Gerardo:
“The Girl from Ipanema”: Start practicing the Bossa Nova bass. For the A section, play half notes, changing between the root note and the fifth of each chord (i.e. Fmaj7 = F and C).
“Thcaikovsky’s theme”: Play section A and its variant with the metronome (around 90 bpm). Make sure you practice the chord sequence first with the left hand before trying with both.
Caedan:
Read “Gravity Falls Opening”. Make sure he is reading the notes since he tends to try to play melodies by ear (which is great, but we also need to make sure he is making progress with his sight reading).
Zoe:
“Paris Texas”: Practice the bit of the melody seen in class with different rhythms in a loop. Go at a slower tempo, and increase it only when you feel comfortable playing the melody in a pp dynamic.
Practice singing the melody of the bridge with the piano first, and then without it but playing the chord. Pay special attention to the jumps toward the high notes and back.
Practice the song, piano solo, as soft as you can. Make sure the volume of your keyboard is max or almost max.