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An eight-bar melody

Practice the eight-bar ‘Song of the Wind’ as two four-bar phrases.

Instrument
Piano
Suggested grade
Grades 3–4 (age 8–10)
Level
Intermediate
Duration
about 12 min
Lesson type
Song
Notes
C4–C5
Tempo
80 BPM

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Learning goal

Practices an eight-bar melody phrase by phrase and notices phrase endings and the ‘coming home’ feeling of C.

Topic

Eight bars, two phrases: a question and an answer. And a lovely ending!

Prior knowledge

Can play a five-note song; half notes and whole notes.

Teacher note

The first phrase is like a ‘question’ and the second like an ‘answer’; the answer ends on C. The piece closes with C and G pressed together. Students can take a little breath at the end of each phrase.

Lesson steps

  1. Phrase 1 (question)
  2. Phrase 2 (answer)
  3. Song of the Wind · 8 bars
  4. Ending: press C and G at the same time (fingers 1 and 5).

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