Counting Lesson Two: Piano for Children

Video Transcript

"Oh here's Bye Bye Black Bird. Now let me hear Bye Bye Black Bird. Whenever I played this one it would make me so sad. Oh now wait. Check out that at the end. That right there that you played on the left hand. You played a fourth. That's not a fourth. What is it? Second. It's not a second. Third. Third, good. Can you start at Bye. What notes are those? Is that a C on top? No, it's not a C. What is it? That it is. Perfect. Can you start at the same place? Bye. Good counting. Two, three, four. Good. Two. Awesome. Shia is so wonderful at counting. She had all these tied notes, so it was how many? Six. Six because it's how much is this? Two. Two plus. Four. Which means? Six. Right, and how many is this? Six. Yes, again it's. Six. Two. Two, four, six. Perfect. How many is that though? Eight. Eight, why is it eight? Because a four and a four. A four and a four, perfect, excellent. And when you see that, do you have to play that note again? No. No, what's it called when it does that. You only have to change this one. Yes, you do. What's it called when it holds it together and you don't have to play it again? I forgot. It starts with a T. Is it a slur? What is it? I don't know. Yes you do. It starts with a T and it's the same as if you would do something to your shoes to make them hold together. Tie. Tie, it's a tie that holds it together."