http://www.musicteachershelper.com/blog/african-american-history-month/ Tips and Resources for Private Music Teachers and Performers everywhere! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:51:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.musicteachershelper.com/blog/african-american-history-month/comment-page-1/#comment-121783 Michelle Payne Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:05:09 +0000 http://www.musicteachershelper.com/blog/?p=1242#comment-121783 Cool tip! I'm going to give it a try. Cool tip! I’m going to give it a try.

]]> http://www.musicteachershelper.com/blog/african-american-history-month/comment-page-1/#comment-121782 Ronnie Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:45:59 +0000 http://www.musicteachershelper.com/blog/?p=1242#comment-121782 I learned a few years ago that most Negro Spirituals can be played using just the black keys on a piano. The black keys are also the notes of the pentatonic scale. Sometimes I have my piano students figure out the notes for a Spiritual using just the black keys. I learned a few years ago that most Negro Spirituals can be played using just the black keys on a piano. The black keys are also the notes of the pentatonic scale. Sometimes I have my piano students figure out the notes for a Spiritual using just the black keys.

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