PICU) CoML ABRSM Piano by we Five-Finger Tunes Paw ea eee EIS @ a David BlackwellPiano Star Five-Finger Tunes 25 pieces for youn g pianistsWelcome to Piano Star Five-Finger Tunes To the teacher: The aim of this collection Is te provide.a set af appealing and accessible pleces for young, planists who have complited thei first Eutor ook. The pieces consolidate all thee key hand positions beyond the Middle C position, ending with a setection in varied positions, ard ax Such will help children develop the ability te play any note with any finger, Keyboard diagrams at the head of each piece show the hand position and notes to be used ~ orange circles tor left hand, blue for sight hand. All the pieces can be played as soles, white a number alse have a duet past for tho teacher, In addition there are & couple of pieces that can be played as solos, duets oF teas, and the: accompanying parts for these are designed to be suitable for younger players. Throughout the book, activities attached to-some-of the pieces provide extension ideas to develop musical understanding or enhance a pupil's creative respanse to the music. have written words ta a number of the pieces; encouraging pupils to sing these will not only help develop their confidence as musicians but also help them learn the pieces. Same af the words have a teaching paint to them, white others are more light-hearted and designed to capture a child's imagination The progression and: content have bren developed with plana teacher Karen Marshall and her beginner students, and I'm grateful to Karen for all her helpful adwice. Karen comments: ‘Plane Star: Five-Finger Tunes is an-excellent addition to any student's repertoire library. Careful Opportunities have been found to build confidence playing hands together, and David has provided! Somme very creative compositions that children will ve to play and most importantly love to proctine | should Uke to thar ABR'SM for supporting this publication, Tim Budgen for his inspired illustrations And my wide Kathy for a number of creatine ideas for pieces and ehymes. | hopl you and your pupils find mach to engay in these pages. David Blackwell 4 Tweiniele, Twinkie, Piano Star temo duet) 5 Musical Alphabet a LH: FC (with Bop RH: DA Little Brown Jue Friepeds Forever (ua det) LH: GD; RH: EB (with F:) Jumping and Bouncing {seta ar duet) Note Bie (rola or dort) C major: (LH: C-G; RI: C—G (with E:) ‘The Octopus lock Shop ‘Gh When the Saints (1080, durtoe aria} € minor: (LH: C~G; RH: C-G (with Es) ‘Quavers Quiver Quickly Bhina Stomp D major: LH: DA: RH: D-A (with F2) ‘What's the Burz about the Bees? 1D minor: LH: DA; RH: DA (velth Fey ‘Knack at the Door E minor: LH EB; RM: £8 (vettis Fe) My Grandma isa Pirate (soo duet) G major: LH G—D; RH G-D Playground Tig ‘Birds im Spring [atier Weal] F major: (LH: FC; RH, F-C (with Bo) Triceratops Walt (xolo or duet] ‘Cycling Home Plas pleces in varied hand positions ‘Slippery Snabe ‘Rain Dance The Motes in-my Song [vole er dunt) Mozart's Go-kart fila or dota} Black Mote Bes (solo or Aves) ‘She'll be Comin’ Round the Mountain solo, et ottSunrise Slowly and smoothly 4 + Gf = 5 = oS f ei ¢ | = ae é : Holi down the petal all the way through this plece © Play through twice, the second time an setave higher, lke the: sun smth sky Twinkle, Twinkle, Piano Star Tra ional, arranped with woeds by OB Pupil part + Play two octaves higher than written when playing with the duet part, to suggest twinkling stars ‘Tendlerly 4 4 ns = Twin « kle, avin He, | Pid = na Star, and fart + Twin ~ He, tein Ke, | Pia = no Star, Play each day and e+Musical Alphabet Little Brown Jug + Fill in the letter names in the bones to spell different words. Joseph Winner, arranged with words by DB Gonfidensly Happily Ss , ar - den god a jug. f pect tbe in.a Mat sign. Play the black note ‘Write the notes for left hand and right hand ‘on the staves opposite:Friends Forever Pupil part + Play.an octave higher than written when playing with the duet part. This 2 tie, Play and hold for the value of both notes added together » six beats is Play with » ger, expressive tone, Uke someone singing. this melody. Can you make up same wards foe your sang?Jumping and Bouncing Ht Note Box Wh » Make the staccato notes short and the accent notes strong, ‘te suggest jumping and bouncing grasshoppers, Counting 4 beats steadily Lively accent a can playa se + mi breve: {held 2 3 4 | bold 2 3 4) FF staveate dot a = a o eel it ——+ This isa sharp sign, Play the black note * (just ta the right of the note F. i — —- SS‘Ticking steadily ' A — lis - ten to omy = feu = hee chet out e Now omy big. grand | fa = ther clock: Ging dong boom = = gag ee oe = | s = EE : 7 | Se Us = ten to omy [tick - ing clock: [tick tock thkk tock rick tock tick tock, a Dita efoct! Mow omy clock with mo tik = tock: 1 2 a 4 Lsscst = - — —— Count slertly = it makes ne sound! = : 4 pelle & ES Aa [ACTIVITY] »Oh When the Saints ‘Traditional, arranged by DB. + Play asa solo, or duet (with either duet part), or as a trio. Pupil part Lively March tempo Jo, T2.eke Repeat as many times as you ike! IT tast time - o ‘This well-known song is often played by Dixieland Jarr Bands, where the top line would be played by a clarinet, the bass line by a trombone, and the pupil part by the rest of the band! Find a performance online te listen to, to get inta the style are apt. [ACTIVITY] Oh When the Saints Duet part | * Top line play an octave higher throughout, Lively Mareh tempo, ght = Se = 1 p— ——— fn yy 6: SSS Se ae a ee -* E : — ve, [2ete. Repeatas many tienes as you like! Lasttime Duet part 2 «+ Bass line - play an octave lower throughout. aS =p] f 2S l= PASS ary - ee Pape ae Se se [Toete. Repeat as many times asyouthet || Last time 1 2S Sa pS Spare}Rhino Stomp Heavil avily eh gue ye oe Don't | get be ~ neath his [mon ~ ster rump! == = = be — : — 2 Ey: =——— — SS — = = — * ’ Sa : Se ‘Quick = ty. quiet - ty, | quaek-ing qua verk Practice the | key! = —— a a je 4 — To help lam the rhythm, clap steady crotchet beats while your teacher plays this piece —heor that there are two |uavers for each eretchet beat. New rhythencallysing Or say the words while your teacher eps a steady beat. Time to play! Start slawly and build up the speed with practice. Can a friend or sgeneone in your tarnily say the words of this tongut-twister as you play —even at your best speed?!What's the Buzz about the Bees? Gently burring as 4 t + a == 7 fps ete ‘What's the burr a bout the bers? © 6 UU Buz - ing through the | Rowers and ees, Knock at the Door With a steacly beat Knock on the wood of the piano: and count toMy Grandma is a Pirate! Pupil part + Play an octave higher than written when playing with the duet part With 4 pirate swagger My Grandma is a Pirate! Duet part Witha pirave swagger pep toga Ce fly - ing high oa - [awe her house A fa Hatt I Birds in Spring ‘Vevaldi was a famous italian composer. T from The Four Seasons, for solo violin and orchestra, The opening represents the arrival of spring and the middle section the singing of birds, Try playing the middie section an octave higher.Triceratops Waltz Pupil part «Play an octave Lower than written when playing with the duct part Steady waltz time hae _| Sr = =——— Thisisa pause sign. tt means hold on to the note a little longer than is value. Clap along in time while your teacher plays this piece. Give a Lowder clap on the stsong beats. Usten to a famous waltz like The Bive Danube by Johann Strauss I [ACTIVITY] 28Slippery Snake MysteriouslyCC ’~C OO The Notes in my Song Traditional, arranged with words by OB Mozart’s Gorkart: W.A Moart, adapted with we by 08 Pupil part * Choose whether to play verse 3 plane or forte. Cheerfully t oe on ee 1, The notes in omy cong 2, The notes in omy song a. The notes in omy song, 1 oS a ne = + s—# = = z = oom He liked to go out | nd - iv with | his fiend. Jo - sep aed lew high and tow, «The =f notes ins my song go - — £ f+ fi and long. short and tong. The | notes. in. rtiy. song ote ds = ——— = = ry loo, we = ry loud, The | notes in my song are - (quiet) (quiet) — = T é EEE £2 a He | Mozart and Haydn were taro of the most famous composers who ever lived. Find out three same ef Bis matic. This lavely tune is from his opera BenBlack Mote Blues We HH Duet part | 5 (ee! Lo iit [oS are ’ = = ; ¢ os 18 | f eS ; see | beet —— = tS ¥ ee re SS — ==} 7 \rs F - 8 eS | a eye | | Ss ¥ — a SS eee ee ee = af =p =a= 4 1 aa = iy eer i {= Gob - - SS — [- ae : fis aoe : | £ f E I = ee = = | Ihe black notes you play ip ca beats Zand 4She'll be Comin’ Round the Mountain Traditional. arranged with words by DB Play as a Solo, or duet (with either duct part), o¢ as a trie, Italian words and musical signs found in this book Fp veryquiet PF =p of f i —=— ae ae = if Shell be |com- in’ round the moun-tain, cresc. (short for crexcende) gradually get louder & : «fins. (short for dimeimuendo) gradually get softer a ropeat marks ‘At the second sign, go back to the first sign and repeat the mutic from there (the First sign is Left out ifthe music is repeated fram the beginning} © com - in’ round the moun-tain, Jeom- ie round the moun-tain with her # a - . be = ; ‘sts and 2nd:time bars 1 Vorse1= higher than writen —be a futet Play the notes inthe first-time bars then play the repeat, andthe cee htt second time through play the nates inthe secand:-tsne bars only. coe Se bbe i —— spe the end = D.C. al Fine Repeat from the beginning until you reach the (shorttor Da Capo al Fine) double bar marked 'Fine' [the end’).Piano Star: Five-Finger Tunes brings together 25 new compositions and. arrangements for young pianists, and is ideal for those who have completed their first tutor book The engaging pieces provide a rich variety of new repertoire at this level and will fire the imagination of young learners, CO + Fun creative pieces progressively introducing a range of diferent hand positions Se ee ead Be eee eae ee eed Seong See een cad Praise for the Piano Star series: | am so delighted to see these books, They are pupil friendly with clear layout, eee ee cae eco The books offer a rich selection of imaginative solo pieces plus some duets for pupils and teachers to play together. There are also activities to enhance learning. ed Loony BONERS Stellar] ey 1] TEs t= hea