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