Marcy’s Piano Lessons

Mar 27, 2025

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
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Scales and Technique

Play D Major Scale

  • hands separately
  • remember F# and C#
  • pay attention to keeping your fingers really curved – think of clawing at the keys, but don’t raise your wrist

Learn Upbeat and Ocean p. 37-39

  • write in counting and count out loud
  • add accents, staccato, dynamics, and pedal when easier
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Theory

Finish off the book

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Lessons

Keep practicing Dinosaur p. 58

  • really work at making a difference between accented and unaccented notes
  • be careful m. 9-16 that you know which notes to play
  • end on G in m. 16, and LH goes down the octave

Learn Dreydll and Bubble p. 59-61

  • write in counting and count out loud
  • add dynamics and accents
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Performance

Keep practicing Dino Dance p. 34-35

  • count out loud!! Make sure you have a steady beat

Learn Silver Moon boat and San Francisco p. 36-39

  • write in counting and count out loud
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