Please visit pianofromscratch.com to view all of the lessons and download the sheet music. After learning the raw notes, we talk about how to smooth out the entire passage without rhythmic “speed bumps”. We develop some custom exercises to overcome the most dangerous spots in the passage by isolating them and focusing them in a [...]
Please visit pianofromscratch.com to view all of the lessons and download the sheet music. Now we add the left hand, noting that much of it uses the same notes. Also note how both hands are moving relatively parallel when put together. We also anticipate a potential practice problem that might create some “rhythmic roadblocks” – [...]
Please visit pianofromscratch.com to view all of the lessons and download the sheet music. We review the duple rhythms in measures 15-16, and introduce musicreader’s text stamping feature to put the “buzzing bumblebee” mnemonic into the music with contrastic colors. We start off by working on the right hand notes, using more colors to highlight [...]
Please visit pianofromscratch.com to view all of the lessons and download the sheet music. Now we add the right hand to measure 15. Recognizing that the right hand is playing octaves makes it easier to figure out the notes. We also see how pivoting fingers can make the playing of repeated notes easier, particularly as [...]
A simple run that can be repeated in many places on the piano
Alfred’s Basic Adult Piano Course : Lesson Book, Level TwoThis book begins with an extensive review of the chords and keys previously studied, using fresh and interesting materia… More >>
The Piano Lesson (Hallmark Hall of Fame)This book begins with an extensive review of [...]
