Unit 1 Lessons 1–20

Repertoire

  • Hot Cross Buns
  • D Journey
  • C Boogie
  • Five Woodpeckers
  • Frog in the Middle
  • Chocolate
  • Listen for Bells

Skills

  • Piano posture
  • C & D major pentascales
  • Transposing
  • Rhythmic dictation
  • Composing rhythms
  • Improvisation basics
  • Adding chords while playing the melody

Knowledge

  • Solfège: do, re, mi, fa, so
  • Musical alphabet
  • Names of all white keys on piano
  • Rhythms: quarter note, quarter rest, eighth notes, half notes
  • Finger numbers
  • Terms: stepping, skipping, repeating, high, low, improvisation, composition, sharp, rhythmic dictation, solfège, transpose

Lesson 1 First Song

What you will learn
  1. How to find high and low notes on your piano
  2. Pattern  of 2 and 3 black keys
  3. How to play your first song on the piano
REQUIRED PRINTABLES:Unit 1 Printables – Complete Unit 1
  1. Parent’s Guide: How to Help Your Child Enjoy and Succeed at Piano Lessons
  2. Hot Cross Buns – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 10
  3. Black Keys on the Piano – Theory Unit 1, page 11
What you’ll do in this Practice Session2 Instructions tasks
  1. 4 Repertoire tasks
  2. 1 Super Challenge task
  3. 1 Music Theory task

Lesson 2 Improvisation with Hot Cross Buns

What you will learn

Tips for your first improvisation on the piano with a jazz-style backing track

REQUIRED PRINTABLES:

Hot Cross Buns – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 10

What you’ll do in this Practice Session2 Repertoire tasks

1 Improvisation task

Lesson 3 Musical Alphabet

What you will learn

Basics of the Musical Alphabet

REQUIRED PRINTABLES:

Play Alphabet Towers.

What you’ll do in this Practice Session

Lesson 4Finding C, D, & E on the Piano

What you will learn

How to identify the keys C,D,and E on the piano

REQUIRED PRINTABLES:C, D, & E Hunt – Theory Unit 1, page 14
  1. Hot Cross Buns – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 10
  2. Welcome to Unit 1 Unit 1, pages 1-7
What you’ll do in this Practice Session1 Music Theory task
  1. 2 Super Challenge tasks
  2. 1 Improvisation task
  3. 1 Game task

Lesson 5Piano Posture & D Journey

What you will learn
  1. A4-step Checklist for excellent  piano  posture to complete at the start of each practice session
  2. Counting a steady beat
  3. How to play D Journeywhile applying principles of great piano posture
REQUIRED PRINTABLES:Piano Posture Checklist Unit 1, page 15-16
  1. Hot Cross Buns – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 10
  2. Piano Posture – Theory Unit 1, page 18
What you’ll do in this Practice Session6 Technique tasks
  1. 1 Repertoire task
  2. 1 Music Theory task

Lesson 6 C Boogie

What you will learn
  1. Review  how to find C on the piano
  2. Review  Piano  Posture  Checklist  and  apply  to  playing
  3. How to locate and identify the keys F and G on the piano ‘C Boogie’
REQUIRED PRINTABLES:
  1. D Journey: Right Hand – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 17
  2. C Boogie: Left Hand – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 19
  3. Hot Cross Buns – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 10
  4. Welcome to Unit 1 Unit 1, pages 1-7
What you’ll do in this Practice Session
  1. 8 Technique tasks
  2. 1 Improvisation task
  3. 1 Game task

Lesson 7 Finding F & G on the Piano

What you will learn

How to locate and identify the keys F and G on the piano

REQUIRED PRINTABLES:
  1. F & G Hunt – Theory Unit 1, page 20
  2. Piano Posture Checklist
  3. Hot Cross Buns – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 10
  4. D Journey: Right Hand – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 17
  5. C Boogie: Left Hand – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 19
What you’ll do in this Practice Session1 Music Theory task
  1. 5 Technique tasks
  2. 1 Super Challenge task
  3. 1 Game task

Lesson 8 Five Woodpeckers

What you will learn

How  to  play  ‘Five  Woodpeckers’ using  either  the  right hand,left hand,or both

REQUIRED PRINTABLES:
  1. Five Woodpeckers – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 21
  2. Solfège Hand Signs – Reference
  3. Piano Posture Checklist
What you’ll do in this Practice Session8 Repertoire tasks
  1. 1 Technique task
  2. 1 Game task

Lesson 9 Rhythm Dictation: Hot Cross Buns

What you will learn
  1. The meaning of beat and rhythm
  2. The sound and symbol for quarter notes,quarter rests,and eighth notes
  3. How to dictate the rhythm of a familiar song:HotCross Buns’
REQUIRED PRINTABLES:
  1. Rhythm Dictation: Hot Cross Buns – Theory Unit 1, page 22
  2. D Journey: Right Hand – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 17
  3. C Boogie: Left Hand – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 19
  4. Five Woodpeckers – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 21
What you’ll do in this Practice Session1 Music Theory task
  1. 3 Technique tasks
  2. 1 Super Challenge task
  3. 2 Repertoire tasks
  4. 1 Improvisation task

Lesson 10 Frog in the Middle

What you will learn
  1. How  to  play’Frog  in  the  Middle’on  the  piano
  2. How to sing and play the pattern do-mi-so
REQUIRED PRINTABLES:
  1. Frog in the Middle – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 23
  2. Solfège Hand Signs – Reference
  3. Hot Cross Buns – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 10 Unit 1 Practice Album Guide Unit 1, page 8-9
  4. C Major Pentascale – Theory Unit 1, page 24
What you’ll do in this Practice Session7 Repertoire tasks
  1. 1 Technique task
  2. 1 Super Challenge task
  3. 1 Game task
  4. 1 Music Theory task

Lesson 11 Finding A & B on the Piano

What you will learn
  1. How to find A and  B on the  piano
  2. The end of the Piano Street story
REQUIRED PRINTABLES:A & B Hunt – Theory Unit 1, page 25
  1. Missing Letters – Theory Unit 1, page 26
  2. Frog in the Middle – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 23
  3. Five Woodpeckers – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 21 Unit 1 Practice Album Guide Unit 1, page 8-9
What you’ll do in this Practice Session2 Music Theory tasks
  1. 3 Repertoire tasks
  2. 1 Super Challenge task
  3. 1 Game task

Lesson 12 Rhythm Composition

What you will learn

How to compose your own rhythm and melody using quarter notes,eighth notes,and quarter rests

REQUIRED PRINTABLES:
  1. Heartbeat Mat and Rhythm Cards
  2. Rhythm Composition – Theory Unit 1, page 27
  3. F & G Hunt – Theory Unit 1, page 20
  4. A & B Hunt – Theory Unit 1, page 25
  5. Frog in the Middle – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 23 Unit 1 Practice Album Guide Unit 1, page 8-9
What you’ll do in this Practice Session6 Music Theory tasks
  1. 1 Improvisation task
  2. 3 Repertoire tasks
  3. 1 Game task

Lesson 13 Chocolate

What you will learn
  1. How  to  play  ‘Chocolate’in  the  C  major  pentascale
  2. Learn  the  first  five  notes  of  the  solfege  scale:Do,Re,Mi,Fa,So
REQUIRED PRINTABLES:Chocolate – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 28
  1. Solfège Hand Signs – Reference
  2. Frog in the Middle – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 23
  3. Hot Cross Buns – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 10
  4. D Journey: Right Hand – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 17
  5. C Boogie: Left Hand – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 19
  6. Five Woodpeckers – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 21
What you’ll do in this Practice Session9 Repertoire tasks
  1. 1 Technique task
  2. 1 Super Challenge task
  3. 1 Game task

Lesson 14 D Major Pentascale

What you will learn

How to transpose to the D major pentascale Half step and whole step

REQUIRED PRINTABLES:
  1. D Major Pentascale – Theory Unit 1, page 29
  2. Chocolate – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 28
  3. D Journey: Right Hand – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 17
  4. C Boogie: Left Hand – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 19
What you’ll do in this Practice Session2 Music Theory tasks
  1. 2 Repertoire tasks
  2. 2 Super Challenge tasks
  3. 2 Technique tasks
  4. 1 Game task

Lesson 15 Rhythm Dictation: Frog in the Middle

What you will learn
  1. How to dictate the rhythm of ‘Frog in the Middle’
  2. Review quarter notes,quarter rests and eighth notes
REQUIRED PRINTABLES:
  1. Heartbeat Mat and Rhythm Cards
  2. Rhythm Dictation: Frog in the Middle – Theory Unit 1, page 30
  3. Unit 1 Practice Album Guide Unit 1, page 8-9
What you’ll do in this Practice Session1 Music Theory task
  1. 1 Super Challenge task
  2. 1 Repertoire task
  3. 1 Game task

Lesson 16 Finger Numbers

What you will learn
  1. Finger  number  system  for  pianists
  2. Finger number  mystery  challenge
REQUIRED PRINTABLES:
  1. Finger Numbers: Left Hand – Theory Unit 1, page 32
  2. Finger Numbers: Right Hand – Theory Unit 1, page 33
  3. Missing Finger Numbers – Theory Unit 1, page 34
  4. Welcome to Unit 1 Unit 1, pages 1-7
What you’ll do in this Practice Session7 Music Theory tasks
  1. 1 Repertoire task
  2. 1 Game task

Lesson 17 Listen for Bells

What you will learn

Learn  how to  play  the song  ‘Listen for  Bells’in the  D major  pentascale

REQUIRED PRINTABLES:
  1. Listen for Bells – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 35
  2. Solfège Hand Signs – Reference
  3. D Journey: Right Hand – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 17
  4. C Boogie: Left Hand – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 19
  5. Unit 1 Practice Album Guide Unit 1, page 8-9
What you’ll do in this Practice Session7 Repertoire tasks
  1. 2 Technique tasks
  2. 1 Super Challenge task
  3. 1 Game task

Lesson 18 Half Notes

What you will learn
  1. New  rhythm: Half  Note  -what  it  means  and  how  it works
  2. Dictate  the  rhythm  of  the  song  Chocolate.
  3. Review  all  rhythms  learned  so far:Quarter Note,Quarter  Rest,Eighth  Notes
REQUIRED PRINTABLES:
  1. Rhythm Dictation: Chocolate – Theory Unit 1, page 36
  2. Listen for Bells – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 35
  3. Unit 1 Practice Album Guide Unit 1, page 8-9
What you’ll do in this Practice Session2 Music Theory tasks
  1. 3 Repertoire tasks
  2. 1 Game task

Lesson 19 Improvisation with Listen for Bells

What you will learn

How to  improvise your own  music  using the  D  major  pentascale with a musical accompaniment played byMr.Hoffman

REQUIRED PRINTABLES:
  1. Listen for Bells – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 35 Unit 1 Practice Album Guide Unit 1, page 8-9
  2. D Journey: Right Hand – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 17
  3. C Boogie: Left Hand – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 19
  4. Backward Alphabet Snake – Theory Unit 1, page 36
  5. More Backward Alphabet Snakes – Theory Unit 1, page 37
What you’ll do in this Practice Session1 Improvisation task
  1. 2 Technique tasks
  2. 2 Music Theory tasks
  3. 1 Repertoire task
  4. 1 Game task

Lesson 20 Frog in the Middle: Adding Chords

What you will learn
  1. Definition of a chord and how to play 2-note chords properly
  2. Play ‘Frog in the Middle’with your right hand while the lefthand plays 2-note chords
REQUIRED PRINTABLES:
  1. Adding Chords to Frog in the Middle – Sheet Music Unit 1, page 38
  2. Review Challenge – Theory Unit 1, page 39-40
What you’ll do in this Practice Session5 Repertoire tasks
  1. 1 Music Theory task
  2. 1 Instructions task
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