Wwe2s BASTIEN PIANO BasIcs TECHNIC PRIMER LEVEL BY JAMES BASTIEN KOS weit 8. ks0s MUSIC COMPANY ¢ SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIASonoMusica ea oe ea Ser Dear teachers and parents: ‘Technic contains a variety of exercises to develop hand and finger coordination, and to develop case, control, and facility at the keyboard. The student should allow time each day for technic practice. Th sises may be played as warm-ups before beginning to practice pieces. ‘Technic is coordinated page-by-page with Piano, Theory, and Performance books at each level. The four books should be used simultancously for thorough reinforcement of each concept. The suggested sequence among the books is listed in the Contents, Please be aware of these three items: DYNAMICS Unless indicated, the dynamics are to be suggested by the teachers. On each repeat of the exercise, have the student use a different dynamic level. TEMPO ent to play eacl cise in three tempos On each repeat, have the student use a different tempo. exe slow, medium, and fa: TOUCH Unless staccato is indicated, the bas many of the legato exercises may teacher's discretion, touch for these exer be repeated with es is legato, However ‘aceato touch at the BASTIEN PIANO BASICS is an exciting and comprehensive series designed to get the young piano student off to the right start. The learning sequence is carefully graded to assure steady progress in all areas. We offer you our best wishes for achievement and success. Neil A. Kjos Music Company James Bastien Jane Smisor Bastien © 1986 Kjos Wesi, 4382 Jutland Drive, San Diego, California 92117, International copyright secured. All rights reserved, Printed in USA. WARNINGI All the music, text, art, and graphies in this book are protected by copyright law.’To copy or reproduce them by any method is an infringement of the copyright law. Anyone who reproduces copyrighted matter is subject to substantial penalties and assessments for each infringement. we2isBASTIEN Piano Basics TECHNIC PRIMER LEVEL BY JAMES BASTIEN , Contents Warmup... Climbing the Bars ‘Twoter-Totter Fun! Sea Whale ........... Ocean Octopus ‘The Merry-Go-Round Circus Clowns: Roller Coaster Ride On the Ferris Wheel... Monkey ‘Twins . Three Giraffes .. Floating Clouds Lifting Balloons Tied Score .. All Tied Up! Four Crows .......... Five Rabbits 2... Melodie Intervals . Harmonie Intervals Glip-Clop ‘Trail .. Echo Canyon Chords Are Funt....... ‘Melody and Chords Harp Chords... Let's Go Sliding Bees in Springtime ‘The Crawling Caterpillar Hear the Wind Blow! .... ‘The Busy Windmill 2nds and 3rds Hopscotch G Chords. Boogie Time Let's Jump... Bouncing Balls ——— Wooden Shoe Dance . In Outer Space Robot Companion Bee Tats Rock! 2.5. ..0-...- —— Phrasing 2's... Phrasing 3's ——— Taming Cartwheels The Snake Charmer. Indian Brave... Special Requests for Technic 1 Srds eatlighers cee Ns cifas . solid chords . « broken chords .... ~ middle C position . solid and broken chords... . from teacher or student ards .. son C position, 2nds, J p ands slurs. ties, slurs melodic and harmonic intervals . G position ... aes staccato .... * phrasing broken chords (arpeggios) 5-finger patterns : melodic and harmonic intervals “To reinforce the feeling of achievement, the teacher or student may put a / when the page has been mastered. ISBN 0-8497-5280-9C Warm-up wm ddddltddd i ddddle | » Free lee eriffrels | ith page 16 of Piano, Primer LeClimbing the Bars wddddlddddiddddle | - Peper Pl et pls | fete inati tee I of Piano, Primer Level. WP215Sea Whale fad dite. Dlereri hp pl ped Ocean Oeloins ey seperti | rele re ltr ple aThe Merry-Go-Round rida gd [odds isd | oe ee | ies aa |Practice Directions 1. Play evenly with curved fingers. 2. Play legato, connecting the tones smoothly. 3. Play slowly at first; play faster when you are ready. Use these same Practice Directions for the rest of the book. LH. fp means to play the first time f (loud), the second time p (soft). Roller Coaster Ride RAL Vad a2 a 2 ein 4 WP215 Use with page 80 of Piano, Primer LevelPlay hands separately first. Repeat and play hands together." On the Ferris Wheel : i els eee | (G=2 ———— “Teacher: This practice direction is only a suggestion. You may want the student to begin with both hands. Use with page 31 of Piano, Primer Level. WP215 [_i.— o>" a" ~ osm> Ie WP215. use with page 32 of Piano, Primer Level.we215 Use with page 88 of Piano, Primer Level. Three Giraffes10 “ap wrist” motion. Lift on count 3. Floating Clouds lift hand lift hand lift hand Lift your hand at the end of each slur with an “up wrist” motion. Lift on count 4, Lifting Balloons ; lift hand SS SS WP215 Use with page 34 of Piano, Primer Level.W Observe the ties. Lift your hand at the end of each slur on count 4. _ Tied Score a (ccicnan ne @auio(aans 45 Lift your hands at the end ofeach slur on count 3. All Tied Up! Use with page 35 of Piano, Primer Level. WP215Four Crows WP215 Use with page 36-37 of Piano, Primer Level.Five Rabbits Use with page 38 of Piano, Primer Level. WP215Melodic Intervals BSS, A = SSS a a ee Pat 3 SP E - = FSET 3 dl Harmonic Intervals SSS Is 7 = e WP215 Use with page 39 of Piano, Primer Level,After playing each interval twice as written, you may then repeat each interval three times, then four times. Clip -Clop Trail © ( 3 & ge = —— = = ——— re Use with page 40 of Piano, Primer Level, WP215Chords Are Fun! > 1 i i SF-P Play this chord, | C’s its name, {Curve your fin-gers, |please take aim! * t T sa H *Continue this pattern up the keyboard on the white keys. In each exercise below, play the chords softer than the melody. Melody and Chords : z *Continue this pattern up the keyboard on the white keys. WP215 Use with page 41-42 of Piano, Primer Level5 * Continue this pattern up the keyboard on the white keys. Use with page 49 of Piano, Primer Level. WP215Middle C Position Ta Let’s Go Sliding! TEE seg { = *Continue this pattern up the keyboard on the white keys.= 1 aoe 7 *Continue this pattern up the keyboard on the white keys. Use with page 46-47 of Piano, Primer Level. WP215WP215 Use with pages 48-49 of Piano, Primer Level.The Busy Windmill - S — J — = & = é ae eB = = z o Use with pages 50-51 of Piano, Primer Level. WP215aS FP WP215 Use with pages 52-53 of Piano, Primer LevelG Chords eel Use with pages 54-56 of Piano, Primer Level, WP215ouncing Balls é = B ao ao imer Level. E é 5 = 3 2 5 a =ae 2Ee : ' ‘ hig xcs Robot Companions :3:@28 Begin with a low wrist, and end with a high wrist for each slurred group. | dl z eee 5 *Continue this pattern up the keyboard on the white keys. WP215 Use with pages 60-61 of Piano, Primer Level29 Cross your L.H. over your R.H. to play the hii Turning Cartwheels over ge s SS Is 5 *Continue this pattern up the keyboard on the white keys. Use with page 61 of Plano, Primer Level. WP215* Continue this pattern up the keyboard on the white keys. WP215 Use with page 62 of Piano, Primer Level.+ Indian Brave 1Special Requests for Technic | os | C ;BASTIEN PIANO BAsICs by James and Jane Smisor Bastien f For the 5-7 year-old beginner Primer A B® Piano for the Young Beginner WP230 Theory & Technic for the Young Beginner WP232 Primer B 1 Piano for the Young Beginner WP231 Theory & Technic for the Young Beginner WP233 Aer completing & Theory WP205 rmance WP210 nie WP215 Level 1 Piano wr201 Theory WP206 Performance WP211 ‘Technic WP216 Aline a Day Sight Reading WP258 Level 2 Piano WP202 © Theory WP207 l@ Performance WP212 . . Techni¢ WP217 Aline a Day Sight Reading WP259 Level 3 & Piano WP203 @ Theory WP208 @ Performance WP213 @ Technic WP218 Level 4 © Piano We204 eg © Theory WP203 i ® Performance WP214 x ® Technic WP219 Cha ISBN 0-8497-5280-9 | 90000 Te | | PU Aa PT YO Ta LN For the 7-11 year-old beginner en Supplementary American Sonatinas (4) WP252 Boogie, Rock, & Country ~ Level 1 WP238 Boogie, Rock, & Country —Level 2 WP239 Boogie, Rock, & Country~Level 3 WP240 Dinosaur Kingdom (2-3) WP246 1 Parade of Solos (P=1) WP237 fh Parade of Solos (3~4) WP245, n Life (1-3) WP234 Songs at the Piano— Primer WP241 Nursery Songs at the Piano —Level 1 WP242 Popular Christmas Songs — Primer WP220 Popular Christmas Songs —Level 1 WP221 Popular Christmas Songs —Level Popular Chi Popular C Popular Hyr mas Songs~— Level mas Songs— Level 4 WI r WP226 Popular Hymns—Level 3 WP229 les, Chords & Arpeggios (2-4) WP249 s Parade of Solos (1~2) WP243 Space Adventures (3-4) We236 ‘Third Parade of Solos (2-3) WP244 Two Sonatinas (4) WP235 Note Learning elebration of Notes, A—Book 1 (P-1) WP253 Celebration of Notes, A— Book 2 (1-2) WP254 Dot-to-Dot Note Speller (P) WP260 Note Pictures: A Coloring Note Speller (1) WP250 Note Designs: A Coloring Note Speller (1) WP251 icking with the Basics: Notes (P) WP255 king with the Basics: Rhythm (P) WP256 Sticking with the Basics: Sight Reading (P) WP257 WP215 495. After completing Level 4 the student will be prepared to begin the Intermediate Plano Course (Repertoire, Theory, Technic, and Multi-key Solos) WP105-116. [gOs NEIL A. Kjos Mus SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92117-0894 IMPANY * 4380 JUTLAND DRIVE,