An Elementary Piano Library

TM All-in-One
All-in-One Primer
Primer

A Super cool Piano Lesson Book for

Groovy Kids and Tip Top Teachers
Written and Illustrated by Andrew Fling Primer Level
 An Elementary Piano Library

TM
All-in-One Primer
Music and Illustrations by Andrew Fling

First Edition
Copyright © 2013 www.WaveMusicStudio.com
All Rights Reserved
Hey Parents!
Congratulations! By purchasing this book you’ve taken the
first step toward providing your child with a greater
appreciation of music and learning.
As a parent, your role continues with the selection of an
outstanding teacher and with the encourgement of daily
practice. Below are a few tips to guide the journey.
Choosing a Teacher - Find the right teacher can make all
the difference. When interveiwing potential teachers, ask
them about their expectations for practicing, recital
opportunities, and how they help kids to be and feel
successful.
Practicing - Setting goals right at the beginning, and stick-
ing to them, and a recipe for success. Very young students
(3-4) will benefit most from a few minutes a day with a
parent at their side. Older students (5+) will benefit most
from a routine of 20 minutes a day for five days each week
for example. Your piano teacher will be able to add
additional insight and support.
We wish you the best!
Hey Teachers!
The MMF! All-in-One Primer is a graded edition that for
young piano students the speeds progress by introducing
students to a limited collection of musical elements, and
then drills these elements sufficently to help the student
may gain mastery over them. It's an everything-they-
need-and-nothing-they-don't method book to help students
succeed quickly.MMF! All-in-One Primer is recommended
for the younger beginner. Older students may elect to
begin with Level 1A.
Right Hand Focus - The MMF! All-in-One Primer begins
with only one note in the right hand, and expands from
there. By doing so, students will be confident in their
abilities every step of the way.
Limited Left Hand Chords - When students are ready,
MMF! All-in-One Primer introduces limited chord
combinations in the right hand, and continues drilling for
success.
Limited Dynamics - Dynamics are limited to just two - mp
and mf.
Limited Rhythms - With rhythm being the most
challenging musical element to master, MMF! All-in-One
Primer limits the number of rhythmical symbols introduced
to students. With only three rhythms and two rests to
master (Whole Note, Half Note, Quarter Note, Whole Rest,
and Quarter Rest) students are assured a successful and
rewarding experience.
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The Basics
Keyboard Layout The Staff
The piano keyboard is made up of white keys and black The staff is made up of five lines and four spaces.
keys. The black keys are grouped in sets of two and sets
of three.

These lines and spaces show us which notes to play. The

higher the notes are on the staff, the higher they sound.
The lower they are on the staff, the lower they sound.

When a TREBLE CLEF appears on the staff the notes will

Draw a circle around the black keys in sets of two, and a be high. You will tyically play these notes with your
square around the sets of black keys in sets of three. RIGHT HAND.

The key to the left of the set of two black keys is C. One
of them already has the alphabet letter C on it. Find and
label the other one.

When a BASS CLEF appears on the staff the notes will

be low. You will tyically play these notes with your LEFT
HAND.
C

The C in the middle of your piano is called Middle C. Find

and play that one. Then, find and play all the rest.
The Grand Staff
The grand staff combines the TREBLE CLEF STAFF (top) and BASS CLEF STAFF (bottom) with a brace and bar line.
Basic Rhythms Finger Numbers
Music is made up of patterns of short and long rhythms You will see small numbers above and below the notes
and rests. throughout this book. These numbers correspond to the
fingers on your right and left hand:
Rhythms (Sound)

Quarter Note (1 Beat) Thumb (1) Index (2) Middle (3) Ring (4) Pinky (5)

Write the correct finger numbers on the right and left hand
Half Note (2 Beats) pictured below:

Whole Note (4 Beats)

Rests (No Sound)

Quarter Rest (1 Beat)

Whole Rest (4 Beats) Hand Position

The following illustration shows you the correct position of
the fingers of your right and left hand on the piano
Measures and Time Signatures keyboard. Once you find this position you will know where
Music is divided into measures. The time signature found to place your hands for every piece in this book!
at th beginning of each piece tells us how many beats
there will be in each measure. The example below tells us
there will be four beats in each measure.

& 44 œ œ œ
œ
Color That Note!
Treble Clef Note Name Worksheet

Instructions
Choose five crayons. Next, color over the five whole
notes (C-G) with a different color for each note.
(Example: C is blue, D is red, etc.) Then identify each
note with its correct alphabet letter and color it with
the correct color.
It All Adds Up!
Basic Rhythms Worksheet

Instructions
Provide the answers for the first column of "facts", and then try to beat your score with more correct answers, or by
racing the clock to complete the second and third columns in record time.
Middle “C” Warm-UP

Music by Andrew Fling

& 44 œ
Moderato

œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ w
FC C C C Half-Note Half-Note, C C C C Hold-That-Whole-Note.
? 44

&
œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ w
C C C C Half-Note Half-Note, C C C C Hold-That-Whole-Note.
?

Middle C Warm-Up is a partner piece to Middle C and D Warm-Up.

Teacher Hint: Ask students to sing the words as they practice. Saying the letter names and “rhythm phrases” will
help them to learn their note names faster and perform the rhythms correctly.
 New Note:
Middle “C” and “D”
Warm-UP D
Music by Andrew Fling

4
Moderato

& 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
˙ ˙ w
FD D D D Half-Note Half-Note, D D D D Hold-That-Whole-Note.
? 4
4

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
˙ ˙ w
D D D D Half-Note Half-Note, D D D D Hold-That-Whole-Note.
?

Middle C Warm-Up is a partner piece to Middle C and D Warm-Up.

Teacher Hint: Take a moment to teach students about the value of practicing phrase-by-phrase. A little time spent in
the beginning, will bring great rewards over time.
 New Note:
I Love Bubble Gum
E
Words and Music by Andrew Fling

& 44 ˙
Moderato

˙ w œ œ œ œ w
F
Yum, yum, yum, I love bub - ble gum.

? 44

& œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
œ œ œ œ w
Makes me hap - py head to toe - sies Bub - ble gum.

?

I Love Bubble Gum is a partner piece to Au Clair de la Lune.

Fun Fact: Bubble gum was invented in 1928 by Walter E. Diemer, an accountant for the Fleer Chewing Gum
Company. The color pink was chosen because it was the only color they had on hand.
Au Clair de la Lune

Music by Andrew Fling

4
Moderato

& 4 œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ
œ w
F
? 44

& œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ w
?

Au Clair de la Lune is a partner piece to I Love Bubble Gum.

Teacher Hint: Encourage students to practice at a slow tempo. Remind them that they didn’t run the day they were
born. They had to first learn to crawl... slowly.
 New Note:

I Am A Gold Lock F
Music by Andrew Fling

& 44 ˙
Andante

œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙
F I
I am a gold lock, I am a gold key.

? 44
am a lead lock, I am a lead key.

& ˙ ..
œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙
I am a brass lock, I am a brass key.

? ..
I am a monk lock, I am a mon - key.

I Am A Gold Lock is a partner piece to Fudge, Fudge, Call the Judge.

Teacher Hint: Ask student to compare/contrast measures 1-4 to measures 5-8. It will help them to learn the piece
quickly.
Fudge, Fudge, Call the Judge

Music by Andrew Fling

4
Moderato

& 4 ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
œ œ ˙ œ
Fudge, fudge, call the judge, Mama's got a ba - by.

? 44

& œ œ œ ˙ ˙
œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ
Not a girl, not a boy, Just a plain old ba - by.

?

Fudge, Fudge, Call the Judge is a partner piece to I Am a Gold Lock.

Teacher Hint: Ask students to say the rhythms as they play them. Example: “Half-Note Half-Note Quarter-Quarter-
Half-Note.” drills like these will help them to perform the rhythms correctly, as well as learn the rhythmic symbols.
 New Note:
How I Love My Horsy
G
Music by Andrew Fling

& 42
Moderato

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
How I love my hor - sy, hor - sy.

? 42

& œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ
Yes, I do, of course, of cour - sy.

?

How I Love My Horsy is a partner piece to I Saw a Goat.

Teacher Hint: Ask student to say the note names while you play the piece. Next, have them try it.
 New Rhythm:

I Saw a Goat 3 Beats

Music by Andrew Fling

& 44 œ
Moderato

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ
œ œ
I saw a goat, u - pon a boat, a - sail - ing on the high seas. In

? 44 Œ

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ
œ œ œ ˙ .
com - ic pose, he powered his nose, and fell over - board with sneeze!

?

I Saw a Goat is a partner piece to How I Love My Horsy.

Teacher Hint: Take a moment to teach students about the value of practicing phrase-by-phrase. A little time spent in
the beginning, will bring great rewards over time.
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Color That Note!
Bass Clef Note Name Worksheet

Instructions
Choose five crayons. Next, color over the five whole
notes (C-G) with a different color for each note.
(Example: C is blue, D is red, etc.) Then identify each
note with its correct alphabet letter and color it with
the correct color.
Rhythm Connect!
Basic Rhythms Worksheet

Instructions
Connect rhythmic symbols with their correct matching values and names.

2 Half
Beat Note

4 Quarter
Beats Note

3 Dotted
Beats Half
Note

1 Whole
Beats Note

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 New Note:

Doctor Foster
G
Music by Andrew Fling

4
& 4 Œ Œ Œ
Moderato

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w
Doc - tor Fos - ter went to glou - 'ster in a show'r of rain.

? 44 œ Œ Ó œ Œ Ó œ Œ Ó

& Œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w
Step'd in puddle right up to middle and never went there a - gain.

? œ Œ Ó œ Œ Ó
Doctor Foster is a partner piece to Purple Cow.

Teacher Hint: Ask students to say the rhythms as they play them. Example: “Half-Note Half-Note Quarter-Quarter-
Half-Note.” drills like these will help them to perform the rhythms correctly, as well as learn the rhythmic symbols.
Purple Cow

Music by Andrew Fling

& 44 Œ
Words by Gelett Burgess
Œ Œ
Moderato

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ
I ne - ver saw a pur - ple cow, I ne - ver hope to see one; But

? 44 œ Ó Œ œ ww ˙˙ .. œ

& œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ
I can tell you a - ny - how, I'd ra - ther see than be one.

? ww ˙ .
˙ . Œ
Purple Cow is a partner piece to Doctor Foster.
Fun Fact: The author of the Purple Cow, somewhat exasperated with the constant quoting of his poem, later wrote:
Ah, yes, I wrote the "Purple Cow" But I can tell you anyhow
I'm sorry, now, I wrote it; I'll kill you if you quote it!
 New Notes:
who’s That Tapping at
C F
F
C
and
My Window and

Music by Andrew Fling

& 44
Moderato

w w œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
F
Who's that tap - ping at my win - dow,

? 44 ww w
Mom - my's ta - ping at my win - dow,
w

& w ..
w œ œ œ œ w
Who's that tap - ping at my door?

? ww w ..
Dad - dy's tap - ping at my door?

w
Who’s That Tapping at My Window is a partner piece to Jack Be Nimble.

Teacher Hint: Ask student to compare/contrast measures 1-4 to measures 5-8. It will help them to learn the piece
quickly.
Jack Be Nimble

Music by Andrew Fling

& 44 œ œ œ œ
Andante

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
F
Jack be nim-ble, Jack be quick. Jack jump over the can-dle stick.

? 44 w ˙ ˙˙
w ˙

& œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
Jack jump high, Jack jump low. Jack jumped over and burned his toe.

? w ˙˙ ˙
w ˙
Jack Be Nimble is a partner piece to Who’s That Tapping at My Window..

Fun Fact: Jack Be Nimble refers to Black Jack, a late 16th century English pirate who who had a talent for
escaping from the authorities.
Do Unto Others

Music by Andrew Fling

4
Moderato

& 4 Œ œ œ œ Œ
œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ
P
If you do un - to girls and boys as God asks you to, Then

? 44 œ Ó Œ œ ˙ Œ œ

& œ œ œ Œ œ œ ˙ Œ Œ
œ œ w
ev - ery kind and gen - tle act will come back to you.

? Ó Œ œ Œ œ œ Œ
Do Unto Others is a partner piece to Hop on One Foot.

Teacher Hint: Ask student to compare/contrast measures 1-4 to measures 5-8. It will help them to learn the piece
quickly.
Hop On One Foot

Music by Andrew Fling

& 44 ˙
Andante

˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
F
Hop on one foot Nan - ny goat, Nan - ny goat,

? 44 w w
w w

& ˙ ..
˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ w
Hop on one foot, Nan - ny goat do!

? ww w
w ..

Hop on One Foot is a partner piece to Do Unto Others.

Teacher Hint: Ask student to compare/contrast measures 1-4 to measures 5-8. It will help them to learn the piece
quickly.
Lucy Locket

Music by Andrew Fling

4
Moderato

& 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
œ œ œ
Lu - cy Loc - ket lost her poc - ket, Kit - ty Fis - her found it;

? 4 w ww
4 w

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ ˙ ˙
Not a pen - ny was there in it, On - ly rib - bon 'round it.

? ww ww

Lucy Locket is a partner piece to Jim Along Josie.

Teacher Hint: Ask students to say the rhythms as they play them. Example: “Half-Note Half-Note Quarter-Quarter-
Half-Note.” drills like these will help them to perform the rhythms correctly, as well as learn the rhythmic symbols.
Jim Along Josie

Music by Andrew Fling

4
Moderato

& 4 w œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙
Hey, jim a - long jim a - long jo - sie

? 44 ww w
w

& w œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ w
Hey, jim a - long jim a - long joe.

? ww w
w
Jim Along Josie is a partner piece to Lucy Locket.

Teacher Hint: Ask student to compare/contrast measures 1-4 to measures 5-8. It will help them to learn the piece
quickly.
Banbury Cross

Music by Andrew Fling

4
Andante

& 4 ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ w
F
Ride a cock - horse to Ban - bu - ry Cross,

? 44 ww w
w

& ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ w
see an old la - dy pon a white horse.

? ww ww

Banbury Cross is a partner piece to Let’s Celebrate!

Teacher Hint: Ask student to compare/contrast measures 1-4 to measures 5-8. It will help them to learn the piece
quickly.
 How Many Beats for a Quarter Note? ___
How Many Beats for a Half Note? ___
How Many Beats for a Whole Note? ___

*A Cockhorse is something used as a toy horse, like a rocking horse or a parent’s knee.

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I Had A Little Hobby Horse

Music by Andrew Fling

& 44 Œ
Moderato

œ œ Œ Œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ .
Fœ
I had a lit - tle hob - by - horse, and it was dap - ple gray; Its

? 44 Ó Œ œ w ˙˙ .. œ

w

& œ œ œ Œ œ Œ
œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ .
head was made of pea - straw, Its tail was made of hay.

? Ó Œ œ ww ˙˙ . Œ
.
I Had A Little Hobby Horse is a partner piece to Let’s Celebrate!

Teacher Hint: Ask student to compare/contrast measures 1-4 to measures 5-8. It will help them to learn the piece
quickly.
Let’s Celebrate

Music by Andrew Fling

& 44 œ
Moderato

œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ Œ
œ œ œ œ œ ˙ .
F
Let's ce - le - brate, Let's bake a cake, Let's join in Ju - bi - lee; For

? 44 Œ Ó Œ œ Ó Œ œ

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ
œ œ œ ˙ .
I have fin - ished my first book, And every - one's proud of me.

? ww ˙ .
˙ . Œ
Middle C Warm-Up is a partner piece to Middle C and D Warm-Up.

Teacher Hint: Take a moment to teach students about the value of practicing phrase-by-phrase. A little time spent in
the beginning, will bring great rewards over time.
Review
Instructions
Circle the correct answer for each question.

1) How many beats for a QUARTER NOTE ( )? 1 2 4

2) How many beats for a HALF NOTE ( )? 1 2 3

3) How many beats for a DOTTED QUARTER NOTE (

˙ .)? 1 3 4

4) How many beats for a WHOLE NOTE ( )? 2 3 4

5) Which clef is a TREBLE CLEF?

6) Which clef is a BASS CLEF?

7) Which DYNAMICS symbol mean play louder? F

 

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8) Which measure has more beats? A B

A) & 44 œ œ œ œ B) & 34 œ œ œ

9) How many beats for a QUARTER REST ( Œ )? 1 2 3

10) How many beats for a WHOLE REST ( )? 1 3 4

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