June 7, 2025 (Lesson 4 of 8)

PRACTICE PLAN!

• ❤️FIRST PRIORITY

• 💛SECOND PRIORITY

• 💜THIRD PRIORITY

• 💚FOURTH PRIORITY

Notes

Fingering

Position

Expression

Rhythms

💛RCM Technical Requirements Level 03

1. Study the diagram and paragraph on p. 2

2. Skip p. 3

3. Prepare D Major, B Minor Melodic and Harmonic.

   1. REMEMBER these are played two octaves and hands together. The grand staff implies hands together, and the instructions on page 4 indicate HT.

   2. Master hands alone first, then together.

   3. please trim nails. 😎

💚Four Star: Level 3

1. Prepare 03_00_01 (Review Set 2)

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

1. Review

💚Arabesque

1. 🎥Down-up wrists. Please see the new “Down-up wrist practice” video uploaded to Newzik.

2. 🎥Please watch the new “RH measures 1-10” and please follow the wrist movements and articulations. Fingering can be tricky too! Practice with NFPER in mind. One at a time.

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

1. Work on LH legato from measures 34-38. It will be harder hands together.

2. Work the last two systems for note accuracy as well. Please don’t go fast.

🖤THEORY Level 3

1. Pause

🖤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.

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

May 29, 2025 (Lesson 3 of 8)

PRACTICE PLAN!

• ❤️FIRST PRIORITY

• 💛SECOND PRIORITY

• 💜THIRD PRIORITY

• 💚FOURTH PRIORITY

💚RCM Technical Requirements Level 03

1. Study the diagram and paragraph on p. 2

2. Skip p. 3

3. Prepare D Major, B Minor Melodic and Harmonic.

💚Four Star: Level 3

1. Prepare 03_00_01 (Review Set 1)

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

1. Review

💚Arabesque

1. Write under each measure the LH chords (D minor 2nd inv.) for example.

2. Practice drop-pop 5th technique. up and down the keyboard.

3. Then practice adding in between notes, but THINKING about the 5th. the first and the last notes.

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

1. Review entire piece.

2. Spot all the green sections each practice session.

   1. m.m. 69 (no faster)

   2. RH, LH, HT close-loud, three times.

3. LH rolled chords:

   1. RH 3 eighth notes - slow down

   2. LH approach the chord with motion.

🖤THEORY Level 3

1. Pause

🖤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.

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

May 21, 2025 (Lesson 2 of 8)

PRACTICE PLAN!

• ❤️FIRST PRIORITY

• 💛SECOND PRIORITY

• 💜THIRD PRIORITY

• 💚FOURTH PRIORITY

RCMCP Level 2: Spring 2025

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

• List B: Rhyme Time

• List C: A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain

• Etude: Bird in the Bebop by Wynn-Anne Rossi

💚RCM Technical Requirements Level 02 (needs to be memorized)

(Approx. 8-13 min each day)

1. Please remember the difference between harmonic and melodic

2. Practice all items for another test on Saturday

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

1. Good

2. Keep practicing and starting from any measure

💚Four Star: Level 2:

1. practice with the three audio clips in Four Star Level 2 Tests

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

1. Hands alone practice and hands together plus starting from any measure

💚Rhyme Time (2. B)

1. don’t look at the examiner if you make a mistake

💚A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain (2. C)

1. Memory in second half. Spot practice

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

1. Spot all the green sections each practice session.

2. LH rolled chords:

   1. RH 3 eighth notes - slow down

   2. LH approach the chord with motion.

🖤THEORY Level 3

1. Pause

🖤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.

REVIEW PIECES:

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

May 10, 2025 (Lesson 1 of 8)

PRACTICE PLAN!

• ❤️FIRST PRIORITY

• 💛SECOND PRIORITY

• 💜THIRD PRIORITY

• 💚FOURTH PRIORITY

RCMCP Level 2: Spring 2025

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

• List B: Rhyme Time

• List C: A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain

• Etude: Bird in the Bebop by Wynn-Anne Rossi

💚RCM Technical Requirements Level 02 (needs to be memorized)

(Approx. 8-13 min each day)

❤️Please trim your nails & steady wrist.

1. Practice with and without metronome and focus on smooth sound - no accents.

2. Broken chords: B-flat major, LH, 2nd inversion, finger 2 on B-flat.

3. Do at least 5 minutes of focused technique each day. Rotate the items in the diagram.

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

1. See new markings

💚Four Star: Level 2:

(Approx. 7-10 min each day)

1. Prepare Set 1

2. Sight-reading:

   1. Pay equal attention to the notes and fingering (sometimes fingering can trick you into thinking the notes are different than they are!)

3. Practice playbacks in steps:

   1. Identify the tonic or dominant (always for level 2)

   2. There are 5 notes total in the examples.

   3. The perimeter is within a pentascale of the key.

💚Interval & Chord Recognition

1. Major 3rd, Minor 3rd or Perfect 5th

   1. Play the interval ascending and descending once.

2. Major or Minor Root Position Triads (blocked / solid)

   1. Play several of these each practice session.

💚Keep going with your new practice journal! Good work.

1. Write the item and blog “number” or “step” and how long each step took.

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

1. Metronome practice with and without,, three times at m.m. 104

2. Focus on expressive contrast (dynamics)).

💚Rhyme Time (2. B)

1. Be careful of measure 1 and 17 - count

💜A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain (2. C)

1. .

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

1. Spot all the green sections each practice session.

2. LH rolled chords:

   1. RH 3 eighth notes - slow down

   2. LH approach the chord with motion.

🖤THEORY Level 3

1. Pause

🖤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.

REVIEW PIECES:

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

April 26, 2025 (Lesson 8 of 8)

PRACTICE PLAN!

• ❤️FIRST PRIORITY

• 💛SECOND PRIORITY

• 💜THIRD PRIORITY

• 💚FOURTH PRIORITY

RCMCP Level 2: Spring 2025

• List A: Minuet in A Minor by Purcell

• List B: Rhyme Time

• List C: A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain

• Etude: Bird in the Bebop by Wynn-Anne Rossi

💛Keep going with your new practice journal! Good work.

1. Write the item and blog “number” or “step” and how long each step took.

recital 🎹💚A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain (2. C)

1. Last two measures: slow down and get softer. Listen to the audio and practice after you listen to it.

2. Measures 8, softer and slower to make the entrance of measure 9 special - new character.

3. measures 9 to the end - RH softer.

Debussy wrote two books of Préludes, each with 12 pieces. Rather than titles at the top, he placed them at the end — like secrets revealed only after listening. 

“Vwal” is from Book 1, and its title could mean either “sails” or “veils” in French. The music floats like fabric in the wind or mist drifting across the sea.

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

1. Metronome practice with and without,, three times at m.m. 104

2. Focus on expressive contrast (dynamics)).

This gavotte is part of Bach’s French Suite Number five — written not in France, but in Germany, and in the French style. The music is graceful, precise, and is part of a group of dances, many of which were created in the 16th century.

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

1. Have more fun with this piece!

This piece sounds just like a clock! With repeating notes and a steady beat, it helps students feel rhythm while imagining the ticking of time. It’s simple, playful, and a great way to practice even timing and hand coordination.

💜RCM Technical Requirements Level 02

(Approx. 8-13 min each day)

1. Please trim your nails. :)

2. No accents in scales - practice with and without metronome and focus on smooth sound - no accents.

3. Broken chords: B-flat major, LH, 2nd inversion, finger 2 on B-flat.

4. Do at least 5 minutes of focused technique each day. Rotate the items in the diagram.

💛Four Star: Level 2:

(Approx. 7-10 min each day)

1. Prepare Set 1

2. Sight-reading:

   1. Pay equal attention to the notes and fingering (sometimes fingering can trick you into thinking the notes are different than they are!)

3. Practice playbacks in steps:

   1. Identify the tonic or dominant (always for level 2)

   2. There are 5 notes total in the examples.

   3. The perimeter is within a pentascale of the key.

💚Interval & Chord Recognition

1. Major 3rd, Minor 3rd or Perfect 5th

   1. Play the interval ascending and descending once.

   2. ‼️10 audio examples are found in “Four_Star_02_Tests” in Newzik. Select the media button and the audio is titled “Interval Training”

2. Major or Minor Root Position Triads (blocked / solid)

   1. Play several of these each practice session.

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

1. Spot all the green sections each practice session.

2. LH rolled chords:

   1. RH 3 eighth notes - slow down

   2. LH approach the chord with motion.

💜Minuet in A Minor by Purcell (2, A)

Four measures at a time: with and without metronome 76 per quarter note.

💜Rhyme Time (2. B)

Treat this like a sight-reading assignment and review once a day until back in your fingers.

🖤THEORY Level 3

1. Pause

🖤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.

REVIEW PIECES:

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

April 18, 2025 (Lesson 7 of 8)

PRACTICE PLAN!

• ❤️FIRST PRIORITY

• 💛SECOND PRIORITY

• 💜THIRD PRIORITY

• 💚FOURTH PRIORITY

RCMCP Level 2: Spring 2025

• List A: Minuet in A Minor by Purcell

• List B: Rhyme Time

• List C: A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain

• Etude: Bird in the Bebop by Wynn-Anne Rossi

💛Keep going with your new practice journal! Good work.

1. Write the item and blog “number” or “step” and how long each step took.

recital 🎹💚A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain (2. C)

1. Practice starting from measures 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15.

   1. You only need to play the indicated measure and the following three measures after each one.

   2. Don’t go on to the next measures until you can play the three measures correctly.

2. Memorization practice:

   1. Four measures at a time, play with, without, with, and without the music.

3. Final Tempo practice:

   1. Do a recorded mock performance.

   2. Watch / listen back and note any areas that need work.

   3. “Spot” any issues 3 times in-a-row correctly (or five times correctly).

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

1. Practice starting from (m. = measure) m. 2 beat 3, m. 4, m. 6 beat 3, m. 8, m. 12, m. 14 beat 3, m. 16, and m. 24

   1. You only need to play the indicated measure and the following three measures after each one.

   2. Don’t go on to the next measures until you can play the three measures correctly.

2. Memorization practice:

   1. Four measures at a time, play with, without, with, and without the music.

3. Final Tempo practice:

   1. Do a recorded mock performance.

   2. Watch / listen back and note any areas that need work.

   3. “Spot” any issues 3 times in-a-row correctly (or five times correctly)

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

1. Practice starting from measures 5, 8, 13, 15 beat 2, m. 19, 23, 28

   1. You only need to play the indicated measure and the following three measures after each one.

   2. Don’t go on to the next measures until you can play the three measures correctly.

2. Memorization practice:

   1. Eight measures at a time, play with, without, with, and without the music.

3. Final Tempo practice:

   1. Do a recorded mock performance.

   2. Watch / listen back and note any areas that need work.

   3. “Spot” any issues 3 times in-a-row correctly (or five times correctly)

💜RCM Technical Requirements Level 02

(Approx. 8-13 min each day)

1. Please trim your nails. :)

2. No accents in scales - practice with and without metronome and focus on smooth sound - no accents.

3. Broken chords: B-flat major, LH, 2nd inversion, finger 2 on B-flat.

4. Do at least 5 minutes of focused technique each day. Rotate the items in the diagram.

💛Four Star: Level 2:

(Approx. 7-10 min each day)

1. Prepare Set 1

2. Sight-reading:

   1. Pay equal attention to the notes and fingering (sometimes fingering can trick you into thinking the notes are different than they are!)

3. Practice playbacks in steps:

   1. Identify the tonic or dominant (always for level 2)

   2. There are 5 notes total in the examples.

   3. The perimeter is within a pentascale of the key.

💚Interval & Chord Recognition

1. Major 3rd, Minor 3rd or Perfect 5th

   1. Play the interval ascending and descending once.

   2. ‼️10 audio examples are found in “Four_Star_02_Tests” in Newzik. Select the media button and the audio is titled “Interval Training”

2. Major or Minor Root Position Triads (blocked / solid)

   1. Play several of these each practice session.

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

1. Spot all the green sections each practice session.

2. LH rolled chords:

   1. RH 3 eighth notes - slow down

   2. LH approach the chord with motion.

💚Minuet in A Minor by Purcell (2, A)

Four measures at a time: with and without metronome 76 per quarter note.

💜Rhyme Time (2. B)

Treat this like a sight-reading assignment and review once a day until back in your fingers.

🖤THEORY Level 3

1. Pause

🖤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.

REVIEW PIECES:

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

April 12, 2025 (Lesson 6 of 8)

PRACTICE PLAN!

• ❤️FIRST PRIORITY

• 💛SECOND PRIORITY

• 💜THIRD PRIORITY

• 💚FOURTH PRIORITY

RCMCP Level 2: Spring 2025

• List A: Minuet in A Minor by Purcell

• List B: Rhyme Time

• List C: A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain

• Etude: Bird in the Bebop by Wynn-Anne Rossi

💚Keep going with your new practice journal! Good work.

recital 🎹💚A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain (2. C)

1. measures 9 - end:

   1. m.m. 54, 60, 72, 80, 86, 92

2. measures 1-8

   1. m.m. 60, 80, ,92

3. Memorize

Traditional music often tells a story — and this one comes from a mountainous region in China, where folk songs were passed down through generations. This arrangement keeps that spirit alive while reimagining it for piano.

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

1. See red pen for expression and orange pen for the swing.

2. See the video!

Wynn-Anne Rossi writes music that introduces young pianists to jazz, rhythm, and improvisation. In this piece, she combines the idea of birdsong with bebop — a quick, bouncy jazz style that took off in the 1940s. It’s jazzy, joyful, and full of personality.

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

1. Measures 16 - count three beats - don’t rush the LH half note

2. Spot measures 16-17 for correct timing.

3. Measure 30:

   1. Start with RH, beat two only - play C-B with down-up wrist pretending the trill is there.

   2. Then add the trill RH only: Keep it slow and keep the wrist down until the last note.

   3. Then add LH with the RH step 1

   4. LH + RH step 2

   5. Then HT beats 1 -2

   6. Then HT beats 2-3

   7. Then HT full measure.

4. Measures 22-24 LH detached notes.

5. Last meausre of the piece, slow down gradually and hold the last left hand note longer.

6. Memorize

Once thought to be by J.S. Bach, this graceful minuet was actually written by Christian Petzold. Found in the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, it’s one of the most beloved beginner pieces — simple, elegant, and full of Baroque charm.

💜RCM Technical Requirements Level 02

(Approx. 8-13 min each day)

1. Please trim your nails. :)

2. No accents in scales - practice with and without metronome and focus on smooth sound - no accents.

3. Broken chords: B-flat major, LH, 2nd inversion, finger 2 on B-flat.

4. Do at least 5 minutes of focused technique each day. Rotate the items in the diagram.

💛Four Star: Level 2:

(Approx. 7-10 min each day)

1. Prepare Set 1

2. Sight-reading:

   1. Pay equal attention to the notes and fingering (sometimes fingering can trick you into thinking the notes are different than they are!)

3. Practice playbacks in steps:

   1. Identify the tonic or dominant (always for level 2)

   2. There are 5 notes total in the examples.

   3. The perimeter is within a pentascale of the key.

💚Interval & Chord Recognition

1. Major 3rd, Minor 3rd or Perfect 5th

   1. Play the interval ascending and descending once.

   2. ‼️10 audio examples are found in “Four_Star_02_Tests” in Newzik. Select the media button and the audio is titled “Interval Training”

2. Major or Minor Root Position Triads (blocked / solid)

   1. Play several of these each practice session.

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

1. Spot all the green sections each practice session.

2. LH rolled chords:

   1. RH 3 eighth notes - slow down

   2. LH approach the chord with motion.

💚Minuet in A Minor by Purcell (2, A)

Four measures at a time: with and without metronome 76 per quarter note.

💜Rhyme Time (2. B)

Treat this like a sight-reading assignment and review once a day until back in your fingers.

🖤THEORY Level 3

1. Pause

🖤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.

REVIEW PIECES:

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

March 29, 2025 (Lesson 5 of 8)

PRACTICE PLAN!

• ❤️FIRST PRIORITY

• 💛SECOND PRIORITY

• 💜THIRD PRIORITY

• 💚FOURTH PRIORITY

RCMCP Level 2: Spring 2025

• List A: Minuet in A Minor by Purcell

• List B: Rhyme Time

• List C: A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain

• Etude: Bird in the Bebop by Wynn-Anne Rossi

#1💚Keep going with your new practice journal! Good work.

#2💜RCM Technical Requirements Level 02

(Approx. 8-13 min each day)

1. Do at least 5 minutes of focused technique each day. Rotate the items in the diagram.

2. Smooth wrists (how do they look?)

3. When the thumb is on a black key, white key fingers further up on the keys.

#3💛Four Star: Level 2:

(Approx. 7-10 min each day)

1. Prepare Set 1

2. Sight-reading:

   1. Pay equal attention to the notes and fingering (sometimes fingering can trick you into thinking the notes are different than they are!)

3. Practice playbacks in steps:

   1. Identify the tonic or dominant (always for level 2)

   2. There are 5 notes total in the examples.

   3. The perimeter is within a pentascale of the key.

#4💜Interval & Chord Recognition

1. Major 3rd, Minor 3rd or Perfect 5th

   1. Play the interval ascending and descending once.

   2. ‼️10 audio examples are found in “Four_Star_02_Tests” in Newzik. Select the media button and the audio is titled “Interval Training”

2. Major or Minor Root Position Triads (blocked / solid)

   1. Play several of these each practice session.

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

1. See green pen.

2. Work on memorization and practice with m.m. 108, 112, and 116

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

1. Where you can end your phrases with a soft touch?

2. Measures 22-24 LH detached notes.

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

1. Spot all the green sections each practice session.

2. LH rolled chords:

   1. RH 3 eighth notes - slow down

   2. LH approach the chord with motion.

🎹💚A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain (2. C)

Measures 9 to the end, practice with m.m. 40 per quarter note. RH drop into the keys and SOFT SOFT SOFT.

🎹💚Minuet in A Minor by Purcell (2, A)

Four measures at a time: with and without metronome 76 per quarter note.

🎹💜Rhyme Time (2. B)

Treat this like a sight-reading assignment and review once a day until back in your fingers.

🖤THEORY Level 3

1. Pause

🖤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.

REVIEW PIECES:

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

March 22, 2025 (Lesson 4 of 8)

PRACTICE PLAN!

• ❤️FIRST PRIORITY

• 💛SECOND PRIORITY

• 💜THIRD PRIORITY

• 💚FOURTH PRIORITY

RCMCP Level 2: Spring 2025

• List A: Minuet in A Minor by Purcell

• List B: Rhyme Time

• List C: A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain

• Etude: Bird in the Bebop by Wynn-Anne Rossi

#1💚Keep going with your new practice journal! Good work.

#2💚RCM Technical Requirements Level 02

(Approx. 8-13 min each day)

1. Do at least 5 minutes of focused technique each day. Rotate the items in the diagram.

2. Smooth wrists (how do they look?)

3. When the thumb is on a black key, white key fingers further up on the keys.

#3💚Four Star: Level 2:

(Approx. 7-10 min each day)

1. Sight-reading:

   1. Pay equal attention to the notes and fingering (sometimes fingering can trick you into thinking the notes are different than they are!)

2. Practice playbacks in steps:

   1. Identify the tonic or dominant (always for level 2)

   2. There are 5 notes total in the examples.

   3. The perimeter is within a pentascale of the key.

#4💚Interval & Chord Recognition

1. Major 3rd, Minor 3rd or Perfect 5th

   1. Play the interval ascending and descending once.

   2. ‼️10 audio examples are found in “Four_Star_02_Tests” in Newzik. Select the media button and the audio is titled “Interval Training”

2. Major or Minor Root Position Triads (blocked / solid)

   1. Play several of these each practice session.

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

1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece (three times per practice session.

2. Once through with metronome 84 per quarter note (this helps keep the muscle memory in tact and notes clean).

3. Work on memorization and practice with m.m. 108, 112, and 116

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

1. LH detached notes (see orange).

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

1. See the video for measures 16-19

2. Please see the video for the yellow highlights

3. Measures 35 to the end, block the LH.

4. LH rolled chords: see the videos in Newzik for these chords

🎹💚A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain (2. C)

Relearn measures 9-end with correct rhythm.

Please see the video in Newzik regarding pedaling.

🎹💚Minuet in A Minor by Purcell (2, A)

Looking at half notes vs. quarter notes and remember how we held them for the appropriate lengths.

🎹💚Rhyme Time (2. B)

Treat this like a sight-reading assignment and review once a day until back in your fingers.

🖤THEORY Level 3

1. Pause

🖤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” (pause until after December)

(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.

REVIEW PIECES:

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

March 15, 2025 (Lesson 3 of 8)

RCM Registration: January 5th!

PRACTICE PLAN!

• ❤️FIRST PRIORITY

• 💛SECOND PRIORITY

• 💜THIRD PRIORITY

• 💚FOURTH PRIORITY

RCMCP Level 2: Spring 2025

• List A: Minuet in A Minor by Purcell

• List B: Rhyme Time

• List C: A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain

• Etude: Etude in F Major, Op. 190, No. 27 by Christian Louis Heinrich Köhler

  • or

• Etude: Bird in the Bebop by Wynn-Anne Rossi

#1💚Keep going with your new practice journal! Good work.

#2💚RCM Technical Requirements Level 02

(Approx. 8-13 min each day)

1. Do at least 5 minutes of focused technique each day. Rotate the items in the diagram.

2. Smooth wrist / alignment, with a strong but relaxed sound

#3💚Four Star: Level 2:

(Approx. 7-10 min each day)

1. Practice playbacks in steps:

   1. Identify the tonic or dominant (always for level 2)

   2. There are 5 notes total in the examples.

   3. The perimeter is within a pentascale of the key.

#4💚Interval & Chord Recognition

1. Major 3rd, Minor 3rd or Perfect 5th

   1. Play the interval ascending and descending once.

   2. ‼️10 audio examples are found in “Four_Star_02_Tests” in Newzik. Select the media button and the audio is titled “Interval Training”

2. Major or Minor Root Position Triads (blocked / solid)

   1. Play several of these each practice session.

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

1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece (three times per practice session.

2. Once through with metronome 84 per quarter note (this helps keep the muscle memory in tact and notes clean).

3. Work on memorization and practice with m.m. 108, 112, and 116

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

1. Trill Exercise: Measure 30.

   1. See the new video in Newzik!

2. Remember the quarter notes are not too short (think sticky)

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

1. See the video for measures 16-19

2. Please see the video for the yellow highlights

🖤THEORY Level 3

1. Pause

🖤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” (pause until after December)

(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.

REVIEW PIECES:

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

March 1, 2025 (Lesson 2 of 8)

RCM Registration: January 5th!

PRACTICE PLAN!

• ❤️FIRST PRIORITY

• 💛SECOND PRIORITY

• 💜THIRD PRIORITY

• 💚FOURTH PRIORITY

RCMCP Level 2: Spring 2025

• List A: Minuet in A Minor by Purcell

• List B: Rhyme Time

• List C: A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain

• Etude: Etude in F Major, Op. 190, No. 27 by Christian Louis Heinrich Köhler

  • or

• Etude: Bird in the Bebop by Wynn-Anne Rossi

#1💚Keep going with your new practice journal! Good work.

#2💚RCM Technical Requirements Level 02

(Approx. 8-13 min each day)

1. Do the highlighted yellow items listed on page 1

2. Special focus is wrist: think about the penny on your wrist when you tuck under the thumb and cross over the thumb.

#3💚Four Star: Level 2:

(Approx. 7-10 min each day)

1. Do the sight-reading examples from Sets 3 and 4 (two per day)

2. Practice playbacks in steps:

   1. Identify the tonic or dominant

   2. Then play two notes: identify tonic or dominant followed by identifying the interval (1, 2, 3 of 5)

   3. Add another note and do the same as above.

#4💚Interval & Chord Recognition

1. Major 3rd, Minor 3rd or Perfect 5th

   1. Play the interval ascending and descending once.

   2. ‼️10 audio examples are found in “Four_Star_02_Tests” in Newzik. Select the media button and the audio is titled “Interval Training”

2. Major or Minor Root Position Triads (blocked / solid)

   1. Play several of these each practice session.

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

1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece (three times per practice session.

2. Once through with metronome 84 per quarter note (this helps keep the muscle memory in tact and notes clean).

3. Work on memorization and practice with m.m. 108, 112, and 116

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

1. Between mm. 20-21, working on getting rid of th pause.

2. Measure 31: fix the LH note in beat two. “spot” this section.

   1. Remember: spotting means to isolate your problem area, practice hands alone and together, 3-5 times in-a-row correctly.

3. Trill Exercise: Measure 30.

   1. Start by accenting the upper note of the trill and make the lower note softer 10 times with good position.

   2. Same as above but switch the accent.

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

1. Learn measures 1-8.

   1. Very slowly, hands apart, then hands together, in very small chunks.

   2. Focus on Notes, Fingering, and the orange expressive markings.

🖤THEORY Level 3

1. Pause

🖤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” (pause until after December)

(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.

REVIEW PIECES:

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

February 24, 2025 (Lesson 1 of 8)

RCM Registration: January 5th!

PRACTICE PLAN!

• ❤️FIRST PRIORITY

• 💛SECOND PRIORITY

• 💜THIRD PRIORITY

• 💚FOURTH PRIORITY

RCMCP Level 2: Spring 2025

• List A: Minuet in A Minor by Purcell

• List B: Rhyme Time

• List C: A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain

• Etude: Etude in F Major, Op. 190, No. 27 by Christian Louis Heinrich Köhler

  • or

• Etude: Bird in the Bebop by Wynn-Anne Rossi

#1💚Keep going with your new practice journal! Good work.

#2💚RCM Technical Requirements Level 02

(Approx. 8-13 min each day)

1. Do the highlighted yellow items listed on page 1

2. Broken Triads: B-flat Major. Keep further up into the black keys (for example when RH finger 5 plays on the white keys).

#3💚Four Star: Level 2: Four Star Finish Set 10

(Approx. 7-10 min each day)

1. Sight-reading. Start back at the beginning of the sight-reading tests (in the tests PDF) and move through them throughout the week. You don’t need to do all of them. Just do one or two per day.

2. Practice playbacks in steps:

   1. Identify the tonic or dominant

   2. Then play two notes: identify tonic or dominant followed by identifying the interval (1, 2, 3 of 5)

   3. Add another note and do the same as above.

#4💛Interval & Chord Recognition

1. Major 3rd, Minor 3rd or Perfect 5th

   1. Play the interval ascending and descending once.

   2. ‼️10 audio examples are found in “Four_Star_02_Tests” in Newzik. Select the media button and the audio is titled “Interval Training”

2. Major or Minor Root Position Triads (blocked / solid)

   1. Play several of these each practice session.

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

1. Practice with metronome 104, 108, then 116

2. Good work on incorporating body movement, but remember: the audience will be able to tell if you’re doing it “because you have to.” 😎 Try to pick a few spots for the movement where you really mean it, or can connect the movement to the music. You can take out the majority of the movements, otherwise.

3. Measure 25: start softly, then crescendo.

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

1. Good work on the ornaments (trill and mordant). Try to make them a little softer this week. Next week we will work on the speed of the ornaments.

2. RH measure 4: I know you can’t quite reach an octave, but please try to connect as much as you can (the descending G to G in Beats 1-2).

3. LH measure 31: Please look at the notes carefully (one wrong). And please lift up on beat two of the LH.

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

1. Learn measures 1-8.

   1. Very slowly, hands apart, then hands together, in very small chunks.

   2. Focus on Notes, Fingering, and the orange expressive markings.

🖤THEORY Level 3

1. Pause

🖤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” (pause until after December)

(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.

REVIEW PIECES:

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

February 15, 2025 (Lesson 8 of 8)

RCM Registration: January 5th!

PRACTICE PLAN!

• ❤️FIRST PRIORITY

• 💛SECOND PRIORITY

• 💜THIRD PRIORITY

• 💚FOURTH PRIORITY

RCMCP Level 2: Spring 2025

• List A: Minuet in A Minor by Purcell

• List B: Rhyme Time

• List C: A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain

• Etude: Etude in F Major, Op. 190, No. 27 by Christian Louis Heinrich Köhler

  • or

• Etude: Bird in the Bebop by Wynn-Anne Rossi

#1💚Keep going with your new practice journal! Good work.

#2💚RCM Technical Requirements Level 02

(Approx. 8-13 min each day)

1. Do the highlighted yellow items listed on page 1

#3💚Four Star: Level 2: Four Star Finish Set 10

(Approx. 7-10 min each day)

1. Continue to practice the playbacks and clap backs with audio samples in Newzik (test PDF)

2. Practice playbacks in steps:

   1. Identify the tonic or dominant

   2. Then play two notes: identify tonic or dominant followed by the interval (1, 2, 3 of 5)

   3. Add another note and do the same as above.

#4💛Interval & Chord Recognition

1. Major 3rd, Minor 3rd or Perfect 5th

   1. Play the interval ascending and descending once.

   2. Ask yourself if it’s a larger (5th) or smaller (3rd) interval

   3. Then ask yourself if it can fit within a major or minor scale (if 3rd)

2. Major or Minor Root Position Triads (blocked / solid)

   1. Play several of these each practice session.

#5🖤THEORY Level 3

1. Pause

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

1. Keep working with body movement. The movement should match sounds of the piece. If the sound is legato, the movement should be smooth. If it’s staccato, the movement should be fast / pointed.

2. Practice metronome 100, 104 and 108

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

1. See the audio in Newzik for measure 5 and 30. Practice these with the RH alone first, then together.

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

1. Study the piece! Learn as much as you can about this.

🖤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” (pause until after December)

(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.

REVIEW PIECES:

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

February 8, 2025 (Lesson 7 of 8)

RCM Registration: January 5th!

PRACTICE PLAN!

• ❤️FIRST PRIORITY

• 💛SECOND PRIORITY

• 💜THIRD PRIORITY

• 💚FOURTH PRIORITY

RCMCP Level 2: Spring 2025

• List A: Minuet in A Minor by Purcell

• List B: Rhyme Time

• List C: A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain

• Etude: Etude in F Major, Op. 190, No. 27 by Christian Louis Heinrich Köhler

  • or

• Etude: Bird in the Bebop by Wynn-Anne Rossi

#1💚Keep going with your new practice journal! Good work.

#2💚RCM Technical Requirements Level 02

(Approx. 8-13 min each day)

1. Do the highlighted yellow items listed on page 1

#3💚Four Star: Level 2: Four Star Set 10

(Approx. 7-10 min each day)

1. Practice the playbacks and clap backs with audio samples in Newzik (test PDF)

2. Practice playbacks in steps:

   1. Identify the tonic or dominant

   2. Then play two notes: identify tonic or dominant followed by the interval (1, 2, 3 of 5)

   3. Add another note and do the same as above.

#4💚Interval & Chord Recognition

1. Major 3rd, Minor 3rd or Perfect 5th

   1. Play the interval ascending and descending once.

   2. Ask yourself if it’s a larger (5th) or smaller (3rd) interval

   3. Then ask yourself if it can fit within a major or minor scale (if 3rd)

2. Major or Minor Root Position Triads (blocked / solid)

   1. Play several of these each practice session.

#5🖤THEORY Level 3

1. Pause

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

1. Experiment with body movement!

   1. Create some cards with the following:

      1. Head

      2. Wrists

      3. Elbows

      4. Torso

   2. Choose a spot in your music that has a lot of expressive contrasts to practice the above.

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

1. See the red and yellow markings.

2. Spot the last 9 measures of the piece.

3. Learn ornaments with Dustin next lesson

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

1. Study the piece! Learn as much as you can about this.

🖤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” (pause until after December)

(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.

REVIEW PIECES:

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

February 1, 2025 (Lesson 6 of 8)

RCM Registration: January 5th!

PRACTICE PLAN!

• ❤️FIRST PRIORITY

• 💛SECOND PRIORITY

• 💜THIRD PRIORITY

• 💚FOURTH PRIORITY

RCMCP Level 2: Spring 2025

• List A: Minuet in A Minor by Purcell

• List B: Rhyme Time

• List C: A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain

• Etude: Etude in F Major, Op. 190, No. 27 by Christian Louis Heinrich Köhler

  • or

• Etude: Bird in the Bebop by Wynn-Anne Rossi

#1💚Keep going with your new practice journal! Good work.

#2❤️RCM Technical Requirements Level 02

(Approx. 8-13 min each day)

1. Do the highlighted yellow items listed on page 1

2. Do one time slowly, close-loud

3. Once correctly legato and with metronome.

4. Wrist still needs to be steady. Try to not to move it up, down or to the sides when you play your scales. 💃

#3💚Four Star: Level 2: Four Star Set 10

(Approx. 7-10 min each day)

1. Practice the playbacks and clap backs with audio samples in Newzik (test PDF)

#4💚Interval & Chord Recognition

1. Major 3rd, Minor 3rd or Perfect 5th

   1. Play the interval ascending and descending once.

   2. Ask yourself if it’s a larger (5th) or smaller (3rd) interval

   3. Then ask yourself if it can fit within a major or minor scale (if 3rd)

2. Major or Minor Root Position Triads (blocked / solid)

   1. Play several of these each practice session.

#5🖤THEORY Level 3

1. Pause

#6💜uBird in the Bebop by Wynn-Anne Rossi (L. 2, Etude)

1. Experiment with body movement!

2. Yellow section: Once correctly with each metronome marking: Always start at the lowest number. It’s ok to not get to each tempo at each practice session, but the goal by the end of the week will be to do that.

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

1. Learn two measures at a time with a focus of NFPER before you go on to the next two measures. Then combine to make four, then 8 etc.

🖤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)

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

🖤“Sight-Reading 2B” (pause until after December)

(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.

REVIEW PIECES:

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

January 25, 2025 (Lesson 5 of 8)

RCM Registration: January 5th!

PRACTICE PLAN!

• ❤️FIRST PRIORITY

• 💛SECOND PRIORITY

• 💜THIRD PRIORITY

• 💚FOURTH PRIORITY

RCMCP Level 2: Spring 2025

• List A: Minuet in A Minor by Purcell

• List B: Rhyme Time

• List C: A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain

• Etude: Etude in F Major, Op. 190, No. 27 by Christian Louis Heinrich Köhler

  • or

• Etude: Bird in the Bebop by Wynn-Anne Rossi

#1💚Keep going with your new practice journal! Good work.

#2💛RCM Technical Requirements Level 02

(Approx. 8-13 min each day)

1. Do the highlighted yellow items listed on page 1

2. Do one time slowly, close-loud

3. Once correctly legato and with metronome.

4. Wrist still needs to be steady. Try to not to move it up, down or to the sides when you play your scales. 💃

#3💚Four Star: Level 2: Four Star Set 9

(Approx. 7-10 min each day)

1. Finish set 9

#3.1💜Dustin create a playback / Clapback practice audio

#4💛Interval & Chord Recognition

1. Major 3rd, Minor 3rd or Perfect 5th

   1. Play the interval ascending and descending once.

   2. Ask yourself if it’s a larger (5th) or smaller (3rd) interval

   3. Then ask yourself if it can fit within a major or minor scale (if 3rd)

2. Major or Minor Root Position Triads (blocked / solid)

   1. Play several of these each practice session.

#5🖤THEORY Level 3

1. Pause

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

1. Experiment with body movement!

2. Yello section: Once correctly with each metronome marking: Always start at the lowest number. It’s ok to not get to each tempo at each practice session, but the goal by the end of the week will be to do that.

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

1. Learn two measures at a time with a focus of NFPER before you go on to the next two measures. Then combine to make four, then 8 etc.

🖤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)

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

🖤“Sight-Reading 2B” (pause until after December)

(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.

REVIEW PIECES:

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

January 13, 2025 (Lesson 4 of 8)

RCM Registration: January 5th!

PRACTICE PLAN!

• ❤️FIRST PRIORITY

• 💛SECOND PRIORITY

• 💜THIRD PRIORITY

• 💚FOURTH PRIORITY

RCMCP Level 2: Spring 2025

• List A: Minuet in A Minor by Purcell

• List B: Rhyme Time

• List C: A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain

• Etude: Etude in F Major, Op. 190, No. 27 by Christian Louis Heinrich Köhler

  • or

• Etude: Bird in the Bebop by Wynn-Anne Rossi

New Level 3 Piece!

#1💚Keep going with your new practice journal! Good work.

#3💛RCM Technical Requirements Level 02

(Approx. 8-13 min each day)

1. Do the highlighted yellow items listed on page 1

2. Do one time slowly, close-loud

3. Once correctly legato and with metronome.

4. Wrist still needs to be steady. Try to not to move it up, down or to the sides when you play your scales. 💃

#4💚Four Star: Level 2: Four Star Set 9

(Approx. 7-10 min each day)

1. Finish set 9

2. Work on major and minor 3rds with Dustin (and perfect 5ths)

#4.1💛Interval & Chord Recognition

1. Major 3rd, Minor 3rd or Perfect 5th

   1. Play the interval ascending and descending once.

   2. Ask yourself if it’s a larger (5th) or smaller (3rd) interval

   3. Then ask yourself if it can fit within a major or minor scale (if 3rd)

2. Major or Minor Root Position Triads (blocked / solid)

   1. Play several of these each practice session.

#5🖤THEORY Level 3

1. Pause

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

1. Yellow section: Once correctly with each metronome marking: Always start at the lowest number. It’s ok to not get to each tempo at each practice session, but the goal by the end of the week will be to do that.

   1. 80 84, 88, 92, 96 ,100

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

1. See new markings and continue to learn!

🖤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)

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

🖤“Sight-Reading 2B” (pause until after December)

(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.

REVIEW PIECES:

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

January 8, 2025 (Lesson 3 of 8)

RCM Registration: January 5th!

PRACTICE PLAN!

• ❤️FIRST PRIORITY

• 💛SECOND PRIORITY

• 💜THIRD PRIORITY

• 💚FOURTH PRIORITY

RCMCP Level 2: Spring 2025

• List A: Minuet in A Minor by Purcell

• List B: Rhyme Time

• List C: A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain

• Etude: Etude in F Major, Op. 190, No. 27 by Christian Louis Heinrich Köhler

  • or

• Etude: Bird in the Bebop by Wynn-Anne Rossi

New Level 3 Piece!

#1💚Keep going with your new practice journal! Good work.

#2💚Etude in F Major, Op. 190, No. 27 by Christian Louis Heinrich Köhler (L. 2, Etude) Play for Class on the 12th.

(Approx. 10-15 min each day)

1. RH alone practice focusing on crescendo and decrescendo in 8 measure chunks.

2. Then add the LH with focus in crescendo. / decrescendo.

#3💚RCM Technical Requirements Level 02

(Approx. 8-13 min each day)

1. Do the highlighted yellow items listed on page 1

2. Wrist still needs to be steady. Try to not to move it up, down or to the sides when you play your scales. 💃

#4💜Four Star: Level 2: Four Star Set 8 - 9

(Approx. 7-10 min each day)

1. January 8th lesson: we’ll skip this.

2. Complete the sets

3. Work on major and minor 3rds with Dustin (and perfect 5ths)

#4.1💛Interval & Chord Recognition

1. Major 3rd, Minor 3rd or Perfect 5th

   1. Play the interval ascending and descending once.

   2. Ask yourself if it’s a larger (5th) or smaller (3rd) interval

   3. Then ask yourself if it can fit within a major or minor scale (if 3rd)

2. Major or Minor Root Position Triads (blocked / solid)

   1. Play several of these each practice session.

#5🖤THEORY Level 3

1. Pause

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

1. Listen to the audio in Newzik titled “14 and 15”

2. See the orange pen

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

1. Start to learn in small chunks, hands alone then together with NFPER

🖤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)

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

🖤“Sight-Reading 2B” (pause until after December)

(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.

REVIEW PIECES:

1. O Christmas Tree

2. 💚A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain (2. C)

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

4. 💚Rhyme Time (2. B)

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

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

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

8. 💚💜Angelfish (L. 1, B)

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

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

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

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

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

14. 💚💚💚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

January 3, 2025 (Lesson 2 of 8)

RCM Registration: January 5th!

PRACTICE PLAN!

• ❤️FIRST PRIORITY

• 💛SECOND PRIORITY

• 💜THIRD PRIORITY

• 💚FOURTH PRIORITY

POSTURE TRACKER!

💛💛💛💚💛💚💚💚💚

New Level 3 Piece!

#1💚Keep going with your new practice journal! Good work.

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

(Approx. 10-15 min each day)

1. RH alone practice focusing on crescendo and decrescendo in 8 measure chunks.

2. Then add the LH with focus in crescendo. / decrescendo.

#3💜RCM Technical Requirements Level 02

(Approx. 8-13 min each day)

1. Do the highlighted yellow items listed on page 1

2. We are speed-building scales.

   1. Keep LH wrists level with your arm. The wrist is actually too high! 😎

   2. Work up to m.m. 80 and count “1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and” before you being.

#4💚Four Star: Level 2: Four Star Set 8 - 9

(Approx. 7-10 min each day)

1. January 8th lesson: we’ll skip this.

2. Complete the sets

3. Work on major and minor 3rds with Dustin (and perfect 5ths)

#4.1💚Interval & Chord Recognition

1. Major 3rd, Minor 3rd or Perfect 5th

   1. Play the interval ascending and descending once.

   2. Ask yourself if it’s a larger (5th) or smaller (3rd) interval

   3. Then ask yourself if it can fit within a major or minor scale (if 3rd)

2. Major or Minor Root Position Triads (blocked / solid)

   1. Play several of these each practice session.

#5🖤THEORY Level 3

1. Pause

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

1. Listen to the audio in Newzik titled “14 and 15”

2. See the orange pen

🖤“Sight-Reading 2B” (pause until after December)

(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.

RCMCP Level 2: Take Spring 2025

REVIEW PIECES:

1. O Christmas Tree

2. 💚A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain (2. C)

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

4. 💚Rhyme Time (2. B)

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

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

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

8. 💚💜Angelfish (L. 1, B)

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

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

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

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

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

14. 💚💚💚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

December 26, 2024 (Lesson 1 of 8)

PRACTICE PLAN!

• ❤️FIRST PRIORITY

• 💛SECOND PRIORITY

• 💜THIRD PRIORITY

• 💚FOURTH PRIORITY

POSTURE TRACKER!

💛💛💛💚💛💚💚💚💚

#1💚Keep going with your new practice journal! Good work.

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

(Approx. 10-15 min each day)

1. Gradually work up to m.m. 56

   1. Start at m.m. 36, 39, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 53, 56

   2. You can either play through the entire piece or choose smaller chunks like 1-8 or 1-15

   3. The criteria is for the RH to have a singing tone and the LH in the background before you move on to the next tempo.

#4💚RCM Technical Requirements Level 02

(Approx. 8-13 min each day)

1. Do the highlighted yellow items listed on page 1

2. We are speed-building scales.

   1. Keep LH wrists level with your arm. The wrist is actually too high! 😎

   2. Work up to m.m. 80 and count “1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and” before you being.

#5💜Four Star: Level 2: Four Star Set 8

(Approx. 7-10 min each day)

1. Complete the set.

2. Work on major and minor 3rds with Dustin (and perfect 5ths)

#6🖤THEORY Level 3

1. Pause

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

1. Listen to the audio in Newzik titled “Swing Expression”

2. See the red pen.

3. Learn the 2nd page.

🖤“Sight-Reading 2B” (pause until after December)

(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.

RCMCP Level 2: Take Spring 2025

REVIEW PIECES:

1. O Christmas Tree

2. 💚A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain (2. C)

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

4. 💚Rhyme Time (2. B)

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

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

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

8. 💚💜Angelfish (L. 1, B)

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

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

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

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

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

14. 💚💚💚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