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)

January 7, 2026

TWO ASSIGNMENTS THIS WEEK:

Start practicing again on the 30th of December

Christmas Memories for two Book 3: Joy to the World with Jenny. If you don’t see this please remind Dustin.

🟩Les Miserables, I Dreamed a Dream:

1. Start to learn! Put in your own fingering.

🟩Like Him (recital piece)

1. Measure 87 - clean pedal on the first chord and more melody

🟪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. Learn mm. 89-96 - Learn this as well but keep it very slow.

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)

December 17, 2025

TWO ASSIGNMENTS THIS WEEK:

Start practicing again on the 30th of December

Christmas Memories for two Book 3: Joy to the World with Jenny. If you don’t see this please remind Dustin.

🟩Listen to Les Miserables sound track and shortlist three songs.

🟩Like Him (recital piece)

1. Measures 99 to 103: work on pauses. Start with slow practice.

2. Moments where you have crescendos - please slow down slightly to experience the climax of the crescendo more effectively.

🟩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. Learn mm. 89-96 - Learn this as well but keep it very slow.

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)