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First Piano Lesson for Kids | Fun & Easy for Beginners

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First Piano Lesson for Kids | Fun & Easy for Beginners
13 minPre-KK1st2ndMusic
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Summary

In “First Piano Lesson for Kids | Fun & Easy for Beginners,” Joseph Hoffman walks students through how to play this piece one step at a time. A 13-minute lesson from Hoffman Academy's free elementary piano curriculum — drop it into a music center, a keyboard station, or a whole-class music block.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

This lesson teaches a piece step by step at the piano.

  1. What does Mr. Hoffman do first before playing the whole piece?
  2. Which part felt easy, and which part needed extra practice?
  3. How does practicing a tricky spot slowly help you play it better?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: practice, hands, piece.

Try it: Play the trickiest measure three times slowly, then once at a comfortable speed.