Feb 19, 2026 – Ava

Nothing this week

Keep practicing Race Car Rag p. 8-9

• try using a metronome to speed this up. Start at a tempo that is close to what you’re doing, then add about 5 ticks to the metronome and try it at that speed, then add 5 and try it again. The next day, go back to your middle tempo from yesterday and play, add 5 and play again, then add 5 more and play https://apps.apple.com/us/app/simply-metronome/id1364398984

Do p. 1-7

Learn Mr. Brahms p. 16-17

• count out loud every time you play
• Do 3-10-3 for every 1 measure: play 1-2 measures 3 times in a row, wait 10 seconds, then play it another 3 times. Then move on to the next measure and do the same thing, until you’ve done the whole song. Then play straight through once more.
• The day after you’ve done 3-10-3 with a song, then play the whole song 2-3 times, doing 3-10-3 on any measures you make a mistake

Dance Theme and Variation p. 6-7

• continue practicing the Theme – try singing it out loud first
• learn the Variation – see how it “varies” from the Theme – use 3-10-3 on anything that’s difficult