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Ryan and Christian focused on a piano piece, addressing fingering, rhythm, and harmonic language. Christian practiced challenging measures, refined pedal technique, and worked on rhythm and chord transitions. Ryan suggested focusing on cleaning up the piece to the current stopping point and then potentially moving on to a new piece, with practice designated to reviewing new material slowly and then practicing the entire piece at a faster tempo.

Ryan Krause and Christian worked on piano scales, arpeggios, and a musical piece focusing on rhythm and tempo. Christian practiced specific techniques to improve finger movements and transitions in scales and arpeggios, and addressed rhythmic issues in the piece by increasing tempo. They scheduled an additional lesson for tomorrow to continue working on the piece and agreed to move future lessons to Fridays.

Ryan and Auston dedicated their piano lesson to refining various aspects of their playing, including technique, arpeggios, scales, and sight-reading. Auston spent time on 'Silent Night,' focusing on precise fingering and memorization, and also commenced learning 'Joy to the World,' where he analyzed its key, time signature, and rhythm. Their assigned practice includes scales, emphasizing thumb tucking, hands together play, relaxation, and accuracy, alongside continued work on both 'Silent Night' and 'Joy to the World'.

The instructor and the learner worked on a jazz piano piece, focusing on improving the learner's rhythm and timing through counting exercises and isolating difficult measures. The learner, a student at Sacramento City College, learned new fingering techniques for a challenging section of the piece and was assigned to practice the new measures, focusing on rhythm and note accuracy, in preparation for the next lesson.

During a recent music lesson, Ryan guided Paul through an analysis of figured bass in a hymn, identifying chord positions and complex harmonies, and introduced the diminished seven of five chord. Paul also played a Bach piece, receiving feedback on phrasing, dynamics, and the concept of subvocalizing to enhance musicality. For his practice, Paul was assigned to complete the figured bass analysis of the hymn and continue practicing the Bach piece, focusing on dynamic range and creating a conversation between the hands.

Ryan worked with a student from Oakhurst on piano technique, focusing on scales, arpeggios, and musicality. The learner received feedback on finger positioning and was introduced to the concept of retardando to improve transitions in a new piece. Ryan assigned them to practice the A major scale, focusing on technique, and to work on the new piece, incorporating dynamic markings and staccato notes.