Christian M, AB, Canada

Thank you for your responses Hellene. I'll keep in mind all your suggestions.

Thursday
Indian Boogie
P1 285/292 56
288/292 67
288/292 90
Listening , solfeggio and R1 of new piece : Sonata Pathetique

Friday
Review: Ode to Joy (Introductory Songs)
Piece working on: Indian Boogie P1 287/292 92
285/292 46
New Piece: Sonata Pathetique R1+ Solfeggio 40/46 32
Exercises Chromatic Scale hands separate and
Do major Scale Hands together 1 Octave

Saturday
Solfeggio and Chords 1: Zhuchka
R1 + Solfeggio 17/18 24
LH: 14/16 7
16/16 14
16/16 11
Dictation



Indian Boogie : best score P1 283/292 39

Guess Key Game 3:01min 200points

P.S. I'll try to include games and " Solfeggio and Chords" exercises during the weekend practices. Week days we will work more on other albums and the 4 exercises of level 1. How does it sound? The thing is that on weekdays we can afford longer than 30 minutes practices. Kids go to school and it's difficult to find more time to coach the 3 of them.

Monday15Feb
Indian Boogie
P 282/292 26
288/292 17
284/292 15

(I know I need to order the stickers as I only have some I've made using the key guides that I downloaded. I hope you don't mind Hellene)

NEW Piece(change his mind) : Jesu, Joy of Man Desire
Solfeggio in slow tempo and R (no score recorded yet)
Exercises Do Major Scale Hands together. ×10

Tuesday 16
Indian Boogie with Teaching Videos×6
Jesu, Joy of Man Desire : Solfeggio+R×5
Best R1 66/69 85
66/69 65
Exercises: Chromatic Scale hands separate

Wednesday
Indian Boogie
PH×5
Best: 286/292 13 trying to keep rounded fingers.
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring:
Bar 1 to 9
R1 Solfeggio×2
R1 25/27 27
27/27 28
L1 7/9 13
9/9 12

Thursday
Exercises Do Major Scale Hands together.
Hannon#1
Indian Boogie with Teaching Videos×6
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring: Bar 1 to 9
Trying to keep rounded fingers.
R1 + Solfeggio
R1 25/27 22
25/27 21
L1 8/9 7
9/9 8

Friday
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (whole song)
L1 22/22 21
R1 59/69 51
68/69 58
Indian Boogie ×3

hellene wrote: Lorenn, I watched Christian video. Sounds great! Very good improvement. We now have to work more on hands and posture. Please, make sure that your son's albows are above the piano keys. Ask him to use the tips of his fingers.

This has been always an issue. I've try hard to correct this and will continue. However, I suspect he either is double jointed or it has to do with the fact that he is normally very tense and a bit clumsy. A syndrome as such has been professionally ruled out however his brain is definitely wired in a different and unique way.

hellene wrote: It is time to hide the notes now: RH, LH and PH
After that to practice with TEACHING VIDEOS (with the metronome and without). Do you know, how to find them?

So far I've found them. Thanks.

hellene wrote: Keep in mind that it is the most difficult piece in the Album. It seems to me like the best way to learn it is through sections.

We are doing it like so.

Monday Feb22
Sight-reading Itsy Bitsy Spider
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
R1 65 / 69 38
68 / 69 50
L1 22 / 22 26
Indian Boogie with Teaching Videos×5
Exercises Three Sisters and Chromatic Scale