How to play Your Song by Elton John on Piano – Introduction (first 4 measures)
fastpianolessons.com For the other part of the lesson make sure to check out the blog! I recommend watching the performance example and then skipping ahead through the commentary to the slow performances and copying it step by step. Table of contents :10 – Performance example of the 4 measure introduction :21 – SLOW walkthrough 3:27 – SLOW performance, chord by chord. I’m saying each chord. 4:05 – Holding down all the notes in the chord at once This is a great song to do for valentines day! *hint hint* Its just the first four measures, but this is the epitome of elton john’s style: rolling arpeggios and chords in inversions.
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Clair de lune from scratch: Piano Lesson #21, Measures 15-16, Part 1
Please visit PianoFromScratch.com to view all of the lessons and download the sheet music. We review the duple rhythms in measures 15-16, and introduce MusicReader’s text stamping feature to put the “buzzing bumblebee” mnemonic into the music with contrastic colors. We start off by working on the right hand notes, using more colors to highlight the octave patterns. We use pivoting fingerings in the right hand on the repeated notes to preserve our “cookie cutter” shape between the octaves. You can download a PDF of the score as part of the Suite Bergamasque from IMSLP.org here: imslp.org You can also download the MusicReader version of Clair de lune itself here: airturn.com MusicReader is a program that gives you the ability to annotate your score with digital ink, just like I do on these lesson videos. For more information about MusicReader, please visit airturn.com