F1
Teaching Fur Elise to a group
Are there any guidelines for teaching Fur Elise to a group? Neil Moore teaches it on the training videos right at the piano. I’m not sure how to transfer this for a group. This is for the very first portion from Foundation 1. I usually…
- Last updated 7 years ago
- F1, foundation 1, Fur Elise, key pads, keypads, level 1, playing-based strategies, round robin, teaching Fur Elise to a group
Chester Chills Out variation
My 8-year-old came up with a cute but lovely variation of Chester Chills Out: LH the same but play RH “backwards” (top to bottom to top, then bottom-top for tailpiece). It makes excellent harmony. A few of my students caught on really well and love…
- Last updated 7 years ago
- 5 steps of sound, 5SS, chester chills out, F1, foundation 1, variations
Student having trouble playing Night Storm
I have encountered a problem that is new for me. One of my students (8 years old) has trouble with the sets of two fingers in Night Storm. She can tell me which are the three sets of two and what to do with them…
- Last updated 7 years ago
- controlling the events, F1, foundation 1, Night Storm, playing-based, RH/LH, single thought processes
Lullaby and Ode to Joy – simplified melody lines
Neil Moore, can you answer a question? Why do you leave off a melody note in Lullaby? A lot of my adults are adding it in because they (and me) have heard it that way. Seems like this could easily be added in at the end,…
- Last updated 7 years ago
- adding melody notes, F1, F4, foundation 1, Foundation 4, L1, L4, Lullaby, Neil Moore, Ode to Joy, simplified melody
Night Storm alternate lyrics (ending)
Regarding Night Storm in F1, I cannot find even a mention of the “alternate” tailpiece lyrics (snuggle up real tight) which are shown in parentheses just below “listen to the night.” It suddenly occurred to me that no one ever talks about it? Is it…
- Last updated 7 years ago
- alternate ending, arrangement, ending, F1, foundation 1, lyrics, Neil Moore, Night Storm
Students having difficulty with the order of Night Storm
I seem to be having increasing numbers of students struggling to put Night Storm together in the correct order between the lesson at which it teach it and the next lesson. Have other had this problem, and what’s your strategy to overcome it? I watched…
- Last updated 7 years ago
- F1, foundation 1, lyrics, Night Storm, order, singing while playing