Second Piano Lesson 207

Welcome to your second piano lesson!

(Click here if you want to view the first piano lesson.)

So you’ve been practicing your first half of the Ode to Joy. Let’s talk about counting – one of the fundamental aspects of all music. I’m going to introduce you to four note values in the video below:

Now let’s take what we learned about counting and learn about the basic rhythm found in the Ode to Joy:

We’re about to learn the second half of Ode to Joy, but first, it’s very important that we learn some elements of piano technique. This subject is often glossed over, but if you want a good foundation it’s important to build it into every lesson. So we are going to talk about two subjects: Posture at the Piano, and Finding a Relaxed Hand Position:

Now we are finally ready to learn the second half of Ode to Joy!

That’s all for today, folks. Watch out for lesson 3 where we’ll add some left hand chords to our music – it’s coming soon! Until then . . . practice, practice, practice.

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