SOLO REPERTOIRE

starting key: RH
M
I
D
D
L

Summer Night E

1-18 (60)

Kenon D. Renfrow

Flowing

RH 2 A 2 A
G G 1 G G
F F F F F
E E E E E

F
D D

p F

..
6
1. 2.
4

G 1 G
F F F
E E E E E
D D D

f f
OPTIONAL : Play Summer Night with
the LH beginning with finger 4.

TEACHER ACCOMPANIMENT

Flowing ( q = 96)

&c ‰ j œ ‰j
œ
‰j œ ‰j œ ‰ j
œ œ œœ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œœœ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œœœœ
Fœ œ œ œ p
F
œ œ
?c w ˙ w
w w
with pedal
˙
6 1. 2.

& ‰ j œœœ ‰j œ ‰ j œ .. ‰ j ‰ j ‰ j
œ œ fœ œ
œ œ œœ œ œœ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙˙˙
œœ f
œ œ rit.
? .. ˙ œ œ
w bw ˙ œ œ ˙
˙

Playing on White Keys ■ Unit 2 15

Review Worksheet
U N I T T W O

Name ________________________ Date _____________________

1. Write the letter name on each key marked X.

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
A

2. Write the numbers from column A in the appropriate blanks

in column B to match each item with its best description.

Column A Column B

1. Quarter note q Moderately loud

2. Half note h Note receiving 4 counts

3. Dotted half note h. Soft

4. Whole note w Note receiving 1 count

5. Piano p Œ
6. Mezzo forte F
7. Forte f Note receiving 3 counts

8. Quarter rest Note receiving 2 counts

9. Half rest Second ending (play second time only)

10. Whole rest

11. 1. Ó
12. 2. First ending (play first time only)

13. Repeat sign Ó

14. Measures and bar lines Loud

15. Double bar

..

18 Unit 2 ■ Playing on White Keys

 Playing in Time Signature

Right Hand
4
Music has numbers at the beginning called a time signature.
Middle C Position

4 means 4 beats to each measure.

means a QUARTER NOTE œ gets 1 beat.

MIDDLE C POSITION
READING LH RH
M
I
D
D
L
E

F G A B C D E F G
5 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 5

All Through the Night

1-28 (70)

RH Middle C Position Traditional

Repeat Sign:

44
Gentle play again.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ..
œ œ w
4 4
1
G
F F F F

p
E E E E
D D
C

OPTIONAL: Play All Through

the Night with the LH beginning
with finger 2.
TEACHER ACCOMPANIMENT

Gentle (
= 98)

& b 44 œ œœ ˙˙ n œ œœ ˙˙
œ
œ œœ œœ œœ
œ œ
œ œ œ
œ œ œ
œ
p œœ œ œœ
? 4 œœœ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ
œ œœœ
b4 œ œ œ œ œ œ
with pedal

œ œ ˙ œ œ
& b œœ œ ˙
˙
nœ
œ œ ˙ œ
œ œ œœœ w
w
œ œ œ œ
?b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

20 Unit 3 ■ Exploring Positions on the Keyboard

 1. Play God Is So Good with the RH using the fingering above the
Playing in notes. (The RH uses the same position as Middle C Position.)
2. Play God Is So Good with the LH using the fingering below the
C Position notes.

C POSITION
LH RH
READING M
I
D
D
L
E

C D E F G C D E F G
5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5
1-30 (72)

C Position God Is So Good

Traditional
Flowing

44 2

œ œ
œ œ w w
RH 1

F
E E
D D D
C C
4

F
LH 5

œ œ ..
œ œ
3
5

E
3
E
G
F
D
F
E
D wC

OPTIONAL: Play God Is So Good

hands together.

TEACHER ACCOMPANIMENT

Flowing (
= 96)
4
& 4 œœ œœ œœ œœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
F
?4 ˙ ˙ ˙
4
˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
with pedal

& œœ œœ œ œ ..
œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙
b œ œ œ # œœ œ œœ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
rit. 2nd time
? ..
˙ ˙ ˙ w
˙ bœ bœ ˙
22 Unit 3 ■ Exploring Positions on the Keyboard
 1. Play Ode to Joy with the RH using the fingering above the notes.
Playing in 2. Play Ode to Joy with the LH using the fingering below the notes.
G Position

LH G POSITION RH
READING M
I
D
D
L
E

G A B C D G A B C D
5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5

1-31 (73)

G Position Ode to Joy

(Theme from 9th Symphony)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Joyful

44 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
(1770–1827)
RH 3

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
1

D D
C C
B B B B B
A A A A
G G

f
LH 3
5

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
5
D D
C C
B B B B
A A A
G G G G

OPTIONAL: Play Ode to Joy

hands together.

TEACHER ACCOMPANIMENT

Joyful (
= 152)
#
& 44 ˙ . œœœ ˙˙˙ ... œœœ ˙˙˙ # ˙˙˙ ˙˙ n ˙˙
˙.
f˙. ˙ ˙
( )

? # 44 ˙ . œœ ˙. œ ˙˙ œ
˙. ˙. œ ˙˙
with pedal
˙ œ
5

#
& ˙˙ œœ œœ œœ œœ # ˙˙˙ n ˙˙˙
˙˙ ˙˙ ( ) ˙˙
?# ˙ n˙ ˙˙ b˙ ˙ œ ˙˙
˙ ˙ n˙ ˙ ˙ œ

Exploring Positions on the Keyboard ■ Unit 3 23

 Music is written on a staff of 5 lines and 4 spaces. Some notes are
The Staff written on lines and some are written in spaces.

LINES SPACES
5 4
4 3
3 2
2 1
1

w w w LINE NOTES

w w
SPACE NOTES

w w w w

The treble clef sign locates the G above the middle of the keyboard.
The Treble Clef This sign came from the letter G.
Sign & By moving up or down from this G, you can name any note on the
treble staff.

M
I
D
D
L
E

&œ G
The clef sign curls
around the G line.

The bass clef sign locates the F below the middle of the keyboard.
The Bass Clef This sign came from the letter F.

Sign ? By moving up or down from this F, you can name any note on the
bass staff.

M
I
D
D
L
E

?œ F
The F line passes between
the two dots of the F clef sign.

The Staff ■ Unit 4 29

 The bass staff and the treble staff are joined together by a brace to
The Grand Staff make the grand staff. A leger line is used between the two staves
for middle C. Leger lines are also used above and below the grand
staff to extend its range.

The notes with arrows are landmarks or guideposts. Learn to

identify and find them quickly on the keyboard, as they assist
in reading the notes surrounding them.

LH RH
M
I
D
D
L
E

C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C

&
?

Middle C appears on LH RH
Middle C on a leger line between M
I
the treble clef and D
the Grand Staff bass clef. It can be
D
L
E

played with either

RH or LH. C D E F G A B C D E F G A B

&
?

New Dynamic
Signs crescendo (cresc.) diminuendo (dim.)
or decrescendo (decresc.)
(gradually louder) (gradually softer)

30 Unit 4 ■ The Staff

 c 4
New Time
Signature = common time or 4
READING

1-36 (78)
Gradual C
Steady

&c
RH 1 * 2 3 2

˙ (repeated notes)
˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ w
F
?c ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

& ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

? ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ w
(repeated notes)

LH 1 2 3 2

* Notice the fingering changes on

the repeated notes. These changes
can aid with the crescendo and
diminuendo.
TEACHER ACCOMPANIMENT

Steady (
= 164)

?c ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ w
F
?c
˙˙ ˙
bb ˙ b b œœ b b œœ ˙
˙ b b ˙˙ ˙
bb ˙ ww
with pedal

? ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ w

?
b b œ b b œœ
œ
bb ˙
˙ ˙ ˙ w
˙ ˙ b b ˙˙ b œœ œœ w

The Staff ■ Unit 4 31

 The two dots in the bass clef M
I

F Below sign that surround line four D

D
L
locate the F below middle C.
Middle C E

F C

? Line 4

READING

1-37 (79)
F Below
With energy

&c ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
F ˙ ˙ ˙˙ ˙˙ ww
?c ˙ œ œ
5 1 1
5

& ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

? ˙ ˙
œ œ
˙
˙ ˙
w
1 5

TEACHER ACCOMPANIMENT

With energy (
= 164)

? c Œ œœœ bœ œ bœ œ b œœ œ bœ
Œ b œœ Œ œœ Œ b œœ Œ œœ Œ œ Œ œœ Œ b œœ
F
?c Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œœœ œœœ ˙˙
b b œœœ b b œœœ b œœœ œœœ œœœ
5

? Œ ˙
Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ

? Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ
œ œ œ ˙
œ œ œ ˙
32 Unit 4 ■ The Staff
 The treble clef sign locates the M
I

G Above G above middle C by circling D

D
L
line two.
Middle C E

C G

Line 2 &
READING

1-38 (80)
G Above
Moderate
5

& 34 ˙ .
5 1 1

˙. ˙˙ œœ ˙˙ ..
F
? 34 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

5
5

& ˙. ˙. ˙ œ
˙.
? ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

TEACHER ACCOMPANIMENT

Moderate (
= 172)

& 34 Œ œœ œœ Œ œœ œœ Œ œœ œœ Œ œœ œœ
F œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
? 34
˙. ˙. ˙. ˙.
with pedal

& Œ Œ Œ ˙˙ ..
œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ b œœ b œœ
? ˙˙ .
˙.
Œ b b œœ b œœ .
˙.
The Staff ■ Unit 4 33
 Write the name of each note on the line below the staff.
3 Important
Notes ? ? & &
Middle Middle

READING

1-39 (81) Fiddle Tune

Lively

&c ∑ ∑
5 1

˙ ˙ ww
f
?c ˙ ˙ œœ œœ ˙˙
∑ ∑
5 1

& Ó Œ Ó ∑
5

œ ˙ ˙˙ ˙˙

? œ œ œ œ
Œ œ Ó ∑ w
5 1

TEACHER ACCOMPANIMENT

Lively (
= 192)
œ œ œœ œ œ
&c œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œœ œ œ ˙
œ
œœ œ œ ˙
œ
f œ
? c œ œ œ œœ œ œœ
œ
œœ œ b œœ œ œœ œ b œœ œ œœ

œ œœ œ œ ˙
5

& œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œœ œ œ œ œ
œ ˙

? œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ b œœ œ œœ
œ œ œ ˙
˙
34 Unit 4 ■ The Staff
 M
I
The RH C Position consists of Middle C, D
D

Right Hand three new notes D E F and the G above L

E

Middle C.
C Position and C D E F G
A STEP is the distance from any line note
Right Hand to the very next space note above or
Middle C below it—or from any space note to the &
Position very next line note above or below it.
STEPS UP STEPS DOWN

& 44 œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙
B

œ D
E
F F E
D

1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1

READING Circle the repeated notes in One Step at a Time.

All other notes move in steps.

1-40 (82)

Moderate
One Step at a Time
&c
1

œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ w
F
?c ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
5

& œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
˙ w
? ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

TEACHER ACCOMPANIMENT
Moderate (
= 146)

& c ˙˙˙ ˙˙˙ ˙˙˙ œœœ œ

˙˙˙ ˙˙˙ ˙˙˙ œœœ
œ
F
?c
w ˙. œ w ˙. œ
with pedal
5

& ˙˙˙ ˙˙˙ ˙˙˙ œœœ œ ˙˙ ˙˙ ww

˙ ˙ w
?
w w ˙ ˙
w
The Staff ■ Unit 4 35