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The student and tutor reviewed piano exercises, focusing on hand coordination and the concept of musical "handoffs" between hands. They practiced new melodic patterns and began to interpret sheet music by identifying notes, clefs, and note durations, with the student assigned to practice these new skills and apply them to their current piece.

The tutor and student worked through piano exercises from Opus 802 and Opus 599, focusing on hand coordination, rhythmic articulation, and developing smooth transitions between notes and chords. The tutor provided feedback on technique and suggested practice strategies, including repetition and playing at a slower tempo for better control. The next steps involve continuing with these exercises and preparing for new pieces from Opus 500.

The Student and Tutor reviewed the Student's piano practice on the March and Czerny exercises, and introduced Bach Inventions. They worked on refining B major scale technique, focusing on efficient finger and wrist movement, and addressed coordination issues in contrary motion. The session included resolving audio difficulties to improve piano sound transmission and outlining continued practice on Czerny exercises and the first Bach Invention.

The Student and Tutor worked on piano pieces, starting with a review of Opus 696 number 2 and an introduction to Opus 696 number 3, including detailed rhythmic analysis using 'food words' and left-hand connection techniques. They also reviewed the Student's etude, which showed significant improvement in musicality. For future work, they planned to approach Chopin's Waltz in C# Minor and a new etude (Opus 754 number 5) focusing on 'floral pianism,' for which they developed initial fingerings. The Student was assigned to acquire a specific edition of the Chopin Waltz and practice the new etude's right-hand passage.

The Student and Tutor worked on piano technique, focusing on rhythmic counting for triplets in Opus 802 and refining hand positions for five-finger patterns and arpeggios in Opus 599. The Tutor introduced a new method for identifying and building three-note chord shapes. The Student was assigned to apply these chord recognition techniques to Opus 599, Exercise 10, and continue practicing rhythmic counting exercises.

Student and Tutor worked on piano technique and musical interpretation using pieces from Opus 299 number four and Nocturne number nine. They focused on phrasing, dynamics (including achieving different levels of forte and piano), and left-hand character. Homework includes practicing specific examples from Cherney's Opus 500 to develop a broader dynamic palette and applying marcato accents.