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Piano Lesson 1
1. Introduction
2. Hand position and fingering
3. Musical notation
4. Rhythm and rhythmic patterns; time signature
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2. Let your arms hang loosely from your shoulders. Keep your elbows off your hips. Try to
curve your fingers and touch the keys. Please note that the fingers of each hand have a number
assigned to them:
Left Hand Right Hand
3. The musical alphabet consists of the first 7 letters of the alphabet. They are easy to find, as
they group around patterns of 2 and 3 black keys, repeating over and over as you go up and down
the keyboard.
7 letters