JOHN W. SCHAUM PIANO COURSE ( - THE PURPLE BOOK Leading te Mestery of the Tritrumet ITS OBJECTS ‘TO TEACH PIANO in the most natural and enjoyable way. TO PRESENT technical information accurately and progressively. . NOT TO DEFINE the scope of Grade I- or Grade Il ~ or any other grades . NOT TO CONFINE the intellectual range of the pupil within the first year or any other period of time. . BUT TO OFFER a gradual and progressive pedagogic continuity through a seties of books named Pre-A -A-~B-C—D-etc. 6. TOLEAD with the assistance of the teacher to eventual mastery of the instrument, Please particularly note that the division of the books is not based on a definite interpretation or separation of the various grades. Neither did Mr. Schaum attempt to define how much the mind of a pupil is capable of absorbing within a certain period of time. Progressive Succession of the JOHN W. SCHAUM PIANO COURSE Pre-A — For the Earliest Beginner E-The VIOLET Book — Grade 3 A-The RED Book — Grade 1* F—The BROWN Book ~ Grade 4 B—The BLUE Book — Grade 1% G—The AMBER Book — Grade 5 C—The PURPLE Book — Grade 2 H-The GREY Book - Grade 6 D-—The ORANGE Book — Grade 2% * Grades are listed to serve as an approximate guide to the teacher This revision: Wesley Schaum Alfred) aired suusic Win Nye C8 91410-0008 (Gy SS ‘ght 91945 (Renewed 1872) by Sebi Mis Publishing Corp. (ASCAP) Commit eaten © 1995 Beer ils Publstng Corp. (ASCAP) 'All Fights Assigned to and Contoled by Aired Music ‘Alights reserved Produced in USA No part of this bok sal be reproduced, ranged aote, recone, publ performed, tored ma retrieval ster cov warsal tay ty esis ates ten etnston fem te pubither in ocerto cany ih cpy os Deas Oe eon en permfen onder eee by ntsc he pusaher ot aheccomipermisene 1sBN-10: 0:7692.3507.3 \SaN 43: 978.07602-3607-0 ‘Testlsratonsleennete AquinoCONTENTS Sight Reading Drills (Leger Lines) Radio and the Classics ~ Come On, Rangers 4 (Rossini)... ‘The American Folk Song ~ Camptown Races : (Stephen Foster)... March Tempo - Puppets on Parade , (Oesten . Left Hand Technic — Swimming Under Water . (. and P.M. ‘Mood in Music ~ A. (Grieg and Chopin).. ‘The Folk Dance - Mazurka (Saint Saéns)...... 10 Harmonious Blacksmith Theme ~ Handel Bars (Handel) ‘The Three B’s - Bach, Beethoven and Brahms ll Azpeggio Triplet Study — Throwing Paper Airplanes 0. Contrast in Touches — Air Mail (Mendelssohn) .. ‘Tonal Expression ~ Jt Was in the Good Old Summertime (Spindler) Left Hand Wrist Staccato ~ Robert the Robot (Desten) nnn Aunt eactive dB Song of the West — Git Along, Little Dogies Nationalism in Music - From Pole 10 Pole (Chopin to Paderewski) Grace Notes (Struck Together) — Chinese Serenade (Fliege) Grace Notes (Struck Separately) — Sun Dial Walte, (Chopin: Schaum Piano Quiz No. 1 Key of A-Flat Major ~ The Pelican. Mexican Folk Song ~ Estrellita (Ponce) Left Hand Melodic Study ~ Shadows on the Moon (Schumann). ; Explanation of Opus - Star of Mianighe (DvoFdk).... Beethoven’s Pupils - Gertrude and Elizabeyh, ‘Two-Two Time (¢) Alla Breve — Working at the Tool Bench. Cross Hand Accompaniment — Just a Song at Twilight (Molloy)... Importance of Slow Practice — Wild Goose c Chase. The Trill (r-~-~~) — The Cold Shower (Grieg). ‘A Musical Form — Lilac Time Serenade (Schubert) The Turn (es) — One Good Turn Deserves Another... A Latin American Dance — Mexican Hat Dance ... Recital Piece — Dangerous Journey (Koelling) Tehaikowsky’s Friend — To a Charming Senorita... 2 Excerpt from a Mozart Sonata — Wishing Well Broken Chord Study — Hawaiian Love Song (Truax) ‘Schaum Piano Quiz No. 2... Certificate of Promotior Schaum Music Dictionary...SIGHT READING DRILLS ‘These drills should be done for | to 4 minutes of every lesson, until this book is finished. Consistent use of these drills ‘will help your student to become a good note reader. Parents should be encouraged to practice these drills daily with their child. This will help reinforce note recognition between lessons. SCHAUM MASTER DRILL CARD No. (The Inner Leger Notes) (May be med upside down for variety and additional drill) FIRST DRILL — Playing Lower Treble Leger Notes (use Master Drill Card No. 1) As the teacher points to the lower treble notes, the student names and plays them on the piano, BD é BX se SECOND DRILL — Playing Upper Bass Leger Notes (use Master Drill Card No. 1) a eee BS eg As the teacher points to the upper bass notes, the student names and plays them on the piano. ‘THIRD DRILL — Playing All Inner Leger Notes (use Master Drill Card No. 1) {As the teacher points to the inner leger notes, the student names and plays them on the piano. ‘SCHAUM MASTER DRILL CARD No. 2 (The Outer Leger Notes) (May be smed upside down for variety and additional drill) FOURTH DRILL — Playing Upper Treble Leger Notes (use Master Drill Card No. 2) an oe roo 4 28 As the teacher points to the upper treble notes, the student names and plays them on the piano. FIFTH DRILL — Playing Lower Bass Leger Notes (use Master Drill Card No. 2) As the teacher points to the lower bass notes, Seas SS the student names and plays ther on the piano. <>? et ort 2.2.3.3 SIXTH DRILL — Playing All Outer Leger Notes (use Master Drill Card No. 2) As the teacher points to the outer leger notes, the student names and plays them on the piano. ELO16sA,THEME SONGS jes, TV and radio programs use excerrs ae classical compositions as backsromne iece on this page is theme songs. The piece on ra Willa Tell” overture by Rossini the mp I 3 ct ¢ f : | PaSIveW action piece we recommend “Cireus Theme!” arnged by John W. Schaum (PA02285), «playable version of “Entry ofthe Gladiators" by Fuci ELDoIEEA,AGREAT AMERICAN SONG WRITER Stephen Foster can very appropriately be called the American Schubert. Like Schubert, he wrote a very large number of songs. Both Foster and Schubert ere very carcless in ms ‘anaging their personal affairs, Both Passed away in the prime of life. Stephen Foster ie rated as one of America’s greatest song writers, Animato 3 Stephen Foster (1826-1864) mf Mf The \Camp-town ta - aies sing this song, {Doo « daht 1 The a Camp - town race track [five miles long, ELOO16EAGET THE DICTIONARY Hapry J} Look up all new musical Words and terms in music dictionary on page 48. Write down yt meanings on your music. WO thie 3: PUPPETS “ON PARADE Marcato MM. d = 108-120 ce z 5 DPE ete) 4 33Allegretto 3 f 4 ELoo1esA, PRACTICE HINT Be sure to play the left hand legato ‘and the right hand staccato, Practice this piece five times daily. 4. SWIMMING UNDER WATER (For Left Hand Development) 4 4AM. and P.M, AM, is the abbreviation for Ante Mer (Latin) meaning before noon (ong PM, ie the abbreviation for Posy, (Latin) meaning afer noon (evening, em 8 3 : ing the “The soft pedal could be introduced here. Hold down the soft Pedal (the pedal on the left) with the left foot, during: Planissio (pp) section. The term una corda (tera, one string) is usually used to indicate use of the soft pedal Tre corde (literally, three strings) means to release the soft pedal. BLOOIStA,P.M. (’Noctume” or Evening Song by Chopin) 5 Andante as 5 4 = | F sins ‘mp cantebile ‘meno mosso ELooteeaPOLISH NATIONAL DANcp ‘The name Mazurka comes from M city of ancient Poland, The Mazurka 72 popular Polish national dance, "9 6. MAZURKA (Polish Dance) 3 ELoni6tau HARMONIOUS BLACKSMITH ‘The theme for “Handel” Bars is from the “Harmonious Blacksmith” by Handel, Legend says that Handel stopped in a blacksmith’s shop one day to keep from getting wet in a thunder shower. While he was there, the blacksmith whistled a tune. Lator Handel wrote it down and added Variations to it, Thus the “Harmonious Blacksmith” came into existence, 7. “HANDEL” BARS G.F Handel Giocoso MM. = 96-112 ig ge of + jon of Haydn's KINDER CONCERTO. HAYDN Go.SEEK (PA00526) arranged by John W. Schaum isa charming 3-page version of Haydn's KINI ELOOLG8A a\ a g. THE THREE B’S (Bach, Beethoven, Brahms) La, Allegro moderato 2 vp ELOOIGBABEETHOVEN ("Turkish March’) : rt c——__ BRAHMS (‘Hungarian Dance”) 1 3 é. 4 of a 2 3 ft Beethoven, [Brahms. ELooicea,‘TRIPLETS ree Bih notes beamed together with. ie TT? and an tale 3 ate calle 0 pte yp «re re played slighty faster than regular thn, es noite tree tiple Bhs Have fin the sae 6 os two regular 8tbs- ss 4 sly, | 9, THROWING PAPER AIRPLANES eagio Triplet Study) ‘Andante MM. J = 72-80 (ar 73 7 { oc aditiona ape W, Schaum is recommended glo practice, THE ICE me CARNIVAL (PAOOS6S) by John W. Schaum i is recommended.‘THE ART OF PHRASING Watch the contrasting changes of touch, Allegro Felix Mendelssohn so p23 2 1 3 4 2 1 ELoni6taMUSICAL EXPRESSION aying sound interesting and expr, S ‘Make your Pl: serving all dynamics, Dy iB ‘ynamic may, | | by carefully of ye pape MPM Sd» ES. 3 din, . Spinel ete i ee meet mp 2 a ELODIGA,SIGHT READING DRILLS Fi ght reading drills, espec jewing the sight ally ss th drills on page 3. 18 Keep re the 3rd and 61 = > ‘*Many metronome marks do not include the abbreviation, “M.M.” (Maelzel’s metronome). The use of “M.M.” is optional, depending upon the preference of the ‘composer or editor. Maelzel was one of the developers of the ‘metronome whose mechanism was the fist to be widely used ELAOIGSA,COWBOY SONG Dogies (pronounced “do-gees") are motherless Year-old calves, Cowboys would sing songs to the frightened young dogies as they herded them from Place to place, 13. GIT ALONG, LITTLE DOGIES ‘American Cowboy Song ‘Moderato ad — "f One Ising - ing this song. be your new home.” it = tle do = gies, You LoOIGEATWO GREAT POLES Chopin and Paderewski 276 therwo 1 ost outstanding composers of , one from [ay a ‘Two characteristic pieces, ‘are woven together ‘each composct | eh gee ‘This is a good recital piece: BAS en 14. FROM POLE TO POLE to Paderewski) CHOPIN (‘Waltz’) Cin atta (or From Chopin 12 1s Wom ELODIGHAPADEREWSK( ("Minuet") ‘Con grazia Goa 2 ‘ af mf a tempo Fors , supplementary Chopin materiel, we resommend BUTTERFLY ETUDE (PA00522) erranged by John W. Schaum Bonen2 GRACE NOTES ‘A grace note (2) is played in two ways, depending onthe style of the music. 1 In lively chytamic pieces, play them as “crush” notes ‘That is, strike the grace note and the principal note exec together. Then instantly release the grace note and ke ty holding the principal note, The composer, Franz Lisy, : ‘ommended this type of grace note playing. shea 2, In slower melodie pieces, play the grace note just ahead ofthe principal note. The to notes anise! one right after the other with a small accent on the pring pote. The principal note is played on the beat, bal 15. CHINESE SERENADE “crush” notes. See explanation above. Note: Play grace notes as Con moto J = 80-92 § 4 4 a3 > LOOI68A23 16. THE SUN DIAL WALTZ Note: Play grace notes in the 2nd way explained on page 22. 2 4 1 Elsorssa24 ELDOIESA, SCHAUM PIANO QUIZ NO. 1 ats about music. [ft ‘ent is FALSE, mark F. he preceding pages of this book. he statement is TRUE, DIRECTIONS: Below are twenty statemer mark T in the answer column, Ifthe statem Allof the information has been presented int It is advisable to review these pages. ate, Grade Marked ____——— Date “Gignatre of Sader ‘Gignatore of Teach) gran of Stade ‘Answer Columa 1. Many movies and TV programs use classical theme sons: 2. Beethoven wrote the “William Tell Overture” « : f 3, Schubert is one of America’s great song writers.» - +5" 7 * 3—— 4, You should never look at the dictionary on page 48. sepop PAE a 5. The abbreviation AM. means before noon. os 00" ee Ts 6. The abbreviation P.M. means after noon. a . 6. 7. Mazurka is the name of a Polish composer. sees od 8. The “Harmonious Blacksmith” is by Bach, 60s = 5+ ne Be 9, The Thice B’s are Bach, Beethoven and Bizet 9. 10, Three notes witha slur and italic three (oq a) are called atriplet. «10. ee ee a 12, Following the expression matks will make your playing sound musical. 12, 13, The first leger line above the bass ele isthe same note as the first Jeger line below the treble clef 1 13, 14, A dogie is alittle dog. ap 8 4. 15, Chopin and Paderewski are two great Russian composers. ses 18 16. This (2) is calledagracenote. 6... ee eee wo see AGL 17. Grace notes are struck together in slow melodie pieces. 2... 2. « 18, Grace notes are stnick separately in lively rhythmic pieces... .. . 18, 19, The second leger line above the bass clefiSE. oe... ss 19. 20. The second leger line below the trebleclefisC. 2.0... es 20,KEY OF Ab POSITION CHART CRA Postion | Left hand accompaniment consists of only wo Rote groups: (Key of Ab: Four flats — Bb, Eb, Ab, Db. The four flats spell the word BEAD.) Moderato » = 108-120 He scoops up fish, Without a dish, He eats his il et oF z oy With his big bill. ——~, Butoreea,ENCORE 1nd the aude en you go toa concert and the audiencg Got on the program), this piece is called an en, core (pronounced dng-kr). friends, and the en you play for your friends, and they xy a aa +18, ESTRELLITA (Little Star) 1 M. Ponce Andante J = 88-100 —, 1s mp con espressione sat 2 3 7 *Practice Hint: At first, practice the entire picee playing the right hand alone and the left hand alone. ‘Then practice both hands together. ELoo168aom W. rican shythns. io tice in Latin Amer affords additional prt hau. 2 SI 1512) by Rodriguez, aranged by John W. MPARSITA (PAC omiesa,28 REVIEW OLD PIECES “Always devote at least a third of your daily practice to review wo, 419, SHADOWS ON THE MOON (Left Hand Melodic Study) SecA , ‘Practice Hint: Be sure to play the left hand melody Jouder than the accompaniment. ‘Watch for the places the melody moves to the right hand (indicated by dotted lines). ELoDI6tA‘The abbreviation Op. stands for Opus, meaning a ‘Work. It is used as a numbering system. Thus Op. $4,No. 1 after Dvorek’s name, means that its in his 54h work (set of pieces). 20. STAR OF MIDNIGHT Anton Dvorak, Op. 54, No. 1 Adagio J evans pias (pronounced Bydr-zhak) 3 mp cantabile Eunice/EN'S GIFT TO HIS PUPILS BEETHOVI Two of Beethoven's pupils were rewarded by havin pieces composed especially for them and insetibed their names. ith vGentrde’s Drearo Waltz is One he Wrote for Geng «for Elizabeth” (Far Blise) was written for Blizabet : ‘These pupils rst have practiced hard vo deserve such onerous reward. 7 21. GERTRUDE AND ELIZABETH (Gertrude's “Dream Waltz") i. wees be rN Animato ae ; f 3 aT ELnO168A((Gertrude's Dream Waltz") 44 4 f Rronissa° ANEW TIME SIGNATURE it ical line etter C with a vertical ee) menos $ time — two counts 19g measure and a hall note gets one coun, tis also known a8 alla reve (Pronoun aula br-ve) ands Sometimes eferegy, ‘as “cut” time. 22. WORKING AT THE TO (Wrist Staccato Study) *Mareato d = 76-84 - Note new Time Signature, See explanation above. 4 2 A i & 3 FI i “In this piece, itis nor the quarter note that gets one metronome click, but the half note. There is one click for every 1"? ‘quarter notes, In cut time, there will be two clicks per measure, on count 1 and on count 2, BLODI6tA33 ‘C1 qT ROS: a el notes Son ACCOMPANIMENT Ie with i Pannen fe BC ih eign age ene wes » The left han ‘s Play the treble ne ‘oies and crosses over the me- 23. JUST A ‘Andante espressivo PP | LH. : Molloy a ping out the melody RAS al 4 LH. *Asa preparatory study, play the right hand alone and then the left hand alone. Notice that al! the bass clef melody notes have their stems going UP. Alll the bass clef accompaniment notes have their stems going DOWN. ‘This piece has separate dynamic marks for the melody and the accompaniment. ELOoH68A,Allegro # = 138-152 Og a, ‘The following piece should be per very slowly and accurately, For example, ¥ increase the practice tempo as it be and studies. Your piano playing wil IMPORTANCE OF SLOW PRACTICE formed fast, but it sho our starting Pt vcomes easier to play, Follow this I then become very clea ‘uid NOT be practiced fast. Practice it actice tempo Mi in and clear. ight be 60. Gradually plan with all of your pieces 24. WILD GOOSE CHASE a 5 2 Ras et 4 LODIGRATHE TRILL The Will (tres ig g oF quickly alternatin musical omament consisting half step oF one wi 18 4 given note with a note one ole-step above, RS y . . * \. 25. THE COLD SHOWER Note: In the first + 10 lines, the will notes are written thied Tae St mesure of he secone te’ and the 5 . ‘his Tne the il symbol (denny io J = 80-100 brio # = 80-1 Con orl ea 2 3 2 F Bert wemrenns S 8 euconeta3 Larghetto J = 58-66 : SERENADE " ly his most 1g wserenado” is very IKELY pop. Senn Se endo nnd means love OMB» especially music by a lover under e rejowr Schubert is sad t have been runtess, but because of her beautiful co ‘vas futile. Perhaps Schubert he composed his “Serenade.” 26. LILAC TIME SERENADE ——~ anf, con espressione ELonIsea,38 Scherzando Tus THE TURN Atum @s) is a ich wit group of four omamental notes which! Study the following illustrations: swinen pq ; ee = = —— fe Ne how the tum winds around G, ind around the principal note- ce1um, A sharp above a eur means fo arp the lower note of the ner. AA sharp under a turn means to sh Sharp the upper note. Flats and natural fect the tuen in ike ma} 27. ONE. GOOD “TURN” DESERVES ANOTHER Notice how the tums wind around the principal note. Tum Tum yes oO ELO0I684Giocoso z Euot6ea,SSS RECITAL piece 29. DANGER! Alllegro molto 4 = 138~ #0 m a 138-160 Keclling42 “TCHAIKOWSKY'S FRIEND sme reat composes general i 0 ae wall Bretncially. TenelKOwsKY was very ely, have the suppor ofa weal rbevoney, Irhey never met. Sve JUS, believed in his musig” nly once did they $66 each other, accidentally ‘ng by on the street Heer money made possible for “rehaikowsky 10 write his greateg, Pips without wOrTyinB ‘where his next mea) ming from. ‘was £0" ELLOI61% 43 Mozart t EUrstaBROKEN CHORDS lin in ont ofa chord means to break, ay emotes eee Miner another begining atthe et esas its added tothe chor, og, Hold each not ‘As writen As played Tie bottom note 32. HAWAIL Recital Piece ingers on all broken thirds in the right hand. Note: Use 2nd and 4th fit Bra. Tempo di valse a8 mf gratioso ELOOGSAceufel Waltz UNtoR PROM WaL-tz (AOOSIE) arranged by Jon W. Schaum is acever adaptation of2 Wal Hlooiesa46 SCHAUM PIANO QUIZ NO. 2 ss about music. Ifthe st FALSE, mark F- ceding pages of this Book. fatement is TRUE, ent DIRECTIONS: Below are twenty statemen's ®° mark T in the answer column. If the statement is Al of the information has been presented in the Pro kis advisable to review these pages. Date Grade Marked re ‘Gigatare of Teachen ‘Gignaare of Suen) ‘Answer Column 1. The key of A-flat has four flats. «= - . 2. 2. The flats in the key of A-flatspellB-A-D. + +0077" » & 3. The word encore means folk tune, .. +++ > ** as vee & 4, “Bstrellita” means Little Star, « «+ + + 5. In the piece “Shadows on the Moon” the right hand has the melody. 6. Reviewing old pieces daily is a good habit, 7. The abbreviation Op. in music stands for Optic. «+ + + + =~ % 8, Gertnide and Elizabeth were two of Beethoven's pupils... +++ +++ 8— 9, Beethoven wrote pieces forhis pupils... sees everett 9.—_. 10, This symbol ((¢) means 4/4 time. seen eee 10 LL. Most of your practice should be ata slow tempo, i. 12, This symbol (a9) is called atrill, 6... ees en see Ad 13, This symbol (t)iscalledatum. 2... 0s eas xen. x a 8, 14. A tempo means to choose your own tempo... . . « oo 15, “Lilac Time Serenade” is by Schuman. oo... eee ee eee 1S. 16, Tehaikowsky supported himself by his compositions... ee e'16. 17, “The Wishing Well” is by Mozart. ©... an 18. This isabroken chord, ee. 1B, 19. In “Just a Song at Twilight” the melody isin the treble clef... , , 19, 20. Cantabile means playful... 6... ‘ 20. BLoDI68APromotion This announces that has successfully completed the John W. Schaum Piano Course — C-Book, and is now ready to begin the John W. Schaum Piano Course — D-Book,THE SCHAUM MU This glossary contains definition used in The John W. Schaum Piat other terms which you may find in ACCENT (ACK-sent): emphasize, stress. AD LIBITUM (add LIB-ch-tum): a te pleasure of the performer. ADAGIO (ah-DAH-jeo-oh): slow, at leisure. ALLA BREVE (Alla BREV): two beats to the measure — ‘one beat to each half note. ALLA MARCIA (AH-la MAR-sha): in the style of a march. ALLARGANDO (ah-laht-GAHN-doe): a slowing of the tempo. ALLEGRETTO (ah-lay-GRETtoc): moderately lively, less, fast than allegro, ALLEGRO (ah-LAY- grow): quick, lively, cheerful. ANDANTE (abn-DAN-tay): slow, graceful, walking tempo. ANDANTINO (ahn-dahn-TEB-noe): a litle faster than andante, ANIMATO (ah-nee-MAH-toe): animated, to make alive, to sive spir ARPEGGIO (a1-PEJ-ce-oe): playing the notes of a chord separately, harp-like. ATEMPO ot TEMPO I (ah TEM-poe): return to the first, rate of speed. BEN MARCATO (ben mar-CAH-toe): accented strongly and distinctly, CANTABILE (cahn-TAH-bill-ay): in a singing style. CHROMATIC (kro-MATick): proceeding by half-steps. CON ANIMA (cone AH-nee-mah): brightly. CON BRIO (cone BREE-oh): with vigor, spirit, force. CON ESPRESSIONE (cone ess-press-see-OH-nay): with expression, CON GRAZIA (cone GRAH-see-ahi) with grace. CON MOTO (cone MOH-toe): with spirited movement CON SPIRITO (cone SPEER-reh-toe): with spirit, energy. CRESCENDO (kree-SHEN-do:): gradually becoming louder. D.C. AL FINE, an abbreviation for Da Capo al Fine. (D.C. ahl FEE-nay): to go back to the beginning and epeat to the word Fine (end). DIMINUENDO (ci-min-you-END-oh): gradually becoming softer. DOLCE (DOLE-shay): sweetly. DOMINANT: the fifth degree of the scale. ENCORE (AHN-core): an extra piece (not on the program) played at a concert. ENERGICO (en-AHR-ji-ko): energetic, with force. ESPRESSIVO (¢ss-press-SEE-voc): with expression F, FORTE (FOR-tay): loud. JF, FORTISSIMO (for-TISS-im-moe): very loud. ‘GIOCOSO (jec-oh-KOH-s02); humorous, playful. GIOJOSO (joy-OH-508): joyous. GRACE NOTES: litle notes added as omaments to give a graceful effect. SIC DICTIONARY i \d terms all musical signs an +o Course “C-Book,” plus many your supplementary sheet music. rah-tsee-OH-soh): graceful, elegany, GRANTS (ate GETeh): rather S10 es slow ha, TARGO (LAHR-go): slow, broad. ayy LEGATO (lay-GAH-toe): smoothly, flowing, LEGER LINES: line added above or below the stay, LEGGIERO (led-JAIR-ob): light, (LEN-t0¢): slow. MAESTOSO (y-25-TOEt0) Wi iy, maj, MARCATO (imat-CAH-toc): distinct, emphasized, MENO MOSSO (MAY-no MOH-so): less speed, nf, MEZZO FORTE (MET-so FOR-ay): medium ong NISTERIOSO (miss-tees-ec-OFl-so): mysterious, MODERATO (mod-er-AH-ioe): moderate tempo, MOLTO (MOHL-toe): much, very. ‘mp, MEZZO PIANO (MET-60 pee-ANN-oh): meciy 'p, PIANO (pee-ANN-oh): soft. pp, PIANISSIMO (pce-ann-ISS-im-oh): very soft, POCO A POCO (POH-koh ah POH-Koh): little by litle, POCO MENO MOSSO (POH-koh MAY-no MOB. jig, less rapidly. POCO PIU MOTO (POH-kch pee-OO MOH-to): a its fas, POCO RITENUTO (POH-ko rit-ten-NOO-toe):a litle sloyee PRESTO (PRESS-toe): quick, nimble, rapid. = RALLENTANDO (rah-lahn-TAHN-doe): becoming slower RITARDANDO (ree-tahr-DAHN-doe): slower, retarding Abbreviated: rif. ROMANZA (roe-MAN-tsa): romance, song without wor, SCHERZANDO (scare-TSAHN-doe): playfully. SEMPLICE (sem-PLEE-chay): simple. SEMPRE (SEM-pray): always, continually, SFORZANDO (2/2) (sfor-TSAHN-doe): the sudden. accenting of a note or chord. SOSTENUTO (suss-ten-NOO-toe): sustained, to maintain. SPIRITOSO (speer-reh-TOE-so): animated, with sprit, STACCATO (stah-CAH-toe): detached, separated. SYNCOPATION: a shifting of the regular accent, TEMPO DI VALSE: waltz time. TENUTO: (tay-NEW-toh): to hold a given note for its full vlee. TRANQUILLO (trahn-KWILL-loe): calmly, quietly. TRILL (rs): a rapid alternating of the principel note with the note a second above it, ‘TURN (cs): four ornamental notes that wind around a princi- pal note. VIVACE (vee-VAH-chay): very lively. soJOHN W. SCHAUM PIANO COURSE a new look for today’s students Elooi65A ——-Pre-A_ The GREEN Book (orimer) Elooi66A —A_——_The RED Book (grade 1) FLooi67A “The BLUE Book (grade 1 '/2) ELooi68A ‘The PURPLE Book (grade 2) ELooi69A ‘The ORANGE Book (grade 2 '/2) ELoo1708, ‘The VIOLET Book (grade 3) FLooig9A ‘The BROWN Book (grade 4) ELooz00A ‘The AMBER Book (grade 5) Floo201A The GREY Book (grade 6) SCHAUM Pop FAVORITES ELgsz7 Pre-A (primer) ELg528 ‘The A Book (grade 1) ELosz9 ‘The B Book (grade 1 /2) F19538 ‘The C Book (grade 2) JOHN W. SCHAUM SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS Eloois9& _Note Speller Book One FloomA Note Speller Book Two Eloos77A Sight Reading Book One Flo0s78A Sight Reading Book Two Elo02448 Theory Lessons Book One Eloozssh Theory Lessons Book Two FLoog44A Theory Lessons Book Three ug. ace ollzpisstioaer MMR a alfredom