>> STEPHEN: WELCOME BACK, EVERYONE.
LET'S HEAR IT FOR JON BATISTE AND "STAY HUMAN."
JON, YOU SOUND TERRIFIC ON THAT PIANO TONIGHT.
>> JON: THANK YOU, STEPHEN.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) >> STEPHEN: YOU KNOW, I'VE OFTEN
THOUGHT THAT IF I COULD PLAY ANY MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, I WOULD.
>> JON: WHAT IF I TOLD YOU I COULD TEACH YOU TO PLAY PIANO IN
NINE EASY STEPS?
>> STEPHEN: I'D SAY, WHAAAA?!
I'D LOVE TO SEE THAT.
>> FELLOW STUDENTS, I'M JON BATISTE.
WELCOME TO PIANO 10-FUN.
TODAY I'M GOING TO TEACH YOU TO PLAY PIANO OR FLOW-MELODICA.
ONE, IDENTIFYING OF PIANO.
PIANO HAS 88 KEYS, 52 WHITE AND 36 BLACK.
IF YOUR PIANO HAS SIX STRINGS, THAT'S A GUITAR, MY FRIEND.
♪ NAME YOUR INSTRUMENT!
EVERY PIANO IS UNIQUE, SO BE SURE TO GIVE YOURS A SPECIAL
NAME.
I CALL MINE STEINWAY & SONS.
I CAN'T STRESS THIS ENOUGH -- YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP YOUR PIANO
CLEAN.
SO BEFORE YOU SIT DOWN TO PLAY, WASH YOUR HANDS, FLOSS YOUR
TEETH, VACUUM THE FLOOR, AND PICK UP ONE BAG OF TRASH FROM
THE BEACH, IT'S A GOOD CAUSE.
THE NOTES ON THE PIANO ARE SIMPLE.
A, B, D, THIS ONE, AND OF COURSE THERE IS THIS ONE FLAT.
THAT'S ALL THE NOTES ON THE PIANO.
FIVE -- YOU WILL NEVER BE A COMPLETE PIANIST UNTIL YOU'VE
MASTERED THE BENCH.
HALF YOUR PERFORMANCES TAKE PLACE FROM THE WASTE DOWN.
LOOK AT ALL THE MASTERS, SIR ELTON JOHN -- THEY ALL HAVE ONE
THING IN COMMON, THEY WERE COOKING WITH GAS -- GOOD AT
SITTING.
REMEMBER, IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW WELL YOU PLAY.
TAKE IT FOR ME, IF YOU FALL OFF THAT BENCH, WHOO!
THAT'S ALL THEY'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT.
LESSON 6, THE PEDALS.
TO MASTER THE PIANO, YOU HAVE TO MASTER THE PEDALS.
YOU PLAY WITH YOUR FEET.
THERE'S THE SOFT PEDAL, AND SUSTAIN, AND IF YOU FIGURE OUT
WHAT THAT THIRD PEDAL DOES, PLEASE DO LET ME KNOW.
(HONKING) LESSON SEVEN, PLAYING AND
FLUIDITY.
KEEP THE BALL IN MOTION AND GET TO THE LOW POST-.
MAN, YOU'RE UNSTOPPABLE.
LESSON 9.
LET'S PLAY PIANO.
NOW THAT YOU'VE GOT THE BASICS DOWN, TIME TO MAKE SOME MUSIC.
JUST TAKE YOUR FINGERS AND DO WHAT I DO.
CHECK IT OUT.
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♪ WHOO!
KEEP GOING!
AND THAT'S HOW YOU PLAY PIANO.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) >> Stephen: THANKS, JON!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH T. J.
MILLER!
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