THREE IMPORTANT POINTS THE KEYBOARD 3t white and black keys, producing tones LOW in pitch on the t. They are named: ‘The piano keyboard has eighty left, to HIGH as you go to a Hl, BLACK KEY GUIDE TO NAMES ‘The black keys, except the single one on the left, are in alternate groups of two and three. Name of Piano Middte ‘The white keys ne three black keys ai C is always the first white key to the left of a group of two black keys, THE C NEAREST THE NAME PLATE ON THE PIANO IS CALLED MIDDLE C. THE HANDS yh Left Hand Right Hand the fingers are slightly curved, so that fingers 2, 3, 4, and 8 strike is also curved, but strikesa THREE WAYS TO PLAY A TUNE ids on the keys like this: Middle C JINGLE BELLS BY FINGER NUMBERS: RE 8 3 3 3 3 1 Jin = gle bells, Jin - gle bell all LH-~3 38 8 3 3 38 5 Rh 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 38 5 5 Om what fun itis Fide in a one horse “LH 2 2 2 2 2 BY KEY NAMES: (R. H. or L. H.) (eee OE ee | BG Jin = gle bells, Jin = gle Tin = gle FOF F FE £ £E EG 6G OM what isto ride in a one horse BY READING THE NOTES: 2 3 the way! 43 4201 © = pen sleigh 24 68 D o£ the way! FD ing is introduced on the next page. Once you are suro of the notes and their location fon the Keyboard, you will find it much easier and quicker to play than by finger numbers orNOTATION ‘Notes are written on a STAFF: £ (On the fi fhe spaces) In piano music we use two Staffs connected by a Brace. This is called the GRAND STAFF. ‘The Treble or G Clef is (g): The Bass or F Clefis used for the higher notes used for the lower notes, lalo C, both Here are the ac on the Grand Staff, Not called a Leger Li 1e Treble and the Bass, is written on CDEFGABC DEF G (theech) - — po —— _—_ Paes = = —— GABCDEFGABEG FIVE FINGER GROUPS TO READ AND PLAY _Double bar READING HABITS RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING, 1e that these notes move stepwise-line to space, space to line; jour eyes take in a whole group of notes at one time; hands are in position, do not look at the keys; entally name the notes as you play them. a a € =e 0NOTE VALUES {1 some tones are held longer than others. To show exactly how We know, in the songs we 2 is to be hel |, We use different kinds of notes. Here are three of them: Whole note o Hat note J Quarter note Four quarters = a whole Two quarters = a half. Two halves = a whole. ddddio dod.d d de TIME SIGNATURE Moe Bor Ze ‘The mumbers that appear on the staff at the beganing ofa piece of music (¥ or or Bote are called the TIME SIGNATURE. @ ane ) = The top number gives the number of beats in a measure - (four beats). ‘The bottom number tells what kind of note gets one beat- (a quarter PLAY AND COUNT Four beats ina measure oe SSS 1234 1234 Y2a4 = . 123 4 Tiree beats in a measure = 5 = SS wig 3 oe 2 1 123123 2 To beat SS ae