Adalina’s Piano Lessons

Jan 5, 2026

Rhythm

  • 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

Scales, Chords, and Technique

Play D Major Scale and Chords

  • hands separately looking at the keys, put hands together when easy
  • remember all F’s and C’s are sharped
  • use the same fingering as C major scale

Technique (orange): Learn p. 4-7

  • only count if needed

Theory

Nothing this week

Lessons

Do p. 5

Learn Almost Like a Dream and Sounds from Gumdrop Factory p. 8-9

  • write in counting and count out loud

Performance

Learn The Time Machine p. 2-3

  • use 3-10-3 to learn. Try doing at least 4 measures per day, each day review the previous measure you learned, and then go on to learn 4 more measures in 3-10-3.
  • Count out loud
  • Complete the whole song with 3-10-3 once before going back and focusing on measures that may need more time