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Haveyou had musicclassesat school? Do you play any othermusicalinstrument(s)? If so. write them here:

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Doesanyonein your family play a musicalinstrument(s)? Ii :o. write them here:

C ircle any music symbolsthat you know. Define each for your teacher.

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Can you play any tunes"by ear" on the piano? If so. play them for your teacher.

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Hare you evermadeup (composed)your own music on the piano?

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\\'hat are your favoritetypesof music? ,hltte.s,c:lassical,country,gospel,jazz, pop, rap, rock, etc.) \\-rite them here:

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Haveyou everbeento a band,choir,or orchestraconcert? tTell your teachersomethingyou liked aboutit.)

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Sittingat the Piano l. DistaneeCheck Sit straightand tall on the front half of the bench. With your arms straight,your knuckles should reach the fallboard. (If you haveto lean, move the benchforward or backward.)

Sit on the front half of the bench.

HeightCheck 2, Seating With shouldersrelaxed,placer oLrr handson the keys.

t feet flat on the floor

Your forearms should be level with the keyboard. Adjust ¡ our seatingheightup or down as needeJ

forearmslevel with the kevboard

3. PostureCheck Take a deepbreathand let it out. Are you sitting tall, yet with shoulders down and relaxed?

shouldersrelaxed

Fingerf{umbers Eachfinger is given a number- | , 2, 3. 4, or 5. \\'i-e-ele both finger 1's, finger 2's, finger 3's, finger 4's, and finger 5's.

Keepyourfingernails trímmedsa you can easily play on yoarfingertips.

L.H.

R.H.

standsfor Left Hand

standsfor Right Hand

roundedhand position

HandPosition Let your armshanglooselyat your sides. Noticethe natural curve of your fingers.

r h u m bp l a y s rrnthe sidetip

Now gentlyplaceyour handson the keys. It is importantto keepa relaxed,curvedhand positionas you play the piano.

FingerDrill on the Keyboard With a rounded hand position andfirm fingertips: 1. Chooseanywhitekey andplay it with RIGHT HAND finger 1, then2, then3, then4, then5. (Hint: Play the thumb on the side tip.)

2 . Chooseany white key and play it with RIGHT HAND finger 5, then 4, then 3, then 2,then l. a

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Chooseany white key and play it with LEFT HAND finger 1, then 2,then 3, then 4, then 5.

4. Chooseany white key and play it with LEFT HAND ñnger 5, then 4, then 3, then 2,then L.

HighandLow on the l(eyboard The piano KEYBOARD haswhite keys and black keys. Notice the black keysare in groupsof two's and three's.

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LearnitgTrebleClefG ¡ Find the G five keys aboveMiddle C. This is calledTreble Clef G.

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Hond Shope Exercise o With R.H. fingers 1 and 5, play back and forth betweenMiddle C and TrebleClef G. (This is the intervalof a 5th.) o Is Tr ebleClef G wr ittenon line 1.2,3,4, or 5? (circle)

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The trebleclef is alsocalledthe G clef becauseit circles aroundthe G line on the staff. The treble clef camefrom the old letter G shownbelow.

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.{houtthe DamperPedal Thc damper pedal is the pedalon the right. Ir lifls the dampers(felts)off the strings u hich letsthe soundcontinueto rins. Pedalmark:

Pedal UP

hold ir down

Pcdal DOWN

Useyour right foot for the damper pedal. Keepyour heelon the floor.

o \\'hich R.H. finger now playsTreble Clef G?

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Is BassClef F wr ittenon line 1.2,3.4. o r 5? ( c 'i r c l e)

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The bassclef is alsocalledthe F clef becausethe dots point out the F line on the staff. The bass clef camefrom the old letterF shownbelow. F-line-

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t i n g e r C h o l l e n g e : P l a yB a s sC l e fF with L.H. finger 5, then 4, then 3. Which finger playsBass Clef F in Mt' Int¡ention?

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t With a highlighteror pencil.tracethe bassclef F tine for the first measure.Your teachermay haveyou trace tn" (G line and 9' F line for many piecesin the book.

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Middle C, T[eble Clef G, and Bass Clef F are the three notesyou have learned.Thesenoteswill "guide" you as you learn new noteson the staff. r Name.thenplay thesenotes.

2nds(Steps) withD-E-F Reading l-cuni the threenotesthat .rrcbetu'eenGuide Notes \liddle C and Treble Clef G.

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line

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( ) n the staff, the interval of a 2nd (step) is from:

a LINE to the next SPACE

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a SPACE to the next LINE (Seep. 14)

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space

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DOWN a 2nd

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Repeatthis sectionof music.

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in Direetion ReadingChanges Thc trick to reading2ndsis watchingfor a changein direction (up or down). Keenr,ourevesfocusedon the noteheads.

The arrowsbelow showthe up, down, or repeatedmovementof the notes. Example: I

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Make up a shortR.H. finger exercisein C Position(C-D-E,-F-G) that movesup and down bY 2nds.

TeacherDuet: (Studentplays ctsu'ritten'Teacheipedalsfor duet.)

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LegatO meanssmoothand connected,with no breakin the sound. To play legato,one finger goesdown as the other finger comesup. slur is a curvedline over or undera group of notes.It meansto play legato. a

Play this example.Listenfor a smooth,connectedsound.

Repeatstartingon HIGHER C's.

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.\ monk singingthis piecewould take a breathat the end of eachslur.As you play this piece,let the music "breathe"by lifting your wrist at the end of eachslur. \irur teacherwill showyou how.

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Pla¡ ing Legato Hands Together Nou pliil CltcutÍof the Mr¡rtkshands together' YourL.H. r,villplay the samemelodyin a lower C Position.Watchfor changesof direction.

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move down by D r s c f ; w E R YWhich four measures

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LearningBassClefG clef G is a spacenote. B¿iss

NEW space note

It is a 2nd (step)aboveBass Clef R rRemember, BassClef F is a GuideNote.) (BassClef F)

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A minuetis a statelYdancein ! time,popularin the 1700s.George Washingtondancedtlre minuet.

Dotted Half Note = 3 counts(or beats) ).

Count"I-2-3-

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Point out four accentmarks in this piece. TeacherDuet: (Studentplays I octavehigher)

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Folk Song Russian Traditional Russian arransed

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a SPACEto the next SPACE

a LINE to the next LINE

. Play this 3rd with L.H. fingers 3-1. then 4-2. then 5-3.

. Play this 3rd wirhR.H. l-3, then2-4, then3-5.

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EnY Point out the measureswith line-to-line 3rds. 3rds. Point out the measureswith space-to-space

Teacher Duet: (Studentplays I octen'ehigher)

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the bus stop.

I n f e r v o l C h e c k : P u ta y ' a b o v ee a c h measurewith the intervalof a 3rd.

CamptownRaees StephenFoster (1826-1864, U.S.) arranged

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The quarterrest = 1 beat of silence Clap or tap the rhythm below,counting aloud,"l - 2 - 3 - 4 ; ' , Hint: Count,but do not clap for the quarterrest.

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Think of eighth(8th) notesas runningnotes' Two (or more) eighthnotesare connectedby a beam.

Directions: Clap or tap theserhythmswith your teacher. Two waVsof countingare shown.Practicecountingwith each.

TheRhythmFlag Feel a steadybeat (pulse). (()

whole note count:"l-2-3-4"

half notes c o u n t ": l - 2 "

quarter notes c o u n t :" 1 "

eighthnotes count:"1 and" Notice that eachbeatis dividedinto two equalParts.

hold note whole I (and) 2 (and) 3 (and)

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R h y l h m C h e c k : A r e y o u re i g h t hn o t e sf l o w i n g gently,with a steady,evenrhYthm?

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Circle all the 3rds in this piece.(Hint: Thereare eight.)

TeacherDuet: (Studentplays I octat'ehigher)

2

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and, etc:'

ThePhrase .\,¡thraseis a musicalidea or thought. .\ phraseis often shownin the music with a slur,alsocalleda phrasemark' Think of a phraseas a musicalsentenceand eachnotein the phraseas a word' Rememberthat all of the notesunder the phrasemark are to be played as though cachnote is a meaningfulword in the musicalsentence.

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(from Peer Gynt Suite) Edvard Grieg (1843-1907,NorwaY) arranged

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l{ewGuidel{ote: BassC Numberthe bassclef spacesl-2-3-4 in the bassstaff shown. {Spacesare numberedfrom bottomto top. Seep. 14.) This is your new GuideNote. Which spaceis BassC? Practiceleaping from Middle C to Bass C with L.H. fingers1 and 5. This distanceis the intervalof an octave(8 notes).

Middle C BassC

(New GuideNotc'r

Guide Note Review o On the staff above,draw whole notes on Treble Clef G and Bass Clef F. o Then play thesefour Guide Noteson the piano.

JumpShots (for L.H. alone)

Find and play otheroctaveson the keyboardwith your L.H. (Usefingers5 and 1.)

Readingin BassC Position Learn thesenotesthat stePuP from Guide Note Bass C. (You alreadyknow the circled notes.)

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line

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(for L.H. only)

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etc.

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play LocomotiveRhythmshands together.The R.H. playsin a higher C Position. Teacher Duet: (Studentplays I octavehigher)

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\ theme (melod)¡)often has severalmusicalphrases. o Hon' many phrasesare in this famoustheme tt)teü.tures 1-16)by Beethoven? -

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Joyfully

grow louder

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sound' StaCcato meansa crisp,detached To play staccato,quicklybringthe fingeroff the key' markis a smalldot placedaboveor belowthe note' Thestaccato

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S fo c c a t o C h e c k : I s Y o u r w r i s t l o o s e andrelaxedas You PlaYstaccato?

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A circled finger number alerts -ly ( ) ut o a c h a n g eo l ' h a n dp o s i t i o n .

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v t Make up a short"raindrop"melodyin C Position' Play high on the keyboardwith all notesstaccato'

This pieceusesboth legato and staccatotouches' Hint: Play the thumb on the side tiP'

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(Treble G)

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Startingwith the F aboveMiddle C, play and say the treblespace notesF-A-C-E, going up and going down. Use R.H. finger 2.

2. Are you playing secondsor thirds? (circte)

Befbreplaying,nameeachnote in the blank. Dreamily I ot1

L.H. over

Dreamseape L.H. over

2

I

mf

I

(prepareL.H.)

With damperpedaldown, createyour own "Dreamscape"usingtrebleF - A - C - E.

HalftimeShow Moderately fast , un,

the the

march- ing march- ing

field they field they

band band

at at

half - time. time. half

Y

.a\ \\\

-

^t

,

Hav - ing What a

fun show

so much mu- sic

play - ing the for

the at foot - ball

game. game! -a¿+

t?

The LonelyPine Very slow and lonely

p

-" -? 5on-? tnove

(prepare R.H.)

''i

to F

(echoso.ftly)

Half Rest Gitsaboveline3)

Whole Rest ftangsbelowline4.)

The half rest = 2 beats of silence

The whole test = rest for any whole measure.

Count: " l

3 beatsof silence

4 beats of silence

w

R e s f ( h e c k : I d e n t i f ye a c h rr':t fbr tnelsLtres9-12.

TJ¡P

1on 2

and

race

the

like

TeacherDuet: (Studentplays I octavehigher) 5

RaceearRallv

AA

Zipping along

be

to

round and

Who's gon - na

win

'round "Four" just came

f

rul-- ing

each tries to

a- round

past

the

take

to - day's

the bend,

"Ten" takes

line.

the

lead

Rec - ord

o I scAI nY What is "racecar"spelledbackwards Put the racecarin reverseby ?playingthe piecebackwards,from measure24 to meosure21. This is calledretrograde. A

N[ewGuidel{ote: TrebleC Nrlmberthe treble clef spacesl-2-3-4 in the treblestaff shown. Which spaceis TrebleC? This is your new GuideNote.

Guide Note Treble C

Practiceleaping ftom Middle C to TrebleC with R.H. fingers I and 5. What is the nameof this interval?

T

Guide Note Review

tr

"GLridenotes"are your "anchors"as you learnnew noteson the staff.

T

n

\ ou can name any note on the staff by \teppitlgup or down from Guide Notes.

C F¿ Cr

T

o Name,then play theseGuide Notes.

Guidef{ote Pinball

Bouncingsteadily

'' ITJS' H' iilíffi:'r':r';:n

Play dow-na 2nd from Treble G. Play down a 3rd from Bass C.

Pla-r- the lovvest F on the keyboard.

Readingin TrebleC Position Learn thesenotes that step up from Guide Note Treble C' lYou alreadvknow the circlednotes.)

o Play and say: TrebleC space

E space

FG line

-

space

Learnandp1aythispieceby:'o¡lnnfoq3EnglishMinuet oreading2nds,3rds,andrepea,.J;1:l"wAlexanderReinagle o recognizingnotenamesTrebleC-D-L'-F-G ry

to C ma.1or transposed

Stately

f-P

on re7eat

TeacherDuet: (Studentplays I octavehigher) J

R.H.

¿

(1756-1809, England)

+

8'o -

Octave Sign (ottava)

When 8ro is written below the staff, play one octave (8 notes) lower than written. When 8'o is written above the staff, play one octave higher.

Bagpipes Livelv

AJ ".

C Pos i ti on

I

-)

Which two phrasesbegin with 3rds? Which two phrasesbeginwith 2nds?

Imitation Noticethat eachphrasefor the L.H. is "copied" by the R.H. This is calledimitcttiott.

Tilo-HandConversation I ot1 2

Moderatelv

Nom e the position.

(prepareR.H.)

-J

(prepctreR.H.)

f

--/

, * ,1, X

(pre¡tare R.H.)

t , Make up a one-measure melodywith your L.H. in C Position. Imitatethe melody with your R.H. one octavehigher.Try severalof these.

Finding Imitation

Whenthe Saints Go MarchingIn

l-1? Which hanclimitatesin mectsures R.H. or L.H. (circle) 17-20? Which handimitatesin measures R.H. or L'H. (circle)

ilr

Nom e the position. Traditional

Lively

^f on,

go march- ing

Count:

€> Oh,

when

in.

the

(go march- ing

)t

ta

svi

c _-/ in)

J

Oh,

how

I

want

to

be

ln

that

\_\___

num - ber, (yes,

l f

;

(prepareR.H.)

Jf do) /

when the

higlter) TeacherDuet: (Studentplays I r¡ctctv'e

/-1\' tr

I

nfon,

go march- ing

when the

5

u

in)

do)

Oh,

when

the

Oh,

how

I

want

to

be

in

that

march - ing

when the

ntectsures. Write the countsin the music for the first and Tastinc'omplete

tr

a

9 -

More AboutIntervals lntervalsare easyto measureat the keyboard' including Count the number of white keys (letternames) thefírstandltlst'Thisisthenumber(size)oftheinterval' 2nd and a 3rd' You havealreadylearnedthe intervalsof a

3rd

Review:

rT

tiil

c ]-Le-

icr!_L i I

r23

Z =2nd

= 3rd

ll

New:

A sth spans5 letternames'

4letternames' A 4th spans

I

IZ

2 3 4 -4th

3 4 S = srh

5ths moveuPor downfrom:

4ths moveuP or downfrom:

a line to a line or a spaceto a sPace T h i n k :s k i P + a s k i P

a line to a sPaceor a spaceto a line T h i n k :s k i P + a s t e p o play:

o Play: L4th upl

L4th downl

o What other interval have You learnedthat movesfrom a line to spaceor a spaceto line?

E Rt

L5th upl

L5th down'

What other interval have You learnedthat movesfrom a line to line or a spaceto space?--

A 4 t h s o u n d s l i k e t h e o p e n i n g o.,Twinkle, f..HereComestheBride.,' Twinkle"Little Star." of ; sg, ,oun¿slike the opening Y o u rte a ch e rw i l l p l a ysome4thsand5ths.Lisr e¡ r andpr acticeide nti fy i ngeac h

Focuson Fourths(4ths) To draw an interval.count the startingnote and eachline and space. o Draw a4th abovethesespacenotes.

o Draw a 4th^abovetheseline notes.

Ex.

€>1 Ex. Think:line skip-a-lineto a space

to a line Think: spaceskip-a-spctc¿ (skip + a step)

(skip + a step) Play the 4ths abovewith fingers I and 4. thenwith fingers 2 and 5. Listento the soundof the 4th.

Promenade (from Pictures at un Exhibitiott) ModestMussorgsky Russia) 11839-1881.

Slow march

arranged

2 ot1 2

v

ta

I

I

e

ai

C \t-

-t-

t'-¿'

o

e

e

) / _ l

-

t.

Circle all the 4ths. Thereare 8. Hint: Don't overlookthe L.H. to R.H. intervals'

TeacherDuet: (Studentplays I ocÍav'ehígher) ,ñ\,ñ

L.H. f

1z t,'irltperlril

Lll 1 I

5.t 2 ;ñ\t i il a

z.ñ

\\'hich R.H. fingerts not playedin this piece?

Dragon Chinese

\Ioderately 5 )tt 2 otr >

C Position I I

\$ (movedow'n

lon -?

'51 )l

cRtlrlvE

Createyour own melody for measures5-8 and l3-16' Play only notesC-D-F-G and usethe rhythm given.

r- o 'i á*

t

€'"*'}

AlohaOe

üF €-

S*E J*-" Moderately

(pedal optionall

3on '/

v

AI

{ñ

\ -

r .t-

a

J

aJ charm - ing

who

one

lives

e

t

a - mong

One^ /

ers.

flow

the

\ J

.

V

=

t

,

ai fond

e

e'

em

brace

/

-/-

e I

fore

+

é

un

leave,

) I

a

\ v'-\

c

e.--

+ ril a) a a

we \ l ;

meet

a-

gain.-

?

p

I

Focuson Fifths(Sths) o Draw a 5th abovetheseline notes'

o Draw a 5th abovethesespacenotes'

Ex. Think: line ski¡t-a-lineto a line (skiP+ a skiP) Plavthe 5thsabove. Li;Íen tc;the open soundof the 5th'

to a space Think: spaceskip-tt-s¡tctce (skiP+ a skiP)

The lfing of Heerts

QuicklY

lst and 2nd Endings

t RY

Name two intervals that move

line-to-line or sPace-to-sPace' and TeacherDuet: (Studentplays I octavehigher)

PIay the lst ending and take the repeat.Then PlaYthe 2nd ending' skipping over the lst ending'

l{o MoonTonight

Smoothly moving I otl

No

moon

mp no

to

to

moon

fills

the

dark

Tt^ /t1

cr

I

I no

moon

to

niohf

Pí'-

^-

?

^7

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i-

TeacherDuet: (Studentplays I octavehigher)

rÉr D tJiDli

]IusicalForm The overallstructureof a pieceis calledmusicalform. This piecehasthreesections:sectionA, sectionB, and the returnof sectionA. It is in A B A form. o Find and label thesethreesectionsin the music. Hint: The B sectionrs d|fferenlfrom the A section and givesvarietyto the piece.

ForestDrums includes an optional drum part Play this rhythm part using a bongo or conga drurn, a percussionsettingon a digital keyboard,or tapping on your lap as your teacherplays the piano part.* Count carefully!

ForestDrums \otice the differenthandposition. Moving quickly ( )p t io n a l Dr u m Part:

calls

to

ffi€,

l0n 50n

i; i-l

rust - ling leaves, the

xA rubberbucketor largemetalcanistermay alsobe usedas a drum.

I

hear its

tl rl

-

)-1-4

Drum - ming

t - 2-3-1) rhy - thm

g*f

I've trav - eled

rhy - thm

I'm

not

a

-

nyf

fne sound of

Nameeachtype of rest in the drum part for measurel-8.

far and long,

for - est drums will

t0 :

The Sharp

#

r half step is tiomone kcr to tl'revery c'losestkey. Play thesehalf stepson the piano. Find and play severalmore half steps.

r sharp meansto playthekey thrt is a half stepHIGHER.

E iE# G A Noticethal Ef-F

Noticethat Bf:C

Play thesekeyson the keyboardwhile namingthem aloud. Your teacherwill call out the namesof sharp keys. Find and play eachon the keyboard.

Cuiclel\ote Review ' \anre. thenplay t h c : eG u i d eN o te s.

* Name,then play thesesharped Guide Notes. Notice the sharpis written in.frontof'the note and is on the sameline or space.

T T T T I 2

Ex:

DISCGTERY .¡-t",.

-"éi"t

Cf

With L.H. finger 2. play from Bass C to Middl¿ C moving UP by half steps. Say the key namesaloud.

(c - c4-D - Df-E - F-pf- c - ci- A - Af- B - c)

P.p Rallv C Position First play handsalone. With pep

3 I >

4

1 I

1

i

5

.-i-,$r,a--r

I v ¡ Explore the rangeof the keyboard.Play the R.H. of Pep Rall¡' in a HIGHER C Positionthan written,while the L.H. playsin a LOWER C Position.

word for "power' Thc'u'orddynamiCs comesfrom the Greek meanthe "loudsandsofts"of the sound' Irt trrrtsic.tl)'namics P. ntp. nyf, andf

aredynamicmarksyou havelearned'

New Dynamic Marks c r e s c e t t d( cre o sc.) {pronouncedkreh-SHEN-doh) clintittuendo(ctim.) di-min-u-EN-doh) {prortoLrnced (day-keh-sHEN-doh)' This s,vmbolis alsocalleddecrescendo

.\ sharpcarriesthrough an entire measure' br.rtnot pasta bar line. (.Seemeasure3 ')

Go DownMoses

again' ln a new measure,the sharpmust be written

Spiritual arranged

Slowly,soulfullY

Is

-

rael

was

E

in

-

gypt's

land,

nf-

5on _

go.

oP

pressed

p

so ---

a

Teacher Duet: (Studentplays I octavehigher) ¡-1

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t

sW

Or¿;

)-, .

1

9l ,\-A'\

hard

theY

v t\r

e

ai

could

",!f

(J-

J not

Let

stand.

-==

my

C'' Go

go.

pe!_:_49

Jñ

C T ES C .

-

->

'way

down

gypt's

in

-_

,

Pha - raoh,

p

m.f

land.-

(¿'

-\

> Tell

CJ

down,

nry

T

Let n

\.

J

+-

é'

peo - Ple

my _

-

go.

_,p

-

J

;

I

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-:l

_A

_,\

TheFlat

Noticethat Fb: E

;

Notice that Cb:B

r flat meansto playthekeY tirlt is a half stePLOWER' play thesekeys on the keyboardwhile namingthem aloud. Your teacherwill call out the namesof flat keys' Find and play eachon the keYboard.

\ t'latcarriesthroughan entire but not pasta bar line. nrci.r\urc.

+

still Eb

Z:umGali Gali Israeli Folk Song arranged

With energy (srillJlat)

ga - li,

ga - li.

Zum

1 eu

ga - li,

I'raclrerDuet: (Studentplays I octovehigher) R.H.

¡l-

f

"-/ ---.

-

tr '-/ Lres(.

f3

--vny,

li'

Y t1

,

a)

1 Zum

-

J

V

,

t

ga - li.

ga - li,

ga - li,

e

J+e Zum

ga - li,

ga

-

li.

I

ga - li,

ga - li.

ga - li,

Zum

ga - li,

ftu^

Zum

ga -

li,

ga -

li,

ga -

li.

Choose any4 black keys.Tell your teacherthe flat name and sharp name of each.

o PilI\':

as a reminderto PlaY Sotnetimesa naturalis written (Seemeasure4.) li r"'hitekey in a new measure' HaPPilY

\I--l

mf

1 octavehigher) TeacherDuet: (Studentplays

¡

3

Fl]T

t}'

rt 0

2 --z

L.H. ,|¡f

1t --/

232

lTll el'É+l -)PI ¿+¿t

;l

5l-l

J

ts-r ü)

7,'

1 ---/ 2

titi

( r()ss 2 0l'el'

What intervalis playedby the R.H. in the last measure?

'n e¿

.2322

tr,';l

tl =

"ladder'" The word scalecomesfrom the Latin word scola,meaning (steps). The notesof a scalemoveup or down by 2nds Pentameans"five." A pentascaleis a 5-notescale'

C Pentascale

scalesteP: I

f-P

Tonic and Dominant

\.

C Pentascale

ut1 l( and other scalesyou will learn: In the C pentascale ¡ the lst scalestepis calledthe tonic

45 dominant

r the 5th scalestepis calledthe dominant A piecewill usuallyend on the tonic' Flight end on the tonic? o Does 'I wao-Note

T\vo-I{oteFlight C Pos i ti on

Steadily

\l I

I

crossR.H. over

rit. = ritardando

\t...

:,'.

This meansa gradualslowingof the music. Ritardandois often shortenedto ritard. or rit.

:¡:\

,f

Journeyby Camel C Position

ModeratelY

=

a e

= F

c\

é 3t'o-'

t'rof

t

thatuseonlytonicanddominantnotes. measures ,u, a checky' aboverhe

c

o c

c E

C

'

0 a

Teacher Duet: (Studentplays as wrilten)

tr tr FJls'"thl!us!:!l

\rb¡íL*t 2

. ,z--\

TheC Chord Threcor more tonesplayedtogetherform a chord. fhe C chordis madeof 3 tones thlt build uo in 3rds from C. o f' rs the root

o E is the 3rd

'nlfxoot-

3rd - 5th.

^f*o?,- 3rd 5th,

o G is the 5th

root-3rd-5th,

Play the

C

5th- 3rd-root.

root-3rd-5th,

nt;"t the

C

5th-3rd-root.

ChordCrossings

Snroothand stead¡'

R.a.úI g.nn. 'l', 1

cr,sses 01'er

\:/

o O 8r,o

@ L.H. i.-, ('

and Pattents(Pentascales) The studentmay begin Achievement Skill Sheet No. I Major S-.finger C.toss-Hand Arpeggios (AS500I ).

REVIEW: C is the tonic note in C Position(key of C)' NEW: The C chord is the tonic chord in C Position becauseit is built on the tonic note. It is commonlycalledthe I chord. (I is the Romannumeralfor the number"l".)

-tonicnote

Row,Row,Row YourBoat

C Position:I

o Beforeplayingthis piece,write the Roman numeralI under eachmeasurewith ablockedor brokenC chord,

C Position Traditional arranged

Lively

down

Mer-ri

the

- ly,

"!f

t-'t "5

mer-ri - ly,

tv

.

mer-ri - ly,

Play Rou-,Row,Rov,YourBoat as a round with your teacher.The teacherplays 2 octaveshigher than written and beginsafterthe studentplays4 measures. Studentand teacherplay two times.

torm Check: The tbrm of this Pieceis A A B A' mu si c' in " L a b e lt h e s ecti o n s Y o u r A' Hint: Notice the repeatof section

I've GotlVlusic Nqme the Posilion'

1\Ioderatebeat

-l

I I

tell mY love to

hon sing

I to

eY it,

don't have sway and

tr mu mu

-

src sic

d"*" áo*.t

mY mY

in in

soul' soul'

higher) Teacher Duet: (StudentPlaYsI octave -l

R.H.

2 I

tr e-

f

u 13

z mu

-

key -

sin - gle night,

slc

board

sway -

the blues I'm

in',

@ v

)

a)

['ve

é

got

that

mu

src

-ft

down tat

in

>

_e

mY

soul! \->

| .aaa-

a

'' lfflff,'::::i K' fi:'ffi:i;L'::

re 24), doesthe L.H. PlaY

TheY7 Chordin C Position "five-seven") (Pronounced

\ rs the Romannumeralfor the number5' 3rdsfrom the dominant' The \,.7chord is a 4-notechord built up in

@ 5rh @ 3rd @ root @ 7rh

The 5th is omitted.

The notesof the V7 chord are often rearrangedto form a 3-note chord'

dominant

V7 for Left Hand First play a 5th in C Position' lMovefinger 5 a half steP lower (B)' tThis expandsthe intervalto a 6th') Acld finger 2 (step4) from the C pentascale'

\Ielody and Harmony to TItetnelotlt'is the túne.Hartno¡l-t'refers the notesor chordsplayedwith the melody'

V7 for Right Hand First play a 5th in C Position' Move finger I a half stePlower (B)' (This expandsthe interval to a 6th') Add finger 4 (step4) from the C pentascale'

HarmonySounds (blockedchords)

Practicethis I and V7 harmonywarm-up'

"!f ¡

v7

a

y i t hy o u r R ' H ' u p a n d d o w ns - l - o - w - l -w D r s c o y ¡ ¡ y P l a ya C p e n t a s c a l e with your L'H' Harmonize elchnoteby playing a I or v7 chord

C Position

Princeof Denmark'sMarch (A TrumpetVoluntary) C P o si ti o n

Jeremiah Clarke (1673-170'1,England)

Dignified march

Dr¡c*af¡RY

Analyzethe harmonyby writing I or V7 below eachchord'

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TeacherDuet: (Studentplays I octuvehigher) q>

>

R.H. i I

t'"' ,E'f -v'ith

Pl ,>

-

pedal

.c

--¡

c

t'l

c c s F

--

"f

tr

LmazittgGraee

\\'arm-up: Practicethe 3-5. 1..H,alonefor meusures

Words by John Newton Early American melody urrangerl

Gentlymoving

maz

-

ing

tu i"l

sound

z' (extendtlumtb)

@

lyt f'tirchcrI)uet: (studentplal's/ octovehigher')

that

was'

found;

/). L.H.,i,over

p

Wheredoesthe R.H. play a broken chord? measure

/\

A.

rit. 2

IIp

rñ at .L

=

4

Readingin ThreeC Positions The 5 notesof G Position are G A B C D. Find these3 G Positionson the piano. L.H.--r

r

I

B

c

r

D

l lLowl

L.H'----r

rR.H'---r

II Ii I B

c

D

B

c

D

LG ]

G Pentasea exercisebelow. Play eachG Positionand G pentascale

Low G Position

clominonf

Bass Clef G Position

f,

G

ABCD

BCD dominant

l{ew Cuidef{ote:Low G BassClef Low G is easyto recognize.It is written on the bottom line of the bassclef staff.

Guide Note Review Name,then play theseGuide Notes:

T T

n

tr

T T

" Playandsay:Low G

Name the intervals in the blanks below.

Interval Studyin C

Steadyolegato

tt

-

ct'

___-

--

(prepareL.H.)

t t\

o

c--

c

rit. tC

?

?

5on

-? D l r c , c Yr n Y * Name .' -r

the interval from the dominantdown to the tonic. ¿*:'i**¿ Name the interval from the dominantup to the tonic.

t

+

^?

;

c, I

Musette -\ nttrserte is a livelY Piece inritatingthe soundof a bagpipe.

G Pos i ti on Johann SebastianBach ( 1 6 8 5 - 1 7 5 0G . ermanY) arranged

\

I

Improvise(createon the spot)a duet with your teacherin G Position. r Your teacherwill play only L.H. tonic and dominant notesas in measuresI and 2. o You createa R.H. melody aboveusingthe notesof G Position.

Review:The natural cancelsa flat or sharp. The B-flat to B-natural in this piecegivesa "b luesy "s o u n d . A

r\

o play:

Hard-Drivin'Blues G Position

Driving beat

4- t^pattern---1

lon 5on

' ) 1?

f;-]

lrl¿

5 l>

crossover

or s A

fr

* t which stepof the G Pentascaleis flattedin this bluespiece? scalestep 1 2 3 4 5 (circte)

The Yz Chordin G Position V7 for Left Hand

V7 for Right Hand

First play a 5th in G Position.

Firstplay a 5th in G Position.

Move finger 5 a half step lower to play Ff .

Move finger 1 a half steplower to play F#.

Add frnger 2 (step4) from the G pentascale.

Add finger 4 (step4) from the G pentascale.

lcacher Note: The studentshould ntove the hand "in" (toward the fallboard)to easily play the black key.

s

tempO - meansthespeedof themusrc

-l

ri

f- /-

at a s-l-o-wtempo. Firstpractice Listt'tt for steady rhythm and crisp staccatos, Gradually work up to a fast tempo.

Toceatina* N o m et h e p o s i t i o n .

Fast

\

I ,1eighth notesdivided betweenthe hands

',.\ tot-r'ufinais a short. flashy piece played at a f-asttempo. (The toccctti¡r¿z is relatedto the toccaÍa, ii hich is a largepieceof the samecharacter).

DISCe:V¡RY

Play a G pentascaleup and down s-l-o-w-l-ywith your R.H. Harmonizeeachnote by playing a I or V7 chord with your L.H. Listenand let your earsguideyou.

Hrnt: Practicethesetwo "tricky spots" t",cl¡u,playing handstogether. o 3rd finger cross-overat measures4-5. o R.H. finger changeat measure9.

PolovtsianDanee* (I{o.l7) Alexander Borodin ( 1 8 3 3 - 1 8 8 7R, u s s i a )

Ratherslowtempo chanRe to

\

I crossover

.i' t t:.!¡ittn - pronounced Pol-o-VETZ-ian.

'l'racher

Duet: (Student plays I octave higher)

F

\-l ¡ e 1

p'mp

on repeal

A-

I

DI scl,E RY Point out the following in this piece: phrase,tie, I chord, V7 chord, cresc., dim., octave ^A

,\A7\

TERMS OFMUSICAL DICTIOI\ARY DYIIAMICMARKS

mf

pmp piLttttt

ttt(:.a() ltitttttt

soft

moderatelysoft

crescendo(cresc.) Pla.vgraduallylouder.

accentmark

Play this note louder.(Seep. 5)

bar line

(Seep. ll) A line which dividesthe musicinto measures.

bassclef

The bassclef is usedto show lower notesand is usLrallyon the bottom staff.It is alsocalledthe F clef becausethe two dots point out the F line. ( S e ep p . 1 , 1 l,9 )

blocked chord

The noresof a chordplayedtogether.(Seep. 78)

broken chord

(Seep. 78) The notesof a chordplayedseparately.

C pentascale

Five notessteppingup from C: C-D-E-F-G' C is the tonic.G is the dominant.(Seep.l6)

chord

Threeor more notessoundingtogether'(Seep. 78)

I ("one") chord

Threenotesbuilt up in 3rdsfrom the tonic note.(Seep. 78)

V7 ("five-seven")

A fbur-notechord built up in 3rds fiom the dominantnote (step5 of the scale).often playedwith only threenotes.(Seepp. 82, 90)

damper pedal

The right pedal.which sustainsthe sound.(Seep. l8)

dominant

The tifth note of the scale.(Seep. 76)

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dotted half note

Threecountsor beats.(Seep. 27)

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aouble bar line

A thin. thenthick bar line indicatingthe end of a piece.(Seep. 11)

dynamics

The "louds and sofis" of music.Seedynamicmarksabove.(Seep. 70)

eighth notes

Two eighth notesequalone quarternote. (Seep. 36)

fermata

Book p. 32) Hold this note longer.(SeePerfbrmance

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