Lessons 221–240
Piano Unit 12
Lesson 221 Arabesque
What You’ll Learn
- How to play the A section of "Arabesque" by Friedrich Burgmüller
- New terms: arabesque, scherzando, leggiero, sforzando
- Review first and second endings
Lesson 222 Arabesque: Left Hand
What You’ll Learn
- How to play the A section of "Arabesque" hands together
- Review chord analysis
- Tips for balancing melody and chords
Lesson 223 Arabesque: B Section
What You’ll Learn
- How to play the B section of "Arabesque"
- New terms: countermelody, a tempo
Lesson 224 Two-octave Minor Scales and Arpeggios in A, D & G
What You’ll Learn
- Correct technique and fingerings for playing two-octave scales and arpeggios in A, D, and G minor
- Review Ladder of Fourths
Lesson 225 Arabesque: Coda
What You’ll Learn
- How to play the coda of "Arabesque"
- Practice tips on playing fast notes clean and even
- Tips on using dynamics to create an exciting performance
Lesson 226 Diatonic Chords in Minor Keys
What You’ll Learn
- How to identify, play, and improvise with diatonic chords in A natural and harmonic minor
- New term: augmented
Lesson 227 Greensleeves
What You’ll Learn
- How to play the English folk melody "Greensleeves"
- Review pickup beat and counting rhythms in 6/8 meter
Lesson 228 Greensleeves: Accompaniment
What You’ll Learn
- How to improvise an accompaniment for "Greensleeves" using chord symbols
Lesson 229 C Minor Scales & Arpeggio
What You’ll Learn
- Correct technique and fingerings for playing two-octave scales and arpeggios in A, D, and G minor
- Review Ladder of Fourths
Lesson 230 Diatonic Chords & Inversions in C Minor
What You’ll Learn
- How to identify, play, and improvise with diatonic chords in C natural and harmonic minor
- Review chord inversions
Lesson 231 Ballade
What You’ll Learn
- How to play the A section of "Ballade" by Burgmüller
- New terms: con brio, misterioso
Lesson 232 Ballade: B Section
What You’ll Learn
- How to play the B section of "Ballade" by Burgmüller
- Practice techniques for voicing melody over accompaniment
- New terms: dolce, animato
Lesson 233 Ballade: Coda
What You’ll Learn
- How to play the Coda section of "Ballade" by Burgmüller
- Practice tools for working on fast sections
Lesson 234 Two-octave Scales & Arpeggios: G, D & A Major
What You’ll Learn
- Correct technique and fingerings for playing two-octave scales and arpeggios in G, D, and A major
- Review expert practice tips and strategies for mastering scales and arpeggios
Lesson 235 Composition Project
What You’ll Learn
- Step-by-step tools for creating your own original composition
- Review question and answer phrases, parallel phrases, and contrasting phrases
- Pro tips for notating and turning your musical ideas into an artistic composition
Lesson 236 Musette in D: A Section
What You’ll Learn
- How to play the A section of "Musette in D" by Johann Sebastian Bach
- Review technique for executing staccatos and slurs
Lesson 237 Musette in D: B Section: RH
What You’ll Learn
- How to play the right hand part of the B section of "Musette in D"
- How to approach articulation in a Baroque-style piece
Lesson 238 Musette in D: B Section: LH
What You’ll Learn
- Practice strategies for mastering the B section of "Musette in D" hands together
- New term: rounded binary form
Lesson 239 Blues Scale in D
What You’ll Learn
- How to play a 2-octave blues scale in D
- Practice improvising using the D blues scale over a 12-bar blues accompaniment
Lesson 240 12-Bar Blues
What You’ll Learn
- How to improvise using the famous "12-bar blues" chord progression
- Explore several common blues piano accompaniment patterns for the left hand
- New term: bar = measure