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Student and Tutor reviewed the concept of transposition, practicing a piece in C minor by applying changes to the five-finger position and key signature. They then dedicated significant time to refining an Alberti bass exercise, focusing on rhythmic precision through subdivision counting and coordinating both hands in contrary motion passages. The Tutor also provided guidance on effective practice techniques, including isolating difficult sections and maintaining proper wrist posture.

The Student and Tutor worked on piano performance, practicing a piece called "This Little Light of Mine" with a focus on left-hand chord fingering. They then reviewed several music theory concepts through a quiz, including accidentals, scale degrees (tonic, dominant, leading tone), scale identification, intervals, and chord construction. The Tutor introduced chord inversions and assigned practice of the first measure of "This Little Light of Mine" with both hands, along with the right-hand part of "Love Story" for homework.

The Student and Tutor worked on piano skills, practicing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and starting "Amazing Grace." They extensively covered note identification in both treble and bass clefs, reviewed basic music theory through a quiz, and practiced rhythm with clapping exercises on different time signatures. The homework assigned is to complete a Beethoven note identification sheet, focusing on familiarizing with the notes.

The Student practiced several piano pieces, including "Mary Had a Little Lamb," "Pink Pony Club," "Für Elise," and achieved completion on "Seven Years." They also recreated a treble clef note cheat sheet, focusing on line and space notes with mnemonic devices, and worked on the G major scale for both hands. The follow-up includes practicing the ending of "Für Elise," ensuring weekly practice of completed songs, practicing the G major scale hands together, and preparing for a full note identification exercise in the next session.

The session was a piano lesson where the Student practiced two pieces: "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" and "Perfect." The Student focused on note identification, chord progressions, and hand coordination for specific sections of both songs, receiving guidance from the Tutor. A follow-up 30-minute session was scheduled for later in the week to continue practice.

The Student and Tutor worked on a piano piece, "One Day at a Time," focusing on understanding and applying musical repeat signs, including first/second endings and the D.S. al Segno mark. The Student was assigned to practice this piece with all repeats and to prepare a new piece, "10,000 Reasons," by printing its chord chart.