complete materials for lessons 1 20

Lesson1FirstSong

MusicismadeupofHIGHandLOWsounds.CanyoufigureouthowtomakeHIGHandLOWsoundsonyourpiano?TrytofindtheHIGHESTnoteonyourpiano?HINT:Itisthefurthestnotetotheright.CanyoufindtheLOWESTnote?HINT:Itisthefurthestnotetotheleft.Whatdotheothernotessoundlike?Theblackkeysonthepianocomeingroupsof2and3.Onthepianobelow,canyoudrawaGREENcirclearoundtheHIGHESTgroupof3blackkeys?CanyoudrawaREDcirclearoundtheLOWESTgroupof2blackkeys?

LOWnotes HIGHnotesNOTESaredrawnonlongstraightlines,calledaSTAFF:

Astaffwithoutnotes AstaffwithnotesThehighertheNOTEHEADisplacedonthestaff,thehigherthenote.SomehighNOTEHEADS SomelowNOTEHEADS AveryhighNOTEHEAD

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HerearethefirstthreenotesofHotCrossBuns,drawnonaONELINESTAFF:ThesethreenotesformapatterncalledSTEPPINGDOWN.Thefirstnoteisthehighest,thesecondnoteisaSTEPDOWN,andthelastnoteisanotherSTEPDOWN.

TrytouchingeachNOTEHEADwithyourfingerwhileyousayhowitismoving:

Onyourpiano,trytoplaythispatternonanygroupof3BLACKKEYS.StartbyplayingtheblackkeyfurthesttotheRIGHT.ThenSTEPDOWNbyplayingthenearestblackkeytotheleft (themiddleone)ThenSTEPDOWNagainbyplayingthenearestblackkeytotheleft (theleftone)NowtrydrawingthispatternofSTEPPINGDOWNnotesbytracingandcoloringintheNOTEHEADSbelow.Tryoneonyourown:

start stepdown step

down

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Herearethenotesforthenextpattern.IthasfourREPEATINGNOTES,thenaSTEPUP,thenmoreREPEATINGNOTES.TrytouchingeachNOTEHEADwhilesayinghoweachnoteismoving:

Nowtrytoplaythispatternonyourpiano.Thistime,startontheblackkeyfurthesttotheLEFT.HINT:EachREPEATINGNOTEwillbethesamenoteyoujustplayed.NowtrydrawingthispatternbytracingtheNOTEHEADSbelow:Hereisthewholesongfromstarttofinish.TrytouchingeachNOTEHEADandsayingwhetherthenotesareSTEPPINGorREPEATING.(CallthefirstnoteofeachpatternSTART.)Thentryplayingitonyourpiano.

start repeatrepeatrepeat stepuprepeatrepeatrepeat

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Lesson2MusicalAlphabetSnake!

PracticingsingingtheMusicalAlphabet(usethetunefromtheregularAlphabetSong).Remember,thereisnoHintheMusicalAlphabet.ThenextletterafterGisA.

ABCDEFGABCDEFGABCDEFGABCDEFGABCDEFGABCDEFGNow,practicewritingtheMusicalAlphabetonthesnakebelow.Startatthesnakeshead,andworktowardsthetail.

START AB



MusicalAlphabetSnakes!PracticetheMUSICALALPHABETbywritinginthemissinglettersforeachsnake.Remember,theMUSICALALPHABETcanstartonanyletter,andtheletterafterGisA.(ThereisnoHinmusic!)Thefirsttwohavebeendoneforyou.

A GFEDCB

A

D

F

C BAGFED



MOREMusicalAlphabetSnakes!PracticetheMUSICALALPHABETbywritinginthemissinglettersforeachsnake.Remember,theletterafterGisA.(ThereisnoHinmusic!)

B

E

G

F

C



Instructions:Cutoutlettercards.Level1:Shufflethecards,thenbuildatowerintheorderofthemusicalalphabet,beginningwithAonbottom.Level2:Buildatowerintheorderofthemusicalalphabet,beginningonANYletter(AalwayscomesafterG).Level3:BeginbyplacingGatthetop,thenarrangeinreverseorder,buildingdown,placingAonthebottom.Level4:BeginwithANYletteratthetopofthetower,thenbuilddown,goingbackwardsthroughthealphabet(GistheletterbelowA).

Lesson3Engine,Engine

Instructions: Findarelaxedpianopostureatthepiano,being

suretonotsittooclosetothekeys.Sitwithatallbackandrelaxedshoulders.

Placethreefingers(pointer,middle,andringfingers)onagroupofthreeblackkeys.

Playallthreeblackkeysasagroupusingasteadybeatwhilechantingthewordsbelow.

Engine,enginenumbernine,GoingdownChicagoLine,Ifthetrainfallsoffthetrack,WillIgetmymoneyback?Yes?No?Maybeso!Ch,ch,ch,ch

Variations:

Chooseotherplacesforthetraintogo,forexample,GoingdownCaliforniaLine. Trydifferentspeedsforthetrain,fast,slow,etc. Tryusingbothhandstoplayinavarietyofways:alternatinghands,bothhandsplaying

together,goingupanddownthepianoondifferentgroupsofthreeblackkeys.



Lesson

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Lesson

5BlackK

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lefta

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Lesson

6F&

GHu

nt!

Colora

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ellow.N

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Lesson75Woodpeckers

C CC C C D DD D DWood pecker Tap! Tap! Wood pecker Tap! Tap!E EE E E F FF F FWood pecker Tap! Tap! Wood pecker Tap! Tap!G GG G G G F E D CWood pecker Tap! Tap! Look ing for a bug.CYum!

Tips

Beforeplaying,firstfindarelaxedpianopostureatthepiano,beingsuretonotsittooclosetothekeys.Sitwithatallbackandrelaxedshoulders.

Remembertokeepallofyourfingersgentlycurvedwhileplaying. Trysingingthewordsorthenotenames(C,D,E,etc.)whileplaying.

SuperChallenges

CanyouplayitwithyourLH(lefthand)? Canyouplayitwithyoureyesclosed? CanyouplayitHT(handstogether)? Canyouplayitwithyoureyesclosed?

C D E F G



Lessons:HeartbeatMatInstructions

1. Printpages1and22. Cutalongdottedlines3. Connectpages1and2usingtapeorgluestick

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Lesson8HotCrossBuns

RhythmDictationInstructions:

WritetherhythmforHotCrossBunsintheheartbeatsbelow.Afewhavebeendoneforyou.

Toucheachheartbeatwithasteadybeat,whilesingingtherhythmwords(ta,ta,ta,etc.)

PlayHotCrossBunsonthepianowhilesingingtherhythmwords.

Copyright 2013 Hoffman Academy of Music

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Lesson

9Step

ping

Up&

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heBl

ackK

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youp

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tepp

ingU

p&Do

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heBlackK

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your

hand

swill

take

turnsp

laying,go

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lowto

high,

usingt

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me

sequ

ence

youu

sedf

orBlackK

eySm

ashe

s:

Left

Hand

RightH

and

Left

Hand

RightH

and

(cross

over)

For

Step

ping

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heBlackK

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your

fingers

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laye

achk

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parately,on

eata

time,

inas

tepp

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emi.P

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andc

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Allow

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cege

ntly

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chno

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played

,with

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ggravity

tofallin

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chno

teis

played

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Sing

dor

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ping

down

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Lesson10FrogintheMiddle

sol sol sol mi miFrog in the mid dlesol sol sol miFrog in the seasol sol sol mi miFrog in the mid dledo do doCant catch me!Tips

Remembertokeepallofyourfingersgentlycurvedwhileplaying. Sitwithatallback,relaxedshoulders. Trysingingthewordswhileplaying.

SuperChallenges

Canyousingthesolfawhileplaying(solsolsolmimi,etc.)?

CanyouplayitwithyourLH(lefthand)? Canyouplayitwithyoureyesclosed? CanyouplayitHT(handstogether)? CanyouplayitHTwithyoureyesclosed?

1

mi sol do

3 5 R H



BACKWARDMusicalAlphabetSnake!PracticingsingingtheMusicalAlphabetBACKWARD.Startattherightandmoveleftasyousing:

ABCDEFGABCDEFGABCDEFGABCDEFGABCDEFGABCDEFGNow,practicewritingtheMusicalAlphabetBACKWARDonthesnakebelow.Startatthesnakestail,andworktowardthehead.

START

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Lesson11RhythmComposition

Instructions:

1. Usetheheartbeatsbelowtowriteyourownrhythms.2. Speakyourrhythmwhiletouchingeachheartbeatwithyourfinger.

(Remembertokeepasteadybeat!)3. Clap,drumorshakeyourrhythm.4. Playyourrhythmonthepiano.(Youcanchooseanynoteornotes.Yourethe

composer!)Rhythmstotry:



BackwardMusicalAlphabetSnakes

PracticetheMusicalAlphabetBACKWARDbywritinginthemissinglettersforeachsnake.Startatthesnakestailandworktowardthehead.Thefirsttwohavebeenstartedforyou.

E GF

C

START

BG A

E

F

D



Lesson

12

Hand

Over

Hand

Pentascalesin

CMajor

AP

entascaleis

agroup

of5n

otes,al

lones

tepa

part.

TheC

Major

Pentascale

ismadeo

fthese5

notes:

C,D,

E,F,

G.

When

youp

layH

andO

verH

and(

HOH)

Pentascalesin

C,yo

urha

ndsw

illta

ketu

rnsp

laying,usin

gthisp

attern:

Left

Hand

RightH

and

Left

Hand

RightH

and

(cross

over)

Practicet

apping

your

hand

sona

nyfla

tsurfacew

hile

saying

thisp

attern

outlo

ud.

Now

trypla

ying

HOHP

entascales

inCo

nyou

rpiano

,goingfrom

lowto

high,

assh

owno

nthe

piano

below.Yo

urlef

tand

right

hand

swill

take

turns.

Playe

achn

oteo

ftheP

entascale,

onea

tatim

e:C

DE

FG

.Sing

then

ames

ofth

enotes

asyo

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1 2

34

LHLH

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RH

CD

EF

GC

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FG

CD

EF

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FG

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ofth

enotes

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Playing

Tips:

Makes

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Keep

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lose

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ekeysw

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playing.

Allow

thew

ristto

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cege

ntly

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chno

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played

,with

afeelingo

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tofallin

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ekeys.

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ristd

rops

slightly

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chno

teis

played

,then

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acku

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laying

then

extk

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entascales,don

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from

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dore

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names

CD

EFG

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Tryu

singa

metrono

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een6

0and

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4 3

21

CD

EF

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FG

CD

EF

GC

DE

FG

MOREBackwardMusicalAlphabetSnakes

PracticetheMusicalAlphabetBACKWARDbywritinginthemissinglettersforeachsnake.Startatthesnakestailandworktowardthehead.

D

A

START

F

C

G



Lesson13FrogintheMiddleRhythmDictation

Instructions:

WritetherhythmforFrogintheMiddleintheheartbeatsbelow.

Toucheachheartbeatwithasteadybeat,whilesingingtherhythmwords(ta,titi,ta,ta,etc.)

PlayFrogintheMiddleonthepianowhilesingingtherhythmwords.

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Lesson14

ChocolateInstructions:

Traceeachnoteheadonthe5linestaffbelowtomakethesongChocolate.

Yum,yum,yum,yum,yum!Choclate,Ihavesome!

Whenyouaredonetracing,singChocolatewhiletouchingeachofthenoteheads.

Nowtoucheachnotehead,oneatatime,startingontheleft,andsayhoweachnoteismoving.Saystartforthefirstnote,thenstepupforthesecondnote.Youfigureouttherest!

(ANSWER:start,stepup,stepup,stepup,stepup,repeat,stepdown,stepdown,stepdown,stepdown)TheseareLINEnotes: TheseareSPACEnotes:

ToucheachnoteheadinthesongChocolate,onemoretime,thistimesayingSPACEforthespacenotesorLINEforthelinenotes.

(ANSWER:space,line,space,line,space,space,line,space,line,space)

NowtrydrawingChocolatebyyourselfonthestaffbelow.



Lesson15:FingerNumbersPlaceyourRIGHTHANDpalmdowninthelargeboxbelow,withyourfingersspreadapart,andhaveanadulthelpyoutracetheoutlineofyourRIGHTHAND.WriteRHforrighthandinthemiddleoftheoutlineofyourhand.Writethecorrectfingernumberinsideeachfinger.Remember,yourthumbisnumber1.

RH

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5 MyRightHand



PlaceyourLEFTHANDpalmdowninthelargeboxbelow,withyourfingersspreadapart,andhaveanadulthelpyoutracetheoutlineofyourLEFTHAND.WriteLHforlefthandinthemiddleoftheoutlineofyourhand.Writethecorrectfingernumberinsideeachfinger.Remember,yourthumbisnumber1.

MyLeftHandLH

1

2 3 4

5



MissingFingerNumbers!Thehandsbelowhavesomefingernumbersmissing.Writeinthemissingnumbers.WriteRHinsidetherighthandsandLHinsidethelefthands.Afewhavebeendoneforyou.Remember:ThethumbisalwaysONE.

LH

RH

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14

5

2 3

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Lesson18SolfaandDPentascaleAPENTASCALEismadeof5notes,allastepapart.Forexample,thefivenotesC,D,E,FandGmakewhatiscalledtheCMajorPentascale.Thosesamefivenotesalsoformasolfapattern:do,re,mi,fa,so.Letternamescannevermoveonthepiano.CisalwaysaC.DisalwaysaD.But,solfapatternscanmove.DodoesnothavetoalwaysbeonC.Itcanmovetoanynote!Wheneverdomoves,re,mi,fa,andsomove,too.WhenyoulookatthenotesoftheCMajorPentascale,canyoufindanytwowhitekeyswithNOBLACKKEYINBETWEENthem? (ANSWER:EandF,ormiandfa)MiandfaformwhatiscalledaHALFSTEP.AHALFSTEPismadeofanytwonotessoclosetogether,therecanbeNOnoteinbetween,blackorwhite.WhendomovesuptoDtomakeaDMajorPentascale,inordertokeepmiandfajustaHALFSTEPapart,wehavetouseanFSharp,whichiswrittenF#.Asharpmovesanynotetothenearestnoteabove(totheright).CanyoupointtoeachnoteoftheDMajorPentascaleandsingthesolfa?Nowtrypointingandsingingtheletternames.

CMajorPentascale

C F

E

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do famire so

MajorPentascale

D E

F#G A

do re mi fa so

DMajorPentascale:



DrawanXonthe5notesthatformtheDMajorPentascaleonthe2pianosbelow.Then,circleanytwonotesthatmakeaHALFSTEP.(HINT:thehalfstepwillalwaysbebetweenmiandfa)Heresanexample:Now,youtry:

WritetheletternamesofthefivenotesoftheDMajorPentascaleintheblanksbelow.Onyourpianoathome,tryplayingtheDMajorPentascalewhilesingingtheletternames.(D,E,Fsharp,G,A).Now,playtheDMajorPentascaleagain,thistimesingingthesolfa(doremifaso).HowmanydifferentplacesonyourpianocanyoufindandplaytheDMajorPentascale?Writetheanswerhere:_________

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Lesson19:ListenforBells sol sol sol soldo do do do do doList en for bells in the stee ple to ring:sol sol sol sol sol mi mi do do doDing ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding!Tips:

Remembertokeepallofyourfingersgentlycurvedandrelaxedwhileplaying. Sitwithatallback,relaxedshoulders. Trysingingthewordswhileplaying.

Superchallenges:

Canyousingthesolfawhileplaying? CanyouplayitwithyourLH(lefthand)? Canyouplayitwithyoureyesclosed? CanyouplayitHT(handstogether)? CanyouplayitHTwithyoureyesclosed?

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Lesson20AddingChordstoFrogintheMiddle

Instructions:FirstreviewFrogintheMiddle,usingtheRHtoplaythemelody(thepartthatyousing).Next,tryplayingchordswithyourLH,whilesingingthemelody(RHtakesabreak).PlayandholdonechordintheLHeverytimeyousingthewordfrog.Onthelastline,Cantcatchme!playachordoneveryword.Finally,tryplayingbothhandsatthesametime,RHplaysthemelody,whiletheLHplaysthechords.sol sol sol mi miFrog in the mid dlesol sol sol miFrog in the seasol sol sol mi miFrog in the mid dledo do doCant catch me!Tips

Remembertokeepyourwristandfingersrelaxedwhenplayingchords.

Yourwristshoulddropslightlyasyouplaythechord,thenfloatupasyoupreparetoplaythenextchord.

SuperChallenges CanyousingwhileyouplayHandsTogether(HT)? CanyouplaythemelodywithyourLHandchordsinyour

RH? CanyouplayitHTwithyoureyesclosed?

mi sol do

CHORD

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Lesson 01 Hot Cross BunsLesson 02 Alphabet Snake-LongLesson 02 Alphabet Snakes-shortLesson 02 MORE Musical Alphabet SnakesLesson 02 Alphabet Cards-colorLesson 03 Engine SongsheetLesson 04 CDE HuntLesson 04 Alpha TowersLesson 05 Black Key FunsheetLesson 05 Black Key SmashesBlack Key FunsheetBlack Key SmashesChords FunsheetHOH ArpeggiosHOH ChordsHOH in D MajorHOH Pentascale in CStepping and SkippingStepping Up and Down Black Keys

Lesson 06 FG HuntLesson 06 Alpha Towers2Lesson 07 Five WoodpeckersLesson 08 Rhythm Dictation Hot Cross BunsLesson 09 Stepping Up and Down Black KeysLesson 10 Frog in the Middle SongsheetLesson 10 Backwards Musical Alphabet Snake LONGLesson 11 Rhythm CompositionLesson 11 Backward Musical Alphabet SnakesLesson 12 HOH Pentascale in CLesson 12 MORE Backward Musical Alphabet SnakesLesson 13 Rhythm Dictation Frog in the MiddleLesson 14 Chocolate FunsheetLesson 15 Finger NumbersLesson 16 Hand Over Hand ArpeggiosLesson 16 Musical Alphabet Towers LEVEL 3Lesson 17 AB FunsheetLesson 18 Solfa and D pentascaleLesson 19 Listen for BellsLesson 19 Musical Alphabet Towers LEVEL 4Lesson 20 Adding Chords to Frog in the MiddleComplete Materials for Lessons 1-20 Single License.pdfLesson 01 Hot Cross BunsLesson 02 Alphabet Snake-LongLesson 02 Alphabet Snakes-shortLesson 02 MORE Musical Alphabet SnakesLesson 02 Alphabet Cards-colorLesson 03 Engine SongsheetLesson 04 CDE HuntLesson 04 Alpha TowersLesson 05 Black Key FunsheetLesson 05 Black Key SmashesBlack Key FunsheetBlack Key SmashesChords FunsheetHOH ArpeggiosHOH ChordsHOH in D MajorHOH Pentascale in CStepping and SkippingStepping Up and Down Black Keys

Lesson 06 FG HuntLesson 06 Alpha Towers2Lesson 07 Five WoodpeckersLesson 08 Rhythm Dictation Hot Cross BunsLesson 09 Stepping Up and Down Black KeysLesson 10 Frog in the Middle SongsheetLesson 10 Backwards Musical Alphabet Snake LONGLesson 11 Rhythm CompositionLesson 11 Backward Musical Alphabet SnakesLesson 12 HOH Pentascale in CLesson 12 MORE Backward Musical Alphabet SnakesLesson 13 Rhythm Dictation Frog in the MiddleLesson 14 Chocolate FunsheetLesson 15 Finger NumbersLesson 16 Hand Over Hand ArpeggiosLesson 16 Musical Alphabet Towers LEVEL 3Lesson 17 AB FunsheetLesson 18 Solfa and D pentascaleLesson 19 Listen for BellsLesson 19 Musical Alphabet Towers LEVEL 4Lesson 20 Adding Chords to Frog in the Middle

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