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New note: D, and two-note piece walkthrough

Talia Girton
Talia Girton

Lesson time: (1min 36sec)

Add the note D to your repertoire and play a two-note piece with C and D to build confidence in note recognition.

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This lesson is part of the course Piano Method: First Steps
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Lesson transcript:

Next, we’re adding the note D to our repertoire. D is right next to Middle C, between the two black keys. We’ll play a simple two-note piece, moving between C and D with whole notes to get comfortable with the transition. Ready? Let’s go!

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Piano Method: First Steps
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Piano Method: First Steps

with Talia Girton

21 lessons (0h 29m)

About the instructor

Talia Girton
Talia Girton

Talia Girton is a musician and HCPC-registered music therapist, and the founder of The Cycling Music Teachers. Her work brings together music therapy, counselling and education, and she tutors internationally on the music therapy training course at UDELAS in Panama as well as contributing to professional development with the European Piano Teachers Association (EPTA). On MusicGurus she teaches the Piano Method and Piano Foundations courses, guiding complete beginners from first steps through rhythm, both hands, theory and performance. read more

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