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Learning the Basics of Piano/Keyboard
One of the units students study in 5th grade combines our previous music-reading and notation skills with a new instrument, the piano. Students learn about how to find notes on the piano and how to read keyboard music, as well as learning how to play more than one note at a time. Students can learn at an individual pace as they put together these skills; here are some video of our learning in action as we master some keyboarding skills.
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Music from around the World
GreecePentozales Khaniotikos is a folk song from Greece.
The oud is a very popular traditional Greek instrument
ChileThe siku is a type of panpipe.
La Ley is a popular modern music group from Chile
Egypt
The kawala is a reed flute that is very distinctively Egyptian in its timbre (sound).
The Bedouin Jerry Can Band demonstrates
ancient rhythmic tribal songs. They use instruments such as the simsimiyya (Egyptian lyre), flutes, reed pipes, hand drums, and clay jugs. China
Sizhu--pronounced suh-droo-- is a style of music known as "Silk and Bamboo" music. It is popular in teahouses (like coffee shops) where jam sessions take place.
Wu Man is the best pipa player in the world and an ambassador for Chinese music.
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