Darling, for the next twelve months you will luxuriate in keyboard craft: Piano Adventures pieces paired with Hanon-Faber warmups, Scale & Chord studies and a sumptuous medieval palate — Hildegard plainchant, chansons de geste, Minnesänger songs and minstrel tunes. Weekly lessons blend technique, aural/mode study, improvisation and historical context. Practice prescription: 45–60 minutes/day, six days/week in term blocks; monthly targets alternate technique, repertoire, improvisation and a medieval study unit leading to term performances. Assessment aligns to ACARA v9 strands: Creating (improvisation, composition, arrangements), Performing (technical fluency, ensemble, recital), Responding/Understanding (aural tests, notation, musicology reflections). Evidence: practice logs, two term recitals, a portfolio of arrangements, a summative 3-piece year recital and a reflective journal with a 10-minute viva. Differentiation: scaffolded fingering, simpler transpositions, peer mentoring and adjusted tempos. Teacher notes: encourage lyrical tone, modal ear-training, sensuous phrasing, disciplined metronome work and collaborative medieval ensemble projects. Outcomes: confident technician, historically informed interpreter and creative improviser with a palate enriched by medieval sonorities. No excuses—steady, documented progress every four weeks, please.
Month-by-month: M1–3 focus on relaxed gesture, L1 scales and simple chant; M4–6 add modal transposition and two-voice organum; M7–9 expand arpeggios, composition and ensemble; M10–12 refine recital polish and viva. Bravo, flourish.