Macy was so impressed by the minor chords that she only wanted to play chords. I allowed her to play several chords in modified arpeggio form. Macy then wanted to compose. I always encourage students to compose by allowing them to show me what interests them. I gave her some guidelines, i.e., the I, IV, and V chord progression. We also reviewed the Spanish chord progression, and the minor (i, iv, and V) chord progression. We reviewed the Pentatonic scale and I demonstrated the different countries that use that scale (China, Japan, Scotland and the music of the Andes Mt.) . She did receive more checks on "The Chart". We finished by going back to the music book where she played a few more songs. We decided not to master them so that we could cover more territory. Every easy piece introduces something new and I felt that it was best to expose her to each new concept. Interesting enough, when I tried to review the Intervals - she was the first student who had mastered all 13 in one lesson - she was only interested in her favorite, m2 or Jaws. At times when you have made such an intense effort to master something, the memory of that intense effort keeps you from wanting to go back. If we had had more lessons we would have eased into the intervals.

Macy was an extraordinary student. She picked up on so many things easily. It was a joy to meet her sense of curiosity regarding music. I hope she continues her lessons.