introduction to basic piano

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P AG E

M ETHOD 1A 

Notes & Whole Rests 6  Whole Notes 7 Half Notes & Half Rests 8 Quarter Notes 9 C Song 10 Not the C Song Notes (R&L) 11  Whole Notes 12 Half Notes (R&L) 13 Quarter Notes (R&L) 14 Quarter Notes (R&L) No. 2 (Quarter Rests) 15 C Song (R&L) 16 C Song (Hands Together) 17 Copy Cat 18 Copy Cat (Introduction to Eighth Notes) 19 Eighth Notes 20 C Song Eighth Notes 21 1A Review 

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P AG E

M ETHOD 1B

2 2 D Song (Introduction to D) 2 3 CD Song (RH) 2 4 B Song (Introduction to B) 2 5 CB Song (LH) 2 6 CB Song No. 2 27 DBD Song 2 8 DC (RH) 2 9 Hot Cross Buns (Introduction to E) 3 0 Merrily We Roll Along (Introduction to A) 31  Jazz (LH) (Introduction 3 2 C, B, A (LH) 3 3 Middle Landian CDE 3 4  Agent ABC 3 5 1B Review 

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M ETHOD 1A 

Notes & Whole Rests 6  Whole Notes 7 Half Notes & Half Rests 8 Quarter Notes 9 C Song 10 Not the C Song Notes (R&L) 11  Whole Notes 12 Half Notes (R&L) 13 Quarter Notes (R&L) 14 Quarter Notes (R&L) No. 2 (Quarter Rests) 15 C Song (R&L) 16 C Song (Hands Together) 17 Copy Cat 18 Copy Cat (Introduction to Eighth Notes) 19 Eighth Notes 20 C Song Eighth Notes 21 1A Review 

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M ETHOD 1B

2 2 D Song (Introduction to D) 2 3 CD Song (RH) 2 4 B Song (Introduction to B) 2 5 CB Song (LH) 2 6 CB Song No. 2 27 DBD Song 2 8 DC (RH) 2 9 Hot Cross Buns (Introduction to E) 3 0 Merrily We Roll Along (Introduction to A) 31  Jazz (LH) (Introduction 3 2 C, B, A (LH) 3 3 Middle Landian CDE 3 4  Agent ABC 3 5 1B Review 

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M ETHOD 1C

S CORE

D AT E

Peter Peter Ice Man Sands of Time Ten Little Indian Rhythm Get Off the Tracks Indians 1C Review 

M ETHOD 1D

4 4 Quiet Moments (RH) (Introduction to F) 4 5 Never Never Land 4 6 CBAG (LH) (Introduction to G) 47 CBAG2 4 8 Mother May I? 4 9 Daytime Nicholas 5 0  Jolly Old Saint Nicholas  Yankee ankee Doodle Doodle 51  Y 5 2 The Dotted Half Note 5 3 The Dotted Quarter Note 5 4 Lion Soup 5 5 Solemn Reflections 5 6 1D Review 

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M ETHOD 1E

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5 8 5 Finger Exercise No. 1 (RH) 5 9 5 Finger Exercise No. 2 (RH) 6 0 5 Finger Exercise No. 3 (RH) 61 5 Finger Exercise No. 4 (RH) 6 2 5 Finger Exercise No. 5 (RH) 6 3 Pirates 6 4 5 Finger Exercise No. 1 (LH) 6 5 5 Finger Exercise No. 2 (LH) 6 6 5 Finger Exercise No. 3 (LH) 67 5 Finger Exercise No. 4 (LH) 6 8 5 Finger Exercise No. 5 (LH) 6 9 Camptown Races 7 0 Old MacDonald 7 2 1E Review  P AG E

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TESTS

Note Value Test Terms & Signs Test Test Note Test

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Introduction to the Grand Staff  and the Keyboard Treble Clef (G Clef)

Space Notes (all notes in a space)

Treble Staff 

Bracket

Bass Staff  Bass Clef (F Clef) Line Notes (all notes on a line)

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F G A B C D E F G

C

Posture and Finger Numbers

3 4 Fingers Curved

2

2

4 5

5 1

Back Straight

3

1

 Arm parallel to floor

 Left Hand

Right Hand

Sit on front half of the bench

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1A 

Hold 4 counts Rest 4 counts

q=100

*Student plays 8va

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 Whole Notes & Whole Rests (Middle C)

M I D D L  E

C

Hold 2 counts Rest 2 counts

q=100

Half Notes & Half Rests

*Student plays 8va Swing

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=1 count

4/4 Time

q=100

(Count)

*Student plays 8va

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Quarter Notes Introduction to 4/4 Time

4 counts per measure the quarter note gets the count

C Song (Count Out Loud) q=120

*Student plays 8va

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 Not the C Song q=100

*Student plays 8va

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M I D D L  E

C E

 Whole Notes (R&L)

Treble Cleff 

M I D D L  E

(Switching Hands)

C

q=100

C

Right Hand

Bass Cleff 

Left Hand

*Student plays 15va

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Half Notes (R&L) q=100

*Student plays 15va

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Quarter Notes (R&L) q=100

*Student plays 15va

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Rest 1 count

Quarter Notes (R&L) No. 2 (Quarter Rests)

q=100

*Student plays 15va

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C Song (R&L) q=120

*Student plays 15va

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C Song (Hands Together) (Holding 1 hand while the other plays) q=100

*Student plays 15va

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Copy Cat (Listen & Repeat) q=100

*Student plays 8va

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2 Eighth Notes = 1 count

Copy Cat Introduction to Eighth Notes

q=70

*Student plays 8va

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Eighth Notes (Count Out Loud)

q=70

(Count)

*Student plays 8va

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C Song Eighth Notes q=70

*Student plays 8va

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1A Review   Whole Note Half Note

 Whole Rest

4 Beats

Half Rest

2 Beats

Quarter Note

1 Beat

Double Eighth Notes

Quarter Rest 1 Beat

Treble Clef

4 counts per measure Quarter note gets the count

Bass Clef

Right Hand Left Hand

C

C

Low C

Middle C

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1B 1B

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4 5

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Introduction to D

C

q=105 Right Hand

D

*Student plays 8va

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D Song

M I D D L  E

D

CD Song (RH) q=105

*Student plays 8va Swing

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4

3

2

5 1

 Left Hand

*Student plays 8va

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B Song Introduction to B

C

q=105

B

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B

CB Song (LH) q=100

*Student plays 8va Swing

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CB Song No. 2 Introducing the Repeat Sign

Repeat sign means to start over from the beginning

Repeat Sign

q=80

*Student plays 8va

Swing

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DBD Song q=130 Right Hand

Left Hand

*Student plays 8va

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DC Song (RH) q=110

*Student plays 8va

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3

4 5

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Hot Cross Buns Introduction to E

q=130

Right Hand

M I D D L  E

CD E Traditional

E

*Student plays 8va Swing

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Merrily We Roll Along q=120 Traditional

*Student plays 8va Swing

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2

5 1

M I D D L  E

 Jazz (LH) Introduction to A 

BC

q=130  Left Hand

 A 

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A

*Student plays 8va Swing

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C, B, A (LH)

6/8 Time

Introduction to 6/8 Time

6 counts per measure the eighth note gets the count

q.=120  Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va

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Middle Landian CDE q=120  Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va

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 Agent ABC q=130  Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va

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1B Review  Repeat Sign 6 counts per measure the eighth note gets the count

A

B

D

E

M I D D L  E

C  A B

DE

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1C

Peter Peter This is to be learned by rote and not note reading.You can find a video on youtube.com by doing a search for “piano marvel peter peter”.

q=200

Part 1

Part 2

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Traditional

Part 3

Teacher Accompaniment (Introduction)

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Ice Man q=120  Aaron Garner

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Sands of Time (Left hand holds while right hand plays) q=100  Aaron Garner

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Ten Little Indian Rhythm (Count Out Loud) q=100  Aaron Garner

(Count)

*Student plays 8va

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Get Off the Tracks q=120  Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va Swing

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Indians Staccato = short

Introduction to Staccatos, Slurs and Legato

q=100 Legato = smoothly, connected

Slur = curved line indicating the notes should be played legato .  Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va

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1C Review  Legato

Smoothly, connected

Staccato

Slur

Short

Curved line indicating the notes should be played legato

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1D

Quiet Moments (RH)  Adagio = Slowly   Adagio

q=70

Introduction to F

M I D D L  E

CDE F  Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va

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 Never Never Land  Allegro = Fast  Allegro q=130  Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va

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4

3

2

5 1

 Left Hand

G

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CBAG (LH) Introduction to G

 A B C

q=80

*Student plays 8va

M I D D L  E

G

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CBAG 2 q=80  Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va

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Mother May I? Introduction to q=120

(forte)

Forte = Loud  Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va Swing

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Daytime Introduction to q=120

(piano)

Piano = soft  Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va Swing

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 Jolly Old Saint Nicholas Introduction to 1st & 2nd Endings q=120 Traditional

Repeat to beginning

*Student plays 8va

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Play only  1st time

Play only  2nd time

 Yankee Doodle q=120 George M. Cohan

*Student plays 8va

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= 3 beats

The Dotted Half Note Introduction to the Dotted Half Note

q=105  Aaron Garner

(Count)

*Student plays 8va

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= 1½ beats

The Dotted Quarter Note

= ½ beat

Introduction to the Dotted Quarter & Eighth Note

q=105

 Aaron Garner

(Count)

*Student plays 8va

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Lion Soup  Allegro

q=120  Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va

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Solemn Reflections Introduction to Tied Notes  Adagio

Tied Notes

q=70  Aaron Garner

(Hold 6 counts)

*Student plays 8va

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1D Review  Dotted Half Note Dotted Quarter Note Eigth Note

G

 A B C D E G F

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1½ Beats

½ Beat

F

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3 Beats

 Allegro

Fast

 Adagio

Slowly

Piano

Soft

Forte

Loud Tied Notes

Play 1st time

Play 2nd time

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1E

3

4 5

1

q=105 Right Hand

G

*Student plays 15va

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5 Finger Exercise  No. 1 (RH) Introduction to G

M I D D L  E

CDE F G  Aaron Garner

5 Finger Exercise No. 2 (RH) q=105  Aaron Garner

*Student plays 15va

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5 Finger Exercise No. 3 (RH) q=105  Aaron Garner

*Student plays 15va

Pedal

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5 Finger Exercise No. 4 (RH) q=105  Aaron Garner

*Student plays 15va

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5 Finger Exercise No. 5 (RH) q=105  Aaron Garner

*Student plays 15va

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Pirates q=120  Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va

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4

3

2

5 1

q=100  Left Hand

5 Finger Exercise  No. 1 (LH) Introduction to F

F

*Student plays 15va

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M I D D L  E

G  A B C F

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5 Finger Exercise No. 2 (LH) q=100  Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va

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5 Finger Exercise No. 3 (LH) q=100  Aaron Garner

*Student plays 15va

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5 Finger Exercise No. 4 (LH) q=100  Aaron Garner

*Student plays 15va

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5 Finger Exercise No. 5 (LH) q=100  Aaron Garner

*Student plays 15va

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Camptown Races q=100 Traditional

*Student plays 15va

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Old MacDonald Teacher Accompaniment

q=110 *Student plays 8va

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Old MacDonald q=110

Student

Traditional

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1E Review 

F

G

M I D D L  E

G A B C D E F F

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 Note Value Test 1.

Double Eighth Note

2.

Quarter Rest

3.

Single Eighth Note

4.

Half Rest

5.

Half Note

6.

 Whole Rest

7. 8.

Quarter Note  Whole Note

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Terms & Signs Test 1.

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Soft

2.

Fast

3.

Loud

4.

Tied Notes

5.

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 Adagio

 Allegro

Slow 

6.

Staccato

7.

Treble Clef 

8.

Slur

9.

Bass Clef 

10.

Repeat Sign

11.

1st & 2nd Ending

Test

Grand Staff  Treble Clef or G Clef  Bass Clef or F Clef  Bar Line Measure Treble Staff  Bass Staff 

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 Note Test Name the note.

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