get to set 8.

    2. Work on sets 4-8 in Newzik or in your book.

READING

  1. Piano Adventures: Sightreading, Level 3a

    🖤

    1. Before you begin, do the rhythm in your head (not thinking about the tones - JUST THE RHYTHM)

    2. Move on from page 14. You’re doing well here!

    3. Please prepare silently in your mind for at LEAST 30 seconds before you begin any sightreading exercise.

REPERTOIRE:

  1. Air in B-flat Major by Handel

    1. Learn after Cool Cat

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

    💚

    1. SEE THE MARKINGS IN NEWZIK.

  3. Clementi Sonatina op. 36 no. 1: II: Andante

    💚

    1. Memorize

    2. Pass off next week with:

      1. Pedal clear

      2. All LH rests - be careful of them.

      3. Top voices when RH has 3rds

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

Repertoire Review List:

Rotate these each week. I will hear one of them each week and not in any particular order.

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

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

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

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

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

  6. 💚💚German Dance in B-flat Major, Hob. IX:22, no. 5 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 2, A)

    1. Drop wrists lower with a hook finger when you have two-note slurs in the RH.

  7. 💚💚Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (b. 1956) (L. 2, B)

  8. 💚 Ecossaise in G Major WoO 23 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 2, A)

  9. 💚 💚 Menuetto in C Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

    1. Work on building tempo

  10. 💚 Allegretto in C Major by Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748-1798) (L. 2, A)

  11. 💚 💚 Invention in C Major by Renée Christopher (L. 2, C)

    1. Dynamics

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

  13. 💚Cornelius Gurlitt 1820-1901) Etude in D Minor, Op. 82 No. 65 (L. 2, Etude)

    1. Careful of hiccups in the pedal

  14. 💚💚Colored Windows by Edna Mae Burnam (L. 2, Etude)

    1. No pulling on the keys. Plant and move forward. Round 5th finger. Top voices.

  15. 💚💙Feelin’ Good by Christopher Norton (L. 2, Etude)

  16. 💚💚Etude in C Major Op 36 No. 22 by Alexander Gedike (L. 2, Etude)

  17. 💚💙Burgmuller, The Limpid Stream, Op. 100 No. 7 (non-RCM)

  18. 💚Burgmuller, Innocence. Op. 100 No. 5

  19. 💚💚Ann Crosby-Gaudet, Periwinkle Twinkle (L. 2 B)

August 11, 2022

🔴 - This was not prepared or it needs a lot of attention and focus this week.

🔵 - We didn’t get to this item but we may look at it next week.

🟡 - On the right track but it needs detailed attention.

🟢 - On the right track, great work!

⚫️ - No assignment this week. Do not practice this item.

Lesson Assignments

TECHNIQUE

  1. RCMCP Technique Level 4

    💚

    1. Do the highlighted items

    2. Broken: more legato and be creative with your dynamics

    3. Solid: chest out, shoulders down, feet flat, big sound.

  2. HANON NO. 3 (work up to m.m. 88) Two Octaves

    💚

    1. G Major (please correct your mistakes if you make them while practicing Close Loud and Staccato).

      1. Close Loud 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 half note and work up to m.m. 88

        1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

        2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

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

    3. (No. 1: Left off at m.m. 80 in G Major)

    4. (No. 10: Left off at m.m 104 in C Major)

    5. (No. 9: left off at m.m. 88 in C Major)

    6. (No. 8: left off at m.m. 72 in F Major)

THEORY: Level 3

  1. Unit 8

    💚

    1. Complete the unit

MUSICIANSHIP

  1. Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests: Level 4

    🟢

    1. We will check in with tests after you get to set 8.

    2. Work on sets 4-8 in Newzik or in your book.

READING

  1. Piano Adventures: Sightreading, Level 2B

    🖤

    1. Before you begin, do the rhythm in your head (not thinking about the tones - JUST THE RHYTHM)

    2. Move on from page 14. You’re doing well here!

    3. Please prepare silently in your mind for at LEAST 30 seconds before you begin any sightreading exercise.

REPERTOIRE:

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

    💚

    1. Learn!

  2. Clementi Sonatina op. 36 no. 1: II: Andante

    💚

    1. Memorize

    2. Pass off next week with:

      1. Pedal clear

      2. All LH rests - be careful of them.

      3. Top voices when RH has 3rds

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

Repertoire Review List:

Rotate these each week. I will hear one of them each week and not in any particular order.

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

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

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

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

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

  6. 💚🔵German Dance in B-flat Major, Hob. IX:22, no. 5 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 2, A)

  7. 💚💚Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (b. 1956) (L. 2, B)

  8. 💚 Ecossaise in G Major WoO 23 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 2, A)

  9. 💚 💚 Menuetto in C Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

    1. Work on building tempo

  10. 💚 Allegretto in C Major by Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748-1798) (L. 2, A)

  11. 💚 💚 Invention in C Major by Renée Christopher (L. 2, C)

    1. Dynamics

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

  13. 💚Cornelius Gurlitt 1820-1901) Etude in D Minor, Op. 82 No. 65 (L. 2, Etude)

    1. Careful of hiccups in the pedal

  14. 💚💚Colored Windows by Edna Mae Burnam (L. 2, Etude)

    1. No pulling on the keys. Plant and move forward. Round 5th finger. Top voices.

  15. 💚Feelin’ Good by Christopher Norton (L. 2, Etude)

  16. 💚🔵Etude in C Major Op 36 No. 22 by Alexander Gedike (L. 2, Etude)

  17. 💚Burgmuller, The Limpid Stream, Op. 100 No. 7 (non-RCM)

  18. 💚Burgmuller, Innocence. Op. 100 No. 5

  19. 💚💚Ann Crosby-Gaudet, Periwinkle Twinkle (L. 2 B)

August 4, 2022

🔴 - This was not prepared or it needs a lot of attention and focus this week.

🔵 - We didn’t get to this item but we may look at it next week.

🟡 - On the right track but it needs detailed attention.

🟢 - On the right track, great work!

⚫️ - No assignment this week. Do not practice this item.

Lesson Assignments

Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate Program: May 19th 12:15 pm

  1. Level 3

    1. List A: Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 by Johann Sebastian Bach

    2. List B: Clementi Sonatina no. 1

    3. List C: Funny Puppy by Anne Crosby Gaudet

    4. Etude: L’Arabesque

    5. Etude: Left Alone

TECHNIQUE

  1. RCMCP Technique Level 4

    💚

    1. Do the highlighted items

    2. Broken: more legato and be creative with your dynamics

    3. Solid: chest out, shoulders down, feet flat, big sound.

  2. HANON NO. 2 (work up to m.m. 80) Two Octaves

    💛

    1. G Major (please correct your mistakes if you make them while practicing Close Loud and Staccato).

      1. Close Loud 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 half note and work up to m.m. 88

        1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

        2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

    2. (No. 1: Left off at m.m. 80 in G Major)

    3. (No. 10: Left off at m.m 104 in C Major)

    4. (No. 9: left off at m.m. 88 in C Major)

    5. (No. 8: left off at m.m. 72 in F Major)

THEORY: Level 3

  1. Unit 7

    🔴

    1. Fix the red pen.

MUSICIANSHIP

  1. Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests: Level 4

    🟢

    1. We will check in with tests after you get to set 8.

    2. Work on sets 4-8 in Newzik or in your book.

READING

  1. Piano Adventures: Sightreading, Level 2B

    🖤

    1. Before you begin, do the rhythm in your head (not thinking about the tones - JUST THE RHYTHM)

    2. Move on from page 14. You’re doing well here!

    3. Please prepare silently in your mind for at LEAST 30 seconds before you begin any sightreading exercise.

REPERTOIRE:

  1. Clementi Sonatina op. 36 no. 1: II: Andante

    💚

    1. SING EVERY RH NOTE

    2. don’t change the quality of your pedal

    3. LH keep quiet.

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

    💛

    1. Let’s pass this off next week with all red and blue markings

  3. Left Alone by Joyce Grill (b. 1936)(L. 3, Etude)

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

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

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

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

Repertoire Review List:

Rotate these each week. I will hear one of them each week and not in any particular order.

  1. Clementi Sonatina op. 36 no. 1 in C Major: Movement 1

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

  3. 💚🔵German Dance in B-flat Major, Hob. IX:22, no. 5 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 2, A)

  4. 💚💚Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (b. 1956) (L. 2, B)

  5. 💚 Ecossaise in G Major WoO 23 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 2, A)

  6. 💚 💚 Menuetto in C Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

    1. Work on building tempo

  7. 💚 Allegretto in C Major by Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748-1798) (L. 2, A)

  8. 💚 💚 Invention in C Major by Renée Christopher (L. 2, C)

    1. Dynamics

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

  10. 💚Cornelius Gurlitt 1820-1901) Etude in D Minor, Op. 82 No. 65 (L. 2, Etude)

    1. Careful of hiccups in the pedal

  11. 💚💚Colored Windows by Edna Mae Burnam (L. 2, Etude)

    1. No pulling on the keys. Plant and move forward. Round 5th finger. Top voices.

  12. 💚Feelin’ Good by Christopher Norton (L. 2, Etude)

  13. 💚🔵Etude in C Major Op 36 No. 22 by Alexander Gedike (L. 2, Etude)

  14. 💚Burgmuller, The Limpid Stream, Op. 100 No. 7 (non-RCM)

  15. 💚Burgmuller, Innocence. Op. 100 No. 5

  16. 💚💚Ann Crosby-Gaudet, Periwinkle Twinkle (L. 2 B)

JuLY 28, 2022

🔴 - This was not prepared or it needs a lot of attention and focus this week.

🔵 - We didn’t get to this item but we may look at it next week.

🟡 - On the right track but it needs detailed attention.

🟢 - On the right track, great work!

⚫️ - No assignment this week. Do not practice this item.

Lesson Assignments

Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate Program: May 19th 12:15 pm

  1. Level 3

    1. List A: Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 by Johann Sebastian Bach

    2. List B: Clementi Sonatina no. 1

    3. List C: Funny Puppy by Anne Crosby Gaudet

    4. Etude: L’Arabesque

    5. Etude: Left Alone

TECHNIQUE

  1. RCMCP Technique Level 4

    💚

    1. Do the highlighted items

    2. Broken: more legato and be creative with your dynamics

    3. Solid: chest out, shoulders down, feet flat, big sound.

  2. HANON NO. 1 (work up to m.m. 80) Two Octaves

    💛

    1. G Major (please correct your mistakes if you make them while practicing Close Loud and Staccato).

      1. Close Loud 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 half note and work up to m.m. 88

        1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

        2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

    2. (No. 10: Left off at m.m 104 in C Major)

    3. (No. 9: left off at m.m. 88 in C Major)

    4. (No. 8: left off at m.m. 72 in F Major)

THEORY: Level 3

  1. Unit 7

    💜

    1. Fix the red pen.

MUSICIANSHIP

  1. Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests: Level 4

    💜

    1. Review previous sets

    2. Complete Set 5 in Newzik or in your book.

READING

  1. Piano Adventures: Sightreading, Level 2B

    🖤

    1. Before you begin, do the rhythm in your head (not thinking about the tones - JUST THE RHYTHM)

    2. Move on from page 14. You’re doing well here!

    3. Please prepare silently in your mind for at LEAST 30 seconds before you begin any sightreading exercise.

REPERTOIRE:

  1. Clementi Sonatina op. 36 no. 1: II: Andante

    💚

    1. Add pedal

    2. Sing melody

    3. LH even softer when you add pedal.

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

    💚

    1. Speed build to m.m. 138

    2. Keep dynamics

    3. Fix dynamics pedaling voicing at the end.

  3. Left Alone by Joyce Grill (b. 1936)(L. 3, Etude)

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

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

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

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

Repertoire Review List:

Rotate these each week. I will hear one of them each week and not in any particular order.

  1. Clementi Sonatina op. 36 no. 1 in C Major: Movement 1

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

  3. 💚German Dance in B-flat Major, Hob. IX:22, no. 5 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 2, A)

  4. 💚💚Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (b. 1956) (L. 2, B)

  5. 💚 Ecossaise in G Major WoO 23 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 2, A)

  6. 💚 💚 Menuetto in C Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

    1. Work on building tempo

  7. 💚 Allegretto in C Major by Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748-1798) (L. 2, A)

  8. 💚 💚 Invention in C Major by Renée Christopher (L. 2, C)

    1. Dynamics

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

  10. 💚Cornelius Gurlitt 1820-1901) Etude in D Minor, Op. 82 No. 65 (L. 2, Etude)

    1. Careful of hiccups in the pedal

  11. 💚💚Colored Windows by Edna Mae Burnam (L. 2, Etude)

    1. No pulling on the keys. Plant and move forward. Round 5th finger. Top voices.

  12. 💚Feelin’ Good by Christopher Norton (L. 2, Etude)

  13. 💚Etude in C Major Op 36 No. 22 by Alexander Gedike (L. 2, Etude)

  14. 💚Burgmuller, The Limpid Stream, Op. 100 No. 7 (non-RCM)

  15. 💚Burgmuller, Innocence. Op. 100 No. 5

  16. 💚💚Ann Crosby-Gaudet, Periwinkle Twinkle (L. 2 B)