Ep 997. Piano Practice: a meditation and calming bedtime story
Lydia learns a new trick at her piano lesson – but it feels impossible!
Narrator: Female
Story Begins: 3:10
Piano Practice Excerpt:
Lydia had already learned to play several songs and knew the names of the piano’s white keys. She knew where to place her hands, and she was starting to understand the rhythms and shapes of notes on her worksheets. Lydia was very curious about what she would learn at today’s lesson.
“Today, we’re going to learn about scales,” said Miss Bonnie. “A scale is like a little musical staircase. We start at the bottom, and we go up step by step until we reach the top, and then we come back down the same way. If you play all the white notes, from C to C, that is a scale. Try it with your pointer finger first!”
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