2 a How to Sit at the Piano iat SITTALL! Lean slightly forward. Let arms hang loosely from shoulders. Elbows slightly higher than keys. Bench must face the keyboard squarely. Knees slightly under keyboard. Feet flat on the floor. Right foot may be slightly forward. Pianos come in several different sizes and styles, Which kind of piano do you have? SPINET PIANO UPRIGHT PIANO GRAND PIANOFingers Have Numbers | (awe pase ewoee (OF EACH HAND LEFT HAND (ry Hy Piano Tones When you play a key, a hammer inside your piano strikes a string lo make a tone. When you drop into the key with a LITTLE weight, you make a SOFT tone. When you use MORE weight, you take a LOUDER tone. Curve your fingers when you play! Pretend you have a bubble in your hand. Hold the bubble gently, so it doesn't break! 1. Play any white key with the 3rd finger of either hand, softly. 2. See how many times you can repeat the same key, making the tone a little louder each time you play. Before you play any key you should always decide how soft or loud you want it to sound. For the first pieces in this book, play with a MODERATELY LOUD tone. Always LISTEN CAREFULLY to the music you are making!— The Keyboard The keyboard is made up of white keys and black keys. LOW SOUNDS <__ DOWN (Lower) UP (Higher HIGH SOUNDS Black keys are in groups of 2's and 3's ia TWO BLACK KEY GROUPS RH 4, Using LH 2 3, begin at the middle | 3. Using RH 2 3, begin at the middle and play all the 2 black key groups and play all the 2 black key groups 382) going the keyboard 23) (both keys at once). (both keys at once). 2. Play them again, one key at atime, 4. Play them again, one key at a time. PLAY: LH23. PLAY: RH23. SAY: “Step down’ as you play SAY: “Step up” as you play each pair each pair. THREE BLACK KEY GROUPS . Using LH 2 3 4, begin at the middle and play all the 3 black key groups going <_ Down) the keyboard (all 3 keys at once). 6. Play them again, one key at a time. PLAY: LH234, SAY: “Step-ping down.” RH 7. Using RH 23 4, begin at the middle and play all the 3 black key groups going | uP > the keyboard (all 3 keys at once). 8. Play them again, one key at a time. PLAY: RH 234. SAY: “Step-ping up.”Music is made up of short tones and long tones. We write these tones in notes, and we measure their lengths by counting. juarter Note _ ashort note. COUNT: or: “One” “Quarter” Right & Left RH Fingers: 3 2 i (Stems UP) Right hand play ing, LH Firigers: E fs e i te DOWN) yeemenOWN) ist hand | play ing, Half Note J a long note. i COUNT: “One - two" or: “Half -note” Left & Right bee tae Left BH Finger: J d J hand plays; 5 Clap (or tap) ONCE for each note, counting aloud. BAR LINES divide the music into equal MEASURES. BaR BAR BAR LINE LINE LINE <— MEASURE —> | <— MEASURE—> ddddledee ris POSITION OF HANDS RH ee 2 5 2 Hear the —shigh notes! Hear the fow.——noles!_ DOUBLE.BaR theend Clap (or tap) ONCE for each note, counting aloud. Id d Id J POSITION cl RH4. Clap (or tap) the following rhythm. 2. Clap ONCE for each note, counting alaud as you clap. Whole Note a very long note. o COUNT: “One - two - three - four” or: “Whole - note - hold - down” Merrily We Roll Along HAND POSITIONS ui ai 3. Clap (or tap) & count 4, Play & count. aE ae 5. Play & sina the words. mw itgelne i ; (Ete Mer - ri we roll, a = Long, roll a - long, a - long, RH Fingers: J 3 Mer- i = ly we a - long, O'er the deep blue seal DUET PART (Student uses black key groups ABOVE the middle of the keyboard.) madd ddd bode ddyd ddd 3h? F1. Clap (or tap) & count. DYNAMIC SIGNS tell us how LOUD or SOFT to play. Dr Pay count Ff (forte) = loud P (piano) = soft 3. Play & sing the words. 4 . Play a duet with your teacher. eS a Jolly Old Saint Nicholas HG TU AIHA f lt le a 1 2 e a ¢ ¢ ¢ c Jol - ly Old = Saint Nich - 0 - las, lean your ear this way! | ete | ie 1 Poe reco a la la da mle Don't you tell a sin - gle soul what tm going to ‘say; RH 5) §| 5 5 2 J i Fala eee S| 3 s( . oO Ghnist- mas Eve 18 ~—com - ing soon, now, you dear old man, 5 3 44 3 4 al 3 Whis - per what youll bring tome, tell ome if you can, DUET PART (Student uses black key groups ABOVE the middle of the keyboard.) Keene eee eee al | B RH oH fp P P You are now ready to begin RECITAL BOOK, Complete Level 1.ss An Easy Way to Find Any White Key Piano keys are named fur lie first seven letters of the alphabet, beginning with A ABcCODEF G The 2 & 2 black key groups help to identify the names of the white keys! Use LH 3 for keys below the middle of the keyboard. Use RH 3 for keys above the middle of the keyboard. 1. Play all the A’s on your piano. 2. Play all the B's. 3. Play all the C’s 4, Play all the D's. 5. Play all the E’s. 6. Play all tne F's. 7. Play all the G's. Uy You can now name every white key on the piano. The key names are A B C D E F G used over and over! The lowest key middle of the piano is called MIDDLE C. on your piano is A. Going UP the keyboard, the notes sound HIGHER and HIGHER! Play and name every white key beginning with bottom key A. Use LH 3 for keys below middle C. Use RH 3 for middle C and all keys above.a Batter Up! 1. Clap (or tap) & count. 2. Play & count, 3. Play & say note names. 4. Play & sing the words. Follow these steps for each new piece. RH = Notes with stems UP "Jee Jd 1. Bat - ter upl Bat - ter 2. Bat - ter up! Bat - ter DUET PART RH 7 7 up! up! The C nearest the middle of the keyboard (under the brand name of the piano) is called “Middle C.” MIDDLE C POSITION Pe 32 se ae 23 THUMBS on. se ae = Notes with stems DOWN ‘Two DoTS ‘mean go back to the Boginning ‘and play again. Inre ele: the game be - gin! cr wank Exe win! Pee cpeararcaereeerrg erect Prep, Tee You are now ready to begin TECHNIC BOOK, Complete Level 1.10 z 1. Clap (or tap) the following rhythm. Music has numbers at the beginning 2. Clap ONCE for each note, counting aloud called the TIME SIGNATURE. asyoucene means 4 beats to each measure. a quarter note J) gels one beat. 4 2 J d | {| o COUNT: “1, 14, 1-2 1-2-3-4" ont, 2 8-4, 1-2-3-4 MIDDLE C POSITION coco eue UTTTETTI RH | : aaa ty ler pe ler’ 1. Our dog's fun! Our dog’s neat! He's a ver- y clev - er pup! 2. He stands on his front feet, When we hold his hind legs up! DUET PART (Student plays 1 octave higher.)MI NEW DYNAMIC SIGN IDDLE C POSITION vores TTT The Ski Lift LH=5432@2345=RH », 1. Lets go i =img one Up and ip well go 2 vinon veto ad ing Gh eam Time a> mich ec if c r r O’er the moun-tains, hills and val - leys, Oer the ice and ‘snow. We atch “tn to Ade the aki Whom gate fe wth DUET PART (Student plays 1 octave higher.) op 7The Staff Musie is written LINES 1 SPACES 1 ona STAFF e x of S lines ra z a and 4 spaces: + i mS -—— LINE NOTES — (— SPACE NUIES— Some notes |9©—————-—-@—_ Some notes|§ ———————~zy—— are written oe are written ro) on LINES: = in SPACES: The Bass Staff The BASS STAFF is indicated by the BASS CLEF sign: Locates the F This sign came below the middle from the letter F: of the keyboard, The F line passes between the two dots of the F clef sign! F This is the F line. 5 ae, By moving up or down from this F, you can name any note on the bass staff. mma) ° Lig a Notes REPEATED on Notes stepping DOWN Notes stepping UP ‘same line or space: to next space or line: to next space or line: REPEAT same key. ‘step DOWN to next white key.| | step UP to next white key, “zs x™ eM mf tH 2 if dem eee) 6 Tht Sl es oe up a - gain.The Treble Staff The TREBLE STAFF is indicated Fea ee This sign came by the TREBLE CLEF sign: a i apareae 5 from the letter G: y ] |o This is the G line. The clef sign curls around the G line. By moving up or down from this G, you can name any note on the treble staff. 8g my of G, down, down, down, up, up, G G, down, down, to c. ee 12345 — pen RH 5areooy sera (TTT 12345 Uo ry— Temes ee y hap - py song! Play and sing a - longi When you're sad it makes you glad to play this hap - py song! DUET PARTThe Grand Staff The BASS STAFF and TREBLE STAFF together make the GRAND STAFF. A short line is used in between them for MIDDLE C. 5 long lines for the TREBLE STAFF. The GRAND STAFF has: ) 1 short line for MIDDLE C (added only when needed). 5 long linos for the BASS STAFF, The complete MUSICAL ALPHABET can be written 3 times on the GRAND STAFF: Low 1 ff MIDDLE 1 HIGH ‘The TREBLE and BASS staffs are joined together with a BRACE: “ IMPORTANT: Only LH & RH C D E F G need be learned now.ari en Het [Ps pea RH1 23 4 5 FOR THE REST OF THIS BOOK: Notes BELOW the Notes in the TREBLE STAFF 6 Notes ABOVE or ON the middle middle line have will be played with RH. line have stems pointing DOWN. _ stems pointing UP. Notes in the BASS STAFF 5) will be played with LH. =Se— a “Position C” [Thats “PO - SIMeasuring Distances in Music Distances from one note to another arc moaeured in INTERVALS, called nds, &rds, atc, {1 The distance from any white key to the next white key, up or down, is called a 2nd. 2nds are written LINE-SPACE or SPACE-LINE. Play, saying “UP a 2nd,” etc. Upa Upa Downa Downa Upa Upa Downa Downa 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 42d, 2nd 2nd and C POSITION Lt 54321 12345 Just a Second! Moderately fast RH 1 MF syst a second, | just a sec-ond, | just a sec-ond, | just a sec -ond! s - - ond! I -y! “nfs! a sec- ond, | lust a see ond, | just. a sec-ond! | Now I'm read - y! LHSC POSITION 41. Clap (or tap) the following rhythm. 2. Clap ONCE for each note, counting aloud. ‘ t2 [ld d: Sailing Moderately fast 1.Come, come, come tothe seal 2. Sea - gulls ‘ound us wil Play. RH 1 mf. © come, mf Well Lit DUET PART (Student plays 1 octave higher.) BHSLUR ‘A CURVED LINE over DIFFERENT NOTES is called a SLUR. It means play LEGATO (smoothly connected). SLURS mean play LEGATO. Slurs often divide the music into PHRASES. A PHRASE is a musical thought or sentence. Wishing Well Moderately slow eer RESTATE SCRE CSE RH 3 1. Clap (or tap) the following rhythm. 2. Clap ONCE for each note, counting aloud. ee ie C POSITION ee 54321 tit ee DUET PART (Student plays 1 octave higher.) RH s\ fA‘To play LEGATO correctly, one finger must TIED NOTES come up just as another goes down. When notes on the SAME LINE or SPACE are joined. This piece will make it easy for you to learn bya curved line, we call them TIED NOTES. to play LEGATO. The key is held down for the COMBINED VALUES PLAY SLOWLY! CONNECT SMOOTHLY! OF BOTH NOTES. LISTEN CAREFULLY! Balloons Moderately slow 4.Soar - ing they | smooth - ly sail 2. Glid - ing they glim - mer on P é *<_geDNoTes)| = Prost - ing tke fly. Bright - ‘ning the : sky. DUET PART (Student plays 1 octave higher.) ee ae rere When you skip a white key, the interval is a 3rd. Play, saying “UP a 3rd,” etc. Upa Upa Downa Downa Upa Upa Downa Downa Bd Sd rd rd 40 Sd 5 ad Sed Who’s on Third? Moderately fast 1 Mm, = i! TNT ~----— rid d muy2a 4 8 | hes wehees Step Right Up! 1. Clap (or tap) & count. 2. Play & count. 3. Play & sing the words. Follow those etope for each piece in thie book! Moderately slow 1 Step lh ww oe The DOUBLE DOT: REPEAT FROM THE BEGINNING.4 Review—Melodic Intervals Distances between tones are measured in INTERVALS, called 2nds, 3rds, 4ths, Sths, etc. Notes played SEPARATELY make a MELODY. ‘We call the intervals between these notes MELODIC INTERVALS. Play these MELODIC INTERVALS. Listen to the sound of each interval. The Carousel ‘Name all the MELODIC INTERVALS in this piece before you play it. Brightly 1 MF Cor ou eno go | round and ‘oundHail to Thee, America! SLUR means play LEGATO }, {smootiy connectec Majestically 4 e MH, var 12 tree, -| mer - \- cat 2a 1 mee. A =| mer = i= car ‘SLURS often divide the music into phrases (musical thoughts). |p oar) = st S Wore) = sou Brother John Moderately fast 1 P tre you sloop-ing? | Aro you sloop- ing? | Broth- er Johni | Broth ar _John! az ——— a a vine tor baatet | 1na_tr_rotcint fre ome okt [onan come * 1 1 You are now ready to beain TECHNIC BOOK, Level 18.6 Review—Harmonic Intervals Notes played TOGETHER make HARMONY. We call the intervals between these notes HARMONIC INTERVALS. Play these HARMONIC INTERVALS. Listen carefully tu the suund of each interval. Good Sounds Moderately fast aff S20" 0rd. seas and 2 i | MY’ Soc -onds, Srés and | Athe and She Mako gret) her = mo =| lee! You are now ready to begin RECITAL BOOK, Level 1B,TIME SIGNATURE (Review) $3. means 3 beats to each measure. d. = DOTTED HALF NOTE Af aQUARTER NOTE J gots one boat. eer The Cuckoo First play the left hand alone, naming each HARMONIC INTERVAL. Happily 5, You are now ready to begin EAR TRAINING BOOK, Level 18.8 Reviewing the SHARP SIGN The SHARP SIGN before a note ‘means play the next key to the right, whether BLACK or WHITE, When a SHAHP SIGN appears betore a note, it applies to that note for the rest of the measure. Money Can’t Buy Ev’rything! March time 5 F von ey cant tuy | ev = weming: | money "cant mae | you a Mon - ey cant buy Mon + ey does = nt | make you ——_—— ——_—— wen «ey coos ot [mate you saa Yvon ey cam oe | al tal batSTACCATO (Review) STACCATO is the opposite of LEGATO. It means SEPARATED or DETACHED. To play STACCATO, release the key instantly. STACCATO ic indicated by a DOT over © orunder @ the note. Ping-Pong Brightly \4 5 i -< e | ay ping-pong | wih my Cad and | some-tmes tet him | win When he hits the | ball too hard 1 a { I i10 INCOMPLETE MEASURE ‘Soma pieces bagin with an INCOMPLETE MEASURE. The first measure in this piece has only 1 count. The 3 missing counts are found in the last measure. When you repeat the whole piece, you will have one whole measure of 4 counts ‘when you play the last measure plus the first measure, Grandpa’s Clock Moderately fast s ‘ p 1: Thor'e “Tick, tock, tok, tock, tick, took, tok, tock J There * mp stands as tall as Grand-pa's clock! Out in’ the hall it has a pen- du - lum that awings, And all day long it einge,"Tiek, tock! Tick, tock! Tick, tock” stands and sings,“Tick, tock! Tok, took”When the Saints Go Marching In March time 4 Oh, when the | Saints wnen ne | Saints12 G Position Review Play and say the note names. G’s in the “BAG” ISS Moderately fast And you know your | B C Ds, A A AOA Bc oO,REVIEW: Dynamic Signs Sa CRESCENDO (gradually louder) —_DIMINUENDO (gradually softer) Join the Fun Moderately fast 5 inf’ ey - ‘ry ono join the funt Laugh and sing your | cares a way! ——_ 1 8 1 = = pe , —- = = ———S[—— s sF¥¢ ———— feat meee [Hens | Teetermenere | cc tenem =—— = =e — ta —_—_—.This is an ACCENT SIGN. When there is an ACCENT SIGN ‘over or under a note, play that note LOUDER. Oom-Pa-pa! Moderately fast § MPs. Pape vougit a — | hom tor me to play in the | sym-pto - oy. 2.Whenthe bass be - | gins 1 boom, | Evy’ pa - pa | needs an oom ‘with this hom,” he Uke a babeneeds S o> > % > “Hell play oom for Ev- "yom needs > > Less +> Suggestion: After playing the entire piece twice, repeat the last two lines again, playing the LH one octave lower!15 Reviewing the FLAT SIGN we play the next key io the LEFT, L, The FLAT SIGN before a note means whether BLACK or WHITE. When a FLAT SIGN appears before a note, applies to that note for the rest of the measure. The Clown ] Al ie Moderately fast Fine D.C. al Fine D.C. al Fine (Da Capo al Fine) means repeat from the beginning and play to the end (Fine).| 16 th —— ps se¢Foae TTT TT RH. 2 3 4 5 — "6 wesoat Both thumbs on MIDDLE C! Play and say the note names, Thumbs on C! Moderately slow Wust thres new notes c BOA A e Mroricsireaitis | ine o |ecrwtinas of 38- ere o |'c c ¢ ce 5Tempo Marks " TEMPO is an Italian word. It means “RATE OF SPEED.” Words indicating how fast or slow to play are called TEMPO MARKS. Here are some of the most Important tempo marks: ALLEGRO = Quickly, happily. MODERATO = Moderately. ANDANTE = Moving along. The word actually means “walking.” ADAGIO = Slowly. Waltz Time MIDDLE C POSITION Bring out the LH melody. Moderato 5 5 Suggestion: Repeat with butt hands one octave higher,18 Good King Wenceslas — th — ax — Wd Allegro moderato (moderately fast) Good King Wen- ces - las 100K out, On me feast of ste = phen, 4 = = i Sa ar [oe " tt ey ee | 5 When a poor man came in sigh Gath-Ving winter fu - el 1 319 The Rainbow (7% This sign is called a FERMATA. Hold the note under the FERMATA longer than its value. Andante (moving along) Roy G. Biv’ ‘There's red, or - ange, ye - low, and «green, and blue, And 2 in - dh - vos 0: bet wo: oy fue, And Adagio (slowly) where can you find a pot of puro go? AL the end ofthe rain - bow, or 80 ve been tol! 3 ‘Remember the name “Roy G. Biv’ and you will always know the colors of the rainbow In the order in which they appear.Good Morning to You! Allegro (quickly, happily) i af mom = — ing to you! Good ‘mom - ing, Dear (rams)Eighth Notes Two eighth notes aro played in the time of one quarter note. When a piece contains eighth notes, count: “one-and” or “quar-ter” for each quarter note; ‘count: “one-and” or “two-Bths” for each pair of eighth notes. Clap (or tap) thoso notes, counting aloud, ge ta ty Happy Birthday to You! HAPPY BIRTHDAY is exactly the same as GOOD MORNING TO YOU, ‘except for the EIGHTH NOTES! Allegro : \ = + — aus fp 8 a: = — ees in m= ew joe Bith = day to you! Hap - py Bit - day. Dear22 A NEW TIME SIGNATURE means 2 beats to each measure. ‘a quartor note gots one beat. Clap (or tap) the following rhythm, Clap ONCE for eactt note, counting aloud. Yankee Doodle AWHOLE REST is used to indicate a whole measure of silence in % time. Allegro moderato 1 of Yan- kee Doo - dle went to town, Rid - ing on a po: ny, He - te — z called it mac wi DUET PART: (Student plays | octave higher.) ~23 The Windmill oe Andante ‘Al-ways tum-ing, Al-ways turn-ing! Always face the wind! 3 ‘Always spin-ning, Al-ways spin-ning! How we love to see you spin! \2 Whon the wind is blow - ing, and fev-on when its slow ing. 4 ee ee eee Z + = == # = — =: —E+ suggestion: For rectal performance, repeat THE WINDMILL, playing both hands Suagestion: he octave higher, then play the last ling AGAIN, very slowly and soy24 Indians G PosiTion Moderato: ‘nyf’ 1. Cher-0- kee, Chicka-saw, | Chat-ta - wa, Chip-pe-wa, | too, | 2. Kick-a- poo. Ki-o-wa, | Ot-ta-wa 1-o-wa | Sioux" 1 5 ‘And mere were man-y. | | man-y more, See ‘Note: Sioux is pronounced “Goo.” It rhymes with “too.” =F] The double dots inside the double bare indicate that everything between the double bars must be REPEATED.25 G Position with LH an Octave Higher iH — rH In this NEW G POSITION, the LEFT HAND plays ONE OCTAVE HIGHER than before. ‘The RIGHT HAND remains in the same position There is only ONE new LH note to learn. Ws 4g21 5 New Position G op 7 tho mu- sic sounds so good in now po- si -tion GI G@ 0D B BOG G Doc B26 The Damper Pedal The RIGHT PEDAL js called the DAMPER PEDAL. When you hold the damper pedal down, any tone you sound continues after you release the key. The RIGHT FOOT is used on the damper pedal. Always keep your heel on the flour: use your ankle like a hinge. This sign shows when the damper pedal is to be used: | eS: ‘The sign means: PEDAL DOWN {___ pot. peoa, ———1 PEDAL up Pedal Play This easy PEDAL STUDY will show you how the damper pedal causes the tones to continue to sound, EVEN AFTER YOUR HANDS HAVE RELEASED THE KEYS. Press the pedal down as you play each group of notes. Hold it down through the rests. Play VERY SLOWLY and LISTEN. Adagio 3ar Harp Song Moderately slow VERY IMPORTANT! Also play HARP SONG in the following ways: t Play the 3rd and 4th measures of each line one octave higher than written. y the 1st and 2nd measures of each line one octave lower than written. 3 ‘Any combination of the above two ways.‘The sign 8va placed over the notes means 8VA play the notes one octave (8 notes) higher than writen. Concert Time Allegro moderato Both hands ava Fine 7 $a app) . a added D.C. al Fine29 Music Box Rock Allegro He's a lt + tle thing they call the Mu - sic Box Rock, 5 mf’ legato Mu - sic Box Rock, Mu - sic Box rock! Wind a it - te spring and it - run tke a lock last time ritardando to| endA Cowboy’s Song Lazily a_i 7 ———_— =" ion be pale at night But the stare seem to oy. 2 a ta! ft = = — = = A special WESTERN EFFECT may be produced by playing the pairs of aighth notas a hit unavenly, in a “lilting” style: Jasi.31 Ov - er- head, stars are “Wo will chow you the Suggestion: Play A COWBOY'S SONG also with LH 84 lower, in the old G position.ThigisenticHTH Acs: = Oe er Geet d or 6 It means REST FOR THE VALUE ‘Single eighth notes are often b y OF AN EIGHTH NOTE. Used with eighth rests. COUNT: ‘one -and l OR: "wo the” Glap (or tap) tha following rhythm: The Magic Man 1 Mysterlously zan-y-bod-ys ha on the : ag 10 Man cant mo fee Mag -le Man can 9 can \3 Wo can wave a wand and change a mouse in - make it Even take an el - e- = \oeMIDDLE P PasITION MS 4o24 BOTH THUMBS ON MIDOLE U LH same as new G Position. The Greatest Show on Earth! \< March tempo ARA ¢ SF oinn to tne Gwent = ast Shona We hit of unt its ful of mirth! Come see the clowns and tun = bers ‘0; ‘See what oura ot fod when the mo aie ‘sans to play, ‘Youll say “Hoo - ‘ay! Ws Gir- cus Day? And you wi shout for all youre worth, “Come to the36 Measuring Half Steps AHALF STEP is the distance from any key to the very next key up or down, black or white, with NO KEY BETWEEN. The SHARP sign raises a note a half step. The FLAT sign >) lowers a note a halt step. Each black key may be named 2 ways, as shown here: The NATURAL sign §j is used to CANCEL a sharp or flat. A note atter a natural is ALWAYS a WHITE KEY! Middle D D “Half Step” A Position AH 123 4 er) lH4 a 24 BOTH THUMBS ON MIDDLE D! Play & count:The Whirlwind MIDDLE D “HALF STEP” POSITION This piece consists entirely of half steps, except for the last two measures. Allegro moderato 1 ogee Soar-ing. switl-ing. chas-ing. chum ing. ‘oury = ing curl ing, Fitting, frisk~ ing, hurm-ming, hurt ~ ing, 7 2 5 «6 ‘Swift - ly sworv-ing, circ -ling, sond-- ing Leaves in live - ly spi - ras spin- ning. Puffs of fluff and down of this-ties, How it hulls and howls and whis - tes! 3 Die = di ty winds and chases Ev = ys thing ds and rac - es Whitt = jing, twirl = ing, swit + ing out of sight38 Measuring Whole Steps A WHOLE STEP is equal to 2 HALF STEPS with ONE KEY BETWEEN. clam Middle D “Whole Step” Position Ws 45 24 BOTH THUMBS on MIDDLE D! When a SHARP or FLAT appears before a note, it applies to that note each time itis used in the rest of the measure, unless it is cancelled by a natural. A SHARP or FLAT continues when a note is tied to the following measure. Itis not necessary to re-write the sharp or flat before the second of the two tied notes. Play & count: ta 34 \¢ | mfThe Planets MIDDLE D “WHOLE STEP” POSITION Andante 5, —_—_ ae Can you name Yes. you can40 Tetrachords A TETRACHORD is a series of FOUR NOTES having a pattem of WHOLE STEP, WHOLE STEP, HALF STEP The notes of a tetrachord = must be In alphabetical order! CRESS NS, Nar ake They must also have this pattern! Play the following tetrachords LH tetrachords are fingered 5 4 3 2. RH tetrachords are fingered 2 3 4 5. © TETRACHORDS:4 The Major Scale ‘The MAJOR SCALE is made of TWO TETRACHOADS joined by a WHOLE STEP. THE C MAJOR SCALE KEY-NOT WHOLE KEY-NOTE ‘There is NO # or b inthe © MAJOR SCALE, oe List TeTRAcHORD~ ‘2nd TETRACHORD Each scale begins and ends on a note of the same name as the scala, called the KEY-NOTE. C Major Scale Piece rc Both 5's play the KEY-NOTE, CI maz 3 4 § § 43 2 wf [is are) T 1. Play whole, whole, half, Play whole, whole, halt. Then come down the ver-y same way! 2. Watch the “half steps! Watch the half steps! Tet - ra-chords are eas-y 10 play! THE G MAJOR SCALE WHOLE STEP KEY-NOTE ist TETRACHORD 5, Thare is ONE $ (FB) in the G MAJOR SCALE. G Major Scale Piece Both 5's play the KEY-NOTE, G! Moderato 2345 5 4 3 2 == J d +t ==] 2 oF 1. Play whole, whole, alt | Ply whol whol, hat.| Then'tome down the | vor-y same way! | @. Walch te hail steps! | Walcn tne nail steps! Tet - ra chords are. eas-y 0 play! =—_——42 The Key of G Major Apiece based on the G major scale is in the KEY OF G MAJOR. Since F is sharp in the G scale, every F is sharp. Instead of placing a sharp before every F, the sharp is indicated at the boginning in the KEY SIGNATURE. Carol in G Major KEY OF G MAJOR HAND POSITION: RH plays the upper tetrachord, Key Signature: one snarp (#8) LH plays the lower tatrachord Payal PY shay Wha Moderato 5 eee e { z 7 While by omy sheep 1 walched al night, Ft k I { { { 9 - : d Glad id= Inge | brought =the ans onl ght BEE ——-F ¢ =x The Same Carol in C Major KEY OF C MAJOR HAND POSITION: RH plays the upper tetrachord, ‘Key signature: no $..nob LH plays the lower tetrachord. Moderato _——— ee mafA Piece with 2 LH Positions LH G POSITION LH C POSITION Lines 1, 2 Line 3 RH POSITION From the KEY SIGNATURE you will see thal this piece is in the KEY OF G MAJOR—all F's must be SHARPED. ‘Watch tor the F's in the IH part of the last lina! French Lullaby Moderato a) Fine D.C. al Fine i 444 A Piece with 2 RH Positions LH G POSITION RH C POSITION FH G POSITION Lines 1-4 Lines 5.6 The piece begins in the KEY OF C MAJOR, changes to the KEY OF G MAJOR, then returns toC MAJOR. Be sure to make all the F's sharp in the 5th and 6th lines. Sonatina KEY OF G MAJOR Key Signature: no$, nob Allegro moderato 2 ee ‘A SONATINA is a short instrumental selection. It may have one, two, or three movements. If the first or only movement begins in the key of C major, the second part of the movement is usually in the key of G major. The movement returns to the original key at the end.45 2nd time ritardando G POSITION) KEY OF G MAJOR, Key Signature: 1 sharp (F#) D.C. al FineWhen Our Band This piece is in the KEY OF C MAJOR. Although there are no sharps or flats in the key signature, Goes Marching By! | some sharps occur during the piece. Sharps or fats rot in the kay signatura ara oallad ACCIDENTALS. C POSITION March tempo 1, When our band goes march - ing by, aime 8 tans Sou want te hea, Mu = sic plays and col = ott Its just grand tor eye and eat Peo - ple thow — their fais on high, When our band goes You will stand and proud - ly cheer, When our band _goos