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Silly Sally Seeley (Minor Scales)

Nancy DeHaven — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 04:18:01 +0000

Silly Sally Seeley (Minor Scales)

You might be familiar with “Ebeneezer Sneezer” written by the late Lynn Freeman Olson (see footnote). It’s a fun and easy way to teach very young students the major scale. All my early level students know it — in fact we often begin lessons by playing it together. My young students love it because of the silly lyrics — Ebeneezer is a “topsy-turvy man” who walks upon his elbows and wears clothes made of paper, among other things. Well, some years ago I decided poor Ebeneezer might like to have a girlfriend, so I set out to find him one. I believe I found just the gal for him: Silly Sally Seeley, who, while also busy teaching students the harmonic minor scale, also manages to perch on a rooftop hooting like an owl, balance a table on her head, and take care of a pet gorilla (whom she calls “Uncle Ted”). Well, truth be told, I didn’t FIND Silly Sally Seeley, I CREATED her!

(See below for more information about Ebeneezer Sneezer)

Click here to download the sheet music for free.

(NB: The sheet music for Ebeneezer Sneezer is available in Our Small World , a collection of pieces for early-level students. The song (with scrolling lyrics) can be viewed here. (The links will open in a new tab.)

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Nancy DeHaven began teaching our four daughters piano in our home in Wilmette September, 2003, and gave her last lesson July 2018. Nancy was a wonderful piano teacher and I can’t imagine the last 15 years without her. She brought music to our children’s lives which will benefit them forever. I will miss the knock on the door followed by, “Nancy’s here!”

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Noah, age 11, Evanston

After an almost 50-year absence I returned to the piano and decided I wanted to take lessons again. I met Nancy in a class and she agreed to take me on as a student. What a great experience this has been! She has the skills and especially the patience to work with me and most importantly to give me a real sense of accomplishment! Every lesson has been a rewarding challenge and opportunity to grow! She has my enthusiastic recommendation!

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Landmark Connect

Nancy DeHaven — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 19:37:39 +0000

Landmark Connect

As soon as my students can name all the white keys, I introduce the landmark notes. But I have often found with transfer students that even though they may be able to look at a note on the staff and tell me that the note is a “C”, too often they aren’t sure exactly which “C” it is. These worksheets will help your student make a connection between the landmark note on the staff and which key it maps to. With six different exercises, you can have your student complete one every week or one every other week, to build competence and confidence in landmark note reading.

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(847) 864-2911

TESTIMONIAL

Nancy DeHaven began teaching our four daughters piano in our home in Wilmette September, 2003, and gave her last lesson July 2018. Nancy was a wonderful piano teacher and I can’t imagine the last 15 years without her. She brought music to our children’s lives which will benefit them forever. I will miss the knock on the door followed by, “Nancy’s here!”

Andrea from Wilmette

Nancy is a great teacher! She is kind and funny! I really enjoyed all of the jazz we have worked on!

Noah, age 11, Evanston

After an almost 50-year absence I returned to the piano and decided I wanted to take lessons again. I met Nancy in a class and she agreed to take me on as a student. What a great experience this has been! She has the skills and especially the patience to work with me and most importantly to give me a real sense of accomplishment! Every lesson has been a rewarding challenge and opportunity to grow! She has my enthusiastic recommendation!

Janis, Chicago, Adult

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dehavenpiano-at-protonmail-dot-com

Major Scale Fingering Chart

Nancy DeHaven — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 02:37:35 +0000

Major Scale Fingering Chart

Standard major scale fingering patterns fall into three groups, the rules of which can be memorized to help you quickly learn the fingerings for all twelve major scales. Use this chart to learn the patterns.

Click here to download the PDF.

(847) 864-2911

TESTIMONIAL

Nancy DeHaven began teaching our four daughters piano in our home in Wilmette September, 2003, and gave her last lesson July 2018. Nancy was a wonderful piano teacher and I can’t imagine the last 15 years without her. She brought music to our children’s lives which will benefit them forever. I will miss the knock on the door followed by, “Nancy’s here!”

Andrea from Wilmette

Nancy is a great teacher! She is kind and funny! I really enjoyed all of the jazz we have worked on!

Noah, age 11, Evanston

After an almost 50-year absence I returned to the piano and decided I wanted to take lessons again. I met Nancy in a class and she agreed to take me on as a student. What a great experience this has been! She has the skills and especially the patience to work with me and most importantly to give me a real sense of accomplishment! Every lesson has been a rewarding challenge and opportunity to grow! She has my enthusiastic recommendation!

Janis, Chicago, Adult

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