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Sorry, it’s me again (have a few things floating around in my mind at the moment : ) A parent queried me re the diagrams this week, and I’m looking for a solid answer. The question is: why do some songs have substantial learning clues…

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Below is an email from a parent. Any advice on strategies I could suggest? This student has been with me for about 6 months. He is in first grade and is moving through Foundation pieces at a just-under-average pace. I have noticed memory is an…

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This diagram represents the basic hand positions (BH) for the first section of the song. Put the page down flat and look over the page as though you are looking directly down onto the keyboard. Top Line: LH fingers 1 and 5. RH fingers 1…

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I am having trouble decoding the diagram for the piece ‘Minuet in G’ from TP2 Level 2, Song 2.7. The diagram relates to the RH of measures 5, 6 and 7. The pattern begins with finger 4, ascends to finger 5, then descends from fingers…

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