‘eel THE LANG LANG Hh PIANO METHOD LEVEL 4 Ka Have fun becoming a superhero pianist with Lang Lang! FABER ff MUSICCONTENTS WELCOME BACK! 4 FAST FORWARD metronome marks soft pedal 6 NEW RAYTHMS TAKE A BREAK 14 WELCOME TO D MAJOR D major scale low 8 intervals 15 ANEW TIME SIGNATURE § Eminor scale 19 TAKE A BREAK 23 GETTING TO KNOW F MAJOR \owF Fmajorscale broken chords 24 LET'S CELEBRATE! 28 ove iG OF 10 (© 2016 by Faber Music Ltd and Lang Lang All rights administered by Faber Music Ltd This edition first published in 2016 Bloomsbury House, 74-77 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3D Music processed by Musicset2000 Illustrations by Lauren Appleby and Thinkstock Page design by Susan Clarke Audio demonstrations by Christopher Hussey Concert pieces performed by Lang Lang at the Royal College of Music This ebook edition was created using CircularFLO from Circular Software All rights reserved. fi ao Lang Lang: worlwide management JeanSacquas Cesbron CAIN Ns, New York qrrcarimusle com) Eenerans Lang Lang: Ukfrland management Steve Abbot, Tevenmariomat Rainbow Gy Broadcasting Ltd (wwvwralnbowdtyco) vse FoeNDATION ISBN10: 0-571-59028-4 EAN13: 978-0-571-59028-5Hi, I'm 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 in each section. 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 go to: www. fabermusic.com/LangLangPianoMethodDownloadsrvvv WELCOME BACK! Let's start with a theme and variations to warm up. NO Dy, ~ An ~ @ THEME AND vaRiATIONs ©) Franz Schubert Andante = at a walking pace Espress. (espressivo) = with expression Andante — i - @ e i? P —$——— |" a Variation 1 5 Flowing _ _ er SS SS SS SSS PVVVVVVVVV VV VV VV Do you know what these P mf _— dynamics mean? mp St — Variation 2 5 With sadness Ce ? o 7? tre ele t Saeree DL te te SS EES : = Variation 3 33. Bright and cheerful 33, m8 i i nf —_—— Qe trees ; === Ds err raiveret ft tegiredo) aa sixteenth note (semiquaver), Four of these fit in 1 count: S77} Allegro = quickly FAST FORWARD 0 Now we can really get your fingers moving! @) SPEEDY WARM-UP 123 45 Hy ee ye REMINDER — This ic the key signature = end of G major. d > — (3) | RUNNING RABBIT STUDY a Allegro as a3 Z Sess + f aeeree StS P ——_—— |r mee 0 aa Z i 43 4 2 5 1 Coy, z r Zz =e ee —____——__ aes See = SSTrack REMINDER “) MAKE way FoR THE EmPEROR ©D a play the note wth an accent. Slow march timeTry your scales a little faster - and keep playing them every day! ae REMINDER Circled fingering means SPEEDY SCALE BANK thumb under or finger over. . ta ow H | 1 + ® 19 CHALLENGE Try thie hands together. - —XMetronome marks show you the speed of a piece by giving the number of beats per minute Poco a poco rit. = slow down little by little © RAI SHOWER @D This piece uses both pedale! The coft pedal is on the left. NO Gently and steadily + = 60 542 1 gris : —— 7 ————s = ~ofete a Soft pedal held down throughout # == ; = = poco a poco rit. : foo oP . Dito ;NEW RHYTHMS © =~ Clap these TTS a new rhythms: gal-lop-ing gal- lop- ing night rid-ing night rid-ing 6) RIDING THROUGH THE NIGHT Rhythmically SSS nf SSS ae 1 3 4 (aa=s Sa ee SS St SS SS eS @) PAINTED HORSES Sweetly SS eS p legato a - 5 Bs )3 f $ z + zone = SSS = af # £ = € ef 0Try clapping the right-hand rhythm Track Bro ° = This new rhythm ©: © fits into 1 count: Joed-J before you play this piece. I.) REMINDER CLEMENTINE weplecahacaneptest, ©) Traditional Steadily .=78 5 ta 1 {te t — Trae = St =a . 3 np ors —_ np A : - # = = z [Dep bie e = wize ° 2 r = = ? + — 3 = — CS SSS Se = 3 oF te 13, 1 35 & —— se === [at Z e iz = A = fcae Seal This is a very well-known song from a famous opera called ‘Rigoletto’. Allegretto = quite quick, but not as quick as Allegro @) LA DONNA E MogiLE © Allegretto J =92 Se ——— e t t — — ; = = Giuseppe Verdi 3 1 @ 4 pS Ss = ® aS ! eS ee eet 9 1 et a a 2 ¢ F oe - = oj P mp pat for fg soir F 2 Boy a aS af ——— ay I: ¥ my TTD Sa [THDey = broad and slow, stately This is ‘Winter’ from LARGO FROM "THE Largo 2 =48 “The Four Seasons’. Brrr! se rour seasons’ @) Antonio Vivaldi =O Coa ae — po EE SS 4 — OT dt SSS SSS SS —— — : i SEF 0% 1 @ _—~ ee SS Se | pee = = = = —- ZzTAKE A BREAK © You can hear me play ‘Song without words” Op.62 No.6 by Felix Mendelssohn on track @). Listen out for the singing melody above the harp-like 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 is in the Romantic style - often expressing feelings and thoughts. SONG WITHOUT WORDS OP.62 NO.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.Moderato = at a moderate speed WELCOME TO D MAJOR © Da capo al Fine = go back to the beginning and play until you reach Fine CHALLENGE When you know this scale really well try playing it hands together. 2) D MAJOR CONTRARY-MOTION WARM-UP eS SS SSS The key signature of D major is 2 sharps: F sharp and C sharp. (3) BLOWING LEAVES Né ep yp y Moderato Fine eS * ———— € oee FPTR ET ee ie oer, p cresc nf Pg i E I 0Clap the right-hand rhythm before you play this piece. Can you make up some words ‘to fit the rhythm? Track DONKEY DoopLE €) Ata moderate donkey speed 4 = 78 ————— Js a & a é . ST a= nf mp D4} ° 2 £ £ 2 i === £ ‘ : ‘ a ) ) ) ) 9 —=_ > Ss 5 2 = nf’ ; - — — [Dike 2 ; 13. Slower(tired donkey) Very slow e Sf 6REMINDER You will need to extend your hand in these pieces. i 45) LONDON BELLS to fe i. eS Hy en 4 % a el au WESTMINSTER WALK Smooth and balanced To work out an interval, count up from the bottom note. Count the total number of letter names. aot Pee SS 6m = 7B (octave) Chords are made up of intervals. Can you work out the intervals of the chords in each hand? 1 2. (ea 3 a Lnf 2p SecA Can you work out the intervals of the left-hand chords? ae You'll have to extend your hand in this piece, too. @) EVENING HYMN FROM "HANSEL AND GRETEL’ oe Watch out! Look carefully at the first chord in measure (bar) 7. Engelbert Humperdinck Flowing 4 = 90 ; 1 ‘ 5. . 5 2 a 3 2 ¢ _—— SF Or: J i z 2 SSS P & — mf E HE G FZ e t b, o 7 2 E SS & z 4 4 ‘ 3 jo. s/s 2 Pp —$———_—— | nf = FA E g s z cE tz E T T 2 3 4 BRS” alll. eu ‘ ‘ x wal * * N 4 8§ has 6 eighth-note (quaver) Beats in a measure (bar). 71 TT. | TT sennmennliourae ates) A NEW TIME SIGNATURE 0 NEW TIME SIGNATURE WARM-UP 3 by of o o of 2 a ss a oo { —_ ——$— + Se 3 mf as ¥ ROCKING BOAT STUDY With a steady flow 1 ¢ & . ae & ¢ & TT ae 4 & ¢ & Te aLook carefully at the fingering in the opening measure (bar). You will need ‘to swop your 2nd finger with your 3rd. cowBoy BLUES @D Lazy cowboy beat «. = 66 wo my ©New notes: top E and D sharp CHALLENGE Can you play this hands together? 1 ® 1 @ Ae SS eS i : — = tte - e —rft ert yee E i = S—— ——== i = @) FLYING CARPETS Slow and mysterious ——® misase © Lively J.=72 ‘ re i ===>; 5 e + SS a | ae nf = st — oo Fine eas SSS SSS pet aS oS } > —— | . ¢ 4 4 — [De 5 5 BS a SS ———— Epi: : Ps ¢ s —2 By a Da Capo al Fine ff to #9 yo ft ft tee 6 — P ys: : . 6 3 = an Tesn tats FF 2 * RiTAKE A BREAK LANG LANG'S THEORY QUIZ Name the note: How would you give this note an accent? How would you make this note an Ff: — What does poco a poco mean? How many beats? a What does pp mean? What does @\ mean? gz Name the note 2 4 Which key signature is this: . Name the note: G 7 What’ the interval? 25GETTING TO KNOW F MAJOR mone F MAJOR SCALE WARM-UP SSSI ee So ee SS =) rj * 1 3 1 @) RIPPLING STREAM Steadily La pe pee Sooo r ttre Mae t 2 £ € 7 = 3 1 ‘peat both hand tave highe —— i —— S= SaHow smooth and relaxed can you play this? Try to keep the left hand quieter than the right. “N am) steery siesta ~@) a With a relaxed flow «. = 48 ‘ 2 3 1 @ 3 SS SSS SSS mp legato SSS SS HEPlay these after your scales every day. BRILLIANT BROKEN CHORDS? / _f Molto = much, very & crescent moon © am Expressively «= 86 2S Ap i I | ° : 3 2 1 f — ' — of ee) SS z : | co aS Se ft —— p= E £ f £ —————wv Vv Moderato = moderately quick LET’S CELEBRATE! Can you spot all the charp signe? How many natural signs are there? Tack @) LANG LANG'S PIANO RAG =) r ff § Moderato J =90 32 3 ® 2 ——— St —S 2 } 5 3, 1 4% 4 3 Ss Se oS SSS" a6 : les. - e|, e_| re z bee? 3 iF 3 : tS a SSS — : (tse te: pa SSS St pe aft 2 1 @® 1 2 5Track raverzky march €D | Johann Strauss J=112 Allegro 3 ae te EE nf z = : D592CONGRATULATIONS! You've finished Level 4 and are ready to move up to Level 5! 7~ Download a - certificate for your Remember, it's great to v teacher to sign.* do lote of listening. Here are some of my CDs... . 4 * » Att 7 5 tauzie © Z, PROGRESS! {OWE RADY ro mone oF vo Lente 5 Le * Scan the QR code or go to: www fabermusic.com/LangLangPianoMethodDownloadsMM f/f AL IMoMiA (el) 4540 PIT Yfe) INCLUDE