Lesson Assignments
🟩 Écossaise in G Major, WoO 23 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Complete all the steps in the following video, three times this week.
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🟩Theory Level 1
Unit 8, All Pages: Please print and place in your new white binder.
You’ll have a quiz on the musical terms and symbols at your next lesson.
🟩RCM Technical Requirements: Level 1
Prepare items on page 10 of the PDF.
For solid / blocked chords: please use a forward / raised wrist.
🟩Four Star Level 1
Complete set 5
Playbacks and clapbacks are getting better!
🟨Minuet in D Major by Leopold Mozart (L. 1, List A)
(music in white binder)
Your second RH finger is collapsed most of the time. Please keep it round. :)
See the green expression markings.
no faster than m.m. 88
🟪I Spy by Melody Bober (b. 1955) (L. 2, B)
(music is in the white binder)
See the orange pen.
LH is a little bit stuck in terms of wrist movement. See the notes I wrote in the music.
Practice 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?