Completing Hoffman Academy Piano Unit 1
WRITE the letter names of the 5 notes in the G-major pentascale on the piano below, starting with the lowest G. The first pentascale has been done for you. Find and write the letter names (G A B C D) for the G-major pentascale THREE more times on the piano below. This time start at the top, with D, and write the names of all of the keys in the G-major Pentascale, stepping DOWN. The first three letters have been done for you. When you are done, try playing the G-major pentascale on your own piano, stepping up and down using hand-over-hand, naming the letters as you play. B C D Lesson 35 G Major Pentascales, Arpeggios & Chords G A B C D
Now draw an X on the notes used to play Hand-over-hand ARPEGGIOS in G Major. The first 3 X s have been done for you. Now try playing the HOH Arpeggio in G Major on your piano. Sing do mi so while playing each note. Try it one more time and this time sing the letter names G, B, D while you play. Make sure you are seated with a tall back in the middle of your bench, with the bench far enough from the keys that the elbows can float slightly out and in front of your torso. Keep fingers gently curved and close to the keys while playing. Allow the wrist to bounce gently as each note is played. As you play, do not slide back and forth from left to right on your bench. Rather, sit in the middle of your bench and simply lean with your body to the left and right to play low or high. While one hand is playing, the other hand should be getting ready to play so that there is no pause as you go from hand to hand. Try to sing the solfa (do, re, mi, etc) or the letter names while playing each note. Try using a metronome set to between 66 and 80, and play one note per click. X X X Playing Tips:
Lesson 36 Dinah Instructions: 1) Take a look at the music below. What do you notice? How many things can you find that you recognize? Can you find a Treble Clef? Can you find four sixteenth notes (tiki tiki)? 2) Point to the rhythms while singing the rhythm words tiki tiki ti ti, etc. 3) Try pointing to the note heads while singing the solfa. The first line is: do do do do do mi so mi so mi. 4) Try to play Dinah on the piano. Use the G Major Pentascale (RH finger 1 on G). Playing Tip: Let the wrist bounce with relaxed fingers close to the keys to help play the fast sixteenth notes. Did you notice? Sometimes rhythms can flip upside down if the note heads go above the middle line of the staff. Can you find some eighth notes (ti ti) that look upside down? Don t worry this is normal and you ll see this often in music.
Lesson 36 Part 2 Dinah Instructions: 1) Take a look at the music below. Can you find the D. C. al fine? This means to go back to the beginning and play again until you reach the Fine. (pronounced FEE-nay) 2) Since you already know lines 1 & 2 (from the last lesson), focus on lines 3 & 4 during your practice. When you are ready, try playing the entire song without stopping. Playing Tip: Let the wrist bounce with relaxed, curved fingers close to the keys to help play the fast sixteenth notes.
Completing Hoffman Academy Piano Unit 2