Piano Lessons-Free Piano Lessons

LESSON 8 INSTRUCTIONS:


1.  Piano Song, Waltz on C.
The practice sheet on page 7 uses a method of plus 1 practice.  You can practice 1 measure + the 1 beat of the next measure.  The idea is that students have a tendency to stop or pause at the bar lines and this practice technique moves us past the bar lines.  It is the same if you were memorizing a poem, memorizing the sentence plus the first word of the next sentence.  

Practice each set of measures 5-10 times before learning the next measures.   Once you have practiced page 7, move to page 8.  practice the complete song using plus 1 practice.   

Playing Middle C in both hands Measure 17:
The left hand is holding the C for 3 beats, but the right hand has to play the same C on beat 3.  How do you do that?
On the 3 beat play the C with the right hand thumb, but...try to maintain the feeling of legato. 

2 reasons to write the music using this method.
1.  It's a practice in hand independence
2.  In classical music, you will be holding a note but...changing the finger, so that the legato is maintained.  Sometimes, the hand has to change positions to reach notes higher or lower, but the composer wants a certain note held for an effect.

2.  Rhythms:  More on note values, rests and putting hands together.  There is a page that skips to #26, You will receive the other pages soon.