‘Review Test. Rhythm 1. Play each rhythm on the chord suggested. Your teacher may ask you to count aloud. C major chord for the R.H. Try playing hands together for the repeat. mises ddagiat idag D minor chord for the L.H. Try playing hands together for the repeat. PPP DEE EEE E A major chord for the R-H. Try playing hands together for the repeat. wu PEAEA CUTEA ABTSEE 8 Reading 2. Name these key signatures. Key of __ major Key of __ major Key of __ major 3. Name each interval in the blank. (2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th) Then play each on the keyboard. 1Theory 4, Write the correct letter names for the tonic, dominant, and leading tone notes in each key. Key of G: Key of F: tonic dominant leading tone tonic dominant leading tone 5. Write 2 G major scale. Remember the sharp! Circle the two half steps. Es = eo Write an F major scale, Remember the flat! Circle the two half steps. OE = 6. Label cach example as aI, IV, or V7 chord, Key of C ¢ 8 3S oo kore =8— oe eo Symbols and Terms ‘7. Define and play an example of these symbols for your teacher. # of F fF 4 8. Define these 3 tempo marks: Allegro Moderato Andante + Play an F major seale up and down at an andante tempo. (hands alone or together) * Play a G major scale up and down at a moderato tempo. (hands alone or together) + Play a € major scale up and down at an allegro tempo. (hands alone or together) Can you play it with a ritardando at the end?Review Piece This piece reviews intervals through a 6th. Ostinato An ostinato is a musical pattern that is repeated over and over. Name the two intervals used for this L.H. ostinato. and Play the L.H. ostinato alone with pedal before playing hands together. Q g Sakura *& GY *y (Cherry Blossoms) ei) ‘Traditional, Japan amanged Peacefully (J = 66-76) 8 ~~ 34 eross(2) over cross overg we o float - ing__ clouds, SS ‘Come, oh come, come, oh come. my PF Point out two pianissimo marks ( pp) in this piece. Tell your teacher what pp means.a C, G, and F Seale Review Play these scales hands alone, then slowly play hands together. Listen for a crescendo and diminuendo going up and down the keyboard. C Major Scale Notice finger 3's play together. = 80 = 100 120 G Major Scale Notice finger 3's play together bps dQ 234s gaa Fad \ d= 80 pf J= 100 | £ i120 sss? 021 23123 9 4 8 22 _ =92 Check when competed Scale Challenges c G F 1. With eyes closed, play each scale hands together. gaa 2. Play the scale 5 times hands together. Begin playing in the lowest octaves. Move your hands 1 octave higher for each repeat. gaa ‘The student may wish to begin Achievement Skill Sheet #3, One-Octave Major Scales & Arpeggios (ASS003)I, IV, and V’ Chord Review 1, IV, and V7 chords are the primary (most important) chords in any key. Review these variations of I, TV, and V7 chords, then transpose to the keys suggested. Key of __major Blocked chords 24 Now transpose to the keys of G and F major. Key of ___major ‘Waltz pattern Write 1, LV, or V7 in each box. Now transpose to the keys of F and C major. Key of __mejor © Broken chords % ‘Write I, IV, or V7 in each box. 1 Now transpose to the keys of C and G major. Theory pa Tectsique p2[Wrisi Takes 0 Bowke?New Rhythm — Play these two rhythms on a I, IV, then V7 chord in the key of F. Count aloud with your teacher, Notice that each beat is divided into two parts: 1 and, 2 and, 3 and, 4 and. renew toad | and 2 and 3 and 4 = and mom i Pd PEE | 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and tJ Mockingbird FA Key of ___major ‘West Indies folk song craged ‘Cheerfully (4 = 100-112) 4 : song of — themock- ing song of the mock- ing‘Write I, IV, or V7 for the L.H. blocked chords from measure 11-17, 1 When youfsad___and blue, then hefTMock_ at you, I Tost___ my Chou = | coune. —— + Make up a short chord exercise in the key of F that uses I, TV, and V7 blocked chords. 4 1 p 1 1 Use this rhythm throughout 44 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 andMusical Form ‘Musical form is the overall structure of a piece. Imagine a baker baking hundreds of different cakes, but always using the same set of cake pans. Similarly, a composer can create many different pieces using a single musical form. Here are two common musical forms. Coda means “ending.” (Coda is Italian for “tail.”) An ABA piece often ends with a coda. This form would be: A B A Coda 10Musical Form Check: Label the seetions ofthis piece. Promenade* (Write A or B in the boxes given.) Key of ___maijor ‘Name the form: Alexander Reinagle [] Moderato (= 112-120) (1756-1809, England) original form 1 yf on repeat Theory pS Technique p? Performance p& pisegiveny A Point out two measures where the L.H. plays the dominant note to the tonic note. A promenade is a march of all the guests atthe opening of a formal dance or ball. reThe Alberti Bass (> I T I ‘The Alberti bass is a common L.H. broken chord pattern named after the Italian composer Domenico Alberti. Here’s how to play it: 1, Play aI chord in the key of C with your L.H. Now play the notes separately in this order while saying aloud: “bottom top middle top’ z 3] Play 4 times! 2. Try it with the IV chord. Say aloud: 3. Try it with the V7 chord. Say aloud: “bottom top middle top” “bottom top middle top” FE Play 4 times! Play 4 times! 4. Now play and enjoy the sound of the Alberti bass using I, IV, and V7 chords. I WV 1 vw I mp Tre Tra Tres Trae Musical Form Check: Label the sections of this piece. (Write A, B, or At in the boxes given.) Name the form: Looking-Glass River Key of ___ maior {J andante (= 112-120) (ight thumb) i 12mr A Can you transpose measures 1-8 to the key of G major? 13| 14 Seventh (7th) Review: An interval is the distance between 2 notes on the keyboard or staff. New: The interval of a 7th covers 7 keys and 7 letter names. Mistuada ‘Tih is one key smaller than an octave.) Find and play the following 7ths on the keyboard. (Hint: 1. LH. finger 5 on E. Play up a 7th. 2. R.H. finger 5 on F, Play down a 7th. Did you land on D? Did you land on G? On the staff, a 7th is line to line or space to space, like the 3rd and Sth, line to line space fo space 3rd sth 7th 3rd sth 7th Play RH, 7th St. Blues Steady walk (4Land of the Silver Birch Folk song of Canada arranged 2 Moving gently . mf. Land of the Pp 2High oon a 7 th= sil - ver birch, [rock-y" ledge, home of the TM build my bea - ver, wig - wam oe Where still the Close by the might - y moose wat - e's edge, ‘o- cross over 1G | Blue lake and | rock - y shores, = | turn once more. | 2 2 Repeat sofily with RH. 8 higher 2 ea | Boom de de boom,boom, [Boom de de boom, boom, | Boom de de boom, boom, | boom. | ae —=_ ast time ri yA © Notice this piece uses a L-H. 7th as an ostinato (repeating pattern. Compose a short piece of your own using this ostinato, (RH. plays in D minor position.) Theory p10 1516 Play these rhythms on a D minor chord. Play slowly, counting aloud, ce |saas 1234 123 4 Play quickly, feeling 2 beats per measure. ee isads I and 2 and 1 and 2 and Practice Suggestions for Cut Time: + First play slowly in common time, feeling 4 beats per measure. + When ready, play faster in cut time, jecling 2 beats per measure. a fe r— oat Musical Form Check: =— Label the sections of this piece. _— The form is AA B A Coda (Notice the repeat of the A section.) has —~J — 4 * Bs cucu 086, Cossack* Ride Count:one and two and | one and two and | one and two and | one and two, etc. 4 i 4 A Cossack was a skilled horseman in the Russian cavalry during the time of the czarsbd Coda tenting) } Fe f itardando 29) a tempo fi 5 7 | —— In the last line of music, circle every 2 beats for the R.H. melody. (2 circles per measure.) 7tenuto or stress mark « This mark means to hold the note its full value. Hint: Press deeply into the key. In measures 17-20, the R.H. plays both the melody and harmony (two voices). Play the upper voice mf with a rich tone. Play the thumb lightly on the inner voice. Musical Form Check: Label the sections of this piece. ‘Name the form: Lunar Eclipse Moving freely (J = 112-132) cross | LH, over ’ = 3 7 A A “Lunar means the moon. When the earth's shadow completely covers the moon, there isa lunar eclipse, ‘The moon is unable to be seen during this time, 18LH. over a Fi | mt a 7 mf upper voice) 3 Tes F - Circle three different 7ths in this piece. ‘Teacher Duet: (Student plays as written) 8 higher last time rit ray a. Z DO. al Fine 1920 New Time Signature 2 _ 3 beats in a measure the eighth note ,) gets I beat nguim: JN = trea J = 2008 = ates ‘These are some common rhythm patterns in 3 time. Tap and count each one with your teacher. (You may want to set the metronome at = 160.) met BT | TT 7” ll 1 2 3 1 2 3 mmr gl od | Y 1 2 3 H 2 3 mam 8 DL fd I 2 3 zx: yg 8 Scarborough Fair Moderato (J) = 116-132) English folk song arranged3d cross over K Find an example of each rhythm pattern in this piece. a b dd 21New Time Signature § __ O beats in a measure the eighth note JS gets 1 beat ‘The § time signature is a combination of $+3 . Tap and count these Q rhythms with your teacher ( = 144-160). ‘Then play each rhythm on the chord suggested. Gsihttalbrr el Play right hand fighely on a C major chord. J wed 2m : pfiins ae 7 te left hand sgh on aD minor chord, d. (and 2) = 3 beats § § ' | t rr 123456 123456 Play hands together on an F major chord. d (and =) = 6 beats § ; Pr De | (whole measure) 123456 1 3456 Play hands together on a G minor chord. 22Familiar g Melodies Each of these melodies is in § time. Write the counts “I 2 3 4 5 6” under each measure. Then play the melodies on the piano. Play more of the melody “by ear” 1. Over the River and Through the Woods tt yt Lively (Q- ver the riv- er and through the woods to grand- moth er's house weg. mf’ 8 f you can, ‘You write: 2. Row, Row, Row Your Boat et Brightly = mg BO 1% row your boat gent = ly down the stream. You write: 3. For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow Happily f For heb a jolelygood fel ow for hes a Jol- ly good fel ~ low. You write: 4.Sailing, Sailing Cheerfully Sail ~ ing, sail - ing, over thebound - ing main, Sa 4 ‘You write: piscggeny A Circle these rhythm patterns in the music above: Pattern 1 wT Pattern 2 d d (There are 6 of these.) (There are 10 of these.) theary eis! 23Musical Form Check: Label the sections of this piece. Name the form: Campbells* Are Coming First leam this piece without pedal. When you are ready, add the pedal. Listen to the full bagpipe sound! Traditional, Scotland With spirit (,. = 96-108) arranged “The Campbell clan isan important family in Scottish history. 24‘Compose a short bagpipe piece of your own in F Major. Use the same left hand Sth as in this piece. Call it “Luck of the Irish” or a title of your choice. 25In faster tempos: § is felt with 2 beats per measure. The 4, gets the beat ‘Tap this rhythm, counting aloud. Allegro go. (ITI a mo one g Allegro ( J, = 120-132) 1 5 \ F-Pon repeat Count: one wo we Night of the Tarantella* “A tarantel i fast dance in time, Hain kore tels of dancing the cnerpetcaranlao ct the Posonous be of the nul pee, 26D.C. al Coda ZA 4 (ho repeat) ' : a LH.2 aver to Ay piseueny A Point out these broken chords: Aminor Gmajor — F major. E major aa Triplet 3 Sometimes 3 eighth notes equal a quarter note, J J 7 = J This is called a triplet. The italic 3 indicates a triplet, not finger number 3. ‘Tap and count aloud with your teacher. aI! il ian | Weber sete Backer Be ante Pana Sede Gee “fade Tada frada ‘anda Amazing Grace Words by John Newton Slowly, soulfully (J = 88-96) ‘Traditional melody 3 4 1 cross, over 28turn under VA * Can you think of other words (like “blue-ber-ry") that match the triplet rhythm? ‘Write them here: 2930 Sonatina Warm-ups (Allegretto) 1 1. 7 3 Play o-ver the bar, o-verthe bar, and then move down the scale tC. Pat-temgoes to A, pat-tergoes to G,—=patterngoes to A sonatina is an instrumental piece, often with Sonatina in C several movements. Sonatinas can have one, William Duncombe two, but seldom more than three movements. (18th Century) ‘original form Allegretto (J = 88-100) ~ i= i ‘move Lf. © ‘quickly 3 T ‘ 2 5 For more sonatinas, see The Developing Artist Piano Sonatinas Book One (FF1L10)move L.H.? quickly Label the seetions of this piece. Name the musical form. 31oNiTr 32 Ledger Lines Ledger lines are short lines used to extend the staff, The pieces in Unit 5 will explore ledger notes. Practice these exercises daily to help you learn ledger notes. 1, Upper Ledger Notes Reading Hint: Remember the letter names A-C-E on the LINE NOTES. Play these notes on the piano, saying the note names aloud. Read the intervals! 2 eo SP, Ac E ABCD E 2. Inner Ledger Notes Reading Hint; Remember the letter names A-C-E on the LINE NOTES. Play these notes on the piano, saying the note names aloud. 3. Lower Ledger Notes Reading Hint: Remember the letter names A-C-E on the LINE NOTES. Play these notes on the piano, saying the note names aloud. Read the intervals! S-P = sMarch Slav* Name the two bass ledger notes in this piece. Peter Iyich Tehalkovsey Slow mareh (J= 72) (1840-1893, Russia) 3 ‘arranged soa Theory p22 Technique p.22 rmancespelt ! Kua A es ‘Slav refers to countries or people of Easter Europe.34 Swing Rhythm (common in jazz and blues) In swing rhythm, 8th notes are played in a long-short pattern, ‘Tap or clap the 8th notes below in swing rhythm with your teacher. 71 Fd Fd I-o-n-g ston I-o-n-g shown I-o-n-gshon — 1-o-n-g jazz - oy jaz - oy jazz - oy jazz” If the tempo mark includes the word “swing,” play the 8th notes with a long-short swing rhythm, Practice Suggestions: 1, First play Cool Walkin’ Bass with even 8th notes at a slower tempo. 2. Then play with the 8th notes in a Jong-short pattern at a moderate swing tempo. Cool Walkin’ Bass Moderate swing (J = 108-116) bi s , a $ oF , swing the eighths! a walk = in‘ ‘cross over | | | fr. A Remember, an accidental is a sharp, flat, or natural that is not in the key signature. Point out 3 measures which have no accidentals, ‘Teacher Duet: (Student plays as written.) 8 higher throughout 35Ledger Note Warm-up: Write the note names in the blanks. Then play each note on the keyboard. cross over mf e Musical Form Check: Label the sections of this piece. J oshua Fought the Name the form: Battle of Jericho Moderate swing rhythm (J = 120-144) Traditional swing the Sths! 1212 3 af * a S sa stone bat- tle of | Jer - i- cho, te i cho, Joshua fought the bat- tle of | Jer - i cho, and the walls came tum - blin’ - You may | talk ‘bout your kings of o kd a 36You may | talk ‘bout your man | "Saul, But there's crassovers SA 13) 5 ° 1 none like good old the | bat-tle of Jer - Josh" wa fought the bat-tle of | Jer - i- cho, 3 Josh ua fought the bat- tle of © With your right hand, play a C, G, then F major scale ——— up and down using swing rhythm. Then make up a short melody for R.H. alone that uses swing rhythm in the key of C, G, or F major.==: @ rm rec ee Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Moderately slow ‘umanged ka wer. 5S tye ea ro 3837] a tempo 39i The Chromatic Scale A chromatic scale has 12 tones, each a half step apart, Every black and white key is played. Fingering for the Chromatic Seale L. Play the chromatic scale up and down while looking at the KEYBOARD DIAGRAM. Use finger 3 for every black key. Use finger | for every white key except the white-key half steps E-F and B.C. rrj_l dha scale Talk | onE 2. Now write the fingerings in the blanks for each seale. (The keyboard diagrams will help you.) Play the chromatic scale up and down while looking at the music. —— Repeat on HIGHER E's LH. Start here vjaj2i4i44 24 4 | onc —— —— t e LOWER C's. Scale Challenge: 1. Starting on Middle E, play a R.H. chromatic scale up to the top of the keyboard and back down again. 2. Starting on Middle C, play a L-H. chromatic scale down to the bottom of the keyboard and back up again.‘Ragtime is a style of American music that became popular in the early 1900's. ‘Notice that the left hand keeps a steady march-like rhythm. The right hand plays a “ragged” melody that often accents between the beats. Snowflake Rag reviews this rhythm which is common in ragtime. } 8 . Snowflake Rag Cheerfully ( 132-144 ) iad yp29,30 The: Technique p.28 Performance p24 442vise B section Label these sections in the music. A section Coda 43rs] 44 The D Major Scale [——_D 5-finger position = = — S oto t i Jeading tone tonic dominant leads to tonic (D) The fingering for the D major scale is the same as the fingering for the C and G major scales. Listen for an even tone as you play up and down the D scale. Key signature for D Major Repeat 1 Fe and Cé 1 1 ‘octave higher 1 3 RAL Repeat 1 octave lower Playing Hands Together Notice finger 3's play together tra 4g 4s 4h an Gat mf legato Scale Challenges Check when completed. 1, Play the D major scale using a staccato touch. (Play hands alone, then hands together.) Q 2. Play the D major scale 5 times hands together. Begin playing in the lowest octaves. Move your hands | octave higher for each repeat. QI, IV, and V’ Chords in D Major Play these blocked chords in the Key of D Major. a 8 1 i Pood Bo 8 2 Echoes of the Harp / Write I, IV, or V7 in the boxes to name the harmony. a ‘Then play these broken chords in the key of D Major. Flowing gently Theory p38 Q Technique 6.30 piscpvery Transpose Echoes of the Harp to the key of F major. What flat will you play? _ 45Poco rit. — Poco is the Italian word for “little.” Poco rit. means to slow down a little. Ice Dancing (Op. 101, No. 75) Technique Check: Is your wrist loose and relaxed as you shape each phrase? Ferdinand Beyer Moderato ( J = 108-132) (1803-1863, Germany) 3 ‘original form af — ‘Teacher Duet: (Student plays 1 octave higher) (by the authors) as DS Ra. rv 46a 2nd time poco rt "Label the sections of this piece. Name the form: Can you transpose the A section to the key of C major? 47Playing Octaves For the L.H. octaves in measures 18 and 26, open the hand. Warm-up with these LiH. octaves. Song of Joy (Theme from the 9th Symphony) Key of ___ major — mf 3 Ludwig van Beethoven, (1770-1827) ‘Allegro (J = 108-112) arranged ‘Think string basses! PR legato z 48eras 2 Over Fi = Hold the damper pedal down and play a low LH. 5th on D-A. © Create bell sounds by playing R.H. octaves using notes from the D major scale. (Play the octaves separately or together.) 4One-Octave Arpeggios You have played cross-hand arpeggios (broken chords) using two hands. To play a one-handed arpeggio, the hand is extended over the keys. Practice these arpeggios slowly with a loose, relaxed wrist. Notice the R.H. fingering is 1-2-3 5. Rhythm Hint: Feel 2 beats per measure in . C major D minor 3 G major A minor Repeat 8% i i higher Now play one-octave arpeggios with your L.H. Notice the L-H. fingering is $ - 4-2-1. C major D minor LH. mf a2 3 ra‘Theme from First practice measures I-f Eine Kleine Nachtmusik hands alone, then hands together. ‘Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) =1124 a Hegro (J = 112-120) 2 5 arranged F (open the hands) Thaery R97 Technique p.34,35 Retlormence 20 slNew Dynamic Sign If - fortissimo Fortissimo means very loud, louder than forte. © Yon, Wedding March = \, aL from A MidSummer Night’s Dream Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1867, Germany) Bright March tempo (J = 120-132) arranged 2 52‘Compose a short LH, melody in G major that uses a one-octave arpeggio at least once. Call it “Underwater Mission” or a title of your choice.DICTIONARY OF MUSICAL TERMS DYNAMIC MARKS PP P mp mf f Sf Panissino pi mencxioes _‘weaofore fore forissino very oft sot moderately soft moderately oud “Toud very lous crescendo diminuendo Pray gradually Tower. Pray gradually softer TEMPO MARKS Andante Moderato Allegretto Alllegro Vivace watking speed” moderate tempo rather fat, fast and lively very fast (slower than Moderato) cheerfully SIGN TERM DEFINITION ! sec Fey divaoe inde ex GE accidental [Asharp or fat that isnot in the ey signature. A naturals also . an acedenal Ex, FSET Alberti bass A left hand accompaniment which outlines the notes of a chord — using the pattern: bottom-top-middle-top. cx FSEEE ees hina ised ob fl tempo Retum tothe beginning tempo (speed). binary frm (A) Amica om wih 2 cp Stn ad Seton B Bach ection usualy repeats PATE blocked chord ‘The tones ofa chord played atthe same time J 44 broken tora The tones ofa chord played separately chord Three or more toes sounding together chromatic sale {A 12-noe scale composed only of hal steps, coda Ending scion. e ‘common time frime, ¢ cut tne ala reve) Short or tine signature. The half noe gets the bea (Wve half-note bets per measure) D.c.al Coda ‘a Capo al Coda —_“Fromthe top tothe Coda.” Return to the beginning and play 10 6, then jump to the Coda ending) dominant Step 5 ofthe sae. dynasnica “The lous and softs of music, forms Hold this note longer than usual fat ‘Ala ingicates a half step lower. halt step ‘The smallest distance between two keys on the keyboard (Ex. -Eb)SIGN a pe = LIV Bx. xx TERM interval key signature leading tone Tedger lines legato ‘major scale natural octave primary (main) chords ritardando sforzando sharp slur sonatina staccato swing rhythm tempo fenuto mark ternary (A BA) theme time signature tonic transpose triplet waltz whole step DEFINITION ‘The distance between two musical tones or keys on the keyboard. (Ex. 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, octave) Sharps or flats of the key. The key signature appears atthe beginning of each line of music. Scale tep 7. The leading tone is half step below the toni Shor lines used to extend the staf. Smoothly, connected. Aseven-note scale with half steps between steps 3-4 and 7.8 ‘Aatural cancels sharp or Mat. iis always a white key.) ‘The interval which spans 8 letter names. (Ex. © 0 ©) ‘Work, A composer's compositions are often given opus numbers A peating musical pater. ‘Think of a phrase as a “musical sentence.” A phrase is shown in the music with a slur, also called a phrase mark. Alte, ‘These are names for the three most common chords in any Key. Tis the Roman numeral for |. IV is the Roman numeral for 4. Vis the Roman numeral for 5 Gradually slow down. A sudden strong accent [A sharp indicates half step higher. Connect the notes over or under a slur An instrumental piece, often with several movements. Pay staccato notes detached, disconnected, Eighth notes played in a long-short pattem. (= J'3) ‘The speed of the music. Hold this noe is fll value Press gently into the key. A musical form with 3 sections: AB A Melody. A piece may have several themes ‘Two numbers atthe beginning of a piece (one above the other). ‘The top number indicates the number of beats per measure. ‘The bottom umber indicates the note receiving the beat. Scale step 1. (The “key note”) ‘To play music ina different key. Tice eighth notes to a quarter note. A waltz is a dance in time A whole step is composed of two half steps. (Ex. D-E)