October 29, 2026 (60 min · in-person)

October 29, 2026 Dustin Gledhill

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 writes your practice down for you, no comments needed.

Tap the first assignment on your list.

The timer starts by itself. Read it and practice.

When you are finished, press Done. It saves your time and opens the next one.

Need to stop for a minute? Press Pause.

Lost? Press My Assignment List at the top to go back.

Try for five days a week. Fifteen minutes is plenty.

Everything on your list is fair game for a test at your next lesson. Be ready to tell me about a page without looking at it.

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.

Need the metronome, a recorder or the Section-Work colors? They are in Practice Tools. Tap one and it opens inside your assignment. Tap Close to put it away.

Official tracking started Monday, October 19.

🟩 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]

Two Piano Rules

Always sit in the middle. Piano seatbelt.

Low wrist first, then play. Never flat fingers.

Start Here

1. 🟩 Sitting Position

THIS WEEK: Fix your bench height before you play. Every time.

🎥 How to adjust your bench https://youtube.com/shorts/BqJO9jAbdZ8

Twist the bench up until your elbow is not below your hand.
About four fingers of height is what we are looking for.
Put a box or a footstool under your feet if you have one.

Musicianship

2. 🟩 Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? (McDonough), pages 67 to the end

THIS WEEK: Finish reading the book.

You stopped after page 66.

Lesson 3

3. 🟨 GPM Technique, Lesson 3, pages 4 to 5

THIS WEEK: Redo pop-wrist. Tap the key, then pop the wrist up. Watch this video and the one I sent your parents on WhatsApp.

🎥 Pop-Wrist https://youtu.be/jSOinUL_u00

Pop-Wrist and Pop-Wrist Practice.
Tap down, then the wrist pops up with the fingers relaxed. Don't pull back off the key.
Keep the knuckle round, not bent inward.

4. 🟨 GPM Note Reading, Lesson 3, page 16

THIS WEEK: Say the alphabet forward and backward, A to A, with no looking.

The Alphabet, A to A.
Pass it off to me at the next lesson, or record it with the video tool and send it to me.

5. 🟩 GPM Note Reading, Lesson 3, page 17

THIS WEEK: Read the page.

Solfège. Reading only this week.

6. 🟩 GPM Note Reading, Lesson 3, page 18

THIS WEEK: Forward and backward from C, from G and from F.

Forward and Backward from C, G and F.
F G A B C D E F, then back down.

7. 🟩 GPM Note Reading, Lesson 3, pages 19 to 20

THIS WEEK: Pages 19 and 20. Pass them off at the next lesson.

Landmark Notes, then Treble Landmarks.

8. 🟩 GPM Note Reading, Lesson 3, page 21

THIS WEEK: Page 21.

Name the Notes.

9. 🟩 GPM Note Reading, Lesson 3, page 22

THIS WEEK: Page 22.

Draw the Notes.

10. 🟩 GPM Note Reading, Lesson 3, pages 23 to 24

THIS WEEK: Pages 23 and 24.

Bass Landmarks, then Name the Notes.

11. 🟩 GPM Note Reading, Lesson 3, page 25

THIS WEEK: Page 25.

Draw the Notes.

12. 🟩 GPM Rhythm, Lesson 3, page 26

THIS WEEK: Read this one with your mom and dad.

Measures and 4/4. This is the time signature.
We have not done this in a lesson yet, so learn it with a grown-up.
Tell me about measures, bar lines and the time signature next week.

13. 🟩 GPM Rhythm, Lesson 3, page 27

THIS WEEK: Page 27.

How to Read Rhythms.

14. 🟩 GPM Rhythm, Lesson 3, page 28

THIS WEEK: Page 28.

Bar Lines and Counts.

15. 🟩 GPM Ear Training, Lesson 3, page 29

THIS WEEK: Page 29, with the video.

🎥 Steady or Not Steady? https://youtu.be/tG6hXOrEJoY

Steady or Not Steady?

16. 🟩 GPM Ear Training, Lesson 3, page 30

THIS WEEK: Page 30, with the video.

🎥 Where Is the Rest? https://youtu.be/Fi3eA--mj04

Where Is the Rest?

17. 🟩 GPM Ear Training, Lesson 3, page 31

THIS WEEK: Page 31, with the video.

🎥 Bass F or Treble G? https://youtu.be/5bBTdjFd2g4

Bass F or Treble G?

18. 🟩 GPM Ear Training, Lesson 3, page 32

THIS WEEK: Page 32, with the video.

🎥 Which Landmark? https://youtu.be/Io4LJUT48_s

Which Landmark?

19. 🟩 GPM Ear Training, Lesson 3, page 33

THIS WEEK: Page 33, with the video.

🎥 Find the Landmark https://youtu.be/WZwKfn-hICU

Find the Landmark.

20. 🟩 GPM Sight Playing, Lesson 3, page 34

THIS WEEK: Page 34.

Before You Play.

21. 🟩 GPM Sight Playing, Lesson 3, page 35

THIS WEEK: Page 35.

Landmark Lines: Finger 3.

22. 🟩 GPM Sight Playing, Lesson 3, page 36

THIS WEEK: Page 36.

Landmark Lines: Finger 2.

23. 🟩 GPM Listening, Lesson 3, page 37

THIS WEEK: Page 37. Listen to both pieces.

🎥 The Lively Boy https://youtu.be/x0Ku6G-faok

🎥 Children's Ballad https://youtu.be/VaJYeigfI3E

Türk's Pieces, 1 and 3.

Next Time

Bony's Bouncing Bones, Bony Bounces Back, Bony's Bone Chimes and Bony's Skeleton Stairs. Not this week.

October 23, 2026 (60 min · in-person)

October 24, 2026 Dustin Gledhill

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 writes your practice down for you, no comments needed.

Tap the first assignment on your list.

The timer starts by itself. Read it and practice.

When you are finished, press Done. It saves your time and opens the next one.

Need to stop for a minute? Press Pause.

Lost? Press My Assignment List at the top to go back.

Try for five days a week. Fifteen minutes is plenty.

Everything on your list is fair game for a test at your next lesson. Be ready to tell me about a page without looking at it.

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.

Need the metronome, a recorder or the Section-Work colors? They are in Practice Tools. Tap one and it opens inside your assignment. Tap Close to put it away.

Log every practice session from today. Official tracking starts Monday, October 19, the Monday after our first group class. 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]

Two Piano Rules

Always sit in the middle. Piano seatbelt.

Low wrist first, then play. Never flat fingers.

Musicianship

1. 🟩 Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? (McDonough), pages 45 to the end

THIS WEEK: Keep reading from page 45. Finish the book if you want to.

Tell me about it next time.
Press Done for the Week when it is done.

Lesson 2

2. 🟩 GPM Repertoire, Lesson 2, pages 24 to 25

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on pages 24 to 25, with the video.

That is Dracky's Heartbeat. Right hand, bat cave, finger 3.
Every day.

Dracky's Heartbeat https://youtu.be/B11pbq894M8

3. 🟩 GPM Repertoire, Lesson 2, pages 26 to 27

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on pages 26 to 27, with the video.

That is Ghosty's Castle Float. Left hand, castle, finger 3.
Every day.

Ghosty's Castle Float https://youtu.be/8dV8ZP4rmWc

4. 🟩 GPM Repertoire, Lesson 2, pages 28 to 29

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on pages 28 to 29, with the video.

That is Ghosty's Midnight Float. Right hand, castle, finger 3.
Every day.

Ghosty's Midnight Float https://youtu.be/Dg9yd2Ue7w0

Lesson 3

5. 🟩 GPM Technique, Lesson 3, page 2

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on page 2.

That is Forward wrist with three fingers.
Every day.

6. 🟩 GPM Technique, Lesson 3, page 3

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on page 3.

That is The whole group at once. Two-sets and three-sets.
Every day.

7. 🟩 GPM Technique, Lesson 3, pages 4 to 5

THIS WEEK: Watch the video first, then follow the instructions on pages 4 to 5.

That is Pop-wrist. Drop onto the key, then pop up off it, light as popcorn.
Every day.

Pop-wrist https://youtu.be/jSOinUL_u00

8. 🟩 GPM Theory, Lesson 3, pages 6 to 8

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on pages 6 to 8.

That is The clef, Draw a treble clef, and the treble clef exercises.
Press Done for the Week when it is done.

9. 🟩 GPM Theory, Lesson 3, pages 9 to 10

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on pages 9 to 10.

That is Draw a bass clef, and the bass clef exercises.
Press Done for the Week when it is done.

10. 🟩 GPM Theory, Lesson 3, pages 11 to 12

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on pages 11 to 12.

That is Ledger lines and Ledger line practice.
Press Done for the Week when it is done.

11. 🟩 GPM Theory, Lesson 3, pages 13 to 14

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on pages 13 to 14.

That is Middle C and Middle C practice.
Press Done for the Week when it is done.

12. 🟩 GPM Theory, Lesson 3, page 15

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on page 15.

Circle every treble clef and write T. Box every bass clef and write B.
The pass-off on that page is at your lesson, not at home.
Press Done for the Week when it is done.

13. 🟩 GPM Note Reading, Lesson 3, page 16

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on page 16.

That is A to A. Forward and backward.
Press Done for the Week when it is done.

October 9, 2026 (60 min · in-person)

October 9, 2026 Dustin Gledhill

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 writes your practice down for you, no comments needed.

Tap the first assignment on your list.
The timer starts by itself. Read it and practice.
When you are finished, press Done. It saves your time and opens the next one.
Need to stop for a minute? Press Pause.

Lost? Press My Assignment List at the top to go back.

Try for five days a week. Fifteen minutes is plenty.

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.

Need the metronome, a recorder or the Section-Work colors? They are in Practice Tools. Tap one and it opens inside your assignment. Tap Close to put it away.

Log every practice session from today. Official tracking starts Monday, October 19, the Monday after our first group class. 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]

Two Piano Rules

Always sit in the middle. Piano seatbelt.

Low wrist first, then play. Never flat fingers.

Musicianship

1. 🟩 Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? (McDonough), pages 31-44

THIS WEEK: Read pages 31 to 44.

Read it with your mom.
Tell me about it next time.
Press Done for the Week when it is done.

Lesson 1

2. 🟩 GAC Technique, Lesson 1, page 3

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on page 3.

That is Finger Numbers. Technique Book page 2.
Press Done for the Week when it is done.

3. 🟩 GAC Technique, Lesson 1, pages 5 to 6

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on pages 5 to 6.

Every day. Heavy arm, round fingers, hands back in your lap.
That is Drop Wrist, Drop Wrist Practice. Technique Book pages 4-5.

🎥 Drop Wrist https://youtu.be/nw8G02u7paM

4. 🟩 GAC Theory, Lesson 1, pages 9 to 10

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on pages 9 to 10.

That is How Do We Read Music?, Five Lines. Theory Book pages 3-4.
Press Done for the Week when it is done.

5. 🟩 GAC Note Reading, Lesson 1, page 13

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on page 13.

That is What Is Sound? Note Reading Book page 2.
Press Done for the Week when it is done.

6. 🟩 GAC Note Reading, Lesson 1, pages 14 to 15

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on pages 14 to 15.

That is The Musical Alphabet, Forward and Backward. Note Reading Book pages 3-4.
Press Done for the Week when it is done.

7. 🟩 GAC Ear Training, Lesson 1, page 19

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on page 19.

That is High or Low. Ear Training Book page 1.
Press Done for the Week when it is done.

🎥 High or Low https://youtu.be/jkQL8qaAa78

8. 🟩 GAC Ear Training, Lesson 1, page 20

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on page 20.

That is Same or Different. Ear Training Book page 2.
Press Done for the Week when it is done.

🎥 Same or Different https://youtu.be/Wz46zwxMBcw

9. 🟩 GAC History, Lesson 1, pages 21 to 23

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on pages 21 to 23.

That is Meet Daniel Gottlob Türk, Türk's Life, Listening to Türk. History Book pages 1-2, Listening Book page 1.
Press Done for the Week when it is done.

🎥 Listening to Türk https://youtu.be/x0Ku6G-faok

Lesson 2

10. 🟩 GAC Technique, Lesson 2, page 5

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on page 5.

Every day. Drop first, then hold the key down while your wrist floats forward.
That is Forward Wrist. Technique Book page 9.

🎥 Forward Wrist https://youtu.be/HOyDnw9AME8

11. 🟩 GAC Technique, Lesson 2, page 6

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on page 6.

Every day. Right hand finger 3, then finger 2.
That is Forward Wrist Practice. Technique Book page 10.

12. 🟩 GAC Theory, Lesson 2, pages 8 to 9

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on pages 8 to 9.

That is High and Low on the Staff, Line and Space Practice. Theory Book pages 7-8.
Press Done for the Week when it is done.

13. 🟩 GAC Note Reading, Lesson 2, pages 17 to 18

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on pages 17 to 18.

That is Trick or Treat, Trick or Treat, Part 2. Note Reading Book pages 12-13.
Press Done for the Week when it is done.

14. 🟩 GAC Rhythm, Lesson 2, pages 20 to 21

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on pages 20 to 21.

That is Notes and Rests on the Staff, How Many Beats? Rhythm Book pages 5-6.
Press Done for the Week when it is done.

15. 🟩 GAC Ear Training, Lesson 2, page 22

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on page 22.

That is Clap It Back. Ear Training Book page 3.
Press Done for the Week when it is done.

🎥 Clap It Back https://youtu.be/xs-IGU6CHQY

16. 🟩 GAC Ear Training, Lesson 2, page 23

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on page 23.

That is Higher or Lower. Ear Training Book page 4.
Press Done for the Week when it is done.

🎥 Higher or Lower https://youtu.be/UmjFzIaq3zk

17. 🟩 GAC Ear Training, Lesson 2, page 24

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on page 24.

That is High, Middle or Low. Ear Training Book page 5.
Press Done for the Week when it is done.

🎥 High, Middle or Low https://youtu.be/U29zJLjROVE

18. 🟩 GAC Repertoire, Lesson 2, pages 25 to 27

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on pages 25 to 27.

Clap and say tah with no music first, then with the video, then play it.
Every day.
That is Time to Play, Dracky's Flight Home. Repertoire Book pages 1-3.

🎥 Dracky's Flight Home https://youtu.be/pT6aSRmPfgw

October 2, 2026 (45 min · in-person)

October 3, 2026 Dustin Gledhill

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.

Press Start here. It picks up where you stopped last time.
Read the assignment, press Start, practice.
When you are finished, press Done.
Press Next practice item and go again.

Try for five days a week. Fifteen minutes is plenty.

Log only what you really did, on the day you did it.

Log every practice session from today. Official tracking starts Monday, October 19, the Monday after our first group class. 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]

Piano Rules

Don't speak when someone else is speaking. That means me too.
Don't play the keyboard when someone is speaking. That means me too.

Theory

1. 🟩 Celebrate Theory, Preparatory Level, Unit 1 (RCM), pages 4-11

THIS WEEK: Keep going from where you stopped.

⏱ Max 5 minutes per practice session.

Press Done for the Week when pages 4 to 11 are finished.

2. 🟩 Spooky Lane, page 5

THIS WEEK: Complete page 5.

Practice type: Learning.

Play every C, starting at the top and going down.
Color in a pumpkin each time you finish one.
Press Done for the Week when page 5 is done.

3. 🟩 Spooky Lane, page 6

THIS WEEK: Complete page 6.

Practice type: Learning.

Color in a pumpkin each time you finish one.
Press Done for the Week when page 6 is done.

4. 🟩 Spooky Lane, page 7

THIS WEEK: Complete page 7.

Practice type: Learning.

Draw Candy C, Dangle D and Eek E under their keys.
Color in a pumpkin each time you finish one.
Press Done for the Week when page 7 is done.

Musicianship

5. 🟩 Quarter Notes and Rests, page 3

THIS WEEK: Prepare page 3, the quarter note.

Practice type: Learning.

Clap a steady beat for the x's and say "ta" for each quarter note.
The x marks the start of a beat, so it lines up with the start of the note above it.
Press Done for the Week when page 3 is done.

6. 🟩 Quarter Notes and Rests, page 4

THIS WEEK: Complete page 4, the quarter rest.

Practice type: Learning.

Clap each beat and say ta for the quarter notes. Make sure to be silent for the rests.
Press Done for the Week when page 4 is done.

7. 🟩 Quarter Notes and Rests, page 5

THIS WEEK: Complete page 5, rest practice.

Practice type: Learning.

Clap each beat and say ta for the quarter notes. Be silent for the rests.
Press Done for the Week when page 5 is done.

8. 🟩 Quarter Notes and Rests, page 6

THIS WEEK: Complete page 6, rhythm review.

Practice type: Learning.

Press Done for the Week when page 6 is done.

9. 🟨 Basic Rhythmic Training (Starer), No. 7

THIS WEEK: Pass off No. 7. Three correct in a row, or five correct in total.

NFPER focus: rhythm.

Clap on the final bar line as well.
Set the beat to m.m. 80. Meter: none.
Open Section-Work and it is already set to rhythm for you.
Clap four beats with the beat first. Then start.
Don't stop for a mistake. Go all the way to the end.
Too fast is what makes it hard. Go slower and it works.
Three correct in a row, or five correct in total, and you are done for the day.

10. 🟩 Notespeller, Book 1, page 3

THIS WEEK: Complete page 3.

Practice type: Learning.

Read the instructions with your practice partner.
Press Done for the Week when page 3 is done.

11. 🟩 Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? (McDonough), read to page 25

THIS WEEK: Read up to page 25.

Take turns reading it out loud.
Keep it in your binder.

Repertoire

12. 🟪 Piano Lessons, Book 1, page 4, Feel the Beat

THIS WEEK: We did not get to this one. Keep clapping with the video.

Three speeds: slow, medium, fast. Follow the video.

🎥 Feel the Beat, page 4 https://youtu.be/TY86qhJXd94

13. 🟪 Piano Lessons, Book 1, page 6, finger numbers

THIS WEEK: We did not get to this one. Finish page 6.

Press Done for the Week when page 6 is done.

14. 🟨 Piano Lessons, Book 1, pages 8-9, student part

THIS WEEK: Learn Climbing Up and Climbing Down well enough to play it with me next time.

Bubble position, and keep the third finger round without bracing it.
Up-stem notes are the right hand. Down-stem notes are the left hand.
Say it out loud while you play: right, left, right, left.
Climb up to the next set of black keys, then climb back down. Start the trip back with the left hand.
Aim for no pause when you move up to the next group.

🎥 Pages 8-9, student part https://youtu.be/YTX2YLW6Cno

15. 🟨 Piano Lessons, Book 1, pages 8-9, teacher part

THIS WEEK: Play along with the video, three times each practice session.

Learn it first with the student video, then play with this one.
Next lesson I play this part on the two black keys while you play yours.

🎥 Pages 8-9, teacher part https://youtu.be/7yH5BND-zdw

Next Time

16. 🟧 Your Halloween packet about the staff

I'm bringing it.

17. 🟧 Your video from the lesson

Still uploading. Watch it with mom and dad when it is here.

September 25, 2026 (45 min · in-person)

September 25, 2026 Dustin Gledhill

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.

Press Start here. It picks up where you stopped last time.
Read the assignment, press Start, practice.
Tap the kind of practice, then press Done.
Press Next practice item and go again.

Try for five days a week. Fifteen minutes is plenty.

Log only what you really did, on the day you did it.

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]

Piano Rules

Don't speak when someone else is speaking. That means me too.
Don't play the keyboard when someone is speaking. That means me too.

Theory

1. 🟩 Celebrate Theory, Preparatory Level, Unit 1 (RCM), pages 4-11

THIS WEEK: Read the instructions and do pages 4 through 11.

⏱ Max 5 minutes per practice session.

Press Done for the Week when pages 4 to 11 are finished.

Musicianship

2. 🟩 Basic Rhythmic Training (Starer), No. 5

THIS WEEK: Pass off No. 5. Three correct in a row, or five correct in total.

NFPER focus: rhythm.

Set the beat to m.m. 72 and press play.
Go to NFPER Method and press Rhythm.
Clap four beats with the beat first. Then start.
Don't stop for a mistake. Go all the way to the end.
Three correct in a row, or five correct in total, and you are done for the day.
Same spot wrong three times? Zoom in on just that spot, fix it, then zoom back out.

3. 🟩 Basic Rhythmic Training (Starer), No. 6

THIS WEEK: Pass off No. 6. Three correct in a row, or five correct in total.

NFPER focus: rhythm.

Set the beat to m.m. 72 and press play.
Go to NFPER Method and press Rhythm.
Clap four beats with the beat first. Then start.
Don't stop for a mistake. Go all the way to the end.
Three correct in a row, or five correct in total, and you are done for the day.
Same spot wrong three times? Zoom in on just that spot, fix it, then zoom back out.

4. 🟩 Basic Rhythmic Training (Starer), No. 7

THIS WEEK: Pass off No. 7. Three correct in a row, or five correct in total.

NFPER focus: rhythm.

Set the beat to m.m. 72 and press play.
Go to NFPER Method and press Rhythm.
Clap four beats with the beat first. Then start.
Don't stop for a mistake. Go all the way to the end.
Three correct in a row, or five correct in total, and you are done for the day.
Same spot wrong three times? Zoom in on just that spot, fix it, then zoom back out.

5. 🟩 Notespeller, Book 1, page 2

THIS WEEK: Read the instructions and finish page 2.

Write RH inside the right-hand gloves and LH inside the left-hand gloves.
Write the finger number on the clothespin above each finger. The thumb is 1.
Press Done for the Week when page 2 is done.

6. 🟩 Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? (McDonough)

THIS WEEK: Keep reading from where you stopped.

Take turns reading it out loud.
Keep it in your binder.

Repertoire

8. 🟩 Piano Lessons, Book 1, page 4, Feel the Beat

THIS WEEK: Clap the beat with the video, once each practice session.

Read the instructions with your practice partner.
Three speeds: slow, medium, fast. Follow the video.

🎥 Feel the Beat, page 4 https://youtu.be/TY86qhJXd94

9. 🟩 Piano Lessons, Book 1, page 5

THIS WEEK: Watch the video and sing the melody, verse 1 and verse 2.

Get to know the melody and sing along with the video.
You can just play it instead if you would rather.

🎥 Page 5, sing with the melody https://youtu.be/_WWBbXI3p8I

10. 🟩 Piano Lessons, Book 1, page 6, finger numbers

THIS WEEK: Complete page 6.

Press Done for the Week when page 6 is done.

11. 🟩 Piano Lessons, Book 1, pages 8-9, student part

THIS WEEK: Learn the notes of Climbing Up and Climbing Down with the video.

Up-stem notes are the right hand. Down-stem notes are the left hand.
Right, left, right, left. Keep the wrist moving.
Climb up to the next set of black keys, then climb back down.

🎥 Pages 8-9, student part https://youtu.be/YTX2YLW6Cno

12. 🟩 Piano Lessons, Book 1, pages 8-9, teacher part

THIS WEEK: Play along with the video, three times each practice session.

Learn it first with the student video, then play with this one.

🎥 Pages 8-9, teacher part https://youtu.be/7yH5BND-zdw

Next Time

13. 🟧 Your video from the lesson

I am uploading the video we made at your lesson. Watch it with mom and dad when it is here.

September 18, 2026 (30 min · in-person)

September 19, 2026 Dustin Gledhill

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.

Press Start here. It picks up where you stopped last time.
Read the assignment, press Start, practice.
Tap the kind of practice, then press Done.
Press Next practice item and go again.

Try for five days a week. Fifteen minutes is plenty.

Log only what you really did, on the day you did it. 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]

Piano Rules

Don't speak when someone else is speaking. That means me too.
Don't play the keyboard when someone is speaking. That means me too.

Technique

1. 🟩 One Note Bubble

THIS WEEK: One note at a time. Right hand, then left hand.

You named this one. At the piano, one note at a time.

Sit up straight. Straight back.
Elbows a little in front of your tummy. Move the bench if they are too far or too close.
Make a bubble with your hand, like there is a bird underneath and you don't want it to fly away.
Wrist and elbow relaxed.

Right hand, then left hand.

🎥 One Note Bubble https://youtube.com/shorts/PKMOFohQxxs

Musicianship

2. 🟩 Basic Rhythmic Training (Starer)

THIS WEEK: Get through page 6.

The red book. Not at the piano.

Review pages 4 and 5.
Get through page 6.
Bonus: page 7, numbers 1, 2 and 3.

Tap and say it. Later we will clap and say it at the same time.

Your book lives in your folder.

3. 🟩 Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? (McDonough)

THIS WEEK: Read pages 1 to 3.

Take turns reading it out loud.

Keep it in your binder.

Next Time

We start reading the keyboard — the black keys in groups of three and two.

4. 🟧 Your books

THIS WEEK: I am bringing your books.

Nothing for you to do on this one.