Birthday Party and Sandman’s Near

This lesson introduces the first two pieces in the book. Birthday Party is a piece for the right hand and Sandman’s Near is a piece for the left hand. In this lesson we will discuss:

• Locating Middle C

• Playing with the right hand only

• Playing with the left hand only

• Concept of strong and weak beats

Students will need to purchase their own copy of this book so they can follow along with these lessons.

This course is taught by Nathan Secrest, a piano studio instructor located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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