Teaching One Octave Scales on the Piano The transition from pentascales to one octave scales is a big leap that is more successfully tau...

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Once piano students are proficient in their Level 2 Keyboard Skills that include the V and I chord progression, I add in the IV chord which...

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Lately I've been starting out my mornings listening to "I Will Go and Do" sung by David Archuleta which I referred to in this ...

AIM Piano Keyboard Skills Level 2 Pentascales, Chords and Hand over Hand Arpeggios Once students have learned their pentascales and cho...