Lesson 6 of 84 · Instruments

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Meet the Piano!

🎵Stage Brief #6

The xylophone has wooden bars arranged from low to high.

🎯 Your mission

Make one good sound — then make ten more.

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Posture is half the battle.

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🤯 The piano has 88 keys, but you only need to know 12 to play any song.

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What You'll Learn

The xylophone has wooden bars arranged from low to high. You play it by hitting the bars with mallets. Each bar plays a different note.

Compare acoustic and electronic instruments

Practice daily to build technique and muscle memory

Check Your Understanding

Question 1 of 3

How many lines does a music staff have?

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Where you hear this in real life

Learning one instrument well teaches your brain how to learn EVERY instrument.

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Stretch Challenge

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Pick up something at home that can make a sound. Make a 'song' in 30 seconds.

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For the dinner table

“What instrument would you most want to play — and why?”

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Meet the Piano!

What You'll Learn

Check Your Understanding

Where you hear this in real life

Stretch Challenge

For the dinner table

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Meet the Piano!

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