Lesson Assignments
🟩Sight-reading 2A
Prepare pages 31-34
🟩RCM Technical Requirements: Level 2
All broken chords:
No staccato endings please. 😁
Never twist your wrist to the right or left in order to play the thumb on a black key. Instead, position the other fingers further up on the keyboard to keep your arm and wrist aligned.
Next week Dustin will give you muscle-builder assigments.
🟩Four Star Level 2
Prepare Set 7
🟩 Theory Level 2
Complete Unit 6 Intervals
Please have this out and ready to review at your next lesson.
🟩Etude in D Minor op. 82, no. 65 (L. 2, Etude)
Please don’t play staccato RH when adding LH. Keep the soft close-approach texture the whole time.
Hands together, no faster than m.m. 60 per quarter note in the following sections. Do each the items below three times correctly with the correct texture in the RH. Once you get to the end, rotate back through. I understand you won’t get through all of them in one practice session. Do as much as you like! Get through all items at least three times this week.
1 to the downbeat of 4
4 to the downbeat of 5
5 to the DB of 8
8 to the DB of 9
9 to the DB of 12
12 to the DB of 14
14 - DB of 15
15 - DB of 16
15 - DB of 17
17 - END
THEN…. 14 - DB of 16
16 - END
14 - END
1 - DB of 5
5 to DB of 9
1 to DB of 9
🟩 Écossaise in G Major, WoO 23 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 2, A)
Excellent! Please put on review by practicing starting from any measure of the piece.
🟩I Spy by Melody Bober (b. 1955) (L. 2, B)
Please put on review by practicing starting from any measure of the piece.
🟩Farewell op. 98 no. 4 by Aleksandr Grechaninov (L. 2, C)
Please put on review by practicing starting from any measure of the piece.
Focus Tracker:
💚💚💛💛💚💛💜❤️💚💚💜❤️💚💜❤️🖤❤️❤️💚💚💚💚💚❤️💚💚🖤🧡💚
(53 points)
❤️= 4 POINTS (+ bonus = no reminders)
💚= 3 POINTS
💛= 2 POINTS
💜= 1 POINT
🖤= 0 POINTS
HERE IS THE LINK TO I SPY PRACTICE VIDEO
https://www.videoask.com/f034bc97a
REVIEW LIST
Review the pieces on this list, with your music, one time each week.
💚Cranky Cat by Teresa Richert (b. 1964) (L. 1, C)
💚Far Away by Teresa Richert (b. 1864) (L. 1 Etude)
💚This Guy’s Disguised by Bradley Sowash (L. 1, B)
💚German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, no. 2 by Franz Jospeh Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 1, A)
💜Looking-Glass River by Nancy & Randall Faber (Prep. B)
💚Raptors by Kevin Olson (Prep. B)
💚New Shoes by Linda Niamath (Prep B)
💚The Lively Boy (Prep A)
💚Leaping the Waves with Dolphins (Prep B)
💚Curious Cat
💚Marching by Kabalevsky
🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)
At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:
N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟥 Red)
F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟨 Yellow)
P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟧 Orange)
E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟪 Purple)
R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟦 Blue)
✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.
Step-by-Step Practice Flow
Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.
Listen back with one color/goal in mind.
As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.
Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.
Choose a small “spot” section from your markings — just a few measures or a tricky passage.
“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:
✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or
✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.
Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing that spot.
Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.
🔧 Troubleshooting Tips
🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:
Do you need to slow down?
Should you practice hands alone?
Could you make the spot even smaller?
Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?
Do you need to think ahead more clearly?