Hello and welcome back. I'm Joseph Hoffman.
Today we are going to learn a song about one of my favorite foods. Chocolate.
Especially if it's dark chocolate.
For this song I like to use my digital piano because
the great thing about digital pianos is that you can add a drum loop like this.
You can also change the tone from piano
to something cool like electric guitar.
So I'm going to play for you the song "Chocolate" using my digital piano.
Yum yum yum yum yum! Chocolate I have some.
By the way I'm playing on a Casio Privia which is my personal favorite for digital pianos.
It has 88 weighted keys and weighted keys are so important to practice on
so you can develop proper finger strength.
If you're not already practicing on a keyboard with weighted keys,
I highly recommend it.
You can find a link to this piano or more info about it on our website.
Okay let's figure out how the notes of this song are moving.
I'll sing part of the melody, and you tell me if the notes are going up,
going down, or repeating.
Here it goes.
What did you hear?
If you said the notes are going up, you're correct.
There are five notes stepping up.
Yum yum yum yum yum!
Now here's the next part of the song. Tell me how the notes are moving here.
What did you hear now?
If you said stepping down, you're correct.
The notes are five notes stepping down.
Chocolate I have some.
Now let's put those two parts together and can you move your hand with me
in the direction the notes are moving?
Ready go. Yum yum yum yum yum! Chocolate I have some.
Good. Now let's learn the solfege for these five notes.
The lowest note will be DO.
And then that steps up to RE.
Then MI, FA, SO.
Can you try that with me? let's try those five notes stepping up
and try the hand signs with me.
Sing and move your hands. Go.
DO RE MI FA SO.
Now we're going to step down. SO FA MI RE DO.
Okay a little faster now. Go.
DO RE MI FA SO.
SO FA MI RE DO.
Good job.
Now let's practice moving our fingers for this song.
If you can hold up your right hand like me.
We're going to do stepping up starting with your thumb like this.
Yum yum yum yum yum!
Now your turn. Can you do that? Go.
Good now let's try singing the solfege.
We're going to do the same pattern again.
DO RE MI FA SO.
Now your turn. Go.
Good now it's my turn. We're going to step down now.
SO FA MI RE DO.
Your turn.
Good. Now let's try the whole song together singing the lyrics
which means the words of the song.
So we're sing yum yum yum yum yum! Chocolate I have some starting with your thumb.
Ready try it with me. Go.
Yum yum yum yum yum! Chocolate I have some.
Pretty easy right? Good now let's try it with our left hand.
Okay hold up your left hand like me.
Remember that in the left hand it's our pinky that's the lowest note so the pinky will be DO.
Let's try it once taking turns. My turn first.
DO RE MI FA SO. Your turn.
Good now my turn. SO FA MI RE DO.
Your turn.
Good now let's try it together singing the lyrics.
Ready go. Yum yum yum yum yum! Chocolate I have some.
Good. Now we're ready to try it on the piano.
Okay let's place our right hand on C D E F G like this.
We're going to play "Chocolate". I'll take a turn first, then your turn.
It will go DO RE MI FA SO. Your turn.
Good now my turn starting on SO. SO FA MI RE DO.
Your turn.
Good now put those both together and it will sound like this.
Yum yum yum yum yum!
Chocolate I have some.
Your turn.
Let's review real quick what your fingers should look like when you play.
Remember they should be comfortably curved except for your thumb
which pretty much just points out straight and plays on its side tip.
As you play keep your fingers close to the keys like this.
Each finger should rest on the keys as you play.
And allow your wrist to bounce a little bit as you play each note
to help you stay relaxed.
Now press pause and try it a few more times
until you can get your fingers to look like this as you play.
Press play when you're ready to try it in the left hand.
Okay now let's place your left hand on C D E F G.
So now your pinky will be on C, and then you'll go up from there.
This time let's try saying the letter names as we play.
I'll take a turn first. C D E F G.
Your turn.
Good now it's my turn again. I'm going to start on G and go back down.
G F E D C.
Now your turn.
Remember that with the left hand just like the right hand
we want the fingers to rest on the keys in a comfortably curved shape.
Press pause and practice playing "Chocolate" with your left hand using great piano posture,
then press play again when you're ready to go on.
Now for fun here's a few other things you can do.
You can try substituting in your own favorite food
like other than chocolate I also love curry.
So we could say yum yum yum yum yum! Curry I have some.
Or if you like pizza you could say pizza I have some.
Or apples I have some.
Think of your own favorite foods and try putting in your own words.
Another challenge I'd like to show you is playing both hands at the same time.
Remember your right hand is going to start on finger one,
while your left hand starts on its pinky finger five like this.
Yum yum yum yum yum! Chocolate I have some.
That's a really super challenge.
If it doesn't happen for a few days that's okay.
Just keep trying it until you get it.
Great job today learning "Chocolate".
As we learn new songs like this,
I want you to always go back and review your old songs too.
So every day play "Chocolate", "Frog in the Middle", "Hot Cross Buns", "5 Woodpeckers".
Also do your finger power everyday that we've learned.
Like your hand over hand pentascales, the black key smashes,
and the stepping up and down the black keys.
The more you practice the better you're going to get.
Especially if you're practicing with good piano posture.
Have lots of fun practicing, and I'm getting hungry so I'm going to go get some chocolate.
So I'll see you next time.
Chef, all this singing and talking about chocolate is making me really hungry.
Is there anything you have in your bakery that's chocolatey?
Why yes, Mr. Hoffman. I've this chocolate, chocolate chocolate-chip cookie.
Would you like it?
Well, yes, I would. Why, thank you!
Well, enjoy!
I will!
Yum! Wow, Mr. Hoffman, that looks delicious! Can I have some?
Um, sure, Scuba, I don't mind sharing. Here you go.
Gee, thanks!
You're welcome.
Mmmm, that looks scrumptious. Mind if I have a bite?
Sure, Princess. I don't mind sharing. Here you go.
Thank you! Enjoy!
We want some too! Cookie! Cookie!
You were planning on sharing that, right?
Of course. Here's a little for you.
Thank you.
Here's for you, Fireman, Thanks, Mr. Hoffman.
For you, Red Bird, Tweet tweet!
For you, Baby, Cookie!
Enjoy guys! Thank you, we will!
Uh, Mr. Hoffman? I see you've been making fast progress on the cookie.
Yep.
Well, it's a good thing I brought another one for you.
Are you serious? Oh, thank you so much!
Enjoy.
Nice.
Hey, Mr. Hoffman?
Yes, Scuba? I just wanted to say,
Don't forget the milk. I brought this for you.
Thank you, you're too kind. At last!