Summary
In “Improvising with Phrases,” Joseph Hoffman walks students through a new piano skill. A 6-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 adds one more skill to your piano toolkit.
- What new skill does this lesson teach?
- How could you practice it this week?
- Where could you use this skill in a piece you like?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: practice, skill, piano.
Try it: Practice the new skill from the lesson for two minutes, then play something you already know.