May 5, 2026 – Olivia

5-Part Longy Rhythm:

• do this the old Longy way: tap only on beat 1 with LH on left leg, and whisper on the dots

G major scale and chords (see sheet)

• practice hands separately a few times, then play hands together

Technique Book:

Keep practicing Rock Climbing and Chord Cakewalk, and Carousel p. 30-31

• write in counting for the songs and count out loud
• work on keeping the round hand shape they talk about on p. 2
• work on dynamics

Learn Song for a Scarecrow, My Pony, and Row p. 49-51

• count out loud
• My Pony: be careful LH has to move

Do p. 36-37

Keep practicing Miniature Sonatina (first movement) p. 28

• Play random measures at first, then do another song, and then come back and play straight through this

Learn the 2nd movement p. 29

• write in counting and count out loud every time
• do 3-10-3

Sacred Music Comp song:

Deep Dusk

• work on pedaling
• we need really good dynamics – make sure you pay attention to all the highlighted marks and memorize how they go
• practice starting from random measures
• be careful of what you play at the end