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Piano Lesson: Rina, 4, climbs the staircase, and then learns about happy and sad in music

The first video below showcases the partial content of today’s lesson. Because I am a staunch believer in introducing black keys early on in the course of piano study, I explored mood affect in music and lowered the E of “Frere Jacques” to E FLAT. Rina was basically exposed to the “minor” mode without a affixing a label to it, and she discovered the “flatted” note without an associated letter name.

Last week’s lesson: (Second session, working on “Frere Jacques” following staircase activity)

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