March 24, 2023

LESSONS WILL BE GRADED BELOW

  • January 21st Lesson Grade: A

  • January 29th Lesson Grade: A

  • February 4th, Lesson Grade: A

  • March 18th, Lesson Grade: B

❤️German Dance in D Major by Haydn (L. 1, A)

  1. BY MONDAY: Please record in Newzik, RH and LH alone, measures 4-8 AFTER you’ve learned them correctly by saying the names and finger numbers out loud.

💚The Calico Cat (Prep B)

  1. Practice starting from any measure of your piece and be careful of the register.

🖤Theory

  1. THEORY 01 02

    1. Start with Dustin in March

💚Four Star Prep B

  1. Go to your new PDF in Newzik called “FOUR STAR Prep B” and complete “Review Set 1”

  2. Watch the video in the PDF

  3. Complete “Day” 2 - 5 from Review Set 1.

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

  1. Prepare pages 26-29

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

💚TECHNIQUE Prep B

  1. Go to your new PDF called “Technique Prep A and B”

  2. ❤️❤️Watch the video inside the PDF and study page 1 of the PDF Practice the “Legato Pentascales” for Preparatory B: D Major, A Major and F Major according to how I do it in the video.

💜REVIEW THE FOLLOWING REPERTOIRE ONCE A WEEK WITH YOUR MUSIC!

  1. 💚Foggy Beach (Prep. B)

  2. 💚Duet - Jingle Bells (Non-RCM)

  3. 💚Turkish March (Non-RCM)

  4. 💚Legend of Madrid Day 1 (Non-RCM)

  5. 💚A SONG by ALEXANDER GEDIKE (Prep. B)

  6. 💚Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin (Prep. B)

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

  7. 💚Distant Chimes (expired Prep. B)

March 18, 2023

LESSONS WILL BE GRADED BELOW

  • January 21st Lesson Grade: A

  • January 29th Lesson Grade: A

  • February 4th, Lesson Grade: A

  • March 18th, Lesson Grade: B

❤️German Dance in D Major by Haydn (L. 1, A)

  1. YOU MUST SAY THE NAMES OF THE NOTES OUT LOUD BEFORE YOU PLAY THEM (WHEN YOU’RE LEARNING)

  2. Start to learn TWO MEASURES at a time with NFRPE.

    1. LH alone first,

    2. Then RH

    3. Then HT

💚The Calico Cat (Prep B)

  1. Practice starting from any measure of your piece and be careful of the register.

🖤Theory

  1. THEORY 01 02

    1. Start with Dustin in March

💚Four Star Prep B

  1. Go to your new PDF in Newzik called “FOUR STAR Prep B” and complete “Review Set 1”

  2. Watch the video in the PDF

  3. Complete “Day” 2 - 5 from Review Set 1.

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

  1. Prepare pages 26-29

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

💚TECHNIQUE Prep B

  1. Go to your new PDF called “Technique Prep A and B”

  2. ❤️❤️Watch the video inside the PDF and study page 1 of the PDF Practice the “Legato Pentascales” for Preparatory B: D Major, A Major and F Major according to how I do it in the video.

💜REVIEW THE FOLLOWING REPERTOIRE ONCE A WEEK WITH YOUR MUSIC!

  1. 💚Foggy Beach (Prep. B)

  2. 💚Duet - Jingle Bells (Non-RCM)

  3. 💚Turkish March (Non-RCM)

  4. 💚Legend of Madrid Day 1 (Non-RCM)

  5. 💚A SONG by ALEXANDER GEDIKE (Prep. B)

  6. 💚Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin (Prep. B)

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

  7. 💚Distant Chimes (expired Prep. B)

March 12, 2023

Next lesson is graded on all

5 assignments below

A = all 5 assignments done

B = 4 assignments done

C = 3 assignments done

D = 1-2 assignments done

  • January 21st Lesson Grade: A

  • January 29th Lesson Grade: A

  • February 4th, Lesson Grade: A

💚German Dance in D Major by Haydn (L. 1, A)

  1. Start to learn TWO MEASURES at a time with NFRPE.

    1. LH alone first,

    2. Then RH

    3. Then HT

💜The Calico Cat (Prep B)

  1. Practice starting from any measure of your piece.

🖤Theory

  1. THEORY 01 02

    1. Start with Dustin in March

💜Four Star Prep B

  1. Go to your new PDF in Newzik called “FOUR STAR Prep B” and complete “Review Set 1”

  2. Follow the instructions in the video!

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

  1. Prepare pages 21-25

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

💜TECHNIQUE Prep B

  1. Go to your new PDF called “Technique Prep A and B”

  2. ❤️Watch the video inside the PDF and study page 1 of the PDF

  3. Practice the “Legato Pentascales” for Preparatory B: D Major, A Major and F Major according to how I do it in the video.

💜REVIEW THE FOLLOWING REPERTOIRE ONCE A WEEK WITH YOUR MUSIC!

  1. 💚Foggy Beach (Prep. B)

  2. 💚Duet - Jingle Bells (Non-RCM)

  3. 💚Turkish March (Non-RCM)

  4. 💚Legend of Madrid Day 1 (Non-RCM)

  5. 💚A SONG by ALEXANDER GEDIKE (Prep. B)

  6. 💚Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin (Prep. B)

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

  7. 💚Distant Chimes (expired Prep. B)

February 11, 2023 (1 of ?)

Next lesson is graded on all

5 assignments below

A = all 5 assignments done

B = 4 assignments done

C = 3 assignments done

D = 1-2 assignments done

  • January 21st Lesson Grade: A

  • January 29th Lesson Grade: A

  • February 4th, Lesson Grade: A

💜Choose with Dustin next lesson

💚The Calico Cat (Prep B)

  1. Practice starting from any measure of your piece.

🖤Theory

  1. THEORY 01 02

    1. Start with Dustin in March

💜Four Star Prep B

  1. Go to your new PDF in Newzik called “FOUR STAR Prep B” and complete “Review Set 1”

  2. Follow the instructions in the video!

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

  1. Prepare pages 17-20

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

💜TECHNIQUE Prep B

  1. Go to your new PDF called “Technique Prep A and B”

  2. Watch the video inside the PDF and study page 1 of the PDF

  3. Practice the “Legato Pentascales” for Preparatory B: D Major, A Major and F Major according to how I do it in the video.

💜REVIEW THE FOLLOWING REPERTOIRE ONCE A WEEK WITH YOUR MUSIC!

  1. 💚Foggy Beach (Prep. B)

  2. 💚Duet - Jingle Bells (Non-RCM)

  3. 💚Turkish March (Non-RCM)

  4. 💚Legend of Madrid Day 1 (Non-RCM)

  5. 💚A SONG by ALEXANDER GEDIKE (Prep. B)

  6. 💚Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin (Prep. B)

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

  7. 💚Distant Chimes (expired Prep. B)

February 4, 2023 (5 OF 3)

Next week’s lesson will be graded based on your three REPERTOIRE assignments:

A = all three assignments done

B = two assignments done

C = one assignment done

  • January 21st Lesson Grade: A

  • January 29th Lesson Grade: A

  • February 4th, Lesson Grade: A

New Piece next lesson

💚Duet - Jingle Bells

  1. Print out your music and bring to class.

  2. Practice starting from any measure.

💚The Calico Cat (Prep B)

  1. Practice your rhythm / counting in mm. 19-End

  2. Steady beat in mm. 9-13

  3. Practice with the recording every day (recording is in Newzik)

💚Foggy Beach

  1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

  2. Work on your dynamics. Make everything exaggerated!

💜Theory

  1. THEORY 01 01 “Review”

    1. Finish pages 5-8!

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

  1. Prepare pages 16-22

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

💜Prep B Technique Royal Conservatory of Music

💜REVIEW THE FOLLOWING REPERTOIRE ONCE A WEEK WITH YOUR MUSIC!

  1. Turkish March 💚

  2. Legend of Madrid Day 1💚

  3. A SONG by ALEXANDER GEDIKE 💚

  4. Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin 💚

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

  5. Distant Chimes💜

January 28, 2023 (4 OF 3)

Next week’s lesson will be graded based on your three REPERTOIRE assignments:

A = all three assignments done

B = two assignments done

C = one assignment done

  • January 21st Lesson Grade: A

  • January 29th Lesson Grade:

💚Duet - Jingle Bells

  1. Practice starting from any measure.

💚The Calico Cat (Prep B)

  1. Measures 10-11 - FIX THE FINGERING.

  2. Measure 20: Pop / play with our fingers facing down toward the keyboard. Make sure your wrists are aligned with your arms. Don’t twist the wrists.

  3. Bench should be pushed back and sit on the edge with feet flat on the floor.

  4. Measures 1-3, 5-7: Keep your fingers round and curved. Don’t pull on the keys, but plant and push up with your wrist.

💚Foggy Beach

  1. Sit correctly on your bench.

  2. Change your hand position / fingering in the LH for measure 2-5, 7-11.

  3. Keep the RH position the same in measures 2-5, 7-11 as well!

  4. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

  5. Fix your RH register in m. 2

NO ASSIGNMENTS BELOW THIS LINE

Theory

  1. THEORY 01 01 “Review”

    1. Finish pages 5-8!

GO TO YOUR PDF SIGHT-READING 00 62-95

  1. Prepare pages 16-22

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

LANDMARK NOTES BELOW

Prep B Technique Royal Conservatory of Music

REVIEW THE FOLLOWING REPERTOIRE ONCE A WEEK WITH YOUR MUSIC!

  1. Turkish March 💚

  2. Legend of Madrid Day 1💚

  3. A SONG by ALEXANDER GEDIKE 💚

  4. Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin 💚

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

  5. Distant Chimes💜

January 21, 2023 (2 OF 3)

Next week’s lesson will be graded based on your three REPERTOIRE assignments:

A = all three assignments done

B = two assignments done

C = one assignment done

  • January 21st Lesson Grade: A

  • January 29th Lesson Grade:

💚Duet - Jingle Bells

  1. See the green pen

  2. Practice with the audio recording

  3. Practice with your brother!

💚The Calico Cat (Prep B)

  1. So much better!

  2. Fix measure 20 - practice starting there. I’ll ask you to do this next week. 😎

  3. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

💚Foggy Beach

  1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

  2. Fix your RH register in m. 2

NO ASSIGNMENTS BELOW THIS LINE

Theory

  1. THEORY 01 01 “Review”

    1. Finish pages 5-8!

GO TO YOUR PDF SIGHT-READING 00 62-95

  1. Prepare pages 16-22

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

LANDMARK NOTES BELOW

Prep B Technique Royal Conservatory of Music

REVIEW THE FOLLOWING REPERTOIRE ONCE A WEEK WITH YOUR MUSIC!

  1. Turkish March 💚

  2. Legend of Madrid Day 1💚

  3. A SONG by ALEXANDER GEDIKE 💚

  4. Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin 💚

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

  5. Distant Chimes💜

January 14, 2023 (0.5 OF 3)

Next week’s lesson will be graded based on your three REPERTOIRE assignments:

A = all three assignments done

B = two assignments done

C = one assignment done

Duet - Jingle Bells

  1. See the red pen on page 4.

  2. Finish learning pages 3-4

  3. NOTES, FINGERING and RHYTHM are priority.

  4. DON’T LET YOUR EAR TAKE OVER! Say the names of the notes out loud.

The Calico Cat (Prep B)

  1. Please finish the piece! Fix the red pen. Use your music.

  2. Remember that I will ask you to start at any measure of the piece next week so please practice using your eyes. :)

Foggy Beach

  1. Relearn by LOOKING AT YOUR MUSIC: 2-3 measures at a time, hands alone first.

NO ASSIGNMENTS BELOW THIS LINE

Theory

  1. THEORY 01 01 “Review”

    1. Finish pages 5-8!

GO TO YOUR PDF SIGHT-READING 00 62-95

  1. Prepare pages 16-22

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

LANDMARK NOTES BELOW

Prep B Technique Royal Conservatory of Music

REVIEW THE FOLLOWING REPERTOIRE ONCE A WEEK WITH YOUR MUSIC!

  1. Turkish March 💚

  2. Legend of Madrid Day 1💚

  3. A SONG by ALEXANDER GEDIKE 💚

  4. Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin 💚

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

  5. Distant Chimes💜

August 18, 2022

🟢 - On the right track, great work

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

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

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

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



Lesson Assignments

  1. Foggy Beach

    💚

    1. Fix all the purple and add pedal!

  2. Theory

    ❤️

    1. PDF - 00_06 “Scales”

      1. Fix the red Box on page 7 and finish page 8

  3. GO TO YOUR PDF SIGHT-READING 01

    💚

    1. Do two “days” per practice session.

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

  4. Note Reading Worksheets

    💚

    1. Do “Note Reading Worksheet Fa Clef” page 4 (just the blue box)

      1. Make sure that notes on or above line 3 have stems that go down.

      2. Make sure that notes on or below line 3 have stems that go up.

    2. Do “Note Reading Worksheet Sol Clef” page 6

  5. Review Repertoire

REVIEW THE FOLLOWING REPERTOIRE ONCE A WEEK WITH YOUR MUSIC!

  1. Turkish March 💚

  2. Legend of Madrid Day 1💚

  3. A SONG by ALEXANDER GEDIKE 💚

  4. Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin 💚

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

  5. Distant Chimes💜

July 2, 2022

🟢 - On the right track, great work

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

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

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

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



Lesson Assignments

  1. Foggy Beach

    💚

    1. Fix all the purple and add pedal!

  2. Theory

    🟣

    1. PDF - 00_06 “Scales”

      1. Prepare Pages 6-8

  3. GO TO YOUR PDF SIGHT-READING 01

    💚

    1. Do two “days” per practice session.

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

  4. Note Reading Worksheets

    💚

    1. Do “Note Reading Worksheet Fa Clef” page 4 (just the blue box)

      1. Make sure that notes on or above line 3 have stems that go down.

      2. Make sure that notes on or below line 3 have stems that go up.

    2. Do “Note Reading Worksheet Sol Clef” page 6

  5. Review Repertoire

REVIEW THE FOLLOWING REPERTOIRE ONCE A WEEK WITH YOUR MUSIC!

  1. Turkish March 💚

  2. Legend of Madrid Day 1💚

  3. A SONG by ALEXANDER GEDIKE 💚

  4. Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin 💚

  5. Distant Chimes💜

June 25, 2022

🟢 - On the right track, great work

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

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

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

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


Lesson Assignments

  1. Foggy Beach

    💚

    1. Finish learning! USE YOUR EYES to learn the notes. :)

  2. Theory

    💚

    1. PDF - 00_06 “Scales”

      1. Prepare Pages 6-8

  3. GO TO YOUR PDF SIGHTREADING 01

    💚

    1. Do two “days” per practice session.

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

  4. Note Reading Worksheets

    💚

    1. Do “Note Reading Worksheet Fa Clef” page 4 (just the blue box)

      1. Make sure that notes on or above line 3 have stems that go down.

      2. Make sure that notes on or below line 3 have stems that go up.

    2. Do “Note Reading Worksheet Sol Clef” page 6

  5. Review Repertoire

REVIEW THE FOLLOWING REPERTOIRE ONCE A WEEK WITH YOUR MUSIC!

  1. Turkish March 💚

  2. Legend of Madrid Day 1💚

  3. A SONG by ALEXANDER GEDIKE 💚

  4. Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin 💚

  5. Distant Chimes💜