Summary
In “How to Play the E Major & Minor Pentascales,” Joseph Hoffman walks students through a core music-reading or theory concept. A 14-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 building block that musicians use to read and play music.
- What new music idea or symbol does this lesson introduce?
- Why is this concept useful when you read or play a piece?
- Where might you spot it in a song you already know?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: note, staff, music symbol.
Try it: Point to the new symbol or idea from the lesson and say its name out loud.