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Lesson Assignments

Reperotire

🟩Joyous Etude by Melody Bober (L. 5, Etude)

  1. Learn m.m. 9-17

🟪Masquerade by Linda Niamath (L. 4, Etude)

  1. mm. 5 and 13 - drop wrist.

  2. mm. 6-7 - grace note slower, second note stronger than the grace note. Drop into the grace note.

  3. m. 32 - fix the notes in the RH

  4. Don’t speed up between 16 and 17

  5. Don’t slow down between mm. 32-33

  6. Last measure - mp

🟪🟪25 Études faciles et progressives, Op. 100, No. 15, Ballade by Friedrich Burgmüller (L. 4, Etude)

  1. Review with a focus on position.

🟪🟪Minuet in D Minor BWV Anh. 132 by J. S. Bach (L. 4, A)

  1. Review with a focus on position and no faster than m.m. 86 per quarter note.

🟪🟪Sonatina in G Major op. 36 no. 2 III by Muzio Clementi (L. 4, B)

  1. Review once per week (every six to seven days lol) with a special focus on position. Don’t let the wrist drop when you play your thumbs. Also be very careful with twisting the wrist when you cross over or under fingers. Think of scale technique.

🟪🟪Album für die jugend Op. 68, No. 10, The Happy Farmer by Robert Schumann (L. 4, C)

  1. Review with a focus on position.

Theory & Musicianship

🟩THEORY_04_06: Intervals

  1. Keep reviewing flash cards.

  2. Complete pages 1-4

🟩Sight-Reading 3A (book on loan)

  1. Prepare pages 18-20

🟪Four_Star_04_02

  1. Finish for Thursday.

🟪RCM Musicianship Level 4 Online

  1. login info: info@gledhillartscollective.com - dust2789

Technique

🟩Level 4 RCM Technique

  1. Keep practicing the formula pattern on p. 10:

  2. Prepare page 11 for Thursday as well.

    1. For each item, do close-loud no faster than 60 per note. then legato 60 per quarter note. Then the final tempo, 92 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:

💚The First Noel, Traditional, arr. Edwin McLean

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

  1. 2, List A: Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733)

  2. 2, List B: Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5, no. 1. II. Romanze, attr. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

  3. 2, List C: Play by Béla Bartók (1881-1945)

  4. 2, Etude 1: Prelude No. 4 in F Major by Elvina Pearce

  5. 2, Etude 2: Arabesque, op. 100, no. 2 by Burgmuller

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

  7. O Christmas Tree

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

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

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

  11. 💚Rhyme Time (2. B)

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

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

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

  15. 💚💜Angelfish (L. 1, B)

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

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

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

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

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

  21. 💚💚💚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