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Lesson 4. Piano Man Verse A. GO: For 10 points, Login immediately

and go to Piano I: Lessons: Lesson 4a. Use this PowerPoint Slide to learn each hand to the Verse to Piano Man.

LEARN: Use this PowerPoint Slide to learn Lesson 4a. You are now learning Piano Man by Billy Joel. Practice well for 10 points.

SHOW: At your own speed, play the chords to Verses A and B ONE HAND AT A TIME. =10pts.

4a. Watch Billy Joel perform Piano Man, then move to the next slide to begin learning.

4a. The two Parts of the Verse- A and B

The Verse of Piano Man has two parts, an A and a B.

You will have just 4 days to Master Verses A and B so work hard. You can do this!

4a. Read this first and make sure you understand each concept. If you don’t, raise your hand. I’ll help.

A note is one key on the piano. A chord is three keys played at the same

time. In the Verse, the left hand plays single

notes while the right hand follows with two chords right after.

The Verse of the song will help you develop using your left hand vs. your right hand.

4a. Make sure you know your finger numbers. If you don’t, you could learn this incorrectly.

Verse A- Measure 1 LEFT HAND!Left Hand Note- Play this once.

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Measure 1

This is Left Hand

Verse A- Measure 2 LEFT HANDLeft Hand Note- Play this once.

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Measure 2


3

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Measure 3


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Measure 4

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2

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Measure 5


3

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Measure 6


4

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Measure 7


2

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Measure 8

Verse A- Measure 1 RIGHT HAND

Right Hand Chord- play this twice.

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Measure 1

This isRight Hand



1 3 5

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Measure 2



1 2 5

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Measure 3



1 3 5

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Measure 4



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Measure 5



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Measure 6



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Measure 7

This black key is a sharp



1 3 5

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Measure 8

Verse A- Measure 1 BOTH HANDSLeft Hand Note- Play this once.


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Measure 1

Verse A- Measure 2

Left Hand Note- Play this once.


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Measure 2

Click Play to hear the chord and play along. Not working yet.

Verse A- Measure 3



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Measure 3


Verse A- Measure 4



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Verse A- Measure 5



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Measure 5


Verse A- Measure 6



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Measure 6

Click Play to hear the chord and play along. Not yet.

Verse A- Measure 7



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Measure 7


This black key is a sharp

Verse A- Measure 8



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Measure 8


Stop Lesson 4a! GOOD JOB!

Once your instructor has seen your progress, go back and practice Verse A with just the right hand. Then do it with just the left. Then put them both together.

You will learn Verse B. It starts like Verse A, but is shorter and the left hand doesn’t do the cross after finger 3.

Raise your hand to show the instructor what you’ve learned for a grade. Keep up the good work!

Next time….

4b. Verse B of Piano Man- Each Hand

Go: Login to Lesson 4b. Right away and practice Verse A for 5 minutes for 10 points.

Learn: Use PowerPoint 4b to learn the Chords to Verse B. Practice Etiquette for 10 points.

Show: Play Verse B Chords one hand at a time at your own speed. Once shown, write on a music slip: Your Name and write what is the difference between Verse A and Verse B. On your way out, drop it in your class period’s Music Slip Box. Then work to put both hands together. =10 points.

After 5 minutes review. Go to the next slide to learn VERSE B!

Lesson 4b.Verse B- Measure 1Left Hand Note- Play this once.


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Measure 1

4b .Verse B- Measure 2



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4b. Verse B- Measure 3



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Measure 3

Click Play to hear the chord and play along. Not Yet.




1 3 54

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Measure 4

Click Play to hear the chord and play along. Nope.

Careful- this time, the

thumb DOESN

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Measure 5


Now skip to measure 8




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4b. Stop Lesson 4.You have done it!

Once your instructor has seen your progress, go back and practice Verses A and B with just the right hand. Then do it with just the left. Then put them both together.

Go slow and keep a steady beat!

When you have Verse B, raise your hand to show your instructor for a grade.

Go back and play through it again and again and again and again.

4c. Using Finale

Go: Log-in and Open Piano Man Sheet Music. Use this PowerPoint to learn the 4 things you have to show me.

Learn: Use computerized sheet music on Finale software to hear the song played, change its speed (tempo), and add text (your name) to your sheet music.

Show: Show me 4 things: 1. That you know how

to change the tempo & use the playback controls.

2. That you know how to use the Text Tool by adding your name to the sheet music.

3. That you saved your Piano Man sheet music in your H Drive Piano Folder.

4. Write the Tempo at which you can play Verse A and B on a Music Slip and place in the bin before you leave. =10 points. Practice for your Play Test.

4c. SHOW #1: Look below and know how to use Playback and Tempo Controls

These are your Playback Controls!

This is your tempo control. You can slowIt down or speed it up here.

4c. SHOW #2. Add your name using the Text Tool

Find the Text Tool (Letter A). Double Click on open area.Enter your Name and Save this document in your H Drive Piano Folder.

4c. SHOW #3. To save it: Go to file, save as, save in: H drive Piano Folder. Have your H Drive ready to show.

4c. SHOW #4. Your tempo

Once the sheet music is open, change the tempo from 120 to about 70. Hit Play. See if you can play one hand at a time at that speed. Speed it up once you have it.

#4. Document your current tempo on a Music Slip and turn it in before you leave today.

4d. Preparing for your test.

Go: Use Finale to practice for tomorrow’s playing test on Verses A and B.

LEARN: Learn to keep a steady beat using Finale. Set the tempo as slow as you want working to keep a steady beat.

SHOW: For your playing test, you may play along with your recording at the Tempo of your choice. Your playing test is tomorrow.

4d. Optional: Adding a Metronome Click Once in your Piano Man Finale sheet

music… Click MIDI/Audio (it is at the top). A

dropdown will appear. Click Click/Countoff Select Playback and change it to Always. Change the number of measures from 2

to 1. This way, once you click PLAY, you will hear three clicks before you have to start playing along.

If you save the file in your H Drive, you won’t have to redo this each day.

4e. Playing Test= 50 points Go: Quickly prepare for your playing test. You must have your music open. You will play it with your headphones on. You must use the fingers that were

presented to you. You must keep a steady beat. You may play along with the recording at

a speed of your choice. The order of testing will be determined

by drawing.

When done with test, move to next slide.

Verses A and B completed!

In your Piano Journal: Title it Piano Man Verses A and B. Answer the questions below:

How well did you do? What was the most challenging aspect of learning this

section of the song for you? What could you have done better to learn it faster and

more accurately? How did your nerves affect your playing of the test?

Try practicing the Verses along with the recordings found in the Piano Man Folder.

Instructor Notes:

2014-2015 Go, Learn, Show still ambiguous especially 4c using Finale. May have been a week too early. Could add C Scale and songs they

know using the staff. Alfred’s wasn’t ready 2 years in a row now. Cut it?

Open House- no 8th period. Lots of students sick! A few new students.

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