BOOK ONE: Primary | A DOZEN A DAY Pre-Practice Technical Exercises FOR THE PIANO Edna-Mae Burnam 8 CHAPPELL & CO. LTD. LONDON, W.1 THE WILLIS MUSIC COMPANY CINCINNATI, OHIO |A DOZEN A DAY Many people do physical exercises every morning before they go to work. Likewise—we should give our fingers exercises every day BEFORE we begin our practising. The purpose of this book is to help develop strong hands and flexible fingers. Do not try to learn the entire first dozen exercises the first week you study this book! Just learn two or three exercises, and do them each day before practising. When these are mastered, add another, then another, and keep adding until the twelve can be played perfectly. When the first dozen—Group I—have been mastered and perfected, Group II may be introduced in the same manner, and so on for the other Groups. Many of these exercises may be transposed to different Keys. In fact, this should be encouraged. EDNA-MAE BURNAM W.M.Co. 7485,CONTENTS GROUP I 1. Walking 2. Running 3. Skipping 4 Jumping 5. ‘The Splits 6. Deep Breathing GROUP II Stretching . Tiptoe Running - Jumping off the Front Porch Steps |. Climbing Up a Ladder - Going Down a Ladder . Jumping Like a Frog GROUP III 1. Deep Breathing 2. Rolling 3. Cartwheels : Joeping Re (Slow, and“ Red Pepper") 5. Jumping Rope (Slow, and “ Red Pepper" B Rocking en GRouPIV . . . Deep Breathing Walking on a Sunny, then a Cloudy Day Skipping on a Sunny, then a Cloudy Day Cartwheels on a Sunny, then a Cloudy Day 5. Jumping on a Sunny, then a Cloudy Day 6. Running on a Sunny, then a Cloudy Day GROUPV «ww we t. Walking Up a Hill 2, Taking Deep Breaths While Walking Up a Hill 3. Running Up a Hill 4 Skipping Up a Hill 5. Cartwheels Up a Hill 6. Jumping Up a Hill W.M.Co, 7435 (45500) . Walking Pigeon-toed - Wiggling Toes . See-Saw . Peeping Between Knees Cartwheels Deep Knee Bend |. Hopping on Right Foot Hopping on Left Foot Standing on Head Fit as a Fiddle and Ready to Go jing from Bar by Right Hand inging from Bar by Left Hand Hanging from Bar with Both Hands Playing with a Yo-Yo Swinging Fit as a Fiddle and Ready to Go Round and Round in a Swing Jump the River Climbing . Ping Pong Sitting Up and Lying Down . Fit asa Fiddle and Ready to Go Bouncing a Ball Fit as a Fiddle and Ready to Go |. Boxing Spinning a Big Top Rolling a Hoop Raising Arms Up and Up on Toes Riding Piggyback Fit as a Fiddle and Ready to Go 10 4 19 25To Chris and Billy Group I 1, Walking 2. Running Copyright, MCMLVI, by The Willis Musi Co, WM.Co. 7435 International Copyright Secured (4550) Chappell & Co, Lid, 50 New Bond Street, London, Wt3. Skipping 4. Jumping 5. The Splits6. Deep Breathing 7. Cartwheels Waco 74358. Deep Knee Bend a 9. Hopping On Right Foot * 10. Hopping On Left Foot11. Standing On Head Really made it! 12. Fit As A Fiddle and Ready To Go rs fid - dle, Keep my fin - gers strong, and play WMCo 7435Group II 1. Stretching _f it = T 5 2. Tiptoe Running f 5 3 i4. Climbing Up A Ladder8. Hanging From Bar by Left Hand 10. Playing With A Yo-YoWeM.Co 7435 11. Swinging 12. Fit As A Fiddle and - cise will + gers ver = yGroup III 1. Deep Breathing4. Skipping 5. Jumping Rope (Siow, and “Red Pepper”)6. Rocking8. Jump The River 9. Climbing 10. Ping Pong W.M.Co. 743511. Sitting Up and Lying Down 12. Fit As A Fiddle and Ready To Go Os Ge =e = = fid - dle, | Ex-er-eise my fin-gers ev-'ry | day; —_—~—~ =Group IV 1. Deep Breathing20 3. Skipping On A Sunny, Then A Cloudy Day Sunny day 5 Cloudy day = VY LA. / Cloudy day WM.Co. 74355. Jumping On A Sunny, Then A Cloudy Day Sunny day Cloudy day 5 WM.Co 7435, 2422 Right foot ag 1 . Walking Pigeon-toed 7 a 8. Wiggling ToesWM Co 7435 9, See-Saw 10. Peeping Between Knees 2324 11. Bouncing A Ball 12. Fit As A Fiddle and Ready To Go Os a 1 do my |Doz-en A Day,From| top to toe, and the |mid - dle, ; — Then I know Til S W.m.Co. 74355 Group V 1. Walking Up A Hill 8 2. Taking Deep Breaths While Walking Up A Hill WM.Co. 7435,3. Running Up A Hill WM Co. 7435WM.Co. 7435 4. Skipping Up A Hill 2728 5. Cartwheels Up A Hill 6. Jumping Up A Hill20 7. Boxing 8. Spinning A Big Top W.M-co. 743530 9. Rolling A Hoop 10, Raising Arms Up and Up On Toes Raising arms up 3 4 8 ‘a 1 2 3 i Up on toes Raising arms up, and up on toes 3 i WM. co. 7485A W.M.co. 7435 11. Riding Piggyback IDoz-en A Day, bo -|fore I play, [Keeps the kinks a - way; A 31