Olivia’s Piano Lessons

May 19, 2026

Rhythm

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

Technique

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

Lessons

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

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

Theory

Do p. 36-37

Performance

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

  • If you are playing higher on the piano on the first section, then you only do the F thing once
  • pedal each time your LH changes in m23-24 – also slow way down here
  • When you go back to the first page, clear the pedal
  • think about a scene in a movie that your song is a soundtrack for. What is going on in each part? Still think about the above