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.
Start Here
1. 🟩 Set your bench before you practice
THIS WEEK: Make sure your piano bench is high enough, every time you sit down.
We set it together at your lesson. Remember how high it was.
Do this first, before anything else on the list.
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, finger 3, on the black key of the two-set just above the middle.
Clap and say tah with the video first, then play it.
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, finger 3, on the three-set.
Middle, high, middle, low. Find the position before you play.
Clap and say the beats first, then play it.
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 this time, and also low, middle and high.
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. Fingers 4, 3 and 2, both hands.
Follow each row of cards in order, left to right.
Drop first, then forward. Don't come up too high.
Every day.
6. 🟩 GPM Technique, Lesson 3, page 3
THIS WEEK: Follow the instructions on page 3.
That is The whole group at once. Right hand on the group of two, left hand on the group of three.
Forward wrist, round fingers, stay in the same spot.
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 straight back off it, light as popcorn.
Pretend the keys are too hot to stay on.
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.
Be ready to teach me about the treble clef next time.
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.