Wc THE LANG LANG se PIANO METHOD LEVEL 4 Ke Have fun becoming a:superhero pianist with Lang Lang! FABER S MUSICCONTENTS WELCOME BACK! 4 FAST FORWARD NEW REYTHAS TAKE A BREAK 14 WELCOME TO D MUJOR Dmajer sale low 8 intervals 15 A NEW TIME SIGNATURE ff E minor scale 19 TAKE A BREAK 23 GETTING TO KNOW F MAJOR low F Fmajorscale broken chords 24 ‘LET'S CELEBRATE! 28 Muse proces by sor 2000 Maree ty Len Aly nd Tits ervey Lang Lang atthe Roya Cllage of Mic “ise an ancreteng ern om Cel Sars Lang Lng: were manager EH a Ne ok acer pane rans Lang Long. Utila manag enaasienie labo City rcnscsing Lid funni WMS \sonie. 57%-sanze-¢ FANT: S7B0-57 1530265Ui, Pm Lang Lang! Welcome back to the wonderful world of the piano. You really are on your way to becoming a superhero pianist ~ let's keep going! 0 You can click this symbol to hear all the music on each page. Touch the title or the measure you would like to hear and enjoy! You will even hear me play the concert piece ineach cection. The audio gives two bars of count-in clicks for each piece. All the tracks can also be found online*. Remember to play the piano every day and perform as beautifully as you can. + Scan the QR code or ao to: E wrwabermusic.com/LangLangPianeMethodDownloadsVVVVVVVVVVY, WELCOME BACK! ea and variations to warm up. ae Pe @ THEME AND vaRIATIONS ©) os Andante SSS toga —— Variation 1 4 Flowing oeVVVVVVVVVY VVVVV Vy 27S manent ope Variation 2 With sadness as ap esyess, : - Le = = — See =, ‘ . Variation 3 wy BieMandchool Tv poet See et i = Dy Jee ro 7 ee i : 2 Qiecepe 9 ce tae 2 ooo cot St x ioe eeeFAST FORWARD @ | asec @ SPEEDY WARM-UP tesa s oT REMINDER a This ic the key signature ~ A omar M&S A . mI os @)| RUNNING RABBIT STUDY a | sop igo saa ei ee a& mane way ror rHe emperor €D J parte row an accent. Slow march time stTry your sealesa litte faster ~ and keep playing them every day! REMINDER Circled fingering means SPEEDY SCALE BANK ‘thumb under or finger over. 1 22 12 + - - . - | SSS SSI 1 7b 1p CHALLENGE Try this hands together. 1 1 1 = ci © cas (ops SSMetronome marks show you the speed of a piece by giving the number of beats per minute Poxo a poco tit, = slow down litle by little & rare shower @) \3 This piece uses both pedals! The sort pedals onthe ett, Gently and steadily » ~ 60 é - 9 epeteppt recite tees”NEW RHYTHMS © i fal -iSp-ihg © RIDING THROUGH THE NIGHT Air Len thmically c Sea ore yy ——— @) PAINTED HORSES Sweetly Sa 421g p legato= This new rhythm 9. © fitcinto 1 count: ‘Try clapping the right-hand rhythm before you play thi ES REMINDER: G CLEMENTINE —tWepieceracanupnar. QD) Traditional Steadily J=78 3 13, 34 4, 1bs Allegretto = quite quick, but not as quick as Allegro & mpouwne more © Allegretto 1= 92 A Giuseppe Verdi 21ad and slow, stately “The Four Seasons’. Brrr! LARGO FROM “THE FouR seasons’ ©) mi Antonio Vivaldi Largo D—48 1 BTAKE A BREAK © You ean hear me play “Songwwithout words’ 0p.62 No.6 by Felix Mandelesohn on aa track (). Listen out for the singing melody above the harp-lke accompaniment and ‘the changes in mood, ’ FELIX MENDELSSOHN ... + Was a German composer who lived from 1809 to 1847. * Began piano lessons at the age of six and wrote lots of music from a young age. » Was a good artist —he liked painting the beautiful places he'd visited in watercolours. » Drew cartoons in letters to his friends, * His music isin the Romantic style - often expressing feelings and thoughts. SONG WITHOUT WORDS OP.62 HO.6 + Is also known as ‘Spring Song’ and is one of Mendelssohn’s most famous pieces + Has been very popular since it was first published. TRY FOR YOURSELF + Improvise some ‘harp-like’ ripples of sound. + Make up a melody that reminds you of spring time. 1%WELCOME TOD MALOR | mecostrncnonims sin beginning and play until you reach Fine o CHALLENGE ‘Wher you know this scale really veel try playing it hands together. @ D MAJOR CONTRARY-MOTION WARM-UP 1 3b f & dies —_———— SS . * = = = =? 1 a = grt et 4 T 7 > —— —= 1 o 7 Q The key signature of D major ie 2Z sharps: F sharp and ¢ sharp. (3) BLOWING LEAVES Ne e me ee / Moderato Fine a a . rao Dae af SEE z re Da Capo al Fine eit 2 = 2 = f + . P on = L5its potter. = ertClap the right-hanal rhythm before you play thie piece. an you make up some words to fit the rhythm? powney poopte © Ata moderate donkey speed = 78 2 1 2 16To work aut an interval, count up frann the battens nate. Count the tatal number of letter names. REMINDER You will need to extend Your hand these pieces. 1g LONDON BELLS WESTMINSTER WALK Corvouertons the vieralt te cade beach hans? 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New notes: top E and D sharp. ae CHALLENGE @) E HARMONIC MINOR SCALE an you play this hands together? a eo 5 = ae 7. = te fe a oe £ 7 @ To @) FLYING CARPETS Slaw and mysterious 2r6 mensic © ae Lively «= 72 3 Da Capo al Fine fF perot tan FeatTAKE A BREAK LANG LANG'S THEORY QUIZ Name the note: D te How would you give this note an accent? ——| How would you make this note an Fé: What does poco a poco mean? How many beats? What does pp mean? What does 7 mean’ Name the note: z: Which key signature is th Name the note: What's the interval?3 GETTING TO KNOW F MAJOR vs 2 se different right-hand fingering. Oo <<“ i & F MAJOR SCALE WARM-UP a ® 4 1 eo da pa f—* = es te — oH SS @) RIPPLING STREAM Steadily * , oa état eet Pp SS = SS DEE = = zt = + = as Yow oa FSa) & stespy siesta © a With a relaxed flew + 48 LSS Se mp legato eaaaee SerPlay these after your scales every day. ¢ iy, © PRILLIANT BROKEN CHORDS ah. 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