Adalina’s Piano Lessons

Sept 5, 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, Chords, and Technique

Play D Major Scale and Chords

  • hands separately looking at the keys, put hands together when easy
  • remember all F’s and C’s are sharped
  • use the same fingering as C major scale

Learn p. 24-27

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Theory

Do p. 28-33

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Lessons

Keep practicing Queen’s Royal Entrance p. 40-41

  • do 3-10-3 where needed
  • add dynamics and pedal where indicated

Play through p. 42

Learn Peter Pan, Aardvark, and Whirling Leaves p. 43-47

  • Write in counting and count out loud
  • Use the 3-10-3 method: Play a very small segment (1-2 measures) 3 times in a row, wait 10 seconds, then repeat another 3 times. Continue this until you’ve completed the whole piece
  • The next day, play the piece start to finish to see how it goes. Repeat 3-10-3 wherever it’s needed.
  • Do 3-10-3 for only one piece per day when first learning it
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Performance

Learn Rocky Mountain and Italian Children’s Game p. 20-23

  • count out loud
  • Do 3-10-3 for each piece
  • don’t forget to add dynamics and articulations (staccato and accents)
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