Integrating the Sweep and Five Finger Pattern

Piano Lessons 1 - 9 + Bonus Content

Piano Lesson 1 - White Key Names and Ode to Joy

Piano Lesson 2 - Counting and More Ode to Joy

Piano Lesson 3 - Posture, Hand Position, and Ode to Joy Chords

Piano Lesson 4 - Drops, Reading C-F-G, and Lullaby

Technique: Active vs. Quiet Hand (5:17)
Technique: The Drop and Hand Alignment (7:33)
Basic Note Concepts (3:07)
Basic Music Staff Concepts (3:47)
How the Notes Line Up (2:45)
Writing "Middle" C (4:23)
Writing "Treble" G (1:08)
Writing "Bass" F (2:49)
A Tip on Note Reading (1:39)
Writing Our New Music: Lullaby on C-F-G (11:44)
Review and Assignment (12:32)

Piano Lesson 5 - Rotation, Notes C through G, and Dawn

Overview and Assignment (3:54)
Note Reading Continued: C through G (3:37)
Legato vs. Detached Playing and Thumb Position (3:23)
Technique: Rotation (11:01)
New Music: Dawn (8:23)

Piano Lesson 6 - Bass Clef Notes, Music Writing, Old Russian Song

Piano Lesson 7 - Low B, Chord Writing, and Writing Ode to Joy

Lesson 1-7 Review

Piano Lesson 8: Steps and Skips, Sharps and Flats

Lesson Introduction and New Music (2:31)
Music Theory: Steps and Skips (5:23)
Key Naming: Sharps (3:39)
Key Naming: Flats (3:40)
Writing and Reading Sharps (4:23)
Writing and Reading Flats (5:04)
New Music Tutorial, Materials, Note Worksheet, and Practice Assignment (19:32)
Lesson Recap and Assignment (4:07)

Piano Lesson 9: Writing the D Major Pattern and Transposition

Introduction and Overview (2:43)
Writing the D Major Five-Finger-Pattern (3:59)
D Major in the Bass Cleff and Skip-Note Patterns (5:20)
Five-Finger-Pattern Technique and Practice (13:36)
Transposing Into Different Hand Positions (9:41)
Worksheet Review from (Sharps and Flats Worksheet from Lesson 8) (4:20)
Bonus: Transposition Examples (4:42)
Lesson Overview and Assignment (3:40)

Advanced Technique 1: Rotations, Sweeps, and Basic Two-Note Movements

Relaxed Rotation (7:36)
Rotation - Above View (2:48)
Rotation With Active Hand (Above Keys) (5:24)
The "Thwack" Between Two Notes (1:36)
Sweeps (1:40)
Sweeps - Above View (1:20)
Sweeps and the 5 Finger Pattern (Preview) (2:31)
Sweeps with Rotation (1:15)
Twosies (2:31)
Thumb Drop and Release (5:29)
Examples and Applications (4:47)
Unit Assignment (4:51)

Advanced Technique 2: The Five Finger Pattern

Overview Of Five Finger Pattern Elements (3:21)
Fingers 3-4-5 (2:28)
Five Finger Patterns From The Thumb Outward (2:30)
Fingers 3-2-1 and 5-4 Coming Inward (3:24)
The Five Finger Pattern Coming Inward (3:31)
The Thumb as Extension of the Arm (2:19)
Open Thumb and Closed Thumb (1:12)
Five Finger Pattern - Above View (1:31)
Integrating the Sweep and Five Finger Pattern (1:08)
Economy of Motion with Speed (4:45)
Examples and Applications (3:02)
Unit Assignment (3:43)

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