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FORE WORD
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It is obvious that the students start learning music as a beginner,
it is important ro motívate them enjoying music as well as learning playing
techniques of piano.

This piano textbook is edited as follows.

Wide variety of music are prepared and edited for the students to learn
various kind of playing techniques and to develop their richer musical
expression.

Contents of this book deal with the Yamaha Piano Grade Examinati on
which require wide range of musical abilities such as solfege, keyboard
harmony, sighr playing, playing techniques of piano, aural ability and
musical knowledge.
Of course, it is possible to cope with other grade examinatio n systems.

At the end of the book there are several extra repertoire pieces as "More
Repertoire for Challenger" to stimulate student's motivation .

Yamaha wishes to have as many students as possible who enjoy and love
music, and will form a lifelong friendship with music.

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Ta ble of Contents

Fingcr Numberli ········ ........................ 4
Po,turc ····················································· 5
Se ore .1nd Kcvboard .... ··················· 6
Etude ¡ .................................................. 8
Hot Cross Buns ·· ·········· ..... ·....·· ·· ·· ···· ··.. 9 Etude 11 ........................................... 3 6
Etude 2 .............................................. 1 o
Dewdrops •••••••.............. •.... ···••················ 1 1
Etude 3 •·························................... 12
Tug ofWar •····································"······· 1 3
Etude 4 •············································ 14
Ode toJoy •·················"············•············· 1 5
Etude 5 ······....................................... 16
Litcle Hans 1 ····· ···· ·· ·........ ·........ ····· ····· ··· 1 6
Etude 6 ·····································"·•···· 17
Litcle Hans 2 .......... ········· ······ ·········· ······· 1 7
Etude 7 •···························· ................. 18
Merry Dance ·•···•··.. •······ ·· ·•······•··········•·· 1 9
Solfege 1
A Clock Tower ·······" ··········· ············· 20
Quiet, Quiet ···· ···········.......··········.......... 2 1
Etude 8 •············································ 22
A Pinwheel ····················.. ·•······•· ·· ·········· 2 3
Etude 9 ·························•·"················ 24
A Rainbow ·············· ····························· ·· 2 5
A Gencle Summer Day ······ ·•····· ·········• 2 6
Slumber Song ············· ··········· ··········...... 2 7
Slumber Song (Duet) ········•········· ·.. · ··· 2 8
Exercise 1 ............................................ 3 2
Etude 10 •············ .. -···········................ 3 4
French-Fry Bandir ··· ·····················"···· .. 3 5
Buzz, Buzz, Buzz .....··· ····· ······ ·· ·············· 3 7
Etude 12 ........................................... 3 8
White Cloud ··········....··· ···· ........... ·•· ······· 3 9
Shall We Singa Song? ··············· .......... 40
Mom's Sweet Answcr ·························· 4 2
Etude 13 ........................................... 44
Toe Cuckoo ·......... •··· ••· •· ····....···· ···· .... ··· · 4 5
A Clock Tower ······································ 4 6
Etude 14 •···················•······................ 48
Toe Singing Donkey ··· ··· ······ ··...........··· 4 9
Solfege 2
Ave Maria ····· ···· ···.... •····· ·········· ········"·· 5 O
Etude 15 ········--··............................... 5 2
Yo-Ho ······· ·····················"················•·"···" 53
Etude 16 •······· ................................... 54
A Baby Mouse ····· .....·········· .......·... ···..... 5 5
Etude 17 ··········································· 5 6
Lullaby of a Ha.rp on the Moon ······· 5 7
From Beyer ····· ···· ················ ··......... ·····.... 5 8
Exercise 2 ............................................ 60

More Repertoire for Challenger

Mountain Climbing ....................······· ·· ····· ... ·· ··· ·...···········•· •· •· 6 2
Happy Day ······ ············........... ····... ··· ·.........····.............. ····· ··· ···· 6 3
A Hippo Pianist ·· ····· ········· ····· ···· .. ··.. ·· ·· ·· •· ····....···•·••·••· •.•......... 6 4
London Bridge is Falling Down .. ·.. ···•.. •.... •.. ·.................... 6 5
Beat Drums! ······ ....................................................................... 6 6
JugglingJellybeans ................................................................. 6 7
Ticking Waterwheel •· •·•· •· •....... •·· ..... ... ...... .. .............. ... ...... .... 6 8

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