🎹 Beginner Piano Lesson | Rain Rain, London Bridge & Go Tell Aunt Rhody (Pages 21 – 40)
This video lesson from The Best Beginning Piano Book introduces exciting new left-hand skills, rhythms, and songs that expand on what students have already learned. From ostinatos and cha-cha rhythms to dotted quarter–eighth note patterns and ties, beginners develop strong reading and coordination while enjoying familiar tunes like Rain, Rain, Go Away, London Bridge, and Go Tell Aunt Rhody.
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0:00 – Page 21 – How do I use my left hand on piano?
1:15 – Page 22 – What is an ostinato in piano music?
3:28 – Page 23 – How do I play two notes at the same time with my left hand?
5:07 – Page 24 – How do I play a cha-cha rhythm on piano?
6:16 – Page 25 – How do I play the note F with my left-hand finger 2?
7:17 – Page 26 – How do I combine F and G in the left hand?
9:15 – Page 27 – How do I play Rain, Rain, Go Away on piano?
10:14 – Page 28 – What is a dotted quarter note followed by an eighth note?
12:15 – Page 29 – How do I play the note B below Middle C?
13:25 – Page 30 – How do I cross over with my right-hand second finger?
14:29 – Page 31 – How do I play E and G together in the left hand (1 and 3 position)?
15:23 – Page 32 – How do I play Mary’s Big Cha Cha in the 1 and 3 position?
16:25 – Page 33 – What is a tie in piano music?
18:01 – Page 34 – How do I play the note A in the bass clef?
19:17 – Page 35 – How do I play London Bridge with my left thumb on A?
20:14 – Page 36 – How do I use all my fingers in piano playing?
21:03 – Page 37 – How do I play High Jump using all my fingers?
22:24 – Page 38 – How do I play Soccer Champ with multiple finger positions?
23:25 – Page 39 – How do I play Leap Frog using left-hand 1 and 5, and 1 and 2 positions?
24:39 – Page 40 – How do I play Go Tell Aunt Rhody on piano?
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🎵 Why This Book Works for Beginners
Extra-large notation and simplified arrangements
Letter names inside note heads
Limited material per page with illustrations
Classic piano songs arranged for first-year students
🎹 What Students Learn
Reading left-hand notes and chords
Ostinatos, dotted rhythms, and ties
Playing with all five fingers
Crossing over and changing hand positions
Building skill through classic folk songs
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Professionally produced 4K demonstrations of every song
Kind, enthusiastic teacher kids love — Miss Suzanna!
Clear graphics and animations to hold attention
With guidance from Larry Newman — founder of Children’s Music Workshop and Music Fun Books — beginners steadily build confidence while learning timeless piano music arranged especially for first-year students.
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