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Lesson IV-1-The Woodpecker

Lesson IV-1-The Woodpecker

Group 4, lesson 1

young pianists
scheduleSep 18, 2017
personAlan Fraser
to press thumb against the other fingers in order to experience thumb oppostion Bird beak = no unwanted curling

Kiddie Craft Demo Series

Episode 1 - Kiddie Craft - Introduction access_time 03:32
Episode 2 - Lesson II-1-Meet Handy Harry access_time 04:25
Episode 3 - Lesson II-3-Handy Harry Slipping and Sliding access_time 04:44
Episode 4 - Different Quality of Strength access_time 03:20
Episode 5 - Lesson II-4-Handy Harry as Swamp Monster-Hello Louis Lumbrical access_time 03:04
Episode 6 - Lesson II-5-Handy Harry Sticks his Bottom in the Air access_time 02:56
Episode 7 - Lesson II-6-Handy Harry Folds Himself Up To Do a Somersault: Hello Freddie Flexor access_time 05:05
Episode 8 - Lesson II-7-Freddie Flexor Helps Handy Harry Crawl like a Centipede access_time 06:34
Episode 9 - Lesson II-9-Kiddie Craft access_time 05:43
Episode 10 - Lesson II-10-Kiddie Craft access_time 05:54
Episode 11 - Lesson III-1-Fingers Beckon-Come Here and Wave Bye-Bye access_time 01:50
Episode 12 - Lesson III-2-Louis Lumbrical Saves Handy Harry access_time 03:01
Episode 13 - Lesson III-3-Handy Harry Comes up Onto All Fours access_time 01:59
Episode 14 - Lesson III-4-Handy Harry on All Fours on the Keys access_time 01:06
Episode 15 - The Hand is a Bipartite Structure access_time 01:08
Episode 16 - Lesson III-5-Handy Harry on the Trampoline access_time 02:48
Episode 17 - Lesson III-6-Handy Harry on the Keyboard Trampoline access_time 02:56
Episode 18 - Lesson III-7-Handy Harry is a Roly-Poly access_time 04:51
Episode 19 - Lesson III-8-Handy Harry Stands Up access_time 03:30
Episode 20 - Lesson III-9-Freddie Flexor Saves Handy Harry From Falling Off the Cliff access_time 02:24
Episode 21 - Lesson III-10-Freddie Flexor and Louis Lumbrical Work Together access_time 02:19
Episode 22 - Lesson III-11-Handy Harry Scratches His Leg access_time 02:46
Episode 23 - Lesson III-12-Handy Harry Slaps The Ground With His Foot access_time 03:14
Episode 24 - Lesson III-13-Handy Harry Launches Himself Forward access_time 02:28
Episode 25 - Lesson III-14-Handy Harry Revs His Legs access_time 02:05
Episode 26 - Lesson IV-1-The Woodpecker access_time 03:32 visibility
Episode 27 - Lesson IV-2-Handy Harry Scratches His Other Leg With His Thumb Foot access_time 01:57
Episode 28 - Lesson IV-3-Thumb Rolling Handy Harry Does a Somersault access_time 05:09
Episode 29 - Lesson IV-4-Handy Harry Draws a Square on the Ground access_time 06:01
Episode 30 - Lesson IV-5-Handy Harry Draws Circles in the Air access_time 04:27
Episode 31 - Lesson IV-6-Reverse Opposition access_time 03:29
Episode 32 - Lesson IV-7-Handy Harry-Alligator Makes a Big Yawn access_time 04:52
Episode 33 - Lesson IV-8-Alligator Grows Some New Teeth access_time 02:31
Episode 34 - Lesson IV-9-Tom Thumb and the Articulated Screwdriver access_time 10:54
Episode 35 - Tom Thumb Helps Handy Harry Take Some Giant Steps access_time 02:10
Episode 36 - Tom-Freddie and Louis Help Handy Harry access_time 01:02
Episode 37 - The Handy Harry Leg Slide Exercise access_time 04:28