Piano Pronto Movement 2: #19 Spanish Dance and A minor Scale/Chords

This post includes piano activities for "Spanish Dance" in Piano Pronto Movement 2. 

Music Samples and History

Imagine your hands are having a question-answer conversation and add some repetitive fun lyrics to tell a story.

For example:

Picky Eater

A Section

||: Treble: Do you want to eat your peas?

Bass: I don't want those peas!

Treble: Do you want to eat your peas?

Bass: I don't want those peas!

Treble: Do you want to eat your peas?

Bass: I don't want them

Treble: Please

Bass: I don't want them

Treble: Please

Bass:I don't want those peas!:||

B Section

It is time to eat your peas 3x

They're GONE!

Click the link to listen to the Classics for Kids podcast about Spanish Composers or The Spanish Sound.

OR

Explore more about Spanish style music with Viss Get Inspired 21 Spanish/Latin Music.

Theory

Watch the 4 Types of Scale Video as you color the scales worksheet.

Improvisation

Improv Option #1

Watch the Create First Secret Dance video and then create your own improvisation using a minor chord progressions.

Improv Option #2

Create melodies using notes from the Am scale as you listen to the backing tracks below.

Better Days

Moose

Improv Option #3 

Transpose the first 2 lines to of Spanish Dance major and then add a happy ending to your piece.

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#22 Rondalla Aragonesa and Minor Scale Ear Training