Experienced tutor helping for grade improvement

The tutor and student explored shell voicings for stride piano, focusing on simplifying chords to their third and seventh. They practiced hand positioning and spacing for efficient stride playing, discussed the concept of tritones in relation to chord voicings, and began applying shell voicings to a 12-bar blues progression. The student was assigned practice on 'Autumn Leaves' and 'Fly Me to the Moon' to reinforce voice leading principles.

The Tutor and Student worked on practicing the song "One Day at a Time," focusing on correct key signatures and note identification in the B-flat major. The Tutor emphasized the importance of reading sheet music over copying and introduced a method for identifying unknown notes by counting from known notes.

The tutor and student worked on piano technique, focusing on reading sheet music and developing confidence through detailed understanding. They practiced identifying melody and basslines to learn songs by ear, with a plan to continue this approach in future lessons.

The Student and Tutor worked on a piano piece, addressing the Student's difficulties with performance versus solo practice. The Tutor introduced the concept of practicing at double the intended speed to improve performance reliability. They then focused on specific problematic measures, practicing hand coordination and introducing new notes, particularly E flat, for an upcoming section of the piece.

The Student and Tutor continued their piano lesson on the song "Red Light," focusing on correcting timing, note accuracy, and hand coordination for specific measures. The session concluded with the Tutor assigning an ear training exercise for homework, where the Student will use a video guide and their musical ear to learn the remaining left-hand parts of the song, focusing on its four main chords.

Student and Tutor continued their work on piano improvisation, focusing on targeting chord tones using enclosure techniques. They practiced applying these concepts to a four-chord progression and discussed integrating scales as bridges and syncopating melodies. The Student was assigned to apply these improvisation methods to the song "Fly Me to the Moon" for their next session.