Lessons 121–140

Piano Unit 7

Lesson 121 Tempo Indications

Video Lesson
13:57
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Practice Session
9 tasks

What You’ll Learn

  • Meaning and use of the most common Italian words used in music to indicate tempo
  • New terms: largo, adagio, andante, moderato, allegretto, allegro, presto, prestissimo

Lesson 122 Musette in D: Right Hand (Unit 7)

Video Lesson
10:27
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Practice Session
9 tasks

What You’ll Learn

  • Learn about the composer Johann Sebastian Bach
  • What is the Anna Magdelena Bach Notebook?
  • How to play the treble clef part for ‘Musette in D’

Lesson 123 Musette in D: Hands Together (Unit 7)

Video Lesson
7:37
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Practice Session
9 tasks

What You’ll Learn

  • How to play ‘Musette in D’ with both hands

Lesson 124 Major & Minor Triads

Video Lesson
19:35
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Practice Session
9 tasks

What You’ll Learn

  • Practice identifying and playing all 12 major and minor triads

Lesson 125 All the Pretty Horses: Melody

Video Lesson
17:37
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Practice Session
10 tasks

What You’ll Learn

  • How to play the melody of the folk song ‘All the Pretty Horses’

Lesson 126 All the Pretty Horses: Accompaniment

Video Lesson
22:01
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Practice Session
10 tasks

What You’ll Learn

  • Review how to read chord symbols
  • How to improvise an accompaniment using chord symbols

Lesson 127 Interval Challenge

Video Lesson
12:48
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Practice Session
10 tasks

What You’ll Learn

  • Review guide notes
  • Practice quickly recognizing intervals on the piano and on the staff

Lesson 128 Dance: Right Hand

Video Lesson
17:11
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Practice Session
11 tasks

What You’ll Learn

  • How to play the treble clef part for ‘Dance’ by Cornelius Gurlitt
  • Correct hand and arm technique for legato ascending notes
  • Rotation technique for playing alternating keys a step apart

Lesson 129 Dance: Left Hand

Video Lesson
9:49
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Practice Session
11 tasks

What You’ll Learn

  • How to play the bass clef part for ‘Dance’
  • Using down-wrist and up-wrist to emphasize and de-emphasize certain beats

Lesson 130 Dance: Hands Together

Video Lesson
11:47
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Practice Session
10 tasks

What You’ll Learn

  • How to play ‘Dance’ with both hands
  • Tips on practicing

Lesson 131 1-2 Finger Skip

Video Lesson
10:52
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Practice Session
10 tasks

What You’ll Learn

  • Learn a new finger power exercise adapted from Hanon's ‘The Virtuoso Pianist’
  • Review proper finger shape and use of arm weight

Lesson 132 Sight Reading Challenge

Video Lesson
18:02
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Practice Session
10 tasks

What You’ll Learn

  • Practice your sight reading skills with the latest sight reading challenge!

Lesson 133 Are You Sleeping: Right Hand

Video Lesson
10:24
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Practice Session
10 tasks

What You’ll Learn

  • How to play the melody of the traditional French song ‘Are You Sleeping?’ (Frère Jaques)
  • Shifting hand position in the middle of a song
  • Review dynamics

Lesson 134 Are You Sleeping: Hands Together

Video Lesson
10:50
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Practice Session
11 tasks

What You’ll Learn

  • How to play ‘Are You Sleeping?’ with both hands
  • Imitation in music between two voices

Lesson 135 2-3 Finger Skip

Video Lesson
8:40
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Practice Session
10 tasks

What You’ll Learn

  • Learn a new variation on Hanon's finger exercise
  • Additional tips and tools for developing finger strength

Lesson 136 Black Snake: Right Hand

Video Lesson
15:37
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Practice Session
11 tasks

What You’ll Learn

  • How to play the melody of ‘Black Snake,' an American folk song
  • Review how to perform syncopated rhythms

Lesson 137 Black Snake: Left Hand

Video Lesson
15:25
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Practice Session
10 tasks

What You’ll Learn

  • How to play the left hand part for ‘Black Snake’
  • How to play the ii7 chord
  • Reading lower ledger lines for bass staff

Lesson 138 Black Snake: Hands Together

Video Lesson
12:28
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Practice Session
11 tasks

What You’ll Learn

  • How to play ‘Black Snake’ hands together
  • Strategies for practicing effectively

Lesson 139 3-4 Finger Skip (Unit 7)

Video Lesson
6:54
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Practice Session
10 tasks

What You’ll Learn

  • Learn another variation on Hanon's famous finger exercise

Lesson 140 Rhythm Challenge

Video Lesson
12:30
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Practice Session
7 tasks

What You’ll Learn

  • Practice performing and dictating many of the rhythmic patterns you've learned so far in this rhythm challenge!