2019-2020 Lesson 4 of 24

TECHNIQUE

  1. Piano Soldier

    1. Sit all the way back on your bench

    2. Straight Back

    3. Shoulders down and relaxed

  2. Black Note Technique

    1. Play all the two and three sets of black keys with a bubble hand.

      1. Don’t pop the bubble

      2. Play low to high

      3. high to low

      4. middle to high

      5. and middle to low

THEORY

  1. Musical Alphabet

    1. Practice saying and playing the musical alphabet, forward and backward on the piano.

  2. Celebrate Theory Handout: Prep, Unit 1 “Getting Started”

    1. UNIT 1:

    2. UNIT 2:

      1. Start on this!

READING

  1. Lesson and Musicianship 1A

    1. PREPARE: All of Unit 2