SELLE TTT YY 9 9400009999999, THE LEILA FLETCHER ADULT PIANO COURSE 1 Leila Fletcher & Debra Wanless The proven and tested method for individual and class lessons. Contents Finger Numbers 2 ‘A Dot Beside ANote oe ey Fram Keyboard word | solo ewe eI Al Those nearing Young Charme 30 How Msi Wc 4 The Sede O16 Moe 3 Time Vacs, Tine Sgsues,Letct Names OF Nous 5 | Proparnry Suis 2 Right end Notes Solo “Alpine Song 3 siudy Setting Up Shop The Key Sirire 33 Time Vales, How t Count Tie aes Solo. ‘The Yellow Rose Of Teas 33 Solo. Sweet Sings The Donley The Nr Sips : Preparny Sues For Bip aed Solo. Our Schott Shine Tig Pf Le nee Note “Te Key Severe 33 siuey Some Stock For The Basement osscnan S010 Camptewn Races : 35 Prepare Sues For Le Hand “The Seale OFF Majo ae Solo. Mery We Rall long Shdy InP Major werarc ce 38 Single Noe Melody or Two Hanis The Key Sortie ne Siu tn Deable Neh $010. Auta Lee wrvnsevsoosc congue fa Solo. 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Searberoogk Falr Es Right and Pye Belo Middle Toe Sle Of F Major ss msi st rach From A Symptony Solo. Ode Todo = : oss Eva Noe Symcopston Se Ten Lite Indians & Skip To My Low Solo Peasant Danse vcnsovcnon os ap Solo Fur ise ® > Dring Selo. Musie Box Dancer 2 i grr ee is right en Nat sate een SUE he i eth it Can 4 Testes chagnnae ben, walucoh novomseeabae ste nbd ne lmao eas LEES tht yoni pi i oaFINGER NUMBERS: 3 2 | 3 4 | This is how the fingers are 4 | numbered for playing 5 5 hfs wo LEFT r 7 wear [ temm | is finger 1 | POSITION AT THE PIANO Adjust the height of the chair so that the forearm an] hard are about level “The music should be placed slightly below e level so that it cam be send with ease, ‘The fingers should be curved gendy, 10 play the soft finger ips just back of the finger nails. The back ofthe hand is held fairly level so that the ath and Sth fingers are in good playing position - can Life and drop comfortably. The Ger rails shod be Bet short enouEh ka hey do alison ibe pane keys) ‘The fingers lift and drop from se kruckle. There should be a teeing of looseness a the knuckle ‘The kouckles curve outward, they do not sink in, The fingertips are firm; when the key i played, the finges tip does not "break" in, ‘The thumb lifts and drops from this joint. The thumb should feel loose at this joint. The thumd plays on ils side, It is always over the hess. When the fingers are gently curved, the thumb will naturally remain over the keys. Play in the center of each key, and not near the side of each key. Watch (9 see thatthe fingers are each finger in the center ofits key Ascanacaeoe eee ea Sate TTTAAALlaALeTasagadsainyTSOLAT TTT TTY T IGT TTY II 99 9991009999999999003 THE PIANO KEYBOARD (Letter Names of the Piano Keys) AUT i / L \ i \ \ fed late LLL tte tetatet Cc GA[BIC DIE|FIG ‘The First Seven Letters of the Alphabet A, B, C, D, E, F, G, are used as Names for the Piano Keys. The Piano Keyboard has WHITE keys and BLACK keys The BLACK keys are grouped in TWOS and THREES, BETWEEN the TWO BLACK KEYS is a white key named D. (Locate different D's on the keyboard) , D, and E, are the three white keys that rowch the TWO black keys. Locate different C, D, Es) Find all the different C’s on the piano keyboard. FG, A, and B are the four white keys that souch the THREE black keys. (Locate different F,G, A, B's) * Locate C, D, E, F, G in different places on the keyboard Name the white keys from C to the next € higher on the piano. Name the white keys from C to the next C fower on the piano. ‘The C on the Keyboard nearest the center of the piano manufacturer's name is called MIDDLE C. TONE MUSIC ~ produced on whatever instrument, sounds acceptable ONLY IF THE PLAYER IS LISTENING AS HE PLAYS, This means listening in a somewhat detached way 30 that you can hear the kind of tone produced as you play: soft, loud, harsh, pleasing, sustained (singing), detached (short), ete. ‘The music examples in this course are designed to enable the student to give full attention to the SOUND produced (to the MUSIC) from the beginning of music study, Learning to play in this way, progress is more rapid because concentration is keener, and playing can be a pleasure right from the beginning! Almost ‘equaily important, others will enjoy listening, no matter how easy the tune may be. Most of us have had the delightful experience of hearing an artist play some small, unpretentious piece in a creative way. The word "arcst” implies a performer who listens and creates as one plays. ‘The piano is an expressive instrument, and with very litte persuasion will give back to the player the kind ‘of tone one hears in ones own mind. You can create the kind of music you wish to heact At the beginning of music study, it is most important to CULTIVATE THE HABIT OF LISTENING AS YOU PLAY. Only in this way can one enjoy learning to play, and only in this way can one become a musician PIANO KEYS drop only a short distance when played. Therefore, it takes very lstle force to depress & piano key to make a sound. KEEP THIS IN MIND when playing, and RELAX the hand so that the fingers are free of stiffness and tension and can lift and drop independently of each other, and you will very soon {gain coutrod of the hands, ard control of the tone!a HOW MUSIC IS WRITTEN (Notes Represent Piano Keys) [__NOvES ARE EASY TO READ med waste wie piano ge wpeeas——| Notes are written ¢ ON THE LINES I This is a STAFE of five lines. & IN THE SPACES | between the lines | : | ‘The teble clef placed | Tis ics on te sa makes this = TREBLE CLEF: the TREBLE STAFF: I piano music. the Treble Staff and Bass Staff are connccted ‘The bass clef placed by a BRACE: on the staff makes this the BASS STAFF This tea passer: 2) Notes from MIDDLE C UPWARDS are written on the teble staff and are played by the right hand. Notes from MIDDLE C DOWNWARDS are written on the bass staff and are played by the left hand, MIDDLE C is the dividing line between treble and bass. Middle C may be writen below the treble staff, or the bass staff: Right Hand: In order to make music easy to read, the treble and bess staves are placed a litle distance apart, ard the dividing line, Middle Cline, is omitted, When Middle C is 10 be played by the right the same hand, it is placed next to the treble staff; when middle C is to be pride Ce played by the left hand, itis placed next to the bass staff Left Hand: Its encouraging to know that one needs to be able to read only a few noles in order to play many interesting pieces! leehoccenanaceeeerits UUVALETAVAVAVTATE PUA ALAAVVOVVVAVGL ES IFT YVN GGG 9999 99999999999999999903. TIME VALUES OF NOTES | QUARTER NOTE | HALF NOTE DOTTED HALF NOTE WHOLE NOTE | fF oy} of f° ° | | LU beat | 2 beats 3 beats 4 beats | cistrarsaa | | olemaime nae co [osteo | | ose “ones .s TIME SIGNATURES ‘THE TIME SIGNATURE placed at the beginning of a piece of music shows the number of beats in each measure of the music. Music like poetry, has rhythm, that fs, ic has aceented and uunaevented beats, The first beat in the measure is stressed (accented) Here are three different TIME SIGNATURES bE Ee ‘The UPPER FIGURE in the Time Signature indicates HOW MANY BEATS, or counts, in each measure = 2, 3 or 4 ‘The LOWER FIGURE (4) shows that the quarter note (from bar line to bar line isa measure) (A double bar line marks the end ofthe piece of muse.) ‘Two beats in a measure. ‘Three beats in a measure. 1 Bar Double ; + Line fur i Count: 4 2 | 1 2 Count: 1.23 [123 Count: 1234/1234 LETTER NAMES OF NOTES | Middle € 4 eae o + : i CDEFGABC DEFGARCDEF GA BEDEFGABE L | cad see uy Middle cRIGHT HAND NOTES: Middle C, D, E, F, G LLL Right Hard OP tise ts ta tia t plays these notes (FAR = Fingers 1,2,3.4.5 ) Pa ae = ply. CDEFG E ‘The NOTE READING Studies below co - relate notes, fingers, and piano keys Play them in two Ways: I~ Play and say the letter ~ names of the notes as you play: then play again and "talk-sing” the letter-names as you play. 2 - Play and say the finger numbers (Fingering) as you play then play again and “talk-sing” the finger numbers, .. |”"Setting Up Shop” (usta Small Stock) letter a e ee é z e =VYVYVVVAL SS TYG GGT 9 TTI I999999999999. 7 TIME VALUES OF NOTES HOW TO COUNT TIME VALUES count note fquareumre ean When counting aloud, say the counts, do not sing them! Count evenly, in a short, detached, 2-count note iivthale way, (talf note, 2 beats) ‘Counting im this way, you can be sure that 3 count note | each note receives its exact time value Bs (dotted half note, 3 beats) } Always remember that MELODY and | 4 count note RHYTHM are equally important ° (whole aote, 4 beats) Play SWEETLY SINGS THE DONKEY in five ways: 1 Play and name the notes as you play. 2-Play and say, or talk-sing, the finger numbers. (In this tune: “one, one, one, two, three, three," ete.) 3 - Play and say the counts. (read how to count time values above.) 4 Play and sing, or talk-sing the words (text) of the song. 5 Play and listen for a moderately soft, even quality of tone. Sweetly Sings the Donkey Old Round Signature { (4 bea in exch measure) 1234 don ~ key, 123 $4 at the break of Count:1 2 5 4 Sweet - ly sings the 123 4 aw! Hee-aw! HeeIT I NECESSARY TO USE THE FINGERING INDICATED. in order to make sound. steady progress Acquite the habit of reading the finger number and the note atthe same time. (You wilt roaze that Angerings arent pier as.a rule when notes are adiacenas hiss not necessary; but temate noes or lng sp are asualy fingered PREPARATORY STUDIES FOR RIGHT HAND Play the following Studies in four ways: (I) Say the etter - names as you play (2) Play and say, or talk - sing, the finger numbers; (3) Count as you play: (4) Play with special attention to tone quality. STUDY I STUDY U1 - 7 STUDY I STUDY IV sTuDY V STUDY VI Time Signature: beatin ‘ects measure) Play the above studies mamy times; learn to recognize the five notes, Middle C, D, E, F, G, quickly, instantly. ‘When you can read these five notes, and the five notes for the left hand, on the bass statf (page 9), you will understand rhe system of music writing - and you are well on your way to reading and playing any note writat WAAL ELAMVYYYVAVG GSS TY TFY VG TGS G TT IIIIIG III 9999999999991. LEFT HAND NOTES: F, G, A, B, Middle C Lee Hand Pays these aes Fingers 1,2, 3,4, 5 pay? CRAGE ‘The NOTE READING Studies below co-relate notes, fingers, and piano keys. Play them in two ways: 1+ Play and say the leter names of the notes as you play. Ifthe notes are within your vocal range, then play again and talk-sing the leter nares 2-- Play and say the finger numbers as you play "Some Stock for the Basement” Just a Small Supply)PREPARATORY STUDIES FOR LEFT HAND Play the following studies in four ways: (I) Play and name the notes. (2) Play and say the finger numbers. (3) Count as you play. (4) Play and listen for evenness of tone, Boe Foc oA Hand Position: STUDY I Time Signature (Play in four ways, as above.) Oki Song Mer-ri - roll along, | Roll a - long, | roll a - long, vee ie ALULVALALLEL AT AVATAVALE TATA AALEAATS Jong, | O’er the dark blueVYVYVVVAL NSS TVYYS VGN GS TITY YI I9I99999999091. SINGLE NOTE MELODY FOR TWO HANDS, ln the first measure of SONG OF THE ROAD, the left hand plays the melody, in the second and third measures the right hand takes the melody, which in the fourth measure passes back to the left hand again When a melody passes from one hand to the other, the melody line is usually indicated thus: Try to keep the melody connected and singing throughout ‘The Whole Rest wr (four-beat rest) is used to indicate one whole measure of silence in any Kind oftine: 2 3 on t xo Fao Song of the Road | LEFT HAND STUDY Bugle boy) ¢ e === = STUDY IN DOUBLE NOTES Double notes should be sounded together as one:PREPARATORY STUDY (See Note on the Whole Rest (=) on previous page.) 1 2 7 ? Spring Song Trcitiont Are hele Per spring + time, Wer) The Tie isa curved line between two notes of the same lster-nare, inthe same position on the staff. The te is used to lengthen the note. Play the fist note only, and hold it for the time value of bovh notes. OVAL ATW LL ATTVYVVVG YS 83 99TFY999999999TIIIIIIIINIIIIIIINIIIII NEW HAND POSITION Play the following, giving special attention to the fingering Notice that the 2nd ringer is on B Some Folks Do Cae [ROM Teck 10 Pane tae Stephen Fosier (Are) el (nord: adapred) 2 1 Some folks like do, | Some folki*, do, Oth- ers won=der | why os a HANDS TOGETHER STUDY ‘Treble and Bass notes that are to be played together, should sound at exactly che same instant, not one before the other. A very little practice here will add much tothe polish of your playing, and will prevent the common error of the left hand preceding right hand by a fraction of a second. ‘When you play this HANDS TOGETHER study, listen carefull, and feel tha: in plaving both hands move «an equal distance towards the keyboard, 2 : 2 2Good Night, Ladies College Song, Arr by Leila Fecher night, la - dies, Good - night, Ja - dies, We're | going to leave Mer-ri- ly we : Roll a - long, | roll a - long,VECO SSVPNN AN T99 9999999999999 199 99999999994 [ ‘The quarter rest (one - beat rest) 2 PREPARATORY STUDY y 3 } Count:t 2 3 40203 223 42 3 That Easy Waltz In this waltz, the left hand plays the melody and the right hand plays the accompaniment. Play the melody with singing tone, and the accompaniment softy This sign: ———————___ means graduatly softer. Leila FletcherLightly Row ‘The half res: (two-beat rest) me [mE ‘Traditional ect hae [HOMER ete ‘Arr by Lela Feicher Light - ly Oler the glass- y [waves we go; Smooth - ly Smooth - ly glide, On the si- lent = > sing and float, In ovr lit - dle Sing and float . Let the winds and | wa-ters be | Min-gled with our | mel-o - dy; Notice that the piece on the following page begins with an incomplete measure ~ it begins on the third beat of the mezsure. Notice also that the last measure of the piece has only two beats. When a piece begins with on incomplete measure, this beginning measure is balanced by the last measure of the picce which contains only the beuts aot used in the first measure. SALUD VA AVA 99.9.9.5.9.9.99.9999. 09095NYVVVVGAAG SSS IVY G95 859999 999994949099999999999, LEFT HAND PLAYS D ‘Sometimes the left hand plays the note D, just ABOVE Middle C, ‘usualy written here, tu wich ence otaen on Bass Swaff: = (Pay special attention to the | fingering-2n fingerplays mile C PELE Tee Tire 3 ‘th finger plays G.) The REPEAT SIGN: | Repeat doi (placed Sy Se =] te a om | La Raspa L____seternro | oO ~ ‘Traditional Arr by Leila Fletcher 2THE PHRASE Phrasing is punctuation in music. The musical phrase is indicated by a slur ————~ Keep the notes under the slur connected and singing, and observe a slight break at the end of the phrase. Phrasing gives meaning 1o music, just as punctuation gives meaning to words. Begin now to rhink and play a phrase ata time. NEW NOTE: A Aon the treble staff: €¢ pD E F GA PREPARATORY STUDY (change Sad (egen 2 4,5 (EF G A) pose ag Traditonal College Song ‘Arr. by Leila Fercher UVAVAVVVVE 090.999.990.993COCCCECCOECCCTNUCELOGCOLCES SCCEEEUCLCEE SS TVWALLOLS20 THE DAMPER PEDAL LILI Soft pedal ef foo) Many small pianos have only two pedals: the SOFT PEDAL on the left, and the DAMPER PEDAL on the ight, the center pedal (the Sostenuto Pedal) being omitted. The DAMPER PEDAL: When the Damper Pedal is pressed down, the dampers are moved away from the sicings of the piano, causing the tone of any key that is played to be prolonged. When the pedal is released, the dampers fall backagainst the strings again, damping their vibration and thereby stopping the sound. Damper pedal (right foo Put the damper pedal down with the right foot; play a note or a chord; keep the pedal down and take your hand off the keys; notice how the sound is held by the pedal, Release the pedal and the sound ceases. ‘The SOFT PEDAL: when the Soft Pedal is depressed the tone is softer. (The pedal benveen the damper ppedal and the Soft pedal is called the Sostenuto Pedal. It is used only occasionally and will be studied lates.) DAMPER PEDAL Exercise: Place the sole of the right foot against the damper pedal, the heel on the floor. Press the pedal down swiflly, hold it for a few seconds, then let the pedal up. Keep the hee! on the floor, and keep the foot in contact with the pedal so that the pedal will not “bump” at the top of the release motion, Practise this until it becomes easy ‘The Damper Pedal is indicated in this way = , mes ‘change pedal celeste sown Lb t) peas down (b thy 4 bold pedal down bold wp. down holdup We shall lear other effects which may be obtained by the se ofthe Damper Pedal lat. ‘The Damper Pedal is used susan notes belonging tothe same chord ths creating a fll armonic effect. Pray this example: ‘When using the DAMPER PEDAL, follow pedal markings carefully. Remember that too little pedal is better than too much! At the beginning, it is even more important to cotice where you let the pedal up than wheze you put it down! Waltz Song NEW NOTE: E m= SS [ecm raaa = ‘Teadicional Are by Leila Fletcher Learn frst without pedal, then add the pedal. 2 z AVAIL2a (Sih nae downt0 8) TOCOCEECOCCUCTVACEECOCCCCEECCCLRUCLCOE TT TINRUCCS| | ‘The FLAT: b | black keys lower on the pinno, to the | left of the white key. College Song Leila Fletcher Our col-lege | year, Will soon be | done, Well say good. Oh yip-a - trunks, 2 CO T — NAAT VAVVVANAS 1929929991993NEW POSITION for LEFT HAND: rod 8 Pore trample “yj (Frere Jacques) VVVVVYVG AGS SS HYVGG G99 99 9799999990999999999999 "Setting Up” Exercises (Nothing Sirenuous) Whistle Tune —— Old Round (squares om ¢ D EF G ld Song = ‘TraditionalTHE SCALE OF C MAJOR In scale playing, the thamb moves freely under the fingers, close to the surface of the keys and not drawn up jn a cramped position towards the palm of the hand; the wrist is flexible, he arm moves smoothly and freely. Right Hand: (decending) = SSSI = van ee GS SSere : === ‘The Major Scale isa series of eight notes in alphabetical order, beginning and ending with the same lever name. For example, the above Seale of C Major: C, D, E, F, G, A, B,C Each major scale is named by the note it begins on, and this note is called the Key- note, or Tonic THE CHORD OF C MAJOR The Ist, 3rd, and Sth noves of the scale, C - E-G, From 10 C is eight notes - an octave: form the Chor of C Major: ass , os ee an an (Ct ©) came 2 (broken chord) (broked chord) cai Fe .. Right Hand: 1 saa sos 2 ss Left Hand: DOUBLE NOTE STUDY FOR LEFT HANDTOTTAAAL AD SFY YT YG 9G 1177999999909 99 99999999999, O How Lovely Is the Evening26 RIGHT HAND PLAYS B below Middle C Sometimes the Right Hand plays the note B, just BELOW Middle C, in which case B is ‘written on the Treble Staff: (Polly Wolly Dood) Snatch From A Symphony Hay-da waste a [aym-phon- y,— | aut ie was too | long, goo 26)— ae So we took a mote or two-|Just a it~ tle | “piece” for you! VUCTTLVAVAVAVARE DAA AAAS AVAL 1Pa Ten Little Indians * |. | the Eighth Note: | (two-to-a-beat) | Traditional “Two eighth-notes equal one quartr-now! dd. J oem In groups, the stems of ‘eighth-notes are usually joined, — =a = nine Lit- de Indians, | Ten lit-tle In - dian | boys. Skip to My Lou Mountain Dance Tune z Choose your partners,| skip to my Lou, |Choose your part-ners,| skip to my Lou, ae = E Skip to my Lou, my | dar - Choose your part-ners, |skip to my Lou, THVTVVAN SS SSS TVYGG G98 0990999 9999449999999999999,= The SHARP: ff The sharp placed before a note | raises the note a half - tone, and we | play the black Key-higher on the piano, to the right of the white key: | PREPARATORY EXERCISES Second finger crosses aver thumb: Le eee Tt = Drifting Leila Fletcher VALET VVAYYVALLLELVALV110000991111529 a SS SS ——30 ‘ADOT beside a note lengthens the duration of the note by one - half its time value. In other words, the dot adds the time value of the next smaller note. For example: dnd and J prom den dont Dein, PREPARATORY STUDY Play the following Study and count in a short, detached, rhythmic way es you play. (Notice that in the Study, the word “and” is shortened to "n'” as there is often a tendency to drag or prolong the word “and”, and in so doing to lose the rhythmic beat!) In counting the Study, emphasize he beats and let the eighth - note fall into place between beats Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms Leam first without pedal, giving special attention to the melody - keep the melody connected and singing, Then add the pedal, being careful to follow the pedal marks. In the 4th measure of each phrase release the pedal on count reo. ‘Thomas Moore mr by Laila Fletcher those en -/dear-ing young |cherms, Which 1 Were to dy to - change av WUVUUCETLVVVV11101001.1000091.51393999995YVVYVVAAAGS STV VYVG TYG GT YY G99 9999999999990, ——— mor- row and | fleet in my arms, Like | fair - Thou would’st | still be = |dored, as this mo-ment__ thou art, Let thy | love - li = ness fade as -}round the dear | ru-in each |wish of my —— heart Would en -|twine it self | ver - dant - ly32 THE SCALE OF G MAJOR G Major Scole has I sharp: FH 1 2, 3 1 2 os 5 = f—fe—er a —- i J fe Sh a f a a a a PREPARATORY STUDY Practise this Suidy hands separately, then hands together. GMajor : choc 3 3 i fon as 1 Alpine Song (Suu ia G Major) Le 7 ‘The notes of a scale considered collectively are called KEY, so that a musical composition is said tobe “in the Key of G Major" (not "in the Scale of G Major”) - "in the Key of C Major etc ‘The above STUDY is in the Key of G Major; G Major has one sharp, FB. In the Study the sharp is printed before the note F every time this note appears. The usual method, however, is to use the KEY SIGNATURE to indicste the sharps or flats in a piece, as shown on the following page. | - AVULETAVAVAVANS SAYA 9000090032VOVUVWA SSS SPYYYGA GIGI 9999999999999 ‘The KEY SIGNATURE: ‘The Sharp placed on line F, just after the treble clef and after the bass clef, indicates that the note F is ta be played F sharp throughou' the piece. This sharp © placed at the beginning of the piece is called the Key Signature. aa ‘The YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS is in the Key of G Major; the Key Signature is , | The Yellow Rose of Texas ‘Traditional American Air. by Leila Flscher 5 Theres |yetow cone in | Texeas, Pat] gow’ing there to [eos 1 (thou peda) hope that she is Still | wait-ing there for [mes She = ‘ broke my | heart And - er = more will | part. ‘a4 ‘The NATURAL: The Natural cancels the sharp o lat ‘A Sharp, Flat, or Natural which daes not belong to the Key Signature is called an Accidental Inthe second measure of this pees there ar two Accidental -he sharp onthe note Ain he right hand, and the sarp on the note C in the left hand. ‘The Aceidenal is canelled ty the bar ine al the end ofthe tmasuc in which it appears ln he eighth measure of hs pece, te rmtural placed before the wo Cis only a reminder that © isto be played C natural here, ie sharp Accident inthe previous measure being cancelled at the bar line. [re aceanent Our School Will Shine Tonight | Track 38 - Pian #xemale Gur shoot wi | shine to night, | Our school will | shine, school will | shine to night, : = Right down the to sight, | Our school will | shine, Gur school will | shine When the sun goes down, and the | moon comes Our school wilt C = - ad = = - ce = = 3 e <- = 338 The KEY SIGNATURE: a = ‘This popular Stephen Foster song is in the Key of C Major: ‘This Key Signature has no sharps or flats. Camptown Races suppeersee jee te Far > ees Camp-town race track | five miles long, Oh! deo - dak}... day: => < Going to run all | night! (melody) S__ . bgt sos or bet my mon-ey onthe | bob-tail nag, |Some-bod-y bet on the VYVVVVAAAS SS STVNTII GIS UNVYVYIIIINATINIIIIITIIIID,‘The Scale of F Major has 1 at: Bb THE SCALE OF F MAJOR (Notice the irregular scale fingering in the right hand. This is to insure smoothness and a connected, singing tone.) sa sos = [ — ——$ tf ‘STUDY IN F MAJOR F Major hod SCALE STUDY NAL LVVAVAVVATNINN00999.3.999999995VOVVYAAA AN SS SFVVYG G99 0999999999909 9999999999998, (GNATURE: ‘The Flat placed on line B, just after the treble clef and after the bass clef, indicated | that the note B is to be played B flat throughout the tune. This flat placed at the v beginning of the tune is called the Key Signature. AURA LEE is in the Key of F Major; the Key Signature is one flat - Bb ‘The telody ofthis song is very popular. cas beea recorded and performed ty various arusis under ihe tile of "The West Poin: Marching Song" and "Love Me Tende” covet Aura Lee Key Signature George Poulton | Arr by ella Fetcher As. the in the spring, | Neath the. wil-low and piped, I | heard him sing, — Lee, | Maid with gold- a Sun-shine came a -| long with thee, And} swal-lows in the38 ‘The TIME SIGNATURE G is sometimes used in place of nd indicates COMMON TIME 4 Time ‘The PAUSE: | The Pause isa mark of expression. Hold the note so marked longer than its actual time value ai the discression of the performer. In the twelfth measure, change from finger 2 to finger 3. (£3) while holding the note E so that the tone is sustained, Play the harmony notes, B flat and C sharp, softy Long, Long Ago ‘Thomas Bayley dr by Leia Fletcher In song style Long, long a = ULV AVY YVAN 1100000119003999499999999399999, NVVVYVAVG G9 99 VYVV99999999999991 Now you are Gmelody) i a de . 2 = 5 Gofely) so [long —-you have | roved;__ loved, | lb40 HOW CHORDS ARE FORMED ‘The piano keyboard has seven white keys and five black keys. A CHORD ean be formed (built) on any one of these twelve Keys of the piano keyboard. Chords are built UPWARDS IN 3RDS - in other words, by skipping one key each time we add 2 note to the chords. ‘A chord is identified (named) by the note itis built on, A chord built on C is called the Chord of C, or the C Chord. C is the ROOT of the CHORD. ‘The CHORD OF C On the keyboard illustrated above, a chord is built on C. The notes of the chord are C. E, G. We begin on C and build upwards in rds, The interval from C 10 E is a 3rd bocause it includes 3 not C.D.E, G piano keys, 3 letier - names). The interval from E to G isa Jed; it includes 3 notes: E, G piano keys, 3 letter-names) G, CHORD BUILDING With the Right Hand, find and play th8 Chord of C on the treble part ofthe piano keyboard. Use fingers 1, 3, 5. The notes may be played first separately, C - E -G, and then together, all the notes sounding at exactly the same time ‘With the Left Hand, find and play the Chord of C on the bass part of the keyboard. Use fingers 5, 3,1. ‘The notes may be played first separately, C- E-G, and then together. ‘Using only the white keys on the piano keyboard, build 2 chord on D, on F, on F, on G, on A, on B. (Remember to build upwards, in 3rds, and to use white keys only.) ‘The chords builtin this way, using only the white piano keys, do not all have the same tonal qualities. The Chords of C, of F, and of G, are MAJOR CHORDS. The Chords of D, of B, and of A, are Minor Chords ‘The Chord built on B is a Diminished Chord. This will be discussed more fully late. For the present, it is interesting and useful to compare the difference in the effect (ihe sound) of the major chord and the minor chord: play the major chords of C, of F, and of G; then play the minor chor's of D, of E, and of A. CHORDS IN THE KEY OF C MAJOR ry Signanure: no sharp, or fla == rs = i—== major minor minor = major major chord chord chord chord chord chord chord AVACLT VAL VVYVAG 5 9000999995999990999541 The Drunken Sailor ‘This popular sea shanty is a sailors’ work song. Very often the many verses were sung as a solo, while all Joined in the chorus, working as a group. In this song the D Minor chord and the C Major chord are used as accompaniment. The melody in the solo partis played by the Left Hand while the Right Hand plays the simple chord accompaniment, using the two chords (D Minor and © Major) almost throughout In the chorus, the Right Hand takes the melody and the Left Hand the accompaniment, using the same chords as in the solo accompaniment but arranged in a different way This song sin the Key of D Minor. ( Minor keys are taken up in Book Two.) Notice that the song begins andl ends with the chord of D Minor. ‘Sea Shanty Ar: by Leila Fletcher What shall we do with the |drunk-en sail-or, | Ear-lye in the |morn- ing Chorus Hoo - ray, and | up she ri - ses, she ri- ses, | Ear-lye in the | morn - ing. CCaangieg fingers onthe noe A in his measure isan example ofa device fen wsed ona repeated noe: here i's used to change esly fom to finger 2 so thatthe succession of nots, abe. which liows, may be fingered smoothly © preserve a good legato melody. AVYVSVAAA SS SOY UT AISI 9999999939333,a THE PIANO KEYBOARD IS ARRANGED IN HALF - STEPS (Half -Tones) VWi\ LIZ | | Bee—fetene | here | AWA JNf| ecm oe | tes | atone ALL ARE HALF - STEPS Hair-Tones \ ‘The PIANO KEYBOARD is arranged in HALF - STEPS. (Half - steps are also called half tones, or semi tones.) Begin at Middle C and play upwards (or downwards) playing every key, not missing any, black or white, as shown on the diagram above, and you are playing half- steps, (half - tones). THE CHROMATIC SCALE IS ALL HALF - TONES. ‘The CHROMATIC SCALE IS A SERIES OF HALF- TONES. The Chromatic Scale can begin on any note, Here the scale begins on D: Right Hand (ascending) aos a (descending) Le Hand ete) oe pS 5 Se WHOLE - STEPS (whole - Tones) TWO HALE - STEPS make a WHOLE - STEP (or WHOLE - TONE). To play a whole - step, just skip cone key -either a white piano key or a black piano key. From C to D on the piano is 2 whole - step, we skip 4 black key, from E to F SHARP is a whole - step, we skip a white key. AALAAVVAVA YVAN SDAA8 A small dot directly above or below the note (4 ¢) indicates that the note is to be played staccato - | Getached, the opposite to the legato touch. In the 7th and Sth measures of this tune, the decending scale | passage is marked staccato. These staccato notes should be light, detached - let each key up as soon as | itis sounded so that a brief silence is heard after each note. Galop aioe atk Cb Pa tmp pee erty Jacques Otfenbach dr by Lila lacher Fain Fast . &, * 4 4 2 AVVVVVVALSSSSTVIVAII AAVINITINAINIIIIIIae EASY READING! THE PIANO KEYBOARD TELLS YOU THE NAME OF ANY NOTE, AND WHERE TO PLAY IT ON THE KEYBOARD! NOTE READING IS EASY WHEN YOU ASSOCIATE THE LINE NOTES and LINE KEYS. iagram below shows the relation between the LINE NOTES on the masic and the LINE om the piano keyboard Ref Upwear, c “Treble pon Lins Deworal ? a enol C a i im a Lives: Bass lie bays FOR FAST, EASY NOTE READING, MEMORIZE THE LINE KEYS ON THE PIANO KEYBOARD! Play and say the letter - names of the LINE KEYS from Middle C UPWARDS: Middle C, E, G, B. D, F. Play ancl say the Ietier - names of the LINE KE} from Middle C DOWNWARDS: Middle C, A, F, D, B, G. Do this several times each day, and speed up your note reading ! ‘When you have memorized the LINE-NOTES, you will automatically know the SPACE-NOTES, by their position between the lines. Later, afer the Bass lineseys have been leamed dowroarde, memorize them upwards at wel: G, 3. D, FA, Middle C On the Treble Staff, the four SPACE NOTES happen to spell the word “face” Chord of € ‘On the Bass Staff, the four SPACE NOTES form the CHORD OF C, with the note “A” below the chord: THE DAMPER PEDAL ‘The Damper Pedal is used to connect tones, making them legato. (Legato means smoothly connected, | MCL TV VV VV | no perceptible break between the notes.) Practise this example using directions given below the example: play pedal phys pedal ply. pet plan pa pedal: Put the Damper Pedal down and play the first chord; keep the pedal down and play the second chord, then, while the hand remains on the keys to hold the tone, change the pedal instandly - Up, Down. Then play the next chord, change the pedal, and so on, Say to yourself, “hello self", then: “play, pedal - play, pedal”. eee (ttVVYYUVAAAS SS SY YN SAAT, 45 | rhe TIME sIGNaTuRE: 3 ‘The Time Signature ¥ is often used in church music - two beats to a measure, | and a half - note (receives one beat | Softly Now the Light of Day Use the pedal as directed on page 44, to connect the tones and keep the melody smoothly singing. pomaa ee ] Mon Weber ‘Doane Are by Leila Pletcher George 3 2 3 a os z aa care, from mune with‘The ARPEGGIO: = A waved line beside a chord means that the chord is to be playes! arpegzio in harp style: place the hands aver the notes of the chord, and beginning | With the Lowest note, play upwaris rapidly, one note after another, hold | each note as itis played so that the complete chord sounds for its full time value, Ifthe notes of the chord are spread s0 that they cannot all be held by the hands, use the pedal to sustain the tone. , PREPARATORY STUDY FOR LEFT HAND On Top of Old Smoky On top of old Smoky, All covered with snow, Tlast my trve lover, Come a-courtin’ oo stow' ‘Kentucky Mountain Song Art by Lela Fletcher WAAL| \ecce eecescectuCeCEtCUCEETNTEELHLUREETTTTWAAMAREA‘This lovely melody by Robert Schumann should be played at a moderate pace, not too slowly; it should be played with expression - shade the melodic Une. LITTLE ROMANCE is written in the Key of A minor; the key of A minor is related to the Key of C Major; both have the same Key SIGNATURE: no sharps or fais. MP mezzo piano - moderately sof Left hand plays E agrdually louder: a ———— age lee Little Romance ; sen es tock 2 PeveExomple OOF IEE Rapin Aen ile ESUSLULULTOSSEUCOCUCCECUCKCUCT TTT49 Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenbach, Germany in 1685, The Bach family had been musicians for some two hundred years prior to Johann’s birth. Bach began composing as a child and later wrote for his own children to study. This Minuet is one of his most famous piano pieces. Its a graceful French dance | that requires light but cheerful playing. Aine ss aesaiael ss Minuet —___] Jchann Sebastian Bach dre. Say Wiis POMS Te30 John Newton was a sea captain who retired at the age of twenty-three to study for the ministry. He wrote verses to use during his sermons, and published some three hundred. Amazing Grace became his most famous verse and numerous folk singers paired it with this lovely carly melody. It has heen reported that this song is the world's most popular melody of all Andante isa tesnpo marking indicating to play rather slowly, at a walking pace. Amazing Grace Early American Melody ‘Words by Jona Newion ‘Are D. Wemlese VVC)VOVOSVAA SS SSSIYS DSHS} € blind, 31 Musical Terms Allegro. ~ fast and lively. Allegretio = not as fast as Allegro Andante ~ rather slow, a walking pace. Moderato - moderate time. Lento - slow. (DP -piano - soft. ‘mp - mezzo piano - moderately soft dimirucendo (dim.] - pradually softer. — - mratally sofier. Ritardandeo jrit.) - gradually slower, Pa fermata - passe Poco = little. Legato - connected Staccato - detached, ff fore love. anf, mexzo forte - moderacly loud. crescendo [eresc.] - gradually louder. === - raually louder.Gla ipat rman] [Sandesh ss America, The Beautiful es gti es cain. py esti Sena ‘Words ty: Katberine Lee Bets ‘Are D Banas EE | Ob] beauti-ful for} spacious skies For | am-ber waves of | grain, For pur ~ ple mountain | maj = es-ties A | bove the fruit-ed | plain! A- = i-ca! God | shed His grace on WVVVAT A VV01919119111.929919190000002228 erown thy good with | broth-er-hood From | sea to shin-ing | seatOVPRVOVAAA NSS SVVNY T3999 199999999990099999999 99995, Ta ‘net ated event te salt | who discovered it. Many people were transporied the EF j she was —, ee 33 rarall”—] A popular but ragic song about Van Diernan’s Land named after the Dutchman boat often for petty The Black Velvet Band Traditional Irish ‘As T went walking down Broadway: Not intending to stay very long {met with a frolicksome damsel, ‘As she came tripping along 3 A watch she pulled out of her pocket, ‘And slipped it right into my hand (On the very first day that I met her, Bad luck 10 the black velvet band. Before judge and jury next morning, both of us did appear A gentleman claimed his jewellery, ‘And the case agains: us was clear, Seven long years transportation, Right down to "Van Dieman’s Land” Far away from my frends and companions. BBetraid by the black velvet band,54 ‘A Nocturne is a night song or melody. This Nocturne, in the Key of A Minor, should be played with expression. Shave the melody line, make it song like; this nocturne should not be played too stowly. Nocturne ‘Moderato dininsendo NUSSAV AVA VV108.5.909099009929102990009R This isa sixteenth noe: } Four siteenth note equal one quares coe: FFF = J Rhythmic Study (Tropicana) In strict-time ee | t a SEAL RE56 “Trauliioral English Melody ‘Arr D. Wanless eS Scar = bor-ough | faie?__. sage rose ~ ther, For YUVA 1090199929008 1990000000537 THE SCALE OF D MAJOR The Scale of D Major has 2 sharps: FH CH 1D Major scale uses the same fingering as C Major and G Major. Play hands separately first, Remember to make the thumbs move freely under the fingers. L member 1 4 4 4 4 4 Studies or Btudes are pieces written to develop one’s technical skill. SCALE STUDY - Play this study hands separately frst, maintaining a flexible wrist and loose arm, e e ESSE ee i 4| Tudwig van Beethoven was born in 1770 in Bonn, Germany. As a child Beethoven displayed great musical {alent and learned to play several instruments. He moved to Vienna as a young man and studied for a short time with Haydn. It was in Vienna that he also met Mozact and where Becthoven remained, composing until his death in 1827. By the age of 29 Becthoven began to lose his hearing and sadly, was never able te hear his Gee co Jey performed Ode to Joy + cit wa WD Mowe POOR at AUAVAVA VV 19.099999.5.1990905AVIVYVAS SS UAV, } ses, SYNCOPATION is ieregular aecent - the accent being placed on the part of the bar that is usually uunaccemted For example, when 2 long note begins on a weak beat and holds across other stronger beats, ereating an unusal rhythmic effeet which is termed syncopation: | > J SwMw S wM Peasant Dance Slovakian 4 Ar Leila Flecher ; ‘ it poco crescendooo _ } Ludwig van Beethoven wrote many romantic style pieces for the women in his life. Far Elise is one of the most famous with its lovely melody. Fir Elise Ludwig van Beethoven CVULLTTAVAL AVAL ESE E059990999999909995soe Ne il ne AL i He —_— ( “Mee aN) Mes = — ——— WeceentecececnneeeeeeceetrseteETRCLeet TUVANAKACT« Tae) testa entiation ster camper Frank ie |p Seee He sail spent about an hour composing the verse butt took several weeks to complete the chorus, It happened so fast that [ bad woubie remembering. } = ‘xacily what {had just played, chen Thad trouble thinking ofa tide, Weeks later | ae nea my daughier Nancy, asked me to repair her jewelery box. | opened the lid and there minus an arm looking somewnat tied was my Music Box Dancer’ Music Box Dancer io eee | x 1 si3sey Fe i 7 Frank Mis POAC...Ly | | | | | | | | | a \) il LT] > & All == i —_— ——_——— leeereccesttt TEEEEEEREEE EER ECORELCCER EEA VAVULERE ——