Level 1 — Sit Down & Play

Lines, Spaces, and the Six Chords

Use the six C-scale chords as anchors while reading lines and spaces.

Lines, Spaces, and the Six Chords

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Lesson script

Cynthia’s lines-and-spaces pages link reading to the six chords you already know. Play hands separately, slowly. Finger numbers tell which finger; intervals tell how far to move.

Do not race. Name whether you land on a line or a space when the book asks.

Done when: one short book exercise is played hands separately.

Instrument paths

  • Piano: Book exercises; hands separate.
  • Strings: Root support on long notes.
  • Percussion: Silent counting with occasional clicks.

Learning modes

  • Solo child: Solo slow read.
  • Child + parent: Parent covers the next measure until the current one is secure.
  • Family: One reads finger numbers aloud; one plays.