Olivia’s Piano Lessons

Mar 24, 2025

Rhythm

4-part Lap Map:

  • improvise rhythms as you tap on the beats
  • try not to look at your lap as you do this, but look at the picture and imagine that’s your lap

4-Part Longy Rhythm:

  • do this with the Lap Map
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Technique

C major scale (see sheet)

  • practice hands separately

Keep practicing Tree House and Roses Are Red p. 14-15

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Lessons

Learn Traffic Jam and This Is Not Jingle Bells p. 26-27

  • count out loud
  • don’t forget adding the dynamics
  • watch out for moving the LH up and down in Jingle Bells
  • play each piece 3 times in a row
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Theory

p. 16-17

  • Done

Performance

Keep practicing I’m a Fine Musician p. 10-11

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Sacred Music Competition Music

Mystic Flute:

  • Learn the first two lines
  • count out loud
  • watch out for the 1st and 2nd endings
  • we will learn the rest next time

Saturday Surfers:

  • see how far you can get with this, but at the very least learn the first 2 lines
  • count out loud
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