I am ecstatic to report that Oliver had a GREAT day today! We played through the C and G tetrachords (a "baby scale") and we began working through whole 8-note scales. This takes some serious focus and perseverance and Oliver rose to the challenge! His hard work paid off and he played through the C major and G major scales with correct fingering in both hands! Hooray! We also played through some solo literature of his choosing: "Lazy Mary" and "Betty and Bill", both from the Alfred's Technique book. Lazy Mary offered a chance to use left and right hands interchanging, like a musical "question and answer", passing off the melody seamlessly between the two hands. Betty and Bill gave us the chance to try crossing left hand over right to end the song on a high C. This is especially challenging when trying to keep a steady tempo and not slow down when executing this tricky maneuver. I can't say it enough: Oliver progressed leaps and bounds ahead of where he was last week. Bravo!