Lessons 141–160
Piano Unit 8
Lesson 141 Musette in D: Right Hand
What You’ll Learn
- Highlights on the life of one of the greatest composers of all time: Johann Sebastian Bach
- What is the Anna Magdelena Bach Notebook?
- How to play the treble clef part for ‘Musette in D’
Lesson 142 Musette in D: Hands Together
What You’ll Learn
- How to play ‘Musette in D’ with both hands
Lesson 143 3-4 Finger Skip
What You’ll Learn
- Learn another variation on Hanon's famous finger exercise
Lesson 144 Deta, Deta: Right Hand
What You’ll Learn
- How to play a traditional Japanese folk song
- How to navigate new fingering challenges, including the finger cross-over
Lesson 145 Deta, Deta : Hands Together
What You’ll Learn
- How to play ‘Deta, Deta’ with both hands using octave displacement in the left hand
Lesson 146 Melodic Dictation
What You’ll Learn
- Develop your aural skills with this lesson focused on melodic dictation
- Practice dictating melodies on a blank staff
Lesson 147 Deta, Deta: Improvisation
What You’ll Learn
- How to improvise in the F major pentatonic scale
Lesson 148 4-5 Finger Skip
What You’ll Learn
- Develop increased finger strength, coordination and agility with this Finger Power exercise
Lesson 149 Allegro in C: Right Hand
What You’ll Learn
- How to play the treble clef part of ‘Allegro in C’ by early American composer Alexander Reinagle
Lesson 150 Allegro in C: Hands Together
What You’ll Learn
- How to play ‘Allegro in C’ with both hands
Lesson 151 Rhythm Challenge
What You’ll Learn
- Review the relationship of rhythm and beat
- Review the relative values and durations of all notes and rests learned in prior lessons
- Take the rhythm challenge!
Lesson 152 Dragon Night: Melody
What You’ll Learn
- Learn an original ‘techno pop’ song composed by Mr. Hoffman
- How to navigate new fingering challenges
Lesson 153 Dragon Night: Accompaniment
What You’ll Learn
- Review reading chords from a lead sheet to play an accompaniment in the left hand
Lesson 154 1-2 Finger Skip: Hands Together
What You’ll Learn
- How to play the 1-2 finger skip with both hands, ascending and descending
Lesson 155 When the Saints Go Marching In: Right Hand
What You’ll Learn
- Learn to play the melody of this American folk hymn, made famous by jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong
Lesson 156 When the Saints Go Marching In: Left Hand
What You’ll Learn
- Review I, V7 and IV chords in the key of C
- How to play the bass clef part of ‘When the Saints Go Marching In’
- How to read and play bass clef "Low C"
Lesson 157 Ledger Lines
What You’ll Learn
- How to read and play upper ledger line notes on the treble clef and lower ledger line notes on the bass clef
Lesson 158 When the Saints Go Marching In: Hands Together
What You’ll Learn
- How to play ‘When the Saints Go Marching In’ with both hands
Lesson 159 Canoe Song: Right Hand
What You’ll Learn
- Learn to play the melody of ‘Canoe Song ‘in C minor
- Review syncopation
- Learn and review new fingering techniques: thumb under and finger cross-over
Lesson 160 Canoe Song: Hands Together
What You’ll Learn
- How to play ‘Canoe Song’ with both hands
- Review transposing to other keys