November 19, 2025 (Lesson 6 of 8)

RCM Dec 2, 2025 4:22 PM

  • List A: Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733)

  • List B: Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5, no. 1. II. Romanze, attr. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

  • List C: Play by Béla Bartók (1881-1945)

  • Etude 1: Prelude No. 4 in F Major by Elvina Pearce

  • Etude 2: Arabesque, op. 100, no. 2 by Burgmuller

🟨RCM Technical Requirements Level 03 (daily assignment)

  1. Rotate through each item of the technique and do it three times correctly.

🟩Four Star: Level 3, Set 2

  1. Clap Backs

  2. Playbacks Need work

    1. See the new video below for Playbacks

  3. Sight-reading

    1. Work your way from left to right: clefs, key, time, notes.

🟩Prelude No. 4 in F Major by Elvina Pearce (L. 3, Etude).

  1. Good work navigating through a section I didn’t ask you to memorize!

  2. Assignment this week: memorize entire piece.

    1. 25-29: practice starting from any of these measures with music.

    2. Beginning of the piece:

      1. RH starts on the dominant

      2. LH start on tonic

      3. Key is F Major

    3. Practice 3-4 and 11-12 back to back with music and then memorized

    4. Skeleton Practice: measures 17-22 (first note of each measure in the RH and LH). With and without music. Use the fingering that you would normally use.

    5. Practice 13-15 and 47 to the end.


🟩Play by Béla Bartók (L. 3, C)

  1. Beginning: RH starts on tonic and the LH starts on the triad root position.

  2. First section ends with the lefthand outlining an octave on the dominant and finishes on the tonic.

  3. Practice the contrasting dynamics.

  4. Practice in sections with and without music.

🟨Arabesque, op. 100, no. 2 by Burgmuller (L. 3, Etude)

  1. Beginning of the piece: LH firm fingertips and fingers but loose wrist.

  2. Remember the RH should be relaxed and thinking about the outline of a 5th when playing the 16th note ascending passages.

🟩Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

  1. Review

    1. Once through per week, hands alone and together.

    2. Don’t speed up in m. 25.

    3. Practice starting at random measures with the music.

    4. Hands alone practice.

🟨Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5, no. 1. II. Romanze, attr. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 3, B)

  1. Memorize - be able to start from any section. 1-8, 9-29, and 30-End.

  2. Goal is to erase all of the colored pen in the music next lesson.

  3. Make sure grace notes are soft and faster.

  4. RH, LH, HT, with music - three times in one week.

    1. 1-8, 9-29, and 30-End.

🟩THEORY_03_04 Scales

  1. Genevieve’s job to get the Theory ready before your lessons.

🖤Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126, attr. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 3, A)

🖤Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5, no. 1. Moderato, attr. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 3, B)

🖤“Sight-Reading 2B”

(Approx. 3-5 min each day)

  1. Continue from page 37 of 90 (of the PDF)

  2. Be sure to move forward through mistakes - don’t correct them until you finish the exercise - then fix them in your MIND first before you try the entire thing again.

  3. PRACTICE SIGHT-READING NO FASTER THAN M.M. 50 PER QUARTER NOTE.

🎨 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 (🟧 Orange)

  • P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟨 Yellow)

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

  • R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟦 Blue)

✅ 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

  • ✅ 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?

REVIEW PIECES:

💚Bird in the Bebop by Wynn-Anne Rossi (L. 2, Etude)

  1. O Christmas Tree

  2. Etude in F Major, Op. 190, No. 27 by Christian Louis Heinrich Köhler (L. 2, Etude)

  3. 💚A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain (2. C)

  4. 💚Minuet in A Minor by Purcell (2, A)

  5. 💚Rhyme Time (2. B)

  6. 💚The Snake by Renée Christopher (L. 1, C)

  7. 💚Andante in G Minor by Georg Philip Telemann (L. 1, A)

  8. 💚Detectives by Christine Donkin (L. 1, Etude)

  9. 💚💜Angelfish (L. 1, B)

  10. 💚Celebration by Ann Crosby Gaudet (L. 1, Etude)

  11. 💜💚💚 The Calico Cat by Helen Marlais (b. 1966) (Prep B)

  12. 💚💚💚Freddie the Frog by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (b. 1968) (Prep B)

  13. 💚💚💚Allegro in C Major op. 1 no. 4 by Alexander Reinagle (1756-1809) (L. A)

  14. 💚💚💚A Skating Waltz by Boris Berlin (1907-2001) (L. A)

  15. 💚💚💚What’s That Noise by Martha Mier (b. 1936) L. A)

RCM LEVEL 1 EXAM: May 29th 11:01 am

List A: Andante

List B: Angelfish

List C: The Snake

Etude: Detectives

Recital May 19th: 3 pm (or 1 pm if possible)

Angelfish

Detectives

The Snake

Andante

Celebration