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Student and Tutor continued their piano lessons, reviewing key signatures and establishing a new weekly practice plan covering technique, theory, sight-reading, and duets. They worked extensively on Opus 802 technique exercises, focusing on finger placement, wrist motion, and slow practice, and began sight-reading Opus 599, addressing left-hand chord voicings and coordination. The session concluded with an introduction to piano duets from Opus 239, with the Student assigned to practice recording one part and playing along with another.

The tutor and student worked on identifying notes on the musical staff, understanding note durations (whole and half notes), and recognizing steps and skips in musical passages. They practiced reading music and discussed rhythmic counting, with plans to continue applying these skills to new music next week.

The tutor and student worked on piano technique, specifically the B major scale in contrary motion and technical exercises from Cherney's Opus 802 and Opus 239. The student practiced scale fingering, contrary motion scales, and repeated patterns from the Cherney exercises, with a plan to record and play along with exercises from Opus 239 for the next lesson.

The piano lesson covered technical exercises from Opus 802, focusing on practice methods and articulation. The student also reviewed major flat key signatures in their theory book, learning how to identify and derive them using the circle of fifths. Future practice will include working with duets and applying new theoretical knowledge to exercises.

The student and tutor worked on two piano pieces: a turn study from Opus 299 and a Nocturne. They analyzed technical aspects, rhythmic interpretation, and phrasing for both pieces, with a focus on developing a more expressive and less hesitant performance. The student will continue practicing these pieces and will review specific sections, including a pre-assigned reading on musical emphasis, for the next session.

The Student and Tutor reviewed practice habits and scheduling, then focused on music theory concepts including musical sequences, parallel and contrary motion, and harmonic analysis. The Student practiced identifying these elements in musical pieces and received guidance on fingering and technical execution, with plans to continue work on specific exercises and theory tasks.