October 25, 2026 (60 min · remote)

October 25, 2026 Dustin Gledhill

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 writes your practice down for you, no comments needed.

Tap the first assignment on your list.

The timer starts by itself. Read it and practice.

When you are finished, press Done. It saves your time and opens the next one.

Need to stop for a minute? Press Pause.

Lost? Press My Assignment List at the top to go back.

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

Practiced somewhere without the guide, like at school? Open the guide as soon as you have your phone again, tap what you practiced, give it five seconds, and press Done. I am tracking consistent practice days more than minutes, so the number matters less than the day showing up.

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.

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.

Log every practice session from today. Official tracking starts Monday, October 19, the Monday after our first group class. 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]

Repertoire

1. 🟪 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), page one

THIS WEEK: Spot every red marking on the first page. Each one three times in a row correctly, before any other work on this piece.

Same assignment as last week. We did not get to it, so it carries over.
The trills. Start the trill slower, speed up, slow down. Then connect the tail into what follows instead of stopping on it.
Accent practice on the trill, ten times each, then swap which note is accented, then back and forth, then three rotations. Then push the speed.
The tie you are not playing. Check it against the music and mark it.
Left hand, bottom system, second measure: the bass note is D-sharp.
Left hand, fourth system, last measure: check the top note. Circle it.
Voicing through the opening: top notes forte, everything under them quiet. It is an entrance, and then an echo.
Come off the pedal at the end of the system.
Don't change the pedal between measures 7 and 8. Change on the downbeat and mark it.

2. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), mm. 17-18

THIS WEEK: Measures 17 and 18, as a two-measure chunk.

Brick practice: combine the chunks after one round each.

You did these one measure at a time and they merged. Now start again in twos.
Left hand alone, right hand alone, then together.
Measure 18, second bass note, is F double sharp, which sounds as G. Circle it.
Three times on that left hand before you put hands together.

3. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), mm. 19-20

THIS WEEK: Measures 19 and 20, as a two-measure chunk.

Hands apart first, since you have been away from it.
Check the fourth note of the left hand in measure 19. Circle it and double check it next time.

4. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), mm. 21-22

THIS WEEK: Measures 21 and 22, as a two-measure chunk.

This is where it modulates to A major. Think A major scale through this part.
Measure 21, right hand: the note is C-sharp. The second time through it is in the minor mode, which is what makes it easy to confuse.
There is a D natural in both measures, left hand and right hand.
Your triplet against two in the second measure was good. The first measure needs the work.

5. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), mm. 23-24

THIS WEEK: Measures 23 and 24, as a two-measure chunk. Notes and fingering first, then speed it up.

Start measure 23 further up the key, not down at the end.
Fingering on the grace notes: 5, 2, 4, 1 does not work for you, so use 5, 1, 4, 1. Play them fast.
Measure 23, beat two: the sixteenth is not as fast as you think it is. Count the eighths under it and the grace note will feel like a grace note.
Check the last note of the left hand and circle it.
If you make mistakes three times running, go back to hands alone rather than pushing on.

6. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), mm. 25-26

THIS WEEK: Measures 25 and 26, as a two-measure chunk.

We are in F-sharp minor here, the relative minor of the A major you just came from.
The D-sharp and E-sharp at the start come from the melodic form of the scale. Write "F-sharp minor, melodic" in the score.
Right hand, then left hand, then together.

7. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), mm. 27-28

THIS WEEK: Measures 27 and 28, as a two-measure chunk.

These two land back in C-sharp minor.
Ask yourself what scale or chord you are in at the start of every chunk.

8. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), mm. 29-46

THIS WEEK: Learn measures 29 to 46 hands alone. Hands together is a bonus if you get there.

No brick practice on this one. Work it however you like.
About twelve measures of new material, then it repeats, so find the pattern before you learn the notes.
This section goes into G-sharp major, which is why the double sharps are there.
It shifts to 3/4 here. Count one, two, three and feel the accent pattern. It is a mazurka rhythm, and Chopin wrote a lot of mazurkas.
Get the left hand secure on its own. Hands together will not work until it is.
Ascending triplets: 5, 3, 2, 1. Let go of the notes and think of them as light.
Take the groups of fast notes and repeat them until the pattern is in your hand.
The right hand here is the easy part.

Valse-ballet, Op. 62 (Satie)

9. 🟩 Valse-ballet, Op. 62 (Satie), m. 8

THIS WEEK: Keep measure 8 where it is and play it more assertively.

The forward motion in your wrist is secure and solid. That part is done.
Faster, and louder than you think.

10. 🟩 Valse-ballet, Op. 62 (Satie), mm. 1-32

THIS WEEK: Take the pauses out of measures 1 to 32, and get the little ascending chord motives confident in your hands.

The aim is that notes and fingering stop holding you back, so we can play with speed and dynamics at the lesson.
Pedal: change on every note through this, and flutter it rather than pressing all the way to the bottom. Your keyboard clicks at the bottom, so try the motion anyway and it will transfer to an acoustic.
One note to check before you practice it: the left-hand chord I read as C, E-flat, B-flat may want an E natural instead. I was not certain in the lesson. Listen to the recording and we will settle it next time.

🎧 Valse-ballet, the recording to listen to https://open.spotify.com/track/4Bd1ljeE9S7YAMQp4QwcH0

11. 🟩 Valse-ballet, Op. 62 (Satie), page two

THIS WEEK: Learn all of page two hands alone, starting after measure 32.

New section. There are no measure numbers printed, so go by the page.
Hands alone only this week.
This takes over from the measures 33 to 36 assignment.

Repertoire, continued

12. 🟪 Glitter in the Air (Pink), transcription

THIS WEEK: Nothing new. Lay out 8 to 16 measures close to the original, then add one idea, then copy and paste that idea with a slight revision.

Same assignment. You have not looked at it yet.
Not a timed assignment. Open ended.
Start fresh in a new file and pull over only what you know for sure.
Two ideas is enough. One at a time, then take away or add to it.
Copy, paste, and make the next section slightly different. Patchwork.
It is in F major.

13. ⬛️ Unpopular

A movie piece, still on the table for the future. Nothing to practice yet.

Up Next

One of the Gymnopédies or the Gnossiennes (Satie), if you want to stay with him after the Valse-ballet.

Review List

Review once a week with your music at a medium tempo.

Level 7

Sonata in C minor, Op. 17 No. 2, III. Prestissimo (Johann Christian Bach) (List B)
Consolation, Op. 30 No. 3 (Mendelssohn, 1809-1847) (List C)
Chickadees (Etude)
Halley's Comet (Telfer, b. 1950) (Etude)
The Piano Man (Billy Joel) (Popular Selection)

Level 6

Aria in G major (Telemann) (List A)
Sonatina in F major, Op. 168 No. 1, III. Rondo (Diabelli) (List B)
Waltz in A minor, Op. posth., B. 150 (Chopin) (List C)
River City Blues (Mier, b. 1936) (Etude)
💚River City Blues (Mier, b. 1936) (Etude)
💜River City Blues (Mier, b. 1936) (Etude)
Princess Mononoke (Etude, Popular Selection)

Level 5

Sonatina in G major, Op. 36 No. 5, III. Rondo: Allegro molto (Clementi) (List B)
Sunset in Rio (Springer) (List C)
Dance of the Dragonflies, Op. 76 No. 7 (Rohde) (Etude)
Harmony of the Angels, Op. 100 No. 21 (Burgmüller) (Etude)

Level 4

March in D major, BWV Anh. 122 (Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, 1714-1788) (List A)
💚Air in B-flat major, HWV 471 (Handel) (List A)
💚Sonatina in G major, Op. 36 No. 2, III. Allegro (Clementi) (List B)
💚The Happy Farmer, Op. 68 No. 10 (Schumann) (List C)
💚Old French Song, Op. 39 No. 16 (Tchaikovsky) (List C)
💚Dream Catcher (Crosby Gaudet) (List C)
Foggy Day Blues (Springer) (List C)
Folk Dance, Op. 39 No. 7 (Kabalevsky, 1904-1987) (Etude)
💚Masquerade, from Fancy-Free (Niamath, b. 1939) (Etude)

Level 3

💚Harlequinade (Krebs, 1713-1780) (List A)
Sonatina in C major, Op. 36 No. 1, I. Allegro (Clementi, 1752-1832) (List B)
💚Song of the Twilight (Nakada) (List C)
💚L'Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Burgmüller, 1806-1874) (Etude)

Ungraded

Rêverie, L. 68 (Debussy) (recital)
Reflection, from Mulan
Haunted House (Holly Humberstone) (recital)
Lovely (Billie Eilish)
💜Christmas Time Is Here — Charlie Brown duet

October 15, 2026 (60 min · in-person)

October 16, 2026 Dustin Gledhill

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 writes your practice down for you, no comments needed.

Tap the first assignment on your list.
The timer starts by itself. Read it and practice.
When you are finished, press Done. It saves your time and opens the next one.
Need to stop for a minute? Press Pause.

Lost? Press My Assignment List at the top to go back.

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

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.

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.

Log every practice session from today. Official tracking starts Monday, October 19, the Monday after our first group class. 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]

Setup

1. 🟨 Three-ring binder, print your music

THIS WEEK: Punch holes in your music and get it into the binder.

You have the binder. The music needs the holes.
Printed music on the stand, iPad off to the side as the practice tool.
That way you are not switching the screen back and forth between the score and this panel.

Repertoire

2. 🟪 Glitter in the Air (Pink), transcription

THIS WEEK: Nothing new. Lay out 8 to 16 measures close to the original, then add one idea, then copy and paste that idea with a slight revision.

Same assignment. You said you will come back to it.
Not a timed assignment. Open ended.
Start fresh in a new file and pull over only what you know for sure.
Two ideas is enough. One at a time, then take away or add to it.
Copy, paste, and make the next section slightly different. Patchwork.
It is in F major.

Valse-ballet, Op. 62 (Satie)

3. 🟩 Valse-ballet, Op. 62 (Satie), m. 8

THIS WEEK: Spot measure 8. Hands alone, then speed build it.

Right hand alone first. The three-note chord is the hard part.
Left hand is five, four, two, one. You can cross out the D and play just one and five.
Then add one note of the right-hand chord to the left hand, then two, then all three.
Speed build it once it is clean. The expression is what the speed is for.
Hold the pedal down through the whole measure. The bottom note is a dotted half, so it carries.
Write the pedal marking in.

4. 🟩 Valse-ballet, Op. 62 (Satie), mm. 33-36

THIS WEEK: Learn measures 33 to 36.

New section. Four measures.
Hands alone before hands together.

5. 🟩 Valse-ballet, Op. 62 (Satie), mm. 1-32

THIS WEEK: Speed build the whole of measures 1 to 32. You pick the speeds.

Set your own from and to in the Speed-building tool.
This replaces the three separate ladders. It is one run now.
Listen to the recording below once a day, as much as you can. It is mostly for the timing: it is faster than you have been playing it, and it is elastic rather than strict.
When a spot still breaks at the next speed up, do not restart from the beginning and do not shrink to that one measure. Add one measure before it and run that.

🎧 Valse-ballet, the recording to listen to https://open.spotify.com/track/4Bd1ljeE9S7YAMQp4QwcH0

Repertoire, continued

6. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin)

THIS WEEK: Spot every red marking on the first page. Each one three times in a row correctly, before any other work on this piece.

The trills. Start the trill slower, speed up, slow down. Then connect the tail into what follows instead of stopping on it.
Accent practice on the trill, ten times each, then swap which note is accented, then back and forth, then three rotations. Then push the speed.
The tie you are not playing. Check it against the music and mark it.
Left hand, bottom system, second measure: the bass note is D-sharp.
Left hand, fourth system, last measure: check the top note. Circle it.
The last two are the same correction. Highlight them.
Voicing through the opening: top notes forte, everything under them quiet. It is an entrance, and then an echo.
Come off the pedal at the end of the system.
Don't change the pedal between measures 7 and 8. Change on the downbeat and mark it.

7. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), m. 17

THIS WEEK: Measure 17. One measure at a time. The brick building starts here.

Brick practice: combine the chunks after one round each.

Measures 17 to 28, one measure at a time.
Left hand, right hand, then together on every measure.
This section is C-sharp major going to the dominant of G-sharp, which is why the double sharps are there. Don't let them scare you.
There are patterns in it. Find them before you learn the notes.
When two measures next to each other are both done, play them joined together.

8. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), m. 18

THIS WEEK: Measure 18. One measure at a time.

Same method as measure 17.
Left hand, right hand, then together.

9. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), m. 19

THIS WEEK: Measure 19. One measure at a time.

Same method as measure 17.
Left hand, right hand, then together.

10. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), m. 20

THIS WEEK: Measure 20. One measure at a time.

Same method as measure 17.
Left hand, right hand, then together.

11. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), m. 21

THIS WEEK: Measure 21. One measure at a time.

Same method as measure 17.
Left hand, right hand, then together.

12. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), m. 22

THIS WEEK: Measure 22. One measure at a time.

Same method as measure 17.
Left hand, right hand, then together.

13. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), m. 23

THIS WEEK: Measure 23. One measure at a time.

Same method as measure 17.
Left hand, right hand, then together.

14. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), m. 24

THIS WEEK: Measure 24. One measure at a time.

Same method as measure 17.
Left hand, right hand, then together.

15. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), m. 25

THIS WEEK: Measure 25. One measure at a time.

Same method as measure 17.
Left hand, right hand, then together.

16. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), m. 26

THIS WEEK: Measure 26. One measure at a time.

Same method as measure 17.
Left hand, right hand, then together.

17. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), m. 27

THIS WEEK: Measure 27. One measure at a time.

Same method as measure 17.
Left hand, right hand, then together.

18. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), m. 28

THIS WEEK: Measure 28. One measure at a time.

Same method as measure 17.
Left hand, right hand, then together.

19. ⬛️ Unpopular

A movie piece, still on the table for the future. Nothing to practice yet.

Up Next

One of the Gymnopédies or the Gnossiennes (Satie), if you want to stay with him after the Valse-ballet.

Review List

Review once a week with your music at a medium tempo.

Level 7

Sonata in C minor, Op. 17 No. 2, III. Prestissimo (Johann Christian Bach) (List B)
Consolation, Op. 30 No. 3 (Mendelssohn, 1809-1847) (List C)
Chickadees (Etude)
Halley's Comet (Telfer, b. 1950) (Etude)
The Piano Man (Billy Joel) (Popular Selection)

Level 6

Aria in G major (Telemann) (List A)
Sonatina in F major, Op. 168 No. 1, III. Rondo (Diabelli) (List B)
Waltz in A minor, Op. posth., B. 150 (Chopin) (List C)
River City Blues (Mier, b. 1936) (Etude)
💚River City Blues (Mier, b. 1936) (Etude)
💜River City Blues (Mier, b. 1936) (Etude)
Princess Mononoke (Etude, Popular Selection)

Level 5

Sonatina in G major, Op. 36 No. 5, III. Rondo: Allegro molto (Clementi) (List B)
Sunset in Rio (Springer) (List C)
Dance of the Dragonflies, Op. 76 No. 7 (Rohde) (Etude)
Harmony of the Angels, Op. 100 No. 21 (Burgmüller) (Etude)

Level 4

March in D major, BWV Anh. 122 (Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, 1714-1788) (List A)
💚Air in B-flat major, HWV 471 (Handel) (List A)
💚Sonatina in G major, Op. 36 No. 2, III. Allegro (Clementi) (List B)
💚The Happy Farmer, Op. 68 No. 10 (Schumann) (List C)
💚Old French Song, Op. 39 No. 16 (Tchaikovsky) (List C)
💚Dream Catcher (Crosby Gaudet) (List C)
Foggy Day Blues (Springer) (List C)
Folk Dance, Op. 39 No. 7 (Kabalevsky, 1904-1987) (Etude)
💚Masquerade, from Fancy-Free (Niamath, b. 1939) (Etude)

Level 3

💚Harlequinade (Krebs, 1713-1780) (List A)
Sonatina in C major, Op. 36 No. 1, I. Allegro (Clementi, 1752-1832) (List B)
💚Song of the Twilight (Nakada) (List C)
💚L'Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Burgmüller, 1806-1874) (Etude)

Ungraded

Rêverie, L. 68 (Debussy) (recital)
Reflection, from Mulan
Haunted House (Holly Humberstone) (recital)
Lovely (Billie Eilish)
💜Christmas Time Is Here — Charlie Brown duet

September 29, 2026 (60 min · remote)

September 29, 2026 Dustin Gledhill

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.

Some assignments give you a list of speeds instead. Tap a speed, the beat starts, and three in a row or five correct finishes that speed. Work down the list.

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]

Setup

1. 🟩 Three-ring binder, print your music

THIS WEEK: print it and put it in the binder.

Printed music on the stand, iPad off to the side as the practice tool.
That way you are not switching the screen back and forth between the score and this panel.

Repertoire

2. 🟩 Lovely (Billie Eilish)

THIS WEEK: send me a recording of the final version.

Practice type: Run-through.

Text or email, either is fine.
Fix the note changes we made before you record: end of m. 3, end of m. 5, mm. 10, 11, 13, 15, and the same issues where they repeat later.
The rolled chords and the lower left hand texture are suggestions, not requirements.
Press Done for the Week once you have sent it.

3. 🟪 Glitter in the Air (Pink), transcription

THIS WEEK: lay out 8 to 16 measures close to the original, then add one idea, then copy and paste that idea with a slight revision.

Not a timed assignment. Open ended.
Start fresh in a new file and pull over only what you know for sure.
Two ideas is enough. One at a time, then take away or add to it.
Copy, paste, and make the next section slightly different. Patchwork.
It is in F major.

Valse-ballet, Op. 62 (Satie)

4. 🟪 Valse-ballet, Op. 62 (Satie), mm. 1-8

THIS WEEK: work up to ♩ = 84, clean.

Speed building: 60 to 84.

No cap.
Left hand quarter note chords staccato. Pedal down on the downbeat, up on the second beat.
Breathe at the ends of the little phrases, then come off. Keep the tempo steady while you do it.
Exaggerate the crescendo.
Right hand is skip up, step up, skip up, step up. Block it to check yourself. D-flat major.
When a spot still breaks at the next speed up, do not restart from the beginning and do not shrink to that one measure. Add one measure before it and run that.

5. 🟪 Valse-ballet, Op. 62 (Satie), mm. 13-16

THIS WEEK: work up to ♩ = 84, clean.

Speed building: 60 to 84.

Same shape as the first eight, so lean on what you already know.
No cap.

6. 🟪 Valse-ballet, Op. 62 (Satie), mm. 17-32

THIS WEEK: work up to ♩ = 72, clean.

Speed building: 60 to 72.

No cap. Shorter ladder on purpose, this is a big section.
Priority is notes, fingering, position and expression.
Mostly the same content one octave higher in the right hand. Lots of repetition.

Repertoire, continued

7. 🟪 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), mm. 1-2

THIS WEEK: left, right, together, then pass it off.

Brick practice: combine the chunks after one round each.

Follow left, right, together on every chunk. That is what makes them combine.
Use the Section-Work panel on every chunk. If you get 3 in a row here, combining them later is far easier.
Left hand broken chords: block them by beat and think horizontally.
Learn the left hand by line and memorize it before you add the right hand.
No cap on any of these.
Tell me whether the chunks actually combined for you.

8. 🟪 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), mm. 3-4

THIS WEEK: left, right, together, then pass it off.

9. 🟪 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), mm. 5-6

THIS WEEK: left, right, together, then pass it off.

10. 🟪 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), mm. 7-8

THIS WEEK: left, right, together, then pass it off.

11. 🟪 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), mm. 9-10

THIS WEEK: left, right, together, then pass it off.

12. 🟪 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), mm. 11-12

THIS WEEK: left, right, together, then pass it off.

13. 🟪 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), mm. 13-14

THIS WEEK: left, right, together, then pass it off.

The trill is on D-sharp. Trill from the note above.
Trill practice: alone, slow to fast and back to slow. Then simple left hand notes with it, then simple patterns, then the real notes. No steady beat needed. Treat it as a meditation.

14. 🟪 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), mm. 15-16

THIS WEEK: left, right, together, then pass it off.

15. ⬛️ Unpopular

A movie piece, still on the table for the future. Nothing to practice yet.

Up Next

One of the Gymnopédies or the Gnossiennes (Satie), if you want to stay with him after the Valse-ballet.

Review List

Review once a week with your music at a medium tempo.

Level 7

Sonata in C minor, Op. 17 No. 2, III. Prestissimo (Johann Christian Bach) (List B)

Consolation, Op. 30 No. 3 (Mendelssohn, 1809-1847) (List C)

Chickadees (Etude)

Halley's Comet (Telfer, b. 1950) (Etude)

The Piano Man (Billy Joel) (Popular Selection)

Level 6

Aria in G major (Telemann) (List A)

Sonatina in F major, Op. 168 No. 1, III. Rondo (Diabelli) (List B)

Waltz in A minor, Op. posth., B. 150 (Chopin) (List C)

River City Blues (Mier, b. 1936) (Etude)

💚River City Blues (Mier, b. 1936) (Etude)

💜River City Blues (Mier, b. 1936) (Etude)

Princess Mononoke (Etude, Popular Selection)

Level 5

Sonatina in G major, Op. 36 No. 5, III. Rondo: Allegro molto (Clementi) (List B)

Sunset in Rio (Springer) (List C)

Dance of the Dragonflies, Op. 76 No. 7 (Rohde) (Etude)

Harmony of the Angels, Op. 100 No. 21 (Burgmüller) (Etude)

Level 4

March in D major, BWV Anh. 122 (Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, 1714-1788) (List A)

💚Air in B-flat major, HWV 471 (Handel) (List A)

💚Sonatina in G major, Op. 36 No. 2, III. Allegro (Clementi) (List B)

💚The Happy Farmer, Op. 68 No. 10 (Schumann) (List C)

💚Old French Song, Op. 39 No. 16 (Tchaikovsky) (List C)

💚Dream Catcher (Crosby Gaudet) (List C)

Foggy Day Blues (Springer) (List C)

Folk Dance, Op. 39 No. 7 (Kabalevsky, 1904-1987) (Etude)

💚Masquerade, from Fancy-Free (Niamath, b. 1939) (Etude)

Level 3

💚Harlequinade (Krebs, 1713-1780) (List A)

Sonatina in C major, Op. 36 No. 1, I. Allegro (Clementi, 1752-1832) (List B)

💚Song of the Twilight (Nakada) (List C)

💚L'Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Burgmüller, 1806-1874) (Etude)

Ungraded

Rêverie, L. 68 (Debussy) (recital)

Reflection, from Mulan

Haunted House (Holly Humberstone) (recital)

💜Christmas Time Is Here — Charlie Brown duet

September 27, 2026 (45 min · remote)

September 27, 2026 Dustin Gledhill

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.
Tap the kind of practice, then 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 N F P E R. colors? They are in Practice Tools, right under the practice types. Tap one and it opens inside your assignment. Tap Close to put it away.

Some assignments give you a list of speeds instead. Tap a speed, the beat starts, and three in a row or five correct finishes that speed. Work down the list.

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. 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]

Setup

1. 🟩 Three-ring binder, print your music

THIS WEEK: print it and put it in the binder.

Printed music on the stand, iPad off to the side as the practice tool.
That way you are not switching the screen back and forth between the score and this panel.

Repertoire

2. 🟩 Lovely (Billie Eilish)

THIS WEEK: keep working on it and play it for me Tuesday.

No time cap. Open ended.
Change the left hand chords where your friends are not singing, so it is less bare in those spots.
Bring me whatever state it is in. We will look at it together.

3. 🟩 Glitter in the Air (Pink), transcription

THIS WEEK: lay out 8 to 16 measures close to the original, then add one idea, then copy and paste that idea with a slight revision.

Not a timed assignment. Open ended.
Start fresh in a new file and pull over only what you know for sure.
Two ideas is enough. One at a time, then take away or add to it.
Copy, paste, and make the next section slightly different. Patchwork.
It is in F major.

Valse-ballet, Op. 62 (Satie)

4. 🟩 Valse-ballet, Op. 62 (Satie), mm. 1-8

THIS WEEK: work up to ♩ = 84, clean.

Speed building: 60 to 84.

No cap.
Left hand quarter note chords staccato. Pedal down on the downbeat, up on the second beat.
Breathe at the ends of the little phrases, then come off. Keep the tempo steady while you do it.
Exaggerate the crescendo.
Right hand is skip up, step up, skip up, step up. Block it to check yourself. D-flat major.

5. 🟩 Valse-ballet, Op. 62 (Satie), mm. 13-16

THIS WEEK: work up to ♩ = 84, clean.

Speed building: 60 to 84.

Same shape as the first eight, so lean on what you already know.
No cap.

6. 🟩 Valse-ballet, Op. 62 (Satie), mm. 17-32

THIS WEEK: work up to ♩ = 72, clean.

Speed building: 60 to 72.

No cap. Shorter ladder on purpose, this is a big section.
Priority is notes, fingering, position and expression.
Mostly the same content one octave higher in the right hand. Lots of repetition.

Repertoire, continued

7. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), mm. 1-2

THIS WEEK: left, right, together, then pass it off.

Brick practice: combine the chunks after one round each.

Use the N F P E R. panel on every chunk. If you get 3 in a row here, combining them later is far easier.
Left hand broken chords: block them by beat and think horizontally.
Learn the left hand by line and memorize it before you add the right hand.
No cap on any of these.

8. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), mm. 3-4

THIS WEEK: left, right, together, then pass it off.

9. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), mm. 5-6

THIS WEEK: left, right, together, then pass it off.

10. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), mm. 7-8

THIS WEEK: left, right, together, then pass it off.

11. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), mm. 9-10

THIS WEEK: left, right, together, then pass it off.

12. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), mm. 11-12

THIS WEEK: left, right, together, then pass it off.

13. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), mm. 13-14

THIS WEEK: left, right, together, then pass it off.

The trill is on D-sharp. Trill from the note above.
Trill practice: alone, slow to fast and back to slow. Then simple left hand notes with it, then simple patterns, then the real notes. No steady beat needed. Treat it as a meditation.

14. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), mm. 15-16

THIS WEEK: left, right, together, then pass it off.

15. ⬛️ Unpopular

A movie piece, still on the table for the future. Nothing to practice yet.

Up Next

One of the Gymnopédies or the Gnossiennes (Satie), if you want to stay with him after the Valse-ballet.

Review List

Review once a week with your music at a medium tempo.

Level 7

Sonata in C minor, Op. 17 No. 2, III. Prestissimo (Johann Christian Bach) (List B)

Consolation, Op. 30 No. 3 (Mendelssohn, 1809-1847) (List C)

Chickadees (Etude)

Halley's Comet (Telfer, b. 1950) (Etude)

The Piano Man (Billy Joel) (Popular Selection)

Level 6

Aria in G major (Telemann) (List A)

Sonatina in F major, Op. 168 No. 1, III. Rondo (Diabelli) (List B)

Waltz in A minor, Op. posth., B. 150 (Chopin) (List C)

River City Blues (Mier, b. 1936) (Etude)

💚River City Blues (Mier, b. 1936) (Etude)

💜River City Blues (Mier, b. 1936) (Etude)

Princess Mononoke (Etude, Popular Selection)

Level 5

Sonatina in G major, Op. 36 No. 5, III. Rondo: Allegro molto (Clementi) (List B)

Sunset in Rio (Springer) (List C)

Dance of the Dragonflies, Op. 76 No. 7 (Rohde) (Etude)

Harmony of the Angels, Op. 100 No. 21 (Burgmüller) (Etude)

Level 4

March in D major, BWV Anh. 122 (Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, 1714-1788) (List A)

💚Air in B-flat major, HWV 471 (Handel) (List A)

💚Sonatina in G major, Op. 36 No. 2, III. Allegro (Clementi) (List B)

💚The Happy Farmer, Op. 68 No. 10 (Schumann) (List C)

💚Old French Song, Op. 39 No. 16 (Tchaikovsky) (List C)

💚Dream Catcher (Crosby Gaudet) (List C)

Foggy Day Blues (Springer) (List C)

Folk Dance, Op. 39 No. 7 (Kabalevsky, 1904-1987) (Etude)

💚Masquerade, from Fancy-Free (Niamath, b. 1939) (Etude)

Level 3

💚Harlequinade (Krebs, 1713-1780) (List A)

Sonatina in C major, Op. 36 No. 1, I. Allegro (Clementi, 1752-1832) (List B)

💚Song of the Twilight (Nakada) (List C)

💚L'Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Burgmüller, 1806-1874) (Etude)

Ungraded

Rêverie, L. 68 (Debussy) (recital)

Reflection, from Mulan

Haunted House (Holly Humberstone) (recital)

💜Christmas Time Is Here — Charlie Brown duet

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

September 20, 2026 Dustin Gledhill

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.
Tap the kind of practice, then 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 NFPER colors? They are in Practice Tools, right under the practice types. 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. 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]

Repertoire

1. 🟩 Glitter in the Air (Pink), transcription

Open ended. No timer on this one.

Pick up where you left off and re-find what you were doing.
Make sure the staves, beams and notes belong to the staff they should.
Where the left hand cannot reach the chord, move one or two notes up into the right hand. Click the note, use cross-staff, and put it in its own voice.
It is in F major.

Aim for something close to the original first, then start altering it along the way — that is what made Haunted House better than a straight copy.

Valse-ballet, Op. 62 (Satie)

Four chunks, same six steps in each

Learn the bass notes first; they are clear cut and they carry the piece. Work the steps in this order:

Left hand bass notes — learn and memorize.
Right hand melody — learn and memorize.
Left hand upper stem chords — learn and memorize.
Right hand with left hand bass — memorize.
Right hand with the middle voice chords — memorize.
All together.

No caps on these four. Press Start and let it run as a stopwatch, so we can see how long one chunk actually takes you. There are no measure numbers printed, so count from the beginning.

2. 🟩 Valse-ballet, Op. 62 (Satie), mm. 1-4

All six steps.

3. 🟩 Valse-ballet, Op. 62 (Satie), mm. 5-8

All six steps.

4. 🟩 Valse-ballet, Op. 62 (Satie), mm. 9-12

All six steps.

5. 🟩 Valse-ballet, Op. 62 (Satie), mm. 13-16

All six steps.

Repertoire, continued

6. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin), page one

Open ended for this first week. Two measures at a time: left, right, together.

Where the left hand is broken chords, break the texture apart and think of it horizontally, blocked by beat.
Learn the left hand by line and memorize it before you add the right hand.
The trill is on D-sharp. Trill from the note above.
Trill practice: alone, slow to fast and back to slow. Then add simple left hand notes with the trill, then simple left hand patterns, then the real left hand notes. You do not need a steady beat while you do this. Treat it as a meditation.

Small chunk at a time, and do not move on until you have mastered the one you are on.

7. ⬛️ Unpopular

A movie piece, still on the table for the future. Nothing to practice yet.

Up Next

One of the Gymnopédies or the Gnossiennes (Satie), if you want to stay with him after the Valse-ballet.

Review List

Review once a week with your music at a medium tempo.

Level 7

Sonata in C minor, Op. 17 No. 2, III. Prestissimo (Johann Christian Bach) (List B)

Consolation, Op. 30 No. 3 (Mendelssohn, 1809-1847) (List C)

Chickadees (Etude)

Halley's Comet (Telfer, b. 1950) (Etude)

The Piano Man (Billy Joel) (Popular Selection)

Level 6

Aria in G major (Telemann) (List A)

Sonatina in F major, Op. 168 No. 1, III. Rondo (Diabelli) (List B)

Waltz in A minor, Op. posth., B. 150 (Chopin) (List C)

River City Blues (Mier, b. 1936) (Etude)

💚River City Blues (Mier, b. 1936) (Etude)

💜River City Blues (Mier, b. 1936) (Etude)

Princess Mononoke (Etude, Popular Selection)

Level 5

Sonatina in G major, Op. 36 No. 5, III. Rondo: Allegro molto (Clementi) (List B)

Sunset in Rio (Springer) (List C)

Dance of the Dragonflies, Op. 76 No. 7 (Rohde) (Etude)

Harmony of the Angels, Op. 100 No. 21 (Burgmüller) (Etude)

Level 4

March in D major, BWV Anh. 122 (Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, 1714-1788) (List A)

💚Air in B-flat major, HWV 471 (Handel) (List A)

💚Sonatina in G major, Op. 36 No. 2, III. Allegro (Clementi) (List B)

💚The Happy Farmer, Op. 68 No. 10 (Schumann) (List C)

💚Old French Song, Op. 39 No. 16 (Tchaikovsky) (List C)

💚Dream Catcher (Crosby Gaudet) (List C)

Foggy Day Blues (Springer) (List C)

Folk Dance, Op. 39 No. 7 (Kabalevsky, 1904-1987) (Etude)

💚Masquerade, from Fancy-Free (Niamath, b. 1939) (Etude)

Level 3

💚Harlequinade (Krebs, 1713-1780) (List A)

Sonatina in C major, Op. 36 No. 1, I. Allegro (Clementi, 1752-1832) (List B)

💚Song of the Twilight (Nakada) (List C)

💚L'Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Burgmüller, 1806-1874) (Etude)

Ungraded

Rêverie, L. 68 (Debussy) (recital)

Reflection, from Mulan

Haunted House (Holly Humberstone) (recital)

💜Christmas Time Is Here — Charlie Brown duet

July 15, 2026 (30 min)

July 15, 2026 Dustin Gledhill

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.

Press Start here. It picks up where you stopped last time.
Read the assignment, press Start, practice.
Tap the kind of practice — learning, spotting, memorizing, polishing, run-through or review — then press Done.
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]

Repertoire

1. 🟩 Glitter in the Air (Pink) — transcription

Open ended. No timer on this one.

Pick up where you left off and re-find what you were doing.
Make sure the staves, beams and notes belong to the staff they should.
Where the left hand cannot reach the chord, move one or two notes up into the right hand. Click the note, use cross-staff, and put it in its own voice.
It is in F major.

Aim for something close to the original first, then start altering it along the way — that is what made Haunted House better than a straight copy.

💬 Log it: Glitter in the Air — type of practice — minutes.

Valse-ballet, Op. 62 (Satie) — four chunks, same six steps in each. Learn the bass notes first; they are clear cut and they carry the piece. Work the steps in this order:

Left hand bass notes — learn and memorize.
Right hand melody — learn and memorize.
Left hand upper stem chords — learn and memorize.
Right hand with left hand bass — memorize.
Right hand with the middle voice chords — memorize.
All together.

No caps on these four. Press Start and let it run as a stopwatch, so we can see how long one chunk actually takes you. There are no measure numbers printed, so count from the beginning.

2. 🟩 Valse-ballet, Op. 62, mm. 1-4

All six steps.

💬 Log it: Valse-ballet, mm. 1-4 — type of practice — minutes.

3. 🟩 Valse-ballet, Op. 62, mm. 5-8

All six steps.

💬 Log it: Valse-ballet, mm. 5-8 — type of practice — minutes.

4. 🟩 Valse-ballet, Op. 62, mm. 9-12

All six steps.

💬 Log it: Valse-ballet, mm. 9-12 — type of practice — minutes.

5. 🟩 Valse-ballet, Op. 62, mm. 13-16

All six steps.

💬 Log it: Valse-ballet, mm. 13-16 — type of practice — minutes.

6. 🟩 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., B. 49 (Chopin) — page one

Open ended for this first week. Two measures at a time: left, right, together.

Where the left hand is broken chords, break the texture apart and think of it horizontally, blocked by beat.
Learn the left hand by line and memorize it before you add the right hand.
The trill is on D-sharp. Trill from the note above.
Trill practice: alone, slow to fast and back to slow. Then add simple left hand notes with the trill, then simple left hand patterns, then the real left hand notes. You do not need a steady beat while you do this. Treat it as a meditation.

Small chunk at a time, and do not move on until you have mastered the one you are on.

💬 Log it: Chopin Nocturne, page one — type of practice — minutes.

7. ⬛️ "Unpopular"

A movie piece, still on the table for the future. Nothing to practice yet.

💬 Log it: Unpopular — type of practice — minutes.

Up Next

One of the Gymnopédies or the Gnossiennes (Satie), if you want to stay with him after the Valse-ballet.

Review List

Review once a week with your music at a medium tempo.

Level 7

Sonata in C minor, Op. 17 No. 2, III. Prestissimo (Johann Christian Bach) (List B)

Consolation, Op. 30 No. 3 (Mendelssohn, 1809-1847) (List C)

Chickadees (Etude)

Halley's Comet (Telfer, b. 1950) (Etude)

The Piano Man (Billy Joel) (Popular Selection)

Level 6

Aria in G major (Telemann) (List A)

Sonatina in F major, Op. 168 No. 1, III. Rondo (Diabelli) (List B)

Waltz in A minor, Op. posth., B. 150 (Chopin) (List C)

River City Blues (Mier, b. 1936) (Etude)

💚River City Blues (Mier, b. 1936) (Etude)

💜River City Blues (Mier, b. 1936) (Etude)

Princess Mononoke (Etude, Popular Selection)

Level 5

Sonatina in G major, Op. 36 No. 5, III. Rondo: Allegro molto (Clementi) (List B)

Sunset in Rio (Springer) (List C)

Dance of the Dragonflies, Op. 76 No. 7 (Rohde) (Etude)

Harmony of the Angels, Op. 100 No. 21 (Burgmüller) (Etude)

Level 4

March in D major, BWV Anh. 122 (Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, 1714-1788) (List A)

💚Air in B-flat major, HWV 471 (Handel) (List A)

💚Sonatina in G major, Op. 36 No. 2, III. Allegro (Clementi) (List B)

💚The Happy Farmer, Op. 68 No. 10 (Schumann) (List C)

💚Old French Song, Op. 39 No. 16 (Tchaikovsky) (List C)

💚Dream Catcher (Crosby Gaudet) (List C)

Foggy Day Blues (Springer) (List C)

Folk Dance, Op. 39 No. 7 (Kabalevsky, 1904-1987) (Etude)

💚Masquerade, from Fancy-Free (Niamath, b. 1939) (Etude)

Level 3

💚Harlequinade (Krebs, 1713-1780) (List A)

Sonatina in C major, Op. 36 No. 1, I. Allegro (Clementi, 1752-1832) (List B)

💚Song of the Twilight (Nakada) (List C)

💚L'Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 (Burgmüller, 1806-1874) (Etude)

Ungraded

Rêverie, L. 68 (Debussy) (recital)

Reflection, from Mulan

Haunted House (Holly Humberstone) (recital)

💜Christmas Time Is Here — Charlie Brown duet

July 12, 2026

July 12, 2026 Dustin Gledhill

Lesson Assignments

🟩Chopin, Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, op. posth

Start learning as much as you can! Reach out with any questions.

🟪Choose an upbeat piece from your list next time.

💚“Unpopular”

How to Train your Dragon?
Project Hail Mary?
Start to think of some options for popular pieces to transcribe

💚Traditional

Listen to your playlist and mark as many options as you like. Don’t listen to the difficulty level - just think about what you like or what sounds interesting.
Choose from the jazzy lists as well as the Romantic ones. We’ll start with those pieces.
Challenges: voicing, technical advancement.
September through December will be busy - applications for school, etc. Devote more time to Trad. repertoire post-December.

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)
F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)
P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)
E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)
R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

Identify a section to record
Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.
Listen back with one color/goal in mind.
As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.
Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.
Choose a small “spot” section from your markings to fix.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or
✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing that spot.
Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

Do you need to slow down?
Should you practice hands alone?
Could you make the spot even smaller?
Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?
Do you need to think ahead more clearly?
Do you need blocking practice?

Review once a week with your music at a medium tempo.

Debussy, Rêverie (recital)

“Reflection” from Mulan

Haunted House, by Holly Humberstone (recital)

Billy Joel: The Piano Man (L. 7, Popular Selection)

💜Christmas Time is Here - Charlie Brown Duet

River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

Aria in G Major by Telemann (L. 6, A)

Chopin Waltz in A minor (L. 6, C)

Diabelli, Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 No. 1: Rondo (L. 6, B)

Princess Mononoke L. 6, Etude (popular selection)

💚River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

BAROQUE

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)

March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 (L. 4, A)

Georg Friederic Handel

💚Air in B-flat Major, HWV 471 (L. 4, A)

CLASSICAL

Sonata in C Minor Op. 17 No. 2. III. Prestissimo by Johann Christian Bach (L. 7, B)

Muzio Clementi (1752-1832)

Sonatina in C Major Op. 36 No. 1
1. I: Allegro (L. 3, B)
💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2,
1. III: Allegro (L. 4, B)
Sonatina in G Major, Op. 36 No. 5,
1. III: Rondo: allegro molto (L. 5, B)

Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713 - 1780)

💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

ROMANTIC

Consolation, op. 30, no. 3 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) (L. 7, C)

Rohde, Dance of the Dragonflies, Op. 76 No. 7 (L. 5, Etude)

Harmony of Angels, Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 21 (L. 5, Etude)

Robert Schumann

💚The Happy Farmer (L. 4, C)

Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmuller (1806-1874)

💚L’Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 (L. 3 Etude)

Tchaikovsky

💚Old French Song Op. 39 No. 16 (L. 4, C)

20TH AND 21ST CENTURY

Chickadees (L. 7, Etude)

Anne Crosby-Gaudet

💚Dream Catcher by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 4, C)

Halley’s Comet by Nancy Telfer (b. 1950) (Level 7, Etude)

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

Folk Dance Op. 39 No. 7 (L. 4, Etude)

Yoshinao Nakada

💚Song of the Twilight (L. 3, C)

Lina Niamath (1939-)

💚Masquerade (L. 4, Etude)

Martha Mier (b. 1936)

💜River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

Mike Springer

Foggy Day Blues (L. 4, C)
Sunset in Rio (L. 5, C)

June 5, 2026

June 5, 2026 Dustin Gledhill

Lesson Assignments

💚Recital

Watch your videos (ask mom or dad if they have them) and write some critiques down in regards to NFPER.
You can write the critiques in the comment section below.

💚“Unpopular”

How to Train your Dragon?
Project Hail Mary?
Start to think of some options for popular pieces to transcribe

💚Traditional

Listen to your playlist and mark as many options as you like. Don’t listen to the difficulty level - just think about what you like or what sounds interesting.
Choose from the jazzy lists as well as the Romantic ones. We’ll start with those pieces.
Challenges: voicing, technical advancement.
September through December will be busy - applications for school, etc. Devote more time to Trad. repertoire post-December.

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)
F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)
P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)
E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)
R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

Identify a section to record
Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.
Listen back with one color/goal in mind.
As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.
Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.
Choose a small “spot” section from your markings to fix.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or
✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing that spot.
Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

Do you need to slow down?
Should you practice hands alone?
Could you make the spot even smaller?
Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?
Do you need to think ahead more clearly?
Do you need blocking practice?

Review once a week with your music at a medium tempo.

Debussy, Rêverie (recital)

“Reflection” from Mulan

Haunted House, by Holly Humberstone (recital)

Billy Joel: The Piano Man (L. 7, Popular Selection)

💜Christmas Time is Here - Charlie Brown Duet

River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

Aria in G Major by Telemann (L. 6, A)

Chopin Waltz in A minor (L. 6, C)

Diabelli, Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 No. 1: Rondo (L. 6, B)

Princess Mononoke L. 6, Etude (popular selection)

💚River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

BAROQUE

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)

March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 (L. 4, A)

Georg Friederic Handel

💚Air in B-flat Major, HWV 471 (L. 4, A)

CLASSICAL

Sonata in C Minor Op. 17 No. 2. III. Prestissimo by Johann Christian Bach (L. 7, B)

Muzio Clementi (1752-1832)

Sonatina in C Major Op. 36 No. 1
1. I: Allegro (L. 3, B)
💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2,
1. III: Allegro (L. 4, B)
Sonatina in G Major, Op. 36 No. 5,
1. III: Rondo: allegro molto (L. 5, B)

Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713 - 1780)

💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

ROMANTIC

Consolation, op. 30, no. 3 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) (L. 7, C)

Rohde, Dance of the Dragonflies, Op. 76 No. 7 (L. 5, Etude)

Harmony of Angels, Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 21 (L. 5, Etude)

Robert Schumann

💚The Happy Farmer (L. 4, C)

Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmuller (1806-1874)

💚L’Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 (L. 3 Etude)

Tchaikovsky

💚Old French Song Op. 39 No. 16 (L. 4, C)

20TH AND 21ST CENTURY

Chickadees (L. 7, Etude)

Anne Crosby-Gaudet

💚Dream Catcher by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 4, C)

Halley’s Comet by Nancy Telfer (b. 1950) (Level 7, Etude)

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

Folk Dance Op. 39 No. 7 (L. 4, Etude)

Yoshinao Nakada

💚Song of the Twilight (L. 3, C)

Lina Niamath (1939-)

💚Masquerade (L. 4, Etude)

Martha Mier (b. 1936)

💜River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

Mike Springer

Foggy Day Blues (L. 4, C)
Sunset in Rio (L. 5, C)

May 29, 2026

May 30, 2026 Dustin Gledhill

11th Grade in 2025-2026

Leave August 22, and back Beginning of December 2025.

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

🟩Haunted House, by Holly Humberstone (recital)
1. Think about a blurb to say about this piece.
2. See the practice video below
🟨“Reflection” from Mulan
1. Think about a blurb to say about this piece.
2. See the practcie video below
🟨Debussy, Rêverie (recital)
1. See the practice video below

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)
F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)
P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)
E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)
R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

Identify a section to record
Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.
Listen back with one color/goal in mind.
As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.
Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.
Choose a small “spot” section from your markings to fix.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or
✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing that spot.
Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

Do you need to slow down?
Should you practice hands alone?
Could you make the spot even smaller?
Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?
Do you need to think ahead more clearly?
Do you need blocking practice?

💚Review once a week with your music at a medium tempo.

Billy Joel: The Piano Man (L. 7, Popular Selection)

Christmas Time is Here - Charlie Brown Duet

River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

Aria in G Major by Telemann (L. 6, A)

Chopin Waltz in A minor (L. 6, C)

Diabelli, Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 No. 1: Rondo (L. 6, B)

Princess Mononoke L. 6, Etude (popular selection)

💚River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

BAROQUE

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)

March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 (L. 4, A)

Georg Friederic Handel

💚Air in B-flat Major, HWV 471 (L. 4, A)

CLASSICAL

Sonata in C Minor Op. 17 No. 2. III. Prestissimo by Johann Christian Bach (L. 7, B)

Muzio Clementi (1752-1832)

Sonatina in C Major Op. 36 No. 1
1. I: Allegro (L. 3, B)
💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2,
1. III: Allegro (L. 4, B)
Sonatina in G Major, Op. 36 No. 5,
1. III: Rondo: allegro molto (L. 5, B)

Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713 - 1780)

💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

ROMANTIC

Consolation, op. 30, no. 3 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) (L. 7, C)

Rohde, Dance of the Dragonflies, Op. 76 No. 7 (L. 5, Etude)

Harmony of Angels, Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 21 (L. 5, Etude)

Robert Schumann

💚The Happy Farmer (L. 4, C)

Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmuller (1806-1874)

💚L’Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 (L. 3 Etude)

Tchaikovsky

💚Old French Song Op. 39 No. 16 (L. 4, C)

20TH AND 21ST CENTURY

Chickadees (L. 7, Etude)

Anne Crosby-Gaudet

💚Dream Catcher by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 4, C)

Halley’s Comet by Nancy Telfer (b. 1950) (Level 7, Etude)

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

Folk Dance Op. 39 No. 7 (L. 4, Etude)

Yoshinao Nakada

💚Song of the Twilight (L. 3, C)

Lina Niamath (1939-)

💚Masquerade (L. 4, Etude)

Martha Mier (b. 1936)

💜River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

Mike Springer

Foggy Day Blues (L. 4, C)
Sunset in Rio (L. 5, C)

Online Ear Training and Rhythm
1. https://moodle.rcmusic.com/lms/my/
2. Click “Piano Teacher Courses”
3. Login Info:
  1. info@gledhillartscollective.com
  2. dust2789
Four Star Sightreading & Ear Tests Level 4
1. Doesn’t have level 4
2. Start with Dustin after Masquerade is finished.

May 23, 2026 (45 min)

May 24, 2026 Dustin Gledhill

11th Grade in 2025-2026

Leave August 22, and back Beginning of December 2025.

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

🟩Haunted House, by Holly Humberstone (recital)
1. Think about a blurb to say about this piece.
2. See the practice video below
🟨“Reflection” from Mulan
1. Think about a blurb to say about this piece.
2. See the practcie video below
🟨Debussy, Rêverie (recital)
1. See the practice video below

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)
F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)
P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)
E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)
R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

Identify a section to record
Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.
Listen back with one color/goal in mind.
As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.
Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.
Choose a small “spot” section from your markings to fix.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or
✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing that spot.
Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

Do you need to slow down?
Should you practice hands alone?
Could you make the spot even smaller?
Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?
Do you need to think ahead more clearly?
Do you need blocking practice?

💚Review once a week with your music at a medium tempo.

Billy Joel: The Piano Man (L. 7, Popular Selection)

Christmas Time is Here - Charlie Brown Duet

River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

Aria in G Major by Telemann (L. 6, A)

Chopin Waltz in A minor (L. 6, C)

Diabelli, Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 No. 1: Rondo (L. 6, B)

Princess Mononoke L. 6, Etude (popular selection)

💚River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

BAROQUE

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)

March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 (L. 4, A)

Georg Friederic Handel

💚Air in B-flat Major, HWV 471 (L. 4, A)

CLASSICAL

Sonata in C Minor Op. 17 No. 2. III. Prestissimo by Johann Christian Bach (L. 7, B)

Muzio Clementi (1752-1832)

Sonatina in C Major Op. 36 No. 1
1. I: Allegro (L. 3, B)
💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2,
1. III: Allegro (L. 4, B)
Sonatina in G Major, Op. 36 No. 5,
1. III: Rondo: allegro molto (L. 5, B)

Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713 - 1780)

💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

ROMANTIC

Consolation, op. 30, no. 3 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) (L. 7, C)

Rohde, Dance of the Dragonflies, Op. 76 No. 7 (L. 5, Etude)

Harmony of Angels, Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 21 (L. 5, Etude)

Robert Schumann

💚The Happy Farmer (L. 4, C)

Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmuller (1806-1874)

💚L’Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 (L. 3 Etude)

Tchaikovsky

💚Old French Song Op. 39 No. 16 (L. 4, C)

20TH AND 21ST CENTURY

Chickadees (L. 7, Etude)

Anne Crosby-Gaudet

💚Dream Catcher by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 4, C)

Halley’s Comet by Nancy Telfer (b. 1950) (Level 7, Etude)

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

Folk Dance Op. 39 No. 7 (L. 4, Etude)

Yoshinao Nakada

💚Song of the Twilight (L. 3, C)

Lina Niamath (1939-)

💚Masquerade (L. 4, Etude)

Martha Mier (b. 1936)

💜River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

Mike Springer

Foggy Day Blues (L. 4, C)
Sunset in Rio (L. 5, C)

Online Ear Training and Rhythm
1. https://moodle.rcmusic.com/lms/my/
2. Click “Piano Teacher Courses”
3. Login Info:
  1. info@gledhillartscollective.com
  2. dust2789
Four Star Sightreading & Ear Tests Level 4
1. Doesn’t have level 4
2. Start with Dustin after Masquerade is finished.

May 17, 2026

May 9, 2026 Dustin Gledhill

11th Grade in 2025-2026

Leave August 22, and back Beginning of December 2025.

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

🟩Haunted House, by Holly Humberstone (recital)
1. See the practice video below
🟨“Reflection” from Mulan
1. See the practcie video below
🟨Debussy, Rêverie (recital)
1. See the practice video below

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)
F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)
P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)
E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)
R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

Identify a section to record
Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.
Listen back with one color/goal in mind.
As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.
Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.
Choose a small “spot” section from your markings to fix.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or
✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing that spot.
Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

Do you need to slow down?
Should you practice hands alone?
Could you make the spot even smaller?
Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?
Do you need to think ahead more clearly?
Do you need blocking practice?

💚Review once a week with your music at a medium tempo.

Billy Joel: The Piano Man (L. 7, Popular Selection)

Christmas Time is Here - Charlie Brown Duet

River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

Aria in G Major by Telemann (L. 6, A)

Chopin Waltz in A minor (L. 6, C)

Diabelli, Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 No. 1: Rondo (L. 6, B)

Princess Mononoke L. 6, Etude (popular selection)

💚River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

BAROQUE

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)

March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 (L. 4, A)

Georg Friederic Handel

💚Air in B-flat Major, HWV 471 (L. 4, A)

CLASSICAL

Sonata in C Minor Op. 17 No. 2. III. Prestissimo by Johann Christian Bach (L. 7, B)

Muzio Clementi (1752-1832)

Sonatina in C Major Op. 36 No. 1
1. I: Allegro (L. 3, B)
💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2,
1. III: Allegro (L. 4, B)
Sonatina in G Major, Op. 36 No. 5,
1. III: Rondo: allegro molto (L. 5, B)

Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713 - 1780)

💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

ROMANTIC

Consolation, op. 30, no. 3 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) (L. 7, C)

Rohde, Dance of the Dragonflies, Op. 76 No. 7 (L. 5, Etude)

Harmony of Angels, Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 21 (L. 5, Etude)

Robert Schumann

💚The Happy Farmer (L. 4, C)

Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmuller (1806-1874)

💚L’Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 (L. 3 Etude)

Tchaikovsky

💚Old French Song Op. 39 No. 16 (L. 4, C)

20TH AND 21ST CENTURY

Chickadees (L. 7, Etude)

Anne Crosby-Gaudet

💚Dream Catcher by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 4, C)

Halley’s Comet by Nancy Telfer (b. 1950) (Level 7, Etude)

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

Folk Dance Op. 39 No. 7 (L. 4, Etude)

Yoshinao Nakada

💚Song of the Twilight (L. 3, C)

Lina Niamath (1939-)

💚Masquerade (L. 4, Etude)

Martha Mier (b. 1936)

💜River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

Mike Springer

Foggy Day Blues (L. 4, C)
Sunset in Rio (L. 5, C)

Online Ear Training and Rhythm
1. https://moodle.rcmusic.com/lms/my/
2. Click “Piano Teacher Courses”
3. Login Info:
  1. info@gledhillartscollective.com
  2. dust2789
Four Star Sightreading & Ear Tests Level 4
1. Doesn’t have level 4
2. Start with Dustin after Masquerade is finished.

April 19, 2026

April 21, 2026 Dustin Gledhill

11th Grade in 2025-2026

Leave August 22, and back Beginning of December 2025.

Group Class

Haunted House: showed the group your progress- with music to the end at full tempo.

💚Haunted House, by Holly Humberstone
1. Fix red pen and continue to practice. Revise the MuseScore file.
💜“Reflection” from Mulan
1. 💚GROUP CLASS: Performance ready to downbeat of m. 11
2. m. 14 - fix fingering
3. m. 15 - F-flat in the LH
4. m. 13 - downbeat, play bottom note in RH
5. m. 11 - practice correct rhythm
6. mm. 16-19 - work out so you can play smoothly
7. mm. 14-19 - one tempo for next Thursday.
💛Debussy, Rêverie (look at these comments below in December)
1. From m. 12 - pauses begin. Minimal pauses from mm. 12-35. If you can do more, please do!

RH top voice alone - memorize with and without music multiple times.
LH and RH top voice together - memorize with and without music multiple times.
RH bottom two notes of the chord - memorize with and without music multiple times.
LH and RH bottom two voices together - memorize with and without music multiple times.
RH all together - memorize with and without music multiple times.
RH & LH together - memorize with and without music multiple times.

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)
F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)
P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)
E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)
R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

Identify a section to record
Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.
Listen back with one color/goal in mind.
As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.
Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.
Choose a small “spot” section from your markings to fix.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or
✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing that spot.
Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

Do you need to slow down?
Should you practice hands alone?
Could you make the spot even smaller?
Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?
Do you need to think ahead more clearly?
Do you need blocking practice?

💚Review once a week with your music at a medium tempo.

Billy Joel: The Piano Man (L. 7, Popular Selection)

Christmas Time is Here - Charlie Brown Duet

River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

Aria in G Major by Telemann (L. 6, A)

Chopin Waltz in A minor (L. 6, C)

Diabelli, Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 No. 1: Rondo (L. 6, B)

Princess Mononoke L. 6, Etude (popular selection)

💚River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

BAROQUE

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)

March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 (L. 4, A)

Georg Friederic Handel

💚Air in B-flat Major, HWV 471 (L. 4, A)

CLASSICAL

Sonata in C Minor Op. 17 No. 2. III. Prestissimo by Johann Christian Bach (L. 7, B)

Muzio Clementi (1752-1832)

Sonatina in C Major Op. 36 No. 1
1. I: Allegro (L. 3, B)
💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2,
1. III: Allegro (L. 4, B)
Sonatina in G Major, Op. 36 No. 5,
1. III: Rondo: allegro molto (L. 5, B)

Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713 - 1780)

💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

ROMANTIC

Consolation, op. 30, no. 3 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) (L. 7, C)

Rohde, Dance of the Dragonflies, Op. 76 No. 7 (L. 5, Etude)

Harmony of Angels, Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 21 (L. 5, Etude)

Robert Schumann

💚The Happy Farmer (L. 4, C)

Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmuller (1806-1874)

💚L’Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 (L. 3 Etude)

Tchaikovsky

💚Old French Song Op. 39 No. 16 (L. 4, C)

20TH AND 21ST CENTURY

Chickadees (L. 7, Etude)

Anne Crosby-Gaudet

💚Dream Catcher by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 4, C)

Halley’s Comet by Nancy Telfer (b. 1950) (Level 7, Etude)

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

Folk Dance Op. 39 No. 7 (L. 4, Etude)

Yoshinao Nakada

💚Song of the Twilight (L. 3, C)

Lina Niamath (1939-)

💚Masquerade (L. 4, Etude)

Martha Mier (b. 1936)

💜River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

Mike Springer

Foggy Day Blues (L. 4, C)
Sunset in Rio (L. 5, C)

Online Ear Training and Rhythm
1. https://moodle.rcmusic.com/lms/my/
2. Click “Piano Teacher Courses”
3. Login Info:
  1. info@gledhillartscollective.com
  2. dust2789
Four Star Sightreading & Ear Tests Level 4
1. Doesn’t have level 4
2. Start with Dustin after Masquerade is finished.

April 10, 2026

April 21, 2026 Dustin Gledhill

11th Grade in 2025-2026

Leave August 22, and back Beginning of December 2025.

Group Class

Haunted House: showed the group your progress- with music to the end at full tempo.

💚Haunted House, by Holly Humberstone
1. Practice 5-6, 9-10, and 13-14 back to back. Become confident with the notes / fingering / rhythm.
💚“Reflection” from Mulan
1. 💚GROUP CLASS: Performance ready to downbeat of m. 11
2. m. 14 - fix fingering
3. m. 15 - F-flat in the LH
4. m. 13 - downbeat, play bottom note in RH
5. m. 11 - practice correct rhythm
6. mm. 16-19 - work out so you can play smoothly
7. mm. 14-19 - one tempo for next Thursday.
💛Debussy, Rêverie (look at these comments below in December)
1. From m. 12 - pauses begin. Minimal pauses from mm. 12-35. If you can do more, please do!

RH top voice alone - memorize with and without music multiple times.
LH and RH top voice together - memorize with and without music multiple times.
RH bottom two notes of the chord - memorize with and without music multiple times.
LH and RH bottom two voices together - memorize with and without music multiple times.
RH all together - memorize with and without music multiple times.
RH & LH together - memorize with and without music multiple times.

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)
F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)
P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)
E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)
R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

Identify a section to record
Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.
Listen back with one color/goal in mind.
As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.
Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.
Choose a small “spot” section from your markings to fix.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or
✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing that spot.
Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

Do you need to slow down?
Should you practice hands alone?
Could you make the spot even smaller?
Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?
Do you need to think ahead more clearly?
Do you need blocking practice?

💚Review once a week with your music at a medium tempo.

Billy Joel: The Piano Man (L. 7, Popular Selection)

Christmas Time is Here - Charlie Brown Duet

River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

Aria in G Major by Telemann (L. 6, A)

Chopin Waltz in A minor (L. 6, C)

Diabelli, Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 No. 1: Rondo (L. 6, B)

Princess Mononoke L. 6, Etude (popular selection)

💚River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

BAROQUE

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)

March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 (L. 4, A)

Georg Friederic Handel

💚Air in B-flat Major, HWV 471 (L. 4, A)

CLASSICAL

Sonata in C Minor Op. 17 No. 2. III. Prestissimo by Johann Christian Bach (L. 7, B)

Muzio Clementi (1752-1832)

Sonatina in C Major Op. 36 No. 1
1. I: Allegro (L. 3, B)
💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2,
1. III: Allegro (L. 4, B)
Sonatina in G Major, Op. 36 No. 5,
1. III: Rondo: allegro molto (L. 5, B)

Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713 - 1780)

💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

ROMANTIC

Consolation, op. 30, no. 3 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) (L. 7, C)

Rohde, Dance of the Dragonflies, Op. 76 No. 7 (L. 5, Etude)

Harmony of Angels, Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 21 (L. 5, Etude)

Robert Schumann

💚The Happy Farmer (L. 4, C)

Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmuller (1806-1874)

💚L’Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 (L. 3 Etude)

Tchaikovsky

💚Old French Song Op. 39 No. 16 (L. 4, C)

20TH AND 21ST CENTURY

Chickadees (L. 7, Etude)

Anne Crosby-Gaudet

💚Dream Catcher by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 4, C)

Halley’s Comet by Nancy Telfer (b. 1950) (Level 7, Etude)

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

Folk Dance Op. 39 No. 7 (L. 4, Etude)

Yoshinao Nakada

💚Song of the Twilight (L. 3, C)

Lina Niamath (1939-)

💚Masquerade (L. 4, Etude)

Martha Mier (b. 1936)

💜River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

Mike Springer

Foggy Day Blues (L. 4, C)
Sunset in Rio (L. 5, C)

Online Ear Training and Rhythm
1. https://moodle.rcmusic.com/lms/my/
2. Click “Piano Teacher Courses”
3. Login Info:
  1. info@gledhillartscollective.com
  2. dust2789
Four Star Sightreading & Ear Tests Level 4
1. Doesn’t have level 4
2. Start with Dustin after Masquerade is finished.

March 14, 2026 (Group Class)

March 14, 2026 Dustin Gledhill

11th Grade in 2025-2026

Leave August 22, and back Beginning of December 2025.

Group Class

Haunted House: showed the group your progress- with music to the end at full tempo.

💚Haunted House, by Holly Humberstone
1. Practice 5-6, 9-10, and 13-14 back to back. Become confident with the notes / fingering / rhythm.
💚“Reflection” from Mulan
1. 💚GROUP CLASS: Performance ready to downbeat of m. 11
2. m. 14 - fix fingering
3. m. 15 - F-flat in the LH
4. m. 13 - downbeat, play bottom note in RH
5. m. 11 - practice correct rhythm
6. mm. 16-19 - work out so you can play smoothly
7. mm. 14-19 - one tempo for next Thursday.
💛Debussy, Rêverie (look at these comments below in December)
1. From m. 12 - pauses begin. Minimal pauses from mm. 12-35. If you can do more, please do!

RH top voice alone - memorize with and without music multiple times.
LH and RH top voice together - memorize with and without music multiple times.
RH bottom two notes of the chord - memorize with and without music multiple times.
LH and RH bottom two voices together - memorize with and without music multiple times.
RH all together - memorize with and without music multiple times.
RH & LH together - memorize with and without music multiple times.

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)
F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)
P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)
E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)
R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

Identify a section to record
Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.
Listen back with one color/goal in mind.
As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.
Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.
Choose a small “spot” section from your markings to fix.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or
✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing that spot.
Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

Do you need to slow down?
Should you practice hands alone?
Could you make the spot even smaller?
Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?
Do you need to think ahead more clearly?
Do you need blocking practice?

💚Review once a week with your music at a medium tempo.

Billy Joel: The Piano Man (L. 7, Popular Selection)

Christmas Time is Here - Charlie Brown Duet

River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

Aria in G Major by Telemann (L. 6, A)

Chopin Waltz in A minor (L. 6, C)

Diabelli, Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 No. 1: Rondo (L. 6, B)

Princess Mononoke L. 6, Etude (popular selection)

💚River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

BAROQUE

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)

March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 (L. 4, A)

Georg Friederic Handel

💚Air in B-flat Major, HWV 471 (L. 4, A)

CLASSICAL

Sonata in C Minor Op. 17 No. 2. III. Prestissimo by Johann Christian Bach (L. 7, B)

Muzio Clementi (1752-1832)

Sonatina in C Major Op. 36 No. 1
1. I: Allegro (L. 3, B)
💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2,
1. III: Allegro (L. 4, B)
Sonatina in G Major, Op. 36 No. 5,
1. III: Rondo: allegro molto (L. 5, B)

Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713 - 1780)

💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

ROMANTIC

Consolation, op. 30, no. 3 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) (L. 7, C)

Rohde, Dance of the Dragonflies, Op. 76 No. 7 (L. 5, Etude)

Harmony of Angels, Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 21 (L. 5, Etude)

Robert Schumann

💚The Happy Farmer (L. 4, C)

Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmuller (1806-1874)

💚L’Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 (L. 3 Etude)

Tchaikovsky

💚Old French Song Op. 39 No. 16 (L. 4, C)

20TH AND 21ST CENTURY

Chickadees (L. 7, Etude)

Anne Crosby-Gaudet

💚Dream Catcher by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 4, C)

Halley’s Comet by Nancy Telfer (b. 1950) (Level 7, Etude)

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

Folk Dance Op. 39 No. 7 (L. 4, Etude)

Yoshinao Nakada

💚Song of the Twilight (L. 3, C)

Lina Niamath (1939-)

💚Masquerade (L. 4, Etude)

Martha Mier (b. 1936)

💜River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

Mike Springer

Foggy Day Blues (L. 4, C)
Sunset in Rio (L. 5, C)

Online Ear Training and Rhythm
1. https://moodle.rcmusic.com/lms/my/
2. Click “Piano Teacher Courses”
3. Login Info:
  1. info@gledhillartscollective.com
  2. dust2789
Four Star Sightreading & Ear Tests Level 4
1. Doesn’t have level 4
2. Start with Dustin after Masquerade is finished.

March 12, 2026

March 12, 2026 Dustin Gledhill

11th Grade in 2025-2026

Leave August 22, and back Beginning of December 2025.

💚Haunted House, by Holly Humberstone
1. Practice 5-6, 9-10, and 13-14 back to back. Become confident with the notes / fingering / rhythm.
💚“Reflection” from Mulan
1. 💚GROUP CLASS: Performance ready to downbeat of m. 11
2. m. 14 - fix fingering
3. m. 15 - F-flat in the LH
4. m. 13 - downbeat, play bottom note in RH
5. m. 11 - practice correct rhythm
6. mm. 16-19 - work out so you can play smoothly
7. mm. 14-19 - one tempo for next Thursday.
💛Debussy, Rêverie (look at these comments below in December)
1. From m. 12 - pauses begin. Minimal pauses from mm. 12-35. If you can do more, please do!

RH top voice alone - memorize with and without music multiple times.
LH and RH top voice together - memorize with and without music multiple times.
RH bottom two notes of the chord - memorize with and without music multiple times.
LH and RH bottom two voices together - memorize with and without music multiple times.
RH all together - memorize with and without music multiple times.
RH & LH together - memorize with and without music multiple times.

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)
F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)
P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)
E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)
R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

Identify a section to record
Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.
Listen back with one color/goal in mind.
As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.
Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.
Choose a small “spot” section from your markings to fix.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or
✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing that spot.
Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

Do you need to slow down?
Should you practice hands alone?
Could you make the spot even smaller?
Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?
Do you need to think ahead more clearly?
Do you need blocking practice?

💚Review once a week with your music at a medium tempo.

Billy Joel: The Piano Man (L. 7, Popular Selection)

Christmas Time is Here - Charlie Brown Duet

River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

Aria in G Major by Telemann (L. 6, A)

Chopin Waltz in A minor (L. 6, C)

Diabelli, Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 No. 1: Rondo (L. 6, B)

Princess Mononoke L. 6, Etude (popular selection)

💚River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

BAROQUE

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)

March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 (L. 4, A)

Georg Friederic Handel

💚Air in B-flat Major, HWV 471 (L. 4, A)

CLASSICAL

Sonata in C Minor Op. 17 No. 2. III. Prestissimo by Johann Christian Bach (L. 7, B)

Muzio Clementi (1752-1832)

Sonatina in C Major Op. 36 No. 1
1. I: Allegro (L. 3, B)
💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2,
1. III: Allegro (L. 4, B)
Sonatina in G Major, Op. 36 No. 5,
1. III: Rondo: allegro molto (L. 5, B)

Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713 - 1780)

💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

ROMANTIC

Consolation, op. 30, no. 3 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) (L. 7, C)

Rohde, Dance of the Dragonflies, Op. 76 No. 7 (L. 5, Etude)

Harmony of Angels, Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 21 (L. 5, Etude)

Robert Schumann

💚The Happy Farmer (L. 4, C)

Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmuller (1806-1874)

💚L’Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 (L. 3 Etude)

Tchaikovsky

💚Old French Song Op. 39 No. 16 (L. 4, C)

20TH AND 21ST CENTURY

Chickadees (L. 7, Etude)

Anne Crosby-Gaudet

💚Dream Catcher by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 4, C)

Halley’s Comet by Nancy Telfer (b. 1950) (Level 7, Etude)

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

Folk Dance Op. 39 No. 7 (L. 4, Etude)

Yoshinao Nakada

💚Song of the Twilight (L. 3, C)

Lina Niamath (1939-)

💚Masquerade (L. 4, Etude)

Martha Mier (b. 1936)

💜River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

Mike Springer

Foggy Day Blues (L. 4, C)
Sunset in Rio (L. 5, C)

Online Ear Training and Rhythm
1. https://moodle.rcmusic.com/lms/my/
2. Click “Piano Teacher Courses”
3. Login Info:
  1. info@gledhillartscollective.com
  2. dust2789
Four Star Sightreading & Ear Tests Level 4
1. Doesn’t have level 4
2. Start with Dustin after Masquerade is finished.

March 7, 2026

March 7, 2026 Dustin Gledhill

11th Grade in 2025-2026

Leave August 22, and back Beginning of December 2025.

💜Haunted House, by Holly Humberstone
1. Find variations in the notes for the various verses. Practice playing the whole piece!
💚“Reflection” from Mulan
1. 💛Performance ready to downbeat of m. 11
2. 💚Measures 11-26 hands together with minimal pauses
💛Debussy, Rêverie (look at these comments below in December)
1. From m. 12 - pauses begin. Minimal pauses from mm. 12-35. If you can do more, please do!

RH top voice alone - memorize with and without music multiple times.
LH and RH top voice together - memorize with and without music multiple times.
RH bottom two notes of the chord - memorize with and without music multiple times.
LH and RH bottom two voices together - memorize with and without music multiple times.
RH all together - memorize with and without music multiple times.
RH & LH together - memorize with and without music multiple times.

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)
F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)
P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)
E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)
R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

Identify a section to record
Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.
Listen back with one color/goal in mind.
As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.
Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.
Choose a small “spot” section from your markings to fix.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or
✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing that spot.
Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

Do you need to slow down?
Should you practice hands alone?
Could you make the spot even smaller?
Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?
Do you need to think ahead more clearly?
Do you need blocking practice?

💚Review once a week with your music at a medium tempo.

Billy Joel: The Piano Man (L. 7, Popular Selection)

Christmas Time is Here - Charlie Brown Duet

River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

Aria in G Major by Telemann (L. 6, A)

Chopin Waltz in A minor (L. 6, C)

Diabelli, Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 No. 1: Rondo (L. 6, B)

Princess Mononoke L. 6, Etude (popular selection)

💚River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

BAROQUE

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)

March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 (L. 4, A)

Georg Friederic Handel

💚Air in B-flat Major, HWV 471 (L. 4, A)

CLASSICAL

Sonata in C Minor Op. 17 No. 2. III. Prestissimo by Johann Christian Bach (L. 7, B)

Muzio Clementi (1752-1832)

Sonatina in C Major Op. 36 No. 1
1. I: Allegro (L. 3, B)
💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2,
1. III: Allegro (L. 4, B)
Sonatina in G Major, Op. 36 No. 5,
1. III: Rondo: allegro molto (L. 5, B)

Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713 - 1780)

💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

ROMANTIC

Consolation, op. 30, no. 3 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) (L. 7, C)

Rohde, Dance of the Dragonflies, Op. 76 No. 7 (L. 5, Etude)

Harmony of Angels, Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 21 (L. 5, Etude)

Robert Schumann

💚The Happy Farmer (L. 4, C)

Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmuller (1806-1874)

💚L’Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 (L. 3 Etude)

Tchaikovsky

💚Old French Song Op. 39 No. 16 (L. 4, C)

20TH AND 21ST CENTURY

Chickadees (L. 7, Etude)

Anne Crosby-Gaudet

💚Dream Catcher by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 4, C)

Halley’s Comet by Nancy Telfer (b. 1950) (Level 7, Etude)

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

Folk Dance Op. 39 No. 7 (L. 4, Etude)

Yoshinao Nakada

💚Song of the Twilight (L. 3, C)

Lina Niamath (1939-)

💚Masquerade (L. 4, Etude)

Martha Mier (b. 1936)

💜River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

Mike Springer

Foggy Day Blues (L. 4, C)
Sunset in Rio (L. 5, C)

Online Ear Training and Rhythm
1. https://moodle.rcmusic.com/lms/my/
2. Click “Piano Teacher Courses”
3. Login Info:
  1. info@gledhillartscollective.com
  2. dust2789
Four Star Sightreading & Ear Tests Level 4
1. Doesn’t have level 4
2. Start with Dustin after Masquerade is finished.

February 27, 2026

February 27, 2026 Dustin Gledhill

11th Grade in 2025-2026

Leave August 22, and back Beginning of December 2025.

💚Haunted House, by Holly Humberstone
1. Find variations in the notes for the various verses. Practice playing the whole piece!
💜💜“Reflection” from Mulan
1. Performance ready to downbeat of m. 11
  1. repetition practice going to the starting point of any pause-issue sections.
2. For the 24th lesson, have to m. 26 performance ready.
💜💜Debussy, Rêverie (look at these comments below in December)
1. Learn mm. 88-91
2. Refine mm. 76-82:
  1. Very slow practice focusing on voicing and even tempo.
3. 💜Refine measures 69-74:
  1. Focus on the melody and soften the other textures.
4. 💜Continue to memorize: mm. 59-68 together.
  1. HA and HT rotating three times each practice session.
5. 💜mm. 43-50: voicing practice & pause-elimination
  1. Change pedal more frequently.
  2. voice the LH melody more than you think you need to.

RH top voice alone - memorize with and without music multiple times.
LH and RH top voice together - memorize with and without music multiple times.
RH bottom two notes of the chord - memorize with and without music multiple times.
LH and RH bottom two voices together - memorize with and without music multiple times.
RH all together - memorize with and without music multiple times.
RH & LH together - memorize with and without music multiple times.

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)
F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)
P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)
E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)
R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

Identify a section to record
Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.
Listen back with one color/goal in mind.
As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.
Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.
Choose a small “spot” section from your markings to fix.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or
✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing that spot.
Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

Do you need to slow down?
Should you practice hands alone?
Could you make the spot even smaller?
Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?
Do you need to think ahead more clearly?
Do you need blocking practice?

💚Review once a week with your music at a medium tempo.

Billy Joel: The Piano Man (L. 7, Popular Selection)

Christmas Time is Here - Charlie Brown Duet

River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

Aria in G Major by Telemann (L. 6, A)

Chopin Waltz in A minor (L. 6, C)

Diabelli, Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 No. 1: Rondo (L. 6, B)

Princess Mononoke L. 6, Etude (popular selection)

💚River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

BAROQUE

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)

March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 (L. 4, A)

Georg Friederic Handel

💚Air in B-flat Major, HWV 471 (L. 4, A)

CLASSICAL

Sonata in C Minor Op. 17 No. 2. III. Prestissimo by Johann Christian Bach (L. 7, B)

Muzio Clementi (1752-1832)

Sonatina in C Major Op. 36 No. 1
1. I: Allegro (L. 3, B)
💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2,
1. III: Allegro (L. 4, B)
Sonatina in G Major, Op. 36 No. 5,
1. III: Rondo: allegro molto (L. 5, B)

Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713 - 1780)

💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

ROMANTIC

Consolation, op. 30, no. 3 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) (L. 7, C)

Rohde, Dance of the Dragonflies, Op. 76 No. 7 (L. 5, Etude)

Harmony of Angels, Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 21 (L. 5, Etude)

Robert Schumann

💚The Happy Farmer (L. 4, C)

Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmuller (1806-1874)

💚L’Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 (L. 3 Etude)

Tchaikovsky

💚Old French Song Op. 39 No. 16 (L. 4, C)

20TH AND 21ST CENTURY

Chickadees (L. 7, Etude)

Anne Crosby-Gaudet

💚Dream Catcher by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 4, C)

Halley’s Comet by Nancy Telfer (b. 1950) (Level 7, Etude)

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

Folk Dance Op. 39 No. 7 (L. 4, Etude)

Yoshinao Nakada

💚Song of the Twilight (L. 3, C)

Lina Niamath (1939-)

💚Masquerade (L. 4, Etude)

Martha Mier (b. 1936)

💜River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

Mike Springer

Foggy Day Blues (L. 4, C)
Sunset in Rio (L. 5, C)

Online Ear Training and Rhythm
1. https://moodle.rcmusic.com/lms/my/
2. Click “Piano Teacher Courses”
3. Login Info:
  1. info@gledhillartscollective.com
  2. dust2789
Four Star Sightreading & Ear Tests Level 4
1. Doesn’t have level 4
2. Start with Dustin after Masquerade is finished.

February 20, 2026

February 20, 2026 Dustin Gledhill

11th Grade in 2025-2026

Leave August 22, and back Beginning of December 2025.

Haunted House, by Holly Humberstone
1. Warm up by playing root position triads ascending and descending the E major scale.
2. Start practicing this!
3. Keep in mind adding any notes to the arrangement.
💜“Reflection” from Mulan
1. Performance ready to downbeat of m. 11
  1. repetition practice going to the starting point of any pause-issue sections.
2. For the 24th lesson, have to m. 26 performance ready.
💜Debussy, Rêverie (look at these comments below in December)
1. Learn mm. 88-91
2. Refine mm. 76-82:
  1. Very slow practice focusing on voicing and even tempo.
3. 💜Refine measures 69-74:
  1. Focus on the melody and soften the other textures.
4. 💜Continue to memorize: mm. 59-68 together.
  1. HA and HT rotating three times each practice session.
5. 💜mm. 43-50: voicing practice & pause-elimination
  1. Change pedal more frequently.
  2. voice the LH melody more than you think you need to.

RH top voice alone - memorize with and without music multiple times.
LH and RH top voice together - memorize with and without music multiple times.
RH bottom two notes of the chord - memorize with and without music multiple times.
LH and RH bottom two voices together - memorize with and without music multiple times.
RH all together - memorize with and without music multiple times.
RH & LH together - memorize with and without music multiple times.

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)
F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)
P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)
E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)
R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

Identify a section to record
Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.
Listen back with one color/goal in mind.
As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.
Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.
Choose a small “spot” section from your markings to fix.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or
✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing that spot.
Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

Do you need to slow down?
Should you practice hands alone?
Could you make the spot even smaller?
Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?
Do you need to think ahead more clearly?
Do you need blocking practice?

💚Review once a week with your music at a medium tempo.

Billy Joel: The Piano Man (L. 7, Popular Selection)

Christmas Time is Here - Charlie Brown Duet

River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

Aria in G Major by Telemann (L. 6, A)

Chopin Waltz in A minor (L. 6, C)

Diabelli, Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 No. 1: Rondo (L. 6, B)

Princess Mononoke L. 6, Etude (popular selection)

💚River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

BAROQUE

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)

March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 (L. 4, A)

Georg Friederic Handel

💚Air in B-flat Major, HWV 471 (L. 4, A)

CLASSICAL

Sonata in C Minor Op. 17 No. 2. III. Prestissimo by Johann Christian Bach (L. 7, B)

Muzio Clementi (1752-1832)

Sonatina in C Major Op. 36 No. 1
1. I: Allegro (L. 3, B)
💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2,
1. III: Allegro (L. 4, B)
Sonatina in G Major, Op. 36 No. 5,
1. III: Rondo: allegro molto (L. 5, B)

Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713 - 1780)

💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

ROMANTIC

Consolation, op. 30, no. 3 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) (L. 7, C)

Rohde, Dance of the Dragonflies, Op. 76 No. 7 (L. 5, Etude)

Harmony of Angels, Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 21 (L. 5, Etude)

Robert Schumann

💚The Happy Farmer (L. 4, C)

Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmuller (1806-1874)

💚L’Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 (L. 3 Etude)

Tchaikovsky

💚Old French Song Op. 39 No. 16 (L. 4, C)

20TH AND 21ST CENTURY

Chickadees (L. 7, Etude)

Anne Crosby-Gaudet

💚Dream Catcher by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 4, C)

Halley’s Comet by Nancy Telfer (b. 1950) (Level 7, Etude)

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

Folk Dance Op. 39 No. 7 (L. 4, Etude)

Yoshinao Nakada

💚Song of the Twilight (L. 3, C)

Lina Niamath (1939-)

💚Masquerade (L. 4, Etude)

Martha Mier (b. 1936)

💜River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

Mike Springer

Foggy Day Blues (L. 4, C)
Sunset in Rio (L. 5, C)

Online Ear Training and Rhythm
1. https://moodle.rcmusic.com/lms/my/
2. Click “Piano Teacher Courses”
3. Login Info:
  1. info@gledhillartscollective.com
  2. dust2789
Four Star Sightreading & Ear Tests Level 4
1. Doesn’t have level 4
2. Start with Dustin after Masquerade is finished.

February 10, 2026

February 10, 2026 Dustin Gledhill

11th Grade in 2025-2026

Leave August 22, and back Beginning of December 2025.

Haunted House, by Holly Humberstone
1. Fix notation in mm. 7-8
2. Continue transcription for at least another 4-8 measures.
“Reflection” from Mulan
1. Performance ready to downbeat of m. 11
  1. repetition practice going to the starting point of any pause-issue sections.
2. For the 24th lesson, have to m. 26 performance ready.
Bohemians: Think about the following - what seems most interesting to you, if any?
1. Canva work?
Debussy, Rêverie (look at these comments below in December)
1. Learn mm. 88-91
2. Refine mm. 76-82:
  1. Very slow practice focusing on voicing and even tempo.
3. 💜Refine measures 69-74:
  1. Focus on the melody and soften the other textures.
4. 💜Continue to memorize: mm. 59-68 together.
  1. HA and HT rotating three times each practice session.
5. 💜mm. 43-50: voicing practice & pause-elimination
  1. Change pedal more frequently.
  2. voice the LH melody more than you think you need to.

RH top voice alone - memorize with and without music multiple times.
LH and RH top voice together - memorize with and without music multiple times.
RH bottom two notes of the chord - memorize with and without music multiple times.
LH and RH bottom two voices together - memorize with and without music multiple times.
RH all together - memorize with and without music multiple times.
RH & LH together - memorize with and without music multiple times.

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)
F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)
P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)
E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)
R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

Identify a section to record
Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.
Listen back with one color/goal in mind.
As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.
Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.
Choose a small “spot” section from your markings to fix.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or
✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing that spot.
Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

Do you need to slow down?
Should you practice hands alone?
Could you make the spot even smaller?
Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?
Do you need to think ahead more clearly?
Do you need blocking practice?

💚Review once a week with your music at a medium tempo.

Billy Joel: The Piano Man (L. 7, Popular Selection)

Christmas Time is Here - Charlie Brown Duet

River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

Aria in G Major by Telemann (L. 6, A)

Chopin Waltz in A minor (L. 6, C)

Diabelli, Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 No. 1: Rondo (L. 6, B)

Princess Mononoke L. 6, Etude (popular selection)

💚River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

BAROQUE

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)

March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 (L. 4, A)

Georg Friederic Handel

💚Air in B-flat Major, HWV 471 (L. 4, A)

CLASSICAL

Sonata in C Minor Op. 17 No. 2. III. Prestissimo by Johann Christian Bach (L. 7, B)

Muzio Clementi (1752-1832)

Sonatina in C Major Op. 36 No. 1
1. I: Allegro (L. 3, B)
💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2,
1. III: Allegro (L. 4, B)
Sonatina in G Major, Op. 36 No. 5,
1. III: Rondo: allegro molto (L. 5, B)

Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713 - 1780)

💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

ROMANTIC

Consolation, op. 30, no. 3 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) (L. 7, C)

Rohde, Dance of the Dragonflies, Op. 76 No. 7 (L. 5, Etude)

Harmony of Angels, Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 21 (L. 5, Etude)

Robert Schumann

💚The Happy Farmer (L. 4, C)

Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmuller (1806-1874)

💚L’Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 (L. 3 Etude)

Tchaikovsky

💚Old French Song Op. 39 No. 16 (L. 4, C)

20TH AND 21ST CENTURY

Chickadees (L. 7, Etude)

Anne Crosby-Gaudet

💚Dream Catcher by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 4, C)

Halley’s Comet by Nancy Telfer (b. 1950) (Level 7, Etude)

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

Folk Dance Op. 39 No. 7 (L. 4, Etude)

Yoshinao Nakada

💚Song of the Twilight (L. 3, C)

Lina Niamath (1939-)

💚Masquerade (L. 4, Etude)

Martha Mier (b. 1936)

💜River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

Mike Springer

Foggy Day Blues (L. 4, C)
Sunset in Rio (L. 5, C)

Online Ear Training and Rhythm
1. https://moodle.rcmusic.com/lms/my/
2. Click “Piano Teacher Courses”
3. Login Info:
  1. info@gledhillartscollective.com
  2. dust2789
Four Star Sightreading & Ear Tests Level 4
1. Doesn’t have level 4
2. Start with Dustin after Masquerade is finished.

January 27, 2026

January 27, 2026 Dustin Gledhill

11th Grade in 2025-2026

Leave August 22, and back Beginning of December 2025.

Haunted House, by Holly Humberstone
1. Finish transcribing the melody for the existing measures. Go on if you want to, or practice playing it and experimenting with alternative notes for the chords.
“Reflection” from Mulan
1. No-pause-practice mm. 1-10
2. Learn measures 11-18 and further if you can. Remember the scale.
Bohemians: Think about the following - what seems most interesting to you, if any?
1. Canva work?
Debussy, Rêverie (look at these comments below in December)
1. Learn mm. 76-81:
  1. Focus on fingering that will allow you to play the melody well.
2. Refine measures 69-74:
  1. Focus on the melody and soften the other textures.
3. Continue to memorize: mm. 59-68 together.
  1. HA and HT rotating three times each practice session.
4. mm. 43-50: voicing practice & pause-elimination
  1. Change pedal more frequently.
  2. voice the LH melody more than you think you need to.

RH top voice alone - memorize with and without music multiple times.
LH and RH top voice together - memorize with and without music multiple times.
RH bottom two notes of the chord - memorize with and without music multiple times.
LH and RH bottom two voices together - memorize with and without music multiple times.
RH all together - memorize with and without music multiple times.
RH & LH together - memorize with and without music multiple times.

🎨 Color-Focus Practice (NFPER)

At the top of your music, write NFPER using the following color system:

N – Notes – correct pitches and accidentals (🟦 Blue)
F – Fingering – consistent, effective finger choices (🟧 Orange)
P – Position – hand shape, posture, and keyboard geography (🟪 Purple)
E – Expression – phrasing, dynamics, articulation, tone, etc. (🟩 Green)
R – Rhythm – steady pulse, accurate timing, and rests (🟥 Red)

✅ If you're only recording audio, just use NER.

Step-by-Step Practice Flow

Identify a section to record
Record your section once — video is best, but audio is fine too.
Listen back with one color/goal in mind.
As you listen, mark your music using that color anywhere it needs improvement.
Repeat for each remaining color, one at a time, until all five have been addressed.
Choose a small “spot” section from your markings to fix.

“Spot” until it’s solid — meaning:

✅ 3 times in a row correctly, or
✅ 5 total correct repetitions, then move on.

Focus on one or two colors at a time while practicing that spot.
Use the troubleshooting checklist below if you're stuck.

🔧 Troubleshooting Tips

🎯 If you’ve tried to fix something three times in-a-row and it’s still not working, don’t just repeat it — troubleshoot:

Do you need to slow down?
Should you practice hands alone?
Could you make the spot even smaller?
Would technical exercises help (staccato, accents, etc.)?
Do you need to think ahead more clearly?
Do you need blocking practice?

💚Review once a week with your music at a medium tempo.

Billy Joel: The Piano Man (L. 7, Popular Selection)

Christmas Time is Here - Charlie Brown Duet

River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

Aria in G Major by Telemann (L. 6, A)

Chopin Waltz in A minor (L. 6, C)

Diabelli, Sonatina in F Major, op. 168 No. 1: Rondo (L. 6, B)

Princess Mononoke L. 6, Etude (popular selection)

💚River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

BAROQUE

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)

March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 (L. 4, A)

Georg Friederic Handel

💚Air in B-flat Major, HWV 471 (L. 4, A)

CLASSICAL

Sonata in C Minor Op. 17 No. 2. III. Prestissimo by Johann Christian Bach (L. 7, B)

Muzio Clementi (1752-1832)

Sonatina in C Major Op. 36 No. 1
1. I: Allegro (L. 3, B)
💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2,
1. III: Allegro (L. 4, B)
Sonatina in G Major, Op. 36 No. 5,
1. III: Rondo: allegro molto (L. 5, B)

Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713 - 1780)

💚Harlequinade (L. 3, A)

ROMANTIC

Consolation, op. 30, no. 3 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) (L. 7, C)

Rohde, Dance of the Dragonflies, Op. 76 No. 7 (L. 5, Etude)

Harmony of Angels, Burgmuller, Op. 100 No. 21 (L. 5, Etude)

Robert Schumann

💚The Happy Farmer (L. 4, C)

Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmuller (1806-1874)

💚L’Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 (L. 3 Etude)

Tchaikovsky

💚Old French Song Op. 39 No. 16 (L. 4, C)

20TH AND 21ST CENTURY

Chickadees (L. 7, Etude)

Anne Crosby-Gaudet

💚Dream Catcher by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 4, C)

Halley’s Comet by Nancy Telfer (b. 1950) (Level 7, Etude)

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

Folk Dance Op. 39 No. 7 (L. 4, Etude)

Yoshinao Nakada

💚Song of the Twilight (L. 3, C)

Lina Niamath (1939-)

💚Masquerade (L. 4, Etude)

Martha Mier (b. 1936)

💜River City Blues (b. 1936) (L. 6, Etude)

Mike Springer

Foggy Day Blues (L. 4, C)
Sunset in Rio (L. 5, C)

Online Ear Training and Rhythm
1. https://moodle.rcmusic.com/lms/my/
2. Click “Piano Teacher Courses”
3. Login Info:
  1. info@gledhillartscollective.com
  2. dust2789
Four Star Sightreading & Ear Tests Level 4
1. Doesn’t have level 4
2. Start with Dustin after Masquerade is finished.