May 15, 2026 – Maria

Do 2-Part Longy Rhythm

• Tap LH on left leg for all beat 1’s
• Sing the beats with numbers
• Whisper the beats with dots

Do p. 40

Do the theory on p. 41

Drill your note reading at https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/note

(If you have trouble with this, let it go until next week and we’ll talk more about it)

Work through Unit 2:

• work in 5-minute segments then take a break after 10 minutes. I’d say probably 30 minutes maximum per day, but even 5 minutes is effective
• try to remember to keep fingers curved as you play (can you get shorter nails to help?)
• Use the 3-10-3 Method below for learning

3-10-3 Method

1. Choose a short segment to work on of 3-5 notes
2. Play that segment 3 times in a row. If you make a mistake, you start over until you have 3 correct plays in a row
3. Break for about 10 seconds
4. Play the segment again 3 times in a row
5. Repeat steps 1-4 until the entire piece is learned. You may play through it start to finish after that and on subsequent days

Nothing this week