April 12, 2025

April 12, 2025 Dustin Gledhill

RCM Level 4: Score of 96 (Regional Gold Medal!) Perform a level 6 piece?

RCM Level 5: Fall 2023 (November 30th)

RCM Level 6: Fall 2024?

LESSON ASSIGNMENTS

recital 💚Linus & Lucy (April 27 Recital)

Page 4 and first three measures of page 5: close-loud twice a day, then three medium tempo markings 80, 88, 96, 104 = quarter note.

This jazzy classic is best known from A Charlie Brown Christmas. Vince Guaraldi created a whole vibe with just a few chords — bouncy, cheerful, and instantly recognizable from the first few measures.

recital 💚Beethoven Für Elise

Measures 19-33: close-loud twice a day, then three medium tempo markings 72 80 and 88 = 8th note, 80
More draaaama in dynamics.
See all yellow highlights - need to be fixed by next lesson.

Beethoven probably didn’t mean for this piece to become his greatest hit — but “Für Elise” is now one of the most recognized piano pieces in the world. This piece was composed in 1810, but it was not discovered and published until forty years after his death.

Storm?

💛Bach, Invention No. 1 in C Major

All detached 8ths - sticky staccato
Continue to bring this back into your fingers.

🖤Chopin, Prelude in D-flat Major

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

Fix the purple pen on page 51
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)

💚Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8
🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

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

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)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

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

I’M LOOKING FOR YOUR POSITION ON THE KEYBOARD - NO MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT ALL!
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 14, 2025

March 14, 2025 Dustin Gledhill

RCM Level 4: Score of 96 (Regional Gold Medal!) Perform a level 6 piece?

RCM Level 5: Fall 2023 (November 30th)

RCM Level 6: Fall 2024?

LESSON ASSIGNMENTS

#1💚Laura

Please ask Elliott if you will be adding any pedal for the April 27th final recital.

#2💚Beethoven Für Elise (April 27 Recital)

Measure 23: popcorn!
More draaaama in dynamics.
See all yellow highlights - need to be fixed by next lesson.

#3💜Odeon (April 27 Recital)

Focus on rhythm this week.

#4💛Bach, Invention No. 1 in C Major (April 27 Recital)

All detached 8ths - sticky staccato
Continue to bring this back into your fingers.

#5💚Linus & Lucy (April 27 Recital)

Hand Position in Measure 5:
1. Get into an A-flat 2nd inversion chord.
2. Notice where your thumb is on the E-flat
3. Keep wrist alignment and hand placement on the keyboard when you play the figure.
4. Start by playing the top voice legato (drop / pop wrist)
5. Then bottom voice lightly
6. Then together.
Finish learning the end
1. RH is a bit mushy. More tidy attacks.
Add the outro descending 4ths (see your videos)

🖤Chopin, Prelude in D-flat Major

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

Fix the purple pen on page 51
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)

💚Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8
🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

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

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)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

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

I’M LOOKING FOR YOUR POSITION ON THE KEYBOARD - NO MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT ALL!
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 28, 2025

February 28, 2025 Dustin Gledhill

RCM Level 4: Score of 96 (Regional Gold Medal!) Perform a level 6 piece?

RCM Level 5: Fall 2023 (November 30th)

RCM Level 6: Fall 2024?

LESSON ASSIGNMENTS

💜New piece on hold

💚Laura

Connect note more but without pedal.

💚Beethoven Für Elise

Measure 23: popcorn!
Measure 59 and on: LH hold the note down longer while you pedal so there are no hiccups. (Think of line in Morse code vs dot in Morse code)
See all yellow highlights - need to be fixed by next lesson.

💚Odeon

Rotate technical tools for page three to clean it up.

💜Bach, Invention No. 1 in C Major

Review by starting at random measures

💚Linus & Lucy

RH is a bit mushy. More tidy attacks.
Add a touch of pedal so you can connect the melody notes.
Page 6 - transition into the jazz section: listen to the audio in Newzik.

🖤Chopin, Prelude in D-flat Major

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

Fix the purple pen on page 51
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)

💚Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8
🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

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

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)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

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

I’M LOOKING FOR YOUR POSITION ON THE KEYBOARD - NO MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT ALL!
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 31 & February 14, 2025

January 31, 2025 Dustin Gledhill

RCM Level 4: Score of 96 (Regional Gold Medal!) Perform a level 6 piece?

RCM Level 5: Fall 2023 (November 30th)

RCM Level 6: Fall 2024?

LESSON ASSIGNMENTS

💚Beethoven Für Elise

Page 3 - practice off and on with m.m. 86. This also needs pedal!
❤️Look for the blue highlights and red pen for instructions.
Play in January 12th class.

💚Odeon

Work on keeping shoulders relaxed.
First and second pages - use page 3 technique. The weak beats are too surfacy. They need forward action of the wrist to make each note sound.
Overall, this needs to be crispy potato chips - not soggy fries.

💜Bach, Invention No. 1 in C Major

Review by starting at random measures

💚Linus & Lucy

Relearn fingering AGAIN by playing this very slowly - legato upper notes, letting go of the bottom notes.
Measure 25 and section B: How do we approach the chords? From above the key. See the notes in Newzik. 🖐️ =💣
Learn section C by Friday.

🖤Chopin, Prelude in D-flat Major

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

Fix the purple pen on page 51
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)

💚Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8
🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

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

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)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

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

I’M LOOKING FOR YOUR POSITION ON THE KEYBOARD - NO MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT ALL!
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 26, 2025

January 26, 2025 Dustin Gledhill

RCM Level 4: Score of 96 (Regional Gold Medal!) Perform a level 6 piece?

RCM Level 5: Fall 2023 (November 30th)

RCM Level 6: Fall 2024?

LESSON ASSIGNMENTS

💚Beethoven Für Elise

Page 3 - practice off and on with m.m. 86. This also needs pedal!
❤️Look for the blue highlights and red pen for instructions.
Play in January 12th class.

💚Odeon

Work on keeping shoulders relaxed.
First and second pages - use page 3 technique. The weak beats are too surfacy. They need forward action of the wrist to make each note sound.
Overall, this needs to be crispy potato chips - not soggy fries.
Play in Jan 12th class.

💜Bach, Invention No. 1 in C Major

Review by starting at random measures

💚Linus & Lucy

Relearn fingering AGAIN by playing this very slowly - legato upper notes, letting go of the bottom notes.
Measure 25 and section B: How do we approach the chords? From above the key. See the notes in Newzik. 🖐️ =💣
Learn section C by Friday.

Chopin, Prelude in D-flat Major (wait)

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

Fix the purple pen on page 51
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)

💚Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8
🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

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

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)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

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

I’M LOOKING FOR YOUR POSITION ON THE KEYBOARD - NO MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT ALL!
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 4, 2025

January 4, 2025 Dustin Gledhill

RCM Level 4: Score of 96 (Regional Gold Medal!) Perform a level 6 piece?

RCM Level 5: Fall 2023 (November 30th)

RCM Level 6: Fall 2024?

LESSON ASSIGNMENTS

💚Beethoven Für Elise

Page 3 - practice off and on with m.m. 86. This also needs pedal!
❤️Look for the blue highlights and red pen for instructions.
Play in January 12th class.

💚Odeon

Work on keeping shoulders relaxed.
First and second pages - use page 3 technique. The weak beats are too surfacy. They need forward action of the wrist to make each note sound.
Overall, this needs to be crispy potato chips - not soggy fries.
Play in Jan 12th class.

💜Bach, Invention No. 1 in C Major

Review by starting at random measures

❤️Linus & Lucy

Relearn fingering and have page 1 done by next lesson.

Chopin, Prelude in D-flat Major (wait)

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

Fix the purple pen on page 51
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)

💚Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8
🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

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

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)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

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

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

December29, 2024

December 29, 2024 Dustin Gledhill

RCM Level 4: Score of 96 (Regional Gold Medal!) Perform a level 6 piece?

RCM Level 5: Fall 2023 (November 30th)

RCM Level 6: Fall 2024?

LESSON ASSIGNMENTS

💚Beethoven Für Elise

Look for the blue highlights and red pen for instructions.
Play in January 12th class.

💚Odeon

Work on keeping shoulders relaxed.
More spark with the dynamics - especially the swells to forte. They need to be more assertive - stronger.
Play in Jan 12th class.

💜Bach, Invention No. 1 in C Major

Review by starting at random measures

💚Linus & Lucy

Prepare at least the first two pages.

Chopin, Prelude in D-flat Major (wait)

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

Fix the purple pen on page 51
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)

💚Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8
🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

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

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)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

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

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

December 6, 2024

December 6, 2024 Dustin Gledhill

RCM Level 4: Score of 96 (Regional Gold Medal!) Perform a level 6 piece?

RCM Level 5: Fall 2023 (November 30th)

RCM Level 6: Fall 2024?

LESSON ASSIGNMENTS

Lotus Blossom

More melody
Less LH repeated notes in broken harmony
Pedal in middle section

💚Beethoven Für Elise

Look at markings for section B. Have ready for next week. 🐕

💚Odeon

Practice page 3 in sections as we practiced at the lesson.
- With, without, with, without, with music - RH, LH, HT

💜Bach, Invention No. 1 in C Major

Review by starting at random measures

🖤Linus & Lucy

Prepare at least the first two pages.

Chopin, Prelude in D-flat Major (wait)

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

Fix the purple pen on page 51
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)

💚Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8
🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

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

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)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

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

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

November 22, 2024

November 22, 2024 Dustin Gledhill

RCM Level 4: Score of 96 (Regional Gold Medal!) Perform a level 6 piece?

RCM Level 5: Fall 2023 (November 30th)

RCM Level 6: Fall 2024?

LESSON ASSIGNMENTS

Lotus Blossom

More melody
Less LH repeated notes in broken harmony
Pedal in middle section

💚Beethoven Für Elise

Learn section B

💚Odeon

Send Dustin a video or audio recording of mm. 53-55 by November 25th. Metronome 80 per quarter note. Completely polished.
Spot remaining purple sections.

💜Bach, Invention No. 1 in C Major

Review by starting at random measures

🖤Linus & Lucy

Prepare at least the first two pages.

Chopin, Prelude in D-flat Major (wait)

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

Fix the purple pen on page 51
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)

💚Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8
🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

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

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)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

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

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

November 8, 2024

November 8, 2024 Dustin Gledhill

RCM Level 4: Score of 96 (Regional Gold Medal!) Perform a level 6 piece?

RCM Level 5: Fall 2023 (November 30th)

RCM Level 6: Fall 2024?

LESSON ASSIGNMENTS

Lotus Blossom

More melody
Less LH repeated notes in broken harmony
Pedal in middle section

💚Beethoven Für Elise

Learn first section.

💚Linus & Lucy

Prepare at least the first two pages.

💚Odeon

Page 1: Spot the indicated section. LH don’t cut the dotted 8ths short.
Page 2: come off the chords very short but clear.

💜Bach, Invention No. 1 in C Major

Review by starting at random measures
Play in October 27th group class if you are attending

❤️The Virtuoso Pianist: pp. 51-52

Prepare these scales and chord progressions
Warm up with them each practice session.

Chopin, Prelude in D-flat Major (wait)

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

Fix the purple pen on page 51
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)

💚Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8
🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

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

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)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

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

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

October 18, 2024

October 18, 2024 Dustin Gledhill

RCM Level 4: Score of 96 (Regional Gold Medal!) Perform a level 6 piece?

RCM Level 5: Fall 2023 (November 30th)

RCM Level 6: Fall 2024?

LESSON ASSIGNMENTS

Lotus Blossom

More melody
Less LH repeated notes in broken harmony
Pedal in middle section

💚Linus & Lucy

💚Odeon

Page 1: Spot the indicated section. LH don’t cut the dotted 8ths short.
Page 2: come off the chords very short but clear.

💜Bach, Invention No. 1 in C Major

Review by starting at random measures
Play in October 27th group class if you are attending

❤️The Virtuoso Pianist: pp. 51-52

Prepare these scales and chord progressions
Warm up with them each practice session.

Chopin, Prelude in D-flat Major (wait)

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

Fix the purple pen on page 51
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)

💚Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8
🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

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

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)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

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

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

September 28, 2024

September 28, 2024 Dustin Gledhill

RCM Level 4: Score of 96 (Regional Gold Medal!) Perform a level 6 piece?

RCM Level 5: Fall 2023 (November 30th)

RCM Level 6: Fall 2024?

LESSON ASSIGNMENTS

Lotus Blossom

More melody
Less LH repeated notes in broken harmony
Pedal in middle section

💛Odeon

Page 2 without stops and fix articulation.
Page 1 small to large section practicing to m.m. 88 per quarter note. Remember the SLAP 👋 the keys
Page 3 Learn to the END buster.

💜Bach, Invention No. 1 in C Major

Review by starting at random measures
Play in October 27th group class if you are attending.

❤️The Virtuoso Pianist: pp. 51-52

Prepare these scales and chord progressions
Warm up with them each practice session.

Chopin, Prelude in D-flat Major (wait)

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

Fix the purple pen on page 51
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)

💚Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8
🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

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

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)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

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

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

September 13, 2024

September 13, 2024 Dustin Gledhill

RCM Level 4: Score of 96 (Regional Gold Medal!) Perform a level 6 piece?

RCM Level 5: Fall 2023 (November 30th)

RCM Level 6: Fall 2024?

LESSON ASSIGNMENTS

Odeon

Page 2 without stops / pauses
Page 1 increase speed with expression
Page 3 learn mm. 37-44

💚Bach, Invention No. 1 in C Major

Review by starting at random measures
Play in October 27th group class if you are attending.

The Virtuoso Pianist: pp. 51-52

Prepare these scales and chord progressions
Warm up with them each practice session.

Chopin, Prelude in D-flat Major (wait)

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

Fix the purple pen on page 51
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)

💚Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8
🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week.

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

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)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

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

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

August 29, 2024 (1:12-20)

August 29, 2024 Dustin Gledhill

RCM Level 4: Score of 96 (Regional Gold Medal!) Perform a level 6 piece?

RCM Level 5: Fall 2023 (November 30th)

RCM Level 6: Fall 2024?

LESSON ASSIGNMENTS

Odeon - finish page 1 and 2.

Chopin, Prelude in D-flat Major (wait)

💚Bach, Invention No. 1 in C Major

Speed-build two measures at a time

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

Fix the purple pen on page 51
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)

💚Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8
🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

💜RCMCP Technique Level 6 (at least 10 min a day)

See green highlighted items in the RCM Syllabus.
Start with CLOSE LOUD
Followed by HIGH LOUD
Followed by LEGATO

Rotate these each week.

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

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)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

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

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

August 16, 2024 (2:50 - 3:40)

August 16, 2024 Dustin Gledhill

RCM Level 4: Score of 96 (Regional Gold Medal!) Perform a level 6 piece?

RCM Level 5: Fall 2023 (November 30th)

RCM Level 6: Fall 2024?

LESSON ASSIGNMENTS

Odeon - finish page 1 and 2.

Chopin, Prelude in D-flat Major (wait)

💚Bach, Invention No. 1 in C Major

Speed-build two measures at a time

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

Fix the purple pen on page 51
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)

💚Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8
🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

💜RCMCP Technique Level 6 (at least 10 min a day)

See green highlighted items in the RCM Syllabus.
Start with CLOSE LOUD
Followed by HIGH LOUD
Followed by LEGATO

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

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

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)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

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

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

August 2, 2024 (60 min)

August 2, 2024 Dustin Gledhill

RCM Level 4: Score of 96 (Regional Gold Medal!) Perform a level 6 piece?

RCM Level 5: Fall 2023 (November 30th)

RCM Level 6: Fall 2024?

LESSON ASSIGNMENTS

Odeon

Chopin, Prelude in D-flat Major

💚Bach, Invention No. 1 in C Major

Speed-build two measures at a time

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

Fix the purple pen on page 51
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)

💚Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8
🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

💜RCMCP Technique Level 6 (at least 10 min a day)

See green highlighted items in the RCM Syllabus.
Start with CLOSE LOUD
Followed by HIGH LOUD
Followed by LEGATO

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

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

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)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

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

I’M LOOKING FOR YOUR POSITION ON THE KEYBOARD - NO MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT ALL!
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 10, 2024 (45)

July 10, 2024 Dustin Gledhill

RCM Level 4: Score of 96 (Regional Gold Medal!) Perform a level 6 piece?

RCM Level 5: Fall 2023 (November 30th)

RCM Level 6: Fall 2024?

2024 Final Recital: May 19th 1:00 pm

Sonatina in A Minor Brenda
Dancing Scales
Chopin, Waltz in A minor
River City Blues

LESSON ASSIGNMENTS

💚Bach, Invention No. 1 in C Major

By July 25th, Have learned to the end with the new expressive markings no faster than m.m. 76. See how many hidden Easter eggs you can find.

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

Fix the purple pen on page 51
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)

💚Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8
🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

💜RCMCP Technique Level 6 (at least 10 min a day)

See green highlighted items in the RCM Syllabus.
Start with CLOSE LOUD
Followed by HIGH LOUD
Followed by LEGATO

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

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

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)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

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

I’M LOOKING FOR YOUR POSITION ON THE KEYBOARD - NO MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT ALL!
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 11, 2024

June 11, 2024 Dustin Gledhill

RCM Level 4: Score of 96 (Regional Gold Medal!) Perform a level 6 piece?

RCM Level 5: Fall 2023 (November 30th)

RCM Level 6: Fall 2024?

2024 Final Recital: May 19th 1:00 pm

Sonatina in A Minor Brenda
Dancing Scales
Chopin, Waltz in A minor
River City Blues

LESSON ASSIGNMENTS

💜SIGHT-READING: (3-5 min a day)

💚Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8
🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

💜RCMCP Technique Level 6 (at least 10 min a day)

See green highlighted items in the RCM Syllabus.
Start with CLOSE LOUD
Followed by HIGH LOUD
Followed by LEGATO

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

Fix the purple pen on page 51
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

💚Bach, Invention No. 1 in C Major

Identify all of the “full subject” and highlight each of them. Don’t worry about the inversions and retrogrades (upside down and backward)
Memorize hands apart, two mm. at a time, then together.
Think about cadences, sequences, etc.

💜Octave Exercise: HANDS TOGETHER (wrists need to be in-movement)

Hands alone scales.
Don’t repeat the top note or stop at the top.
G, D, A Major

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

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

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)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

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

I’M LOOKING FOR YOUR POSITION ON THE KEYBOARD - NO MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT ALL!
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 30 & May 9 , 14, 2024

April 30, 2024 Dustin Gledhill

RCM Level 4: Score of 96 (Regional Gold Medal!) Perform a level 6 piece?

RCM Level 5: Fall 2023 (November 30th)

RCM Level 6: Fall 2024?

2024 Final Recital: May 19th 1:00 pm

Sonatina in A Minor Brenda
Dancing Scales
Chopin, Waltz in A minor
River City Blues

LESSON ASSIGNMENTS

💜RICE-READING: (3-5 min a day)

💚Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8
🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

❤️Sight Reading

Please start your practice with a sight-reading assignment every practice session. Use level 6 Four Star

💜Level 6 Unit 4 Intervals due by June 4th

Bach Invention No. 1 in C Major
- Start!

💚Four Star Sight-reading and Ear Tests: Level 6

PREPARE: Set 2

💚RCMCP Technique Level 6 (at least 10 min a day)

See green highlighted items in the RCM Syllabus.
These need to be correct on the first try.

Start with CLOSE LOUD
Followed by HIGH LOUD
Followed by LEGATO

💚Octave Exercise: HANDS TOGETHER (wrists need to be in-movement)

Hands alone scales.
Don’t repeat the top note or stop at the top.
G, D, A Major

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

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

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)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

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

I’M LOOKING FOR YOUR POSITION ON THE KEYBOARD - NO MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT ALL!
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 9 & 17 (45 min), 2024

April 9, 2024 Dustin Gledhill

RCM Level 4: Score of 96 (Regional Gold Medal!) Perform a level 6 piece?

RCM Level 5: Fall 2023 (November 30th)

RCM Level 6: Fall 2024?

2024 Final Recital: May 19th 1:00 pm

Dancing Scales
Sonatina in A Minor Brenda
Chopin, Waltz in A minor
River City Blues

LESSON ASSIGNMENTS

💜Level 6 Unit 3 Rhythm & Meter

Please finish the unit.

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

Continue to work this for your recital:
1. See blue pen.

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

Continue to work this for your recital:
1. See blue pen.
2. More mediums tempo practice.

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

One measure at a time, memorize the second page by doing the following:
1. Study the measure with hands in lap.
2. Play with music off
3. Study the music to make sure it was correct.
4. Fix any issues.
5. Repeat correctly 3 times.
6. Move on to the next measure and add two together, then four, then six.
New List A piece Level 6

💚Four Star Sight-reading and Ear Tests: Level 6

PREPARE: Set 2

💚RCMCP Technique Level 6 (at least 10 min a day)

See green highlighted items in the RCM Syllabus.
These need to be correct on the first try.

Start with CLOSE LOUD
Followed by HIGH LOUD
Followed by LEGATO

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

Bring back for recital practice on April 25th.

💚Octave Exercise: HANDS TOGETHER (wrists need to be in-movement)

Hands alone scales.
Don’t repeat the top note or stop at the top.
G, D, A Major

💜RICE-READING: (3-5 min a day)

💚Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 8
🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

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

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

💚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

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)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

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

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

LESSON ASSIGNMENTS

recital 💚Linus & Lucy (April 27 Recital)

recital 💚Beethoven Für Elise

Storm?

💛Bach, Invention No. 1 in C Major

🖤Chopin, Prelude in D-flat Major

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

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

Rotate these each week.

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

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

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

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

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

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

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

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

LESSON ASSIGNMENTS

#1💚Laura

#2💚Beethoven Für Elise (April 27 Recital)

#3💜Odeon (April 27 Recital)

#4💛Bach, Invention No. 1 in C Major (April 27 Recital)

#5💚Linus & Lucy (April 27 Recital)

🖤Chopin, Prelude in D-flat Major

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

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

Rotate these each week.

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

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

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

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

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

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

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

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

LESSON ASSIGNMENTS

💚Laura

💚Beethoven Für Elise

💚Odeon

💜Bach, Invention No. 1 in C Major

💚Linus & Lucy

🖤Chopin, Prelude in D-flat Major

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

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

Rotate these each week.

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

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

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

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

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

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

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

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

LESSON ASSIGNMENTS

💚Beethoven Für Elise

💚Odeon

💜Bach, Invention No. 1 in C Major

💚Linus & Lucy

🖤Chopin, Prelude in D-flat Major

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

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

Rotate these each week.

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

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

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

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

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

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

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

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

LESSON ASSIGNMENTS

💚Beethoven Für Elise

💚Odeon

💜Bach, Invention No. 1 in C Major

💚Linus & Lucy

Chopin, Prelude in D-flat Major (wait)

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

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

Rotate these each week.

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