
Identify the key signature with one sharp (G major) and play F sharp unless a natural sign indicates F natural, then practice fingering through measures 1–6 at the slow tempo.
Practice staccato notes by comparing marked dots and playing them detached in the right hand, keeping piano dynamics and a moderate tempo while playing along with the video.
Follow along with the video to practice each line, noting that flats and sharps carry for an entire measure, with overlapping hands and a forte dynamic.
practice the first line with the right hand, then left, then both, along with video; all f's become f sharp in key, and measure includes f natural and f sharp.
Spot courtesy natural in measure 2; follow fingering and staccato. Practice with the video, play hands together, and note the tempo: slow and steady before the forte in line 4.
Learn to use slurs for legato, contrasting piano and forte dynamics, while practicing each line and the full piece with guided video playback.
Master the incomplete pickup in 3/4 time, connect the opening measures with legato, and coordinate left-hand G with right-hand E, guided by video demonstrations.
Learn to play with dynamics and precise hand positions in piano pieces, focusing on mezzo forte, rests, and tempo shifts for left-hand practice and hands-together performance.
Learn eighth notes, their half-beat value, and how to count with the word and between numbers, replacing quarters with two eighth notes while practicing middle C with a piano video.
Perform a two-note exercise with right hand on middle C and left on C below, counting out loud through eighth notes with end between notes, and play along with video.
Explore a repeat-sign piano piece with dynamic shifts from forte to piano, practice right-hand only and hands together, count rhythms, and slow-to-performance speeds via video.
Combine legato and staccato across measures, listening to a performance and practicing each section with video prompts. Allegro tempo guides faster practice and a final performance tempo.
Master an eighth note exercise by reading the piece and practicing the right-hand five measures with the video, then the octave-lower left-hand section, and perform at slow to moderate tempo.
Practice the achievement piece for book 3 to test left-hand measures, right-hand passages, hand shifts, and legato or staccato articulations, with g major f sharp, video guidance, and allegro tempos.
Explore how listening, music history, and theory provide context for enjoying piano, with examples from world music and various periods, and join a community of lifelong learners.
Chopin grew up in Warsaw under the Russian empire during a Polish revolt. Traveling to Paris, he poured fury into the revolutionary etude, naming it for that moment.
Showcases Yo-Yo Ma, Fred Rogers's friend, receiving a call that Rogers is dying of stomach cancer and playing Bach's sarabande on his cello as a loving message.
Uncover the French horn's hunting-horn origins, why the left hand handles reins while the right goes inside the bell, directing sound away from the horse toward the audience.
Explore Mack the Knife from the Threepenny Opera, a murder ballad about Captain Macheath, and Ella Fitzgerald’s 1960 Berlin performance, a legendary improvisation later honored with a retroactive Grammy.
Learn how David Bowie colors harmony by borrowing from the parallel minor, pairing back-to-back major and root-minor chords in Life on Mars, Space Oddity, and Starman.
Tutorials walk you through reading, technique, and performance step-by-step and allow you to play along with a demonstration as notes illuminate.
In this third level, you'll learn early intermediate piano lessons, including things like:
-Articulations
-Dynamics
-Intermediate piano pieces
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