Apr 24, 2025 – Marcy

• Do 5-Part Lap Map, making up your own rhythms. You can look at the Longy rhythms and choose ones you see there to try

• Then do 5-Part rhythm the “old” way
• stop if you make a mistake and figure out what the mistake was and which of the 3 causes of error it was

Play D Major Scale

• hands separately
• remember F# and C#
• pay attention to keeping your fingers really curved – think of clawing at the keys, but don’t raise your wrist

Keep practicing Ocean p. 37-39

• watch out for where your hands have to move around
• practice m. 6-7 extra

Finish off the book

Learn Dreydll and Bubble p. 59-61

• write in counting and count out loud
• add dynamics and accents

Keep practicing Dino Dance p. 34-35

• count out loud – Make sure you have a steady beat

Learn Silver Moon boat, San Francisco, and Jumbo p. 36-40

• write in counting and count out loud

Little Joke

• add the slur between the first two notes, but the 2nd note is staccato
• Do the Sacred 4 Steps for Memorizing:

1. Play VERY SLOWLY with the sheet music, paying attention to details
2. Play UP TO TEMPO with the sheet music, paying attention to details
3. Play VERY SLOWLY without the sheet music, remembering the details
4. Play UP TO TEMPO without the sheet music, remembering the details

Sonatina

• continue hands together, now count in your head
• try playing with the metronome set to 54 bpm. Count out loud along with it for 1 measure then begin playing. When you can get through the whole piece this way, try going a little bit faster (56 bpm), and then when you can do that go to 58 bpm, then stop for the day. The next day try starting at 56 bpm and repeat a little bit faster two more times.