FOR THE PIANO The Boston Musie Co. Boston, Wass.LEILA FLETCHER MUSIC LESSONS HAVE BEGUN TO THE TEACHER ‘Thre arp two practice habits which are of utmost impertance to the beginner. ‘They are the bass of piano technique gai good musicianship, "One's the habit of TISTENING shen playing andthe other that of playing WITH EASE (without stfoes or tension) “BOTH MUST BE CULTIVATED FROM THE VERY FIRST LESSON. The beginner should play with soft, musical tone. ‘The hands shoud fel natural and comfortable onthe keyboard. ‘The following presentation of lesson material is recommended because it is very simple, each new musical fact being taught separately, and because it is designed to CONCENTRATE THE ATTENTION ON TONE and EASE IN PLAYING. 45. 4. On the KEYBOARD teach D between the fo black Keys.“ Have the pupil find and play several different D's.” Then teach C, D, E.—one key on each side of D, the “melody” rising. Drill: "Play C, D, E with right hand, Bngers 1,2, 5. Say the letter-tames of the keys ae you play. "Find, and. play Cy Dy Ein different places on the piano.” "Play C, D, E with left hand, 1. Teach the finger-numbers: 1,2, 2. Have the pupil play diferent piano keys, (any keys of his own eHoosing) frat with hnger ef the th hand, then with felt hand, gee 3; then right hand ager 2 then let hand finger 2, and 0 on, the teacher akong for themumber-names ofthe finger the pupil wile 3. Teach by imitation a legato, three-note exercise, played Fingers'3, 2,1, in different places on the piano.” Then, by the strong fingers, 3,2, and 1, om any dhvee consecue show Middle C (close to the loek on the piano) and ask tive white keys, "For example: Right hand, playing in the pupil to play Middle C, D, E. the ble pt ofthe Keyboard, hes: Ay Ge Ge A: Wad playing 8 the Reese of the Lesbort welt 5: Next teach BY IMITATION the litle piece entitled D,E, F, E, Ds fingering: 3, 2, 1, 2,3. Allow the pupil OLE pa page 6. Do not show the pupil the music, to play any three consecutive keys he happens to choose Felden, ie nln the weds: then ave the pupil (The pupil not, as yet, know the letter-names of imitate, playing and singing the words. “°C-D- : (The pupil does not, as yet, ke Bele : piece for the RIGHT HAND ONLY. It is NOT to be the pinno kaye) : Played bythe let hand, "(Phe reson for hs thle Now teach the sme eneris using the reverse ingeing, freon ina ic Pee aon ate tat we 112:3,2:1,cachhand, and paying any trecconscutive nthe ful enti the rie’ ne of SBE keys as before. twits the right hand.) Copyright, MCMLVIL, by The Boston Muse Co, Interatonl Copyright SecuredF eaeeecerenens at as the pupil already knows C; on she KEYBOARD) the ay Jaing Del oy ten erent places on the keyboard playing G Ba fagers 1,2, 3: right hand fingers hing the oh 1 BY IMITATION thepiecentted "CB 1 Neo OY TG LEEE HAND pase and i ee ved by the right and (Piya nn a eh pan a ela rl Ee us re a or Se te ay ep my Koei ee cack a may See irae a atta Deere, Be Bees Frac spoe whl neat 1 Gus KEYBOARD teach A,B, C,D.E.F,G._(Re- Oh KE ROAR veal iso oa mre that pe is rear pining and ca Rad any Rey weet eaation) a Ramet the diagram ofthe Grand Saf on page 4 Now shaw th dng ee Stal for notes rom Pra aan Ue payed bythe ght hand, ad Me CC tor nae, fom Middle © DOWN, ty he Baw Sito ihe et hard Thenon page 5 heh a aye org nto volved explanations sna tant ath count hole ae Base ace ine ass, the Upper igure of didn rare wiih cls how rity outs, or the Tie oe in euch tac, andthe Lower ig Ure The Senature which shows that this note ot i erat (he sme tive, which the re a ie ant of measerenen "ia the only ial ne which sould concern the beginner, Shetsplaaton of telowe gre ofthe time signature mn tee unl een musi stay) 10, The pupil snow ready to lay "C-D-E* and “CB mp and Tra the tes, Io playing ad "cy. ing’ the notes; 2nd, playing and counting aloud; 3rd, ett he fit four bry only CBB hea ond CBA ss playing and singing, of sayin Theater A tos From now om all ice shouldbe ly haere, the vt i he ay ‘ne + Playing ‘may be continued.) neh sames") employ Mele exec wine ein ee 1 go te to pieces requiring the use of ‘the® MEE before by the 4th and Sth fingers are intend Hm. me deem a he pice nee ining in ensemble playing “y"™t ol Sng en fr no Beet ine eh cron ate SP JAP hawt THE MELODY LINE: Single note pic “ give Sweet bade oer an exec Memo for developing the left han oPPortu melody playing and expressing) SH the igh ae’? 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The thumb plays on its side, and should be over the keyboard. ‘The wrist should be Zoose ‘The music should be placed below eye-level, not above. If necessary, use a music rack or any device to lower the Practise in a good light. ‘The piano should be kept well tuned. PIANO KEYS ‘When piano keys are depressed, they drop less thas Jinch! Therefore, it is EASY to play the piano, t Play in the centre of each key, not near the side GRAND STAFF ‘Treble Clef sign? — ‘THE TREBLE STAFF. has five lines: Notes are plac 4 on ¢he dines and 2 ‘in the spaces between the lines. 2 ‘THE BASS STAFF, has five lines? Bass Clef siga:_—7 Notes from Middle C UP are ‘written on the treble staff. Notes from Middle © DOWN a written on the bass staff.‘TIME VALUES OF NOTES LETTER NAMES OF NOTES receives 1 count P (erotetet, beat) cDEFGA BC Pr reeives 2 counts == (minim, 2 beats) P+ receives 3 counts Midate CC I dotted-minim, 3 beats) © receives 4 counts (semibreve, 4 beats) ob Po A BO This is tow the fingers ‘Thumbs fe numbered for playi are the piano: nanan ONE! tpt hand right and THE TIME At the beginning of a piece of music you will see ¢wo figures, jor Jor $, placed after the treble SIGNATURE: clef and aiso after the bass clef. These two figures are called the TIME SIGNATURE. The UPPER figure tells how many counts, or beats, there are in each bar af ¢he piece. 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