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Music Moves for Piano  |  Book 1  |  Unit 13  |  Pages 36-37

Song to Sing

Sing along with the Duple Meter Song on page 1.

Words to the Song

Duple meter moves in two, moves in two, moves in two.
Duple meter moves in two, move in two with me.

Duple Meter Rhythm Patterns

Listen then repeat the rhythm patterns.

Major Tonal Patterns

Listen then sing back the tonal patterns.

Song to Play

Popcorn

  • Use the graphic at the bottom of the page to see where your hands go.

  • Right above it, you can check which hand moves and which hand doesn't move.

  • Listen to the recording to help remember how the song goes.

  • Are the notes connected or separated?

Listen

Listening

One of the most important things about learning to play the piano is listening to lots of music. In my studio, you'll notice pictures of musicians I love — right above the piano is a picture of Oscar Peterson, a Canadian jazz pianist and one of the greatest pianists of all time, and one of my personal favorites.

I'd like you to listen to someone playing the piano — classical, jazz, pop, or folk. We'll listen to everything. We'll start with the musicians on the walls of my studio.

Oscar Peterson

Oscar Peterson (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer, considered one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, born in Montreal, Quebec. He began learning piano and trumpet from his father at age five, and by age seven, after a bout of tuberculosis, he had turned his focus to piano. He released more than 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards plus a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy, and played thousands of concerts over a career spanning more than 60 years. Duke Ellington called him the "Maharaja of the keyboard," while friends simply knew him as "O.P."

Take a listen to him playing “Mirage.”