Christopher completed learning the five questions to answer the major question "Where do I put my hands", and rhythm values. Today he multitasked in that he had to play the correct notes, rhythm, and fingering (tempo comes later, at this point the student imitates the teacher in this area). Every student finds the first easy piece very challenging. They have never been challenged at this level. Christopher was not any different. He repeated it until he understood it. His attitude last week was that it was not difficult to understand each individual question, however, when he had to put it all together he did have a defeatist attitude. However, upon using several reassuring techniques, with a playful attitude, he found that he did understand it and was able to play it reasonably well. Next week he will master it easily. The second easy piece was much easier since we apply what we learned from the previous song to the next one. Again, this is typical and he did it quite well. He learned the C Scale and Triad. We will practice that again next week so that it begins to build knowledge of scales and triads. We also did the Blues Scale in the right hand. This is a big step because the Blues Scale lends itself to easy self-expression. Christopher is an excellent candidate for the Blues Scale. We are doing our best to show Christopher that challenges with practice become less challenging. Eventually he will begin to understand that practice is the way to master difficult ideas.