Sam’s Piano Lessons

Apr 30, 2026

Technique

Do Finger Hops and Walking the Thumb p. 19-20

  • work on dynamics (f  or p) in Finger Hops
  • for Walking the thumb, we go DOWN each time
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Rhythm

  • Do 3-Part Lap Map, improvising our own rhythms. If you make a mistake, keep going!
  • Do the 3-Part Lap Map with the 3-Part Longy rhythm. Imagine that when you see a number, it’s lighting up the number on your leg, but if it’s a dot, that number is not lit up
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Theory

Finish the previous pages

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Lesson Book

Keep practicing Rodeo and Russian Folk song p. 48-49

  • count out loud
  • do 3-10-3 for m. 7 in Russian
  • add dynamics
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Performance Book

Keep practicing The Opposite Song p. 19

  • play the last 2 measures first, then go back and start from the beginning
  • count out loud
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