Piano Pronto Movement 1: #20 Spring Theme and Triad Inversions

This lesson plan includes activities for "Spring Theme" in Piano Pronto Movement 1.  

Music and Movement

Spy and color 6 Staccato-Accents (bounce-drops) on page 55-56. Listen to the audio as you follow along in your music and bounce your wrist on the staccatos and drop with arm weight on the accents.

Choose a video below to watch and hear the orchestral version of Spring Theme or learn about Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

Vivaldi Spring Line Rider

Vivaldi Spring Story

Vivaldi Four Season Video

Listen to Classics for Kids About Vivaldi or Sound Effects in Spring.

Theory

Watch the first 5 minutes of  Pianote Piano Chord Inversions Tutorial if needed to help you complete Power Pages 20.

Or

Teoria.com Triad ID Major Root, 1st, 2nd inversion
Practice identifying minor and Major 6th at Teoria.com Interval Ear Training m6 or M6.

Improvisation

Playing chords with inversions may look more complicated on the page, but it allows you to reduce the distance your hand needs to move so is often actually easier than leaping between root position chords. Listen to the sample improv videos below that include chord inversions. Then try improvising using the same chord patterns. 

Create First Classic Chords: I-IV-V-I and vi-ii-V-I in C Major

Secret Dance: vi - iv-V7-i and IV-I-V-iii 

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