Carlyn, Bri and Clara Progress Diary

My daughter Bri (almost 5 years old) insists on playing with both hands, but she did get around to playing just left- and just right-handed.

Today, Bri played 2 songs.

Broken Chord Waltz
Both Hands: 25/32 - 634
Right Hand-only: 7/8 - 88
Left Hand-only: 19/24 - 313

Drummer
Right Hand-only: 16/21 - 223
Left Hand-only: 56/64 - 205
Both Hands: 74/85 - 373

She also played Fruit Lines School, but I didn't notate the score.

I'm not sure if I'm supposed to reply to this same thread every time I share our progress, but here goes...

Today, Carlyn (the mom) completed First Steps Level 0.1. It only seemed fair that I first play the songs that I will later encourage my daughters to play.

I first listened to the songs and played them until I felt comfortable. I practiced until I memorized Ode to Joy. I was able to play it with eyes closed, no mistakes, with a score of 6.

I plan on uploading a video soon as I plan to apply for a scholarship.

I am also wondering which album to start working on. There are lots of albums. It's kind of overwhelming.

I'll list the scores just in case it comes in handy later
Fingerbotics #3: 24/24 - 5
Fingerbotics #4: 24/24 - 5
Fingerbotics #5: 28/28 - 9
Fingerbotics #6: 48/48 - 10
Fingerbotics #7: 72/72 - 10
Fingerbotics #8: 64/64 - 13
German Dance: 73/73 - 11
Hot Crossed Buns: 42/42 - 5
Let's Bookie: 78/78 - 16
March of the Thirds: 73/73 - 17
Marianne: 64/64 - 11
Merrily We Roll Along: 42/42 - 8
Music for 20 Fingers or More: 79/79 - 13
Play it Together (intervals): 44/44 - 15
Play it Together March: 44/44 - 5
Play it Together Waltz: 38/38 - 5
Play it Together Waltz (2): 46/46 - 9
Position Pattern 1: 14/14 - 3
Position Pattern 2: 20/20 - 6
Position Pattern 3: 22/22 - 5
Position Pattern 4: 62/62 - 7
Position Pattern 5: 58/58 - 7
Rainbow, Cross-hand Variation: 20/20 - 5
Rainbow Song: 20/20 - 5
Solo Flight: 38/38 - 6
Touch Sensitivity: - 11
Two-hand Jam: - 6
Two-hand Jam Rhythmic Variation: - 3
Variation #1: - 5
Variation #2: - 8
Ode to Joy: - 2

Today, Brianna played two songs. I showed her an album and let her pick what she wanted to play.

Ode to Joy
Right Hand-only: 17/30 – 270; 27/30 – 168

Jingle Bells
Both Hands: 49/77 – 545

Today, Carlyn played through all the “Intro Songs Level 0.0.”
French Song Demo: 38/38 – 9
A New Year’s Tree: 57/57 – 11
Ode to Joy: 48/48 – 6
French Song: 48/48 – 5
Jingle Bells: 77/77 – 14
The Small Fir Tree: 68/68 – 15
Hot Crossed Buns: 37/37 – 2 ; with eyes closed 37/37 – 3

Carlyn also started on “My First Piano Pieces Level 0.3.”
When the Saints Go Marching In: 257/258 - 32

6/19/2014
Today, Carlyn practiced two songs in “My First Piano Pieces Level 0.3”:

When the Saints Go Marching In
Both Hands: 255/258 - 54; 257/258 - 26; 256/258 - 21

A Hen
Right Hand-only: 37/38 - 15; 37/38 - 9; 38/38 - 6
Left Hand-only: 19/25 - 42; 25/25 - 9
Both Hands: 62/63 - 75; 61/63 - 53; 62/63 - 43

Today, Brianna practiced three songs.

ABC Song
Right Hand-only: 29/38 – 196
Both Hands: 31/48 - 602

Farmer in the Dell
Right Hand-only: 18/18 - 67
Left Hand-only: 13/15 - 97
Both Hands: 29/33 – 235

Mary Had a Little Lamb
Both Hands: 54/63 – 380

So far Bri and Carlyn are practicing once a week. I didn't post last week’s progress and now the dry erase board is illegible.

Here’s Bri’s work of today.

Alphabet Song
Both Hands: 43/48 – 163

Mary Had a Little Lamb
Left Hand-only: 6/10 -111; 7/10 – 130
Right Hand-only: 42/53 – 228
Both Hands: 55/63 – 283

Carlyn practiced a little bit today as well.
The Farmer in the Dell: 33/33 – 17
The Mulberry Bush: 35/36 – 13
Tim, Tim the Pipers Son: 28/30 – 12
Hey, Diddle Diddle: 57/57 – 36
Hickory, Dickory Dock: 48/54 - 41