Pianuvo Academy · Year 1 · Unit 8 of 10
Unit 8: Minor keys and a Baroque minuet
You hear and play major versus minor, play A minor (natural and harmonic), and learn a short Baroque-style minuet in two voices.
- Lessons
- 4, about 65 minutes of lessons
- Typical practice
- 10–14 h in total at a standard pace
By the end of this unit
- Hear whether music sounds major or minor
- Play the A natural and harmonic minor scales with G♯
- Read sharps and naturals, and notes up to B5
- Play a two-voice Baroque-style minuet with both hands
Lessons
- Major or minor?
After this lesson you can: hear whether music sounds major or minor, and play the A minor scale on the white keys. - The harmonic minor and G♯
After this lesson you can: play the A harmonic minor scale with G♯, and read sharps, naturals and a C♯ passing note on the staff. - Two voices, and notes above the staff
After this lesson you can: play a minuet with two voices, one in each hand, and read A5 and B5 above the staff. - Minuet in A minor
After this lesson you can: play the whole Minuet in A minor with both hands, shaping the two voices and the dynamics.
Skills taught
The keyboard
- G sharp
- C sharp
Symbols and signs
- Natural
Reading music
- G sharp4 on the staff
- G sharp3 on the staff
- C sharp4 on the staff
- C sharp5 on the staff
- A5 on the staff
- B5 on the staff
Keys, intervals and chords
- Major or minor?
- A minor
- A minor scale
- Two voices
Pieces in this unit
- Minuet in A minor
- Greensleeves (opening)
- Major or Minor?