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Online Piano Lesson #15
A Position - R.H. Melody

Learning A Position

The key of A has 3 sharps, (F#, C# and G#). Since your right hand will be in the A 5-finger position, you will only play the C# in the melody line.

The Key of A Major

The 2 main chords from the key of A, which you learned in Lesson #14, contain 2 of the 3 sharps from the A major scale.

The A major chord contains the C#, and the E7 chord contains the G#.
The F# will be covered when we add a third chord to the key of A major, later in this course.
For now, continue to focus on switching smoothly between the two chords that you have learned from the keys of C, G, D and A major.

The Tie

The Tie, is a curved line used to connect two notes of the same pitch, indicating that they are to be played as a single note with a rhythmical value equal to the sum of the individual note values. (see Lesson #21.1)

The A Major 5-Finger Scale

Click the play button for the video directly below to see and hear The A Major 5-Finger Scale and Broken Chord.

5-Finger Scale & Chords

Click the play button for the video directly below to see and hear the A major 5-finger scale played with the A major and E7 chords.

Rhythm Exercise

Click the play button for the video directly below to see and hear The Rhythm Exercise in A Position.

This exercise will have you listen to a 1-measure rhythm that will repeat over a 4-measure time frame. The repeat sign will automatically return to measure 2 and repeat the same 1-measure rhythm.

This is an ear training exercise.