Lessons 81–100
Piano Unit 5
Lesson 81 D-flat Major Pentascale
What You’ll Learn
- How to identify and play the D-flat major pentascale
- How to construct a major pentascale using whole steps and half steps
Lesson 82 Row, Row, Row Your Boat
What You’ll Learn
- How to play the traditional song "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" in D-flat major
- New musical symbol: Tie
- Technique for left hand cross over
Lesson 83 Adding Chords to Row, Row, Row Your Boat (Unit 5)
What You’ll Learn
- How to improvise an accompaniment for "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" using I and V7 chords in D-flat major
Lesson 84 C-sharp Minor & Enharmonics (Unit 5)
What You’ll Learn
- New term: enharmonic
- Review sharps and flats
- How to play the C-sharp minor pentascale
Lesson 85 E-flat Major & Minor Pentascales
What You’ll Learn
- How to play the E-flat major and E-flat minor pentascales
- How to play the I, V7, and IV chords in E-flat major and minor
Lesson 86 Lady, Lady (Unit 5)
What You’ll Learn
- Learn to play the melody of the traditional folk song "Lady, Lady" in E-flat major
- New term: Slur
- Review ties and counting the beat
Lesson 87 Lady, Lady: Left Hand (Unit 5)
What You’ll Learn
- How to play the left hand part for "Lady, Lady"
- Review the I and V7 chord in E-flat major
- Practice tips using the metronome
Lesson 88 Lady, Lady: Hands Together (Unit 5)
What You’ll Learn
- How to play the A section of "Lady, Lady" using hands together
- Review practice strategies for playing hands together
Lesson 89 Lady, Lady: Hands Together, B Section (Unit 5)
What You’ll Learn
- How to play the B section of "Lady, Lady" using hands together
- New term: Voicing
Lesson 90 Sight Reading Challenge
What You’ll Learn
- Practice your sight reading skills with Mr. Hoffman's Sight Reading Challenge!
Lesson 91 I Hear the Mill Wheel
What You’ll Learn
- How to play the A section of the Canadian folk song "I Hear the Mill Wheel" in E-flat minor
- Review rhythm: ti-tiki
- Review slur and staccato articulations
Lesson 92 I Hear the Mill Wheel: B Section
What You’ll Learn
- How to play the B section of "I Hear the Mill Wheel"
- New musical symbol: Fermata
Lesson 93 A-flat Major & Minor Improvisation (Unit 5)
What You’ll Learn
- How to play the A-flat major & A-flat minor pentascales
- Create an epic improvisation with Mr. Hoffman in the key of A-flat major & minor
Lesson 94 Au Clair de la Lune (Unit 5)
What You’ll Learn
- How to play a traditional French folk song "Au Clair de la Lune"
- Also learn how to speak a few phrases in French!
Lesson 95 Rhythm Challenge: Eighth Rests (Unit 5)
What You’ll Learn
- New rhythm: Eighth rest
- Learn a more advanced method of counting rhythms using a subdivided beat
- Take the rhythm challenge!
Lesson 96 Au Clair de la Lune: Left Hand (Unit 5)
What You’ll Learn
- How to play the left hand of "Au Clair de la Lune"
- Review eighth rest and counting a subdivided beat
Lesson 97 Au Clair de la Lune: Hands Together (Unit 5)
What You’ll Learn
- How to play "Au Clair de la Lune" using both hands
Lesson 98 Composing with a Haiku
What You’ll Learn
- Steps for composing your own original music using a poem as a starting point
Lesson 99 La Cinquantaine: Melody
What You’ll Learn
- New term: duet
- How to play the melody for "La Cinquantaine" by Gabriel-Marie
- Review: slurs, staccato, ti-tiki, dotted quarter note
Lesson 100 La Cinquantaine: Accompaniment
What You’ll Learn
- How to play the I, IV, and V7 chord in A minor
- How to improvise an accompaniment for "La Cinquantaine" using chord symbols