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Contents
SECTION 1 Seventh Chord.
Old Key Signatures & Some New Concepts
36 Review—The Key of D Minor.
4 “Just for Fun”— A SUPER-SPECIAL PRELUDE IN D MINOR (Clementi).
38 Review—The Key of B  Major. THE STAR-
SORTA SONG!
6 Review—The Key of C Major. SPANGLED BANNER (Smith-Key)
CALYPSO RHUMBA.
40 Reviewing Major & Minor Triads.
8 Scale Degrees: Tonic, Dominant,
Subdominant. 41 MAKE UP YOUR MIND!

9 Writing the Dominant. 42 Review—The Key of G Minor. Scene

from the Ballet, “SWAN LAKE”
10 Writing the Subdominant. (Tchaikovsky).
11 Reviewing: The Circle of Fifths. 44 Review—The Key of G Major.
12 Review—The Key of A Minor. SCHEHERAZADE Theme
FANDANGO. (Rimsky-Korsakov).
14 More Scale Degrees: Mediant & 46 Theme from “THE UNFINISHED
Submediant. SYMPHONY” (Schubert).
15 Writing the Mediant. 48 Review—The Key of E Minor.
SPOOKY STORY.
16 Writing the Submediant.
50 Review—The Key of D Major.
17 Review—The Key of C Major & A Minor.
MODERN SOUNDS. STEAL AWAY.

18 JAZZ SEQUENCES. 52 COME BACK TO SORRENTO (De Curtis).

20 More Scale Degrees: Supertonic & 54 Arpeggios.

Leading Tone. 55 MAGIC CARPET RIDE.
21 Writing the Supertonic & Leading Tone. 56 Review—The Key of B Minor. IN THE
22 Reviewing the Scale Degrees. HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING (Grieg).

23 Scale the Ladders! SECTION 2

24 Alberti Bass. New Key Signatures & Concepts

25 Alberti Bass in 44 Time in C Major. 58 The A Major Scale.

AN AMERICAN HYMN (Lowry).
26 SERENADE from String Quartet,
Op. 3, No. 5 (Haydn). 60 Writing the A Major Scale.

28 “Just for Fun”—THE GRAND 61 The Primary Chords in A Major.

PIANO BAND. 62 The Primary Chords in A Major—
30 Review—The Key of F Major. All Positions.
A VERY SPECIAL DAY. 63 More Minors, Majors & Arpeggios.
32 The Diminished Seventh Chord. 64 ADAGIO IN A MAJOR (Morovsky).
66 The Key of F  Minor. BLUE RONDO.
A CLASSY RAG.

69 Scales in F  Minor.
34 Writing Diminished Seventh Chords.

70 The Primary Chords in F  Minor.

35 An Easy Way to Make ANY Diminished
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71 The Primary Chords in F  Minor— All Positions.

106 The A  Major Scale. DRY BONES.

All Positions.
72 “Just for Fun”—JUST A “GOOD
OLD TUNE.” 110 Writing the A  Major Scale.
74 The E Major Scale. 111 The Primary Chords in A  Major.
75 SHENANDOAH.
112 COUNTRY SONG.

114 The Primary Chords in A  Major—

76 Writing the E Major Scale.
77 The Primary Chords in E Major.
All Positions.
78 LAREDO
115 Completing the Circle of Fifths:
80 The Primary Chords in E Major—
All Positions. The Flat Key Signatures.

81 Completing the Circle of Fifths: 116 Reviewing: Ornaments (The long

The Sharp Key Signatures. appoggiatura, the short appoggiatura).
82 The Key of C  Minor.
83 Scales in C  Minor.
117 The Mordent.
WALTZ WITH MORDENTS.
84 JAZZ OSTINATO IN C  MINOR.
86 The Primary Chords in C  Minor.
118 The Trill. Mozartʼs Trill Exercise.

87 The Primary Chords in C  Minor—

119 KING WILLIAMʼS MARCH (Clarke).

All Positions. 120 RONDEAU (Mouret).

88 “Just for Fun”—THE TAP DANCER.
90 The E  Major Scale.
SECTION 3
SOLDIERʼS JOY (Hornpipe). Ambitious Selections

92 Writing the E  Major Scale. 122 PRELUDE IN C MAJOR from “The Well-
93 The Primary Chords in E  Major. Tempered Clavier,” Vol. 1 (Bach).

94 THE TOREADOR SONG from “Carmen” 126 TRUMPET TUNE (Clarke).

(Bizet).
127 Thirty-Second Notes.
96 ROCK-A-MY SOUL.
98 The Primary Chords in E  Major—
128 TOCCATA IN D MINOR (Bach).
All Positions. 132 FÜR ELISE (Beethoven).
99 PRELUDE IN E  MAJOR (Heller).
137 PRELUDE IN A MAJOR (Chopin).
100 The Key of C Minor.
VARIATIONS ON A SEA CHANTY. 138 SONATA QUASI UNA FANTASIA,

102 Scales in C Minor. “Moonlight Sonata,” First Movement

(Beethoven).
103 The Primary Chords in C Minor.
104 PRELUDE IN C MINOR (Morovsky). 142 Dictionary of Musical Terms.

105 The Primary Chords in C Minor— 144 Certificate.

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Alberti Bass
This style of LH accompaniment takes its name from the 18th-century Italian composer, Domenico
Alberti, who used it extensively in his keyboard music. It consists of broken chords played in the
­following style, and it was frequently used by almost all the “classical” composers, including Haydn,
Mozart, Clementi and Beethoven.

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The first line of the music below shows a basic I–IV–V7 progression. The second and third lines
­introduce the corresponding Alberti bass in 4 and 4 time.
Play the following several times:

? 4 www ww www www .. ˙˙˙ ...

1. 2.

4
1
3
5
1
2
5 w 1
2
5
Œ
I IV V7 I I

4
? 44 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ .. œ œ œ œ œ Œ
Alberti bass in 4 time 1. 2.

1 1 1
5 1 3 5 1 2 5 1 2
1 5 1 3 5

3
œ œ œ
Alberti bass in 4 time
? 43 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ .. œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
1. 2.

1 3 1 2 2 1 3 1 3
5 5 1 5 5
5

ww
G MAJOR PROGRESSION
www www
1.
www ˙˙˙ ...
2.

? # 44
1
3
5
1
2
5 w 1
2
5 .. Œ
I IV V7 I I

Write in the missing measures of Alberti bass, then play several times:
4

œœœœœœœœ œœœœ
Alberti bass in 4 time 1. 2.

? # 44 .. œ Œ
I IV V7 I I
3
œœœœœ œœœœ
Alberti bass in 4 time 1. 2.

? # 43 œ .. œ
I IV V7 I I
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Preparation: Play several times, counting aloud.
#3 j
& 4 œ œ œ œj ‰ œ œ œj
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Theme from
? # 43 œ Œ Œ œ Œ Œ
COUNT: 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 &

“The Unfinished œ œ
Symphony”
Moderato
#3 2 j
5 4 2 Franz Schubert

œ œ œ œj ‰ œ œ œj
3

œ
1 1

& 4
1 1

˙. œ # œœ nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
f π
? # 43  œ œ
∑ ∑ œ Œ Œ œ Œ Œ

# . ‰π 2

& . œ œ j ‰ j ‰ j ‰ j
1

œ œ œœ œ œ œœ
œ œ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ
? # .. œ œ . œ œ. œ œ. œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
J J
p 1
4
3

# ‰ j ‰ œ œ jœ ‰ œ j ‰ j
3

&
2

œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ
? # œ œ . Jœ # œ . œ œ . œJ # œ . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . # œJ
1 1 3 4 2

j j
a tempo

œ œ . œ ˙œ .. œ œ . œ œ˙ .. œ œ œ œ œ
2

# ‰ j ritard.
5 3
3 1 2 1

b œœ œjœ œœ œjœ
& ˙.
1

F‰ j j j
œ
œ œ
œ œ
œ ‰ * œœ œœ
1
œœ ‰ œœ œœ œœ
?# œ œ œ ˙.
3

œ ˙. ˙.
1

1–5 5

*Play the C & D together with the side tip of the thumb.
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THE MORDENT 
Rapidly play: written note, note below written note, then written note again.

M œ œ œ œ œ 
& œ may be played: & œ or & œ or & œJœ ≈ ‰

Waltz with Mordents

1. In the measure above each mordent sign, write out the mordent in full, using one of the rhythms
shown above. Be sure the first note is the same as the note that appears under the sign.
2. Play.

KEY OF D MAJOR

## 3
Allegro moderato % last time 8va Mœ
434
M
..
323

∑ ∑ œ
1

œ œ œ
1

& 4
1 2 1

œ œ  œ œ
p    œ F œ œ  œ œœ œœ
? # # 43 œ œœ œœ œ
œ œ œ .. œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ
1 5 1
5 3 2

## M
323
Mœ
434
M

323

œ œ œ œ œ ..
1 1 2

œ œ œ
1 3

&
1 1 2 1

œ œ 
2

œ œ œ    ˙.
 
   œ  œ œ œœ ˙˙ ...
? # # œ œœ œœ œ œ
œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ ˙ ..
Fine
KEY OF B MINOR (Relative of D MAJOR)

Mœ   M 
# # . Mœ
1. 2.

.. œ n ˙˙˙ 
323 * 323 434

œ œ œ
(pause)

& . œ œ œ œ œ
3 3

œ œ    
4


2
1

p 
? # # .. œ œœ œœ  œ
œ
œ œ œ œ œ œœ  œ
œ
œ œ œ

.. œœ n˙˙˙ 
œ
#œ
1
2
5
5 1
D. S. % al Fine
*For the lower tone of this mordent, use the raised 7th tone of the B minor scale (A ).
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