September 21, 2026 (45 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. 🟥 Print Masquerade

THIS WEEK: Print it and put it in your black binder.

One-time assignment. Print it and put it in your black three-ring binder.

Practice setup: binder open at the piano, Practice Guide open on the iPad.

Press Done for the Week once it is printed and in your binder.

Musicianship

2. 🟩 Piano Adventures Sightreading, Level 2A

THIS WEEK: Start on page 1 and put a big X through each page as you finish it.

⏱ Max 5 minutes per practice session.

  • In Newzik. Start on page 1 of the PDF.

  • Do the repeats.

  • Rough or wrong? Repeat it until the notes, fingering and timing are there, then go on.

  • Two minutes left on the clock, go to the next one anyway.

  • Put a big X through each page as you finish it so you know where to start next time.

Repertoire

Masquerade — all four chunks, same method

  • Right hand, left hand, hands together.

  • NFPER on the spotting counter, three correct in a row for each focus.

  • Notes and fingering: just look at the page and check.

  • Do each chunk one time and the Practice Guide joins them into 1-4 and 5-8 by itself, then into 1-8. That is brick practice: small bits first, then stick them together.

  • The rest of your practice time goes on Masquerade. Five minutes still counts as a logged day, even if it is two measures.

3. 🟥 Masquerade (Niamath), mm. 1-2

THIS WEEK: One round of mm. 1-2.

Brick practice: combine the chunks after one round each.

4. 🟥 Masquerade (Niamath), mm. 3-4

THIS WEEK: One round of mm. 3-4.

5. 🟥 Masquerade (Niamath), mm. 5-6

THIS WEEK: One round of mm. 5-6.

6. 🟥 Masquerade (Niamath), mm. 7-8

THIS WEEK: One round of mm. 7-8.

Review List

Review these as you wish. Practice starting from any measure.

RCM Level 2

💚 Allegro in C major, Op. 38 No. 8 (Hässler) (Etude)

RCM Level 1

💚 German Dance in D major, Hob. IX:22 No. 2 (Haydn) (List A)

💚 Clear Mountain Sky (Springer) (List B)

RCM Preparatory B

💚 Foggy Beach

💚 Oranges and Lemons (Boris Berlin) — in measure 9, don't forget the position change.

💚 Distant Chimes

Other

💚 Morning Prayer, from Album for the Young, Op. 39 No. 1 (Tchaikovsky)

💚 Calico Cat (Helen Marlais)

💚 Turkish March

💚 Cruella de Vil

💚 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]

Musicianship

1. 🟩 Listen back to your recital videos

Write down a critique of your own playing, or record yourself saying it.

2. 🟩 Piano Adventures Sightreading Book 3B (Faber)

Pages 6 to 9. Do one page per day.

Play until NFPER is confidently in your fingers.

Repertoire

3. 🟥 Masquerade (Niamath)

RCM Level 4, Etude.

Learn four measures at a time using the NFPER method.

Review List

Review these as you wish. Practice starting from any measure.

Level 2

💚 Allegro in C major, Op. 38 No. 8 (Hässler) (Etude)

Level 1

💚 German Dance in D major, Hob. IX:22 No. 2 (Haydn) (List A)

💚 Clear Mountain Sky (Springer) (List B)

Preparatory B

💚 Foggy Beach

💚 Oranges and Lemons (Boris Berlin) — in measure 9, don't forget the position change.

💚 Distant Chimes

Other

💚 Morning Prayer, from Album for the Young, Op. 39 No. 1 (Tchaikovsky)

💚 Calico Cat (Helen Marlais)

💚 Turkish March

💚 Cruella de Vil

💚 Jingle Bells (duet)

June 9, 2026

🟩Listen to your recital videos and write down or record a critique of your own playing.

🟩Sight-reading Level 3B

  1. Pages 6-9 (do one per day).

  2. Play until NFPER is confidently in your fingers!

🟩Masquerade by Linda Niamath (L. 4, Etude)

  1. Learn four measures at a time using the NFPER method.

Review the following pieces as you wish!

  1. Curella de Vil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvLX4f0iDcI

  2. Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 1. Morning Prayer Pytor Tchaikovsky

  3. Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822)(L. 2, Etude)

  4. I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

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

  6. 💚Etude in C Major, op. 125 no. 3 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) (L. 1, Etude)

  7. 💚Teapot Invention by Andrew Markow (1942-2013) (L. 1, C)

  8. 💚I Want it That Way

  9. German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (L. 1, A)

  10. Clear Mountain Sky by Mike Springer (L. 1, B)

  11. Foggy Beach (Prep. B)

  12. Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin (Prep. B)

    1. IN MEASURE 9, DON’T FORGET THAT THERE IS A POSITION CHANGE!

  13. Distant Chimes (expired Prep. B)

  14. 💚Calico Cat Helen Marlais

  15. Duet - Jingle Bells (Non-RCM)

  16. 💚Turkish March (Non-RCM)





JANUARY 11, 2025 - REMOTE

Exam Repertoire

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

  • I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

  • Breezy by Christopher Norton (b. 1953) (L. 2, C)

  • Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822) (L. 2, Etude

May 26, 2026 (virtual)

Final Recital: May 30th approx. 2:00-3:30 pm (Saturday)


🟩Schindler’s List Piano / Violin music?

🟩Beethoven Fur Elise

Say one thing you find interesting about the composer, and then something that was challenging.

  1. Goal this week is to try and play everything in the same tempo. Work on the transitions and smooth out any pauses.

🟩Curella de Vil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvLX4f0iDcI

Practice saying the blurb

  1. Review and practice starting from random measures.

🟩Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 1. Morning Prayer Pytor Tchaikovsky

Practice saying the blurb

  1. Please fix the rhythm (RH half notes) and the notes at the end. Measures 19-End.



ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

TECHNIQUE Level 3 - see page 7

  1. Minimum 5 practice days a week.

  2. We spent 10 min on two scales.

    1. Do these hands alone first.

      1. Notes & Fingering 3 times in-a-row correctly, forgetting about keeping a steady beat. Don’t go on to the next note until you KNOW that it’s going to be correct.

      2. Then do the same thing hands together.

      3. Only then should you move on to playing these with a steady beat.



Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5, no. 1. II. Romanze (L. 3, B)

  1. Notes

    1. Measures 34 to the end, hands alone then together, very slowly, with music, every day. Three times.

    2. Please double check the notes in red and blue

  2. Fingering

  3. Position

  4. Expression

  5. Rhythm

    1. Play with the metronome and the music, no faster than m.m. 60



Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 125 by J. S. Bach (L. 3, A)

  1. Whole piece, hands alone and hands together. Careful to read your notes.



Four Star Level 3

  1. Prepare Set 1

  2. Sight-reading preparation method:

    1. Study the rhythm in your mind - actually play the rhythm in your mind as an abstract exercise (think about clap-back exercises). What is the time signature? What is the shortest note-value?

    2. Notes and fingering. Look at the key signature. Observe intervals - the distance between the notes.

    3. Choose a slow tempo and start to play with a steady beat - don’t stop once you start. Move forward if you make mistakes.



#🖤Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 by Johann Friedrich Burgmuller (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤In the Spirit by Christopher Norton (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤Etude in D Minor op. 261 no. 53 (L. 3, Etude)





🖤Theory Level 1 (5 MINUTES A DAY)

  1. Complete all of Unit 5 over the next two weeks.

🖤GO TO YOUR PDF SIGHT-READING 00 62-95

  1. Prepare pages 26-29



Review the following pieces as you wish!

  1. Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822)(L. 2, Etude)

  2. I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

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

  4. 💚Etude in C Major, op. 125 no. 3 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) (L. 1, Etude)

  5. 💚Teapot Invention by Andrew Markow (1942-2013) (L. 1, C)

  6. 💚I Want it That Way

  7. German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (L. 1, A)

  8. Clear Mountain Sky by Mike Springer (L. 1, B)

  9. Foggy Beach (Prep. B)

  10. Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin (Prep. B)

    1. IN MEASURE 9, DON’T FORGET THAT THERE IS A POSITION CHANGE!

  11. Distant Chimes (expired Prep. B)

  12. 💚Calico Cat Helen Marlais

  13. Duet - Jingle Bells (Non-RCM)

  14. 💚Turkish March (Non-RCM)





JANUARY 11, 2025 - REMOTE

Exam Repertoire

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

  • I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

  • Breezy by Christopher Norton (b. 1953) (L. 2, C)

  • Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822) (L. 2, Etude

May 18, 2026

Final Recital: May 30th approx. 2:00-3:30 pm (Saturday)


🟩Schindler’s List Piano / Violin music?

🟩Beethoven Fur Elise

Say one thing you find interesting about the composer, and then something that was challenging.

  1. Measures 22-39. Hands alone then together, every day.

    1. Speed-build so that page one tempo matches page two.

    2. Get rid of the pauses

  2. Measures 59-76 (star with four measure chunks, then build to the whole section. Send me a video of the whole section by Friday.

    1. LH is ppp

    2. Change pedal on the downbeats of every measure.

    3. Speed-build!

    4. RH is the focus.

  3. Measures 77-82 (start with small chunks, then do the whole thing). Send me a video by Friday.

    1. Speed-building.

    2. look out for LH register

    3. Correct pedal

    4. Correct dynamic marking

    5. Don’t move elbow - leg to go of the note to move to the new position.

    6. Fix RH fingering in the pink.


🟩Curella de Vil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvLX4f0iDcI

  1. Review and practice starting from random measures.


🟩Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 1. Morning Prayer Pytor Tchaikovsky

  1. Please fix the rhythm (RH half notes) and the notes at the end. Measures 19-End.



ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

TECHNIQUE Level 3 - see page 7

  1. Minimum 5 practice days a week.

  2. We spent 10 min on two scales.

    1. Do these hands alone first.

      1. Notes & Fingering 3 times in-a-row correctly, forgetting about keeping a steady beat. Don’t go on to the next note until you KNOW that it’s going to be correct.

      2. Then do the same thing hands together.

      3. Only then should you move on to playing these with a steady beat.



Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5, no. 1. II. Romanze (L. 3, B)

  1. Notes

    1. Measures 34 to the end, hands alone then together, very slowly, with music, every day. Three times.

    2. Please double check the notes in red and blue

  2. Fingering

  3. Position

  4. Expression

  5. Rhythm

    1. Play with the metronome and the music, no faster than m.m. 60



Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 125 by J. S. Bach (L. 3, A)

  1. Whole piece, hands alone and hands together. Careful to read your notes.



Four Star Level 3

  1. Prepare Set 1

  2. Sight-reading preparation method:

    1. Study the rhythm in your mind - actually play the rhythm in your mind as an abstract exercise (think about clap-back exercises). What is the time signature? What is the shortest note-value?

    2. Notes and fingering. Look at the key signature. Observe intervals - the distance between the notes.

    3. Choose a slow tempo and start to play with a steady beat - don’t stop once you start. Move forward if you make mistakes.



#🖤Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 by Johann Friedrich Burgmuller (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤In the Spirit by Christopher Norton (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤Etude in D Minor op. 261 no. 53 (L. 3, Etude)





🖤Theory Level 1 (5 MINUTES A DAY)

  1. Complete all of Unit 5 over the next two weeks.

🖤GO TO YOUR PDF SIGHT-READING 00 62-95

  1. Prepare pages 26-29



Review the following pieces as you wish!

  1. Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822)(L. 2, Etude)

  2. I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

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

  4. 💚Etude in C Major, op. 125 no. 3 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) (L. 1, Etude)

  5. 💚Teapot Invention by Andrew Markow (1942-2013) (L. 1, C)

  6. 💚I Want it That Way

  7. German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (L. 1, A)

  8. Clear Mountain Sky by Mike Springer (L. 1, B)

  9. Foggy Beach (Prep. B)

  10. Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin (Prep. B)

    1. IN MEASURE 9, DON’T FORGET THAT THERE IS A POSITION CHANGE!

  11. Distant Chimes (expired Prep. B)

  12. 💚Calico Cat Helen Marlais

  13. Duet - Jingle Bells (Non-RCM)

  14. 💚Turkish March (Non-RCM)





JANUARY 11, 2025 - REMOTE

Exam Repertoire

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

  • I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

  • Breezy by Christopher Norton (b. 1953) (L. 2, C)

  • Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822) (L. 2, Etude

May 11, 2026 (virtual)

Final Recital: May 30th approx. 2:00-3:30 pm (Saturday)



Hi Manu - here are the responses to your group class videos!

🟩Beethoven Fur Elise

  1. Practice with the video below. Submit all four videos, three-four times before your next lesson.


🟪Curella de Vil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvLX4f0iDcI

  1. Review and practice starting from random measures.


🟩Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 1. Morning Prayer Pytor Tchaikovsky

  1. Please fix the rhythm (RH half notes) and the notes at the end. Measures 19-End.



ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

TECHNIQUE Level 3 - see page 7

  1. Minimum 5 practice days a week.

  2. We spent 10 min on two scales.

    1. Do these hands alone first.

      1. Notes & Fingering 3 times in-a-row correctly, forgetting about keeping a steady beat. Don’t go on to the next note until you KNOW that it’s going to be correct.

      2. Then do the same thing hands together.

      3. Only then should you move on to playing these with a steady beat.



Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5, no. 1. II. Romanze (L. 3, B)

  1. Notes

    1. Measures 34 to the end, hands alone then together, very slowly, with music, every day. Three times.

    2. Please double check the notes in red and blue

  2. Fingering

  3. Position

  4. Expression

  5. Rhythm

    1. Play with the metronome and the music, no faster than m.m. 60



Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 125 by J. S. Bach (L. 3, A)

  1. Whole piece, hands alone and hands together. Careful to read your notes.



Four Star Level 3

  1. Prepare Set 1

  2. Sight-reading preparation method:

    1. Study the rhythm in your mind - actually play the rhythm in your mind as an abstract exercise (think about clap-back exercises). What is the time signature? What is the shortest note-value?

    2. Notes and fingering. Look at the key signature. Observe intervals - the distance between the notes.

    3. Choose a slow tempo and start to play with a steady beat - don’t stop once you start. Move forward if you make mistakes.



#🖤Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 by Johann Friedrich Burgmuller (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤In the Spirit by Christopher Norton (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤Etude in D Minor op. 261 no. 53 (L. 3, Etude)





🖤Theory Level 1 (5 MINUTES A DAY)

  1. Complete all of Unit 5 over the next two weeks.

🖤GO TO YOUR PDF SIGHT-READING 00 62-95

  1. Prepare pages 26-29



Review the following pieces as you wish!

  1. Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822)(L. 2, Etude)

  2. I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

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

  4. 💚Etude in C Major, op. 125 no. 3 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) (L. 1, Etude)

  5. 💚Teapot Invention by Andrew Markow (1942-2013) (L. 1, C)

  6. 💚I Want it That Way

  7. German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (L. 1, A)

  8. Clear Mountain Sky by Mike Springer (L. 1, B)

  9. Foggy Beach (Prep. B)

  10. Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin (Prep. B)

    1. IN MEASURE 9, DON’T FORGET THAT THERE IS A POSITION CHANGE!

  11. Distant Chimes (expired Prep. B)

  12. 💚Calico Cat Helen Marlais

  13. Duet - Jingle Bells (Non-RCM)

  14. 💚Turkish March (Non-RCM)





JANUARY 11, 2025 - REMOTE

Exam Repertoire

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

  • I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

  • Breezy by Christopher Norton (b. 1953) (L. 2, C)

  • Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822) (L. 2, Etude

May 4, 2026 (45 min)

Final Recital: May 30th approx. 2:00-3:30 pm (Saturday)


🟩Watch and submit a review of the group class video.

🟩Beethoven Fur Elise

  1. Practice with the video below. Submit all three videos, four times before your next lesson.


🟪Curella de Vil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvLX4f0iDcI

  1. Review and practice starting from random measures.


🟩Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 1. Morning Prayer Pytor Tchaikovsky

  1. Please fix the rhythm (RH half notes) and the notes at the end. Measures 19-End.



ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

TECHNIQUE Level 3 - see page 7

  1. Minimum 5 practice days a week.

  2. We spent 10 min on two scales.

    1. Do these hands alone first.

      1. Notes & Fingering 3 times in-a-row correctly, forgetting about keeping a steady beat. Don’t go on to the next note until you KNOW that it’s going to be correct.

      2. Then do the same thing hands together.

      3. Only then should you move on to playing these with a steady beat.



Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5, no. 1. II. Romanze (L. 3, B)

  1. Notes

    1. Measures 34 to the end, hands alone then together, very slowly, with music, every day. Three times.

    2. Please double check the notes in red and blue

  2. Fingering

  3. Position

  4. Expression

  5. Rhythm

    1. Play with the metronome and the music, no faster than m.m. 60



Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 125 by J. S. Bach (L. 3, A)

  1. Whole piece, hands alone and hands together. Careful to read your notes.



Four Star Level 3

  1. Prepare Set 1

  2. Sight-reading preparation method:

    1. Study the rhythm in your mind - actually play the rhythm in your mind as an abstract exercise (think about clap-back exercises). What is the time signature? What is the shortest note-value?

    2. Notes and fingering. Look at the key signature. Observe intervals - the distance between the notes.

    3. Choose a slow tempo and start to play with a steady beat - don’t stop once you start. Move forward if you make mistakes.



#🖤Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 by Johann Friedrich Burgmuller (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤In the Spirit by Christopher Norton (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤Etude in D Minor op. 261 no. 53 (L. 3, Etude)





🖤Theory Level 1 (5 MINUTES A DAY)

  1. Complete all of Unit 5 over the next two weeks.

🖤GO TO YOUR PDF SIGHT-READING 00 62-95

  1. Prepare pages 26-29



Review the following pieces as you wish!

  1. Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822)(L. 2, Etude)

  2. I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

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

  4. 💚Etude in C Major, op. 125 no. 3 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) (L. 1, Etude)

  5. 💚Teapot Invention by Andrew Markow (1942-2013) (L. 1, C)

  6. 💚I Want it That Way

  7. German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (L. 1, A)

  8. Clear Mountain Sky by Mike Springer (L. 1, B)

  9. Foggy Beach (Prep. B)

  10. Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin (Prep. B)

    1. IN MEASURE 9, DON’T FORGET THAT THERE IS A POSITION CHANGE!

  11. Distant Chimes (expired Prep. B)

  12. 💚Calico Cat Helen Marlais

  13. Duet - Jingle Bells (Non-RCM)

  14. 💚Turkish March (Non-RCM)





JANUARY 11, 2025 - REMOTE

Exam Repertoire

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

  • I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

  • Breezy by Christopher Norton (b. 1953) (L. 2, C)

  • Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822) (L. 2, Etude

April 27, 2026 (60 min)

Final Recital: May 30th approx. 2:15 pm (Saturday)

Group Class: May 2nd & 3rd



January 12th Grade 0 of 2

January 19th Grade 1 of 2

Janaury 26th Grade 2.5 of 3

February 2nd Grade 2 of 3

February 9th Grade 0.5 of 3

March 2nd Grade 2.5 of 3

March 9th Grade 1 of 3

April 20th Grace 0 of 3


🟩Beethoven Fur Elise

  1. Practice with the video below. Submit all three videos, four times before your next lesson.


🟩Curella de Vil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvLX4f0iDcI

  1. Focus on new dynamics.

  2. Practice starting from three random measures each day.


🟩Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 1. Morning Prayer Pytor Tchaikovsky

  1. Fix the rhythm in the last four measures of the piece. Count clearly. 🕐

  2. Careful with notes in m. 15

  3. Keep up the good work with dynamics.



ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

TECHNIQUE Level 3 - see page 7

  1. Minimum 5 practice days a week.

  2. We spent 10 min on two scales.

    1. Do these hands alone first.

      1. Notes & Fingering 3 times in-a-row correctly, forgetting about keeping a steady beat. Don’t go on to the next note until you KNOW that it’s going to be correct.

      2. Then do the same thing hands together.

      3. Only then should you move on to playing these with a steady beat.



Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5, no. 1. II. Romanze (L. 3, B)

  1. Notes

    1. Measures 34 to the end, hands alone then together, very slowly, with music, every day. Three times.

    2. Please double check the notes in red and blue

  2. Fingering

  3. Position

  4. Expression

  5. Rhythm

    1. Play with the metronome and the music, no faster than m.m. 60



Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 125 by J. S. Bach (L. 3, A)

  1. Whole piece, hands alone and hands together. Careful to read your notes.



Four Star Level 3

  1. Prepare Set 1

  2. Sight-reading preparation method:

    1. Study the rhythm in your mind - actually play the rhythm in your mind as an abstract exercise (think about clap-back exercises). What is the time signature? What is the shortest note-value?

    2. Notes and fingering. Look at the key signature. Observe intervals - the distance between the notes.

    3. Choose a slow tempo and start to play with a steady beat - don’t stop once you start. Move forward if you make mistakes.



#🖤Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 by Johann Friedrich Burgmuller (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤In the Spirit by Christopher Norton (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤Etude in D Minor op. 261 no. 53 (L. 3, Etude)





🖤Theory Level 1 (5 MINUTES A DAY)

  1. Complete all of Unit 5 over the next two weeks.

🖤GO TO YOUR PDF SIGHT-READING 00 62-95

  1. Prepare pages 26-29



Review the following pieces as you wish!

  1. Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822)(L. 2, Etude)

  2. I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

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

  4. 💚Etude in C Major, op. 125 no. 3 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) (L. 1, Etude)

  5. 💚Teapot Invention by Andrew Markow (1942-2013) (L. 1, C)

  6. 💚I Want it That Way

  7. German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (L. 1, A)

  8. Clear Mountain Sky by Mike Springer (L. 1, B)

  9. Foggy Beach (Prep. B)

  10. Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin (Prep. B)

    1. IN MEASURE 9, DON’T FORGET THAT THERE IS A POSITION CHANGE!

  11. Distant Chimes (expired Prep. B)

  12. 💚Calico Cat Helen Marlais

  13. Duet - Jingle Bells (Non-RCM)

  14. 💚Turkish March (Non-RCM)





JANUARY 11, 2025 - REMOTE

Exam Repertoire

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

  • I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

  • Breezy by Christopher Norton (b. 1953) (L. 2, C)

  • Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822) (L. 2, Etude

April 20, 2026 (60 min)

Final Recital: May 30th approx. 2:15 pm (Saturday)

Group Class: May 2nd & 3rd

January 12th Grade 0 of 2

January 19th Grade 1 of 2

Janaury 26th Grade 2.5 of 3

February 2nd Grade 2 of 3

February 9th Grade 0.5 of 3

March 2nd Grade 2.5 of 3

March 9th Grade 1 of 3

April 20th Grace 0 of 3

🟥Beethoven Fur Elise

  1. measures 23-25: two measure chunks, hands alone, then together, three times each. Repeat this daily. Expand your sections to make bigger chunks.

🟥Curella de Vil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvLX4f0iDcI

  1. Practice measures 4-6, 6-10 (second ending)

  2. Create / practice your own dynamics. At least four different markings.

🟥Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 1. Morning Prayer Pytor Tchaikovsky

  1. Practice 17-18

  2. Play through and ask yourself where any mistakes are.

  3. Correct measures 19 to the end.

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

TECHNIQUE Level 3 - see page 7

  1. Minimum 5 practice days a week.

  2. We spent 10 min on two scales.

    1. Do these hands alone first.

      1. Notes & Fingering 3 times in-a-row correctly, forgetting about keeping a steady beat. Don’t go on to the next note until you KNOW that it’s going to be correct.

      2. Then do the same thing hands together.

      3. Only then should you move on to playing these with a steady beat.


Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5, no. 1. II. Romanze (L. 3, B)

  1. Notes

    1. Measures 34 to the end, hands alone then together, very slowly, with music, every day. Three times.

    2. Please double check the notes in red and blue

  2. Fingering

  3. Position

  4. Expression

  5. Rhythm

    1. Play with the metronome and the music, no faster than m.m. 60


Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 125 by J. S. Bach (L. 3, A)

  1. Whole piece, hands alone and hands together. Careful to read your notes.


Four Star Level 3

  1. Prepare Set 1

  2. Sight-reading preparation method:

    1. Study the rhythm in your mind - actually play the rhythm in your mind as an abstract exercise (think about clap-back exercises). What is the time signature? What is the shortest note-value?

    2. Notes and fingering. Look at the key signature. Observe intervals - the distance between the notes.

    3. Choose a slow tempo and start to play with a steady beat - don’t stop once you start. Move forward if you make mistakes.


#🖤Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 by Johann Friedrich Burgmuller (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤In the Spirit by Christopher Norton (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤Etude in D Minor op. 261 no. 53 (L. 3, Etude)



🖤Theory Level 1 (5 MINUTES A DAY)

  1. Complete all of Unit 5 over the next two weeks.

🖤GO TO YOUR PDF SIGHT-READING 00 62-95

  1. Prepare pages 26-29


Review the following pieces as you wish!

  1. Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822)(L. 2, Etude)

  2. I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

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

  4. 💚Etude in C Major, op. 125 no. 3 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) (L. 1, Etude)

  5. 💚Teapot Invention by Andrew Markow (1942-2013) (L. 1, C)

  6. 💚I Want it That Way

  7. German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (L. 1, A)

  8. Clear Mountain Sky by Mike Springer (L. 1, B)

  9. Foggy Beach (Prep. B)

  10. Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin (Prep. B)

    1. IN MEASURE 9, DON’T FORGET THAT THERE IS A POSITION CHANGE!

  11. Distant Chimes (expired Prep. B)

  12. 💚Calico Cat Helen Marlais

  13. Duet - Jingle Bells (Non-RCM)

  14. 💚Turkish March (Non-RCM)



JANUARY 11, 2025 - REMOTE

Exam Repertoire

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

  • I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

  • Breezy by Christopher Norton (b. 1953) (L. 2, C)

  • Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822) (L. 2, Etude

April 6, 2026 (60 min)

Final Recital: May 30th approx. 2:30 pm (Saturday)

Group Class: May 2nd & 3rd

January 12th Grade 0 of 2

January 19th Grade 1 of 2

Janaury 26th Grade 2.5 of 3

February 2nd Grade 2 of 3

February 9th Grade 0.5 of 3

March 2nd Grade 2.5 of 3

March 9th Grade 1 of 3

🟩Beethoven Fur Elise

  1. 🟩Measures 22-35: RH and LH alone

    1. See the SIX audio recordings in Newzik for help).

    2. Focus is notes and fingering followed by rhythm.

  2. 🟩Practice mm. 1-8 - focus on playing slowly then fast and soft and with pedal.

🟩Curella de Vil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvLX4f0iDcI

  1. 🟩Record and send to Dustin for the March 14-15 Group Class. Only two tries to record. It’s ok if there are mistakes!

🟩Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 1. Morning Prayer Pytor Tchaikovsky

  1. For Group Class - fix all the green markings - recording or in-person.

  2. Every practice session, practice starting from 3-4 random measures.

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

TECHNIQUE Level 3 - see page 7

  1. Minimum 5 practice days a week.

  2. We spent 10 min on two scales.

    1. Do these hands alone first.

      1. Notes & Fingering 3 times in-a-row correctly, forgetting about keeping a steady beat. Don’t go on to the next note until you KNOW that it’s going to be correct.

      2. Then do the same thing hands together.

      3. Only then should you move on to playing these with a steady beat.


Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5, no. 1. II. Romanze (L. 3, B)

  1. Notes

    1. Measures 34 to the end, hands alone then together, very slowly, with music, every day. Three times.

    2. Please double check the notes in red and blue

  2. Fingering

  3. Position

  4. Expression

  5. Rhythm

    1. Play with the metronome and the music, no faster than m.m. 60


Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 125 by J. S. Bach (L. 3, A)

  1. Whole piece, hands alone and hands together. Careful to read your notes.


Four Star Level 3

  1. Prepare Set 1

  2. Sight-reading preparation method:

    1. Study the rhythm in your mind - actually play the rhythm in your mind as an abstract exercise (think about clap-back exercises). What is the time signature? What is the shortest note-value?

    2. Notes and fingering. Look at the key signature. Observe intervals - the distance between the notes.

    3. Choose a slow tempo and start to play with a steady beat - don’t stop once you start. Move forward if you make mistakes.


#🖤Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 by Johann Friedrich Burgmuller (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤In the Spirit by Christopher Norton (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤Etude in D Minor op. 261 no. 53 (L. 3, Etude)



🖤Theory Level 1 (5 MINUTES A DAY)

  1. Complete all of Unit 5 over the next two weeks.

🖤GO TO YOUR PDF SIGHT-READING 00 62-95

  1. Prepare pages 26-29


Review the following pieces as you wish!

  1. Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822)(L. 2, Etude)

  2. I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

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

  4. 💚Etude in C Major, op. 125 no. 3 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) (L. 1, Etude)

  5. 💚Teapot Invention by Andrew Markow (1942-2013) (L. 1, C)

  6. 💚I Want it That Way

  7. German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (L. 1, A)

  8. Clear Mountain Sky by Mike Springer (L. 1, B)

  9. Foggy Beach (Prep. B)

  10. Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin (Prep. B)

    1. IN MEASURE 9, DON’T FORGET THAT THERE IS A POSITION CHANGE!

  11. Distant Chimes (expired Prep. B)

  12. 💚Calico Cat Helen Marlais

  13. Duet - Jingle Bells (Non-RCM)

  14. 💚Turkish March (Non-RCM)



JANUARY 11, 2025 - REMOTE

Exam Repertoire

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

  • I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

  • Breezy by Christopher Norton (b. 1953) (L. 2, C)

  • Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822) (L. 2, Etude

March 16, 2026

Group Class

  1. Cruella -

  2. Beethoven

January 12th Grade 0 of 2

January 19th Grade 1 of 2

Janaury 26th Grade 2.5 of 3

February 2nd Grade 2 of 3

February 9th Grade 0.5 of 3

March 2nd Grade 2.5 of 3

March 9th Grade 1 of 3

🟥Beethoven Fur Elise

  1. 🟥Measures 22-35: RH and LH alone (see the two audio recordings in Newzik for help). Focus is notes and fingering followed by rhythm.

  2. 🟩Practice mm. 1-8 - focus on playing slowly then fast and soft and with pedal.

🟩Curella de Vil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvLX4f0iDcI

  1. 🟩Record and send to Dustin for the March 14-15 Group Class. Only two tries to record. It’s ok if there are mistakes!

🟩Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 1. Morning Prayer Pytor Tchaikovsky

  1. For Group Class - fix all the green markings - recording or in-person.

  2. Every practice session, practice starting from 3-4 random measures.

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

TECHNIQUE Level 3 - see page 7

  1. Minimum 5 practice days a week.

  2. We spent 10 min on two scales.

    1. Do these hands alone first.

      1. Notes & Fingering 3 times in-a-row correctly, forgetting about keeping a steady beat. Don’t go on to the next note until you KNOW that it’s going to be correct.

      2. Then do the same thing hands together.

      3. Only then should you move on to playing these with a steady beat.


Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5, no. 1. II. Romanze (L. 3, B)

  1. Notes

    1. Measures 34 to the end, hands alone then together, very slowly, with music, every day. Three times.

    2. Please double check the notes in red and blue

  2. Fingering

  3. Position

  4. Expression

  5. Rhythm

    1. Play with the metronome and the music, no faster than m.m. 60


Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 125 by J. S. Bach (L. 3, A)

  1. Whole piece, hands alone and hands together. Careful to read your notes.


Four Star Level 3

  1. Prepare Set 1

  2. Sight-reading preparation method:

    1. Study the rhythm in your mind - actually play the rhythm in your mind as an abstract exercise (think about clap-back exercises). What is the time signature? What is the shortest note-value?

    2. Notes and fingering. Look at the key signature. Observe intervals - the distance between the notes.

    3. Choose a slow tempo and start to play with a steady beat - don’t stop once you start. Move forward if you make mistakes.


#🖤Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 by Johann Friedrich Burgmuller (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤In the Spirit by Christopher Norton (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤Etude in D Minor op. 261 no. 53 (L. 3, Etude)



🖤Theory Level 1 (5 MINUTES A DAY)

  1. Complete all of Unit 5 over the next two weeks.

🖤GO TO YOUR PDF SIGHT-READING 00 62-95

  1. Prepare pages 26-29


Review the following pieces as you wish!

  1. Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822)(L. 2, Etude)

  2. I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

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

  4. 💚Etude in C Major, op. 125 no. 3 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) (L. 1, Etude)

  5. 💚Teapot Invention by Andrew Markow (1942-2013) (L. 1, C)

  6. 💚I Want it That Way

  7. German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (L. 1, A)

  8. Clear Mountain Sky by Mike Springer (L. 1, B)

  9. Foggy Beach (Prep. B)

  10. Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin (Prep. B)

    1. IN MEASURE 9, DON’T FORGET THAT THERE IS A POSITION CHANGE!

  11. Distant Chimes (expired Prep. B)

  12. 💚Calico Cat Helen Marlais

  13. Duet - Jingle Bells (Non-RCM)

  14. 💚Turkish March (Non-RCM)



JANUARY 11, 2025 - REMOTE

Exam Repertoire

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

  • I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

  • Breezy by Christopher Norton (b. 1953) (L. 2, C)

  • Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822) (L. 2, Etude

March 15, 2026 (Group Class)

Group Class

  1. Cruella -

  2. Beethoven

January 12th Grade 0 of 2

January 19th Grade 1 of 2

Janaury 26th Grade 2.5 of 3

February 2nd Grade 2 of 3

February 9th Grade 0.5 of 3

March 2nd Grade 2.5 of 3

March 9th Grade 1 of 3

Practice Scheduling:

  1. Tuesday: 3:30 pm - 10 min, then do homework. Then dinner, followed by at least 10 min practice before homework.

  2. Check in with Dustin after you’ve practiced Tuesday

🟥Beethoven Fur Elise

  1. 🟥Measures 22-35: RH and LH alone (see the two audio recordings in Newzik for help). Focus is notes and fingering followed by rhythm.

  2. 🟩Practice mm. 1-8 - focus on playing slowly then fast and soft and with pedal.

🟩Curella de Vil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvLX4f0iDcI

  1. 🟩Record and send to Dustin for the March 14-15 Group Class. Only two tries to record. It’s ok if there are mistakes!

🟩Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 1. Morning Prayer Pytor Tchaikovsky

  1. For Group Class - fix all the green markings - recording or in-person.

  2. Every practice session, practice starting from 3-4 random measures.

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

TECHNIQUE Level 3 - see page 7

  1. Minimum 5 practice days a week.

  2. We spent 10 min on two scales.

    1. Do these hands alone first.

      1. Notes & Fingering 3 times in-a-row correctly, forgetting about keeping a steady beat. Don’t go on to the next note until you KNOW that it’s going to be correct.

      2. Then do the same thing hands together.

      3. Only then should you move on to playing these with a steady beat.


Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5, no. 1. II. Romanze (L. 3, B)

  1. Notes

    1. Measures 34 to the end, hands alone then together, very slowly, with music, every day. Three times.

    2. Please double check the notes in red and blue

  2. Fingering

  3. Position

  4. Expression

  5. Rhythm

    1. Play with the metronome and the music, no faster than m.m. 60


Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 125 by J. S. Bach (L. 3, A)

  1. Whole piece, hands alone and hands together. Careful to read your notes.


Four Star Level 3

  1. Prepare Set 1

  2. Sight-reading preparation method:

    1. Study the rhythm in your mind - actually play the rhythm in your mind as an abstract exercise (think about clap-back exercises). What is the time signature? What is the shortest note-value?

    2. Notes and fingering. Look at the key signature. Observe intervals - the distance between the notes.

    3. Choose a slow tempo and start to play with a steady beat - don’t stop once you start. Move forward if you make mistakes.


#🖤Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 by Johann Friedrich Burgmuller (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤In the Spirit by Christopher Norton (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤Etude in D Minor op. 261 no. 53 (L. 3, Etude)



🖤Theory Level 1 (5 MINUTES A DAY)

  1. Complete all of Unit 5 over the next two weeks.

🖤GO TO YOUR PDF SIGHT-READING 00 62-95

  1. Prepare pages 26-29


Review the following pieces as you wish!

  1. Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822)(L. 2, Etude)

  2. I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

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

  4. 💚Etude in C Major, op. 125 no. 3 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) (L. 1, Etude)

  5. 💚Teapot Invention by Andrew Markow (1942-2013) (L. 1, C)

  6. 💚I Want it That Way

  7. German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (L. 1, A)

  8. Clear Mountain Sky by Mike Springer (L. 1, B)

  9. Foggy Beach (Prep. B)

  10. Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin (Prep. B)

    1. IN MEASURE 9, DON’T FORGET THAT THERE IS A POSITION CHANGE!

  11. Distant Chimes (expired Prep. B)

  12. 💚Calico Cat Helen Marlais

  13. Duet - Jingle Bells (Non-RCM)

  14. 💚Turkish March (Non-RCM)



JANUARY 11, 2025 - REMOTE

Exam Repertoire

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

  • I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

  • Breezy by Christopher Norton (b. 1953) (L. 2, C)

  • Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822) (L. 2, Etude

March 9, 2026

January 12th Grade 0 of 2

January 19th Grade 1 of 2

Janaury 26th Grade 2.5 of 3

February 2nd Grade 2 of 3

February 9th Grade 0.5 of 3

March 2nd Grade 2.5 of 3

March 9th Grade 1 of 3

Practice Scheduling:

  1. Tuesday: 3:30 pm - 10 min, then do homework. Then dinner, followed by at least 10 min practice before homework.

  2. Check in with Dustin after you’ve practiced Tuesday

🟥Beethoven Fur Elise

  1. 🟥Measures 22-35: RH and LH alone (see the two audio recordings in Newzik for help). Focus is notes and fingering followed by rhythm.

  2. 🟩Practice mm. 1-8 - focus on playing slowly then fast and soft and with pedal.

🟩Curella de Vil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvLX4f0iDcI

  1. 🟩Record and send to Dustin for the March 14-15 Group Class. Only two tries to record. It’s ok if there are mistakes!

🟩Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 1. Morning Prayer Pytor Tchaikovsky

  1. For Group Class - fix all the green markings - recording or in-person.

  2. Every practice session, practice starting from 3-4 random measures.

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

TECHNIQUE Level 3 - see page 7

  1. Minimum 5 practice days a week.

  2. We spent 10 min on two scales.

    1. Do these hands alone first.

      1. Notes & Fingering 3 times in-a-row correctly, forgetting about keeping a steady beat. Don’t go on to the next note until you KNOW that it’s going to be correct.

      2. Then do the same thing hands together.

      3. Only then should you move on to playing these with a steady beat.


Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5, no. 1. II. Romanze (L. 3, B)

  1. Notes

    1. Measures 34 to the end, hands alone then together, very slowly, with music, every day. Three times.

    2. Please double check the notes in red and blue

  2. Fingering

  3. Position

  4. Expression

  5. Rhythm

    1. Play with the metronome and the music, no faster than m.m. 60


Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 125 by J. S. Bach (L. 3, A)

  1. Whole piece, hands alone and hands together. Careful to read your notes.


Four Star Level 3

  1. Prepare Set 1

  2. Sight-reading preparation method:

    1. Study the rhythm in your mind - actually play the rhythm in your mind as an abstract exercise (think about clap-back exercises). What is the time signature? What is the shortest note-value?

    2. Notes and fingering. Look at the key signature. Observe intervals - the distance between the notes.

    3. Choose a slow tempo and start to play with a steady beat - don’t stop once you start. Move forward if you make mistakes.


#🖤Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 by Johann Friedrich Burgmuller (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤In the Spirit by Christopher Norton (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤Etude in D Minor op. 261 no. 53 (L. 3, Etude)



🖤Theory Level 1 (5 MINUTES A DAY)

  1. Complete all of Unit 5 over the next two weeks.

🖤GO TO YOUR PDF SIGHT-READING 00 62-95

  1. Prepare pages 26-29


Review the following pieces as you wish!

  1. Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822)(L. 2, Etude)

  2. I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

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

  4. 💚Etude in C Major, op. 125 no. 3 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) (L. 1, Etude)

  5. 💚Teapot Invention by Andrew Markow (1942-2013) (L. 1, C)

  6. 💚I Want it That Way

  7. German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (L. 1, A)

  8. Clear Mountain Sky by Mike Springer (L. 1, B)

  9. Foggy Beach (Prep. B)

  10. Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin (Prep. B)

    1. IN MEASURE 9, DON’T FORGET THAT THERE IS A POSITION CHANGE!

  11. Distant Chimes (expired Prep. B)

  12. 💚Calico Cat Helen Marlais

  13. Duet - Jingle Bells (Non-RCM)

  14. 💚Turkish March (Non-RCM)



JANUARY 11, 2025 - REMOTE

Exam Repertoire

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

  • I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

  • Breezy by Christopher Norton (b. 1953) (L. 2, C)

  • Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822) (L. 2, Etude

March 2, 2026

January 12th Grade 0 of 2

January 19th Grade 1 of 2

Janaury 26th Grade 2.5 of 3

February 2nd Grade 2 of 3

February 9th Grade 0.5 of 3

March 2nd Grade 2.5 of 3

Lesson Point System: Starting in January

  1. One point for each blog assignment submission.

  2. Grade = number / percentage of video submissions before the next lesson.

🟨Beethoven Fur Elise

  1. 🟨Measures 22-35: RH and LH alone (see the two audio recordings in Newzik for help). Focus is notes and fingering.

  2. 🟩Practice mm. 1-8 - focus on playing slowly then fast and soft and with pedal.

🟩Curella de Vil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvLX4f0iDcI

  1. Practice starting from random measures - 3 per practice session.

🟩Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 1. Morning Prayer Pytor Tchaikovsky

  1. For Group Class - fix all the green markings - recording or in-person.

  2. Every practice session, practice starting from 3-4 random measures.

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

TECHNIQUE Level 3 - see page 7

  1. Minimum 5 practice days a week.

  2. We spent 10 min on two scales.

    1. Do these hands alone first.

      1. Notes & Fingering 3 times in-a-row correctly, forgetting about keeping a steady beat. Don’t go on to the next note until you KNOW that it’s going to be correct.

      2. Then do the same thing hands together.

      3. Only then should you move on to playing these with a steady beat.


Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5, no. 1. II. Romanze (L. 3, B)

  1. Notes

    1. Measures 34 to the end, hands alone then together, very slowly, with music, every day. Three times.

    2. Please double check the notes in red and blue

  2. Fingering

  3. Position

  4. Expression

  5. Rhythm

    1. Play with the metronome and the music, no faster than m.m. 60


Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 125 by J. S. Bach (L. 3, A)

  1. Whole piece, hands alone and hands together. Careful to read your notes.


Four Star Level 3

  1. Prepare Set 1

  2. Sight-reading preparation method:

    1. Study the rhythm in your mind - actually play the rhythm in your mind as an abstract exercise (think about clap-back exercises). What is the time signature? What is the shortest note-value?

    2. Notes and fingering. Look at the key signature. Observe intervals - the distance between the notes.

    3. Choose a slow tempo and start to play with a steady beat - don’t stop once you start. Move forward if you make mistakes.


#🖤Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 by Johann Friedrich Burgmuller (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤In the Spirit by Christopher Norton (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤Etude in D Minor op. 261 no. 53 (L. 3, Etude)



🖤Theory Level 1 (5 MINUTES A DAY)

  1. Complete all of Unit 5 over the next two weeks.

🖤GO TO YOUR PDF SIGHT-READING 00 62-95

  1. Prepare pages 26-29


Review the following pieces as you wish!

  1. Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822)(L. 2, Etude)

  2. I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

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

  4. 💚Etude in C Major, op. 125 no. 3 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) (L. 1, Etude)

  5. 💚Teapot Invention by Andrew Markow (1942-2013) (L. 1, C)

  6. 💚I Want it That Way

  7. German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (L. 1, A)

  8. Clear Mountain Sky by Mike Springer (L. 1, B)

  9. Foggy Beach (Prep. B)

  10. Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin (Prep. B)

    1. IN MEASURE 9, DON’T FORGET THAT THERE IS A POSITION CHANGE!

  11. Distant Chimes (expired Prep. B)

  12. 💚Calico Cat Helen Marlais

  13. Duet - Jingle Bells (Non-RCM)

  14. 💚Turkish March (Non-RCM)



JANUARY 11, 2025 - REMOTE

Exam Repertoire

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

  • I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

  • Breezy by Christopher Norton (b. 1953) (L. 2, C)

  • Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822) (L. 2, Etude

February 23, 2026

January 12th Grade 0 of 2

January 19th Grade 1 of 2

Janaury 26th Grade 2.5 of 3

February 2nd Grade 2 of 3

February 9th Grade 0.5 of 3

Lesson Point System: Starting in January

  1. One point for each blog assignment submission.

  2. Grade = number / percentage of video submissions before the next lesson.

🟨Beethoven Fur Elise

  1. Measures 22-29 = learn hands alone with your music and the correct.

  2. Practice mm. 1-8 - focus on playing slowly then fast and soft and with pedal.

🟪Curella de Vil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvLX4f0iDcI

  1. See the assignments below: (approx. 2-7 min per session)

    1. Practice the dynamics that you wrote in the music.

    2. Fix the pause between 11 and 12 (see pen).

    3. Video-record yourself with a good visual frame and have your mom or Aline send it to me before your next lesson.

🟨Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 1. Morning Prayer Pytor Tchaikovsky

  1. For Group Class - recording or in-person.

  2. mm. 10-11 - practice this with the audio recording in Newzik. The rhythm is not quite correct.

  3. mm. 13-14 - practice hands alone and together three times to fix the notes.

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

TECHNIQUE Level 3 - see page 7

  1. Minimum 5 practice days a week.

  2. We spent 10 min on two scales.

    1. Do these hands alone first.

      1. Notes & Fingering 3 times in-a-row correctly, forgetting about keeping a steady beat. Don’t go on to the next note until you KNOW that it’s going to be correct.

      2. Then do the same thing hands together.

      3. Only then should you move on to playing these with a steady beat.


Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5, no. 1. II. Romanze (L. 3, B)

  1. Notes

    1. Measures 34 to the end, hands alone then together, very slowly, with music, every day. Three times.

    2. Please double check the notes in red and blue

  2. Fingering

  3. Position

  4. Expression

  5. Rhythm

    1. Play with the metronome and the music, no faster than m.m. 60


Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 125 by J. S. Bach (L. 3, A)

  1. Whole piece, hands alone and hands together. Careful to read your notes.


Four Star Level 3

  1. Prepare Set 1

  2. Sight-reading preparation method:

    1. Study the rhythm in your mind - actually play the rhythm in your mind as an abstract exercise (think about clap-back exercises). What is the time signature? What is the shortest note-value?

    2. Notes and fingering. Look at the key signature. Observe intervals - the distance between the notes.

    3. Choose a slow tempo and start to play with a steady beat - don’t stop once you start. Move forward if you make mistakes.


#🖤Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 by Johann Friedrich Burgmuller (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤In the Spirit by Christopher Norton (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤Etude in D Minor op. 261 no. 53 (L. 3, Etude)



🖤Theory Level 1 (5 MINUTES A DAY)

  1. Complete all of Unit 5 over the next two weeks.

🖤GO TO YOUR PDF SIGHT-READING 00 62-95

  1. Prepare pages 26-29


Review the following pieces as you wish!

  1. Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822)(L. 2, Etude)

  2. I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

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

  4. 💚Etude in C Major, op. 125 no. 3 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) (L. 1, Etude)

  5. 💚Teapot Invention by Andrew Markow (1942-2013) (L. 1, C)

  6. 💚I Want it That Way

  7. German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (L. 1, A)

  8. Clear Mountain Sky by Mike Springer (L. 1, B)

  9. Foggy Beach (Prep. B)

  10. Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin (Prep. B)

    1. IN MEASURE 9, DON’T FORGET THAT THERE IS A POSITION CHANGE!

  11. Distant Chimes (expired Prep. B)

  12. 💚Calico Cat Helen Marlais

  13. Duet - Jingle Bells (Non-RCM)

  14. 💚Turkish March (Non-RCM)



JANUARY 11, 2025 - REMOTE

Exam Repertoire

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

  • I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

  • Breezy by Christopher Norton (b. 1953) (L. 2, C)

  • Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822) (L. 2, Etude

February 9, 2026

January 12th Grade 0 of 2

January 19th Grade 1 of 2

Janaury 26th Grade 2.5 of 3

February 2nd Grade 2 of 3

February 9th Grade 0.5 of 3

Lesson Point System: Starting in January

  1. One point for each blog assignment submission.

  2. Grade = number / percentage of video submissions before the next lesson.

🟥Beethoven Fur Elise

  1. Measure 2 alone = goal is soft and fast with pedal.

  2. Measure 3 alone = same goal as above.

  3. Measures 2-3 alone = same goal as above.

  4. Measures 22-29 = learn hands alone with your music and the correct.

🟪Curella de Vil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvLX4f0iDcI

  1. See the assignments below: (approx. 2-7 min per session)

    1. Practice the dynamics that you wrote in the music.

    2. Fix the pause between 11 and 12 (see pen).

    3. Video-record yourself with a good visual frame and have your mom or Aline send it to me before your next lesson.

🟥Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 1. Morning Prayer Pytor Tchaikovsky

  1. For Group Class - recording or in-person.

  2. mm. 10-11 - practice this with the audio recording in Newzik. The rhythm is not quite correct.

  3. mm. 13-14 - practice hands alone and together three times to fix the notes.

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

TECHNIQUE Level 3 - see page 7

  1. Minimum 5 practice days a week.

  2. We spent 10 min on two scales.

    1. Do these hands alone first.

      1. Notes & Fingering 3 times in-a-row correctly, forgetting about keeping a steady beat. Don’t go on to the next note until you KNOW that it’s going to be correct.

      2. Then do the same thing hands together.

      3. Only then should you move on to playing these with a steady beat.


Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5, no. 1. II. Romanze (L. 3, B)

  1. Notes

    1. Measures 34 to the end, hands alone then together, very slowly, with music, every day. Three times.

    2. Please double check the notes in red and blue

  2. Fingering

  3. Position

  4. Expression

  5. Rhythm

    1. Play with the metronome and the music, no faster than m.m. 60


Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 125 by J. S. Bach (L. 3, A)

  1. Whole piece, hands alone and hands together. Careful to read your notes.


Four Star Level 3

  1. Prepare Set 1

  2. Sight-reading preparation method:

    1. Study the rhythm in your mind - actually play the rhythm in your mind as an abstract exercise (think about clap-back exercises). What is the time signature? What is the shortest note-value?

    2. Notes and fingering. Look at the key signature. Observe intervals - the distance between the notes.

    3. Choose a slow tempo and start to play with a steady beat - don’t stop once you start. Move forward if you make mistakes.


#🖤Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 by Johann Friedrich Burgmuller (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤In the Spirit by Christopher Norton (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤Etude in D Minor op. 261 no. 53 (L. 3, Etude)



🖤Theory Level 1 (5 MINUTES A DAY)

  1. Complete all of Unit 5 over the next two weeks.

🖤GO TO YOUR PDF SIGHT-READING 00 62-95

  1. Prepare pages 26-29


Review the following pieces as you wish!

  1. Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822)(L. 2, Etude)

  2. I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

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

  4. 💚Etude in C Major, op. 125 no. 3 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) (L. 1, Etude)

  5. 💚Teapot Invention by Andrew Markow (1942-2013) (L. 1, C)

  6. 💚I Want it That Way

  7. German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (L. 1, A)

  8. Clear Mountain Sky by Mike Springer (L. 1, B)

  9. Foggy Beach (Prep. B)

  10. Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin (Prep. B)

    1. IN MEASURE 9, DON’T FORGET THAT THERE IS A POSITION CHANGE!

  11. Distant Chimes (expired Prep. B)

  12. 💚Calico Cat Helen Marlais

  13. Duet - Jingle Bells (Non-RCM)

  14. 💚Turkish March (Non-RCM)



JANUARY 11, 2025 - REMOTE

Exam Repertoire

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

  • I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

  • Breezy by Christopher Norton (b. 1953) (L. 2, C)

  • Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822) (L. 2, Etude

February 2, 2026

January 12th Grade 0 of 2

January 19th Grade 1 of 2

Janaury 26th Grade 2.5 of 3

February 2nd Grade 2 of 3

Lesson Point System: Starting in January

  1. One point for each blog assignment submission.

  2. Grade = number / percentage of video submissions before the next lesson.

🟩Beethoven Fur Elise

  1. Measure 2 alone = goal is soft and fast with pedal.

  2. Measure 3 alone = same goal as above.

  3. Measures 2-3 alone = same goal as above.

  4. Measures 22-29 = learn hands alone with your music and the correct.

🟩Curella de Vil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvLX4f0iDcI

  1. See the assignments below: (approx. 2-7 min per session)

    1. Practice the dynamics that you wrote in the music.

    2. Fix the pause between 11 and 12 (see pen).

    3. Video-record yourself with a good visual frame and have your mom or Aline send it to me before your next lesson.

🟨Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 1. Morning Prayer Pytor Tchaikovsky

  1. Entire Piece Ready: (approx. 5-10)

    1. Fix the pauses in measure 10 and 11

    2. Practice the entire piece

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

TECHNIQUE Level 3 - see page 7

  1. Minimum 5 practice days a week.

  2. We spent 10 min on two scales.

    1. Do these hands alone first.

      1. Notes & Fingering 3 times in-a-row correctly, forgetting about keeping a steady beat. Don’t go on to the next note until you KNOW that it’s going to be correct.

      2. Then do the same thing hands together.

      3. Only then should you move on to playing these with a steady beat.


Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5, no. 1. II. Romanze (L. 3, B)

  1. Notes

    1. Measures 34 to the end, hands alone then together, very slowly, with music, every day. Three times.

    2. Please double check the notes in red and blue

  2. Fingering

  3. Position

  4. Expression

  5. Rhythm

    1. Play with the metronome and the music, no faster than m.m. 60


Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 125 by J. S. Bach (L. 3, A)

  1. Whole piece, hands alone and hands together. Careful to read your notes.


Four Star Level 3

  1. Prepare Set 1

  2. Sight-reading preparation method:

    1. Study the rhythm in your mind - actually play the rhythm in your mind as an abstract exercise (think about clap-back exercises). What is the time signature? What is the shortest note-value?

    2. Notes and fingering. Look at the key signature. Observe intervals - the distance between the notes.

    3. Choose a slow tempo and start to play with a steady beat - don’t stop once you start. Move forward if you make mistakes.


#🖤Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 by Johann Friedrich Burgmuller (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤In the Spirit by Christopher Norton (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤Etude in D Minor op. 261 no. 53 (L. 3, Etude)



🖤Theory Level 1 (5 MINUTES A DAY)

  1. Complete all of Unit 5 over the next two weeks.

🖤GO TO YOUR PDF SIGHT-READING 00 62-95

  1. Prepare pages 26-29


Review the following pieces as you wish!

  1. Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822)(L. 2, Etude)

  2. I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

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

  4. 💚Etude in C Major, op. 125 no. 3 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) (L. 1, Etude)

  5. 💚Teapot Invention by Andrew Markow (1942-2013) (L. 1, C)

  6. 💚I Want it That Way

  7. German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (L. 1, A)

  8. Clear Mountain Sky by Mike Springer (L. 1, B)

  9. Foggy Beach (Prep. B)

  10. Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin (Prep. B)

    1. IN MEASURE 9, DON’T FORGET THAT THERE IS A POSITION CHANGE!

  11. Distant Chimes (expired Prep. B)

  12. 💚Calico Cat Helen Marlais

  13. Duet - Jingle Bells (Non-RCM)

  14. 💚Turkish March (Non-RCM)



JANUARY 11, 2025 - REMOTE

Exam Repertoire

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

  • I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

  • Breezy by Christopher Norton (b. 1953) (L. 2, C)

  • Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822) (L. 2, Etude

January 26, 2026

January 12th Grade 0 of 2

January 19th Grade 1 of 2

Janaury 26th Grade 2.5 of 3

Lesson Point System: Starting in January

  1. One point for each blog assignment submission.

  2. Grade = number / percentage of video submissions before the next lesson.

🟩Beethoven Fur Elise

  1. Learn the entire first page in small chunks (one measure at a time). Play slowly and sloftly first and gradually speed-build keeping softer and softer in mind.

🟩Curella de Vil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvLX4f0iDcI

  1. See the practice sections in your music: (approx. 2-7 min per session)

    1. 🟩Don’t rush beat 2 of each measure in the beginning.

    2. 🟩Fix pauses: mm. 11-12

🟩Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 1. Morning Prayer Pytor Tchaikovsky

  1. Entire Piece Ready: (approx. 5-10)

    1. Listen to the audio in Newzik for 9-13. Try to play exactly like the recording.

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

TECHNIQUE Level 3 - see page 7

  1. Minimum 5 practice days a week.

  2. We spent 10 min on two scales.

    1. Do these hands alone first.

      1. Notes & Fingering 3 times in-a-row correctly, forgetting about keeping a steady beat. Don’t go on to the next note until you KNOW that it’s going to be correct.

      2. Then do the same thing hands together.

      3. Only then should you move on to playing these with a steady beat.


Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5, no. 1. II. Romanze (L. 3, B)

  1. Notes

    1. Measures 34 to the end, hands alone then together, very slowly, with music, every day. Three times.

    2. Please double check the notes in red and blue

  2. Fingering

  3. Position

  4. Expression

  5. Rhythm

    1. Play with the metronome and the music, no faster than m.m. 60


Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 125 by J. S. Bach (L. 3, A)

  1. Whole piece, hands alone and hands together. Careful to read your notes.


Four Star Level 3

  1. Prepare Set 1

  2. Sight-reading preparation method:

    1. Study the rhythm in your mind - actually play the rhythm in your mind as an abstract exercise (think about clap-back exercises). What is the time signature? What is the shortest note-value?

    2. Notes and fingering. Look at the key signature. Observe intervals - the distance between the notes.

    3. Choose a slow tempo and start to play with a steady beat - don’t stop once you start. Move forward if you make mistakes.


#🖤Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 by Johann Friedrich Burgmuller (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤In the Spirit by Christopher Norton (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤Etude in D Minor op. 261 no. 53 (L. 3, Etude)



🖤Theory Level 1 (5 MINUTES A DAY)

  1. Complete all of Unit 5 over the next two weeks.

🖤GO TO YOUR PDF SIGHT-READING 00 62-95

  1. Prepare pages 26-29


Review the following pieces as you wish!

  1. Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822)(L. 2, Etude)

  2. I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

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

  4. 💚Etude in C Major, op. 125 no. 3 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) (L. 1, Etude)

  5. 💚Teapot Invention by Andrew Markow (1942-2013) (L. 1, C)

  6. 💚I Want it That Way

  7. German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (L. 1, A)

  8. Clear Mountain Sky by Mike Springer (L. 1, B)

  9. Foggy Beach (Prep. B)

  10. Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin (Prep. B)

    1. IN MEASURE 9, DON’T FORGET THAT THERE IS A POSITION CHANGE!

  11. Distant Chimes (expired Prep. B)

  12. 💚Calico Cat Helen Marlais

  13. Duet - Jingle Bells (Non-RCM)

  14. 💚Turkish March (Non-RCM)



JANUARY 11, 2025 - REMOTE

Exam Repertoire

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

  • I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

  • Breezy by Christopher Norton (b. 1953) (L. 2, C)

  • Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822) (L. 2, Etude

January 19, 2026

January 12th Grade 0/2

Lesson Point System: Starting in January

  1. One point for each blog assignment submission.

  2. Grade = number / percentage of video submissions before the next lesson.

Beethoven Fur Elise

  1. Learn the first page.

Curella de Vil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvLX4f0iDcI

  1. See the practice sections in your music: (approx. 2-7 min per session)

    1. DAY 1: Practice the 1st and 2nd endings on page 1, back to back. Practice playing from 18 to 19 with no change in tempo.

    2. DAY 2: Practice starting from any measure. Review day 1 stuff.

    3. DAY 3: Whole thing with and with music once (and do any spot practice as necessary).

    4. DAY 4: Practice the 1st and 2nd endings on page 1, back to back. Practice playing from 18 to 19 with no change in tempo.

    5. DAY 5: Send Dustin a recording of the whole piece. Let Dustin know where you’ve done this. Text or in Newzik.

Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 1. Morning Prayer Pytor Tchaikovsky

  1. Entire Piece Ready: (approx. 5-10)

    1. DAY 1: Spot measures 20-21 three times correctly and review 16 to end hands alone

    2. DAY 2: No assignment

    3. DAY 3: measures 9-16 hands alone then together twice.

    4. DAY 4: Review Day 1 assignment

    5. DAY 5; Play the whole thing and record. Tell Dustin where you recorded it.

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

TECHNIQUE Level 3 - see page 7

  1. Minimum 5 practice days a week.

  2. We spent 10 min on two scales.

    1. Do these hands alone first.

      1. Notes & Fingering 3 times in-a-row correctly, forgetting about keeping a steady beat. Don’t go on to the next note until you KNOW that it’s going to be correct.

      2. Then do the same thing hands together.

      3. Only then should you move on to playing these with a steady beat.


Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5, no. 1. II. Romanze (L. 3, B)

  1. Notes

    1. Measures 34 to the end, hands alone then together, very slowly, with music, every day. Three times.

    2. Please double check the notes in red and blue

  2. Fingering

  3. Position

  4. Expression

  5. Rhythm

    1. Play with the metronome and the music, no faster than m.m. 60


Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 125 by J. S. Bach (L. 3, A)

  1. Whole piece, hands alone and hands together. Careful to read your notes.


Four Star Level 3

  1. Prepare Set 1

  2. Sight-reading preparation method:

    1. Study the rhythm in your mind - actually play the rhythm in your mind as an abstract exercise (think about clap-back exercises). What is the time signature? What is the shortest note-value?

    2. Notes and fingering. Look at the key signature. Observe intervals - the distance between the notes.

    3. Choose a slow tempo and start to play with a steady beat - don’t stop once you start. Move forward if you make mistakes.


#🖤Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 by Johann Friedrich Burgmuller (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤In the Spirit by Christopher Norton (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤Etude in D Minor op. 261 no. 53 (L. 3, Etude)



🖤Theory Level 1 (5 MINUTES A DAY)

  1. Complete all of Unit 5 over the next two weeks.

🖤GO TO YOUR PDF SIGHT-READING 00 62-95

  1. Prepare pages 26-29


Review the following pieces as you wish!

  1. Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822)(L. 2, Etude)

  2. I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

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

  4. 💚Etude in C Major, op. 125 no. 3 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) (L. 1, Etude)

  5. 💚Teapot Invention by Andrew Markow (1942-2013) (L. 1, C)

  6. 💚I Want it That Way

  7. German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (L. 1, A)

  8. Clear Mountain Sky by Mike Springer (L. 1, B)

  9. Foggy Beach (Prep. B)

  10. Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin (Prep. B)

    1. IN MEASURE 9, DON’T FORGET THAT THERE IS A POSITION CHANGE!

  11. Distant Chimes (expired Prep. B)

  12. 💚Calico Cat Helen Marlais

  13. Duet - Jingle Bells (Non-RCM)

  14. 💚Turkish March (Non-RCM)



JANUARY 11, 2025 - REMOTE

Exam Repertoire

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

  • I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

  • Breezy by Christopher Norton (b. 1953) (L. 2, C)

  • Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822) (L. 2, Etude

January 12, 2026

January 12th Grade 0/2

Lesson Point System: Starting in January

  1. One point for each blog assignment submission.

  2. Grade = number / percentage of video submissions before the next lesson.

Curella de Vil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvLX4f0iDcI

  1. See the practice sections in your music: (approx. 20-30 min per sesson)

    1. DAY 1: RH, LH, and HT three times CORRECTLY for each section.

    2. DAY 2: Expand your sections by at least 2-4 measures each. And do the same RH, LH and HT three times correctly.

    3. DAY 3: Page 1, and Page 1 same as above RH, LH, HT 3 times times each.

    4. DAY 4: Entire piece, LH, RH, HT three times each.

    5. DAY 5: Send Dustin a recording of the whole piece.

Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 1. Morning Prayer Pytor Tchaikovsky

  1. Entire Piece Ready: (approx. 7-20 min per session)

    1. DAY 1: Measures 16 to end, RH, LH and HT three times correctly

    2. DAY 2: Same as above

    3. DAY 3: mm. 1-16

    4. DAY 4: 16 to end

    5. DAY 5; Send to Dustin whole thing.

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

TECHNIQUE Level 3 - see page 7

  1. Minimum 5 practice days a week.

  2. We spent 10 min on two scales.

    1. Do these hands alone first.

      1. Notes & Fingering 3 times in-a-row correctly, forgetting about keeping a steady beat. Don’t go on to the next note until you KNOW that it’s going to be correct.

      2. Then do the same thing hands together.

      3. Only then should you move on to playing these with a steady beat.


Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5, no. 1. II. Romanze (L. 3, B)

  1. Notes

    1. Measures 34 to the end, hands alone then together, very slowly, with music, every day. Three times.

    2. Please double check the notes in red and blue

  2. Fingering

  3. Position

  4. Expression

  5. Rhythm

    1. Play with the metronome and the music, no faster than m.m. 60


Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 125 by J. S. Bach (L. 3, A)

  1. Whole piece, hands alone and hands together. Careful to read your notes.


Four Star Level 3

  1. Prepare Set 1

  2. Sight-reading preparation method:

    1. Study the rhythm in your mind - actually play the rhythm in your mind as an abstract exercise (think about clap-back exercises). What is the time signature? What is the shortest note-value?

    2. Notes and fingering. Look at the key signature. Observe intervals - the distance between the notes.

    3. Choose a slow tempo and start to play with a steady beat - don’t stop once you start. Move forward if you make mistakes.


#🖤Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 by Johann Friedrich Burgmuller (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤In the Spirit by Christopher Norton (L. 3, Etude)

#🖤Etude in D Minor op. 261 no. 53 (L. 3, Etude)



🖤Theory Level 1 (5 MINUTES A DAY)

  1. Complete all of Unit 5 over the next two weeks.

🖤GO TO YOUR PDF SIGHT-READING 00 62-95

  1. Prepare pages 26-29


Review the following pieces as you wish!

  1. Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822)(L. 2, Etude)

  2. I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

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

  4. 💚Etude in C Major, op. 125 no. 3 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) (L. 1, Etude)

  5. 💚Teapot Invention by Andrew Markow (1942-2013) (L. 1, C)

  6. 💚I Want it That Way

  7. German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (L. 1, A)

  8. Clear Mountain Sky by Mike Springer (L. 1, B)

  9. Foggy Beach (Prep. B)

  10. Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin (Prep. B)

    1. IN MEASURE 9, DON’T FORGET THAT THERE IS A POSITION CHANGE!

  11. Distant Chimes (expired Prep. B)

  12. 💚Calico Cat Helen Marlais

  13. Duet - Jingle Bells (Non-RCM)

  14. 💚Turkish March (Non-RCM)



JANUARY 11, 2025 - REMOTE

Exam Repertoire

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

  • I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

  • Breezy by Christopher Norton (b. 1953) (L. 2, C)

  • Allegro in C Major op. 38, no. 8 by Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822) (L. 2, Etude