Learning to play the piano - Garden of Praise

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You can now play America using the progression you learned in this lesson.Learn to play the melody of this song with your right hand alone, then you can addchords with your left hand.Use correct fingering (the numbers between the treble and bass staves) and you will havea smooth melody.If you like, you can play the melody an octave lower beginning on middle C.Add a rhythm such as a ballad. Begin ver-r-ry slowly with a metronome speed of 60.When you can play it well at that speed, then try it faster.30
ADDING HARMONYThere are many different ways to use chords to add harmony to a melody. We will studysome examples and then play the chords in different keys.You will soon be able to tell whether you need a I (One ) chord, a IV (Four) chord, or aV7 (Five-Seven) chord to harmonize with the notes. You may even find new ways to addharmony to your songs.You will learn how to use chords in different ways to harmonize in 4/4 time, 3/4 time,and 6/8 time..Oom Pah in 4/4 TimeUse this simple "Oom Pah in 4/4 Time" for many melodies. Use the three notes of the CMajor triad to create an "Oom Pah" with the left hand.31
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