>>> HE IS A GRAMMY AND EMMY-WINNING MUSICIAN AND ACTOR
AND ABOVE ALL, ONE OF
LOUISIANA’S FAVORITE SONS, HARRY
CONNICK JR.
CONNICK JR. >> HE WANTS TO BRING THE MUSIC
STRAIGHT TO YOUR HOME.
>> HE WANTS TO TEACH US HOW TO
PLAY PIANO ALMOST AS GOOD AS HE
DOES.
DOES. ALMOST.
ALMOST. >> I WAS BOOKED ON THIS DAY
BEFORE THE SAINTS GAME, AND I
WAS GOING TO COME EITHER WAY,
AND I WAS STILL GOING TO TEACH
YOU ALL HOW TO PLAY "WHEN THE
SAINTS GO MARCHING IN."
I’M SO GLAD WE WON.
I WAS WATCHING AT HOME WITH MY
WIFE, AND IT WAS VERY FOCUSED,
VERY INTENSE.
VERY INTENSE. MY KIDS WERE AFRAID TO COME IN
THE ROOM.
THE ROOM. >> DID YOU MAKE HER DRESS FOR
THE SAINTS?
THE SAINTS? >> SHE DOES, ANYWAY.
SHE’S AS BIG OF A FAN AS I AM.
SHE CAME FROM TEXAS --
>> IS SHE A COWBOYS FAN?
>> SHE WAS A COWBOYS FAN BUT
SHE’S CONVERTED NOW.
>>
>> I’VE BEEN AROUND MUSIC FOR A
LONG TIME.
LONG TIME. THIS IS THE COOLEST THING EVER
AS FAR AS A NEW WAY TO TEACH
PEOPLE TO PLAY THE PIANO.
BAKELY IT’S
BAKELY IT’S BASICALLY IT’S INTERACTIVE.
YOU GET SCORED, IT’S REAL FUN.
THIS IS "WHEN THE SAINTS GO
MARCHING IN."
MARCHING IN." EVEN IF YOU CAN’T READ NOTES,
YOU HAVE FIVE FINGERS ON YOUR
HAND.
HAND. HIT PLAY AND I’LL SHOW YOU HOW
IT WORKS.
IT WORKS. EACH ONE IS A BAR.
>> BUT WHAT IF YOU CAN’T READ
MUSIC?
MUSIC? >> IT’S 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1, 3, 2.
>> SO IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT YOU
HIT.
HIT. >> YES, IT DOES MATTER,
MEREDITH.
MEREDITH. >> YOU WERE HITTING ONE ONLY.
>> I WAS HITTING DIFFERENT
NOTES.
NOTES. >> YOU PROBABLY NEED ONE FOR ME,
TOO, BECAUSE I DON’T GET IT.
>> THEY HAVE ROOKIE, ADVANCED
AND THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE, PSYCH
PSYCHO, WHICH IS BEFORE ROOKIE.
IT TEACHES YOU HOW TO DO IT SO
I’LL HIT OKAY AND WE’LL DO THE
SIMPLEST ONE.
SIMPLEST ONE. MEREDITH, YOU GO.
PUT YOUR THUMB ON MIDDLE C.
>> THE THUMB?
>> WHAT ARE THESE FINGERS DOING
HERE.
HERE. NOBODY PLAYS PIANO LIKE THAT.
>> LET ME HOLD YOUR CARD SO YOU
CAN FOCUS.
CAN FOCUS. >> MY HAND IS SHAKING.
>> 1, 5, JUST THOSE TWO.
YOU FOLLOW ALONG AND WHEN THE
BAR GETS TO THAT, YOU HIT 5.
>> THIS IS 5.
>> BOTH OF THEM?
>> ONE.
>> ONE. >> WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU,
MEREDITH?
MEREDITH? >> JUST DO IT, WE’RE RUNNING OUT
OF TIME.
OF TIME. ♪
♪ >> 5.
>> 5. >> YES.
>> YES. >> 5.
>> 5. >> YES.
>> YES. >> IS THIS 5?
WHICH IS 5?
>> I THINK YOU’RE DOING PRETTY
WELL.
WELL. HODA, YOU JUST BROUGHT HER SCORE
DOWN TO LIKE A 10.
>>
>> THAT’S VERY, VERY GOOD.
IT’S BETTER THAN 1%.
>> IT WAS 1%.
>> YOU MIGHT NEED MORE LESSONS.
>> WE SHOULD POINT OUT, HARRY,
YOU’RE AN INVESTOR IN THIS PLAY