“yauze BOOK THE TWO LEILA FLETCHER PIANO COURSE FOREWORD ‘The several Books of the Piano Course are numbered consecutively, not to represent the various grades in music, but as a presentation of a continuous course in music education. The Piano Course is designed to meet the requirements of the average pupil, and is graded to allow the average pupil to make sound, steady progress, and to enjoy the immediate satisfactions of fluent reading. The material used in the Course has been tested by actual experience in teaching a large number of students, and the results apparent from its use are: greater interest in music study, better musicianship, and fewer pupils who discontinue music study through loss of interest or through discouragement. ‘The Study of Music should be a delightful experience. Almost every child comes to his first music lesson with happy anticipation. The use of suitable musical material, logically presented, will undoubtedly advance the pupil's interest in music. The Piano Course is dedicated to a four-fold purpose: the development of the ability to read music fluently and interpret it artistically, the establishing of a sound and comprehensive piano technic, the nurturing of the creative musical talent, and the fostering of a lasting appreciation of musi ©Copyright 1950 ©Copyright 1973, Copyright 197 MONTGOMERY MUSIC INC. BUPPALO, NEW YORK 14202 International Copyright Secured Printed in U.S.A, All Rights Reserved Including Publie Performance for Profit Printed by Avteraft Rngraving Corp. Price Nineteenth printing 64 pp. July 1982 $5.25VISUALIZING THE KEYS This drill cultivates the art of playing from the printed page without constantly looking down at the hands —a habit which slows up playing and causes inaccuracies. ‘The pupil places both hands on the surface of the piano keys, each hand over C, D, E, F, G, as in the diagram on this page. When the hands are in position, the pupil plays any of the five keys the teacher asks for by letter- name (keys of the same letter-name in both hands). For the first few minutes the pupil plays while looking at the keys as the teacher dictates the letter-names; then the pupil plays while looking away from the keyboard as the teacher dictates. (This drill should also be practised hands separately, so that finger-numbers may occasionally be dictated in place of letter-names, in which case, the pupil will play the key and give the letter- name without looking at the keyboard.) Learn it Yourself: ae FIVE-FINGER HAND POSITION IN THE KEY OF C MAJOR aT aoe Now the game's be- | gin- ning, And { I am = a |home run, You | can be sure of | that!