Olivia’s Piano Lessons

Mar 31, 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 a few times, then try putting hands together

Learn Mouse on a Trampoline p. 16

  • write in 2nds or 3rds on the lines provided
  • count out loud
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Lessons

Learn Kites in the Sky p. 28-29

  • count out loud
  • hold pedal down throughout
  • play the ending starting on Bass C and play every key all the way up
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Theory

p. 18-19

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Performance

Learn Peter, Peter and Rusty Old Bike p. 12-13

  • write in counting
  • count out loud
  • add dynamics
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Sacred Music Competition Music

Mystic Flute:

  • Play the whole piece now as I showed you
  • count out loud
  • add pedal

Saturday Surfers:

  • go slowly with counting
  • careful of the LH shifts – you may want to memorize this to make it easier to play
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