Pianuvo Academy · Year 1 · Unit 0 of 10

Unit 0: First week at the piano

You sit well, use finger numbers, find any C, D, E, F and G, keep a steady beat, and play a melody in C position with either hand.

Start this unit Free. Scored exercises that listen as you play.

Lessons

4, about 65 minutes of lessons

Typical practice

4–6 h in total at a standard pace

By the end of this unit

• Sit at the piano with a relaxed, upright posture
• Find C, D, E, F and G anywhere on the keyboard
• Keep a steady beat and hold a note for two beats
• Play a short melody in C position with either hand

Lessons

1. Sit well and find middle C 16 min
   After this lesson you can: sit at the piano, find every C on the keyboard, and play middle C on a steady beat with either hand.
2. D and E, three fingers 16 min
   After this lesson you can: find C, D and E anywhere on the keyboard and play them with fingers 1, 2 and 3.
3. Hold for two, take turns 16 min
   After this lesson you can: hold a note for two beats while counting, and pass a tune from one hand to the other.
4. F and G: the C position 17 min
   After this lesson you can: play in C position with either hand and play the Ode to Joy melody.

Skills taught

Posture and hand shape

• Sitting at the piano
• Curved hand shape

Fingers

• Finger numbers
• C position

The keyboard

• Groups of black keys
• High and low
• Key C
• Middle C
• Key D
• Key E
• Key F
• Key G

Pulse and beat

• Steady beat
• Counting beats

Note lengths

• One beat
• Two beats

Hands

• Left hand
• Taking turns

Pieces in this unit

• Ode to Joy Ludwig van Beethoven, theme simplified
• Bells in C Pianuvo original
• Stepping Song Pianuvo original
• Hot Cross Buns Traditional (England), simplified