And away we go!!! Your first piano lesson! Learn about the groups of 3 black keys and 2 black keys!

Time to skip a finger!

Moving off the black keys to Middle C Position!

Let’s learn how to count while we play the piano. Proper rhythm really makes our songs sound great!

Now let’s go to C Position! Yes it is different than Middle C Position.

Let’s continue our journey through C Position.

Let’s add a new note! The Half Note Dot will make the rhythms much more interesting!

Now that we know what a half note dot is, we can make the rhythm much more interesting.

Let’s get started on the staff. Introducing the F Clef and the G Clef.

Now… The Grand Staff! Both hands get to play during the same melody. Learn how to read the G clef and the F clef at the same time.

That’s some smooth playing. Legato and slurs appear in our music.

Let’s read music! Our first interval is a Second.

That curved line looks like a slur! As we continue to learn how to read the interval of a second, we learn what a tie means and how to play tied notes.

The next interval is called a third. Let’s get going and learn how to read a third on the staff.

Now that we know how to play seconds and thirds, let’s make it a bit more interesting. Sometimes we play the notes separately and sometimes we play the noes simultaneously.

Now that we have learned our first two intervals, and the difference between melodic and harmonic intervals, lets play our hands at the same time!

The train keeps rolling! It is time to learn a new interval called a fourth.

A bit more but still the same! We learn how to make the melodies much more interesting by adding harmonic 4ths in one hand while the other hand plays melodic intervals.

The last interval of level 1A! Our newest interval is called a 5th.

And finally… We learn how to add the harmonic 5th to our music.

Whew!! That is a lot of information! The rules are going to stay the same, but we will move the notes and move our hands to different place.

What happens when the music doesn’t begin on count 1? Jump in to lesson 22 and find out.

Music consists of sounds, and silence. The half rest gives us two beats of silence.

We learn how to change the notes to make the melodies more interesting. Don’t sit on anything sharp!

Now let’s move the notes the other way. Hope your bike tire doesn’t go flat!

We can do so much with the flat sign. Now the melodies are super interesting.

We are learning how to spice things up by letting go of the notes as soon as you play them! Whew, that stove is hot!

Loud and soft is fun to play. This lesson will show you how.

Let’s review everything we have learned so far.

The last lesson of this level. We get to check all our knowledge and make sure we are ready to move on to the next level! Congratulations!! I will see you in level 1B!