Level 2A, Performance, Pg. 6-7, Theme and Variation Listen to this classical dance come to life as Nancy guides Philip through the “choreography” of the musical phrases. Nancy describes the left hand as the man and the right hand as the lady, dancing together as they play slurs that slide down the long dancehall. Nancy draws […]
Level 2A, Technique and Artistry Book, Pg. 12, Colorful Sunset Guiding a student to play artistically connects movements with sounds. This happens gradually as the student focuses on certain elements of music-making, then begins to fuse these as pieces vary and become more sophisticated. Here the sun glows warmly as Kai builds a careful crescendo, […]
Pattern Recognition Why are five-finger positions a necessary part of piano pedagogy? Because our hands have five fingers. So the relevance of five-finger patterns applies at virtually any level of piano playing. Major and minor five-finger patterns are taught in Level 2A of Piano Adventures®—after the basics of reading are acquired in the Primer and […]
