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LESSON PAGE.  HOLLINGSWORTH

January 17
Here is a reminder of exercises that will be useful to keep your skills between lessons, and other activities to continue advancing:
  • Work on recognizing and naming the notes at the keyboard.
  • Place both hands at the keyboard in C position, and play each note saying the name of the notes.  Going up, then down.
  • Go to the section of this webpage titled: "Reading Exercises in C Major".  Select a simple exercise form the beginning of the collection and play it. 
  • Practice how to build C chord and G chord.  There is a video for that on this webpage.
  • Theme form the 9th Symphony.  Review while you name the notes you are playing.
  • Spring (from Four Seasons),  Review while you name the notes you are playing.
​This will be enough to keep your skills sharp until we meet for our next lesson

Exercises to return your familiarity at the piano

FIND THE NOTE "C" AT THE PIANO
Search for patterns of two black keys and find where "C" is located

FIND THE NOTE "F" AT THE PIANO
Search for patterns of two black keys and find where "F" is located
FIND ALL THE NOTES AT THE PIANO
Now you should be able to find all the notes, name the notes going up and going down fluently.
Also be able to name them skipping going up and going down.
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PRACTICE THE NUMBERS OF THE FINGERS
Finger Nr.1 is the thumb on each hand.

Practice the following:
RIGHT HAND:
Place finger Nr.1 on middle C.
Assign the rest of the fingers to each key

LEFT HAND:
Place finger Nr.5 on lower C.
Assign the rest of the fingers to each key
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R E P E R T O R Y


PRINT AT HOME THIS COLLECTION OF PIECES

COLLECTION OF PIECES FOR MR. HOLLINGSWORTH
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PRACTICE THE C AND G CHORDS

Follow these videos to practice chords

NEW: Reading exercises in C Major

We will use these exercises to read in C position, starting from the very beginning.
354-reading-exercises-in-c-position
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Theme from 9th Symphony. Beethoven.

Sept 13
Here are two exercises:

One in which you receive help with the note names
another in which you receive help with the finger numbers.

Practice the right hand , then practice the C chords and G chords.  

C chord:  C - E - G
G chord:  B - D - G​
beethoven_9_c_simple_with_chords_finger_numbers.pdf
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beethoven_9_c_simple_with_chords_note_letters.pdf
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Spring from Four Seasons by Vivaldi

Sept 13
Review the melody with the RH, then the LH notes.
LH notes are C, F and G ​only.
spring__four_seasons__lv_1.pdf
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Improvisation. Ear-training

Sept 13

Improvisation using the while keys or the black keys.  ​Teacher provides accompaniment.

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WAIT:  Canon by Pachelbel

Sept 13

​This piece is in D Major.  We need to wait until we have reviewed all the songs in C Major to move into this one in D Major.
CANON. LH letters
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CANON. LH notes
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CANON. RH melody letters
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CANON. RH melody notes
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CANON. Hands together letters
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CANON. Hands together notes
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