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Play "Let It Go" from Frozen

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Inspire your 2nd or 3rd Year student with a fun, simple version of "Let It Go," arranged by Let's Play Music teacher Nicci Lovell.



Second-Year Students:

Start by playing the chords with your right hand, then try your left hand, and finally play hands together! You’ll sound great singing along (I'm sure you already know the words!). This is a fun way to practice our favorite chords and one interval (check out the third!).


Here's a video of a student playing—he chose to use his left hand and was too shy to sing on camera, so I did the singing!



Third-Year Students and Graduates:

Play through those chords—pretty easy, right? Now, get creative and improvise! Instead of using long whole notes, try using two quarter-notes and a half note, or two half-notes, or any rhythm you prefer.


Here’s a video of some improvisation: after experimenting with different rhythms on the left hand, you can play the melody with your right hand and combine everything together!



The Power of Chords

Many songs can be harmonized using just the I, IV, and V chords (or as you know them, Red, Blue, and Yellow). With careful listening, you and your child will be able to pick out chord progressions and play your favorite songs! Stay tuned for more popular songs for your LPM student.


Click here for a piano video demonstrating how just a few chords can harmonize over 40 popular songs.


To our 3rd-year students: A common chord progression you’ll hear in that video is I-V-vi-IV. Sound familiar? It's the same pattern we saw in "Let it Go." Notice that third (C-E)—it’s not a full triad, but we can complete it to form an A triad, or we could call it the vi chord, since A is the 6th step of the C scale.


Have fun exploring with chords!



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