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Kiddie Craft Demo Series

Based on Alan's Kiddie Craft (link in the footer), this series illustrates major concepts of Alan's approach but adapted for young pianists or any beginners really. It is an open framework for students and teachers and we welcome all the feedback.

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Episodes

  1. 1 Kiddie Craft - Introduction Alan talking about his latest project, a book for piano teachers and adult beginners 03:32
  2. 2 Lesson II-1-Meet Handy Harry The main protagonist, Handy Harry 04:25
  3. 3 Lesson II-3-Handy Harry Slipping and Sliding Slipping and sliding exercise, fourth arch of the hand, metacarpals 04:44
  4. 4 Different Quality of Strength The hand is let go but there is a specific quality of touch and strength 03:20
  5. 5 Lesson II-4-Handy Harry as Swamp Monster-Hello Louis Lumbrical Story about the swamp monster hand 03:04
  6. 6 Lesson II-5-Handy Harry Sticks his Bottom in the Air The first part of this lesson is the same as the previous one – but after a few steps it will go in a different direction 02:56
  7. 7 Lesson II-6-Handy Harry Folds Himself Up To Do a Somersault: Hello Freddie Flexor This lesson bends the fingers in a completely different way. 05:05
  8. 8 Lesson II-7-Freddie Flexor Helps Handy Harry Crawl like a Centipede We also learn a difference between curling, flexing, bending and curving 06:34
  9. 9 Lesson II-9-Kiddie Craft Kiddie Craft - Lesson II-9 05:43
  10. 10 Lesson II-10-Kiddie Craft Handy Harry and Rex Wrist 05:54
  11. 11 Lesson III-1-Fingers Beckon-Come Here and Wave Bye-Bye Group 3, lesson 1 01:50
  12. 12 Lesson III-2-Louis Lumbrical Saves Handy Harry from falling off a cliff 03:01
  13. 13 Lesson III-3-Handy Harry Comes up Onto All Fours Group 3, lesson 3 01:59
  14. 14 Lesson III-4-Handy Harry on All Fours on the Keys Group 3, lesson 4 01:06
  15. 15 The Hand is a Bipartite Structure Fingers/thumb and the wrist 01:08
  16. 16 Lesson III-5-Handy Harry on the Trampoline Group 3, lesson 5 02:48
  17. 17 Lesson III-6-Handy Harry on the Keyboard Trampoline Group 3, lesson 6 02:56
  18. 18 Lesson III-7-Handy Harry is a Roly-Poly Group 3, lesson 7 04:51
  19. 19 Lesson III-8-Handy Harry Stands Up Group 3, lesson 8 03:30
  20. 20 Lesson III-9-Freddie Flexor Saves Handy Harry From Falling Off the Cliff Group 3, lesson 9 02:24
  21. 21 Lesson III-10-Freddie Flexor and Louis Lumbrical Work Together To pull Handy Harry up, group 3, lesson 10 02:19
  22. 22 Lesson III-11-Handy Harry Scratches His Leg With his "fifth finger foot", group 3, lesson 11 02:46
  23. 23 Lesson III-12-Handy Harry Slaps The Ground With His Foot Group 3, lesson 12 03:14
  24. 24 Lesson III-13-Handy Harry Launches Himself Forward Group 3, lesson 13 02:28
  25. 25 Lesson III-14-Handy Harry Revs His Legs Group 3, lesson 14 02:05
  26. 26 Lesson IV-1-The Woodpecker Group 4, lesson 1 03:32
  27. 27 Lesson IV-2-Handy Harry Scratches His Other Leg With His Thumb Foot Group 4, lesson 2 01:57
  28. 28 Lesson IV-3-Thumb Rolling Handy Harry Does a Somersault Group 4, lesson 3 05:09
  29. 29 Lesson IV-4-Handy Harry Draws a Square on the Ground Group 4, lesson 4 06:01
  30. 30 Lesson IV-5-Handy Harry Draws Circles in the Air Group 4, lesson 5 04:27
  31. 31 Lesson IV-6-Reverse Opposition Handy Harry Does Some Strange Sideways Rocking, Group 4, lesson 6 03:29
  32. 32 Lesson IV-7-Handy Harry-Alligator Makes a Big Yawn Group 4, lesson 7 04:52
  33. 33 Lesson IV-8-Alligator Grows Some New Teeth Group 4, lesson 8 02:31
  34. 34 Lesson IV-9-Tom Thumb and the Articulated Screwdriver Group 4, lesson 9 10:54
  35. 35 Tom Thumb Helps Handy Harry Take Some Giant Steps Group 4, lesson 10 02:10
  36. 36 Tom-Freddie and Louis Help Handy Harry Take Even BIGGER Steps, Group 4, lesson 11 01:02
  37. 37 The Handy Harry Leg Slide Exercise Group 4, lesson 12 04:28