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Piano Key Adventure (Part 6)

🎵Stage Brief #98

Instruments are things that make music.

🎯 Your mission

Slow first. Speed later.

⚡ The twist

If you can sing it, you can play it. Sing it first.

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Listen for this

🎧 Focus on ONE instrument at a time. Then add another.

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Artist Spotlight

🌟 Jimi Hendrix played guitar UPSIDE DOWN because he was left-handed.

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Mind = Blown

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

Learn about piano key adventure (part 6): demonstrate proper care and handling of instruments

What You'll Learn

Instruments are things that make music! Drums, bells, and shakers are all instruments.

Demonstrate proper care and handling of instruments

Play a simple pattern on a classroom instrument

Check Your Understanding

Question 1 of 3

Is a lion's roar loud or soft?

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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

Try this in real life this week.

Play one note (on anything) 10 times in a row. Each time, try to make it sound a little better.

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For the dinner table

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

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