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This area contains tutorials and other resources to help my students. Please see the videos below for extra help between lessons. Thanks for stopping in !

Black Key Groupings and Note Identification

Note Identification/Black Key Groupings

This video is a reminder of the black key groupings that we learned about during the first few lessons.

Note Identification

Identifying White Key Groupings

Steps, Skips & Half-Steps/Rhythm & Beat

Steps, Skips & Half-Steps

This video will help students learn steps, skips & half-steps

Rhythm and Beat

Do you know which one is which?

The Grand Staff and Time Values/Meter

The Grand Staff

Detailed lesson explaining the grand staff

Time Values, Rests and Meter

Great review for all students!

Counting/Technique/Warm-ups/Whole Notes

Time values/Counting/Rhythm/Technique

We will learn about time values of the notes, timing and more. This is a wonderful review for students who have been taking lessons for a while, as well as early beginners.

Left Hand Warm-ups and whole notes

Great for developing left-hand technique and reviewing whole notes.

Videos to help with note reading

THe Skips Alphabet

A super easy way to learn note reading

Skips alphabet Practice

More practice with the skips alphabet

3/4 Time/Dotted Half Note/Slurs, Ties & Legato

3/4 time and Dotted half notes

Watch this video to learn about 3/4 time and more about time values

Slurs, ties and legato playing

Watch this video for help learning slurs, ties and legato playing