Clair de lune from Scratch: Piano Lesson #53, Measure 38

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We've been running into an awful lot of notes with ledger lines, so I thought I'd make up a new set of mnemonics to make it easier to quickly identify those notes. By the way, in case I forgot to mention, the "regular" lines that contain the clefs and most of the notes are called "staff lines", and the ledger lines (or "ladder lines" as I sometimes call them) are notes that are written above the staff lines.

Using our new mnemonics, we quickly map out the right hand notes, and in mapping the left hand notes we see how to play an E-sharp. I close by offering some alternate left hand fingerings and a suggested pedaling. If you can hold the right hand melody, that will help to distinguish it from the running accompaniment notes below.

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[ilikechinpokomon]

great video!

[hughsung]

Thank you!

[dreamcatcher2092]

Best tutorials!

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[hughsung]

Thank you so much for your kind words! More lessons are on their way!

[JohnnySegment86]

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[NLgamers95]

is clair de lune your only turorial or do you have other songs cause these are great videos

[coolfriedgoose]

Great lesson. Thank you.