July 16, 2025 (Lesson 2 of 8)

Lesson Assignments

Focus Tracker: 💚💚💛💛💚💛💜❤️💚💚💜❤️💚💜❤️

❤️= 4 POINTS

💚= 3 POINTS

💛= 2 POINTS

💜= 1 POINT

🖤= 0 POINTS

💚Theory Level 1

Prepare Unit 6: pages 1-4

🖤Rhythms

💚German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, no. 2 by Franz Jospeh Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 1, List A)

1. Tune in with your body first - shoulders down and relaxed.

2. See the new colored markings corresponding to the NFPER at the top of the page.

3. We’ll start to speed-build next time.

💚RCM Technical Requirements: Level 1

1. Review items on page 5 and practice the new ones on page 6 (purple box)

💛This Guy’s Disguised by Bradley Sowash (L. 1, B)

1. Measures 1 to 8

   1. RH alone NFPER

   2. LH alone NFPER

   3. HT together NFPER

2. Measures 8 to 13

   1. RH alone NFPER

   2. LH alone NFPER

   3. HT together NFPER

3. Measures 13 to 21

   1. RH alone NFPER

   2. LH alone NFPER

   3. HT together NFPER

4. Measures 19 to End

   1. RH alone NFPER

   2. LH alone NFPER

   3. HT together NFPER

💚Far Away by Teresa Richert (b. 1864) (L. 1 Etude)

1. Review with and without music, once per week.

2. Have one focus from NFPER

3. Record yourself in Newzik

4. Listen back and mark the music and correct anything.

💚Four Star 01_01

1. Finish Set 2

2. Dustin - create some clapback options / beta app

💚Minuet in D Major by Leopold Mozart (L. 1, List A)

1. Focus on rhythm practice (metronome 60) four measures at a time.

💚Cranky Cat by Teresa Richert (b. 1964) (L. 1, C)

1. Start learning, two measures at a time (HA and HT) with the NFPER method below.

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

• N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)

• F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)

• P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)

• E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)

• R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

1. Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.

2. Listen back with one color/goal in mind.

3. As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.

4. Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.

5. 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.

1. Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing that spot.

2. 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?

Ukrainian Folk Song, Op. 107, No. 3 by Ludwig van Beethoven (L. 1, List A)

Lunar Eclipse by Nancy & Randall Faber (L. 1, B)

Melody in F Major op. 218, no. 36 by Christian Louis Heinrich Kohler (L. 1, Etude)

REVIEW LIST

Review the pieces on this list, with your music, one time each week.

💜Looking-Glass River by Nancy & Randall Faber (Prep. B)

💚Raptors by Kevin Olson (Prep. B)

💚New Shoes by Linda Niamath (Prep B)

1. The Lively Boy (Prep A)

2. Leaping the Waves with Dolphins (Prep B)

3. Curious Cat

4. Marching by Kabalevsky