The Piano Keyboard There are WHITE KEYS and BLACK KEYS on the Piano Keyboard. c The WHITE KEYS are named: | Lc | Recite the letters of the Musical Alphabet several times ‘The BLACK KEYS are grouped in TWOS and THREES. Touch all the groups of TWO BLACK KEYS on your Piano. C is found to the left of the TWO BLACK KEYS. Letter all the Cs you can find on the Keyboard Charl, opposite Now, on your piano, PLAY all the Cs you can find using the thumb,Keyboard ChartMiddle C on the Music ‘Music is written on the LINES and SPACES of the STAVE. The NOTES on the music tell us which KEYS to play. There are different kinds of notes, but first we shall learn the SEMIBREVE. A SEMIBREVE looks like this: ©> It is held for FOUR COUNTS. Clef Signs Treble Clef sign Bass Clef sign eo This is how MIDDLE C looks in the Treble. is how MIDDLE C looks in the Bass. tis written as a SEMIBREVE, and gets FOUR counts. Written as a semibreve, it gets FOUR counts. Itis played by the RIGHT HAND thumb. It is played by the LEFT HAND thumb. Play it and count FOUR. Play it and count FOUR.The numbers ofter the Clef Signs tell us how to count. In this book we need only read the TOP number. It shows how many counts there are in each bar. Count 3 to each bar Count 2 3 34 2 5 Count 4 to each bar to each bar Each finger has « number. 1 The thumbs are both numbered 1. Right Hand Left HandMiddle C as a Semibreve In the Treble Accompaniment Creator a Z [9 wr » Let’s Play With the Right Hand T _ rv | |= 7 + LC Ss i SI ty MlMiddle C as a Semibreve In the Bass Accompaniment 2 | Let’s Play With the Left Hand oa oa oa So 5 4 $=Middle C in Minims When a note has an open head and a stem, like this: J or r itis called a MINIM and gets TWO COUNTS, Play the following, counting TWO to each note - ‘ONE, TWO’ to the first note and ‘THREE, FOUR’ to the second note of each bar, Grandfather’s Clock ¢ é io Fee = Count: one-two three-four Dye tay teeMiddle C in Crotchets A CROTCHET looks like this: d or ig and gets one count. Moccasin Dance == MS Count: One Two Three Four Te 7Work Shee Mark the Time Values of the following notes, using 1 for Crotchets, 2 for Minins and 4 for Semibreves. Oo a o - if = + a = ay = = { o SU eee a eae eeee eee re eee eee eee ees Make Minims of the following by adding stems. Stems Up = a 2 = “oO 2 =a S co Stems Down Change the following into Crotchets by filing in the heads and adding stems where necessary. a z __o =: ae 3 o- = —o eo gee Write Middle C in each Clef. Semibreve Two Minims Four Crotchets Two Minims Four Crotchets Semibreve 4Accompaniment jot ae Fee pee Sf ep : ae SS \S as algae ph 7a == Right Hand 5 FE J Note — The Train Note to teacher From this point on, be sure to stress the importance of accenting the first count of each bar.Accompaniment peers = are me eee Lil te The SeabéesWrite the new note D as indicated. 06 = Semibreve Two _ Four Minims Crotchets Write the new note B as indicated. c Semibreve Two _ Four a Sereda eer eee Minims —Crotchets In the following exercise, first draw the Bar Lines where they belong (Note Time Signature}. Next, write the letter names of the notes. Finally, mark the Time Values - using 1 for a Crotchet, 2 for a Minim and 4 for a Semibreve. t — 5 6 a ae eo rt a2 tf o 2 De Letter Names © Time Values 2Two-Four LEP NR ge Right Hand 2 March of the Gnomes Left HandThree-Four and The Dotted Minim Accompaniment erceroagl eee mbby ddd ss soni siieartbeat ey sya ee ee Bu Dance of the Gnomes Do you see the importance of correct counting? These are the same notes you played in “March of the Gnomes’ but they make a new piece when you count 3 to each bar.Read Aloud é eS ore Oe Mary Had a Little Lamb JJ Accompaniment DpH Speed yey Semibreve Write the new note E below. Minim Dotted Crotchet inim[PASS a : Accompaniment Dts oe eie re] Read Aloud eg 0 © 6g Oo Write the new note A below. Semibreve Minim Dotted Crotchet Minim20 Read Aloud eee March - ing up, March - ing down. oR a o ~ e e o oe fun, ‘Round theRag-Time Raggles ,Accompaniment et SSS SSS Ser a |22 LIRR. Work Sheet First, look at the time signatures. Next, draw bar lines in their proper places — then, write the letter names under the notes. SSS SSS SSS S5 SSS SS oq Rope pp pp oe ope? Ppt peepee esRead Aloud Note iS 7am 7 Df Hee = The Chimes tlRests - oe RESTS are signs of silence. Each kind of note has a rest sign of equal value. $ Gr te. Semibreve Minim Crotchet A whole bar's rest Gets 2 counts Gets 1 count Accompaniment Blow the Man Down (next page) $5222 FSS SeeRests FEL Zz RESTS are signs of silence. Each kind of note has a rest sign of equal value. 4% S 4s, Crotchet Awhole bar's rest Gets 2 counts Gets 1 count se Accompaniment Blow the Man Down 1; (next page) ee erSee Accompaniment on opposite page. Blow the Man Down 27Read Aloud oS aoe Co Accompaniment Write the new note F below. aia 4 Semibreve Minim Dotted Crotchet = Minim 1 EEE sRead Aloud Read Aloud [es ———— Yankee Doodle SS ee 9: E = = = == * =ee E = |Carry Me Back Home James A. Bland ES Spe ep ey = atte ee: : Down a River Wat - er rush-ing, a the wind- ing fish are 31 When two notes are tied together, the second note is not struck but held for its full value. with | trees and | bees wav - ing | “Hi!” eo. jump-ing. A | gen - tle | journey goes | by. Accompaniment 8 43 Se| * Write the two Gs you have learned. ANEW Le lAleloTSre lr] Theme from ‘New World’ Symphony SS lo Accompaniment 248 a fae See RSS eyBugles! 33oe Mer - ri - ly, e mer-ri- ly, mer- ti - ly, 2. fe35 Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen Spiritual Accompaniment esata) tos 2 Bo 41¢) ¢ dll) @ ‘tlLPI LTS PALS Topo e rey] ( Wiite the two Fs you have leamed.‘Adapted from Stephen Foster Accompaniment Gee beregenie epg einees a Gegep nee are denen rt 37Princess Waltz 3 Accompaniment ' . 4 L. Pf #iSfSts hes sfaes a eeeWork Sheet 9: EP t et nn ~~ (Wiite letter names) Clap the time (one clap to each count) while reciting the letter names of the notes. Afierwards, play the example on your piano, first marking the fingering for each note.