Lesson Book:Level 3 Ee rere eerste cee ceee eM aseeste tes seees eee ese essesCorrelated materials to be used with Lesson Book, Level 3: Tite Start on page CLASSIC THEMES, Level 3 poee DUET BOOK 3 ee EAR TRAINING BOOK 3 ENSEMBLE BOOK3 . FLASH CARDS, Levels 2-3 ‘FUN SOLO BOOK 3. - FUN WITH MODES: HYMN BOOK 3... = INTERMEDIATE MUSICIANSHIP, Book 2... JAZZ/ROCK COURSE, Level 3 =. MERRY CHRISTMAS! Lovel 3 - é MERRY CHRISTMAS! Ensemble Book 3. MUSICAL CONCEPTS BOOK 3. RECITAL BOOKS REPERTOIRE BOOK 3 - ‘SIGHT READING BOOK 3 ... ‘TECHNIC BOOK 3 THEORY BOOKS 2... ‘TOP HITS! Solo Book 3 ‘TOP HITS! Christmas Book 3 ‘TOP HITS! Dust Book 3 rove Sabin d Sabb bie? Tite SHEET MUSIC SOLOS ‘Always You .... ‘Bourrée in D Minor Bridge Over Nishigawa ..... Garden Pools in Kyoto. Grand Piano Band, The Its Such a Super-Special ‘Sorta Song! ...-..-. Merry Machine, The Mist : Mountain Railway Popeom ‘Serenade in G . “Teacher's cscretion. ‘A Gonerai wit cee [2 22365) anda Compact Ose D) (14547) ‘ avalabe, which ncude al plano recording and baogfound ‘accompaniment Theory Games Software coretting to Levels 1A-5 avaiable for Macintosh and IBM/Windows-compatibi computers. Willard A. Palmer + Morton Manus ¢ Amanda Vick Lethco Third Edition Copyright © MOMXCIX by Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.Goodbye, Old Paint “PAINT” is a name often given to a pinto (spotted) horse. In this piece, the treble E is sometimes played with the 3rd finger, sometimes with the 2nd. Lazily mf. —_—<— mp's STRETCH a 3rd! * You may play the pairs of eighth notes a bit unevenly, tong short, ong _ short, long _ short, in WESTERN STYLE," if you wish. c f c f c f4 RH: An Extended Position ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY begins and ends TH with the RH in an EXTENDED POSITION. 1 23 5 Play several times: 2 = Up Up up aad aad adh LH Review: The Primary Chords in C BLOCK CHORDS BROKEN CHORDS Aa 4 d I Iv v7 I Iv vi On Top of Old Smoky ~* Moderato EXTENDED POSITION 1 2 3 5 3, 1From a -| court-in’ too | slow. court in's a false-heart-ed worse than a6 RH: More Extended Positions FESTIVE MARCH contains two EXTENDED POSITIONS for the RH. Play several times: Play several times: Hy D A D 1 2 3 5 1 a) = 2 up | up Up oe ad Up Up Up aad aSn oo ee aad aad aath LH Review: The Primary Chords in G & D THE KEY OF G THE KEY OF D } 28 1. 3. £ 2. 4 4 4. = : = eS | : Iv vr 1 IV vw Festive March Joyfully N EXTENDED POSITION Se - a net 2 32 = 5 2 2 ¢ ¢ eo = £ fd SSS SSS * *s «| ¢ £ oe ——— Z -Fine EXTENDED POSITION ee 1 2 52 3 f8 Review: Primary Chords with Both Hands KEY OF C KEY OFG KEY OF D 7 ; i 1 2. 5: 1 3 5: Alpine Melody This piece uses ONLY the primary chords in C, G & D, in BOTH HANDS! Andante moderato a tempo Lech 5 B3810 Passing 1 under 2 RIGHT HAND Play several times. Begin slowly. Pass 1 under 2 * Keep the wrist loose and quiet. * Listen carefully as you lift and drop each finger. * Drop the thumb on the outside tip of the nail. LEFT HAND Play several times. Begin slowly. Pass 1 under RIGHT HAND WALTZ PANTOMIME will test your attentiveness at reading melodic and harmonic intervals. 3 4 2 7 3 air me wae tee 4 P (skip) (step) (skip) Waltz Pantomime Rt x k Allegro moderato" 2nd time ritard. Fine12 Light and Blue * Moderate blues tempo qed 2cTEACHER'S NOTE: 1 2. 3. The LH may be played staccato, except where slurred. The repeat may be played 8”, with notes marked 8va played as written. The final chord may be played with tremolo:14 Passing 1 under 3 RIGHT HAND Play several times. Begin slowly. «Keep the wrist loose and quiet + After playing the first note of each phrase, carry the thumb at the base of the 3rd & 4th fingers. * Drop the thumb on the outside tip of the nail. LEFT HAND ja Play several times. Begin slowly. mf Roman Holiday * Allegro moderato ao 1-2 of15 Fine 8g 2 s 2 5 om = aaeeeaae A = D.C. al Fine* When plavina J.C al Fine alwave omit the 1¢t ending and olay the 2nd endinn,16 Major Scales in Contrary Motion When the hands move in opposite directions, one ascending as the other descends, it is called CONTRARY MOTION. Play hands separately, then together. Play slowly at first, then gradually increase speed. C MAJOR fle oe ant) G MAJOR D MAJOR Prelude ww tath-century sTyLe Andante ne718 The Chromatic Scale The CHROMATIC SCALE is made up entirely of HALF STEPS. It goes up and down, using every key, black and white. It may begin on any note. FINGERING RULES * Use 3 on each BLACK KEY. «Use 1 on each white key, except when two white keys are together (no black key between), then use 1-2, or 2-1 LH FINGERING RH FINGERING LILLIA GM 4. Looking at the keyboard above, play the CHROMATIC SCALE with the LH. Begin on middle C and GO DOWN one octave. 2. Looking at the keyboard above, play the CHROMATIC SCALE with the RH. Begin on E above middle C and GO UP one octave. Chromatic Warm-Ups One-Octave Chromatic Scale Play several times daily! eam Saale Seaetnanl 1234 34314 a 13 2 1 nf mf. °»23tatas20 The F Major Scale KEY-NOTE KEY-NOTE ' ¥ F MAJOR SCALE ee TSUTETRACHORD. y,c, ¢ 2nd TETRACHORD STEP The fingering for the F MAJOR SCALE with the LH is the same as for all the scales you have studied so far: 5 4321-321 ascending; 123-123 45 descending, Play slowly and carefully! Cross 3 {Pass} over 1 [under 3 | of WN, $3 2 1 | & 5 1 2 3 4 mf 5 To play the F MAJOR SCALE with the RH, the Sth finger is not used! The fingers fall in the following groups: 1234-1234 ascending; 4321-4321 descending. Play slowly and carefully! The F Major Scale in Contrary Motion Play the hands separately at first, then together. Begin slowly and gradually increase speed. Play several times daily.at Casey Jones | [KEYOFFMAJOR | | Key signature: 1 flat (Bb) Moderato 8 2 + 1 1 3 f22 The Primary Chords in F Major Reviewing the F MAJOR SCALE, LH ascending. KEY OF F MAJOR Key signature: 1 flat (Bb) g I IV v7 F Major Chord Progression Primary Chords in F Play several times. | 1 2 5: I Iv v 1 owooerw ot BLOCK CHORDS BROKEN CHORDS Play. Play. 3814 354 4514 Moderate waltz tempo 351 nf43 EXTENDED POSITION’ — 1 3 Hs 1 32 sae sana sane 2324 Minor Scales Every MAJOR KEY has a RELATIVE MINOR KEY that has the same KEY SIGNATURE. The RELATIVE MINOR begins on the 6th TONE of the MAJOR SCALE. Ist 2nd 3rd 4th Sth 7th ath ( MAJOR SCALE AMINOR SCALE 2nd 3rd 4th 5th «th 7th ath Because the keys of C MAJOR & A MINOR have the same KEY SIGNATURE (no #s, no b's), they are RELATIVES. The Key of A Minor (Relative of C Major) There are 3 KINDS of minor scales: the NATURAL, the HARMONIC, & the MELODIC. Practice each of the following scales, first with the RH, as written, then with the LH, 2 octaves lower than written. 1. THE NATURAL MINOR SCALE This scale uses only the tones of the relative major scale. RH 4203042 LHS 4 3 2 aa 2. THE HARMONIC MINOR SCALE The 7th tone is raised one half step, [Fhiatea ASCENDING & DESCENDING eel RH 4203 42 LH 5 4 3 2 ey 3. THE MELODIC MINOR SCALE In the ASCENDING SCALE, the 6th (F) & 7th (G) tones are raised one half step. The DESCENDING scale is the same as the natural minor. 6th & 7th raised | [Same as NATURAL MINOR SCALE eo ie y oY25 The A Harmonic Minor Scale in Contrary Motion Play several times daily! 5 1203 ; a 44 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 aoe = The A NATURAL MINOR and MELODIC MINOR SCALES may also be played in contrary motion by following the rules given on the preceding page. Enchanted City KEY OF AMINOR Andante moderato 2nd & 3rd time 8va ered 54 42 last time ritardando Fine Loco (play as writen, not 8”) ry 2. 439214 3 21234 1 2 mf— ~—~—" LF \s IS —— at26 More about 3rds Some of the 3rds you have been playing are MAJOR Srds, and some are MINOR (smaller) 3rds. MAJOR - MINOR ‘3rd 3rd a ' — MAJOR _ 4nait MINOR _ 3 half 3rd ~ steps 3rd steps ‘Any MAJOR 3rd may be changed to a MINOR 3rd by lowering the upper note ONE HALF STEP! Play the following 3rds with RH 1 3. Say “Major 3rd, Minor 3rd” as you play each pair. aS ; Major 3rd, Minor 3rd, Major 3rd, Minor 3rd, etc. 64 es j eo Repeat the above ONE OCTAVE LOWER, using LH 5 3. More about 5ths PERFECT Sth | a) i All of the Sths you have played so far are PERFECT Sths. PERFECT _ 7hait 5th ~ steps Play the following Sths with RH 15. Say “Perfect Sth” as you play each one. a 7 = &F oS nt = zs o Perfect 5th, Perfect 5th, etc. de oO Deneat the ahnve ONE OCTAVE LOWER. using LH 5 1.27 KEY OF C MAJOR Make Up Your Mind! Key signature: no #', nob’ Andante moderato 3 ad Jeo ‘ Zip Make up your mind! ‘major? |Make up your mind! Ma-jor is fine! its 0. Kt | play with a ma-jor 3rd, or a mi-nor 3rd, fz Tonext strain 13. yitard, play in a ma-jor key, or _a_micnor key. || say, “Play it ei- ther |wayl” P ¢ . Fine KEY OF A MINOR (Felatve of C MAJOR) 5 3 4 a § $3 ¢ 3.3 3 E-ven when heard in the mi- nor, | A ma-jor 3rd er! Give us the word, Is the mi- nor |Quite so su-per-la-tive? Is it rel-a-tive?28 More about Triads MAJOR TRIADS consist of a MINOR TRIADS consist of a ROOT, MAJOR 3rd, & PERFECT 5th. ROOT, MINOR 3rd, & PERFECT Sth. oe 1 i MINOR PERFECT | root “ard 5th | ee MAJOR PERFECT ROOT 3rd__sth —— MINOR _ TRIAD * = nee Any MAJOR triad may be changed to a MINOR triad by lowering the 3rd ONE HALF STEP! Play the following triads with RH 13.5. Say“C major triad, C minor triad,” etc., as you play each pair 4 Repeat the above ONE OCTAVE LOWER, using LH 5 3 1. The Major and the Minor (A Bugle-Call Tune)29 Fine D.C. al Fine What LH triad is used over and over in the first 4 lines of this piece?30 Introducing “Overlapping Pedal” used to indicate OVERLAPPING PEDAL: N The following sign is Practice the following exercises before playing GREENSLEEVES. «Begin with the PEDAL DOWN. oud fer fal « As you play each chord, let the pedal up and press it down EEE eeenees fen again immediately. The pedal must come up exactly at the 4 instant the notes come down, as if the pedal “comes up to ‘Attis point, the pedal comes up, and it goes down again immediately! meet the hand!” Begin with an pedal down In the following line, pedal immediately after you play the first chord. 1 4 j y L Which of the above triads are MAJOR triads? Which are MINOR triads? KEY OF AMINOR Key signature: no # Andante3132 Fandango The FANDANGO is a lively Spanish dance : with 3 beats per measure. It is usually B: based on this chord progression: el $ | KEY OF A MINOR | Key signature: no #'s, no's Allegro aa és == = = = — eee 2 = oe el crescendo|--;-----------}-.---- =< eS S| 2nd time only 1 a SEES Fi | 1S IV RIV Fine 2nd time 8va 1 3 3 3 é — oe ge: = “? op & a . jE ——————————— —2nd time 8a 3 3 SP34 The Primary Triads in Minor Keys To find the primary triads in a MINOR KEY, the HARMONIC MINOR SCALE is used. In the AHARMONIC MINOR SCALE, the 7th note (G) is made SHARP, as an ACCIDENTAL. Small (lower case) Roman numerals are used for minor triads (i), large (upper case) Roman numerals for major triads (V). a 3 4 5 6 8 i iv v AMINOR DMINOR E MAJOR Notice that the i & iv chords are MINOR TRIADS. The V chord is a MAJOR TRIAD. This Is true in all minor keys! ‘To make the chord progressions easier to play and sound better, the iv and V chords may be played in other positions by moving one or more of the higher chord tones down an octave. The i chord is The top note of the The 2 top notes of the played in iv chord is moved V chord are moved ROOT POSITION: down an octave: down an octave: = # z 8 = =a = ¥8 i iv v When a triad is not in root position, the ROOT is ALWAYS the upper note of the interval of a 4th! The Primary Triads in A Minor Play several times. These are the same chords, one octave higher than the previous measures: ig 4 ig 8 iB T — 4 DoE35 Go Down, Moses Write the Roman numerals (i, iv, V) under the chords before you play. | KEY OF AMINOR | Key signature: no's, nob’s | Adagio moderato When Is - rael_ was in E- gypt's land, Let my poo- ple gol Op - , 5 1 P pressed so hard they _could not stand, Let my peo - ple go! Go down, Moses, "Way down in E - gypts land, Tell ob id Pha- raoh, Let my peo -_ple 90.The Primary Chords in A Minor USING V7 INSTEAD OF V Remember: The V7 chord _To play the chord so it makes a —C is made by adding a 7th to. smoother progression, omit the 5th, and When a 7th chord is | not in root position, the V triad. move the 3rd & 7th down an octave. eV triad Oo the ROOT is ALWAYS | aati | the upper note of the | interval of a2nd) | v7 vr v7 ‘The 3 PRIMARY CHORDS are now i, iv &V7.___The same chords, one octave higher. 4 2 5: j 5 z 2 4 BE es Z i iv v7 i iv vr AMINOR — DMINOR e7 AMINOR — DMINOR E7 AMINOR PROGRESSION with broken i, iv & V7 chords. Play several times. (eee ci Intermezzo* Andante moderato yo4 5 no mf legato37 Fine KEY OF C MAJOR, (relative of A MINOR) | Allegro | 2nd time both hands 8va on meno mosso* 438 The Key of D Minor (Relative of F Major) D MINOR is the relative of F MAJOR. Both keys have the same key signature (1 flat, Bb). REMEMBER: The RELATIVE MINOR begins on the 6th tone of the MAJOR SCALE. ist 2nd 3rd ath Sth 7th th F MAJOR SCALE DMINOR SCALE 2nd ard 4th sth 6th 7th ih Practice each of the following scales, first with the RH, as written, then with the LH, 2 octaves lower than written. 4, THE NATURAL MINOR SCALE: Use the same tones as the relative major scale. RH1 203 44 3 4% 4 3 2 4 a9 4 5 5 4 4 3 2 hth eUtTCUCUTCU Uhh Th UU 34 2. THE HARMONIC MINOR SCALE: 7th (C) raised one half step, ASCENDING & DESCENDING. pHi 2 a 4 3 39 4 5 5 4 3 4% 4 9 2 4 7 ewe. 3 2 1 &§ 2 ! 2 5 7 2 8 4 3, THE MELODIC MINOR SCALE: 6th (Bb) & 7th (C) raised one half step (to By & Cf) ASCENDING; descends like natural minor. RH 12 3 2 403 2 4 wwe 4 3 2 7 The D Harmonic Minor Scale in Contrary Motion Play several times daily! 1-2 304 4 3 2 43 24 mfKEY OF D MINOR i Key signature: 1 fat (8b 2nd time 8ra Andante moderato Are you goin’ to Scar - bor-ough 1 5 2 mp fair? Pars-ley, sage, rose - mar-y and thyme. Re - mem - ber me. to___one who lives there. She was 3 2 2 A eee once a true love of mine. ste 340 The Primary Chords in D Minor Reviewing the D MINOR SCALE, LH ascending. Key signature: 1 flat (Bb) g 18 o fe _© ———— i iv vw D MINOR GMINOR = A7 KEY OF D MINOR The following positions are often used for smooth progressions: D Minor Chord Progression. Play several times. j i iv w DMINOR GMINOR Av D MINOR PROGRESSION with broken i, iv & V7 chords. Play several times. Raisins and Almonds Allegro moderato 1 3 mF wren = nysleep-y - | head,gent - ly would | tuck rais- ins and | al-monds, ‘sweet years to al - monds, that | dear mem - 0 - that | dear mem - 042 | ANew Time Signature po ic | 3 means 3 beats to each measure. | 8 an eighth note gets one beat. E Clap (or tap) the following rhythms. Clap ONCE for each note, counting aloud. Count “1” count: 1 ot J = QUARTER note (or z REST) waaay Count “1-2” Count: 1 2 3 etc. J = DOTTED QUARTER note : | ___ Count “1-2-3” ees For a WHOLE measure of silence, a = WHOLE REST is used. Hunting Song Allegro moderato *Tan ti- wy tan = tie wy tan - te wy A hunt - ing f43 ye wil go! Tan = ti- wy, tan = = wy tan - i wy A - hunt - ing we will = gol 3 2nd time ritardando - Remo ty will go, A+ unt = ing 2 we wil 90, A+ hunt = ing we will 90, A - hunt - ing we will = gol RH 4, 3 D.C. al Fine44, "A New Time Signature | | 6 means 6 beats to each measure. | 8 an eighth note gets one beat. i = EIGHTH note (or ‘f REST) Count “1” Count “1-2” d = QUARTER note (or z REST) = DOTTED QUARTER note (or & 4 RESTS) Count “1-2-3” DOTTED HALF note Count “1-2-3-4-5-6" For a WHOLE measure of silence, a = WHOLE REST is used. La Raspa A Mexican Stamping Dance Allegro 2nd time accelerando poco a poco al fine* 8 2 4 mf Clap (or tap) the following rhythms. Clap ONCE for each note, counting aloud. Count: 4 Count: 1 Count: 1 29) 475) 6) 23456 eg 4 6 6 ete. ete. ote.1. Tonext strain I[2. (Fine) Pa f* ae Fine 7 ra D.C. al Fine 546 Scherzo* Respecttully dedicated to the world-renowned concert pianist, Viadimir Horowitz. KEY OF D MINOR, Key signature: 1 flat (Bb) (ees sessed, | Andante moderato ’ 138 124 MF wisch to my sor-row its | Viad- i mie Hor- 0 wite | Who plays pi - an - © much 1 4 1 2 3 2 2 better than 1, Pang pi- an- is - si- mo, Sal - so for - tis - si - mo, KEYOFFMAJOR | (felative of D MINOR) Allegro 534 LH/3 | can't be-lieve how his | fin- gers can / fly! | just had a mere 4 ‘ i 3 3 por- tion of Viad-i- mir | Hor- o- witz' tal- ent, Id | prac- tice all47 KEY OF D MINOR pues ide Wve sus - pi- cion its | more than am - bi- tion, its | how man-y D.C. : i } 5 3 Fi-ne's you ply. ye ‘my Cent to- mor-row its | Vlad - i = mir Hor - 0 - wite accelerando poco a poco al fine Both hands 84 ~~ 13s f who'll be _ap-plaud- ing *Pres-to, pros- tis - si- mo. 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