BASTIEN PIANO BASICS Piano for the Young Beginner PRIMER A sr awrence St, BY JAMES BASTIEN kes xen, ee- Sitting at the Piano ... __Finger Numbers Black Keys Low and High ___Pre-staff Notation Rhythm in Music ‘Two Black Cats ___ Marching Song Rain, Rain... Jumping Frogs .. Clouds Halloween . On the Swing Whole Note Mary's Lamb Snow in Winter... Ducks on the Pond ___ Middle CPosition Old MacDonald ___At the Zoo ___On the Merry-Go-Round . Turtles .... Jack and Jill My Pet “To reinforce the feeling of achievement, the teacher or student may put a when the page has been mastered. Jhand position . LH, Bu. Jf white keys . 3 3. Mes ee _The Bell Tower 2 Seagulls 4 __At the Circus cae 6 Stepping Up and Down 8 Hide and seek : ——Hot Air Balloon ... ——Pat-a-Cake 9 10 a 4 Baseball Game __My Hobbyhorse as Jack Be Nimble __Yankee Doodle 16 “Thanksgiving Holiday ——Autumn Leaves. a7 Our Snowman Christmas Trees ....... 18 ___Jolly Old Saint Nicholas 19 Review .... 20 Staff Paper ... Certificate of Achievement 21 © 1987 Kjos West 4 a steps repeated notes skips... SSSR g 30 an 32, 33. 34 35 36 a7 we230Sitting at the Piano If Sit up straight facing the center of the piano. Place your feet flat on the floor. If your feet do not reach the floor, it is helpful to have a footstool or books under them when you practice. I Sit high enough to reach the keys easily. Do you have a piano stool or chair at home which moves up and down? If not, cushions or books may be used to help you sit at the correct height when you practice. Hand Position IB Hold your fingers in a nice curved shape. Imagine you are holding a ball in each hand. That is the way the fingers should be curved when playing the piano. Your wrists should be level with your arms. WP230Right Hand (RH) Pencil Play Draw an outline of your hands on a piece of paper. Number each finger. Practice Directions Hold up your hands and wiggle your fingers. Wf Wiggle your 1st fingers (thumbs). i Wiggle your 2nd fingers. i Wiggle your 3rd fingers. I Wiggle your ath fingers. Wf Wiggle your 5th (little) fingers. Your teacher, or someone in your family, can name fingers for you to wiggle in either hand. wP230: ee, Sige Black Keys PRE. A i The black keys are in sets of 2's and 3's. os a a +f an 1 + Down Up ——_—— Practice Directions 1. With your L.H, play 2 black keys. 3. With your L.H,, play 3 black keys. 2.With your R.HL, play 2 black keys. 4.With your R.H,, play 3 black keys. ‘Teacher: The black key sets can be played together or one at atime. Have the student play all ofthe sets of 2 black keys and 8 black keys on the piano, ‘WP230Low 1. With your LH, play 2 low black keys. Ht 2. With your LH, play 3 low black keys. me High 3. With your R.H., play 2high black keys. 4. With your RH, play 3 high black keys. on wP230“ . Rhythm in Music 1. Rhythm in music is made by both short and long notes. Quarter note Half note Count: quar-ter Count; half note 2. Notes are divided by bar lines into measures. Bar line Bar line Measure Measure {fj Double bar line used at the end ofa piece Left Hand Position ry + Down stem (?) = LH. will play. Two Black Cats ‘Two ae cats hid - ing there. Watch thent now = “ stare! ae Pe | Pre De Perl ere l ‘WP230% Follow the Practice Directions on page 8. Right Hand Position RH PRET *Up stem id) = RH. will play. ‘Marching Song mddedl die March a - long and in — step. a ie and march with i WP230ei le Keys am aoe iC) ™ ES rou-| = niu Rain, Rain “aS Le- “dd lege bid ddlddd | WP230W > Follow the Practice Directions on page 10. Jumping Frogs are ted [died lddd ll See the frogs play - ing there. Frogs are jump - ev - ‘ry where! WP230; Fd See the clouds in the sky. Won - der how they fly so high! 1 + 3 3 3 zs 3 E - 3 be 2 3 ‘WP230Halloween - low - oe will soon be nes, Ghosts and gob - lins ap - pear! CPPPPIPPP IPP RPI PEEOn the Swing wddddltde edd did gg | come down from the (P2:Whole Note Count: a note hold it TG Lamb igdledd lddd dddd mddqdlddddlddddl, I WP230AE AE EEN mes #8 ope ehpe L(Y x Sana in Winter ie itch as it com “tPeplaee leper l? |Ducks on the Pond See the ducks as they swim by. One is wav - ing hi! LH. fe 3 2 Z 2 3 a 3 2 o Cer Reser oi ‘WP230ae C Position we rs 4/3 11 3 [4 Old MacDonald“ sp RH. d d d 3 SM a tar ol mn - a SAR lee fal ie a I 1 wy]19 Jd Joes d?¢ Moo, moo, fee me eae Ev - 'ry-where a : rin 3: led ete Daeg had a_—s farm, Ee Doe, Be. To o! elie PP é ‘Teacher: This song can be played many times using different animal names. moo, moo, Li wP230CT HOn the Merry-Go-Round ~didldddi? ele | Up and = down, ‘round and ‘round, fast slow! FRR LeP ELF FF wP230Position: Middle CG ae Tus | Tu slow. See them as they rect PLPPosition: Middle CCount: 1 Position: Middle C My Pet NX 2 isi id | Pup - pies are Kit - tens are, frelp leer ih wP230The Bell Tower oo Ia Position: Middle C i RH.3 3 Hear the bell ring, ov - tty hour. . 4 “Ding, dong” it goes, high inthe tow'r. i: LH. 4 i RH.3 a. iu four. ala ere i4 4 J a 4 Count: 1 2 JP ed or: quar-ter quarter halfnote Position: Middle C RH.1 d » Jdé 4 Watch the sea - gulls See them swoop - ing Uf tte are Fe 1 2 3 whole note hold it fly, low. go! l28 Stepping Notes Steps Up Steps Down eS Stepping Up and Down RH. 1 roy Step up, up. Step down, down. ‘Teacher: The student is ready for Bastion Music Flasheards. Sort out and assign notes introduced in this lesson. Assign new cards as new notes are introduced. ‘we230wP23030 Repeated Notes Hot a BalloonDuet Part (Student part to be played one octave higher) ua It32 Middle C Position PE 3 In our boat we = will float! ‘Teacher: Sort out these notes from the Bastien Music Flasheards and assign with this lesson. Assign new cards as new notes are introduced. ‘wP230Duet Part (Student part to be played one octave higher) z if ‘WP230took - ing right at me. seer SSS SS] off it flies in the night. it goes of sight! Duet Part (Student part to be played one octave higher) RL 4 wP230a sand - y beach Pi - rates dug a hole. They put in a box. It holds gold they ~— stole! Duet Part (Student part to be played one octave higher) Ra. 2 ‘wP23036 Middle C Position Lively 4 Baseball Game a == run, run! Base - ball is a so much funl = = =f = joe a WP2304 r ¢ I like to ride on my By = Ned is quite | near to ay Duet Part (Student part to be played one octave higher) 4 q Ra. ua. | i ‘WP23038 Skipping Notes Skip Up Circle the skips Jack Be Rune Lively Jack be quick, can - dle stick!+ Circle the skips. Brightly Duet Part (Student part to be played one octave higher) & i Ra. WP23040 Circle the skips. Thanksgiving Holiday Slowly 1 Its a love - ly | time of year. 'Thanks-giv - ing will == ‘Well have tur- key | on a_ tray. Hap- py, hap - py hol - i - day! 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