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    THE LEILA FLETCHER PIANO COURSE & * Sie: ithe fre tet Es cat NEW aKa) BOOK FIVE BOOK FIVE THE LEILA FLETCHER PIANO COURSE FOREWORD The several Books of the Piano Course are numbered consecutively, not to represent the various grades in music, but as a presentation of a continuous course in music education. The Piano Course is designed to meet the requirements of the average pupil, and is graded to allow the average pupil to make sound, steady progress, and to enjoy the immediate satisfactions of fluent reading. The material used in the Course has been tested by actual experience in teaching a large numbet of students, and the results apparent from its use are: greater interest in music study, better musicianship, and fewer pupils who discontinue music study through loss of interest or through discouragement. ‘The Seudy of Music should be a delightful experience. Almost every child comes to his first music lesson with happy anticipation, The use of suitable musical material, logically presented, will undoubtedly advance the pupil's interest in music, The Piano Course is, dedicated to a four-fold purpose: the development of the ability to read music fluently and interpret it artistically, che establishing of a sound and comprchensive piano technic, the nurturing of the creative musical talent, and the fostering of a lasting appreciation of music. MONTGOMERY MUSIC INC. BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14202 ‘eeapyright 1954, 1874, 1982 International Copyright Secured Printed in U.S.A. . All Rights Reserved Including Publie Performance for Profit Printed om high grade eye-ase, tinted paper. Fifth printing 64 pp. November, 1985, Contents Foreword Rondo a Capriccio The Soldiers Pass.. Trepak The Forgotten Melody Blue Mountain Waltz Blow the Man Down William Tell (Fanfare) Old French Song Allegro A Sailor's Day Melody: Wild Rider The Troubadour Jig Minuet...... Waltz Phantom Parade L’Avalanche Preparation for Octave Playing Carnival The Washington Post March.. Git Along Little Dogies O’er Hill and Dale Waltz in Thirds Butterfly Etude. Album Leaf Tve Been Working on the Railroad Valse Caprice Minuet Transposition (Keyboard Harmony). PROGRESS PAGES Octave Study. The Bells Thistledown Arabesque Listen to the Beat! Chord Capers * The String Quartette Musical Terms. Certificate of Promotion. Page Beethoven Rebikov Tschaikousky Loeschhorn Traditional . Sea Chintey Rossini Tschaikousky . Mozart Kohler Rubinstein Schumann Mexican Folk Tune Trish Folk Tune Bach Brahms . . Fletcher Heller Duvernoy Sousa American Gurlitt Czerny Chopin Grieg American Rubinstein Beethoven Czerny Bertini Duvernoy Burgmuller Fletcher Lemoine Concone ea ee 30 Rondo a Capriccio (Rage over the Lost Penny) Allegro vivace 2 2 2 fetes L, van Beethoven ‘adapted ) TS fttts ——_ pase 4 44 . les i ae The Soldiers Pass Tempo di Marcia W. Rebikov Peter Tschaikovsky was born in Russia in 1840. As a child he had instruction in music, but he was educated for a clerical position, and although he was fond of improvising little pieces, he did not decide to make music his life work until he was about twenty- three years old. Recognition of his work as # composer came slowly, but surely. He became one of the world’s foremost com- posers. Songs, operas, ballets, piano pieces, concertos, and sym: phonies flowed from his pen. ‘The Trepak (Russian Dance) presented here is an arrangement for piano from the ballet: “Casse-Noisette” (The Nutcracker). ‘The well known Nutcracker Ballet is based on a Christmas fairy tale. Among the dances in the ballet there is a Spanish dance, an Arabian, a Chinese, and a Russian dance—the Trepak. ‘The colorful Trepak is a very lively, animated dance; notice that it is marked “molto vivace” Molto vivace Players with small hands may omit notes in brackets [ ] 1 5 P. Techaikovekey (arranged Play the repeat with right hand 8va throughout. The Forgotten Melody Andante cantabile A, Loeschhorn, lo Blue Mountain Waltz Allegretto 2s via, Lo, oe ‘Traditional (@comrmcn #Y MONTEOMERY MUL MC. MTEMUATIONAL COPING SECUMED ALL ONT REEVE Blow the Man Down Con moto 4 William Tell FANFARE Gioachino Rossini Vivace —— 3 8 “oe ™p i Old French Song P, Techaikovaky Moderato 16 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the wonder child of music, composed this charming Allegro when he was only six years old. And at this age he travelled with his father and his sister, Marianne, to various cities in Europe where the two children gave concerts. Mozart's childhood home was at Salzburg, and here many people came to hear him play and were amazed at his phenominal talent. The ALLEGRO must be played with particular attention to phrasing. It is a delightful, gay composition Allegro ey 5 = 5 L. Kohler (adapted) orl 18 ‘Anton Rubinstein Moderato (edapted A ‘ i jo} mp cantando 1 a tempo 5 2 Wild Rider D.C. al Fine 4 aoe es \: The Troubadour Based on the Mexican Folk Tune “La Cucaracha”” Allegretto ae 24 S42 2 45 4 3 — {© CoPMIoht BY MONTGOMERY MLK TEONATCNAL coon at Johannes Brahms Allegretto- tempo giusto {adapted ) 5 Slurred staccato notes lose only one-quarter of their time duration. Written: ff f played: PY Pp yh 7 In the “cantabile” (on the second page of PHANTOM PARADE) full use should be made of the pedal to hold and to connect the tones, so that the hand can move freely about the key- board without losing the legato effect. Phantom Parade for Left Hand Alone Leila Fletcher Allegretto ‘= COPVRIGHT BF MONTCOMSKY WUBIN TERNATIONAL CORO SURED. LL Ros Resa A little slower L’Avalanche Stephen Heller 4, — t Allegro vivace i === 2: -—————_. < atenpa : = 2 ° z 2 Players with small hands may omit notes in brackets [ | Preparation for Octave Playing 1. In this exercise, the Ist finger plays, the Sth finger is silent; do not play the notes printed in broken outline. The hand is extended over the octave so that when the 1st finger plays, the Bth finger touches the surface of its key. Play slowly; hold each note long enough to Took at the hand and see that the 5th finger is touching its key. ‘The wrist and arm should be held loosely. (The tones produced will be non legato, detached.) ogg * & & 4 2 oa #2 : i 4 = — at a. # —RSF ? os se a a _— 4 | J Sj = oon fe n z ¢ oc aan = 2. The above procedure is now reversed, as the 5th finger plays and the Ist finger merely touches the surface of the key. The wrist must be loose, and the thumb neatly over its key. gt Scales in Octaves 3. Play non legato, wrist loose, hands separately; later, hands together. 2 + ff 6 » , ———- 4, Play the Scale of C Major in octaves using staccato touch. (Later, practice also using legato touch; holding the note, then moving swiftly to the next note in the scale so that there will be the least possible break in the legato.) 5. The 4th finger is usually used on black keys, in place of the 5th finger. 1 4 ¢ ti gdh a2 2h tetoa, a 7+ = : : SSF a os af fa = oe = — x rho kor ror br yp F # Carnival Allegretto, 5 i t P staccato J.B. Duvernoy (adapted) 5 2 3 John Philip Sousa, the renowned American band leader and composer, wrote a very large number of colorful, stirring marches. He also wrote several comic operas, suites, and dances, and many songs, but he is best known for his popular marches. ‘These won him world wide fame, and he became known as the March ing, Sousa was born at Washington, D.C., in 1854. He spent many years with the Marine Band, first as a player and later as leader of the band. In 1892 he formed the Sousa Band, and with it made frequent tours through the United States and Canada, several tours in Europe, and one tour round the world. The Washington Post MARCH John Philip Sousa A t A * Players with small hands may omit, the lower note of the octaves; and play the upper note as written, not 8va; the chord in the treble in the 7th s0 be played loco (as written = ¥. + _s Git Along Little Dogies a soap ate Amezien Comber Said a ee TN 7 : O’er Hill and Dale 41 Waltz in Thirds Allegretto Butterfly Etude Allegro Vivace re | He a S++ p legiera EN Pp atempo Edvard Grieg, the renowned Norwegian composer, was born at Bergen in 1843, He studied music at Leipzig Conservatory, and at Copenhagen. While on a v to Italy, he met the great Franz Liszt, and they became well acquainted Grieg lived his entire life near Bergen, travelling occasionally to other cites where he appeared. in concert playing his own compositions. He gave concerts in London several different times, and in 1894 received the honorary degree of Doctor of Music at Cambridge University. His music reflects the clear, northern color of the pine forests, the mountains, lakes and fiords of his belove Norway. Album Leaf Favard Grieg (adap. I’ve Been Working on the Railroad Allegrett American Song ee ar ae Contabite Lote TON gp ee Pog: : — : ee e mp __semplice Fi af poco crese. Anton Rubinstein, one of the world’s greatest pianists, was horn in Russia in 1830, and gave his first public concert when he was nine years old. Tn 1840 he made a concert tour, journeying to Paris with his music teacher. Rubin- stein was a very facile composer, his writing characterized by broad, sweeping melodies, His life was a brilliant succes- sion of concert tours. Highest honors were bestowed on him in his native country. In 1862 he founded the St. Petersburgh Conservatory. He toured America in 1872. Valse Caprice Anton Rubinstein (adapted The left: hand melody part must be very legato. Memorize the part with the correct fingering, 0 that you can play it without looking at the hand. You will then be able to give more alten- tion fo necuracy in playing the right hand chord leaps This easier arrangement of the chords may be substituted in line 1 and line 8 of this page: Easier: 50 “TR ale . | a) a hy MW | ° ww i ere ane \ | i iy & te i; Lt Mee 3 SS ie 31 Minuet ven Becdigll Tempo di Minuetto 4 3 2 2 e TRANSPOSITION (KEYBOARD HARMONY) Follow the instructions given in Book TWO, Book THREE, and Book FOUR for Trans- position at the Keyboard. STUDY No. 1 - Banjo Plink-a- Plunk (right hand over) 1 2 Study No. 1, Banjo Plink-a-phmk, is in the Key of G Major. As you transpose, write the Name and the Key Signature of each Major Key in which you play the Study: Name of Key: Key pa 7 Signature: ee Name of Key: Key om = 3 STUDY No. 2 - Cadence Write on the Key Chart the names of the Major Keys in which you play Study No. 2: No.2} KEY CHART STUDY No. 3 - Theme 2 Melody from Mozart “The Marriage of Figaro” jon) (1st inversion) (2nd inversion) = 2 . Lot

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