Electronie Leyboara Method Book | BeginnerPreface lecronic keyboard isa modem instrument, which has the capability of having multiple voices Sekar features the auto ‘accompaniment, touch sense, Voice Registration memory, Floppy) Hard drive, Song recoding and used in the commercial utility. “The book is rearranged to play the songs and exercises easily. and maintains the musical standards for the graded examinations and at the same time playing for the pleasure. Like in the old editions, the exercises and songs are arranged in such a way that the different notes, chords and rhythmic pattems are gradually introduced. ‘A question is provided at the botiom of the songs and exercises to which the student has to answer. It wil help the examination students to prepare for the viva. If there is any doubt, the detailed glossary at the end of the book-can be referred. With this book, the student can also understand well about the theoretical part of the music, the composers and Orchestral instruments. | wish to express my gratitude to those music feachers and instructors for theit invaluable suggestions toward the 10 th edition, - FEB 2011 §.Chandramohan oCanned WIL Galnocall 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOCONTENTS C Majer Serle: ox Mernscal Seale Exercise in Four- four tine Climbing Up Down the Hil. Mary Had a Little Lamb, On The Hil... He's a Jolly Good Fellow ........ ‘Twinkle Twinkle Litile Star . ..... Long, Long Ago.... Shoo Fly Dor't Bother Me... Aura Lee I Wish I Was Single Again Steps and Leaps ..... Chord Study .. 32 Sighereading, Erempcemeter ¥ You Too Can Conquer The World... 33 The Chord Gears & Ginza scanned with Camscan oOvcdINIcUu witil Udll 15Basics of Music Before leaming to play any instrument, one should know the system of writing and reading the music. Can you see the music? Yes, one can visualize and feel the music in the staff notation system, because, raising and falling of the pitches, dynamics, lempos etc., are indicated in the staff notation system. What is a Pitch? Anything that vibrates produces a sound, and if the frequency of vibration is uniform, itis called the pitch. How many pitches are there? ‘There are seven pitches, and are named after the first seven letters of the alphabets, A, B,C, D, E, F& G. ‘What is an Octave? When one staris froma particular pitch and reach, the same pitch at the eighth place, it is called an Octave, See, Eg:4 Par What isa Note? ms Noting the pitch on paper is called the note. The pitch and note G B are the same for British, but for an American, a note is written and a pitch{tone) isa sound. Fl c What are the systems of noting the sound on paper? ‘The system in which the musical pitches are indicated EOD is Staff, Tablature, Graphic scores, etc. Which is the normally used system? Eg.:2 Staff notation system, is in normal use. 9. What is a Staff? A staff is the five horizontal and parallel lines __ ‘on which the musical pitches are written. 5 The staff, is also called a Stave, Seo, E:2 How is the order of lines and spaces of a staff are understood? The lines and space between two lines are understood as Ist, 2nd, 3rd etc., from the bottom of the staff. What are the two ways, in which the pitches are indicated Remember, only seven alphabets are used in musie, so, ater G, A will come back like the number one comes after twelve in a clock, a naman OOKKEQgngggqovy £g:3 Lines. Spaces ina staff? Eg. 4 The pitch is indicated on the line and in the spaces. (1) Notes on the line (2) Notes in the space between two lines. See, E9.:3 What isa ‘G clef? A clef means a symbol, so G Clef means G Symbol, G Clef is the omamental form of letter ‘G’. See, Why is the ‘G clef, is called Treble clefs? ‘Treble’ means, the third voice from Tenor. See VOICE - Glossary. 6 ocanned with Vainocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOclef is written? ols circling on the second! tine of the stall, Seo, Ea: 5 is vate without a Clef? res hae a clef does al make amy sense, because there are other different defi ! hi ib the is. Ac reoncing to the different clefs, pitch names of the lines and spaces aze changed. WOW are the pitches indicated on the staff? Second line is G, the space above the second line is A. Space above the 3rd line is C and s9 on. Below the second line, other spaces and lines are named as F, E and D in descending. See a : Be F GABCODEPFG What is a Leger or Ledger line? fen the range of notes exceeds the stave, one or more additional lines are placed above or below the slave. These additional nes are called ledger or Leger lines, which are written fits nacessy . Eg.:7 Leger lines 7, _ 2d~ above the staves = {5 the nu ce sae oH Leger lines a below the stave——> = 3g sh Is the music, is composed of different lengths of sound? ‘Yes, the music is composed of very long, long, short and very short lengths of sounds. In language, there are long and short vowels according to it the meaning of words is changed. For example, ‘to’ and ‘too,’ has different meanings in English language. So, different lengths of notes and rest are indicated by different signs. What is a pulse or beat? ‘When we hear musical sounds, we feel the regular recurrence of strong and weak pulsation. The pulse is called the beat, which gives the basic design to the music. What is a Unit of a Beat? . The length(unit) of a beat is understood in terms of counts, What is counting? Counting isthe time taken to say one, two, three, four etc. with an even space. Is counts, are indicated by different symbols? Yes, The different symbols indicate different lengths of sound. What isa rest? Silence in music is called a rest. It isa non sounding note. Each sounding note has its comesponding Rest (non sounding note). See REST: Gissary 1 ocanned with Vainocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOHow are the note values written? a « fled Eg:8 Aholiow ellipse (© } is four counts, a hollow ellipse with a stem {P ) i to counts, fille ‘aaa bead with the stem {is one count, A one count with a single flag is hall count. E92 Tho value of the note is unaltered, whether the adi stom of a rot ton pn or don What is a Flag? £ When a stroke is written to a whole thing, we understand that it is halved. £9: 9 So, One count with a stroke ( ¢-), we understand as half count. Eg.: 10 The stroke can be written like a flag or tail ( )). (Like the cartoonist draws a flag or tal of any creature) Flag notes, and rests are Played according to the number of flags. Ea: 10. See Po-28 The British call it a Flag or Tail, and the Americans call a Hook. 3 flag pote rest dG Single a flag is played at half the duration of one count (quaver). The note a symbol is ( for), and the comesponding rest symbol is (1). What is a Dotted note? A dot placed at the right side of a note is a dotted note. A dot increases half the value of the previous note. One dotted minim(f-) is equal to 3 counts and its corresponding rest is written as (‘~), One dotted crotchet (f") is one and half count, and the corresponding rest is written as (t+). Notes and Rests are understood as the fraction of a whole note (semibreve) ( NAME OF THE NOTE VALUE | NOTE VALUE} REST SIGN| INCOUNTS | NOTE SIGN 4 ers | (Fraction) |. on the Stati semi | Four |= G ‘ BREVE | Counts \ MINIM | ees det — ( 5 4 a crorcne} ONE J f = i Ea Count | @ o, ( EIGHTH HALF NOTE | QUAVER | Gal Dob = 4 SIXTEENTH] SEMI | QUARTER! a NoTE | QUAVER | Count or: g = ia a Remember not to get mixed up with the fraction ‘ ofa whole note and fraction of a count. 4 . i iv — Scanned wiul Varmacan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOes To understand the thythmic patlems created by the combination of various length of notes and rests, this book provides a method of pronouncing one count note as Ta’, half counts as ‘ti’, one count rest as ‘Ra’ and half counts rest as ‘i The four count notes can be counted as ‘Ta-2-3-4", Tho first beal of tho bar i called ‘Ta’ and counting the two, threo and four aro to sustain lhe sound as a single nole. % Fourie of ha sal Read the four counts note () as ‘Ta-2-3-4" and 4 count rest (‘mr )as ‘Ra -2-3-4' . (Thindno ofthe stl Read the three counts note (/”") as ‘Ta -2-3' and 3 count rest (\mm-_) as 'Ra- 2-3", Read the two counts note (f) as ‘Ta-2° and the two count rest (m/’) as 'Ra-2 Read the one count note (f') as ‘Ta’ and one count rest (} )as ‘Ra’. Read the half count note (f) as ‘ti and half count rest (7 ) as. What is the ‘Meter’ or ‘Time’? For example, we will take the ‘heart beat’, which sounds ‘Lub and Dub’. It is in duple time. In music, according to the number of song and weak beats, it is said to be in Duple, Triple or Quadruple time or meter. What is a Measure or Bar? ‘A measure or bar is the space between two bar lines. See Eg: 12 What is a bar line? A vertical line drawn across the staff, isa bar line. ‘A bar line marks the end of a bar or measure. Seo Eg. 12 What is a double bar line? ‘Adouble bar line marks the end of a musical piece. See Eg.: 12 What is a Time signature? Time signatures are the numet fraction. The upper number indi of each beat. How many simple times are there? ‘There are three simple times. They are Triple, Quadruple and Duple time, ‘The quadruple times areg.,4. The triple times are: 3,2... The dupe times are: BRB ® —— Forbin mee J GarTne| vals writien at the beginning of the staff like a fraction, but nota cates the number of beats, and the lower number indicates the value E9213 quadruple Time: Each 2 counts Each # count 6 note or minim nate o crochet rote orquaver oCanned Wit Galnocan oOvcdINIcUu witil Udll 15Triple Time () . _Duple Time Three beats in a measuro: Two beals in a measure 3 4 Jo2030 | 12.3 C 2 | +1 9 —L RF Saat aeet —¢ ‘= pL aRSRaEER oe Esch cout | Each count Each 2enus Eh teat ‘Eel Heaton Hnowercaicray momarguoe) —ynatecrniin ‘rcwercctend yeaa How is a whole bar rest is written, in three four times? See Eg.: 13- (a), (b) & (C) Uf, the whole bar is rest in three four times, What is rhythm? The Rhythm is the combination of number of beats in a measure, Few of the rhythmic pattems according to the Time Signatures are given below, ACE UP PIC eit ip tpl prior ele | EP Ut Pele rireerie eel = ve rieeeener cle | ACh tlaarde (reer erereepl = irre d Keyboard How do you find the ‘C’ note on the keyboard? There are white keys and black keys in a keyboard. The white keys are called Natural keys, The black keys are sharp oF flat. Seo Glosary Ifyou observe the keys of a keyboard, you can find that the black keys are arranged in sets of two and three, which forms a group of five black keys. then, itis written as four counts rest, different lengths of notes, the sum of which is equal to the See Eg.: 14 5 Octave Keyboard Group of lack tye gB EE a seigtno Spat ivee i NINN Eg: 14 Eo:15 (adie GEES G coer oABC The white key before the first black key in each group is the ‘C’ note. Find out how many 'C’s are there in your keyboard. 0 canned witn Camscan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOHow are the high and low pitches, played on a keyboard? Ina keyboard, high-pitched notes are played toward the right-hand side, and low-pitched notes are played toward the left-hand side. Eg.:16 What isa ‘Middle C2 ‘C’ note which is atthe mile ofthe Keyboard isthe ‘middle’. Se 9:15 E23 How ‘isa Middle C, written? The middle C is written on a leger line below the treble staff. See Leger line -Glossary. How are fingers kept on the Keyboard? Keep the fingers and knuckles to form a smooth curve. 32 23 4 Do not keep the fingers flat or vertical, See Eg: 16 st £9.17 7 Play the notes sloily locking at each note, but don't look at the fingers. lL Finger Numbers forthe Left & Right Hands Thumb, Index fing, Middle finger, Ring finger and Little fingers of Left and Right hands are correspondingly mo Before playing numbered, See, figures in the opposite side, See Eg: 17 Before pla Length of the note is of prime importance. It is understood by the number of counts. to C 7 (1) Tell your student to count 1,2, 3,4, four times, starting from the litle finger, raising one finger for each count (in this case four fingers), (2) Remember that the counting should be uniformly spaced. (3) Normally, the student can count with uniform space, if the student is not able to count correctly, better the teacher guide counting along with the student. (4) Now, tell him to count only three counts four times, While counting 1, 2,3 four times, generally, the student counts only three, but sustains the sound for four counts and he will raise the fourth finger. (5) Ifthe student does not understand, the teacher can demonstrate ‘what is wrong and what is right in, counting, Reading the Exercise. (1) This book provides a method of reading, first read only the rhythm. (2) Understanding the rhythm is very important, so, read the rhythm of the first exercise. (3) First exercise in this book is in four-four time, that is, four counts in a measure. (4) The first exercise uses only the whole note (semibreve) and half notes (minim). ‘Start reading from the Ist bar. Read it, as Ta-2-3-4, since there are only four counts in each \ measure. But, in the 8th measure, there are two half counts, which can be read as Ta 2-Ta 2. (5) Ifthe student gets the reading very correctly without any doubt, he can read the given pitch name such as A, B, C, D, E, F & G instead of reading Ta. (6) In the case of the first exercise, itis starting with|C-2-3-4] D-2-3.4] etc., and, ends up with [D-2-C2| (D two counts and C two count), on the 8th measure, (7) the student reads the music correctly, then, let the student to play the keyboard with the given voice. | To Select, the Voice and Style, see Setting up the keyboard. | 1" oCanned WIL ama, 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOSetting Up the Keyboard ¢ Selecting, Voice, Style, Tempo and Mode, ¢ VOICE / TONE: Sound of diffewent instruments such as the fal, plano, am oboe, a clatnet ete Press the voice or tones button, then required voice number from the voice list of the Keyboaud, ‘ ‘ ‘ DUAL VOICE: Dual voice is Written with a *plus’ sig iano 4 Oboe fy, Piano ane! Oboe together. (See the owners manual of the keyboard, to know about sotting the dual volco) STYLE / RHYTHM! BEAT: Different rhythm such as. samba, march, rock, wall, Press the rhythm or style or beat buttons, then rwaquited siyke number ftom the style lst of thee board, TEMPO: Speed of the song. Press the tempo button, then set the number to which speed of the is given, which will be shown in the digital display, Or, press the + or - butlon to change the sp of the song, { ‘Single Finger Mode. Selecting the keyboard in single finger mode, Major, minor, seventh and minor seventh chords ‘ can be easily played by the left hand, and the student need not bother about the conventional fingering. When the independency Fingered Mode itis easy to keep the pai By setting up the keyboard in fingered mode, Major, minor, seventh and minor sev: iiminished, augmented 6th, or any of the chords can be played with the given fingerin Refer to the owners manual of your keyboard, for setting up the keyboard. Read Before Playing. Itis a good practice to read the notes before playing, Read the given exercise, as given in (A) and (B), (A). Read slowly, only the rhythm as Ta 2 Ta Ta etc. with an even space between each count. th, =|=0: 2 oT T Te Te Tt th Te Ra Te? Ta-2-34 (B) Now, read the same exercise, substituting the pitch names for ‘Ta’. c-2 D E G F —E D E Ra D-2 C234 Now, you can play the melody without more difficulty. Sit for Playing. 1) Sit comfortably. 2) Sit straight. 3) Relax 1ae total body. The fingerings 4) Keep the arms parallel to the keyboard. are given 1,2,3,4 5) Keep your feet flat on the ground. and 5, below 6) Use the correct size chair to sit. each staff. ocanned With Gainocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOVOICE: Violin / Flute, Thee Blind Mice S.Bach —Arnet Gn Ifthe accompaniment is on, and Chords Sher Gissan. Pg “The arc which joins two same pitch, is a Tie. ‘C’note is to be held as a single sound, for SIX COUNTS. These are Chord signs [Chord signs are played by the D.C.alfine 5 7 7 D.C. al Fine : Repeat the song from the beginning to fine. What is a treble clef? Btoctronic Keyboard Method Book + 8 ocanned with Gainocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOJib ing Up: and Down t he HI ypted SYNC. START ‘) These ase Chord signs, and are played by the Left hand S G F coy 302 1 2 9 2 1 23 2 1 nf ~ Meco Fone « Moderately Loud see DINAMICS How many pitches are there in music? crn Rytoad Method Book 1 6 ocanned With Vaimnocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOExercise In Four - Four Time signature E:Bbeals, TEMPO: ) = 80 10100, MODE: Normal SYNC. START) c note 4 counts Dnole 4 counts Enote 4 counts F note 4 counts a7 | 1 2 3 4 G note 4 counts F note 4 counts Enote Dnote Cote 4 counts tow counts _tow counts (2) 7 a Repeat the Song twice] 3 4 5 4 3 Exercise In Three - Four Time signature ( VOICE: Violin / Flute, STYLE: Walt, TEMPO: d = 8010100, MODE: Normal SYNC. START) ( 4 Repeat the Song twice] 5 4 3 2 How many counts is a dotted crofchet? ‘Elyarone Keyboard Method Book 1 "3 oCanned WIL vamacan oOvcdINIcUu witil Udll 15( ~ COMPLITL. THIS BOOK With Singto Flngor Chard, and, doit again with Fingered Chants: Fingered Chon can bie done tn root pasitions or any af its iver When, you play 30 pages stant the rhythm, without Chord, if you satisfied than play with the Chords. The Hill Music sem {the accompaniment is on, the Chords with Rhythm will sound togother. seo Glossar. Py 12 r — (VOICE: Violin Oboe, STYLE: 8 beats, TEMPO;|= 80 to100, MODE: Single finger Fingered SYNC START) MAJOR = NOTHING is given MINOR = is given ' SEVENTH = ts given ‘7! [these are Chord signs, and are played by the Left hand | Cc G c i a a D.C. : Repeat the song from the beginning. How many counts is a dotted minim? ‘Blctranic Keyboard Method Book 1 “ At —————STATTMET WITT CAMTSTAN 7 OLAIINICU WILT UdllloCC —————— Mary had! Little Lamb Traditional pseu s Cm VOICE: Flute STYLE:8Beat TEMPO:) = 100 MODE : Single Finger/ Fingered ‘SYNC. START) c imfs 24 20 3 5 2 38 Ma- ry had a lit - te lamb Tit - tle famb lit - tle lamb Ma- ty had a lit - tle lamb its fleece was white as snow. , 3 2 28 5 ‘mf pid you meet my — ‘friend John on the hill? c a G c 3 4 3 4 3 5 Down from the ~—top 1 met no one else, How many counts are there in a minim? crore Kytoot Maho Book 1 sit | oCanned With Vainocan oOvcdINIcUu witil Udll 15Lightly Row Travlinonal sreyet tee Strings Modlern 8 beat MODE : Single Finger! Fingered| SYNC. START (Gre count REST) What is a Double bar line? 8 (Ectronte Keyboard Meitod Black 1 — oO - ocanned with Gainocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOWaltz a Waltz jonal _ Aramyd $ Cm 4 2S ‘ 5 ‘ 2 Orchestral Instruments Brass family. Western asia! insttiments can be classed into Five types. ch “They are (1]Wood wind (2) Brass (2) Sings (4)Keyboard Turret Hoan fired (5) Percussion. Instruments belong to the particular group of instruments are families. Eg.: Wood wind family, Brass familly, Wood wind family Flute Clarinet coat Cor anglals or English hom Neem) Bassoon = What is a Clef? 9 Continued Electronic Keyboard Method Book $ ocanned With Vainocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOingle Bells Traditional peeve! $0 Percussion Family Instruments in which the sound is produced by striking are called the percussion instruments. The percussion instruments. can be Tuned or Untuned. Tuned percussions The tuned percussion instruments are Timpani, Marimba, Xylophone, Tubular bells etc. Electronic keyboard family Piano 0 Harpsichord How many Counts a Crotchet has? nro Keyboard Method Bock 1 2 Iu Gaimnocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOWhen the Saints Go Marching nal MODE Singe finger! Fingered (VOICE Bute STYLE Matlhd TEMPO * = 100, | Tnthis song, ‘tap’ the rest (first beat) continue the song as this Tap-C-E-F'. Tap wth Ute finger or thumb. Later, you can play the single fingor or fingered chard How many counts is a quaver? a | Ltecrone Keytar Method Book 1 | Canned witn Uamacan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOPoauiihul Brown Eyes Traditional Anevged. cm VOICE :Violin STYLE: Waltz TEMPO: J= 92 MODE :; Single Finger/ Fingered SYNC. START 2 3 4 Tubler Bells Duration of a note is understood in terms of beat or count? octrontc Koyboard Method Book 1 2 ocanned Wit Gainocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOWhat is a Leger ot Ledger line? How is the ‘A’ note above the treble stave is written? The shor lines above of below ‘A’ note is written on the first leger line, the stall, which indicates pitches above the Treble stave and Se 'B' note onthe 3rd line ofthe staf. New note 4. LEGER LINE - Glossary The M e Mountain, Music: $.Cm VOICE: Fano +Fute STYLE: Walz TEMPO:)=100 MODE: Singlefinger/ Fingered SYNC START| c F »o a © & Untuned percussion Snare drum, Triangle and Bass drum etc...are untuned Percussion instruments, ‘Snare drum What is an arc joining the same pitch? -Etoctronic Keyboard Method Book 1 7 ocanned with Vainocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOTradilional Arana $m o's ly Good Felow [voice: Piano + Flute STYLE: Wallz TEMPO:) = 120 MODE: Single finger / Fingered SYNC START| E Cc mf > G7 c 5 4 as Contnved Plucked instruments String family ‘The strings of the Guitar and Any plucked or bowed — Harp are plucked by the fingers. * i instruments belongs_to produce the sound. to String family. Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass, Guitar, Mandolin Lute, Harp, etc. Vv belongs to string family. Bowed instruments Violin Ina Violin, Viola, Cetio and Double bass the string is bowed to produce the sound. Viola Violon Cello Double Bass Mandolin — Harp) Whatis the note on second line? ‘Bectroic Keyboard Method Book 1 a ocanned wilt Gainocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIO5 5. 3 Mp hin 2 ke = Twin =, Kit how 1 won = der what you are. What is a fore phrase (antecedent) and an after phrase (consequent)? Betrnic Kayboord Meth Book 1 25 canned witn Ualnocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOoa rings Piano fy Ee LN, Ong a 0 MODE : Single finger! fingered SYNC START Mwave Anaya: Cw I Fteoniy mf G : 2 == O- G c io: o ' 4 c Add Piano DS. al fine } Da. al fine : Dal Segno al fine = Repeat from the Sign ( $$) to fine, What is a tempo? ‘Etecironic Keyboard Method Book 1 6 Scanned With Vainocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIONew notes G, Aand B. Voice can be changed at the] smallest rest, which is used to articulate phrase, even though a rest is not written. c Cc Add Piano: Ast endins 2nd endin; G7 ic 2¢ 1 1 1 5 (Go back tothe beginning, repeat and end with the 2nd ending, omitting the 1st ending What is a note on the second line of staff? ‘toctrnic Keyboard Method Bock 1 z scanned With Gainocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOTraditional Avnet. 6m New notes G, Aand B, Shoo. f y, Dont { bother Me Voice can be changed at tho) smailost rost, which is usod fo articulate a phraso, even though a rest is not written. Flute only c mf Add Piano Ist endit 1d_endir G7 i ling Re ending a - o 2 458 1 y Go back tothe Ceghnn, repeat and end with the 2nd ending, omitting the ist ending What is a note on the second line of staff? a Electronic Keyboord Method Book 1 oCanned With Gainocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOVoice can bo changed at th smallost rost, which is usod to articulato a phrase, even though a rost is not written. VOICE : Flute + Violin STYLE ; Polka/8 beat TEMPO: f = 100 MODE : Single Finger! Fingered] SYNC START WoL] French Folk song. saan: § Cm New notes G andA. el Flute only c i c Da c ‘Add Vietin Flute+Violin An E Am Am a 43 2 What is a time signature? 2 ‘Bocsranic Keyboard Mathod Book 1 canned with Gamscan oOvcdINIcUu witil Udll 15i wes Ging le again New notes 'F' & below the 'C’ a Anant § Cr Holding te Grate.) (Sahoans ne Gro 8, Dmaybeplayed) [C,£ may te nized ‘OPTIONAL, OPTIONAL ae st rr 6.8.0 mates 6.C.Emsies Gao herd Cirsierctert Leave the Ist & 2nd counts alge sailencion & play G nate on the 3rd count French hom+ Piano Cc FE G Cc Ist ending 2nd ending [le [zc Remove Piano 1 1 00 PICK UP NOTE, 1ST 2ND ENDING.-.Glssary How many counts a dotted minim has? ec Koytond Moth Book 1 2 ocanned with Gainocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOHalt Counts We read one count as ‘Ta’. Now, we will read a quaver (hatt Count) as ‘ti’, in half the di uration of a crotchet, ONE COUNT is equal to TWO HALF. COUNTS } HEAD ~~, stem Read Ta Flags of one or More notes can be joined and it is called a BEAM, NAS Exercise For Reading RIO CICter IC tae cricers teers IC Traditional —smnged:5.cm y bre Oe VOICE : Piano +Strings STYLE: Country Waltz TEMPO: f = 80 MODE : Single finger/ Fingered SYNC START What is the note in first the space and on the second line of the 'G staff?’, lectronie Keyboard Method Book 1 w —_—<— vamscan EE SCaMTeM WIT Vaiss 1 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOEE EEN Change of Yorce teps and Leaps Memorize the Voces, and when to change the Voice. | immediately press the button. Change to Flute at the rest] Dm G Pe: { Le : [One count Rest] Dectronb: Keyboart Mette Dok 1 How many Counts a Quaver has? | u ocanned WIL camscdn 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOChora Study Music: Cm VOICE: Fiute+Strings STYLE: Ballad TEMPO: =100 MODE : Single finger/ Fingered SYNC. START } (Gee Phrase: Flute only ‘id Stings althe end a ola phrase 5 3 5 1 3 . 3 ¢ 1 | > =Slur = Smoothly join different notes, “= (Pressing the E note with the Sd finger, press the C note withthe Ist finger and release the rd finger LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770- 1827) A popular German composer of Romantic period. He has written Nine symphonies, Ninth Symphony was called Choral Symphony. It was his last symphony. When he conducted the 9th symphony, he was totally deaf, and did not know that the audiences were clapping with joy. Because, the conductor has to see only the players, but not the audience, Beethoven _was the Ist composer to use Metronome marks. ‘What is on the forth line of staff? ‘Electronic Keyboard Mothod Book 1 2 ocanned with Gainocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIO—EeEOS,,—“‘COO;”;”;”;”;~™ OE Ag eh AG Ke (a an Conquer te Hae onl Wile Cen VOICE Movies 1S [Y] Oba EEE Viale CERO f= 1A | MODE Single fnger/ Hered oni, GIA Marimba «Stings only Au Guriile tifegle Ja. i Sime you ean jee the ote went hy lore, © Aw ; iy Le Te lave nd Kinds ness minke the world to berw, (Biaceatt ~ Am m_ Cent) c aN Kind - ness and feve — bring more bliss to ife, 4 1 Mike all man itd more: eul = tured ah Baar Reybood Meee Bot | a a) an oOvcdINIcUu witil Udll 15vaeee ining two staves is calleda Brace. SeSODDLE C-Glorsscy C Major or Natural Scale [vox TEMPO; = 100 STYLE: Ballad MODE: Normal SYNC START] A ASCENDING DESCENDING Middte © EXERCISE att » et Fo 2 3 4 simile L 5 ‘Simile = similarly, with same fingering as the previous bar, What is a Chord? Bhectoxic Keyboard Method Book 1 au ocanned Will Vainocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIO—— Abide with Me vans Haney Monk VOICE : Chorus+ Violin ‘ACCIDENTAL SIGN ‘=SIARP Play on the black key, after the F. Chonis only mp ‘ 54 22 A bide with — me, fast falls, «=the = ven = tides ‘Ade Von atte end F Dn Ga DI G dap 2 3 4 5 3 the dark - ness deep = Chorus + Violin 3 ‘ 3 2 When oh + er help : es fall, «= and com-= forts flee, Remar Vio c dartree 2 a4 — RS Help of the help = ess, Oa = bide with me. What is a note above first legor line? ‘tecronic Keyboard Method Book 1 8 =e ee SCamed wT CanTscan oOvcdINIcUu witil Udll 15The Wind Vi Mus and Wels :S.Cm VOICE: Flute + Marimba, TEMPO: f = 80 : . STYLE: Samba Exercise For Reading snes EOE BIOL BIE LIP it ti tt ti Tete tea Cc Flute only ‘Add Marimba Gar at the end of the phrase 54 2 4 2 1 2 1 No, I've ne = ver seen a wind sill Joan, Flute+ Marimba g re Dm G 5 5 54 32 How it looks like = cam you tell me John? = Remove + Marimba althe end G ofthe phrase 2 2 Gan - ny told ome it is like a fan, 2. Does it give us a breeze, like the fan? No, but i grinds all the nuts and grains, Does it need much electric power? No, it works by the wind on a tower. Fore phrase, After phrase & Period see Glossary Whatis a simile? ‘lecrone Koyboard Matiod Book 4 * ocanned with Gainocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOTraditional pwn: 5 Cm Exercise For Reading 100] eal CCP CL Chit COPCIE i Tos titeTo- tii TacTa Raith TaetiteTesith In! Am Play he Frrajor howd Remove Oboe ‘on the rd beat Play the C mojor char] ‘on the 3rd beat Pray ha F olor chord Second time — ‘ontho 3rd beat c GNF > oat ra 4 trzesea 122 What are the simple times? tectonic Keytoard Metiod Book | a Scanned witn CamScan oOvcdINIcUu witil Udll 15Voice can be changed al the smalest rest, which is used to articulate @ phrase, even though a rest is not written. The Memories Music: S. Cm VOICE : Flute +Oboe ; STYLE: Ballad! 8 beat ACCIDENTAL ; TEMPO :{= 80 SIGN i MODE: Single Finger/ Fingered 7 yy on the black key, SINCSTA before the B. Flute only Bb Normally, how many clefs are used? ‘Electronic Keyboard Method Book 38 ocanned Will Vainocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOVOICE : Accordion STYLE :Country: Waltz TEMPO: J 100 MODE : Single Finger/ Fingered SYNC START Elisa, love you-: RICECICPMEC Lidl G c | Am7 What is an arc, joining two or more same pitches? ‘tectronte Koyboand Method Book 1 9 ocanned Witt Galnocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIO0 Hit can be read ‘Jeoman Tell Song Dotted Crotetiat Me One aan eae Tat at can be weal count YW to suntan IL as, Jong sound, OICE : Mont Trumpet TEMPO.. © 100° MOL Hom only ‘Add Trumpet atthe Rest JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685 - 1750 ) dohann Sebastian Bach was the musical genius of late Baroque period. J. S. Bach has done two, very important works. Forty-cight preludes and Fugues (Well-Tempered Clavier) & The Art of Fugue] The Well- Tempered Clavier, in supporting the argument to the equal temperament with wo sets prelude and fugues in all the major and minor keys. The Art of Fugue, is a collection of fugues and canons to display a wide variety of contrapuntal techniques. The great composer has written every kind of music, which was current at his,time, except Opera What is note on the third line? ech ean aod Boo | © ocanned with Gainocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOAway in @ Manger Spiritual pamopd ¢ Cn VOICE : Violix 4+ Marimba STYLE : Ober Waltz TEMPO:. = 100 MODE : Single Finger/| Fingered| SYNC START Violin only Exercise for Reading aflr ori orf rd dd dl ‘Ta Tait G -Ta Tait ti-Ta Ta Ta- Ta Ta2-Ta mp Ae wy ft 8 mn dy th oth otros tte c G oe F c . $ 2 1 2 a 5 jit = tle Lord Jo = sus laid down his sweet head; the Am7 Cc D7 G Ade tarimba . - t 0 — o 5 == T 5 43 204 ‘ 3 2 4 Violin «S208 in the sky Yooked down where he lay, the MarimbaG7 c G c 5 43a 4 52 2 1 3 lit = We Lon Je - su, a - sleep onthe. hay, Franz Schubert Franz Schubert, the Austrian composer, was born in Vienna (1797). He wrote his first symphony in 1813, His work includes Operas, Operettas, Stage music, Orchestra, Church music, Music fr voice, Piano, Voies and Orchestra, Song cycles and Songs. |Schubert was the torch bearer at Beethoven's funeral in 1827, and had visited him on his: death bed, ‘When Schubert died in 19th November 1828, he was buried near Beethoven at Wahring. What is an arc joining two or more different pitches? ‘Eocranc Keyboard Mothod Book 1 a oCanned with Galmocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIO[dare Matron Maeand Words: §. Cin VOICE : Flute+ Marimba 2 Waltz, Exercise for Reading EP CC tts ds al ‘Ta-Ta-Ta Ta-Ta-Ta Ta-Tait ti Ta2- Ra Flute only c G . 1 1 Un - der the mush - room = 1 slept— all the day. ‘Add Marimba ‘Am “atthe Rest c G E As big a house that ~—-you too can stay, Flute + Marimba Dm c The bo - use fas no wall around the chit - aren "can blay c Am Gr c 5 © . po ; eS c ———————— | 3 2 3 1 3 5 ‘ 204° | All these = T saw in my dreaming day Can you find a Major third interval, between any two keys of your keyboard in C Major? ‘Bactronic Keyboard Method Book 1 2 “—Sctanined with Gallocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOVOICE : Horn+ Trumpet Mau ant Wonk § Cm SYNC START ; 1 & Tides are High i) a Pitches F and G are sharped. They arc to be ACCIDENTALS ) prayed on the black keys, next tothe white key. See ACCIDENTAL SIGN-Glosary Hom only c G F c nf ¢ 7 ‘ 28 Tides are hight Tides: are high, Add Trumpet Am the bay, Fao: 2s ‘4 3 ‘Who could stop and tell him to stay? 21am sure, 1 canbet, sure his granny’s crying in the bed. Can you come and teX her to be calm? ; Caught a whale and John coming home? JF Ralse the volume immediately to loudness, in the smallest rest for articulation although the rest not given, which is used to articulate a phrase. What is a cut common time ? ‘Bethan: Keyboard Method Book 1 a Canned Will Gainocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOching hrough the Snow Mac §.m VOICE : Flute-+Hom STYLE : March TEMPO: = 60 MODE: Single Finger! Fingered SYNC START) Deceptive or Interrupted cadence, sec CADENCE. Glossary c G Ain Perfect cadence, see CADENCE. Glossary c G : © Fine What are the accidental signs? “ ‘Electronic Keyboard Method Book 1 ocanned with Gainocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOem Lek eee ‘Dit Cit (Voice can be changad al tho} smatest mst, which is used {0 aiticulate a phrase, ovon though a rest is not wittan. VOICE: Oboe + Piano STYLE: Samba TEMPO:f = 60 MODE : Single Finger! Fingered SYNC STAR 128 4 22014 2 | Come from j= ty, ‘~wherp. girls are so pre- tty, but oe nen ‘Add Piano A Dm c at the Rest 2 5.4 2 2 streets ve- ry dir - ty all steels ve- ry di- ty, 1 c aN G Am * 2 5s 4 . 4 4 wrote tothe ma - yor, let - ter so se = ve- re to 15 2 1 2 3 4 Keep the ci- ty cl cay the whole ci- ty cl - ear - en 2. Fmet our Mayor, he was in his prayer, 1 3. He read through the letter, wore his woolen sweater, closed said I'ma lawyer, sure, a busy lawyer. He his cabin. shutter, he closed all the shutters. He asked what's the matter? I bet he was_bitler, | came out and told me, it’s so neat and than fave him my letr, sir, gave him thd) ay rest of the county, than whole of thet © At the end of the 1st & 2nd stanza of the lyrics, But in the 3rd verse, there Is only one = there are two sylables toa single Word, s0, Wo syllable, So, two crotchets are tied, crotchels are led. which are to be played as a {Note te crotches are ted a dotted are.) See Eg: (A) Single fong sound (minim). See Eg: (B) ‘What is a canon? tector Keyboard Method Book 1 6 oCanned with Gamocan oOvcdINIcUu witil Udll 15'G Major scale or One Sharp Scale a S i ] ASCENDING — G Major Scale DESCENDING In G major scale, all the F notes are played as sharp (step high), That is, all the F notes are played on the black key right side to F note. See KEY SIGNATURE: Glossary 12 4] qi COMMON TINE St : aoe Exercise (Woice: Fate TEMPO: f = 100 STYLE: Ballad MODE: Normal SYNC START} simile Simite = similarly, with same fingering as the previous bar. What is a period? Electronic Keyboard Method Book 1 “6 io ee ee ee eee ow KOKA OOD OE OEE 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOSweet Betsy from Pike Traditional STYLE :German Waltz. TEMPO SYNC. START G Add Piano FLT MEASURD Refrain Cc ‘ 2 What is a measure? ‘Elctroke Keyboard Method Book 1 0 an 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOFlute TEMPO, rk MODE: Sire NY Through the Night Anonymous™ — Aramed: $.¢m ghdddih dle Idk Ale a Sh de ln a ta nae c D Cn) G 4 —e 5 er a I | =: jess ,.. oe Sr 5 G c D, c D G ume Oboe+Flute Cc English horn is neither English nor a Horn (not belongs to Brass family). I belongs to Wood wind family and is a transposing instrument. Itis considered as Alto Oboe, It sounds Perfect Sth below written, ‘The word Symphony comes from the Greek Sym, meaning “together” and phonos meaningsound. Originally the name of Symphony or Sinfonia was applied to all sorts of compositions for voices, instruments, ‘or for the two blended together. Today a Symphony means a work written for orchestras, usually in four movements, sometimes more. How many counts dotfed semibreve has? leon Keyboord Mattox Book 1 “ ocanned with Vainocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOVoice can be changed at the smallest rest, which is used to articulate a phrase, even though a rest is not written. VOICE : Sax + strings (EV) OboetBelle STYLE: Samba TEMPO : J= 50| MODE: Single Finger! Fingered START O. V= Original Voice D | Change of Voice | 24 Change to Sax + Strings MOZART (1756-1791) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, an Austrian composer of Classical Period, was born in Salzburg on 27 January 1756 and died in Vienna on 5 December 1791. He gave his first concert at the age of six on the clavier in Munich and Vienna, He has written forty-one symphonies. He had composed his first symphony, other thirty other works and arranged several piano concertos of J. C. Bach (son of J. S. Bach), before he was ten years. The Symphony no 40, in G minor is ‘one of his popular Symphonies. In this book, itis transposed to E minor What are the simple times? ‘Bectronic Keyboard Method Book 1 « ocanned with Gainocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOSelenger’s Round Taatitional —sawsot sem NEW TIME SIGNATURE COMPOUND TMi: Six four is at Compound tins I's Is tho two-two, Te $a compound, th 9 pe ba Ina thne ra, I thes fop nurabor is Compound: duple tino, ¢ For Readi Th Tu2-Ta 1 0 4, D.C.al Fine ocanned WIL vamocar, OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOWhen You are Happy wat wt tN DE Gite Tapa, Up SAIS Poly gd RICHARD WAGNER 18RD WAGNER was bom an Leung, ¢ » pettormmedd in A Wagner b wry popular for his Operas. Teamont or Leitnotiv was intioxtuced by Wagner. The leitmotil: means ate thomo ta musical place, ospecially In. an Opera, Tho Lotmott reprosents a charctar, abject, emotion ar Koa. He died in Venice am 13 February 189, age of atteen His fast ssinphony wa What is a phrase? Famer Aeytou Mera Boot | " if scanned wilt Calfiscan : OUAIINIEU WILT UdE har rmonic or ‘E’ minor scale an B harmonic minot, D ix sharped in the atcending and descenchiny EES Nhe you ate Sad. eee VOICE : Flute+ Piano STYLE : Ballad TEMPO: J = 72 MODE : Single Finger/ Fingered SYNC START 4 4 4 4 ‘ t 4 b oo Co a HG 1 ‘ MODULATING SEQUENCE i mathe withthe dted rectangles Int malting to Dav andthe 2a isto E joc See Glos. 5 Whal is a modulating sequence? FP Cece, eytosed ytd Book 1 2 1 1 —~ ~~ Scanned witht vainocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOPRAINING / EAR TRAINING SINGING THL SCALE AURAL Jent is advised not to ship the slop givent here, anu fev tepeat it many tiene convet In Jeaming Aural haining / Eat Test the student by sarpyested to de all the steps only in and then A minor scale, because all the other seales are just the tranyperation of The student should learn to recognize the pitch and rhythin of music he hears swing stops wall help the student SINGING THE INTERVALS Tell your friend or someone to play wo adjacont notes in a koyboard or any instrumant, on hearing, say the second note is higher or lower to the first note. Remember not to look at the instrument, 3) 1: Play many times the ascending of C major scale ina slow tempo, observe the relationship ‘of the first degree (Tonic) with other degrees. Stop 2: Play the ascending of C major scale and sing along with it. Do it many times and if you are able to sing it clearly, then goto the step-3 >. Stop 3: Play only the first degree (Tonic) and try to sing the ascending of C major scale. Step 4: When you are thorough in singing the ascending, then try singing the descending of ‘C major scale in the same way. Step 5: Play only the tonic note, and sing the ascending and descending of C major scale. Step 6: Do the same steps with A minor scale. SINGING THE CHORDS Step 1: Play the chord of C major, play the arpeggio and listen carefully. Step 2: Play the arpeggio of C major and sing along with it. Step 3: Once play you the C major chord, recognize the tonic note(key note) and all the notes of the chord, Step 4: When you are thorough in singing the major chord, minor & seventh chords. VIVA VOCE an_oral test The examiner will ask questions in connection with the musical piece played by the student. A student is expected to know the meaning of all the terms and symbols used in the course of a musical piece, Questions given at the bottom of each page and the glossary will help the student to prepare for viva tests, more over, il will make the student to understand the importance of Viva Voce, Bectron Keyboard Method Book 1 canned witn Uamscan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOSIGHT-READING The sight reading is an act of playing or singing a piece of music atthe first sight. In sight reading tests, the finished results not expected, the aim being to obtain a satisfactory impression of the given music. ‘The steps given below will improve the sight-reading ability of the student, Step 1: Take a musical piece which is not familiar. Step 2: Observe the Time signature, Key signature, Tempo mark and Dynamics. Step 3: Recognize the thythmic patterns and Figures, used in the music. Clap or tap the rhythm of the music. Step 4: Observe the phrase, slurs and staccato, Step 5: Understand the notes with their pitch and value. Start playing the music without a stop or repeats, Step 6: Let your eyes go in advance to the next note. If you have committed any error continue playing the music, keep going but do not stop or, repeat it till he end of the piece. Keep going gets a good mark, EXTEMPORIZATION Extemporzaion isthe act of playing the music heard, without a thought or-preparation, In graded examinations, the examiner wil sing or play the fore, phrase a! the student is expected to repeat and bens to complete itwith a consequent (after phrase). See, CADENCE, PHRASE - Glossary To extemporize, the student should have good sense of Geativity and aleriness of grasping the music heard. Following steps can be more usefill fo develop the extemporization. Step 1: Understand the rhythmic pattem of the music heard. Step 2: Find out the Tonic note of the music, ~~" .” Step 3: Understand the Time signature... 83, 24 24 Step 4: Realize the rising and falling of the Pitches ( melodic contour) in relation to the Tonic, Step 5: Realize the phrasing, understand the slurs, staccato and dynamics markings, and totally how the music is articulated. Step 6: Play the music heard in one attempt as you did for Sight reading, Step 7: Now, answer with a consequent phrase (after phrase) in relalion tothe antecedent phrase (fore phrase) ending up with a perfect cadence. The antecedent phrase (fore phrase) ends with an Imperfect or deceptive cadence, and a consequent phrase end with a perfect or plagal cadence, (To play an antecedent phrase, better to use figures used in the consequent phrase or the parallel construction ofthe fore phrase ending with a plagal or perfect cadence. |See, *Figure's Glossary ‘cnc Keyboord Methad Book 1 a 7 ocanned with Gainocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOSS = Aminor B diminished C Major I Vito wert = Seer Amor Badiminished CM 7 Mies Merits’ = ast Sa Badininished C Major M$ Wert? Cc Major Chord <> ytm —_—MNeaorei Rac Fosten — tstnversion 2ndinversion Root Position tet Inversion 2nd Inversion Sr Inversion Le. a cea Ca D Major CGhord DD mincr Chord Roct Position Ty] ine Root Position - st Inversion _2nd Inversion co wte a E flat major Chord Roct Postion _Istinversion _ 2nd inversion Srd Inversion Root Position 1st inversion 2nd Inversion Ae ocanned WIL Uamscan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOE minor Chord {st Inversion oe 2nd Inversion [Hit ol tel | Ue F Major Chord ry mai Root Position 1st Inversion 2nd Inversion Root Position’. fst! en List tat lel} Lisl tel Lie teL Lit Wal G minor Chord Root Position — tstInversion 2nd Inverslon Hea eae A Major Chord A minor Cherd Root Position —istinversion 2nd Inversion Root Position st Inversion _ 2nd Inversion 4 wn at ee a tial | tie | Li del tla) LL al lel el} (ch tel Lda lel a eth SHorciB flat Major Chord Root Position {st Inversion __2nd Inversion ‘$rd Inversion Root Position 1st inversion 2nd Inversion B Major Chord B minor Chord Root Position _tstinversion 2nd Inversion Root Position st Inversion _2nd Inversion (A a We ca A rr (Blectronke Keyboard Method Book 1 oCanned wit Galnocan oOvcdINIcUu witil Udll 15GLOSSARY. n, which occurs in the course of music. ACCIDENTAL :Anote foreign to the scale of a composition | Double sharp = X , Flat =b , ACCIDENTAL SIGNS: Natural = , Double natural=4f], Sharp = and Double flat= bare the Accidental signs, An accidental sign affect he same pilch wit ACCOMPANIMENT : The musical background provided to support a melody. ABTERPHRASE — ; Soe PHRASE. ; ALLABREVE ——:ftthis signis called Allabreve. It is Quick duple time or Cul common lime. ‘Symbol placed on the third line ofthe staf, assigns the middle C in the bar itis written, ALTO CLEF nthe same third line. ANACRUSIS Notes which appear as the frst note of the melody. It is an incomplete bar. ‘See the song ‘I Wish | Was Single Again’. ASCENDING +A stepwise movement of pitches toward high pitch. AUTOACCOMPANMENT ; Facility in an electronic keyboard, which provides background to a melody. BAR : The space between two bar lines, which indicates. ce, Pages a Measure ot Bar according ta the Time signature. Barar Measure BAR LINE 1 Vertical lines placed across the Staff, ‘which divide the music into egiial measure, Pim BASS CLEF ‘Symbol placed on the fourth line of a staff, assigns the F note below the middle C, BEAM : When the flags of two or more quavers, semiquavers DoclTTacddad J or demisemiquavers are joined, it is-called a beam. | BEAT or PULSE _: When we hear any music, we can feel tie regular | | recurrence of strong and weak pulsations, which gives basic design to music. BIS + Repeat the portion of the music indicated with the bracket, and written ‘BIS'above it. ‘ CADENCE + Cadence = Fall, close. ‘When the progression;6f two chords ‘conveying a feeling of rest, either permanent or temporary of a melody is a Cadence. Cadences are generally of four kinds. 1) When a musical phrase ends with a Tonic chord preceded by the Dominant chord, itis the Perfect Cadence or Full close. Eg.: 2nd ine of the song ‘On the Hil’, 2) When a musical phrase ends with a Tonic chord preceded by the Subdominant chord, it is Plagal Cadence or Amen Cadence. Eg.: Istand 2nd tne of the song ‘Away in a Manger’ 3) When a musical phrase ending with a Sub-mediant chord preceded by the dominant chord, itis Interrupted Cadence or Deceptive Cadence. Eg.: 3rd and 4th bar of the song ‘Marching Through the Snow’. 4) When a musical phrase ending with a dominant chord preceded by any other degree chords, itis Imperfect Cadence or Half close (LV, IV, IV-V, VEV). Eg: 1st lino of the song * On the Hill. ‘lect Keyboerd Mathod Book 1 o an oOvcdINIcUu witil Udll 15CADENCE contin (CANON CHORD CHORD PROGRESSION CLEF COMMON CHORD: COMMON TIME COMPOUND INTERVAL COMPOUND TIME CODA CRESCENDO Perfeet{ullelose)— Plagal Deceptive Imperfeet (Aten) (Interrupted) (Half close) ERA See youvi wt vwivenvYwv uy A composition for two or mote voices, in which each of the parts in turn imitate the same melody. : Three or more different pitches played simultaneously. : A movement of chords toward a Cadence is a chord progression, and it must consist at least two chords. : The Clef means a symbol. A clef is a symbol placed at the beginning of a staff. Four types of clefs are in normal,use. = [p= They ate Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass. = Soprano Allo : The major chord and minor chord. Ifthe chord (triad) has a perfect 5th with the root is called a Common chord. : Itis indicated by the letter, it is Four - Four time. :If the interval exceeds an octave, it is a compound interval. E.g.; If the D note is at the 2nd place from the middle C, itis a simple interval. Ifthe D note Is, at the Sth place form tha middle'C, itis a compound interval. : Time Signatures 8.18.2, 3 fo 42.47.18 are compound times. ‘The compound time is derived from the Simple time, multiplying the top number by Three, and bottom number by Two, : Ending piece of a composition, normally marked with the sign) . !———= or Cresce: Play the portion of the music gradually louder. CUT COMMON TIME: &, alla breve. DECRESCENDO DEGREES DEGREE NAMES = or Dectes : Play the portion of music gradually softer. : Seven notes of a scale are degrees, and are indicated by roman letters, I, Ill, IV, V, VI, Vil & Vin. The scale is named after the pitch name of Link first degree. Eg, In'C major or C minor scale’ C will be the frst 1s second dogree, itd does and goon. negro € mr stale, Eve eat dre FE wl” ‘be second degree, G# willbe third degree end s0 on. See key signature & scale, : Ist degree- Tonic, Il nd degree- Supertonic, Ill rd degree- Mediant, Vth degree-Subdominant, V th degree- Dominant, VI th degree- Submediant, Vil th degree- Leading note, VIll th degree- Tonic ('st degree are Vil th aro same) ‘Becronc Keyboard Method Book 1 a oCanned with Galmocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIODOUBLE BAR LINE : Two vertical ins placed across the stall to mark the end of a musical phrase. DURATION Value (Length) of musical Neer Hes DYNAMIC MARKS: ff - Forlssimo = Very loud, f- Forte = Loud, mf= Mezzo forte = Moderately loud, mp: Mezzo piano = Moderately soft, p= Piano = Soft, pp Pianissimo = Very soft. i ; iy. FAMILY + The group of same kind of instrument is called a family. | FIGURE + The figure is a shortest intelligible and self-existent melodic or a rhythmic patter which is less than a bar. FINGERING : Numbers given closer to the notes, indicating the fingers to be used for the corresponding notes (key) is called fingering. FIRST & [TZ Two horizontal brackets above the stave, marked with SECOND ENDINGS : figures, and 2. Firs, the music is played from the beginning to the bracket covered with figure 1, and then, from the beginning to the bracket covered with figure 2. Itis called 1st ending and 2nd ending, Ist and 2nd ending are called Primia volta and Seconda volta. ; FLAT + Sign, if placed before a note, itis being played one semitone lower. HEAD : Portion of the note, is indicated on the paper.is called head. IMPROVISATION: Improvisation of a melody can be done by varying the pitch, rhythm, chords or loudness and sofiness at the time. of performance without any pre thought or planing. In Jazz music & Indian music, improvisation keeps an important role, See: Variation - Glessary INTERVAL : The difference in pitch between two niotes is an iriterval. Eg.: C to E isa third, because Lette E is’at thé third place from C. INVERSION - CHORD: An interval ot a chord can be inverted, C major chords are made up of C, E& G notes. Eg. In the C major chord, if, Cis in the bass, it is in a root position or % chord. If, Eis it the bass, itis an indst inversion or Chord, and if, G in the bass, it is the 2nd inversion or Chord. INVERSION OF _ : Interval can be in the inve INTERVAL 2nd inverted becomés7th, 3rd inverted becomes 6th, “Minor inverted becomes Major, - 4th inverted becomes 5th, Major inverted becomes Minor, Sth inverted becomes 4th, Perfect inverted remains’ Perfect, 6th inverted becomes 3rd, Augmented inverted becomes Diminished, 7th inverted becomes 2nd. Diminished inverled becomes Augmented. KEY +1) The lever which is pressed by finger to produce musical sound is the Key. +2) In connection with the tonality, key means tonal center or main tone (tonic) of a composition, | KEYBOARD : The whole set of keys, both white and black as found ina Piano, Electronic keyboard, Organ, Accordion etc,, is called a keyboard. The keyboard instrument is a general name for any instrument which is having a keyboard. KEY SIGNATURE: The sharp or flt, is indicating at the begging of the staff immediately before the clef. - ecto Keyboard Maho Book 1 ocanned WIL Lamsce in 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOKey Signature (continued) Eg, 1: C major scale and A minor scale do not have a No signare koy signature. They are Natural scales, and are Z : related to each other, They are called relative major and minar. o E.g,.2:G major scala and E minor scale have F sharp Keysigrzzare as key signature, Thay are one sharp scale, ga and ate relaled to each other. They are called := relative major and minor. 49, 3:F major scale and D minor scale have B fats . key sgnaure. They are one fat scale, and ave Kpyslergeure ‘elated to each other. They are called relalve major and mine. Up to seven sharps and seven flats are written asa key signature. LEDGER or Short line above or below the staff, which represent the note lower or higher LEGER LINE than the lines and spaces ofa staff, Seo Glossary. Leger lines below the Stave Leger lines above the Stave = 2 # f Cc B A z etc... D “ MEASURE, +See Bar. MELODY + A series of notes that make up a tune or song. METER + According to the number of strong and weak beats, a music is said to be in Duple, Triple, Quadruple time or Meter. See Tine signalues- Glossary METRONOME —_: An apparatus, designed to indicate exactly the tempo of a composition. It was invented by J. N. Maelzel in 1816. Itis called Maelzels Metronome. Itis indicated by M.MorM. . - METRONOME MARKFigure given to note symbols such as J= 110 is a metronome mark, It means, in sixty seconds 110.beats will be played MODULATING A sequence that is an exact repetition in another key (real sequence) is called ‘SEQUENCE ‘a modulating sequence. See Sequence onthe 3d ine of the song "When you ate sad MODULATION : Change of key from the original key. MOVEMENT : Self-contained section of a musical composition. NATURAL ‘4, Natural sign cancels a sharp or flat. Natural notes are played in the white keys of a keyboard. NOTE + Note is a sign, which represents musical pitch with duration on the paper. Pitch of the (sound) is called the note. b OCTAVE +A series of eight notes in stepwise, is an < Octave (interval). Eg: EtoE', Gé to G#", Ab to Ab. OPERA +A drama set to wide variety of music and lesser the dialogue. ORCHESTRA + An Orchestra is a group of instruments like String, Woodwind, Brass and Percussion. In the madem orchestras, Electronic instruments, Tape recorders, synthesizers, computers are included, lect Keyboerd Mothod Book 1 « ocanned with Vainocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOCC £$L lll PARTS PAUSE Wis ea Vhs pled ose aera ee, pleating tes pet bs ilyerd Hse angen Hoary thy ne tered le PERIOD ‘Acshinplarint al orton, ved evens Cennplete naste a le, Apeniial conte bee pluses PCH The terme referring fey thee Hilal ane feeer quedity oboe nisl earned, 1 pile h PRIMARY TRIADS PROGRAM MUSIC): A musteal camp wanes PHRASE A section of a rmusteal be, ep I compsable aahing, The fon A fl ave thee primary Wiad avy albenal sing Hho Fat alegre, la logue vate Pp vas ba lee Mea about + after phirase nyse Hie werteraces Inv Fang phn is called the a are called the catracqyuient Phun: “Tw fone, plrare after lars bs lke thes a Nonmally, a fore pi vail jnyperlect ere ite alter phrae with aperedt eadenes, Horstally, PHRASE MARK —: Anvate placed over a roy of wiles wile tna PICKUP NOTE, ee Anacrucs REED + Aflexible blade of cane or metal or plalle users periodic vibrations because tn alt column fo produce: sound bs called the red. REFRAIN + Recurring lines In a poem, wally set le the annie mutt, he minor scale forimed with thes zane notes of a Major sale Boo Kay slalura & Gonks REPEAT MARKS + D.C. (Da capo) = Repent fronn the lint. D.C. al fine (Da capo al fine) & Repeat from the first up to fine, D.C. al Segno pol la codaesRepweat frenn the ira fo the sign Sand to Coda @ 4 Double bar ine with two dos, 1s 40 repeat th ° ‘Two double bar lines with dots facing winch other, bs to repwat the 4 potion of music contained bitween the two dotted double bar lines. REST + Asign that indicates the silence In music is called rest. For each note there is corresponding. SCALE. : A ssuccession of seven different notes, either Tones or Semi tones apart, arranged in ascending or descending order. MAJOR SCALE In.a Major scale tones and semi tones are arranged as T-T-S-T-T-T-S. ‘Tone Is indicated by the letter ‘T' and Semi tone by S. 9° ‘Ascending Descending °° O- & Dene a ve vn veglvm vn ve OR Unt Tetra chord ‘Ind Tetra chord ‘2nd Tetra chord Ist Tetra chord Ascending Descending Electronic Koybosrd Mothod Book 1 Pi canned with Ualnocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOTone lies between II, I-lll degrees and semi tone between ILIV, of a 1st tea chord. Tones lie between V-VI, VI-VII degrees and semi tone between VILVIll, of a 2nd tetra chord, Ina Major scale there are Stones and 2semitones. ‘Sixth degree of a major scale is considered as the first. degree of its relative minor. ‘There are three forms of minor scales, (1) Relative minor (2) Harmonic minor (3) Melodic minor. ‘A’ RELATIVE MINOR SCALE, ‘C’ MAJOR SCALE 2 ° Dees Co Im ty Ascent ‘The major scale and its relative minor scale have the same pitch as the Ast degree. Since the Major and its relative minor scale uses the same pitch, harmonic minor scale is used, ‘ALHARMONIC MINOR SCALE BStrs y Mowwu lynn wv mn 4 ding | Descending T Poms Mm ov oy vi viv |v vm yn_y" muy ASconding Yt H-¥ul |v "petoenting The7th degree ofa relative ‘minor is raised to form:the Harmonic minor scale. In ‘A’ melodic minor scale, because ‘the 7th, ée of ( the ‘G’ is sharped) Aminor scale. Since the7th: raised, ‘the:chord on a dominant becomes major. Harmonic minor scale wa al singable, so, melodic minor scale is used. “(MELODIC MINOR SCALE nom Aconding Vio VI Ya [VO YU Mt ing muy In the melodic minor scale, the 6th and 7th degree are raised inthe ascending, and lowered inthe descending, In descending itis like the relative minor. So, ina melodic minor scale, the possibile for the chords are more than a Major or Harmonic minor scales, ‘SEMI BREVE : A four count note, ‘SEMI TONE : The difference in pitch between ‘any two adjacent sounds. The two adjacent keys of a keyboard are having a semitone, E49. BtoC, CoD fiat, or CtoC sharp, SEQUENCE : The more or less repetition ofa melody at another pitch level, either higher or lower. See tid tine of the songs, “The memories and “When you are sad marked with a dotted square, ) SHARP + Symbol is a #, if placed before a note, raises the note by a semi tone. | Stein Keytoans Method Book 1 5 a ocanned WIL vamecar OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIOSLUR :7— If this sign is placed over, two or more different pitches, then they are to be played smoothly. SONATA : The sonatas are a large musical form for the instrumental music. ‘There are three or four movements in a sonata. SONG CYCLE —— : Agroup of songs with a commos theme, is called the Song cycle. Usually the settings wrote by single poet. | ‘SPLIT MEASURE __: Split measure or Split Bar, with which it becomes easy to a singer, @ chorus or the instruments to join in the required portion of the music. STACCATO : Dots placed above or below the notes indicate that, the notes, should be played short and detached, te Meh There are Staccatissmo and Mezzo Staccato. fee STAFF or STAVE :The five horizontal and parallel ines, on which the musical notes are written. SYMPHONIC POEM : A piece of orchestral music, usually in one movement based on a text, poetic, or other extra-musical ideas are called the Symphonic poem. ‘The term Symphonic poem was used coined by the composer Franz List. ‘STRUCTURAL HARMONY : The harmony based on the Tonic, Sub dominant & Dominant chords. SYMPHONY : In Greek, symphony means “sounding together”. In the modem sense, ‘a musical composition for a full orchestra in four or more movements is a symphony. TEMPO + Rate of speed of a musical composition. TEMPO MARK : The term, which indicates the speed of a-composition called the tempo mark. Normally occurring terms and their corresponding Metronome marks are given below. : Slow tempo: Grave-40, Largo - 46; Lento -52, Adagio - 56. Medium tempo: Andanté - 66, Andantino = 69, Maestoso - 84, Moderato - 88, Allegretto -108, Animato - 120, Fast tempo: ” Allegro - 132, Allegro Assai - 144, Allegro, Vivace - 152, Vivace - 160, Presto - 184, Prestissimo - 208. TENOR CLEF 224 symbol placed on the fourth line of the staff assigns the middle C on the same fourth line, TENUTO — ‘held’. It would be on a note below the note.f=l3 TETRA CHORD _: There are two tetra chords. First four notes of a scale is called Ist tetra chord or {ower tetra chord, and second four notes is 2nd tetra chord or upper tetra chord. ee page 13. TIE y~Placed more than two same pitches, itis to be played as a single long sound, TIME SIGNATURE A time signature is the numeral written like a fraction (but not a fraction), at the beginning of a staff, The upper number indicates number of beats in a bar, and the lower number which indicate the value of each beat, TONE : Difference in pitch between any altemate keys of a keyboard. Eg: B to C sharp, CtoD. TONE POEM 1 see Symphonic Poem, ‘Bectronic Keyboard Method Book 1 8 ocanned with Gainocan 7 OLAINICU WILIT UdIIIO| TONE UNISON, ) PREBLE CLE First dequee of a scale. tithe solmization, it Is Doh. Tu the s 1 pillch is sounding, ; 1 "Ticlile Clot which i, indicate with this symbol. Ihe symbol is placed al the beginning of a staff, thé second line is G. VARIATION To, modifying w of figure, isin such @ way that the resulting product is derived, recognizable from the original theme, Variation of a melody can be Melodie, Rhyllinic, Timbre, Dynamic or Harmonic etc. ‘A Vautation is always written by the composer, and an Improvisation is done nilly by the performer while playing. VOICE he four human voices which cover a wide range are written in four clefs, Bass, 1, Allo and Soprano. The same clefs are used to write for the instrumental a music, to the individual instruments, and are called a part or voice. WHOLE-TONE, SCALE: A scale consisting only whole tone is called Whole tone scale, which has six pitches. Eg: C-D-E-F#(Gb) -G#(Ab )-A##(Bb)- C. WORD PAINTING: ‘The musical illustration of, the meaning of words in vocal music, especially the literal meaning of individual words or phrases, is word painting. Pappa publication . 1. Electronic Keyboard:Method Book-1, xX 2. 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