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Lesson Assignments

Reperotire

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

  1. Please practice mm. 9-15 in the following way:

    1. One measure at a time until smooth, then two measures until smooth, etc. until the whole section is smooth. This may take a week of solid practice.

    2. RH alone, LH alone, then together, focusing on eliminating the pause between the chord changes.

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

  1. 🟥m. 32 - fix the notes in the RH

  2. 🟥Don’t speed up between 16 and 17:

    1. Start in m. 13 and end in m. 20 when you practice this. Please use the metronome twice, and then the third time without.

  3. 🟥Last measure - mp

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

  1. The second half is much better in terms of rhythm and expression. A little more focus is required before you begin for the first page in order to match the second’s good qualities!

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

  1. Please practice this no faster than m.m. 86. Please look at your music when you play the orange circle in mm. 7-8.

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

  1. mm. 87 to the end need a bit of slow revision work. Practice starting from any measure in this group.

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

  1. Review with a focus on position. LH wrist is a bit high.

Theory & Musicianship

🟪THEORY_04_06: Intervals

  1. Keep reviewing flash cards.

  2. Finish the unit.

🟪Sight-Reading 3A (book on loan)

  1. Prepare pages 21-30

🟩Four_Star_04_03

  1. Complete the set.

🟨RCM Musicianship Level 4 Online

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

  2. Keep doing the playbacks online.

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