1. Play the Keyboard Green Level:Lesson 2 Press a key, or click the mouse to change each slide.

2. Learning Objectives In this lesson you will: Learn to play tunes with all five fingers Strengthen and control your fingers Learn more about rhythm Think about how you practice

3. Duration (length) of notes This note lasts 1 beat These are 1/2 beats Count 1 2 3 4 1 & 2 3 4 Clap or tap this rhythm 1 Crotchet (Quarter note) 2 Quavers (Eighth notes) 2 claps in one beat

4. Finger strength and control Put your fingers on the keyboard like this. Fingers bent and relaxed. See Green 1 Play each note, one at time. You should release each note before playing the next. C D E F G F E D C Try saying the name of each note as you play. Do this five times before you play. Here’s how we number fingers: Thumb is finger 1, little finger is 5 1 2 3 4 5

5. Ode to Joy by Beethoven Here is a simple piece. Every note is a next door note – they “move by step”. Keep your fingers on the notes. The hardest note is G, why? Hint: You will be a better keyboard player if you keep your fingers like this – don’t play with just one finger.

6. Theme from the New World Using all five fingers – play this simple piece. Make sure you hold each note for its correct length. Count 1 2 3 4 Keep your hand like this, don’t let your fingers move off their keys. E G E D CD E G E D D E D C This semibreve lasts for 4 beats

7. Lightly Row Still use those five fingers in the same position.

8. Well done! Green Level:Lesson 2 You have finished. Ask your teacher to listen to you play the last tune. Move on to Lesson 3.