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.

Say the number out loud as you draw the line.
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/TSK7ZNAaEHA

4. 🟩 GAC Theory, Lesson 1, pages 9 to 13

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on pages 9 to 13.

That is How Do We Read Music?, Five Lines, Meet the Staff, Music Is a Language, What Is Sound? Theory Book pages 3-5, Note Reading Book pages 1-2.
Press Done for the Week when it is done.

5. 🟩 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.

6. 🟩 GAC Rhythm, Lesson 1, pages 16 to 18

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on pages 16 to 18.

That is The Quarter Note, Drawing a Quarter Note, The Quarter Rest. Rhythm Book pages 1-3.
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/j0q9_b-pyRg

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/zHJdIsDW-d4

9. 🟩 GAC History, Lesson 1, pages 21 to 22

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on pages 21 to 22.

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

10. 🟩 GAC Listening, Lesson 1, page 23

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on page 23.

That is Listening to Türk. Listening Book page 1.
Press Done for the Week when it is done.

🎥 Listening to Türk https://youtu.be/XHK7NsygT3c

Lesson 2

11. 🟩 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/WNpTiDBksxo

12. 🟩 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.

13. 🟩 GAC Theory, Lesson 2, pages 7 to 9

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on pages 7 to 9.

That is The Staff, High and Low on the Staff, Line and Space Practice. Theory Book pages 6-8.
Press Done for the Week when it is done.

14. 🟩 GAC Note Reading, Lesson 2, pages 15 to 16

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on pages 15 to 16.

That is Find C, D and E, Find F, G, A and B. Note Reading Book pages 10-11.
Press Done for the Week when it is done.

15. 🟩 GAC Rhythm, Lesson 2, page 19

THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on page 19.

That is Hear the Silence. Rhythm Book page 4.
Press Done for the Week when it is done.

16. 🟩 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.

17. 🟩 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/iptsfkUdefU

18. 🟩 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/iMbqghVEqcM

19. 🟩 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/Nx7U8AqrEkw

20. 🟩 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/jwqH9n5hdAc