‘E PIANO BASICS LEVEL 1BY JAMES BASTIEN 1b NEIL.A. KJOS MUSIC COMPANY ¢ SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIADear teachers and parents: iano, Level 1 provides essential review of basic information presented in Piano, Primer Level, and presents important new information for the student. The learning sequence is carefully graded to assure steady progress, while the full-color illustrations entertain and reinforce along the way. The selection of pieces includes ofiginal works as well as familiar folk songs and pop styles in creative, enjoyable arrangements, ‘The companion books—Theory and Performance—are coordinated page-by-page (see Contents) to provide thorough reinforcement of basic concepts. The Bastien Music Flashcards may be assigned for extra drill in learning notes, key signatures, “music signs, and terms. The Bastien Music Notebook, an assignment book, may be used throughout the series. BASTIEN PIANO BASICS is a method designed for achievement and success. We offer { you our best wishes for the rich rewards music can bring to each child’s life. Neil A. Kjos Music Company James Bastien Jane Smisor Bastien ISBNO-8497-5266-3 (© 1085 Nell A. Kjoe Music Company, 4980 Jutland Drive, San Diego, California 92117. International copyright secured. Allrighs reserved. Printedin U.S.A Warning! The contents ofthis publication are protected by copyright law. To copy or reproduce ‘them by any method isan infringement ofthe copyright law. Anyone who reproduces copyrighted matter is subjectto substantial penalties and assessments for each infringement. we201Reference and Review ‘Major Position. March On! Roaring Lions Sleepy John ‘Tomcat New London Bridge Its Winter, Santa's Sleigh Accompaniment in C Run, Mouse, Run! The Bullfrog... Pop!Goes the Weasel Persian Market Waltzing Flephants. F Major Position My New Key The Happy Seal... . Accompaniment in F Bravery at Sea Rain, Rain! Sing, Bird, Sing. G Major Position Geo Whiz, Bugle Call Spooks! Bass Clef Note-Naming Game —— Mountain Climbing Dutch Dance Accompaniment in G Soccer Is My Favorite Swingin’ Beat Floating Clouds. . Fiesta. : Pedal Study Morning Prelude ‘The Old Grey Owl ‘The New Day Group I Keys Chord Hop Rockin’ Song . March e Treble Clef Note-Naming Game. America ..... Angels We Have Heard On High Largo Alouette .. Cops and Robbers ‘The Natural Wer tia Salta Gos Marching Ogeiauay irc. arention Rock Group Space Walk. . a Certificate of Achievement... Music Dictionary... Contents b Lv7in€ staccato tempo marks Staccato accompaniment |... F Major key signature. . LvrinF - form in music mpi nf - G Major key signature accent sign LVFing upbeat. Grd ; changing hand positions . D.Coal Fine . 8a (above notes) - Boa (below notes), IF inside cover 47 48 31 0a 32 52, 34 55 “To reinforce the feeling of achievement, the teacher or student may put a / when the page has been mastered. we201ee CO ie The Grand Staff Treble clef Brace Spaces Double bar line Bass clef Bar line The Keyboard and Notes on the Staff FIG\A|BIC\DIE|FIGIA|BICIDIE/FIGIA,BIC|DI ELF IG ] Sharps and Flats # Sharp Sign: Play the next key b Flat Sign: Play the next key to the right. to the left. Time Signatures 2 means two beats in each measure. 3 means three beats in each measure. 4 means the quarter note gets one beat. 4 means the quarter note gets one beat. 4 means four beats in each measure. -~ 4& means the quarter note gets one beat. we2015 ce . ‘e ! Noid t Rest Values mo aaa # Quartes, Twoeighths —_Half Dotted half Whole==> d pp) == Count: 1 Count: 1 & Count: J zl ° 1 2 Count: 12 3 Count: 1234 Intervals 2nd line - space space - line SS 3: = 3rd line - line space - space SSS 4th line — space space — line 5th line - line space — space SSS 5 [SSS Signs and Terms o Forte 2 Piano Legato Staccato Slur Tie Repeat sign Play loud. Play soft. Play smooth and connected. Play short and separated. Play legato. Connects notes of the same name for their combined value. Play again from the beginning,[- Pete =? uh ve eye : + Se C Major Position —— ~~ Moderately 1 Fic. Dy Baek G (continue naming: notes) G 2. March on up the | key - board, [March back down with © DEF [GG (continue naming notes) “es Keep 2 good po -| si - tion, [Curve your fin- gers, |phasttS 5 eso Teacher: The student ist follow similar practice directions throughout he book.ash TUITE (gid a * Narh®the intervals used in these pieces. Roaring Lions Moderately 3 = =e t fF = = 7] aN J. Li; ons roar, ¢| in their cage, [They are in a real mean rage! f 2.Dont get near, {stand far back, [Just in case they |might at - tack! = = SSS Sleepy John Lazily —— - = — J oe 2 ae 5 ——— P Ar you steep-ing, | are you sleep-ing, |Broth-er John, Sleep-y John? % SSS = = 4 & = 3 1 ~ = X oe a + a S Hey, get up now, get_a_move on, |Brother John! Sleep-y John! SSS = aD F WP201- y= [4-4@z $ Sharp Sa e The sharp sign means to play the next key to the pa ‘The sharp lasts for the whole measure! ® Sneakily Tomcat ‘ the tom -cat |prowl- ing, | In the dark of |night. is out there | hunt - ing, | Til the new day's |fighth Fo New L Moderately a ——— = = SS (2 “Lon- don Bridge has | now been moved, | Ev-’ry stone, it is true. ——— = = >t = | tt 2 = — -- z= J ae ope it in the Det, Seca Aam At Lake we201 Note: The London Bridge was moved to Lake Havasu, Arizona, in 1971.(eee <_— > Flat "> The flat sign means to play the next key to woe The flat lasts for the whole measure! It’s Winter Slowly 1. Watch the snow- flakes er - ing the | tree - tops, |What a fall - ing, | Glis- ten - ing so ite . P love - ly Tee? gf 2. Cov - is s Santa’s Sleigh _ > Uhre = ei J aS — os es P 1, San. tas sleigh is | on. its way, ‘the snow, off ty iea they go. J 2. All the rein-deer | pull the sleigh, {With their might, in the night. | # : f lots of toys, For the girls and /Pranc-er, Ho! And a - way they He is. bring= ing Dash - er, Dane - er,10 Accompaniment in C Chords are often used to form the accompaniment for melodies. The two chords most often used are the I (one) chord and the V7 (five-seven) chord. * The I chord is formed from The V7 chord sound is formed three notes in a 5-finger from two notes in a 5-finger position. position* Warm-up Practice these L.H. chords in C Major. Play by “feel,” é without looking at your hand for the chord changes. 1 W Ww I Melody and Accompaniment The melody should always sing above the accompaniment. Play the accompaniment softer than the melody for the correct balance. “Teacher: The interval of a 2nd represents the dominant harmony at this level. In Level 2, the three-note V7 chord. we201 is introduced and explained in detailek ee * Clap and count this rhythm: QsssisJiid_odt ll 1 2 Spas 5) 123 A 2g, Run, Mouse, Run! Moderately Hick- 0 - ry, | dick-o - te b od struck | one _ and | down he Duet Part 80a throughout entpol - 7 12 ‘Staccato | fi Play short and separated. Warm-up Play hands separately first. = at P1.0n an old |tog sat a SF 2SThink I will,~|catch me some bugs I can gi - ant bull - Ss 5 2 jumped in the pool where it thought to him -|self as he was nice and pad - dled his feet 23 = Z : — = we201 * eeblers bench, key —_| chased key | thought ‘twas all ‘WP201c _ — fremponterin| ob x _ ‘Tempo marks are placed at the beginning of a piece to tell the rate of speed at which a piece is to be played. Tempo marks usually are in Italian. These tempo marks, listed from slow to fast, are the most common. Andante Slowly (walking tempo) Moderato Moderately (et Allegretto Moderately fast — 3 = i= SS = iin a Per-sian | mar - ket you can buy a |nice rug, 2. You can see a cam - el in a Per-sian |mar - ket, = s ee —= J 2s tet tha oe ZL Or some gold - en ear - rings, or a love - ly pes abt Or a goose who's | honk - ing, or a cute pig - Ne When you have learned this piece as written, you might want to try this L-H. part. continueStaccato Accompaniment WS Play the melody clearly. Play the staccato notes lightly for the correct balance. Say “up-up” for the staccato notes. i _ Waltzing pee Allegretto ieyo miwer — lewer 3 16 ) ie . ks $ ey 2? Key Signature Aeris Hern ‘The key signature is the sharps or flats at the beginning of each staff. It tells you: 1. notes to be sharp or flat in the piece, and 3 Scale 9 " " 5 CATE 2, the main tonality, or key, of the piece. R aN 23¢ #| F Major Position ~~ maT saul me , Bo. Key of F 1 flat Bb My New Key Key of F Moderato 1 © Cc 6, fun to play. ‘Thats the key of It is eas-y, F, you know. just a breeze. fk @ A B 2. This new key is ' he F goes up to mid-dle C, Then goes down to F be- low. Curve your fin - gers, | won't you please? |Thenyov'lllearn to | play with ease! ~~??? es 2» ——- —— o- we201 6Warm-up Play hands separately first. Play legato. Repeat, and play staccato. f-p means to play first time forte, second time piano. Key of ____ X Moderato © : d * i and count this rhythm. a ella. Al The Happy Seal Lively = a SF Watch the seal_as_| he per-forms. | He is quite an | ac- ro - bat. On his nose he’s . | Wow, he's real - ly at that! ‘ wp201Warm-up Practice these L.H. chords in F Major. Play by “feel,” without looking at your hand for the chord changes. 1 2 I v7) ~e20y Melody and Accompaniment eS ra Play the accompaniment softer than the melody for the correct balance. ~ 1 an i Boo 2 wp201Form in Music Music form is the arrangement of notes and rhythms into patterns. ‘The form of this piece is: same (or similar) patterns: Lines 1, 2,4 different pattern: Line3 25 Bravery at Moderato 6. P Tl our boat } we will float, Qn the roll - ing |wayeswe go. So we will have, |Sway-ing to _and 4 F LpK out for that | big old wave! | Whew,that was a real close shave! J — as we roll, We must be quite |yravers Z / ‘WP201- New Dynamics mp Mezzo piano means moderately soft. Mezzo forte means moderately loud. mf Allegro me. rain-drops fall-ing |Down on Brett and sel mp 1. Pit-ter pat - ter, mf 2. Pit- ter pat ter, what’sthe mat - ter? |We're all wet, you We STO SSS ees big fuss! all a-roundus, | It is mak-ing |quit a J Thun-der, light-ning joe See = + : i = = —————— SS = mf Pit-ter pat - ter, it quite rain-y, |We're all wet, you | see! :_» - » = ftp 3 Detay Which lines are the same or similar? Which line is different? Key of _\ Moderato s a 4 +t 7 = a : a ——— = (/ p is” «> taal to the bird in the tree vn K e + it dont you a ~|gree? z= = 27s r TT - ing, sing - ing, | just to please | me! ao Pine +f te Ss wP2015-19-92 Sharp Key Signatures Sharp key signatures may be discovered by 3 1. naming the last sharp, then 2. naming the next letter in the music alphabet (the name of the next note above the last sharp). would be played FS Key of G Major Note: Although F7is not used in the 5-finger position, F+ must be written on the staff to indicate the key of G. Any F's Gee Whiz Moderato | = = 1 =: = = fiG A BoA B)c. D (continue naming notes) | 2.G po - si- tion’s | lots’ of fun, Learn the note names, | ev-’ry one. pa ga ea = — = _—= oes Ga (BAL Bsc D Think of each note, |as you play, (continue naming notes) Name each note, Now ev-'ry day!Iirich linet teleams on oii Easter! Which line is different? * Key «GQ Bugle Call Yn en, s J Lis-ten to the | bu - gle play, call-ing ev -’ry Get up now, jump | out of bed, up be-fore the | Ear-ly ris-ers, | off you go. We'll have lots of | fun! Oh! 4 ; + os ooo 1 —F oF + = o Get up now, jump | out of bed, up be-fore the | sun. =H ee s x =! ct & —- = sin this manner. “Teacher: Have the student continue to analyze theform of new p we201(2a) “Accent Sign > Pi tae Sie > the note or notes louder. Spooks! Allegretto eat Spooks jum; to haunt youl, {They will try to | taunt you! 3 What a spook-y | night! Gives me such a | fright! > haunt you! SF Spooks jump out to What a spook-y —|night! | P Look off to your | left. Look off to your | right. : ans| Bass Clef Note-Naming Game Le 2 a The bass clef line ; re G B D F A oon’ Name these line notes. Score 100 points for a perfect line. Subtract 10 points for each incorrect answer. Your score: The bass clef space note names are: Name these space notes. Score 100 points for a perfect line. Subtract 10 points for each incorrect answer. Your score: ___‘ea yl Ges G Major Position Ls hlbhld c i - tion Dip I (Continue naming notes) high - ery has a new note D C B_ A |(continue naming notes) Right hand plays the [same notes,that I'm | sure you_can | see! wP201Warm-up First play logato.Then play staccato. ddd dadddd Key of G___ ‘ eS we201v Accompaniment in G Tit OW yy Loo ‘ I Ww Warm-up Practice these L.H. chords in G Major. Play by “feel,” without looking at your hand for the chord changes. (i Melody and Accompaniment Play the accompaniment softer tha or the correct balance. . i T 3 5 we201Soccer Is My Favorite Lively {2 , 2 mf Soc-cer is my | fa-vrite sport, It's the great-est [game of all! to re- port. Kick that check-er’d | ball! ET es It takes lots of | foot con-trol Just to make a sin-gle goal. When we win, it's | real-ly great! cel - e - |brate! wp201Go Q5 Swingir’ & Fast boogie 3 feet. J Lis-ten to the |swing-in’ beat and | tap your 8 real - ly neat! = Keep ite - ven, |keep it smooth, it’s wP201Feel the rhy-thm, |clap your hands. The Swing and sway to the beat, swing-in’ rhy-thm in your feet. Keep it e - ven, |keep it smooth, it’s| real-ly | neat! a wp201Dynamic Shading Dynamic shading is created by changes in volume. Changes from soft to loud or from loud to soft are necessary for musical expression. Crescendo (gradually play louder) inuendo (gradually play softer Floating Clouds oe? 2 Rit. is the abbreviation for ritardando It means to slow down gradually. ‘WP201WP201Itis used to hold tones. This sign shows when to ress and lift the damper pedal. Pedal Technic Press the damper pedal with your rigt foot. Keep your heel on the floor when you.usethe pedal. Press Hold wp201Allegretto inf-np rit. 2nd time Note: On the repeat, you may play one octave higher than written. e201ov (as) “e) ¥ upbeat 4 J (J JJ J! x Count: 4 ‘,284 *€ A note that comes before they ll measure ofa piece is called an upbeat. (Youtlly, the time value of the upbeat is taken away from the final measure, making the final measure incomplete. j wii f)* a nvr \ pee == e leve-ning titme when | it grows dark, Out foomes the old grey | owl. ~, 3 ue it. is dark,And | we are all a - | sleep. mp 2 le [hunts at night when ' =k SS eer y 5 or z SSS likes to sit up | in his tree,Where | he can give a |sco¥ll—) flies a- way and |catch-es prey, And |they don't make a 1S pa = =— a 5 Ending -_ y 5 \ » | hept y- 4) hoot. WP201Key of (> With spirit 1 . It] is) a brand new | day. nf 1. JS 2. Let's |take a- long old |Spot. not a cloud in |sight. in the coun-try -|side. It's |time to shout hoo Hey, {that’s a pleas-ant -| ray! Ithought! ay - na -|mite! su - per real ter- rif - ic ee, guide! ‘There's Out wP201Group 1 Keys (GC, G, F) You have learned to play in three keys: C, G, and F. These three keys are called the Group 1 Keys because they all have the same feel and look in their I chords. Each chord has only white keys. Chafging Hand Positions ~ When playing the C, G, and F chords with the same hand, you must move your hand for each new chord. This is called changing hand positions, Look ahead for each new hand position. Chord Hop & C" | (broken chord), nf solid chord) i c 1 a 1 1 3 te “The letter above the staff names the chord. The letter is calléd a chord symbol. ‘WP201SS Rockin’ Song Steady rock beat 1 and tap our | feet to - SF WellNet’s. at | rock the beat, Pee The mu-sics | in the air, it’s sound-ing | ev- ’ry - where. G E ——— © Oh what a [ize - ly beat, I can-not | stop i) It's such a |great rock song! |Great rock song!__ Rock-in’ song! Yeoh! & we201fe) * 40 Ne Single Eighths ad or f= one eighth note 7 =one eighth rest + Clap and count this rhythm: ame & March Bright march tempo Td wP201ge a a1 Treble Clef Note-Naming Game The treble clef line note names are: E G B D F Name these line notes. Score 100 points for a perfect line. Subtract 10 points for each incorrect answer. Your score: = «C D F A Cc E G The treble clef space note names are Name these space notes. a zs a Paes AS aC N boa D.C.al Fine 5 louble bar lines. ‘| | Repeat the music between the pairs of dots anc Wr201(s \ 4 Natural This sign 4is called a natural. It cancels a sharp or flat. It means to play the natural (white) key. Play: a= 2E The Natural Moderato 5 mf Ym a nat-ural, |you're a natural, |shes a natural, | too! 2.See a nat-ural, play a nat-ural, | keep it in your | view! Cancel That! Moderato WP201e201When the Saints Go Marching In Beat march time mf 1. Oh, when the | Sain maa Oh, when those bellsthat num - 'y ‘When the that | num - ber, ‘When those Saints march - ing bells be = - | gin to © wp201Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827) is one of Germany's most famous composers. His music has a special character of strength and form. Although Beethoven became deaf during his later years, he wrote some of his finest music during this time. The Symphony No.9 is one of Beethoven's best known works written during his later years. Ode to Joy Theme from Symphony No. 9 Moderato we201511 wear *we201» Berily mf wP201This certifies that has completed Piano, Level i. of ; Basten Piano Basics to iol a—————— ee ti (‘SC i % Music Dictionary —~ hes ATempo return to original speed Accent Sign....... > play the note or notes louder Allegretto moderately fast Allegro: fast Andante slowly (walking tempo} Crescendo crese. —=—== gradually play louder DaCapoalFine . D.C. al Fine. Diminuendo nm Dynamics: Fine Flat sign b Form ’ mee f Largo... Legato Mezzo Forte Mezzo Piano .. ag Moderato Natural Sign 4 Octave Sign ..... 802 Pedal Sign ey Phrase Piano Dp Repeat Signs .... === Ritardando ..... rit. Sharp Sign # slur La Staccato Fae ‘Tempo Tie Upbeat repeat from the beginning and play to the Fine gradually play softer signs that indicate ranges of volume from soft to loud the end play the next key to the left the arrangement of notes and rhythms into patterns loud very slowly smooth and connected tones, usually indicated by a slur moderately loud moderately soft moderately cancels a sharp or flat over notes: play one octave higher under notes: play one octave lower press, hold, and lift the damper pedal a group of notes that form a musical thought soft repeat from the beginning peat between the pairs of dots and double bar lines . gradually slow down play the next key to the right indicates notes wi are played legato short, disconnected tones rate of speed connects notes of the same name for their combined value a note (or notes) that comes before the first full measure we201