Apr 7, 2026 – Adalina

• 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

Work on Eb Major scale, one hand at a time, then together

• it’s good to look at your hands
• figure out first where your black keys are, then try playing the scale

Technique:

• Learn p. 12-17
• use 3-10-3 for Winter Wind

Do p. 10-17 (it’s a lot, so do whatever you have time for)

Learn Two Spirituals p. 32-33

• play the chords on the top of page 32 first to get used to the I V7 chords
• count out loud, but try to count in your head as it gets easier
• do 3-10-3 to learn these

Keep practicing Theme by Haydn p. 12-13

• use 3-10-3 to learn
• write in counting and count out loud

Fairy Tale

• focus on musicality: dynamics, pedal, bringing out the RH and having the LH be much softer. The melody (RH) should stay at about mf

Stars and Stripes

• break up into sections: m. 1-37 (Eb major), m. 38-70, m. 71-94 (m. 95-end repeats m. 38-94)
• use 3-10-3 to work on the difficult areas first: around m. 66, and m. 84-86, then go back to the first section and work 8-16 measures or so per day with 3-10-3