Pianuvo Academy · Year 1 · Unit 3 of 10

Unit 3: Hands together, eighth notes, p and f

You play simple pieces with both hands together, read and play eighth notes, and play softly (p) and loudly (f).

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

Lessons

4, about 69 minutes of lessons

Typical practice

10–14 h in total at a standard pace

By the end of this unit

• Play simple pieces with both hands at the same time
• Read and play eighth notes
• Play softly (p) and loudly (f)

Lessons

1. Two hands at once 16 min
   After this lesson you can: play with both hands at the same time: one hand holds long notes while the other moves.
2. Eighth notes 18 min
   After this lesson you can: read, count and play eighth notes, two to a beat.
3. Soft and loud: p and f 16 min
   After this lesson you can: play the same phrase softly (p) and loudly (f), and follow p and f marks on the staff.
4. Putting it together: Lightly Row 19 min
   After this lesson you can: play Lightly Row with both hands, and Ode to Joy with a left-hand part.

Skills taught

Note lengths

• Half a beat

Symbols and signs

• Eighth note

Hands

• Hands together

Loud and soft

• Soft (p)
• Loud (f)

Pieces in this unit

• Lightly Row Traditional (Germany), from “Hänschen klein”
• Ode to Joy with left hand Ludwig van Beethoven, theme simplified
• Running Eighths Pianuvo original
• Echo Song Pianuvo original

Songs from the library you can play after this unit

• Hot Cross Buns Traditional
• Frère Jacques Traditional