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Adult ALL-TIME FAVORITES 1 (3079) Adult CHRISTMAS BOOK 1 (2466) Adult COUNTRY BOOK 1 (2506) Adult DUET BOOK 1 (2227) Adult EAR TRAINING BOOK 1 (5732) Adult FINGER AEROBICS 1 (3088) .. Adult FLASHCARDS (1900) Adult JAZZ/ROCK Course (3134)
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Adult NOTESPELLER BOOK 1 (18116) 7 Adult POP SONG BOOK 1 (2463) 45 Adult SACRED BOOK 1 (2468) 27 Adult SIGHT READING BOOK 1 (14539) 9 Adult THEORY BOOK 1 (2462) 7
CHRISTMAS HITS, Level 1 (17108) 33 GREATEST HITS, Level 1 (16505) 33
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BASIC ADULT
PIANO COURSE LESSON BOOK LEVEL ONE
WILLARD A. PALMER MORTON MANUS AMANDA VICK LETHCO
Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course is designed for the adult beginner who wishes to learn the piano by playing chords quickly. The course has a number of features that make it particu-larly successful in achieving this goal. It
-progresses very smoothly, with no gaps that cause the skipping of hard sections. In addi-tion, it teaches chords for both hands. Because of this, the pieces in Alfred's Basic are more musical and make playing a richer, more rewarding experience.
Also taught is the understanding of how chords are formed. Instead of memorizing chords,
students learn how to derive them regardless of what key they are playing in. Finally, the choice of song material is outstanding, with some popular and familiar favorites mixed with tuneful originals, all adding to the fun and enjoyment of making music.
The student is encouraged to use the compact disc recording or the General MIDI disk. Playing along with these recordings is not only enjoyable, but is invaluable for reinforcing musical concepts such as rhythm, dynamics and phrasing.
Alfred
COI Copyright © MCMLXXXIII, MCMXCVI by Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.
All rights reserved. Printed in USA.
ISBN 0-88284-616-7
2
Contents
INTRODUCTION TO PLAYING
4 How to Sit at the Piano.
5 Finger Numbers. Piano Tones.
6 The Keyboard.
7 Name That Key!
C POSITION
8 Right Hand C Position. Treble Clef Sign. RIGHT HAND WARM-UP.
9 Quarter Notes & Half Notes. Measure, Bar Line, Double Bar. ODE TO JOY.
10 Left Hand C Position. Bass Clef Sign. LEFT HAND WARM-UP.
11 The Whole Note. AURA LEE.
THE GRAND STAFF
21 Tied Notes. MERRILY WE ROLL ALON LARGO (from "The New World").
22 Introducing B for RH. C Major, G 7 Chords for RH.
23 MARY ANN.
24 Time Signature, I. The Dotted Half Not( ROCKETS.
25 Slurs & Legato Playing. WHAT CAN I SHARE?
26 Introducing A for LH. F Major Chord for LH.
27 Warm-Up using C, G 7 & F Chords for LI WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING If
28 Introducing A for RH. C & F Chords for RH.
29 Warm-Up using C, G 7 & F Chords for R WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING If
12 The Grand Staff. Time Signature, 1. Whole Rest. Repeat Sign.
PLAYING C-G ON THE GRAND STAFF
G POSITION 30 G Position. Intervals in G Position.
31 LOVE SOMEBODY! A FRIEND LIKE Y
13 ROCK-ALONG. MEXICAN HAT DANCE. 32 THE DONKEY.
14 Melodic Intervals, 2nds, 3rds. 33 The Sharp Sign. Dynamic Signs, p, mf MONEY CAN'T BUY EV'RYTHING! AU CLAIRE DE LA LUNE. TISKET, A TASKET.
34 The G Major & D 7 Chords for LH.
15 Harmonic Intervals, 2nds, 3rds. 35 THE CUCKOO.
Quarter Rest. f. ROCKIN' INTERVALS. 36 The G Major & D 7 Chords for RH.
16 Melodic 4ths, 5ths. Block Chords & Broken Chords.
GOOD KING WENCESLAS. MY FIFTH. 37 The Damper Pedal. HARP SONG.
17 Harmonic 4ths, 5ths. JINGLE BELLS. 38 Introducing E for LH. A New Position of the C Major Chord.
INTRODUCTION TO CHORDS 39 Warm-Up using G, D 7 & C Chords.
18 The C Major Chord. BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES.
19 Half Rest. BROTHER JOHN. 40 Introducing E for RH.
HERE'S A HAPPY SONG! New C Major Chord Position for RH.
20 Introducing B for LH. Two Important 41 Warm-Up using G, D 7 & C Chords.
Chords for LH—C Major, G 7 . ALPINE MELODY.
FIDDLE C POSITION
2 Middle C Position. THUMBS ON C!
3 Crescendo, Diminuendo. WALTZ TIME.
4 Fermata. GOOD MORNING TO YOU!
5 Eighth Notes. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
6 D.C. al Fine. STANDING IN THE NEED OF PRAYER.
7 Combining Middle C and C Position. THE GIFT TO BE SIMPLE.
8 Dotted Quarter Notes.
9 Measures from Familiar Songs Using Dotted Quarter Notes.
0 ALOUETTE.
XPANDING THE 5 FINGER POSITION
1 Measuring 6ths.
2 LAVENDER'S BLUE.
3 KUM-BA-YAH!
4 LONDON BRIDGE. MICHAEL, ROW THE BOAT ASHORE.
5 BLOW THE MAN DOWN!
6 Moving Up and Down the Keyboard in 6ths. LONE STAR WALTZ.
7 Staccato.
8 Measuring 7ths & Octaves.
9 CAFE VIENNA.
0 The Flat Sign. ROCK IT AWAY!
1 Measuring Half Steps & Whole Steps. Tetrachords.
CALES & CHORDS—THE KEY OF C MAJOR
2 The Major Scale. The C Major Scale.
3 ff. JOY TO THE WORLD!
4 More about Chords.
5 COCKLES AND MUSSELS.
6 The Primary Chords in C Major. Chord Progressions.
7 About the Blues. GOT THOSE BLUES!
8 RH Extended Position. ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY.
'HE KEY OF G MAJOR
0 The G Major Scale. The Key of G Major.
1 Changing Fingers on the Same Note.
THE CAN-CAN.
3
72 The Primary Chords in G Major. THE MARINES' HYMN.
73 Syncopated Notes. Natural Sign. 1st & 2nd Endings. WHY AM I BLUE?
THE KEY OF F MAJOR
74 The F Major Scale.
75 Eighth Rest. Accent Sign. LITTLE BROWN JUG.
76 The Primary Chords in F Major. CHIAPANECAS.
78 0 SOLE MI0.
79 Arpeggiated Chords.
THE KEY OF A MINOR 80 The Key of A Minor.
The A Harmonic Minor Scale.
81 More Syncopated Notes. JERICHO.
82 Overlapping Pedal. inp. GREENSLEEVES.
84 More about Triads. The Primary Chords in A Minor.
85 GO DOWN, MOSES.
THE KEY OF D MINOR 86 The Key of D Minor.
The D Harmonic Minor Scale.
87 pp. SCARBOROUGH FAIR.
88 The Primary Chords in D Minor. RAISINS AND ALMONDS.
90 HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS.
92 THE ENTERTAINER.
94 Eighth Note Triplets. AMAZING GRACE.
96 OVER THE RAINBOW.
98 AT LAST.
100 SINGIN' IN THE RAIN.
102 LAURA.
104 HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS.
106 THE BALLAD OF GILLIGAN'S ISLE.
108 CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO.
112 Certificate of Award.
SIT TALL!
Let arms hang loosely from shoulders.
Elbows slightly higher than keys.
Bench must face the keyboard squarel ∎
Knees slightly under keyboard.
Feet flat on the floor. Right foot_may_baslightly forward.
1
Lean slightly forward.
4
How to Sit at the Piano
4
THE THUMB IS THE FIRST FINGER
OF EACH HAND
1
LEFT HAND RIGHT HAND (LH) (RH)
Finger Numbers
Response to reading finger numbers should be automatic. Before you begin to play, practice moving each finger as you say its number aloud.
5
Piano Tones When you play a key, a hammer inside your piano touches a string to make a tone.
When you drop into a key with a LITTLE weight, you make a SOFT tone.
When you use MORE weight, you make a LOUDER tone.
String
Hammer
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 each tone a little louder.
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.
6
The Keyboard
The keyboard is made up of white keys and black keys.
The black keys are in groups of twos and threes.
2 blacks 3 blacks 2 blacks 3 blacks 2 blacks 3 blacks
11111 111111111111111111111 LOW SOUNDS DOWN (Lower) 11 UP (Higher) HIGH SOUNDS
On the keyboard, DOWN is to the LEFT, and UP is to the RIGHT.
As you move LEFT, the tones sound LOWER. As you move RIGHT, the tones sound HIGHER.
Play the 2-BLACK-KEY groups!
LH
RH
I
1. Using LH 2 3, begin at the middle and play all the 2-black-key groups going < DOWN I the keyboard (both keys at once).
2. Using RH 2 3, begin at the middle and play all the 2-black-key groups going UP > the keyboard (both keys at once).
Play the 3-BLACK-KEY groups!
RH 3. Using LH 2 3 4, begin at
the middle and play all the 3-black-key groups going
DOWN the keyboard (all three keys at once).
4. Using RH 2 3 4, begin at the middle and play all the 3-black-key groups going
UP the keyboard (all three keys at once).
kW
Play all the A's on your piano. Play all the C's. Play all the B's.
Wd Play all the F's. Play all the E's. Play all the D's.
Tir
F G
7
You can now name every white key on your piano!
The key names are A B C D E F G, used over and over!
Play all the G's.
Name That Key!
Piano keys are named for the first seven letters of the alphabet, beginning with A.
ABCDEFG Each white key is recognized by its position in or next to a black-key group!
For example: A's are found between the TOP TWO KEYS of each 3- BLACK -KEY GROUP.
Play the following. Use LH 3 for keys below the middle of the keyboard. Use RH 3 for keys above the middle of the keyboard.
Say the name of each key aloud as you play!
F G A B F A B F G A B E D C A F G B F G A B A B C A B D E C D E C D E C D E C D E F G B C D E
o I ui C
The lowest key on your piano
is A.
The highest key on your piano
is C.
t The C nearest the
middle of the piano is called MIDDLE C.
Going UP the keyboard, the notes sound HIGHER and HIGHER!
Play and name every white key beginning with bottom A.
Use LH 3 for keys below middle C, and RH 3 for keys above middle C.
You are now ready to begin ADULT THEORY BOOK 1 and ADULT FLASHCARDS.
Fingering: 1 2 3 4 5
The TREBLE STAFF has 5 lines and 4 spaces.
Middle C is written on a short line below the staff, called a leger line.
TREBLE CLEF SIGN: used for RH notes.
0.)
1 2 3 4 5 5 1 4 2 3
0 0 -C - -0-
1 2 3 4 1 5 2 3 4 5
0 O
8
Right Hand C Position Place the RH on the keyboard so that the 1st FINGER falls on MIDDLE C. Let the remaining 4 fingers fall naturally on the next 4 white keys. Keep the fingers curved and relaxed.
II. I I — III 1111 al III D D E
i
2 3
F G
:
IN 1. II 1111.1 II The names of the 5 keys are in ALPHABETICAL ORDER: C D E F G
Notes for this position are written on the TREBLE STAFF.
D is written in the space below the staff.
Each next higher note is written on the next higher line or space.
RIGHT HAND WARM-UP >>* Play the following WARM-UP. Say the name of each note aloud as you play. Repeat until you can play smoothly and evenly. As the notes go higher on the keyboard, they are written higher on the staff!
Fingers: 1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
J cl ‘J 0 0 J cJ iJ
This symbol indicates the track number of the selection on the CD. See the General MIDI (GM) disk
sleeve for the GM track numbers.
3 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 3 2 2
3 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 2 1 1
Quarter Notes & Half Notes
Music is made up of short tones and long tones. We write these tones in notes, and we measure their lengths by counting. The combining of notes into patterns is called RHYTHM.
9
Quarter Note a short note.
COUNT: "1" or: "Quarter"
Half Note a long note.
COUNT: "1 - 2"
or: "Half note"
Clap (or tap) the following rhythm. Clap ONCE for each note, counting aloud.
Notice how the BAR LINES divide the music into MEASURES of equal duration.
JJJ JJJJ
MEASURE > -4---- MEASURE -4---- MEASURE -4-- MEASURE BAR BAR BAR DOUBLE BAR LINE LINE LINE used at the end
ODE TO Joy (Theme from Beethoven's 9th Symphony)
1. Clap (or tap) the rhythm evenly, counting_aloud.
2. Play & sing (or say) the finger numbers.
3. Play & count.
4. Play & sing (or say) the note names.
Fingers:
You are now ready to begin ADULT SIGHT READING BOOK 1.
10
Left Hand C Position Place the LH on the keyboard so that the 5th FINGER falls on the C BELOW (to the left of) MIDDLE C Let the remaining fingers fall naturally on the next 4 white keys. Keep the fingers curved and relaxed.
T 777/MtiG177'1 1 7 777 77 777 77
Notes for this position are written on the BASS STAFF.
5 lines and 4 spaces.
BASS CLEF SIGN: 9. The C, played by 5, used for LH notes. is written on the second space of the staff.
Each next higher note is written on the next higher line or space.
LEFT HAND WARM-UP Play the following WARM-UP. Say the name of each note aloud as you play. Repeat until you can play smoothly and evenly.
0 i.J 9 .. o 7 r rd ..4 c „ r, ., = i ,3
0 0 0 9: 0 0 0 0 0 0
A n n i = A n '). 1
When notes are BELOW the MIDDLE LINE of the staff, the stems usually point UP. When notes are ON or ABOVE the MIDDLE LINE, the stems usually point DOWN.
The BASS STAFF also has Fingering: 5 4 3 2 1
11 1111111
The Whole Note
Whole Note a very long note.
O COUNT: "1 - 2 - 3 - 4"
or: "Whole note hold down"
Clap (or tap) the following rhythm. Clap ONCE for each note, counting aloud.
11
O
AURA LEE Et,
This melody was made into a popular song, "LOVE ME TENDER," sung by Elvis Presley.
1. Clap (or tap) the rhythm, counting aloud.
2. Play & sing (or say) the finger numbers.
3. Play & count.
4. Play & sing (or say) the note names.
As the black - bird in the Spring, 'neath the wil - low tree
lk • F F G F E E f 4 r r) i n n n .., .. , ''
n
sat and piped, I heard him sing, sing - ing "Au - ra Lee."
0 0 . a, t) 0 p 0 C3
Q 0 0
5 7 1 9 1 A 1 7 q A '2 7
a
LH
RH
z , ..
Bass Clef
-0- 0- -§- U
1
MIN
12
The Grand Staff
The BASS STAFF and TREBLE STAFF, when joined together with a BRACE, make up the GRAND STAFF.
Treble Clef
Brace
TIME SIGNATURE Music has numbers at the beginning called the TIME SIGNATURE.
4 4
means 4 beats to each measure.
means a QUARTER NOTE gets one beat.
PLAYING ON THE GRAND STAFF Only the starting finger number for each hand is given.
The following practice procedure is recommended for the rest of the pieces in this book:
1. Clap (or tap) & count. 2. Play & count. 3. Play & sing the words, if any.
This sign -EN- is a WHOLE REST. LH is silent a whole measure!
RH silent a whole measure.
t.)
0 0 0 md 7.
The double dots mean repeat from the beginning.
You are now ready to begin ADULT FINGER AEROBICS.
5
MN O
O (C)
1 3
rq- ) • •
5 5
1 1 3
0
5
-e- O
610
13
ROCK-ALONG Li
MEXICAN HAT DANCE EC
1. Play it! 2. Dance it!
Play it! Dance it!
Play the fa - mous Dance the fa - mous
hat dance! hat dance!
t, ) rG)
' )
3
4
3
2 4
3
5
This sign rk is a QUARTER REST.
Rest for one count!
5
3
2
3
4
2
1
. 0 0
Play it!
Dance it!
0
Play it! Dance it!
.
0 ° 0
Play it now for It's such fun to
-0- me! see!
. 9: ® ®
You are now ready to begin ADULT DUET BOOK 1.
The following excerpts contain only repeated notes and MELODIC 2nds & 3rds.
Au CLAIRE DE LA LUNE
DYNAMIC SIGNS tell how loud or p (piano) = soft
soft to play.
.4 1
9 0
p BON 7:
•
14
Melodic Intervals Distances between tones are measured in INTERVALS, called 2nds, 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, etc.
Notes played separately make a melody. We call the intervals between these notes MELODIC INTERVALS. Play these MELODIC 2nds & 3rds. Listen to the sound of each interval.
1 2 1 3
J J -0t- -6 all L2ndJ 1---3rd--'
-0. L2nd- L-3rd--' 1-2nd-I F-3rd---; F-2ndT 73rd--,
• _ 7 . 7 ° 7 7 7 7 1 3
TISKET, A TASKET (mezzo forte) = moderately loud
A
mf 1
a Min
2
2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd Inj 2nd 3rd
WWI
• 4
1 3
ROCKIN' INTERVALS
Brightly Rest for one count!
4
f (forte) = loud
15
Harmonic Intervals
Notes played together make harmony. We call the intervals between these notes HARMONIC INTERVALS.
Play these HARMONIC 2nds & 3rds. Listen to the sound of each interval.
2 3 1 1
EON gall 4 0
f 1. Rock is mel -
2. Rock with the o
right
0 - dic!
hand! Rock is har - Rock with the
mon - ic! left hand!
dt1W MEW .1 - MINII■w_IMW'r , A
3
J 1 2
1 3
NM NM •
Rock is Rock with
mel the
- •
o right
AIP
- dic! hand!
Rock is har - Rock with the
mon - ic! left hand!
•
... .. % g •• 9 •
1
1 3
2
DUET PART: (Student plays 1 octave higher.)
RH 4■12M/M1W1 I I =M1V11•11=E ANEW ANEW .1•1111•11/ 1=1111W • W 71•111111M MN BE I I F.M.•ffi I 711•IIMW MEM=
1•19111MMENIMPW=k3MEMM■_71•1111P111111111•1•11WSM•_••11F_IIIIMIMMINOMM JIMPNI•141Mr
4
r- CY
16
Melodic 4ths & 5ths 1 4 1 5
Play these MELODIC 4ths & 5ths. Listen to the sound of each interval.
. . . )
Q a •
L-4 -0
-' th- L-5th--i -4I -0- th - (-5 -th --I I-4th-, 5th-
I,
+ n 4th -, r-5th-i
c--■• • r., a a a 7. 1 1•If MN
(Eli • • • 4
1 14 1
5
GOOD KING WENCESLAS 4): Find the 4ths before you play!
Moderately fast
rf
4
2
il. WC =F= W INIINANEW W /WNW
e) fGood King Wen - ces -
-5- las look'd out, On
• the feast
. of Ste - phen,
7:) . VAIN
... ... ....
When the snow lay round a - bout, Deep and crisp and e ven.
• 9: nip dj
0 -0 • 7 r)
f 2
4
MY FIFTH 011%, Find the 5ths before you play!
Seriously 1
3
0 , -§- F This is my fifth. and
0
may - be you've
.
(-1 heard;
_ .
. .
6"1 Beet - hov - en's fifth is on - ly a third!
I '") IIP . rd dll 0 41 1
!
p 5
3
Play these HARMONIC 4ths & 5ths. Listen to the sound of each interval. Harmonic 4ths & 5ths
4 5 1 1
r. 6
• •
4th 5th -6- -6- 4th 5th 4th 5th
0 0 0
/llf 4cth 5th
rllf
17
1 5
JINGLE BELLS) 14)) Before you play: 1. Find all the MELODIC 4ths & 5ths in the RH. 2. Find all the HARMONIC 4ths & 5ths in the LH.
Merrily 3
0 • G
Jin - gle, bells!
1
5-Col
•
Jin
—CI
•
-O- gle all the
0
way!
()
Jin - gle, bells!
—CI
4 Of
ONO.
Oh, what fun it
• 1 -CI •
4-0
• • is to ride a
—)
one-horse o - pen sleigh!
()
4
3
• • • o • o Jin- gle, bells! Jin - gle, bells!
-c, Jin -
--0)
gle 19 all
• the way!
--1-10 7 • 1 71
—CI 571 —II
4
4 2
• • Oh, what fun it
is to ride a one-horse o - pen sleigh!
—CI
1 7. 4-0
4 -9
1 4 3) 5 is)
18
LH
RH
WILLIIIIII The C Major Chord
A chord is three or more notes played together.
The C MAJOR CHORD is made of three notes: C E G.
Be sure to play all three chord notes exactly together, with fingers nicely curved.
C MAJOR CHORDS for LH
Play & count.
IIIMC •
MKS
C MAJOR CHORDS for RH
Play & count.
%VAC
Trif
C MAJOR CHORDS for BOTH HANDS
5-47 3
BROTHER JOHN it):
Moderately fast 1
Broth - er John?
19
Read by patterns! For RH, think: "C, up a 2nd, up a 2nd, down a 3rd," etc. Think the pattern, then play it!
f Time for break-fast!
9'
0 -0-
Time for break-fast! Please come on!
• 0- Fr
Please come on!
1 This sign mu_ is a HALF REST.
Rest for two counts!
HERE'S A HAPPY SONG! et, Read by patterns! For LH, think: "G, down a 2nd, down a 2nd," etc.
Happily
MEM
f 9 • 9 0
•
1
0
1
IMO VON
1
1 2 v-11-
5 OO 9' 1 3 5
20
Introducing CB) for Left Hand
• •
LH 15/
7 7 l'il "!ig1' !"! D ,
'7 !I
TO AND B: Place the LH in C POSITION. Reach finger 5 one white key to the left
Play slowly. Say the note names as you play.
Move 5
Move 5
Move 5 to B
to C
to B
,G--) 0 7E) 0 t)
• i 0 (4 c* (4 0 0 E •"1 4 c n 4 e. II 4 E. /1 4
Two Important Chords Two frequently used chords are C MAJOR & G 7 .
C MAJOR
11111111111111 G7
11111111111111 Chord symbol: C
Chord symbol: G 7
Chord symbols are always used in popular music to identify chord names.
Practice changing from the C chord to the G 7 chord and back again:
1. The 1st finger plays G in both chords. 2. The 2nd finger plays F in the 3 7 chord. 3. Only the 5th finger moves out of C POSITION (down to B) for G 7 .
C G 7
C 1
2 (I)
3 5 • )--F 5 0
Am- 5
Merrily C*
inf
51t- p (TIED NOTES!)
rft1:111/ DM Lin
G 7
G 7
21
TIED NOTES: When notes on the same line or space are joined with a curved line, we call them tied notes.
The key is held down for the O
O
COMBINED VALUES OF BOTH NOTES!
Count: "1 -2-3-4, 1 - 2 - 3 - 4."
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Et): Play the RH & LH separately at first, then together. Practice the RH giff and the LH p. The melody should always be clearly heard above the accompaniment.
dOCENKil MEW, ■K •
LARGO (from "The New World') (
This melody is also known as GOING HOME.
SIOW C 3 G 7
Dvoi-ak
inf 1 3 5
p C G7
1-0
'In most popular sheet music, the chord symbols appear ABOVE the RH melody. The symbol appears ONLY WHEN THE CHORD CHANGES.
6 0
-0- -0- 17
G 7
C MAJOR
1111111111111 O
O
G7
C G 7
5 IP 45
1 -CV 3 1
5 3 1
MIL
22
Introducing (13) for Right Hand
'14 I ■ Pill
D
II! I! I! 12! ! ! 17 7 1 :121 1 TO FIND B:
Place the RH in C POSITION. Reach finger 1 one white key to the left
Play slowly. Say the note names as you play.
Move 1 Move 1 Move 1 to B to C to B
1 3 5 1 4 5 1 3 5 1 4 5
C & G7 Chords for Right Hand It is very important to be able to play all chords with the RIGHT hand as well as the LEFT.
Chords are used in either or both hands in popular and classical music.
Practice changing from the C chord to the G 7 chord and back again:
1. The 5th finger plays G in both chords. 2. The 4th finger plays F in the G 7 chord. 3. Only the 1st finger moves out of C POSITION (down to B) for G 7 .
9:
All the lit - tle
9 • A 7.
5
4
•••
chil - dren love
9 0
G 7
L (Ma - ry Ann,)
9 0
MIS
Ma - ry Ann,
9 0
23
MARY ANN
Calypso tune
Moderately fast G7
All day, all night, Ma - ry Ann,
5X? 4 1 V- (Ma - ry Ann,)
7:
0 0
0 0
inf 3
C
Down by the sea - shore, sift - in' sand;
5 3 e
-0- -6-
(sift - in' sand;)
3
C
Down by the sea - shore, sift - in' sand. (sift - in' sand.)
means 3 beats to each measure.
means a QUARTER NOTE J 4 gets one beat.
A DOTTED HALF NOTE gets 3 counts. (2 counts for the half note, plus 1 count for the dot!) CJ •
COUIVT: " -I - 2 - 3"
09
1
tray - el to
G 7
• oth - er worlds
C
p Rock - ets will soon!
• 7: 5
24
New Time Signature Dotted Half Note
Clap (or tap) the following rhythm.
Clap ONCE for each note, counting aloud.
3 4
ROCKETS .4)
JJJ
Moderately fast 1 G 7
C
,51 f Rock - ets go up and they land on
1 the moon!
a 1 IIK 2
5 3/===
g
IMPORTANT! Play ROCKETS again, playing the second line one octave (8 notes) higher. The
rests at the end of the first line give you time to move your hands to the new positic
Play ROCKETS one more time, now with the first line one octave higher than writtE
and the second line two octaves higher.
This is excellent training in moving freely over the keyboard!
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A SLUR is a curved line over or under notes on different lines or spaces. Slurs & Legato Playing
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SLURS mean play LEGATO (smoothly connected).
Slurs often divide the music A PHRASE is a musical thought into PHRASES. or sentence.
WHAT CAN I SHARE?
Moderately slow
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Introducing the F Major Chord
Move 1
Move 1
Move 1 to A
to G
to A
2
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F C
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5
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Introducing A) for Left Hand
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ii TO FINE A:
Place the LH in C POSITION. Reach finger 1 one white key to the right!
Play slowly. Say the note names as you play.
The C MAJOR chord is frequently followed by the F MAJOR chord, and vice-versa.
C MAJOR
1131 Ili F MAJOR
11111111111111 Practice changing from the C chord to the F chord and back again:
1. The 5th finger plays C in both chords. 2. The 2nd finger plays F in the F chord. 3. Only the 1st finger moves out of C POSITION (up to A) for the F chord.
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Warm-Up using C, G7 & F Chords Practice SLOWLY at first, then gradually increase speed.
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WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN E: t) (With RH MELODY & LH CHORDS)
March time 1 3
INCOMPLETE MEASURE Some pieces begin with an incomplete measure. The first measure of this piece has only 3 counts. The missing count is found in the last measure! When you repeat the whole song, you will have one whole measure of 4 counts when you play the last measure plus the first measure.
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You are now ready to begin ADULT SACRED BOOK 1.
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C & F Chords for Right Hand
C MAJOR
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Introducing (.A. for Right Hand
E
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To FIND A:
Place the RH in C POSITION. Leave 1 on C. Shift all other fingers one white key to the right!
Play slowly. Say the note names as you play.
Move 3 & 5
Move 3 & 5
Move 3 & 5 to F A
to E
to F A . .
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F MAJOR
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Practice changing from the C chord to the F chord and back again:
1. The 1st finger plays C in both chords. 2. The 3rd finger moves up to F and the 5th finger moves up to A for the F chord.
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