[Ber Line, Double Bar, Time Signature, 4/4 Time, Quart Halt Note, Whole Note, The Hands, Finger Numbers, lon (Thumbs on Middle C=9 Notes Only) 2 Tiree Note Review ‘On Middle C / Two New Notes Thre Note Tune / Around Midsle G/C-D-B-C. 8.2 Naw Ho AoE / Fst Dance 8. "2 More New Nat “Two More Now Notes Toe Heal Dance 10, All Five Fingers [Al Five Fingers / Fist Exercise 11._3/4 Time, Dotted Hall Note One, Two, Three / Waltz Tune 12._Wnole Measure Rest, Hall Rest, Quarter Real, Ramony ‘Aic rm “Martha” / Fist Harmony 13. Harmony Review Swdy in Harmony! Bom Hands 14. Sir, Legeto, fF Progress /Etuse 16._Five Finger Position © Major Fist Seale Study / Exercise in Contrary Moton 18. d Against o Four Notes To One / Swinging 17, Againat J “Two Notes To One! The Viiage Band 18. Tpasieat g +d Against J ‘One Note To One / Study / Miniature March yi Jageinat 3. irae Noles To One / Walt Around 20. nf ‘A Summer Da Melody, Aecompaniment Lightly Row Intervel, Melle Interval, Harmonie Interval Inteale For Right Hand nivale For Lok Hand Nalode irtenal Exerio. Tie, mp Summer Breeze Chord, Triad, € Chord, G7 Chord, C Major Chord Study, - Solid Chords, Broken Chord 7 Chord Study 25. Tho Watt Waltz On The © Chord “26. First Recital Ploce Yigie Waitz (Czemy) | EE Ghard Symbote | 228. Repeat Sign ‘Some Folks (Foster) Symphonic Theme (Beethoven) | ATF chord, Popular Nasi F Chard Study / Thre Chords : | 30. Pleup, Tredlona Muss “Winer The Saints Go Mactng in | 31. Firat Popular Teaching Ploca 32. Sharp, Half Step, Whole Step ‘32. Scale, Major Scale, C Malar Soale, @ Major Scale, Key Signature, C Major nd G Major Key Signetwres 34.__Five Finger Postion ~G Malo, G Malor Chord, Leger Lin Up And Down On G 1G Major Chord Sindy 75. 07 Chord, C Chord In Key of G D Seventh Chord Study / C Chord Study Tiree Chords in G Major Prineipal Chords in © Major and @ Major, Tranapostion Lit Piece (Diba) Broken Chords, Thumb Under and Finger Du, Du Leigt Mic m Herzen Recital Pe In May Eighth Note, Eighth eat Eighth Notes 7 Boogie Beat {Change of Right Hand Position Fotk Dance / This Od Man Dust Rovere Accidente, Natural * : Popular Teaching Place ‘Guantanamera Change of Hand Postion aa Legato Melody Hand Position, Left Hand Extension Searbodogh Far Dietlonary of Terms, Signs and SymbolsA FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC : STAFE Notes are written on the lines and spaces of the STAFF. THEBLE (OR G) CLEP + and a BASS STAFF for low notes. Piato music uses a TREBLE STAFF for high notes. ‘THeBLe STAPP (RIGHT HAND) When these two staffs are joined together by a brace, the result is called a GREAT STAFF. The high notes are written toward the top, the low notes are written toward the bottom. = ‘ :IRST HAND POSITION OTH THUMBS ARE ON MIDDLE C Remember: In 4/4 Time the quarter note ( J the: )N MIDDLE C Tk ce me a: “Y siesatone © ¥ 1 4 Remember To Count Out Loud!{ MEASURES BEATS are grouped together to form measures. MEASURES may contain SAR INE} two, three, four or more beats. Measures are separated by BAR LINES. The end of a composition is indicated by — wages a DOUBLE BAR. Ae TIME SIGNATURE ‘The grouping of beats into measures is indicated by the TIME SIGNATURE, which appears at the beginning of each composition. The top number of the time signature tells how many beats there are in each measure. The bottom number tells what kind of note is to receive one beat or count. 4__ A beatsineach measur. 47 Each quarter note ( d ) gets one beat. i Quarternote (J) = 1 beat :.# Half note id ) =2 beats Whole note (@) = 4 beats [At first you should clap or tap out the rhythm of each new piece, while counting out loud. As you begin to play each piece on the piano, continue to count out loud. This will help you to build solid rhythm, which is the foundation of good playing. THE HANDS Numbers are placed near the notes to tell you which fingers to use, The fingers are numbered like this: ‘The hands must be slightly cupped, so that the fingers are rounded and strike the keys with the soft pad at the tip of the finger. The thumb must also be rounded so that it strikes the key with the 6oft pad at the outside of the nail.THREE NOTE TUNE ooh tins = oat oath Hy os outTP - i - r orp os Hy = ~44 AROUND MIDDLE C 4 eee ie 2 ]| 2 ‘| c-D-B-C== «-Ren.ember this sayi Eran The spaces of fol sespaces of als|clole Thespa ass Clef: 1 i reble Clef S. © Al: Cows Eat Grass. a spell FACE." : = Lovie vorrs red 1. TOE - 12 @ at res ‘ ee i a + fF ~~ + Gh out: 1 2 3 4 |r ? a \1 23 4 |1 2 i pee __- e ety VEE f E 3 zt 7 2 3 ® i os on 2 © a ad A pc jo D E pc Dp E {¢ ~_* o =et del maw vores —_1 TWO MORE NEW NOTES [a TOE-HEEL DANCEsso (____-xew ores ——I ALL FIVE FINGERS @ P = 1 2 8 4 5 5 ====—= : 10{\ out: 1 20304 «1 2 3 4 ft 2 3 =e = © > c BA G IF F F GA ———— 2 — —e— + i 2 S & 6 6 ® 7IRST EXERCISE 7 C4 2 a 5 ( Us counts 1 2 3 4 «IQ_ 2 beats in each measure, 4 Bach quarter note( = — a aemeat 0 * Steeieh o Bew poston. Copyght ©1968 by Califor Mase Pres” ad by Periion, )FOLK DANCE Moderately aa ea Tn. 3 12 fe COUNT: 1 Cle 5 5 “This Old Man” begins in a new position for the right hand. Place the 4th finger on G. In the Sth measure, the right hand stretches back to the Five Finger Position, with the thumb on Middle C. * ~ THIS OLD MAN Moderately fast a7 4 5, 2 ‘TRADITIONAL 42 mf - 57 ‘This old man, {he playod ons, ho ployed nick-asck Jon my drum; With » counr:1 2 3 4 {1/2 3 4/1 2 3 4 {1 2 3 4 nick-nack pad-dy whack, |give your dog © bone, | This old man came | rolling home, 123 4 |1 #2 3 441 2-3 4 |1 2 3 4 ae] oe T 53 *strotch Thumb to Middle 0, for new position.a ee “74-4 isaNATURAL, Teanga oa at, al that appears in the body of a songyrather thin in * led an ACCIDENTAL. It is is only in effect for icelled by the next bar line. sary accidental js placed in parenthesis, as a lc Look at measures 8 and 13. ' | | j | 1 SECOND PART (9 Accompaniment) REVERIE : “7 By JOHN BRIMHALI Slowly .The words of Guantanamera were written by Cuba's national poet, Jose Marti, who died in the Cuban struggle for in Spain in 1895, Freely translated, the words from where the palms grow.. Before : poems of my soul. The melody dates ffom the Seventeenth Ceatury.. and was later joined fo the Marti words. : GUANTANAMERA (LADY OF GUANTANAMO) Mk Ep " tli OD Nodes diy © AN -qeapmonat cusan MELODY , ~ CHORUS. 5 ke (New hand position) (Now band position) Th. dotted lino shows the movement of the melody from hand to hand. Copyright © 1972 by California Musle Press Used by Peralasion