September 21, 2026 (75 min · in-person)

2026-2027 Events

• October 17-18, 2026 — Group Classes

• December 5-6, 2026 — Group Classes

• January 24, 2027 — Performance Class & Guest Artist Workshop

• February 27-28, 2027 — Group Classes

• April 10-11, 2027 — Group Classes

• May 22, 2027 — Student Final Recital

How to Practice

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

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

2. Press Start, read the assignment, practice.

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

4. Press Next practice item and go again.

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

Some assignments finish. Those carry a Done for the Week button. Press it when the job is done and the assignment comes off your list. Technique and repertoire don't have one; those are every day.

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

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

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

Log every practice session from today. The competition starts October 1 — practicing and logging now is how we get the kinks out.

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

[PRACTICE TOOLS]

Setup

1. 🟩 Three-ring binder — print your music

THIS WEEK: Get the binder and print all five: technique, Clementi, Musette, Twilight Prelude, Arabesque.

• One-time assignment.

• Get a three-ring binder and a hole punch.

• Print and file: technical requirements, Clementi, Musette, Twilight Prelude, Arabesque.

• Keep the binder open at the piano instead of working out of Newzik.

Technique

All four scales, same method

• Hands alone first if you need it, then hands together.

• Three times in a row correctly, using the spotting counter.

• Focus on N, F and P. No tempo, no metronome yet.

• Stay further inside the black keys. Your wrist is sitting low and the finger position is off after time away.

2. 🟩 Technical Requirements for Piano, Level 3 (RCM) — D major

THIS WEEK: Hands together.

• Hands together.

3. 🟩 Technical Requirements for Piano, Level 3 (RCM) — B harmonic minor

THIS WEEK: Hands together. It is the relative minor of D major.

• Remind yourself this is the relative minor of D major.

4. 🟩 Technical Requirements for Piano, Level 3 (RCM) — B melodic minor

THIS WEEK: Hands together.

5. 🟩 Technical Requirements for Piano, Level 3 (RCM) — F major

THIS WEEK: Hands together. Start where the book says two.

• Start where the book says two.

Theory

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

THIS WEEK: Pages 59 to 63, then finish the unit.

⏱ Max 5 minutes per practice session.

• Pages 59 to 63.

• Work inside Newzik.

• When the timer goes off, stop and move to the next assignment.

• Finish the unit before the next lesson, then press Done for the Week.

Musicianship

7. 🟩 Four Star, Level 3, Set 7

THIS WEEK: One day of the set per practice session, Days 1 through 5.

• One day of the set per practice session. No time limit — press Start and see how long it takes.

• After the fifth day the set is done. Press Done for the Week.

Repertoire

Clementi — brick practice

• Four small chunks. Spotting counter, NFPE, right hand then left hand then hands together, three correct in a row each. Skip R.

• Do each chunk one time and the Practice Guide joins them into bigger ones by itself.

• Goal for the week: measures 1 to 16 back in your fingers. Anywhere up to 24 is better.

8. 🟩 Sonatina in C major, Op. 36 No. 1, Vivace (Clementi) — listen

THIS WEEK: Listen all the way through once a day while you follow your music.

• Once a day, first thing. Listen all the way through while you follow your music.

🎥 Clementi, hands together, measures 1 to 16 https://youtube.com/shorts/udVvwB3dX88

9. 🟩 Sonatina in C major, Op. 36 No. 1, Vivace (Clementi), mm. 1-4

THIS WEEK: One round of mm. 1-4. Start here.

Brick practice: combine the chunks after one round each.

• Start here.

10. 🟩 Sonatina in C major, Op. 36 No. 1, Vivace (Clementi), mm. 5-8

THIS WEEK: One round of mm. 5-8.

• Same as before.

11. 🟩 Sonatina in C major, Op. 36 No. 1, Vivace (Clementi), mm. 9-12

THIS WEEK: One round of mm. 9-12.

• Same as before.

12. 🟩 Sonatina in C major, Op. 36 No. 1, Vivace (Clementi), mm. 13-16

THIS WEEK: One round of mm. 13-16.

• Same as before.

Repertoire

13. 🟩 Musette in D major, BWV Anh. 126 (Anonymous), mm. 17-20

THIS WEEK: Spot mm. 17-20 through NFPER: right hand, left hand, then together.

• Spotting counter, NFPER — this one includes R.

• Right hand, left hand, hands together.

• For the rhythm pass, no faster than 96 per eighth note.

• D.C. al Fine: play the repeat, then play through to the Fine.

14. 🟩 Twilight Prelude (Springer)

THIS WEEK: Relearn from the beginning, two to four measures at a time.

⏱ Max 4 minutes per practice session.

• Relearn from the beginning, two to four measures at a time.

• Right hand, left hand, hands together, in chunks, until it comes back.

• No spotting counter on this one. Just the timer.

15. 🟩 Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Burgmüller)

THIS WEEK: Left hand only, all the way through.

⏱ Max 3 minutes per practice session.

• Left hand only, through the whole piece.

• Focus: the fifth finger actually sounding in the A minor triads.

Goals This Year

Aiming for RCM Level 3 in November.

Technique Toolbox

Close-loud — for fast scale-like passages that need finger independence.

Play the key with a strong attack, close the finger to the key, forward-motion wrist, then relax immediately while the key is still down.

Accent practice — for the same kind of passage.

Use close-loud on one note of a small group, rotating which note gets it while all the others stay fast and soft.

Review List

Practice starting from any measure of any piece below.

RCM Level 2

💚 Minuet in G major, K. 1e (Mozart) (List A)

💚 The Waltz That Floated Away (List B)

💚 Canon in D major (Czerny) (Etude)

RCM Level 1

💚 Angelfish (Anne Crosby Gaudet) (List B)

RCM Preparatory B

💚 Leaping the Waves with Dolphins (Barbara Arens)

💜 To Fly Like an Eagle

Duet

💚 Jingle Bells (duet)

June 23, 2026 (0.75 hr)

2026-2027 Events

• October 17-18, 2026 — Group Classes

• December 5-6, 2026 — Group Classes

• January 24, 2027 — Performance Class & Guest Artist Workshop

• February 27-28, 2027 — Group Classes

• April 10-11, 2027 — Group Classes

• May 22, 2027 — Student Final Recital

How to Practice

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

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

2. Read the assignment, press Start, practice.

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

4. Press Next practice item and go again.

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

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

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

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

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

[PRACTICE TOOLS]

Technique

1. 🟨 Technical Requirements for Piano, Level 3 (RCM)

⏱ Max 7 minutes per practice session.

Final tempo on F major, D major and B minor, all forms.

Learn the notes for D minor forms.

Simon Says Click Scales

• Have someone, or something, make a sound to tell you when to switch direction in the scale.

• Start slowly and build speed gradually.

• Keep the same fingering you use for two-octave scales.

• Hands alone first, then hands together.

Repertoire

2. 🟩 Sonatina in C major, Op. 36 No. 1, Vivace (Clementi)

From Six Progressive Sonatinas for the Piano Forte, Op. 36. RCM Level 3, List B.

Learn to measure 36. Hands alone first, then together, in small chunks with repetition.

Learn this in four-measure chunks using NFPER.

3. 🟪 Musette in D major, BWV Anh. 126 (Bach)

RCM Level 3, List A.

See the green and blue markings in your score. Have those fixed by your next lesson.

4. 🟪 Twilight Prelude (Springer)

RCM Level 3, List C.

Review one time each week until Musette is finished.

5. 🟩 Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Burgmüller)

RCM Level 3, Etude.

Theory

6. 🟪 Identifying Intervals

Take the bottom note of the interval as the tonic of a major or minor scale, then ask yourself whether the upper note belongs to that scale.

• Even intervals sit line to space, or space to line.

• Odd intervals sit line to line, or space to space.

• Unisons, 4ths, 5ths and 8ths are perfect intervals, and they are found in both the major and the minor scale.

Goals This Year

• Aiming for RCM Level 3 in November.

Technique Toolbox

Close-loud — for fast scale-like passages that need finger independence.

Play the key with a strong attack, close the finger to the key, forward-motion wrist, then relax immediately while the key is still down.

Accent practice — for the same kind of passage.

Use close-loud on one note of a small group, rotating which note gets it while all the others stay fast and soft.

Review List

Practice starting from any measure of any piece below.

Level 2

💚 Minuet in G major, K. 1e (Mozart) (List A)

💚 The Waltz That Floated Away (List B)

💚 Canon in D major (Czerny) (Etude)

Level 1

💚 Angelfish (Anne Crosby Gaudet) (List B)

Preparatory B

💚 Leaping the Waves with Dolphins (Barbara Arens)

💜 To Fly Like an Eagle

Duet

💚 Jingle Bells (duet)

June 9, 2026

Aiming for RCM Level 3 in November

Listen to your

🟨RCM Technique Level 3

1. Make a comment in the comment section below every time you practice this.

2. Learn notes for F Major, and play the game below with D Major and B minor forms.

3. “Simon Says Click Scales”

   1. Have someone or something make a sound to indicate when you switch direction in the scale.

   2. Gradually build your speed after starting slowly.

   3. Keep the same fingering that you would for two-octave scales.

   4. Start with hands alone, then move to hands together.

🟥Clementi Sonataina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 1, Vivace (L. 3, B)

Six Progressive Sonatinas for the Piano Forte, op. 36

1. Learn to at least measure 16

2. Please please learn this in four measure chunks using NFPER

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

1. Please see green and blue markings. Please have these fixed for your next lesson.

🟩Twilight Prelude by Mike Springer (L. 3, C)

1. Review one time each week until finished with Musette

🟩Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Etude Level 3)

1. Review one time each week at a very slow tempo. No faster than 72 per quarter note.

⬛️Four Star Sight Reading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Prepare Set 8: “Four_Star_03_06”

⬛️SIGHTREADING 2A PDF

1. Prepare pages 45-49 of the PDF

   1. Remember to count before you begin.

   2. Remember the play the ties

2. SET A METRONOME TO 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

   1. STUDY THE TIME SIGNATURE

   2. DO THE RHYTHM IN YOUR HEAD

   3. THEN STUDY THE NOTE NAMES IN YOUR HEAD AND THE DIRECTION OF THE NOTES

   4. THEN PLAY WITH A STEADY SLOW BEAT.

   5. KEEP YOUR WRISTS UP

   6. DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU’RE GIVING EACH HALF NOTE TWO BEATS! 🥸

   7. WHEN YOU FINISH, ASK YOURSELF WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. FIX IT IN YOUR HEAD AND DO IT AGAIN!

⬛️Etude Level 3 (second one) choose one in major and possibly playful.

⬛️ Theory, Level 2, Unit 6: Prepare pages 59 to the end of the unit.

1. How to identify intervals:

   1. Identify the size

   2. Identify the bottom note of the interval as the tonic of a major or minor scale

   3. Ask yourself if the upper note is part of the major or minor scale.

      1. Tips:

         1. even intervals are found on line to space or space to line notes.

         2. odd intervals are found on line to line and space to space notes.

         3. Unisons, 4ths, 5ths, and 8ths are perfect intervals and found in both the major and minor scales.

Technique 🧰 Toolbox

1. Close-loud (for fast scale-like passages needing needing independence of fingers).

   1. Play the key with a strong attack, close finger to the key, forward-motion wrist, then immediately relax while still depressing the key.

2. Accent practice (for fast scale-like passges needing

   1. Use the close-loud technique in a small group of notes, rotating which note is using close-loud while all others fast and soft.

Review Repertoire:

Practice starting from any measure of any piece below.

1. 🟩Minuet in G Major, K 1 e by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

2. 🟩The Waltz That Floated Away (L. 2, B)

3. 🟩Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

4. 🟩Etude in D Major by Czerny (L. 2, Etude)

5. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

6. 💚Leaping the Waves with Dolphins by Barbara Arens (Prep B)

7. 💜To Fly Like an Eagle (Prep B)

8. Jingle Bells Duet

💚RCM Exam Level 1 - Remote

1. January 11, 2025 - 6 pm

2. Repertoire:

   1. Detectives by Christine Donkin (Etude, L. 1)

   2. Minuet in D Major by Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) (L. 1, A)

   3. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

   4. Young Ludwig Exploring by Forrest Kinney (L. 1, C)

June 1, 2026 ℗

Aiming for RCM Level 3 in November

🟩RCM Technique Level 3

1. Make a comment in the comment section below every time you practice this.

2. Learn notes for F Major, and play the game below with D Major and B minor forms.

3. “Simon Says Click Scales”

   1. Have someone or something make a sound to indicate when you switch direction in the scale.

   2. Gradually build your speed after starting slowly.

   3. Keep the same fingering that you would for two-octave scales.

   4. Start with hands alone, then move to hands together.

🟩Clementi Sonataina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 1, Vivace (L. 3, B)

Six Progressive Sonatinas for the Piano Forte, op. 36

1. Start learning in four-measure chunks! Discover which measures are the same in the exposition and the recapitulation.

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

1. Please see green and blue markings. Please have these fixed for your next lesson.

🟩Twilight Prelude by Mike Springer (L. 3, C)

1. Review one time each week until finished with Musette

🟩Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Etude Level 3)

1. Review one time each week at a very slow tempo. No faster than 72 per quarter note.

⬛️Four Star Sight Reading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Prepare Set 8: “Four_Star_03_06”

⬛️SIGHTREADING 2A PDF

1. Prepare pages 45-49 of the PDF

   1. Remember to count before you begin.

   2. Remember the play the ties

2. SET A METRONOME TO 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

   1. STUDY THE TIME SIGNATURE

   2. DO THE RHYTHM IN YOUR HEAD

   3. THEN STUDY THE NOTE NAMES IN YOUR HEAD AND THE DIRECTION OF THE NOTES

   4. THEN PLAY WITH A STEADY SLOW BEAT.

   5. KEEP YOUR WRISTS UP

   6. DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU’RE GIVING EACH HALF NOTE TWO BEATS! 🥸

   7. WHEN YOU FINISH, ASK YOURSELF WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. FIX IT IN YOUR HEAD AND DO IT AGAIN!

⬛️Etude Level 3 (second one) choose one in major and possibly playful.

⬛️ Theory, Level 2, Unit 6: Prepare pages 59 to the end of the unit.

1. How to identify intervals:

   1. Identify the size

   2. Identify the bottom note of the interval as the tonic of a major or minor scale

   3. Ask yourself if the upper note is part of the major or minor scale.

      1. Tips:

         1. even intervals are found on line to space or space to line notes.

         2. odd intervals are found on line to line and space to space notes.

         3. Unisons, 4ths, 5ths, and 8ths are perfect intervals and found in both the major and minor scales.

Technique 🧰 Toolbox

1. Close-loud (for fast scale-like passages needing needing independence of fingers).

   1. Play the key with a strong attack, close finger to the key, forward-motion wrist, then immediately relax while still depressing the key.

2. Accent practice (for fast scale-like passges needing

   1. Use the close-loud technique in a small group of notes, rotating which note is using close-loud while all others fast and soft.

Review Repertoire:

Practice starting from any measure of any piece below.

1. 🟩Minuet in G Major, K 1 e by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

2. 🟩The Waltz That Floated Away (L. 2, B)

3. 🟩Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

4. 🟩Etude in D Major by Czerny (L. 2, Etude)

5. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

6. 💚Leaping the Waves with Dolphins by Barbara Arens (Prep B)

7. 💜To Fly Like an Eagle (Prep B)

8. Jingle Bells Duet

💚RCM Exam Level 1 - Remote

1. January 11, 2025 - 6 pm

2. Repertoire:

   1. Detectives by Christine Donkin (Etude, L. 1)

   2. Minuet in D Major by Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) (L. 1, A)

   3. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

   4. Young Ludwig Exploring by Forrest Kinney (L. 1, C)

May 26, 2026 (virtual)

• January 12th Grade: 1.5 of 4

• January 19th Grade: 2.75 of 4

• January 26th Grade: 3 of 4

• February 3, 2026 Grade: 3.5 of 4

• February 9, 2026 Grade: 2.95 of 4

PRINT OUT YOUR MUSIC SO YOU CAN USE YOUR IPAD FOR THE VIDEO ASSIGNMENTS AND HAVE YOUR MUSIC ON THE MUSIC STAND.

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

1. Pause until after the recital

🟨Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Etude Level 3)

1. Close-loud hands together every day - no faster than 112 per 16th note. Remember forward wrist on each note!

2. Then in sections no faster than m.m. 60 per quarter note. This is your chance to exaggerate everything - dynamics, movements, etc.

3. Then entire piece at 108 per quarter note.

4. Practcie starting from random measures 3 different spots per day.

🟨Twilight Prelude by Mike Springer (L. 3, C)

1. Please do this hands alone and together multiple times, in sections (at least three times each), then make the sections bigger and bigger until you can play the entire thing without pauses.

⬛️RCM Technique Level 3

1. Practice with video

⬛️Four Star Sight Reading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Prepare Set 8: “Four_Star_03_06”

⬛️SIGHTREADING 2A PDF

1. Prepare pages 45-49 of the PDF

   1. Remember to count before you begin.

   2. Remember the play the ties

2. SET A METRONOME TO 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

   1. STUDY THE TIME SIGNATURE

   2. DO THE RHYTHM IN YOUR HEAD

   3. THEN STUDY THE NOTE NAMES IN YOUR HEAD AND THE DIRECTION OF THE NOTES

   4. THEN PLAY WITH A STEADY SLOW BEAT.

   5. KEEP YOUR WRISTS UP

   6. DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU’RE GIVING EACH HALF NOTE TWO BEATS! 🥸

   7. WHEN YOU FINISH, ASK YOURSELF WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. FIX IT IN YOUR HEAD AND DO IT AGAIN!

⬛️Etude Level 3 (second one) choose one in major and possibly playful.

⬛️ Theory, Level 2, Unit 6: Prepare pages 59 to the end of the unit.

1. How to identify intervals:

   1. Identify the size

   2. Identify the bottom note of the interval as the tonic of a major or minor scale

   3. Ask yourself if the upper note is part of the major or minor scale.

      1. Tips:

         1. even intervals are found on line to space or space to line notes.

         2. odd intervals are found on line to line and space to space notes.

         3. Unisons, 4ths, 5ths, and 8ths are perfect intervals and found in both the major and minor scales.

⬛️Clementi Sonataina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 1, Vivace (L. 3, B)

Technique 🧰 Toolbox

1. Close-loud (for fast scale-like passages needing needing independence of fingers).

   1. Play the key with a strong attack, close finger to the key, forward-motion wrist, then immediately relax while still depressing the key.

2. Accent practice (for fast scale-like passges needing

   1. Use the close-loud technique in a small group of notes, rotating which note is using close-loud while all others fast and soft.

Review Repertoire:

Practice starting from any measure of any piece below.

1. 🟩Minuet in G Major, K 1 e by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

2. 🟩The Waltz That Floated Away (L. 2, B)

3. 🟩Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

4. 🟩Etude in D Major by Czerny (L. 2, Etude)

5. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

6. 💚Leaping the Waves with Dolphins by Barbara Arens (Prep B)

7. 💜To Fly Like an Eagle (Prep B)

8. Jingle Bells Duet

💚RCM Exam Level 1 - Remote

1. January 11, 2025 - 6 pm

2. Repertoire:

   1. Detectives by Christine Donkin (Etude, L. 1)

   2. Minuet in D Major by Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) (L. 1, A)

   3. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

   4. Young Ludwig Exploring by Forrest Kinney (L. 1, C)

May 18, 2026

• January 12th Grade: 1.5 of 4

• January 19th Grade: 2.75 of 4

• January 26th Grade: 3 of 4

• February 3, 2026 Grade: 3.5 of 4

• February 9, 2026 Grade: 2.95 of 4

PRINT OUT YOUR MUSIC SO YOU CAN USE YOUR IPAD FOR THE VIDEO ASSIGNMENTS AND HAVE YOUR MUSIC ON THE MUSIC STAND.

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

1. Try to learn for the recital!

🟨Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Etude Level 3)

1. Close-loud hands together every day - no faster than 112 per 16th note. Remember forward wrist on each note!

2. Then in sections no faster than m.m. 60 per quarter note. This is your chance to exaggerate everything - dynamics, movements, etc.

3. Then entire piece at 108 per quarter note.

4. Practcie starting from random measures 3 different spots per day.

🟨Twilight Prelude by Mike Springer (L. 3, C)

1. Please do this hands alone and together multiple times, in sections (at least three times each), then make the sections bigger and bigger until you can play the entire thing without pauses.

⬛️RCM Technique Level 3

1. Practice with video

⬛️Four Star Sight Reading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Prepare Set 8: “Four_Star_03_06”

⬛️SIGHTREADING 2A PDF

1. Prepare pages 45-49 of the PDF

   1. Remember to count before you begin.

   2. Remember the play the ties

2. SET A METRONOME TO 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

   1. STUDY THE TIME SIGNATURE

   2. DO THE RHYTHM IN YOUR HEAD

   3. THEN STUDY THE NOTE NAMES IN YOUR HEAD AND THE DIRECTION OF THE NOTES

   4. THEN PLAY WITH A STEADY SLOW BEAT.

   5. KEEP YOUR WRISTS UP

   6. DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU’RE GIVING EACH HALF NOTE TWO BEATS! 🥸

   7. WHEN YOU FINISH, ASK YOURSELF WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. FIX IT IN YOUR HEAD AND DO IT AGAIN!

⬛️Etude Level 3 (second one) choose one in major and possibly playful.

⬛️ Theory, Level 2, Unit 6: Prepare pages 59 to the end of the unit.

1. How to identify intervals:

   1. Identify the size

   2. Identify the bottom note of the interval as the tonic of a major or minor scale

   3. Ask yourself if the upper note is part of the major or minor scale.

      1. Tips:

         1. even intervals are found on line to space or space to line notes.

         2. odd intervals are found on line to line and space to space notes.

         3. Unisons, 4ths, 5ths, and 8ths are perfect intervals and found in both the major and minor scales.

⬛️Clementi Sonataina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 1, Vivace (L. 3, B)

Technique 🧰 Toolbox

1. Close-loud (for fast scale-like passages needing needing independence of fingers).

   1. Play the key with a strong attack, close finger to the key, forward-motion wrist, then immediately relax while still depressing the key.

2. Accent practice (for fast scale-like passges needing

   1. Use the close-loud technique in a small group of notes, rotating which note is using close-loud while all others fast and soft.

Review Repertoire:

Practice starting from any measure of any piece below.

1. 🟩Minuet in G Major, K 1 e by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

2. 🟩The Waltz That Floated Away (L. 2, B)

3. 🟩Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

4. 🟩Etude in D Major by Czerny (L. 2, Etude)

5. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

6. 💚Leaping the Waves with Dolphins by Barbara Arens (Prep B)

7. 💜To Fly Like an Eagle (Prep B)

8. Jingle Bells Duet

💚RCM Exam Level 1 - Remote

1. January 11, 2025 - 6 pm

2. Repertoire:

   1. Detectives by Christine Donkin (Etude, L. 1)

   2. Minuet in D Major by Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) (L. 1, A)

   3. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

   4. Young Ludwig Exploring by Forrest Kinney (L. 1, C)

May 13, 2026 (virtual 60 min)

• January 12th Grade: 1.5 of 4

• January 19th Grade: 2.75 of 4

• January 26th Grade: 3 of 4

• February 3, 2026 Grade: 3.5 of 4

• February 9, 2026 Grade: 2.95 of 4

PRINT OUT YOUR MUSIC SO YOU CAN USE YOUR IPAD FOR THE VIDEO ASSIGNMENTS AND HAVE YOUR MUSIC ON THE MUSIC STAND.

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

1. Try to learn for the recital!

🟪🟥RCM Technique Level 3

1. Practice with video

🟨Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Etude Level 3)

1. Practice with video

🟨Twilight Prelude by Mike Springer (L. 3, C)

1. Practice with the video.

🟥Four Star Sight Reading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Prepare Set 8: “Four_Star_03_06”

🟥SIGHTREADING 2A PDF

1. Prepare pages 45-49 of the PDF

   1. Remember to count before you begin.

   2. Remember the play the ties

2. SET A METRONOME TO 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

   1. STUDY THE TIME SIGNATURE

   2. DO THE RHYTHM IN YOUR HEAD

   3. THEN STUDY THE NOTE NAMES IN YOUR HEAD AND THE DIRECTION OF THE NOTES

   4. THEN PLAY WITH A STEADY SLOW BEAT.

   5. KEEP YOUR WRISTS UP

   6. DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU’RE GIVING EACH HALF NOTE TWO BEATS! 🥸

   7. WHEN YOU FINISH, ASK YOURSELF WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. FIX IT IN YOUR HEAD AND DO IT AGAIN!

🟪Etude Level 3 (second one) choose one in major and possibly playful.

🟥Theory, Level 2, Unit 6: Prepare pages 59 to the end of the unit.

1. How to identify intervals:

   1. Identify the size

   2. Identify the bottom note of the interval as the tonic of a major or minor scale

   3. Ask yourself if the upper note is part of the major or minor scale.

      1. Tips:

         1. even intervals are found on line to space or space to line notes.

         2. odd intervals are found on line to line and space to space notes.

         3. Unisons, 4ths, 5ths, and 8ths are perfect intervals and found in both the major and minor scales.

⬛️Clementi Sonataina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 1, Vivace (L. 3, B)

Technique 🧰 Toolbox

1. Close-loud (for fast scale-like passages needing needing independence of fingers).

   1. Play the key with a strong attack, close finger to the key, forward-motion wrist, then immediately relax while still depressing the key.

2. Accent practice (for fast scale-like passges needing

   1. Use the close-loud technique in a small group of notes, rotating which note is using close-loud while all others fast and soft.

Review Repertoire:

Practice starting from any measure of any piece below.

1. 🟩Minuet in G Major, K 1 e by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

2. 🟩The Waltz That Floated Away (L. 2, B)

3. 🟩Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

4. 🟩Etude in D Major by Czerny (L. 2, Etude)

5. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

6. 💚Leaping the Waves with Dolphins by Barbara Arens (Prep B)

7. 💜To Fly Like an Eagle (Prep B)

8. Jingle Bells Duet

💚RCM Exam Level 1 - Remote

1. January 11, 2025 - 6 pm

2. Repertoire:

   1. Detectives by Christine Donkin (Etude, L. 1)

   2. Minuet in D Major by Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) (L. 1, A)

   3. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

   4. Young Ludwig Exploring by Forrest Kinney (L. 1, C)

May 4, 2026 (45 min)

• January 12th Grade: 1.5 of 4

• January 19th Grade: 2.75 of 4

• January 26th Grade: 3 of 4

• February 3, 2026 Grade: 3.5 of 4

• February 9, 2026 Grade: 2.95 of 4

Group Class

1. Arabesque

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

1. Start learning hand alone then together, one small chunk at a time, AND SLOWLY.

🟥RCM Technique Level 3

1. Practice with video

🟥 Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Etude Level 3)

1. Practice with video

🟥🟥🟥Twilight Prelude by Mike Springer (L. 3, C)

1. Practice with the video.

🟥Four Star Sight Reading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Prepare Set 8: “Four_Star_03_06”

🟥SIGHTREADING 2A PDF

1. Prepare pages 45-49 of the PDF

   1. Remember to count before you begin.

   2. Remember the play the ties

2. SET A METRONOME TO 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

   1. STUDY THE TIME SIGNATURE

   2. DO THE RHYTHM IN YOUR HEAD

   3. THEN STUDY THE NOTE NAMES IN YOUR HEAD AND THE DIRECTION OF THE NOTES

   4. THEN PLAY WITH A STEADY SLOW BEAT.

   5. KEEP YOUR WRISTS UP

   6. DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU’RE GIVING EACH HALF NOTE TWO BEATS! 🥸

   7. WHEN YOU FINISH, ASK YOURSELF WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. FIX IT IN YOUR HEAD AND DO IT AGAIN!

🟪Etude Level 3 (second one) choose one in major and possibly playful.

🟥Theory, Level 2, Unit 6: Prepare pages 59 to the end of the unit.

1. How to identify intervals:

   1. Identify the size

   2. Identify the bottom note of the interval as the tonic of a major or minor scale

   3. Ask yourself if the upper note is part of the major or minor scale.

      1. Tips:

         1. even intervals are found on line to space or space to line notes.

         2. odd intervals are found on line to line and space to space notes.

         3. Unisons, 4ths, 5ths, and 8ths are perfect intervals and found in both the major and minor scales.

⬛️Clementi Sonataina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 1, Vivace (L. 3, B)

Technique 🧰 Toolbox

1. Close-loud (for fast scale-like passages needing needing independence of fingers).

   1. Play the key with a strong attack, close finger to the key, forward-motion wrist, then immediately relax while still depressing the key.

2. Accent practice (for fast scale-like passges needing

   1. Use the close-loud technique in a small group of notes, rotating which note is using close-loud while all others fast and soft.

Review Repertoire:

Practice starting from any measure of any piece below.

1. 🟩Minuet in G Major, K 1 e by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

2. 🟩The Waltz That Floated Away (L. 2, B)

3. 🟩Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

4. 🟩Etude in D Major by Czerny (L. 2, Etude)

5. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

6. 💚Leaping the Waves with Dolphins by Barbara Arens (Prep B)

7. 💜To Fly Like an Eagle (Prep B)

8. Jingle Bells Duet

💚RCM Exam Level 1 - Remote

1. January 11, 2025 - 6 pm

2. Repertoire:

   1. Detectives by Christine Donkin (Etude, L. 1)

   2. Minuet in D Major by Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) (L. 1, A)

   3. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

   4. Young Ludwig Exploring by Forrest Kinney (L. 1, C)

May 2, 2026 (Group Class Virtual)

• January 12th Grade: 1.5 of 4

• January 19th Grade: 2.75 of 4

• January 26th Grade: 3 of 4

• February 3, 2026 Grade: 3.5 of 4

• February 9, 2026 Grade: 2.95 of 4

Group Class

1. Arabesque

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

1. Start learning hand alone then together, one small chunk at a time, AND SLOWLY.

🟩RCM Technique Level 3

1. Practice with video

🟨 Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Etude Level 3)

1. Practice with video

🟥🟥Twilight Prelude by Mike Springer (L. 3, C)

1. Practice with the video.

🟩Four Star Sight Reading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Prepare Set 8: “Four_Star_03_06”

🟩SIGHTREADING 2A PDF

1. Prepare pages 45-49 of the PDF

   1. Remember to count before you begin.

   2. Remember the play the ties

2. SET A METRONOME TO 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

   1. STUDY THE TIME SIGNATURE

   2. DO THE RHYTHM IN YOUR HEAD

   3. THEN STUDY THE NOTE NAMES IN YOUR HEAD AND THE DIRECTION OF THE NOTES

   4. THEN PLAY WITH A STEADY SLOW BEAT.

   5. KEEP YOUR WRISTS UP

   6. DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU’RE GIVING EACH HALF NOTE TWO BEATS! 🥸

   7. WHEN YOU FINISH, ASK YOURSELF WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. FIX IT IN YOUR HEAD AND DO IT AGAIN!

🟪Etude Level 3 (second one) choose one in major and possibly playful.

🟪Theory, Level 2, Unit 6: Prepare pages 59 to the end of the unit.

1. How to identify intervals:

   1. Identify the size

   2. Identify the bottom note of the interval as the tonic of a major or minor scale

   3. Ask yourself if the upper note is part of the major or minor scale.

      1. Tips:

         1. even intervals are found on line to space or space to line notes.

         2. odd intervals are found on line to line and space to space notes.

         3. Unisons, 4ths, 5ths, and 8ths are perfect intervals and found in both the major and minor scales.

⬛️Clementi Sonataina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 1, Vivace (L. 3, B)

Technique 🧰 Toolbox

1. Close-loud (for fast scale-like passages needing needing independence of fingers).

   1. Play the key with a strong attack, close finger to the key, forward-motion wrist, then immediately relax while still depressing the key.

2. Accent practice (for fast scale-like passges needing

   1. Use the close-loud technique in a small group of notes, rotating which note is using close-loud while all others fast and soft.

Review Repertoire:

Practice starting from any measure of any piece below.

1. 🟩Minuet in G Major, K 1 e by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

2. 🟩The Waltz That Floated Away (L. 2, B)

3. 🟩Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

4. 🟩Etude in D Major by Czerny (L. 2, Etude)

5. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

6. 💚Leaping the Waves with Dolphins by Barbara Arens (Prep B)

7. 💜To Fly Like an Eagle (Prep B)

8. Jingle Bells Duet

💚RCM Exam Level 1 - Remote

1. January 11, 2025 - 6 pm

2. Repertoire:

   1. Detectives by Christine Donkin (Etude, L. 1)

   2. Minuet in D Major by Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) (L. 1, A)

   3. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

   4. Young Ludwig Exploring by Forrest Kinney (L. 1, C)

April 27, 2026 (60 min)

• January 12th Grade: 1.5 of 4

• January 19th Grade: 2.75 of 4

• January 26th Grade: 3 of 4

• February 3, 2026 Grade: 3.5 of 4

• February 9, 2026 Grade: 2.95 of 4

Group Class

1. Arabesque

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

1. Start learning hand alone then together, one small chunk at a time, AND SLOWLY.

🟩RCM Technique Level 3

1. Practice with video

🟨 Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Etude Level 3)

1. Practice with video

🟥🟥Twilight Prelude by Mike Springer (L. 3, C)

1. Practice with the video.

🟩Four Star Sight Reading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Prepare Set 8: “Four_Star_03_06”

🟩SIGHTREADING 2A PDF

1. Prepare pages 45-49 of the PDF

   1. Remember to count before you begin.

   2. Remember the play the ties

2. SET A METRONOME TO 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

   1. STUDY THE TIME SIGNATURE

   2. DO THE RHYTHM IN YOUR HEAD

   3. THEN STUDY THE NOTE NAMES IN YOUR HEAD AND THE DIRECTION OF THE NOTES

   4. THEN PLAY WITH A STEADY SLOW BEAT.

   5. KEEP YOUR WRISTS UP

   6. DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU’RE GIVING EACH HALF NOTE TWO BEATS! 🥸

   7. WHEN YOU FINISH, ASK YOURSELF WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. FIX IT IN YOUR HEAD AND DO IT AGAIN!

🟪Etude Level 3 (second one) choose one in major and possibly playful.

🟪Theory, Level 2, Unit 6: Prepare pages 59 to the end of the unit.

1. How to identify intervals:

   1. Identify the size

   2. Identify the bottom note of the interval as the tonic of a major or minor scale

   3. Ask yourself if the upper note is part of the major or minor scale.

      1. Tips:

         1. even intervals are found on line to space or space to line notes.

         2. odd intervals are found on line to line and space to space notes.

         3. Unisons, 4ths, 5ths, and 8ths are perfect intervals and found in both the major and minor scales.

⬛️Clementi Sonataina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 1, Vivace (L. 3, B)

Technique 🧰 Toolbox

1. Close-loud (for fast scale-like passages needing needing independence of fingers).

   1. Play the key with a strong attack, close finger to the key, forward-motion wrist, then immediately relax while still depressing the key.

2. Accent practice (for fast scale-like passges needing

   1. Use the close-loud technique in a small group of notes, rotating which note is using close-loud while all others fast and soft.

Review Repertoire:

Practice starting from any measure of any piece below.

1. 🟩Minuet in G Major, K 1 e by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

2. 🟩The Waltz That Floated Away (L. 2, B)

3. 🟩Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

4. 🟩Etude in D Major by Czerny (L. 2, Etude)

5. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

6. 💚Leaping the Waves with Dolphins by Barbara Arens (Prep B)

7. 💜To Fly Like an Eagle (Prep B)

8. Jingle Bells Duet

💚RCM Exam Level 1 - Remote

1. January 11, 2025 - 6 pm

2. Repertoire:

   1. Detectives by Christine Donkin (Etude, L. 1)

   2. Minuet in D Major by Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) (L. 1, A)

   3. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

   4. Young Ludwig Exploring by Forrest Kinney (L. 1, C)

April 20, 2026 (60 min)

• January 12th Grade: 1.5 of 4

• January 19th Grade: 2.75 of 4

• January 26th Grade: 3 of 4

• February 3, 2026 Grade: 3.5 of 4

• February 9, 2026 Grade: 2.95 of 4

Group Class

1. Arabesque

🟪Etude Level 3 (second one) choose one in major and possibly playful.

🟪Theory, Level 2, Unit 6: Prepare pages 59 to the end of the unit.

1. How to identify intervals:

   1. Identify the size

   2. Identify the bottom note of the interval as the tonic of a major or minor scale

   3. Ask yourself if the upper note is part of the major or minor scale.

      1. Tips:

         1. even intervals are found on line to space or space to line notes.

         2. odd intervals are found on line to line and space to space notes.

         3. Unisons, 4ths, 5ths, and 8ths are perfect intervals and found in both the major and minor scales.

🔴🔴🔴RCM Technique Level 3

1. 🤓Prepare D major and B minor scales with mm. 60 per quarter note.

   1. Remember: “where is finger 4?”

   2. These are hands together - learn them in small chunks.

   3. Don’t twist your wrists when crossing over or under.

🔴 Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Etude Level 3)

1. Daily 16th drills. Do the correct technical work on this so you don’t end up sounding like a 🍩

   1. Drop your wrist into the keys more.

   2. Close-loud

   3. Accent practice hands together (strong/weak) followed by (weak/strong).

   4. Don’t pull on the keys. Plant fingers roundly instead.

🔴Twilight Prelude by Mike Springer (L. 3, C)

1. m. 5 - fix RH fingering

2. m. 2 - LH don’t change pedal.

3. Speed-build to mm. 72 per half note: mm. 1-13

4. Learn to the end hands alone, then together.

🟪Four Star Sight Reading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Prepare Set 7: “Four_Star_03_06”

🟩SIGHTREADING 2A PDF

1. Prepare pages 45-49 of the PDF

   1. Remember to count before you begin.

   2. Remember the play the ties

2. SET A METRONOME TO 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

   1. STUDY THE TIME SIGNATURE

   2. DO THE RHYTHM IN YOUR HEAD

   3. THEN STUDY THE NOTE NAMES IN YOUR HEAD AND THE DIRECTION OF THE NOTES

   4. THEN PLAY WITH A STEADY SLOW BEAT.

   5. KEEP YOUR WRISTS UP

   6. DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU’RE GIVING EACH HALF NOTE TWO BEATS! 🥸

   7. WHEN YOU FINISH, ASK YOURSELF WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. FIX IT IN YOUR HEAD AND DO IT AGAIN!

⬛️Clementi Sonataina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 1, Vivace (L. 3, B)

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

Technique 🧰 Toolbox

1. Close-loud (for fast scale-like passages needing needing independence of fingers).

   1. Play the key with a strong attack, close finger to the key, forward-motion wrist, then immediately relax while still depressing the key.

2. Accent practice (for fast scale-like passges needing

   1. Use the close-loud technique in a small group of notes, rotating which note is using close-loud while all others fast and soft.

Review Repertoire:

Practice starting from any measure of any piece below.

1. 🟩Minuet in G Major, K 1 e by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

2. 🟩The Waltz That Floated Away (L. 2, B)

3. 🟩Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

4. 🟩Etude in D Major by Czerny (L. 2, Etude)

5. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

6. 💚Leaping the Waves with Dolphins by Barbara Arens (Prep B)

7. 💜To Fly Like an Eagle (Prep B)

8. Jingle Bells Duet

💚RCM Exam Level 1 - Remote

1. January 11, 2025 - 6 pm

2. Repertoire:

   1. Detectives by Christine Donkin (Etude, L. 1)

   2. Minuet in D Major by Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) (L. 1, A)

   3. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

   4. Young Ludwig Exploring by Forrest Kinney (L. 1, C)

April 6, 2026 (60 min)

• January 12th Grade: 1.5 of 4

• January 19th Grade: 2.75 of 4

• January 26th Grade: 3 of 4

• February 3, 2026 Grade: 3.5 of 4

• February 9, 2026 Grade: 2.95 of 4

Group Class

1. Arabesque

🟪Etude Level 3 (second one) choose

🟩Theory, Level 2, Unit 6: Prepare pages 59 to the end of the unit.

1. How to identify intervals:

   1. Identify the size

   2. Identify the bottom note of the interval as the tonic of a major or minor scale

   3. Ask yourself if the upper note is part of the major or minor scale.

      1. Tips:

         1. even intervals are found on line to space or space to line notes.

         2. odd intervals are found on line to line and space to space notes.

         3. Unisons, 4ths, 5ths, and 8ths are perfect intervals and found in both the major and minor scales.

🔴🔴RCM Technique Level 3

1. 🤓Prepare D major and B minor scales with mm. 60 per quarter note.

   1. Remember: “where is finger 4?”

   2. These are hands together - learn them in small chunks.

   3. Don’t twist your wrists when crossing over or under.

🟪 Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Etude Level 3)

1. Daily 16th drills. Do the correct technical work on this so you don’t end up sounding like a 🍩

   1. Drop your wrist into the keys more.

   2. Close-loud

   3. Accent practice hands together (strong/weak) followed by (weak/strong).

   4. Don’t pull on the keys. Plant fingers roundly instead.

🟪Twilight Prelude by Mike Springer (L. 3, C)

1. m. 5 - fix RH fingering

2. m. 2 - LH don’t change pedal.

3. Speed-build to mm. 72 per half note: mm. 1-13

4. Learn to the end hands alone, then together.

🟪Four Star Sight Reading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Prepare Set 7: “Four_Star_03_06”

🟩SIGHTREADING 2A PDF

1. Prepare pages 45-49 of the PDF

   1. Remember to count before you begin.

   2. Remember the play the ties

2. SET A METRONOME TO 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

   1. STUDY THE TIME SIGNATURE

   2. DO THE RHYTHM IN YOUR HEAD

   3. THEN STUDY THE NOTE NAMES IN YOUR HEAD AND THE DIRECTION OF THE NOTES

   4. THEN PLAY WITH A STEADY SLOW BEAT.

   5. KEEP YOUR WRISTS UP

   6. DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU’RE GIVING EACH HALF NOTE TWO BEATS! 🥸

   7. WHEN YOU FINISH, ASK YOURSELF WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. FIX IT IN YOUR HEAD AND DO IT AGAIN!

⬛️Clementi Sonataina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 1, Vivace (L. 3, B)

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

Technique 🧰 Toolbox

1. Close-loud (for fast scale-like passages needing needing independence of fingers).

   1. Play the key with a strong attack, close finger to the key, forward-motion wrist, then immediately relax while still depressing the key.

2. Accent practice (for fast scale-like passges needing

   1. Use the close-loud technique in a small group of notes, rotating which note is using close-loud while all others fast and soft.

Review Repertoire:

Practice starting from any measure of any piece below.

1. 🟩Minuet in G Major, K 1 e by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

2. 🟩The Waltz That Floated Away (L. 2, B)

3. 🟩Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

4. 🟩Etude in D Major by Czerny (L. 2, Etude)

5. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

6. 💚Leaping the Waves with Dolphins by Barbara Arens (Prep B)

7. 💜To Fly Like an Eagle (Prep B)

8. Jingle Bells Duet

💚RCM Exam Level 1 - Remote

1. January 11, 2025 - 6 pm

2. Repertoire:

   1. Detectives by Christine Donkin (Etude, L. 1)

   2. Minuet in D Major by Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) (L. 1, A)

   3. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

   4. Young Ludwig Exploring by Forrest Kinney (L. 1, C)

March 23, 2026

• January 12th Grade: 1.5 of 4

• January 19th Grade: 2.75 of 4

• January 26th Grade: 3 of 4

• February 3, 2026 Grade: 3.5 of 4

• February 9, 2026 Grade: 2.95 of 4

Group Class

1. Arabesque

🟪Etude Level 3 (second one) choose

🔴🔴🔴Theory, Level 2, Unit 6: Prepare pages 1-3 and do more if you can!

1. How to identify intervals:

   1. Identify the size

   2. Identify the bottom note of the interval as the tonic of a major or minor scale

   3. Ask yourself if the upper note is part of the major or minor scale.

      1. Tips:

         1. even intervals are found on line to space or space to line notes.

         2. odd intervals are found on line to line and space to space notes.

         3. Unisons, 4ths, 5ths, and 8ths are perfect intervals and found in both the major and minor scales.

🔴🔴RCM Technique Level 3

1. 🤓Prepare D major and B minor scales with mm. 60 per quarter note.

   1. Remember: “where is finger 4?”

   2. These are hands together - learn them in small chunks.

   3. Don’t twist your wrists when crossing over or under.

💛 Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Etude Level 3)

1. Daily 16th drills. Do the correct technical work on this so you don’t end up sounding like a 🍩

   1. Drop your wrist into the keys more.

   2. Close-loud

   3. Accent practice hands together (strong/weak) followed by (weak/strong).

   4. Don’t pull on the keys. Plant fingers roundly instead.

🟪Twilight Prelude by Mike Springer (L. 3, C)

1. m. 5 - fix RH fingering

2. m. 2 - LH don’t change pedal.

3. Speed-build to mm. 72 per half note: mm. 1-13

4. Learn to at least measure 31 hands alone, then together.

🟪Four Star Sight Reading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Prepare Set 6: “Four_Star_03_06”

🟪SIGHTREADING 2A PDF

1. Prepare pages 39-45 of the PDF

   1. Remember to count before you begin.

   2. Remember the play the ties

2. SET A METRONOME TO 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

   1. STUDY THE TIME SIGNATURE

   2. DO THE RHYTHM IN YOUR HEAD

   3. THEN STUDY THE NOTE NAMES IN YOUR HEAD AND THE DIRECTION OF THE NOTES

   4. THEN PLAY WITH A STEADY SLOW BEAT.

   5. KEEP YOUR WRISTS UP

   6. DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU’RE GIVING EACH HALF NOTE TWO BEATS! 🥸

   7. WHEN YOU FINISH, ASK YOURSELF WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. FIX IT IN YOUR HEAD AND DO IT AGAIN!

⬛️Clementi Sonataina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 1, Vivace (L. 3, B)

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

Technique 🧰 Toolbox

1. Close-loud (for fast scale-like passages needing needing independence of fingers).

   1. Play the key with a strong attack, close finger to the key, forward-motion wrist, then immediately relax while still depressing the key.

2. Accent practice (for fast scale-like passges needing

   1. Use the close-loud technique in a small group of notes, rotating which note is using close-loud while all others fast and soft.

Review Repertoire:

Practice starting from any measure of any piece below.

1. 🟩Minuet in G Major, K 1 e by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

2. 🟩The Waltz That Floated Away (L. 2, B)

3. 🟩Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

4. 🟩Etude in D Major by Czerny (L. 2, Etude)

5. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

6. 💚Leaping the Waves with Dolphins by Barbara Arens (Prep B)

7. 💜To Fly Like an Eagle (Prep B)

8. Jingle Bells Duet

💚RCM Exam Level 1 - Remote

1. January 11, 2025 - 6 pm

2. Repertoire:

   1. Detectives by Christine Donkin (Etude, L. 1)

   2. Minuet in D Major by Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) (L. 1, A)

   3. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

   4. Young Ludwig Exploring by Forrest Kinney (L. 1, C)

March 16, 2026

• January 12th Grade: 1.5 of 4

• January 19th Grade: 2.75 of 4

• January 26th Grade: 3 of 4

• February 3, 2026 Grade: 3.5 of 4

• February 9, 2026 Grade: 2.95 of 4

Group Class

1. Arabesque

🟪Etude Level 3 (second one) choose

🟥🟥Theory, Level 2, Unit 6: Prepare pages 1-3 and do more if you can!

🟥RCM Technique Level 3

1. 🤓Prepare D major and B minor scales with mm. 60 per quarter note.

   1. Remember: “where is finger 4?”

   2. These are hands together - learn them in small chunks.

   3. Don’t twist your wrists when crossing over or under.

🟥 Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Etude Level 3)

1. Daily 16th drills. Do the correct technical work on this so you don’t end up sounding like a 🍩

   1. Close-loud

   2. Accent practice hands together (strong/weak) followed by (weak/strong).

   3. Don’t pull on the keys. Plant fingers roundly instead.

🟩Twilight Prelude by Mike Springer (L. 3, C)

1. m. 5 - fix RH fingering

2. m. 2 - LH don’t change pedal.

3. Speed-build to mm. 72 per half note: mm. 1-13

4. Learn to at least measure 21 hands alone, then together.

🟩Four Star Sight Reading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Prepare Set 6: “Four_Star_03_06”

🟩SIGHTREADING 2A PDF

1. Prepare pages 39-45 of the PDF

   1. Remember to count before you begin.

   2. Remember the play the ties

2. SET A METRONOME TO 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

   1. STUDY THE TIME SIGNATURE

   2. DO THE RHYTHM IN YOUR HEAD

   3. THEN STUDY THE NOTE NAMES IN YOUR HEAD AND THE DIRECTION OF THE NOTES

   4. THEN PLAY WITH A STEADY SLOW BEAT.

   5. KEEP YOUR WRISTS UP

   6. DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU’RE GIVING EACH HALF NOTE TWO BEATS! 🥸

   7. WHEN YOU FINISH, ASK YOURSELF WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. FIX IT IN YOUR HEAD AND DO IT AGAIN!

⬛️Clementi Sonataina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 1, Vivace (L. 3, B)

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

Technique 🧰 Toolbox

1. Close-loud (for fast scale-like passages needing needing independence of fingers).

   1. Play the key with a strong attack, close finger to the key, forward-motion wrist, then immediately relax while still depressing the key.

2. Accent practice (for fast scale-like passges needing

   1. Use the close-loud technique in a small group of notes, rotating which note is using close-loud while all others fast and soft.

Review Repertoire:

Practice starting from any measure of any piece below.

1. 🟩Minuet in G Major, K 1 e by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

2. 🟩The Waltz That Floated Away (L. 2, B)

3. 🟩Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

4. 🟩Etude in D Major by Czerny (L. 2, Etude)

5. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

6. 💚Leaping the Waves with Dolphins by Barbara Arens (Prep B)

7. 💜To Fly Like an Eagle (Prep B)

8. Jingle Bells Duet

💚RCM Exam Level 1 - Remote

1. January 11, 2025 - 6 pm

2. Repertoire:

   1. Detectives by Christine Donkin (Etude, L. 1)

   2. Minuet in D Major by Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) (L. 1, A)

   3. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

   4. Young Ludwig Exploring by Forrest Kinney (L. 1, C)

March 14, 2026 (Group Class)

• January 12th Grade: 1.5 of 4

• January 19th Grade: 2.75 of 4

• January 26th Grade: 3 of 4

• February 3, 2026 Grade: 3.5 of 4

• February 9, 2026 Grade: 2.95 of 4

Group Class

1. Arabesque

🟪Etude Level 3 (second one) choose

🟥Theory, Level 2, Unit 6: Prepare pages 1-3 and do more if you can!

🟨RCM Technique Level 3

1. 🤓Prepare D major and B minor scales with mm. 60 per quarter note.

   1. Remember: “where is finger 4?”

   2. These are hands together - learn them in small chunks.

   3. Don’t twist your wrists when crossing over or under.

🟥Twilight Prelude by Mike Springer (L. 3, C)

1. 🤓mm. 1-8 hands together, exactly like the recording in Newzik.

2. 🤓mm. 9-13 hands alone, then together, with correct notes and fingering (don’t worry about correct rhythm).

3. 🎧You have two audio recordings to work with to help you check your work.

⬛️Clementi Sonataina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 1, Vivace (L. 3, B)

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

🟨 Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Etude Level 3)

1. Daily 16th drills. Do the correct technical work on this so you don’t end up sounding like a 🍩

   1. Close-loud

   2. Accent practice (where needed)

🟩Four Star Sight Reading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Prepare Set 5 : “Four_Star_03_04”

🟩SIGHTREADING 2A PDF

1. Prepare pages 33-37 of the PDF

   1. Remember to count before you begin.

   2. Remember the play the ties

2. SET A METRONOME TO 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

   1. STUDY THE TIME SIGNATURE

   2. DO THE RHYTHM IN YOUR HEAD

   3. THEN STUDY THE NOTE NAMES IN YOUR HEAD AND THE DIRECTION OF THE NOTES

   4. THEN PLAY WITH A STEADY SLOW BEAT.

   5. KEEP YOUR WRISTS UP

   6. DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU’RE GIVING EACH HALF NOTE TWO BEATS! 🥸

   7. WHEN YOU FINISH, ASK YOURSELF WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. FIX IT IN YOUR HEAD AND DO IT AGAIN!

Technique 🧰 Toolbox

1. Close-loud (for fast scale-like passages needing needing independence of fingers).

   1. Play the key with a strong attack, close finger to the key, forward-motion wrist, then immediately relax while still depressing the key.

2. Accent practice (for fast scale-like passges needing

   1. Use the close-loud technique in a small group of notes, rotating which note is using close-loud while all others fast and soft.

Review Repertoire:

Practice starting from any measure of any piece below.

1. 🟩Minuet in G Major, K 1 e by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

2. 🟩The Waltz That Floated Away (L. 2, B)

3. 🟩Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

4. 🟩Etude in D Major by Czerny (L. 2, Etude)

5. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

6. 💚Leaping the Waves with Dolphins by Barbara Arens (Prep B)

7. 💜To Fly Like an Eagle (Prep B)

8. Jingle Bells Duet

💚RCM Exam Level 1 - Remote

1. January 11, 2025 - 6 pm

2. Repertoire:

   1. Detectives by Christine Donkin (Etude, L. 1)

   2. Minuet in D Major by Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) (L. 1, A)

   3. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

   4. Young Ludwig Exploring by Forrest Kinney (L. 1, C)

March 9, 2026

• January 12th Grade: 1.5 of 4

• January 19th Grade: 2.75 of 4

• January 26th Grade: 3 of 4

• February 3, 2026 Grade: 3.5 of 4

• February 9, 2026 Grade: 2.95 of 4

🟪Etude Level 3 (second one) choose

🟥Theory, Level 2, Unit 6: Prepare pages 1-3 and do more if you can!

🟨RCM Technique Level 3

1. 🤓Prepare D major and B minor scales with mm. 60 per quarter note.

   1. Remember: “where is finger 4?”

   2. These are hands together - learn them in small chunks.

   3. Don’t twist your wrists when crossing over or under.

🟥Twilight Prelude by Mike Springer (L. 3, C)

1. 🤓mm. 1-8 hands together, exactly like the recording in Newzik.

2. 🤓mm. 9-13 hands alone, then together, with correct notes and fingering (don’t worry about correct rhythm).

3. 🎧You have two audio recordings to work with to help you check your work.

⬛️Clementi Sonataina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 1, Vivace (L. 3, B)

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

🟨 Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Etude Level 3)

1. Daily 16th drills. Do the correct technical work on this so you don’t end up sounding like a 🍩

   1. Close-loud

   2. Accent practice (where needed)

🟩Four Star Sight Reading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Prepare Set 5 : “Four_Star_03_04”

🟩SIGHTREADING 2A PDF

1. Prepare pages 33-37 of the PDF

   1. Remember to count before you begin.

   2. Remember the play the ties

2. SET A METRONOME TO 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

   1. STUDY THE TIME SIGNATURE

   2. DO THE RHYTHM IN YOUR HEAD

   3. THEN STUDY THE NOTE NAMES IN YOUR HEAD AND THE DIRECTION OF THE NOTES

   4. THEN PLAY WITH A STEADY SLOW BEAT.

   5. KEEP YOUR WRISTS UP

   6. DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU’RE GIVING EACH HALF NOTE TWO BEATS! 🥸

   7. WHEN YOU FINISH, ASK YOURSELF WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. FIX IT IN YOUR HEAD AND DO IT AGAIN!

Technique 🧰 Toolbox

1. Close-loud (for fast scale-like passages needing needing independence of fingers).

   1. Play the key with a strong attack, close finger to the key, forward-motion wrist, then immediately relax while still depressing the key.

2. Accent practice (for fast scale-like passges needing

   1. Use the close-loud technique in a small group of notes, rotating which note is using close-loud while all others fast and soft.

Review Repertoire:

Practice starting from any measure of any piece below.

1. 🟩Minuet in G Major, K 1 e by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

2. 🟩The Waltz That Floated Away (L. 2, B)

3. 🟩Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

4. 🟩Etude in D Major by Czerny (L. 2, Etude)

5. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

6. 💚Leaping the Waves with Dolphins by Barbara Arens (Prep B)

7. 💜To Fly Like an Eagle (Prep B)

8. Jingle Bells Duet

💚RCM Exam Level 1 - Remote

1. January 11, 2025 - 6 pm

2. Repertoire:

   1. Detectives by Christine Donkin (Etude, L. 1)

   2. Minuet in D Major by Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) (L. 1, A)

   3. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

   4. Young Ludwig Exploring by Forrest Kinney (L. 1, C)

March 2, 2026 (Alvar sick)

• January 12th Grade: 1.5 of 4

• January 19th Grade: 2.75 of 4

• January 26th Grade: 3 of 4

• February 3, 2026 Grade: 3.5 of 4

• February 9, 2026 Grade: 2.95 of 4

🟪Etude Level 3 (second one) choose

🟩Theory, Level 2, Unit 6: Prepare pages 1-3

🟩Theory, Level 2, Unit 5: Prepare pages 7-9 - do the orange circled items.

🟨RCM Technique Level 3

1. Prepare D major and B minor scales

   1. Remember: “where is finger 4?”

   2. These are hands together - learn them in small chunks.

   3. Don’t twist your wrists when crossing over or under.

🟩Twilight Prelude by Mike Springer (L. 3, C)

1. Start to learn in small chunks!

⬛️Clementi Sonataina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 1, Vivace (L. 3, B)

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

🟩 Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Etude Level 3)

1. Daily 16th drills.

   1. Close-loud

   2. Accent practice (where needed)

🟩Four Star Sight Reading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Prepare Set 4 : “Four_Star_03_04” (at least three days before you leave)

🟩SIGHTREADING 2A PDF

1. Prepare pages 29-32 of the PDF

   1. Remember to count before you begin.

   2. Remember the play the ties

2. SET A METRONOME TO 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

   1. STUDY THE TIME SIGNATURE

   2. DO THE RHYTHM IN YOUR HEAD

   3. THEN STUDY THE NOTE NAMES IN YOUR HEAD AND THE DIRECTION OF THE NOTES

   4. THEN PLAY WITH A STEADY SLOW BEAT.

   5. KEEP YOUR WRISTS UP

   6. DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU’RE GIVING EACH HALF NOTE TWO BEATS! 🥸

   7. WHEN YOU FINISH, ASK YOURSELF WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. FIX IT IN YOUR HEAD AND DO IT AGAIN!

Technique Toolbox

1. Close-loud (for fast scale-like passages needing needing independence of fingers).

   1. Play the key with a strong attack, close finger to the key, forward-motion wrist, then immediately relax while still depressing the key.

2. Accent practice (for fast scale-like passges needing

   1. Use the close-loud technique in a small group of notes, rotating which note is using close-loud while all others fast and soft.

Review Repertoire:

Practice starting from any measure of any piece below.

1. 🟩Minuet in G Major, K 1 e by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

2. 🟩The Waltz That Floated Away (L. 2, B)

3. 🟩Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

4. 🟩Etude in D Major by Czerny (L. 2, Etude)

5. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

6. 💚Leaping the Waves with Dolphins by Barbara Arens (Prep B)

7. 💜To Fly Like an Eagle (Prep B)

8. Jingle Bells Duet

💚RCM Exam Level 1 - Remote

1. January 11, 2025 - 6 pm

2. Repertoire:

   1. Detectives by Christine Donkin (Etude, L. 1)

   2. Minuet in D Major by Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) (L. 1, A)

   3. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

   4. Young Ludwig Exploring by Forrest Kinney (L. 1, C)

February 23, 2026

• January 12th Grade: 1.5 of 4

• January 19th Grade: 2.75 of 4

• January 26th Grade: 3 of 4

• February 3, 2026 Grade: 3.5 of 4

• February 9, 2026 Grade: 2.95 of 4

🟪Etude Level 3 (second one) choose

🟩Theory, Level 2, Unit 6: Prepare pages 1-3

🟩Theory, Level 2, Unit 5: Prepare pages 7-9 - do the orange circled items.

🟨RCM Technique Level 3

1. Prepare D major and B minor scales

   1. Remember: “where is finger 4?”

   2. These are hands together - learn them in small chunks.

   3. Don’t twist your wrists when crossing over or under.

🟩Twilight Prelude by Mike Springer (L. 3, C)

1. Start to learn in small chunks!

⬛️Clementi Sonataina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 1, Vivace (L. 3, B)

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

🟩 Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Etude Level 3)

1. Daily 16th drills.

   1. Close-loud

   2. Accent practice (where needed)

🟩Four Star Sight Reading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Prepare Set 4 : “Four_Star_03_04” (at least three days before you leave)

🟩SIGHTREADING 2A PDF

1. Prepare pages 29-32 of the PDF

   1. Remember to count before you begin.

   2. Remember the play the ties

2. SET A METRONOME TO 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

   1. STUDY THE TIME SIGNATURE

   2. DO THE RHYTHM IN YOUR HEAD

   3. THEN STUDY THE NOTE NAMES IN YOUR HEAD AND THE DIRECTION OF THE NOTES

   4. THEN PLAY WITH A STEADY SLOW BEAT.

   5. KEEP YOUR WRISTS UP

   6. DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU’RE GIVING EACH HALF NOTE TWO BEATS! 🥸

   7. WHEN YOU FINISH, ASK YOURSELF WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. FIX IT IN YOUR HEAD AND DO IT AGAIN!

Technique Toolbox

1. Close-loud (for fast scale-like passages needing needing independence of fingers).

   1. Play the key with a strong attack, close finger to the key, forward-motion wrist, then immediately relax while still depressing the key.

2. Accent practice (for fast scale-like passges needing

   1. Use the close-loud technique in a small group of notes, rotating which note is using close-loud while all others fast and soft.

Review Repertoire:

Practice starting from any measure of any piece below.

1. 🟩Minuet in G Major, K 1 e by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

2. 🟩The Waltz That Floated Away (L. 2, B)

3. 🟩Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

4. 🟩Etude in D Major by Czerny (L. 2, Etude)

5. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

6. 💚Leaping the Waves with Dolphins by Barbara Arens (Prep B)

7. 💜To Fly Like an Eagle (Prep B)

8. Jingle Bells Duet

💚RCM Exam Level 1 - Remote

1. January 11, 2025 - 6 pm

2. Repertoire:

   1. Detectives by Christine Donkin (Etude, L. 1)

   2. Minuet in D Major by Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) (L. 1, A)

   3. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

   4. Young Ludwig Exploring by Forrest Kinney (L. 1, C)

February 9, 2026

• January 12th Grade: 1.5 of 4

• January 19th Grade: 2.75 of 4

• January 26th Grade: 3 of 4

• February 3, 2026 Grade: 3.5 of 4

• February 9, 2026 Grade: 2.95 of 4

🟥Theory, Level 2, Unit 4: Prepare pages 39-42

1. Complete the assignment before your next lesson.

🟩RCM Technique Level 3

1. Prepare D major and B minor scales

🟩New Level 3 Piece next week

🟩 Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Etude Level 3)

1. Daily 16th drills.

   1. Close-loud

   2. Accent practice (where needed)

🟩Four Star Sight Reading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Prepare Set 4 : “Four_Star_03_04” (at least three days before you leave)

🟩SIGHTREADING 2A PDF

1. Prepare pages 29-32 of the PDF

   1. Remember to count before you begin.

   2. Remember the play the ties

2. SET A METRONOME TO 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

   1. STUDY THE TIME SIGNATURE

   2. DO THE RHYTHM IN YOUR HEAD

   3. THEN STUDY THE NOTE NAMES IN YOUR HEAD AND THE DIRECTION OF THE NOTES

   4. THEN PLAY WITH A STEADY SLOW BEAT.

   5. KEEP YOUR WRISTS UP

   6. DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU’RE GIVING EACH HALF NOTE TWO BEATS! 🥸

   7. WHEN YOU FINISH, ASK YOURSELF WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. FIX IT IN YOUR HEAD AND DO IT AGAIN!

Technique Toolbox

1. Close-loud (for fast scale-like passages needing needing independence of fingers).

   1. Play the key with a strong attack, close finger to the key, forward-motion wrist, then immediately relax while still depressing the key.

2. Accent practice (for fast scale-like passges needing

   1. Use the close-loud technique in a small group of notes, rotating which note is using close-loud while all others fast and soft.

Review Repertoire:

Practice starting from any measure of any piece below.

1. 🟩Minuet in G Major, K 1 e by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

2. 🟩The Waltz That Floated Away (L. 2, B)

3. 🟩Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

4. 🟩Etude in D Major by Czerny (L. 2, Etude)

5. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

6. 💚Leaping the Waves with Dolphins by Barbara Arens (Prep B)

7. 💜To Fly Like an Eagle (Prep B)

8. Jingle Bells Duet

💚RCM Exam Level 1 - Remote

1. January 11, 2025 - 6 pm

2. Repertoire:

   1. Detectives by Christine Donkin (Etude, L. 1)

   2. Minuet in D Major by Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) (L. 1, A)

   3. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

   4. Young Ludwig Exploring by Forrest Kinney (L. 1, C)

February 2, 2026

• January 12th Grade: 1.5 of 4

• January 19th Grade: 2.75 of 4

• January 26th Grade: 3 of 4

• February 3, 2026 Grade: 3.5 of 4

Lesson Point System: Starting January

1. One point for each video or blog assignments.

2. For example 4 practice videos with three required submissions per week = 12 video submission

1. Also review your scales

🟩Theory, Level 2, Unit 4: Prepare pages 38-42 (or 44 for extra .5 lesson points)

1. Complete the assignment before your next lesson.

🟨 Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Etude Level 3)

1. m. 12 to the end: hands together, slowly. The priority here is position and wrist movement.

   1. 🟨Always drop and pop wrist up when you have groups of 16ths.

🟩Four Star Sight Reading and Ear Tests Level 3

1. Prepare Set 3 : “Four_Star_03_03”

🟩SIGHTREADING 2A PDF

1. Prepare pages 16-29 of the PDF

   1. Remember to count before you begin.

   2. Remember the play the ties

2. SET A METRONOME TO 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

   1. STUDY THE TIME SIGNATURE

   2. DO THE RHYTHM IN YOUR HEAD

   3. THEN STUDY THE NOTE NAMES IN YOUR HEAD AND THE DIRECTION OF THE NOTES

   4. THEN PLAY WITH A STEADY SLOW BEAT.

   5. KEEP YOUR WRISTS UP

   6. DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU’RE GIVING EACH HALF NOTE TWO BEATS! 🥸

   7. WHEN YOU FINISH, ASK YOURSELF WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. FIX IT IN YOUR HEAD AND DO IT AGAIN!

Review Repertoire:

Practice starting from any measure of any piece below.

1. 🟩Minuet in G Major, K 1 e by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (L. 2, A)

2. 🟩The Waltz That Floated Away (L. 2, B)

3. 🟩Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

4. 🟩Etude in D Major by Czerny (L. 2, Etude)

5. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

6. 💚Leaping the Waves with Dolphins by Barbara Arens (Prep B)

7. 💜To Fly Like an Eagle (Prep B)

8. Jingle Bells Duet

💚RCM Exam Level 1 - Remote

1. January 11, 2025 - 6 pm

2. Repertoire:

   1. Detectives by Christine Donkin (Etude, L. 1)

   2. Minuet in D Major by Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) (L. 1, A)

   3. Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, B)

   4. Young Ludwig Exploring by Forrest Kinney (L. 1, C)