Pianuvo Academy · Year 1 · Unit 4 of 10
Unit 4: Intervals, first chords, legato and staccato
You name and play 2nds to 5ths, play C, F and G triads in the left hand, and play smoothly or detached.
- Lessons
- 4, about 67 minutes of lessons
- Typical practice
- 10–14 h in total at a standard pace
By the end of this unit
- Name and play intervals from a 2nd to a 5th by counting letter names
- Play the C, F and G chords in the left hand and read them on the bass staff
- Play smoothly (legato) and short (staccato) as the music asks
- Play broken chords and Aura Lee with both hands
Lessons
- Intervals: 2nd to 5th
After this lesson you can: name and play a 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th by counting letter names. - Triads: C, F and G
After this lesson you can: play the C, F and G chords in your left hand and read them on the bass staff. - Legato and staccato
After this lesson you can: play smoothly (legato) and short (staccato) when the music asks for it. - Broken chords and Aura Lee
After this lesson you can: play broken chords in your left hand and the whole of Aura Lee with both hands.
Skills taught
Symbols and signs
- Slur
- Staccato dot
Reading music
- Chords on the staff
- B2 on the staff
- A2 on the staff
- G2 on the staff
- F2 on the staff
- E2 on the staff
- E5 on the staff
- F5 on the staff
Loud and soft
- Legato
- Staccato
Keys, intervals and chords
- A second
- A third
- A fourth
- A fifth
- Triads
- C chord
- F chord
- G chord
- Broken chords
Pieces in this unit
- Aura Lee
- Jingle Bells (chorus)
- Staccato Steps
- Broken-Chord Waltz