Level 9
Adult Walk at Eleven Challenges
I have a student in her 70’s who is working on Walk at Eleven. We have been over all the clues many times (C to A to D to G, focusing on the notes a half step above or a half step below, etc.); despite…
Panther Digital Materials Different
I’m working on learning Panther in Level 9. Is there a reason that the final chord in the printed music is not played in the demo or taught in the teacher or student videos? Cool chord–assuming it’s a reference to “Pink Panther”. Ha, even I…
Stories Behind the Songs for Students
Neil Moore – can we share the videos of you telling the stories behind your compositions? If so, what’s the best way to access them? Any chance they could be on the website for students to easily see? I’ve made the videos public. They’re in…
Webinar Series: 03/12/2019 – Piano Stories Behind the Songs, Part 2
Continued from Piano Stories Behind the Songs (Part 1), Neil shares the inspiration behind many of his songs and song names, beginning in Foundation Level 5 through Development Level 12. Topics include: Introduction Introduction (00:05) (FL5) Shoo-Fly, The Gaz, Sit By My Side (02:59) (FL6)…
Order of teaching Fur Elise sections
Any reason why the C section of Fur Elise is learned before the B section? Is the B section really more difficult? The third part (Level 7) is more pattern-based. The fourth (Level 9), which is technically the third, is a little more complicated. The…