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Lesson on "Sonatina on Three French Folk Tunes (1st Movement, 'Alouette')"
Helps students learn sonata structure, specifically "Sonata" or "Sonata-Allegro" form and first movement practices.
0:33 Overview
0:53 Lesson
12:15 Guided Demonstration
16:15 DemonstrationA copy of the Basic Course Lesson Level 5 is required:
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Lesson on "A Classy Rag"
Helps students learn the diminished seventh chord.
0:33 Overview
0:58 Lesson
13:34 Guided Demonstration
15:40 DemonstrationA copy of one of these methods is required:
Basic Course Lesson Level 6:
http://amzn.to/2CcnKYIAdult All-in-One Course Level 3:
http://amzn.to/2EynuIQB...
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Lesson on "Ballade"
Helps students review and reinforce many previously learned concepts.
0:33 Overview
0:50 Lesson
8:23 Guided Demonstration
10:42 DemonstrationA copy of the Basic Course Lesson Level 5 is required:
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Lesson on "La Folia (Theme & Variations)"
Helps students learn the dotted sixteenth note while playing a substantial work in theme and variations form.
0:33 Overview
0:52 Lesson (opening theme)
5:37 Lesson (variation 1)
9:16 Lesson (variation 2)
12:16 Lesson (variation 3)
13:55 Lesson (variation 4)
17:23 Lesson (closing theme)
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Lesson on "Scherzo" (Lesson Level 6)
Helps students learn to play thirty-second notes.
0:33 Overview
0:50 Lesson
21:32 Guided Demonstration
24:24 DemonstrationA copy of the Basic Course Lesson Level 6 is required:
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Lesson on "When Our Band Goes Marching By!"
Helps students reinforce first and second endings while reviewing many previously learned concepts.
0:33 Overview
0:57 Lesson
5:13 Guided Demonstration
7:09 DemonstrationA copy of one of these methods is required:
Basic Course Lesson Level 1B:
http://amzn.to/2nR8SuqBasic Course ...
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Lesson on "Waltz Pantomime"
Helps students learn the technique of passing finger 1 under finger 2 in both hands.
0:33 Overview
0:50 Lesson
7:30 Guided Demonstration
10:11 DemonstrationA copy of the Basic Course Lesson Level 3 is required:
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Lesson on "Theme from a Mozart Sonata"
Helps students learn to expand larger harmonic intervals using the left hand.
0:33 Overview
0:57 Lesson
9:03 Guided Demonstration
11:22 DemonstrationA copy of one of these methods is required:
Beginner All-in-One Course Book Five:
http://amzn.to/2nS56kyPrep Course for the Young ...
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Lesson on "Variations on the Theme from the Celebrated Canon in D"
Helps students review many previously learned concepts.
0:33 Overview
1:01 Lesson
20:04 Guided Demonstration
24:48 DemonstrationA copy of one of these methods is required:
Basic Course Lesson Level 6:
http://amzn.to/2CcnKYIAdult All-in-One Course Level 2:
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Lesson on "Sonatina (1st Movement)"
Helps students learn about "Alla Breve" or "Cut Time" key signature as well as reinforcing "Sonata" or "Sonata-Allegro" form.
0:33 Overview
0:50 Lesson
11:46 Guided Demonstration
15:03 DemonstrationA copy of the Basic Course Lesson Level 5 is required:
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Lesson on "Sonata in the Style of Scarlatti"
Helps students learn to play two (or more) octave arpeggios on major triads where the third is made up of a black key.
0:33 Overview
0:52 Lesson
12:54 Guided Demonstration
15:26 DemonstrationA copy of the Basic Course Lesson Level 5 is required:
http://amzn.to/2sm5VHj
