September 29, 2026 (60 min · remote)

2026-2027 Events

October 17-18, 2026 — Group Classes

December 5-6, 2026 — Group Classes

January 24, 2027 — Performance Class & Guest Artist Workshop

February 27-28, 2027 — Group Classes

April 10-11, 2027 — Group Classes

May 22, 2027 — Student Final Recital

How to Practice

Use the Practice Guide below. It logs your practice for you, no comments needed.

Press Start from # whatever number it shows. It picks up where you stopped last time.

Press Start, read the assignment, practice.

When you are finished, press Done.

Press Next practice item and go again.

Capped items count down and chime. Keep going if it's going well.

Some assignments finish. Those carry a Done for the Week button. Press it when the job is done and the assignment comes off your list. Technique and repertoire don't have one; those are every day.

Need the metronome, a recorder or the Section-Work colors? They are in Practice Tools. Tap one and it opens inside your assignment. Tap Close to put it away.

Got something to say about an assignment? Paste the line it gives you into the comments and add your note.

Log only what you actually did, on the day you did it. Five minutes is a real entry.

Log every practice session from today. The competition starts October 1, and practicing and logging now is how we get the kinks out.

🟩 on track · 🟨 needs extra attention · 🟪 didn't get to it at the lesson · 🟥 priority · ⬛️ on hold, don't practice this one · 🟧 mine, not yours

[PRACTICE TOOLS]

We are not doing RCM going forward. The plan is repertoire, transcription and some technical work you actually want to play.

You said about 45 minutes a day is realistic with school. That is what this list is built for. A little more on the weekends if you have it.

Musicianship

1. 🟪 Listening — 25 Études faciles et progressives, Op. 100 and 18 Études de genre, Op. 109 (Burgmüller)

THIS WEEK: listen to the three below and come back with the one you want to learn.

Practice type: Learning.

• Not a timed assignment.

• Op. 109, No. 5

• Op. 109, No. 18

• Op. 100, No. 6

• No. 18 is the hardest of the three and probably the one you learn the most from.

• Decide next lesson, or tell me sooner if you already know.

Repertoire

2. 🟩 If I Am With You, m. 9

THIS WEEK: pass off m. 9 hands together.

Practice type: Learning.

Brick practice: combine the chunks after one round each.

NFPER focus: notes, fingering.

• Left hand alone, then right hand alone, then hands together. Three correct in a row on each.

• Rhythm is 16th, 8th, 8th, 16th, 8th. The third note of the measure is the one that slipped.

• Play the hands-alone work slower than you think you need to. You learn it faster that way.

• Use the fingerings you wrote into your score.

• No cap on any of these.

3. 🟩 If I Am With You, m. 10

THIS WEEK: pass off m. 10 hands together.

Practice type: Learning.

• Same process.

• Left hand arpeggio: pop off the top note and land, rather than stretching to connect it. Keep the wrist up on the thumb.

4. 🟩 If I Am With You, m. 11

THIS WEEK: pass off m. 11 hands together.

Practice type: Learning.

• Same process.

• Before you settle the end of this measure, look at where m. 12 starts. It starts on 1 and 5.

• That is the rule for any spot like this: look at where you have to go before you finger the way out. You can always lift and land in a new position, but connect it if you can.

5. 🟩 If I Am With You, m. 12

THIS WEEK: pass off m. 12 hands together.

Practice type: Learning.

• Same process.

• There is a treble clef inside the bass staff. The first note after it is G, not D. Count the ledger line off middle C.

• The 8va at the end of the measure starts over the E, one octave up.

• Ritardando through the end of the measure.

• The first part of the right hand is the same figure repeated. Repeat it.

6. 🟩 If I Am With You, m. 13

THIS WEEK: pass off m. 13 hands together.

Practice type: Learning.

• Same process.

• The grace note is D into C.

• For the reach: start with the elbow bent on the B and let your wrist and thumb lead the elbow out. Don't open the elbow mechanically.

• You can take that C with the right thumb instead, but it is often more confusing than the reach is awkward. Try the elbow first.

7. 🟩 If I Am With You, m. 14

THIS WEEK: pass off m. 14 hands together.

Practice type: Learning.

• Same process.

• Ritardando here too, so connecting matters less. 1 and 5 on the octave.

8. 🟪 If I Am With You, m. 15

THIS WEEK: pass off m. 15 hands together.

Practice type: Learning.

• Same process. We did not get to this one, so start it from scratch.

9. 🟪 Somewhere Only We Know

THIS WEEK: nothing new. It is on the list so you can see it.

• The transcription is finished apart from the last few measures. We pick it up next time.

• Measures 25-32 — bass staff alternative textures. We talked through some ideas; they are not in yet.

• Measures 49-53 — add some bass notes.

10. 🟪 Les Misérables, I Dreamed a Dream, mm. 23-38

THIS WEEK: only if you want it, mm. 23-24 slowly.

• Bonus assignment, open ended.

• Learn mm. 23-24 slowly first, then work the speed up until it runs with no pauses.

Up Next

Your Burgmüller piece, chosen from Op. 109 No. 5, Op. 109 No. 18 or Op. 100 No. 6.

Some note reading exercises, since finding the notes is slowing you down.

Review List

Mozart Sonata, No. 11 in A Major, III. Rondo: Alla Turca (recital)

Like Him (recital piece)

Mice on Venus from Minecraft, arr. Sam Hodgkinson (P. Choice)

List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer (L. 4, C)

Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn (L. 4, Etude)

Solitude by Joyce Grill (b. 1936) (L. 4, Etude)

RCM Exam Archive

Level 4, Practical Test: May 29, 2024

• List A: Minuet in G Major by J. S. Bach

• List B: Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 no. 1 "Moderato cantabile" by Anton Diabelli

• List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer

• Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn

• Etude 2: Solitude by Joyce Grill

Level 3, Practical Test: June 2023 (score of 87)

• List A: J. S. Bach, Polonaise in F Minor, BWV Anh. 119 (L. 3, A)

• List B: Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 by Albert Biehl (L. 3, B)

• List C: Wild Mignonette, Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

• Etude: Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 2, L'Arabesque (Etude, L. 3)

• Etude: Prelude VII by Barbara Arens (b. 1960) (L. 3, Etude)

September 19, 2026 (60 min · in-person)

2026-2027 Events

• October 17-18, 2026 — Group Classes

• December 5-6, 2026 — Group Classes

• January 24, 2027 — Performance Class & Guest Artist Workshop

• February 27-28, 2027 — Group Classes

• April 10-11, 2027 — Group Classes

• May 22, 2027 — Student Final Recital

How to Practice

Use the Practice Tools panel below. It logs your practice for you — no comments needed.

1. Press Start here. It picks up where you stopped last time.

2. Read the assignment, press Start, practice.

3. Tap the kind of practice — learning, spotting, memorizing, polishing, run-through or review — then press Done.

4. Press Next practice item and go again.

Capped items count down and chime. Keep going if it's going well.

Got something to say about an assignment? Paste the line it gives you into the comments and add your note.

Also in the panel: a metronome, a spotting counter, and recording.

Log only what you actually did, on the day you did it. Five minutes is a real entry. Logging starts October 1.

🟩 on track · 🟨 needs extra attention · 🟪 didn't get to it at the lesson · 🟥 priority · ⬛️ don't practice this one

[PRACTICE TOOLS]

We are not doing RCM going forward. The plan is repertoire, transcription and some technical work you actually want to play.

You said about 45 minutes a day is realistic with school. That is what this list is built for. A little more on the weekends if you have it.

Musicianship

1. 🟩 Listening — 25 Études faciles et progressives, Op. 100 and 18 Études de genre, Op. 109 (Burgmüller)

Listen to these eight, several times each, and come back next week with the one you want to learn.

• Op. 109, No. 5

• Op. 109, No. 10

• Op. 109, No. 13

• Op. 109, No. 18

• Op. 100, No. 6

• Op. 100, No. 11

• Op. 100, No. 12

• Op. 100, No. 20 (Tarantella)

You are listening for arpeggio and scale writing, something fast, something major. If none of them grab you, say so and I will write you an etude instead.

Repertoire

If I Am With You — one measure at a time, mm. 9 to 15. Right hand alone all the way through NFPER, then left hand alone the same way, three correct in a row each, then hands together. Watch the note alignment between the hands. Use the spotting tools in the panel.

2. 🟩 If I Am With You, m. 9

Right hand alone through NFPER, left hand alone through NFPER, then hands together.

3. 🟩 If I Am With You, m. 10

Same process. Three correct in a row before you move on.

4. 🟩 If I Am With You, m. 11

Same process.

5. 🟩 If I Am With You, m. 12

Same process.

6. 🟩 If I Am With You, m. 13

Same process.

7. 🟩 If I Am With You, mm. 14-15

Same process, two measures this time.

Page one is done apart from its last measure. Keep the wrist up on the thumb in the arpeggios.

8. 🟪 Somewhere Only We Know

The transcription is finished apart from the last few measures. We will pick it up next time.

• Measures 25-32 — bass staff alternative textures. We talked through some ideas; they are not in yet.

• Measures 49-53 — add some bass notes.

9. 🟪 Les Misérables, I Dreamed a Dream, mm. 23-38

Bonus assignment, open ended. Only if you want it this week.

Learn mm. 23-24 slowly first, then work the speed up until it runs with no pauses.

Up Next

Your Burgmüller piece, chosen from the listening list.

Some note reading exercises, since finding the notes is slowing you down.

Review List

Mozart Sonata, No. 11 in A Major, III. Rondo: Alla Turca (recital)

Like Him (recital piece)

Mice on Venus from Minecraft, arr. Sam Hodgkinson (P. Choice)

List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer (L. 4, C)

Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn (L. 4, Etude)

Solitude by Joyce Grill (b. 1936) (L. 4, Etude)

RCM Exam Archive

Level 4, Practical Test: May 29, 2024

• List A: Minuet in G Major by J. S. Bach

• List B: Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 no. 1 "Moderato cantabile" by Anton Diabelli

• List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer

• Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn

• Etude 2: Solitude by Joyce Grill

Level 3, Practical Test: June 2023 (score of 87)

• List A: J. S. Bach, Polonaise in F Minor, BWV Anh. 119 (L. 3, A)

• List B: Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 by Albert Biehl (L. 3, B)

• List C: Wild Mignonette, Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

• Etude: Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 2, L'Arabesque (Etude, L. 3)

• Etude: Prelude VII by Barbara Arens (b. 1960) (L. 3, Etude)

July 15, 2026 (15 min virtual)

Final Recital: May 30th, 2:00-3:30pm

🟪If I Am With You

1. When you play your thumb, keep your wrist up when playing arpeggios.

2. Learn the first page slowly and move on you if you have time.

🟩Somewhere Only We Know

1. Finish transcribing to the end.

2. Measures 25-32 - work on some bass staff alternative textures.

3. Measures 49-53 - add some bass notes

🟪Les Miserables, I Dreamed a Dream: Recital hopeful! :)

1. mm. 23-38 still need to learn

2. Learn mm. 23-24 - slowly. Then work up the speed so you can play it with no pauses.

1. Mozart Sonata, No. 11 in A Major, III. Rondo: Alla Turca (recital)

2. Like Him (recital piece)

3. Mice on Venus from Minecraft, arr. Sam Hodgkinson (P. Choice)

4. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer (L. 4, C)

5. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn (L. 4, Etude)

6. Solitude by Joyce Grill (b. 1936) (L. 4, Etude)

Level 4, Practical Test: May 29, 2024

1. List A: Minuet in G Major by J. S. Bach

2. List B: Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 no. 1 “Moderato cantabile” by Anton Diabelli

3. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer

4. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn

5. Etude 2: Solitude by Joyce Grill

Level 3, Practical Test: June 2023 ( score of 87)

1. List A: J. S. Bach, Polonaise in F Minor, BWV Anh. 119 (L. 3, A)

2. List B: Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 by Albert Biehl (L. 3, B)

3. List C: Wild Mignonette, Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

4. Etude: Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 2, L’Arabesque (Etude, L. 3)

5. Etude: Prelude VII by Barbara Arens (b. 1960) (L. 3, Etude)

July 12, 2026

Final Recital: May 30th, 2:00-3:30pm

🟪If I Am With You

1. When you play your thumb, keep your wrist up when playing arpeggios.

2. Learn the first page slowly and move on you if you have time.

🟩Somewhere Only We Know

1. Finish transcribing to the end.

2. Measures 25-32 - work on some bass staff alternative textures.

3. Measures 49-53 - add some bass notes

🟪Les Miserables, I Dreamed a Dream: Recital hopeful! :)

1. mm. 23-38 still need to learn

2. Learn mm. 23-24 - slowly. Then work up the speed so you can play it with no pauses.

1. Mozart Sonata, No. 11 in A Major, III. Rondo: Alla Turca (recital)

2. Like Him (recital piece)

3. Mice on Venus from Minecraft, arr. Sam Hodgkinson (P. Choice)

4. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer (L. 4, C)

5. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn (L. 4, Etude)

6. Solitude by Joyce Grill (b. 1936) (L. 4, Etude)

Level 4, Practical Test: May 29, 2024

1. List A: Minuet in G Major by J. S. Bach

2. List B: Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 no. 1 “Moderato cantabile” by Anton Diabelli

3. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer

4. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn

5. Etude 2: Solitude by Joyce Grill

Level 3, Practical Test: June 2023 ( score of 87)

1. List A: J. S. Bach, Polonaise in F Minor, BWV Anh. 119 (L. 3, A)

2. List B: Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 by Albert Biehl (L. 3, B)

3. List C: Wild Mignonette, Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

4. Etude: Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 2, L’Arabesque (Etude, L. 3)

5. Etude: Prelude VII by Barbara Arens (b. 1960) (L. 3, Etude)

June 5, 2026

Final Recital: May 30th, 2:00-3:30pm

🟩If I Am With You

1. When you play your thumb, keep your wrist up when playing arpeggios.

2. Learn the first page slowly and move on you if you have time.

🟩Somewhere Only We Know

1. Transcribe mm. 41-52

2. We’ll label the sections differently once we’re done with the trans.

🟩Les Miserables, I Dreamed a Dream: Recital hopeful! :)

1. mm. 23-38 still need to learn

2. Learn mm. 23-24 - slowly. Then work up the speed so you can play it with no pauses.

1. Mozart Sonata, No. 11 in A Major, III. Rondo: Alla Turca (recital)

2. Like Him (recital piece)

3. Mice on Venus from Minecraft, arr. Sam Hodgkinson (P. Choice)

4. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer (L. 4, C)

5. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn (L. 4, Etude)

6. Solitude by Joyce Grill (b. 1936) (L. 4, Etude)

Level 4, Practical Test: May 29, 2024

1. List A: Minuet in G Major by J. S. Bach

2. List B: Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 no. 1 “Moderato cantabile” by Anton Diabelli

3. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer

4. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn

5. Etude 2: Solitude by Joyce Grill

Level 3, Practical Test: June 2023 ( score of 87)

1. List A: J. S. Bach, Polonaise in F Minor, BWV Anh. 119 (L. 3, A)

2. List B: Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 by Albert Biehl (L. 3, B)

3. List C: Wild Mignonette, Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

4. Etude: Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 2, L’Arabesque (Etude, L. 3)

5. Etude: Prelude VII by Barbara Arens (b. 1960) (L. 3, Etude)

May 27, 2026

Final Recital: May 30th, 2:00-3:30pm

⬛️Somewhere Only We Know

1. Pause until after the recital

🟩Les Miserables, I Dreamed a Dream: Recital hopeful! :)

1. Print and create a three-page version from mm. 1-22 and 39-End.

2. Send me a video mm. 22-49 by Friday.

3. Please practice this slowly - approx. 70% of your practice should be slow.

🟩Mozart Sonata, No. 11 in A Major, III. Rondo: Alla Turca (recital)

1. Introduce piece before you play and include one fun fact about Alla Turca.

2. Last page - see the three red spots and do these daily, followed by zooming out into context.

3. First three pages - do slow practice, medium tempo practice with metronome 63 per quarter note. Final tempo practice approx. 84 per quarter note or as fast as you can play the last page corrrectly.

🟩Like Him (recital piece)

1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

2. Cleaner pedaling

3. mm. 103-109 - do slow octave tapping practice every day. Then medium, then fast.

1. Mice on Venus from Minecraft, arr. Sam Hodgkinson (P. Choice)

2. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer (L. 4, C)

3. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn (L. 4, Etude)

4. Solitude by Joyce Grill (b. 1936) (L. 4, Etude)

Level 4, Practical Test: May 29, 2024

1. List A: Minuet in G Major by J. S. Bach

2. List B: Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 no. 1 “Moderato cantabile” by Anton Diabelli

3. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer

4. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn

5. Etude 2: Solitude by Joyce Grill

Level 3, Practical Test: June 2023 ( score of 87)

1. List A: J. S. Bach, Polonaise in F Minor, BWV Anh. 119 (L. 3, A)

2. List B: Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 by Albert Biehl (L. 3, B)

3. List C: Wild Mignonette, Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

4. Etude: Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 2, L’Arabesque (Etude, L. 3)

5. Etude: Prelude VII by Barbara Arens (b. 1960) (L. 3, Etude)

May 23, 2026 (45 min)

Final Recital: May 30th, 2:00-3:30pm

⬛️Somewhere Only We Know

1. Pause until after the recital

🟩Les Miserables, I Dreamed a Dream: Recital hopeful! :)

1. Print and create a three-page version from mm. 1-22 and 39-End.

2. Send me a video mm. 22-49 by Monday.

3. Please practice this slowly - approx. 70% of your practice should be slow.

🟪Like Him (recital piece)

1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

2. Cleaner pedaling

3. More accuracy in the post-chorus section.

4. Make your softs more exaggerated.

5. Careful that the LH doesn’t overpower the RH.

🟩Mozart Sonata, No. 11 in A Major, III. Rondo: Alla Turca (recital)

1. 89-96 - practice bottom note of RH alone, throw/tapping with loose approach. Then add the top note with a focus on maintaining the bottom note relaxation.

2. Sene me a video of the last page by Mondy.

1. Mice on Venus from Minecraft, arr. Sam Hodgkinson (P. Choice)

2. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer (L. 4, C)

3. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn (L. 4, Etude)

4. Solitude by Joyce Grill (b. 1936) (L. 4, Etude)

Level 4, Practical Test: May 29, 2024

1. List A: Minuet in G Major by J. S. Bach

2. List B: Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 no. 1 “Moderato cantabile” by Anton Diabelli

3. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer

4. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn

5. Etude 2: Solitude by Joyce Grill

Level 3, Practical Test: June 2023 ( score of 87)

1. List A: J. S. Bach, Polonaise in F Minor, BWV Anh. 119 (L. 3, A)

2. List B: Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 by Albert Biehl (L. 3, B)

3. List C: Wild Mignonette, Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

4. Etude: Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 2, L’Arabesque (Etude, L. 3)

5. Etude: Prelude VII by Barbara Arens (b. 1960) (L. 3, Etude)

May 13, 2026

Final Recital: May 30th, 2:00-3:30pm

⬛️Somewhere Only We Know

1. Pause until after the recital

🟩Les Miserables, I Dreamed a Dream: Recital hopeful! :)

1. mm. 50-51 - spot section - slow with repetition. Isolate smaller sections if needed.

2. mm. 30-38, 38-48 - learn these two sections.

3. (m.m. 100 per 8th note: final tempo from m. 19)

4. 🟪Pages 1-2: spot the the areas with orange pen slashes and review the rest that you have learned.

🟩Like Him (recital piece)

1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

2. Cleaner pedaling

3. More accuracy in the post-chorus section.

4. Make your softs more exaggerated.

5. Careful that the LH doesn’t overpower the RH.

🟩Mozart Sonata, No. 11 in A Major, III. Rondo: Alla Turca (recital)

1. 89-96 - practice bottom note of RH alone, throw/tapping with loose approach. Then add the top note with a focus on maintaining the bottom note relaxation.

2. 🟨Focus on the last page for accuracy and pause elimination.

1. Mice on Venus from Minecraft, arr. Sam Hodgkinson (P. Choice)

2. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer (L. 4, C)

3. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn (L. 4, Etude)

4. Solitude by Joyce Grill (b. 1936) (L. 4, Etude)

Level 4, Practical Test: May 29, 2024

1. List A: Minuet in G Major by J. S. Bach

2. List B: Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 no. 1 “Moderato cantabile” by Anton Diabelli

3. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer

4. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn

5. Etude 2: Solitude by Joyce Grill

Level 3, Practical Test: June 2023 ( score of 87)

1. List A: J. S. Bach, Polonaise in F Minor, BWV Anh. 119 (L. 3, A)

2. List B: Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 by Albert Biehl (L. 3, B)

3. List C: Wild Mignonette, Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

4. Etude: Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 2, L’Arabesque (Etude, L. 3)

5. Etude: Prelude VII by Barbara Arens (b. 1960) (L. 3, Etude)

May 9, 2026

Final Recital: May 30th, 2:00-3:30pm

⬛️Somewhere Only We Know

1. Pause until after the recital

🟩Les Miserables, I Dreamed a Dream: Recital hopeful! :)

1. (m.m. 100 per 8th note: final tempo from m. 19)

2. Pages 1-2: spot the the areas with orange pen slashes and review the rest that you have learned.

3. Learn, one measure at a time, the last three systems of the piece by May 13th.

🟪Like Him (recital piece)

1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

2. Cleaner pedaling

3. More accuracy in the post-chorus section.

4. Make your softs more exaggerated.

5. Careful that the LH doesn’t overpower the RH.

🟩Mozart Sonata, No. 11 in A Major, III. Rondo: Alla Turca (recital)

1. With all rolled chords and notes with grace notes: let go of them once rolled. Do this with a forward wrist. Speed-build 108-112

2. See recordings in Newzik if needed.

1. Mice on Venus from Minecraft, arr. Sam Hodgkinson (P. Choice)

2. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer (L. 4, C)

3. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn (L. 4, Etude)

4. Solitude by Joyce Grill (b. 1936) (L. 4, Etude)

Level 4, Practical Test: May 29, 2024

1. List A: Minuet in G Major by J. S. Bach

2. List B: Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 no. 1 “Moderato cantabile” by Anton Diabelli

3. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer

4. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn

5. Etude 2: Solitude by Joyce Grill

Level 3, Practical Test: June 2023 ( score of 87)

1. List A: J. S. Bach, Polonaise in F Minor, BWV Anh. 119 (L. 3, A)

2. List B: Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 by Albert Biehl (L. 3, B)

3. List C: Wild Mignonette, Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

4. Etude: Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 2, L’Arabesque (Etude, L. 3)

5. Etude: Prelude VII by Barbara Arens (b. 1960) (L. 3, Etude)

May 3, 2026 (Group Class In-Person)

Final Recital: May 30th, 2:00-3:30pm

🟪Somewhere Only We Know

1. Continue redoing the sections that were lost.

🟩Les Miserables, I Dreamed a Dream:

1. m. 16 & 19 - fix the RH fingering.

2. m. 19 add the crescendo

3. Learn mm. 20-29 hands alone, then together. Really focus on harmony while you’re learning. Ensure correct fingering.

🟪Like Him (recital piece)

1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

2. Cleaner pedaling

3. More accuracy in the post-chorus section.

4. Make your softs more exaggerated.

5. Careful that the LH doesn’t overpower the RH.

🟩Mozart Sonata, No. 11 in A Major, III. Rondo: Alla Turca

1. With all rolled chords and notes with grace notes: let go of them once rolled. Do this with a forward wrist. Speed-build 108-112

2. See recordings in Newzik if needed.

3. Next week start to speed-build ending.

1. Mice on Venus from Minecraft, arr. Sam Hodgkinson (P. Choice)

2. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer (L. 4, C)

3. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn (L. 4, Etude)

4. Solitude by Joyce Grill (b. 1936) (L. 4, Etude)

Level 4, Practical Test: May 29, 2024

1. List A: Minuet in G Major by J. S. Bach

2. List B: Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 no. 1 “Moderato cantabile” by Anton Diabelli

3. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer

4. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn

5. Etude 2: Solitude by Joyce Grill

Level 3, Practical Test: June 2023 ( score of 87)

1. List A: J. S. Bach, Polonaise in F Minor, BWV Anh. 119 (L. 3, A)

2. List B: Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 by Albert Biehl (L. 3, B)

3. List C: Wild Mignonette, Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

4. Etude: Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 2, L’Arabesque (Etude, L. 3)

5. Etude: Prelude VII by Barbara Arens (b. 1960) (L. 3, Etude)

April 15, 2026

Final Recital: May 30th, 2:15pm

Group Class: May 2nd or 3rd

1. Les Miserables - all learned for next group class end of April

2. Mozart: all learned to the end same as above.

🟪Somewhere Only We Know

1. Continue redoing the sections that were lost.

🟩Les Miserables, I Dreamed a Dream:

1. m. 16 & 19 - fix the RH fingering.

2. m. 19 add the crescendo

3. Learn mm. 20-29 hands alone, then together. Really focus on harmony while you’re learning. Ensure correct fingering.

🟪Like Him (recital piece)

1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

2. Cleaner pedaling

3. More accuracy in the post-chorus section.

4. Make your softs more exaggerated.

5. Careful that the LH doesn’t overpower the RH.

🟩Mozart Sonata, No. 11 in A Major, III. Rondo: Alla Turca

1. With all rolled chords and notes with grace notes: let go of them once rolled. Do this with a forward wrist. Speed-build 108-112

2. See recordings in Newzik if needed.

3. Next week start to speed-build ending.

1. Mice on Venus from Minecraft, arr. Sam Hodgkinson (P. Choice)

2. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer (L. 4, C)

3. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn (L. 4, Etude)

4. Solitude by Joyce Grill (b. 1936) (L. 4, Etude)

Level 4, Practical Test: May 29, 2024

1. List A: Minuet in G Major by J. S. Bach

2. List B: Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 no. 1 “Moderato cantabile” by Anton Diabelli

3. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer

4. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn

5. Etude 2: Solitude by Joyce Grill

Level 3, Practical Test: June 2023 ( score of 87)

1. List A: J. S. Bach, Polonaise in F Minor, BWV Anh. 119 (L. 3, A)

2. List B: Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 by Albert Biehl (L. 3, B)

3. List C: Wild Mignonette, Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

4. Etude: Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 2, L’Arabesque (Etude, L. 3)

5. Etude: Prelude VII by Barbara Arens (b. 1960) (L. 3, Etude)

April 8, 2026

Final Recital: May 30th, 2:15pm

Group Class: May 2nd or 3rd

1. Les Miserables - all learned for next group class end of April

2. Mozart: all learned to the end same as above.

🟩Somewhere Only We Know

1. Continue redoing the sections that were lost.

🟩Les Miserables, I Dreamed a Dream:

1. m. 16 & 19 - fix the RH fingering.

2. m. 19 add the crescendo

3. Learn mm. 20-29 hands alone, then together. Really focus on harmony while you’re learning. Ensure correct fingering.

🟪Like Him (recital piece)

1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

2. Cleaner pedaling

3. More accuracy in the post-chorus section.

4. Make your softs more exaggerated.

5. Careful that the LH doesn’t overpower the RH.

🟩Mozart Sonata, No. 11 in A Major, III. Rondo: Alla Turca

1. With all rolled chords and notes with grace notes: let go of them once rolled. Do this with a forward wrist. Speed-build 108-112

2. Listen to the recording in Newzik for notes / expressive help. Learn to the end. Next week let’s try to start putting a steady beat to the last page so get the notes in your fingers as best as you can.

1. Mice on Venus from Minecraft, arr. Sam Hodgkinson (P. Choice)

2. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer (L. 4, C)

3. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn (L. 4, Etude)

4. Solitude by Joyce Grill (b. 1936) (L. 4, Etude)

Level 4, Practical Test: May 29, 2024

1. List A: Minuet in G Major by J. S. Bach

2. List B: Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 no. 1 “Moderato cantabile” by Anton Diabelli

3. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer

4. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn

5. Etude 2: Solitude by Joyce Grill

Level 3, Practical Test: June 2023 ( score of 87)

1. List A: J. S. Bach, Polonaise in F Minor, BWV Anh. 119 (L. 3, A)

2. List B: Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 by Albert Biehl (L. 3, B)

3. List C: Wild Mignonette, Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

4. Etude: Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 2, L’Arabesque (Etude, L. 3)

5. Etude: Prelude VII by Barbara Arens (b. 1960) (L. 3, Etude)

March 14, 2026 (Group Class)

Group Class

1. Les Miserables - all learned for next group class end of April

2. Mozart: all learned to the end same as above.

Group Class: March 14th or 15th.

• Three options to participate:

  • In-person

  • Virtually

  • Video submission the night before

• Mozart: mm. 1-65 performance ready.

• I Dreamed a Dream: mm. 1-16 hands together.

🟪Somewhere Only We Know

1. Check with Musescore about the issue saving .mscz files - the error message that comes up when you try to save the file.

2. We can also look into saving the project online - but do we need an account? Paid or free?

🟩Les Miserables, I Dreamed a Dream:

1. 🟨Measures 16-20 hands together.

🟪Like Him (recital piece)

1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

2. Cleaner pedaling

3. More accuracy in the post-chorus section.

4. Make your softs more exaggerated.

5. Careful that the LH doesn’t overpower the RH.

🟩Mozart Sonata, No. 11 in A Major, III. Rondo: Alla Turca

1. 🟥Learn / HT 97-110 - hands together with no stops. It doesn’t matter what tempo this is.

2. 🟨Refine mm. 89-96 - RH emphasis on the upper E in mm. 92 and 95. Practice this hands together with the accent.

1. Mice on Venus from Minecraft, arr. Sam Hodgkinson (P. Choice)

2. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer (L. 4, C)

3. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn (L. 4, Etude)

4. Solitude by Joyce Grill (b. 1936) (L. 4, Etude)

Level 4, Practical Test: May 29, 2024

1. List A: Minuet in G Major by J. S. Bach

2. List B: Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 no. 1 “Moderato cantabile” by Anton Diabelli

3. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer

4. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn

5. Etude 2: Solitude by Joyce Grill

Level 3, Practical Test: June 2023 ( score of 87)

1. List A: J. S. Bach, Polonaise in F Minor, BWV Anh. 119 (L. 3, A)

2. List B: Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 by Albert Biehl (L. 3, B)

3. List C: Wild Mignonette, Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

4. Etude: Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 2, L’Arabesque (Etude, L. 3)

5. Etude: Prelude VII by Barbara Arens (b. 1960) (L. 3, Etude)

March 13, 2026 (30 min)

Group Class: March 14th or 15th.

• Three options to participate:

  • In-person

  • Virtually

  • Video submission the night before

• Mozart: mm. 1-65 performance ready.

• I Dreamed a Dream: mm. 1-16 hands together.

🟪Somewhere Only We Know

1. Check with Musescore about the issue saving .mscz files - the error message that comes up when you try to save the file.

2. We can also look into saving the project online - but do we need an account? Paid or free?

🟩Les Miserables, I Dreamed a Dream:

1. 🟨Measures 16-20 hands together.

🟪Like Him (recital piece)

1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

2. Cleaner pedaling

3. More accuracy in the post-chorus section.

4. Make your softs more exaggerated.

5. Careful that the LH doesn’t overpower the RH.

🟩Mozart Sonata, No. 11 in A Major, III. Rondo: Alla Turca

1. 🟥Learn / HT 97-110 - hands together with no stops. It doesn’t matter what tempo this is.

2. 🟨Refine mm. 89-96 - RH emphasis on the upper E in mm. 92 and 95. Practice this hands together with the accent.

1. Mice on Venus from Minecraft, arr. Sam Hodgkinson (P. Choice)

2. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer (L. 4, C)

3. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn (L. 4, Etude)

4. Solitude by Joyce Grill (b. 1936) (L. 4, Etude)

Level 4, Practical Test: May 29, 2024

1. List A: Minuet in G Major by J. S. Bach

2. List B: Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 no. 1 “Moderato cantabile” by Anton Diabelli

3. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer

4. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn

5. Etude 2: Solitude by Joyce Grill

Level 3, Practical Test: June 2023 ( score of 87)

1. List A: J. S. Bach, Polonaise in F Minor, BWV Anh. 119 (L. 3, A)

2. List B: Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 by Albert Biehl (L. 3, B)

3. List C: Wild Mignonette, Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

4. Etude: Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 2, L’Arabesque (Etude, L. 3)

5. Etude: Prelude VII by Barbara Arens (b. 1960) (L. 3, Etude)

March 7, 2026

Group Class: March 14th or 15th.

• Three options to participate:

  • In-person

  • Virtually

  • Video submission the night before

• Mozart: mm. 1-65 performance ready.

• I Dreamed a Dream: mm. 1-16 hands together.

🟪Somewhere Only We Know

1. Check with Musescore about the issue saving .mscz files - the error message that comes up when you try to save the file.

2. We can also look into saving the project online - but do we need an account? Paid or free?

🟩Les Miserables, I Dreamed a Dream:

1. Measures 16-20 hands together.

🟪Like Him (recital piece)

1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

2. Cleaner pedaling

3. More accuracy in the post-chorus section.

4. Make your softs more exaggerated.

5. Careful that the LH doesn’t overpower the RH.

🟩Mozart Sonata, No. 11 in A Major, III. Rondo: Alla Turca

1. 🟨Refine mm. 89-96 - RH emphasis on the upper E in mm. 92 and 95. Practice this hands together with the accent.

2. 🟩Learn first three systems.

1. Mice on Venus from Minecraft, arr. Sam Hodgkinson (P. Choice)

2. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer (L. 4, C)

3. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn (L. 4, Etude)

4. Solitude by Joyce Grill (b. 1936) (L. 4, Etude)

Level 4, Practical Test: May 29, 2024

1. List A: Minuet in G Major by J. S. Bach

2. List B: Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 no. 1 “Moderato cantabile” by Anton Diabelli

3. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer

4. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn

5. Etude 2: Solitude by Joyce Grill

Level 3, Practical Test: June 2023 ( score of 87)

1. List A: J. S. Bach, Polonaise in F Minor, BWV Anh. 119 (L. 3, A)

2. List B: Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 by Albert Biehl (L. 3, B)

3. List C: Wild Mignonette, Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

4. Etude: Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 2, L’Arabesque (Etude, L. 3)

5. Etude: Prelude VII by Barbara Arens (b. 1960) (L. 3, Etude)

February 25, 2026

Group Class: Feb 28th / Mar 1st

1. Mozart: mm. 1-65 performance ready.

2. I Dreamed a Dream: mm. 1-16 hands together.

🟩Somewhere Only We Know

1. Measures 9-16

   1. LH, RH, then HT for each measure then speed-build.

   2. Focus on tidy attacks

   3. Keep LH close to the keyboard with less wrist movement.

2. Measure 20: what are the chords?

3. Complete up to m. 24 both staves

4. Practice playing!

🟨Les Miserables, I Dreamed a Dream:

1. 🟨mm. 1-16 hands together with no pauses.

2. Learn up to m. 21 hands together.

🟩Like Him (recital piece)

1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

2. Cleaner pedaling

3. More accuracy in the post-chorus section.

4. Make your softs more exaggerated.

5. Careful that the LH doesn’t overpower the RH.

🟩🟪Mozart Sonata, No. 11 in A Major, III. Rondo: Alla Turca

1. 🟩MM. 51-56 expression! Apply all dynamics and articulations hands alone then together. Then speed-build!

2. 🟪Refine mm. 89-96 - Do accent practice and sprints, gradually making your section bigger until you can play the whole thing. Start with RH alone. Then do it together.

3. 🟪hands together; you might want to play through quickly and then just notice where you need to have “points-of-arrival” practice.

1. Mice on Venus from Minecraft, arr. Sam Hodgkinson (P. Choice)

2. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer (L. 4, C)

3. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn (L. 4, Etude)

4. Solitude by Joyce Grill (b. 1936) (L. 4, Etude)

Level 4, Practical Test: May 29, 2024

1. List A: Minuet in G Major by J. S. Bach

2. List B: Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 no. 1 “Moderato cantabile” by Anton Diabelli

3. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer

4. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn

5. Etude 2: Solitude by Joyce Grill

Level 3, Practical Test: June 2023 ( score of 87)

1. List A: J. S. Bach, Polonaise in F Minor, BWV Anh. 119 (L. 3, A)

2. List B: Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 by Albert Biehl (L. 3, B)

3. List C: Wild Mignonette, Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

4. Etude: Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 2, L’Arabesque (Etude, L. 3)

5. Etude: Prelude VII by Barbara Arens (b. 1960) (L. 3, Etude)

February 20, 2026

Group Class: Feb 28th / Mar 1st

1. Mozart: mm. 1-65 performance ready.

2. I Dreamed a Dream: mm. 1-16 hands together.

🟪Somewhere Only We Know

1. Compose at least the next two measures

2. “Save as” a .mscz file and send me.

🟩Les Miserables, I Dreamed a Dream:

1. mm. 1-11 hands together with no pauses.

2. mm. 11-16 hands together.

🟩Like Him (recital piece)

1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

2. Cleaner pedaling

3. More accuracy in the post-chorus section.

4. Make your softs more exaggerated.

5. Careful that the LH doesn’t overpower the RH.

🟥Mozart Sonata, No. 11 in A Major, III. Rondo: Alla Turca

1. ❤️MM. 51-56 speed-build this section until you can play with m.m. 68 per quarter note.

2. 💛Refine mm. 89-96 - Do accent practice and sprints, gradually making your section bigger until you can play the whole thing. Start with RH alone. Then do it together.

3. hands together; you might want to play through quickly and then just notice where you need to have “points-of-arrival” practice.

1. Mice on Venus from Minecraft, arr. Sam Hodgkinson (P. Choice)

2. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer (L. 4, C)

3. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn (L. 4, Etude)

4. Solitude by Joyce Grill (b. 1936) (L. 4, Etude)

Level 4, Practical Test: May 29, 2024

1. List A: Minuet in G Major by J. S. Bach

2. List B: Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 no. 1 “Moderato cantabile” by Anton Diabelli

3. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer

4. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn

5. Etude 2: Solitude by Joyce Grill

Level 3, Practical Test: June 2023 ( score of 87)

1. List A: J. S. Bach, Polonaise in F Minor, BWV Anh. 119 (L. 3, A)

2. List B: Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 by Albert Biehl (L. 3, B)

3. List C: Wild Mignonette, Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

4. Etude: Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 2, L’Arabesque (Etude, L. 3)

5. Etude: Prelude VII by Barbara Arens (b. 1960) (L. 3, Etude)

February 11, 2026

Group Class: Feb 28th / Mar 1st

1. Mozart: mm. 1-65 performance ready.

2. I Dreamed a Dream: mm. 1-16 hands together.

🟪Somewhere Only We Know

1. Compose at least the next two measures

2. “Save as” a .mscz file and send me.

🟩Les Miserables, I Dreamed a Dream:

1. mm. 1-16 hands together. with correct fingering.

🟩Like Him (recital piece)

1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

2. Cleaner pedaling

3. More accuracy in the post-chorus section.

4. Make your softs more exaggerated.

5. Careful that the LH doesn’t overpower the RH.

🟥Mozart Sonata, No. 11 in A Major, III. Rondo: Alla Turca

1. ❤️MM. 51-56 - spot by blocking the LH and playing the RH as written.

2. 💛Refine mm. 89-96 - Do accent practice and sprints, gradually making your section bigger until you can play the whole thing. Start with RH alone. Then do it together.

3. hands together; you might want to play through quickly and then just notice where you need to have “points-of-arrival” practice.

1. Mice on Venus from Minecraft, arr. Sam Hodgkinson (P. Choice)

2. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer (L. 4, C)

3. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn (L. 4, Etude)

4. Solitude by Joyce Grill (b. 1936) (L. 4, Etude)

Level 4, Practical Test: May 29, 2024

1. List A: Minuet in G Major by J. S. Bach

2. List B: Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 no. 1 “Moderato cantabile” by Anton Diabelli

3. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer

4. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn

5. Etude 2: Solitude by Joyce Grill

Level 3, Practical Test: June 2023 ( score of 87)

1. List A: J. S. Bach, Polonaise in F Minor, BWV Anh. 119 (L. 3, A)

2. List B: Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 by Albert Biehl (L. 3, B)

3. List C: Wild Mignonette, Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

4. Etude: Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 2, L’Arabesque (Etude, L. 3)

5. Etude: Prelude VII by Barbara Arens (b. 1960) (L. 3, Etude)

January 28, 2026

🟩Somewhere Only We Know

1. Compose at least the next two measures

🟩Les Miserables, I Dreamed a Dream:

1. Measures 1-11 HT

2. Measures 12-15 HA - see recording in Newzik to verify rhythm.

🟩Like Him (recital piece)

1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

🟨Mozart Sonata, No. 11 in A Major, III. Rondo: Alla Turca

1. 💛MM. 51-56 - spot by blocking the LH and playing the RH as written.

2. 💛FOR GROUP CLASSLearn mm. 41-56 - for Thursday the 18th, do close-loud practice and fingering focus.

3. 💛Refine mm. 89-96 - Think about the RH thumb as the anchor here Make the upper notes almost like an accident. Start slowly and speed-build.

1. Mice on Venus from Minecraft, arr. Sam Hodgkinson (P. Choice)

2. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer (L. 4, C)

3. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn (L. 4, Etude)

4. Solitude by Joyce Grill (b. 1936) (L. 4, Etude)

Level 4, Practical Test: May 29, 2024

1. List A: Minuet in G Major by J. S. Bach

2. List B: Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 no. 1 “Moderato cantabile” by Anton Diabelli

3. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer

4. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn

5. Etude 2: Solitude by Joyce Grill

Level 3, Practical Test: June 2023 ( score of 87)

1. List A: J. S. Bach, Polonaise in F Minor, BWV Anh. 119 (L. 3, A)

2. List B: Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 by Albert Biehl (L. 3, B)

3. List C: Wild Mignonette, Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

4. Etude: Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 2, L’Arabesque (Etude, L. 3)

5. Etude: Prelude VII by Barbara Arens (b. 1960) (L. 3, Etude)

January 21, 2026

🟩Arrangement of song? Choose a song you’d like to transcribe.

1. We’ll look at doing this through Musescore with Dustin

🟩Les Miserables, I Dreamed a Dream:

1. Learn measures 1 to DB of 8 well enough to replicate the audio in Newzik Dustin recorded.

2. Learn mm. 8-11

🟩Like Him (recital piece)

1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

🟩Mozart Sonata, No. 11 in A Major, III. Rondo: Alla Turca

1. 💜Continue to work on 41-48 hands alone then together to remove pauses

2. 💜Learn mm. 48-56 - for Thursday the 18th, do close-loud practice and fingering focus.

3. Refine mm. 89-96 - Think about the RH thumb as the anchor here Make the upper notes almost like an accident. Start slowly and speed-build.

4. 💜Practice slowly enough so that you make ZERO mistakes with notes and fingering. Don’t worry about the rhythm or tempo.

1. Mice on Venus from Minecraft, arr. Sam Hodgkinson (P. Choice)

2. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer (L. 4, C)

3. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn (L. 4, Etude)

4. Solitude by Joyce Grill (b. 1936) (L. 4, Etude)

Level 4, Practical Test: May 29, 2024

1. List A: Minuet in G Major by J. S. Bach

2. List B: Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 no. 1 “Moderato cantabile” by Anton Diabelli

3. List C: Foggy Day Blues by Mike Springer

4. Etude 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 by Loeschhorn

5. Etude 2: Solitude by Joyce Grill

Level 3, Practical Test: June 2023 ( score of 87)

1. List A: J. S. Bach, Polonaise in F Minor, BWV Anh. 119 (L. 3, A)

2. List B: Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 by Albert Biehl (L. 3, B)

3. List C: Wild Mignonette, Op. 205 No. 1 by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) (L. 3, C)

4. Etude: Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 2, L’Arabesque (Etude, L. 3)

5. Etude: Prelude VII by Barbara Arens (b. 1960) (L. 3, Etude)