Edna Lewis, Vernacular technique, 1916

Edna Lewis is “Vernacular technique” in 1916, and the figure kept beside it is 2006. This week’s practice chooses one movement or one part of one piece. Do not carry a talent order into family talk. Keep only today’s time. Edna Lewis is one person's practice in 1916. The note is Vernacular technique, and the figure kept beside it is 2006. Do not turn that line into a group score. At the practice room, open Edna Lewis so the log shows 1916 first, 2006 next, and “Vernacular technique” beside them.

This week, write in the practice log only that practice’s name, the year, and the hours or the figure, on one line, and practice only for that long. When practice ends, close the log and do not write the name of someone who did better. The order is Edna Lewis, 1916, 2006, then “Vernacular technique”. When one line is done, look again only at 1916 for Edna Lewis and leave 2006 on the log.

Do not turn it into a group score or an inborn grade, and do not write a rank against someone else in the log. Check that the practice name in the log and the movement you did today match, and empty that line if they do not. Do not carry a talent order into family talk. Keep only today’s time. Match Vernacular technique with 2006 at the practice room before you close 1916 for Edna Lewis. Edna Lewis is “Vernacular technique” in 1916, and the figure kept beside it is 2006.