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nirab — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 11:50:10 +0000

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IMPORTANT NOTE: As of the September 2010 session, LVS has taken on a new
format. The first lesson will post on Thursday instead of Saturday and then
ALL lessons will be posted the following Thursday. Students will need to
complete all assignments in sequential order before the session end date as
noted in the classroom.

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Returning students receive a 20% discount!

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referrals to mention your name and email address in their registration form!
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Instructor-led classes begin Sept 2, 2010. There is limited seating so head
on over to LVS Online to enroll now! http://www.lvsassociates.com/register/

Intro Piano/Keyboard class:

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Piano Lessons – 2 Tips on Scales

nirab — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 07:06:52 +0000

Piano Lessons: A good adventure is to find the major scale starting on F sharp. Use your ears and you should find it. Right hand fingering is 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2. Left hand is 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 2. You should have found six black keys and two white keys. Now see if you can find the major scale starting on B. The right hand fingering is 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Left hand fingering is 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1.

Piano Lessons: Once you have found the scale of F sharp major, see if you can find the scale of B major. You should have found five black keys and three white keys. Right hand fingering is 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Left hand fingering is 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1.

For online piano lessons or keyboard lessons (six week courses) go to Piano-Keyboard Intro online class, or Piano-Keyboard Advanced online class.

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Reading Music Notation

nirab — Sun, 30 May 2010 12:18:57 +0000

This week I will play B (3rd line) D (4th line) F (5th line), then play them one at a time asking the student to write them down as a crotchet on the treble staff. I will write about the next step next week.

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Piano Lessons – 2 Tips

nirab — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:48:35 +0000

Piano Lessons: There are two types of touch in music; staccato and legato. There are many varieties of each. To play staccato it is the same as playing legato, but you let the notes come up. To play legato using two single notes i.e. middle C then middle D, there are two notes down on the key-bed for a moment before releasing the first note C.

Piano Lessons: To play notes at different volumes of sound on the piano, there are two points to remember. One is the speed of depression of the note, and the other is weight. For instance you could play a fast scale softly by just using finger weight. Where you are playing sustained chords, use a slow speed of depression of the notes, with little arm weight.

For online piano lessons or keyboard lessons (six week courses) go to Piano-Keyboard Intro online class or Piano-Keyboard Advanced online class.

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Piano Lessons – 1 Tip on Pedalling

nirab — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:20:47 +0000

Piano Lessons; this lesson is the final one on Tips on Pedalling. Go to the first lesson and follow the instructions. Start counting from ‘one’ again and play D with the 2nd finger of your right hand on count ‘one’ and simultaneously release the pedal carefully. Listen carefully to ensure the sound of C connects to the following note D. This is the equivalent to the slapping of the knee exercise. You are still releasing the pedal at the end of count ‘four’ which is also the beginning of count ‘one’. Continue on in the same way, pedalling each note until you reach the C one octave higher than middle C. Use your ear as you need to listen for the connection in sound from one note to the next.

In this tip for piano lessons, this is called legato pedalling. It is also called syncopated pedalling. Most pedalling is carried out in this way.

For online piano lessons or keyboard lessons (six week courses) go to Piano-Keyboard Intro online class.
or Piano-Keyboard Advanced online class.

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Piano Lessons 2 Tips on Pedalling

nirab — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:15:49 +0000

Piano lessons on pedalling; this is a simple exercise to do, while sitting away from the piano with your right foot on the floor, slap your right hand on your right knee gently and at the same time lift the front part of your right foot keeping the heel on the floor so that the toes are pointing into the air.

While doing the following exercise, say the counts aloud ‘one’ ‘two’ ‘three’ ‘four’, each count lasting for approximately one second:
Sitting at the piano with your right foot resting gently on the sustaining pedal (the pedal on the right) with your heel on the floor, play middle C with your right hand thumb at the beginning of count one.
At the beginning of the second count gently depress the pedal all the way down being careful the pedal does not make a sound, while still keeping the middle C note down with your thumb.
On count three lift the right hand approximately 4 inches (10 cm) above the keyboard and listen to the sound of middle C continuing while you keep the pedal depressed for the fourth count. Still keep your right hand above the keyboard.
At the end of the fourth count release the pedal gently so that it doesn’t make a sound, lifting your foot only as far as the top of the pedal to let it rest there gently.

The final exercise for piano lessons on pedalling which will complete the pedalling technique, will be posted within two days.

For online piano lessons or keyboard lessons (six week courses) go to Piano-Keyboard Intro online class.
or Piano-Keyboard Advanced online class.

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