Warm up with half scales and finger exercises.
Practice reading and playing notes on the treble and bass clefs.
Practice reading and playing the song Stepping and Skipping.

Warm up using the full octave C major scale, focusing on coordination of the right and left hands together.
Sight read notes around middle C: A, B, C, D, and E. We applied using these notes by playing the songs Birthday Party, and Sandman’s Near from the Teaching Little Fingers How to Play book.

Andrew did very well. He has very good rhythm and does very well coordinating his right and left hands when playing his scales.

We warmed up with half scales and a review of basic musical notation.
I introduced the full octave C major scale using right and left hands separately, as well as together.
From the Teaching Little Fingers How to Play book, we read notes middle C, D, and E, applying them by playing Stepping and Skipping, Birthday Party, and Sandman’s Near.

Ben did a very good job in class. He used good technique, and focused very well.

We reviewed basic musical notation and practiced half scales up and down on right, left, and both hands.
I introduced the full octave C major scale and we practiced it right, left, and both hands.
We reviewed the Stepping and Skipping song from Teaching Little Fingers How to Play book using treble clef notes C, D, and E.
I introduced the Stepping and Skipping song using bass clef notes A, B, and C. We then played the two patterns reading both bass and treble clef in the same song.

We began the session with basic keyboard familiarity around middle C; perform half scale finger exercises...
Start in the book Teaching Little Fingers How to Play with basic musical notation and the first song, Stepping and Skipping.

Andrew did very well for his very first time playing piano.
For Homework: Practice the finger exercise if possible and study the treble clef notes.

Student Absent

Basic piano technique, finger exercises, reading notes on treble and bass clefs. Played through lesson 1 and 2 from Teaching Little Fingers How to Play.

Max did not attend the lesson. Received word upon entering the school that Max would not be attending school during his Spring Break

Max was asked a series of questions regarding his knowledge of music. He was also asked to play anything to assess the level of dexterity and range of note and rhythm values.

After it was assessed that his knowledge was very limited we began from the most basic fundamentals. He picked up the most basic fundamentals very easily. I asked him to play the scale and gave him an example of the difference between major and non-major tonal modes.

At the end of the lesson he was given a preview of his next lesson - The Blues Scale.

Max was an absolute pleasure to teach. His manners and demeanor were lovely.

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.