Piano Practice Games Theory

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Piano Practice Games

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• Theory

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Foreword Piano PnK1k• Ga~ bring1 yw a mu,ic partni:r! By coordm .. mng lhrofy, tochniquc, and creativity " 'ilh lhe actual mu•i< m thc Piano Les.wns book. Piano Games prcwms imaginalivc waysw kam aod-~- cea.ch piccc fas1er

Piano Gaims hdps focus kamiog_ The ílcxiblc activitic< = eas1·-to-~ for c11he< p0-<11e or group lcssons. Whethcruscdduring thc leJson orai honic, Piano Gam .... "play• with"uch f"OCtaurally. vi•ually.andrh)'SÍCally.

The Pi.:mo Ga~ m: ali ~gned lo makc music. Many a.ctivitLes indllde .acconlpammemi; tba1canbcaddedinthi:followingway>:

May1·ooeojoymanyhappyhou ... ofmu.icaldi5C<WeryandsoceõS

Usten&! Respond Dakota Melody \l4<ônBool:).pg.3)

1. Tap and coon! !h•> thythmic accompanimcot. Rernember m gÍYc lbc fir.;1 OOle of e>'a)

rneasuttextracmphas"

,~ :__. :..: 1 :_r U 1 ê._· e_· 1 ê._· U • I 2. Tap 2lld cooni lhe thythm of1hc mdody. Add d)·namics for a speci•l effe<:I.

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Addamusical3"Qn1panirnent toDaJ:muMdodyb)' Playing F. in!h.r K.H. ;mel ,\ in thc LI!. in th< following thythm;

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Hiccups in School (U$$008ool<J.p11.6)

11.tading Warm-up

AsyouListcnLollic<·up$fMSch<>ol.adda mu•ical accompanímem by pl~)'Íng the followingwarm·up:

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Readl<~r

\!apitou!! byRcbffi:•Sl>ocklty

Toeroa1c a map ofH•Ullf'• /11 Sdwol. pia« a ptettol1n!C1Df.plpll ovcrthclcssoobookscorc.

L Wr'ilc"'R.H:"abovceachtroblccldandMLH.""bo.'°"'ndi

2.Dra"·alineronneclingthenottheadsincachhand

ForCJUlfllplc.measurcs 1-Jofyourmapwilltool:somcthing!i~clh"·

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l.Whkhhandbo.g10SC'Vt'l)'ltlellSUIC? D 2. Howmanymcasurc~i..vcrcpcau:dnw=sm1he R.H.? D ~. Howmany'""""ures h>vcrcpcatednow;jnll>cl,.H.~ D

Usttn&Reoipond Little Bird

A5 you hston IO li11/~ Birtl, rap and coum1hefollowingrhyrhm

KeadingWarm-up

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l. U•ingyourlesSOJ1bookasagui&. wri1erhtfingernumbers in theblanksabuveorbelo"eachnote

2. A•y0<1li<!cnro1heaccomp:mimemtolmlrllird,playthe ~~ .. followingwarm-up.

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lmaglne&Cn:a!e Shortbread Boogie (l.cssonBaokJ.n.9J

Whrn you cxporimem wi1h a pit"" by p!a)ing 11 in a dilfrrent ,. .. ~. you are playinga ~arialion.

Cll3ngt•in!Mn1tlodyc..,a1e~changrsin1he

accQmpanimemc"'aio~.

D 1. Change IM >e<:ood noo: in C\"ery mea.<un: io G by wrilin~ i! in thc shadcd box belQll. . l'b)

th,, mdodkuriation.

Li•·e!y

4#+*4I 1 '3lne!Mncw in1ervalbet"ccn!Mfirs11wono1e•. D

l'laying Harmonic Var ialÕOns

Asyou.Lislco 10Slror1brrad8oog;.-.playcachofthcStvaria1i0050f lhcLH.acrompaoimcol

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Q>mbiningthe,\ldud) "ilbthellarn1011ic\'ui11!lons.

AS )'OU fo1et1 t<1 lhe """"""'panimcnt, play Slwrtl>rrtJd Doo~i<' in thrcc diffcrcnc varia1i<Jns.

LsinS lhe mekldic~ariacioo )'<lU wrotc out<in pagc 7. play Sll,,,.rbrttJJBoogi<'again u>ing HannooicVariatiool.

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Lavender Mood (!Mso<lllool.3.P&.10)

ln!Ai"tndtrM""'1.d>ernelodyof "'"l')pb.r.asi:bc~ 1hei;ame.bu! enJs d11f<:fl"lldy. UJing your lcswn l>ook "" a g111Je, oomplc:1c lho phrascs belowby,.ruing rnthcmi~smgootes.

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lmagtne&.Creale

Nowdrangt' lh~•nood!

Crea1tyourownp~ce?

A> YO<I li1am 1Q thc :occomp:immcm of La>:rndrr Mood. use lhe sU Lt"}'Spicwrcdbel"""·mimprm1scy0<1Tal'lnp>eeewilh )·OUJR.H

AS)'OU<!cachcrpl>ys!hcjazz ... ·al1Zaccornpammenibel""'.usclhcsamcrt0fc•youpl•)"ftl abovctocrca1cadifforcn1p1ecc.

Take Me Out To The Bali Game (l.esson &>oi: 3,pg, I~)

RtadingWann-up

As >'OU l..tm to die _.,,,,polllimem 10 Tal;, Mr OutTo T"' Bati Game. pby this fill·in mrlody. wh.ich makcs a >IOI')' of ns .,..TI. Rcmember 10 cournO..mcasurcsofreM.

Withmttgy

P/ay<>Mo<:l<n"f'lu(Mr1/tanu11un

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U.ien&He!!;pond Spring (Le..""'l:look3.l)&.17)

~ ~ b1J ;:;;~;=~'.'~;~~s=1~~~i:oi:'f;a:.~~::,,~,mllcd AntonioVi•-al<l1(167&·!741)

Lislcn to Sprin,~ thr« diffc"'"' 1imt<. tapping and ~"()!Jnting 1hc fol!..wiug rt>y1hm,1hroughou11hep..ecc

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ReadingWarm-ups

Thi< wann-up w1ll help you leam Sprin.~ mott c:isil).

1. Using your lessoo OOoi; as a guide, " 'nte 1he Ílfl!!er-ntoen • 1heblan~!i abo>'c urbe!owc""h note

2. Asyouli>tont<>Sprin11,f1111CTÍCcthÍ•wann-upwllil)'OU at:t playi1c..,,ily

i=:: \J r == N()ftc/uad1«1.1M1roeMrp/a)·srMR.H -lod1o/'Srri•'" 8n11ti~lwr

J. Opm ym:r lcsson OOoi; IO Spring. Wrilc a new wann-up by completing me;isures S-6 followcJbyrneasur<:s ll-l2001liew.ffbclow.

Usren&Respood

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Bounces (l.a<onBool:.3.pi:\8) ~

/<.:,;~~/"' flngerTap~

AJ youlistçnto>Bounas.upat>dcoum 'I rhe rh}·tl\mbel<.wuiingrhefiogers tn<.hc•lal.

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Add a baswonpart:

111cbassoon ísamcmberofthev•oodwmd family of in1trumcn1s. h play< in rhc bass dd a11dllasadccp. n.asalsound.

As)'OUlistentcBoun~i.readandplaylhc

l»ssoonpartwrine n below

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Lh!en&Respornl

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All Through The Night (LCMOdB.,......3.Ptr. 19)

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A~ ~ou liscen mAll ThroughTh~ Nigh1.1apand coom tbe fo!lcwingrhythm

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Dixieland Jam

Lis1en100i.ti<'landJam11tr~d1fferenccime>,

tapping and wuruing lhe fo!lowina rti)·1tun~ 1hroughou11hepiece:

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Inchworm Waltz (LM.;.onllook3.pg.23)

Pia~ /nrh ·ormtt'Olt::as ad11et!

A pianodurl isa piccc for1wopiani~t< ai onc leyboanl hiswriurnintwoparu·

primo (thcuwrpan)and ...rondo (1hcl°"crpa11)

To m>ke lr>r h·/'Jl'Jtl Wa/t; into a duet, play thc p rimo pari frorn lhe le"<""1 book ~ ocu.•·c higherthanwritten.Playthe-oodo partbel.,..,· oneocta•·e lO\>erlhanwritten

• Setting Sun (l.......,.,B"'* 3.pg.N)

Ttthnlqu, Tun<:'~

b)' Ka1htrineGl~stt

n.es~11in.~Sunhandpo;i1ion i•n>adeupof,.·holtottps.r~h

h!I hand plays a grotip of whol~ s~ps called a "'hole-toot p~lttm .

.... )'OU lJMro 10 1hc acoompan1mcn1 to Selling Sim, play 1hc Techniqut Tunr bekrw. PLay each _..-IOnc: pattem( .T:TI ) "'''h ooe impulseoftt.. ann and hand. paying dose aucmion H>

dlc dynamic m11t.ing:s

nw.. .-i Jto.u. _ az/lffl ·c1.,,, .... - ITTlílliTiitl ""'-·~ .... ,~t1Mfins""'illdl<"61ffl. l?i~

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1t::1õ11J'it~ lmagfoeliCtta1e

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Gtt nady to c~ate your º"'" lmprt$Sionis1k plt<:e!

lmpn:ssi0<11otcQm]X>S<:r>•uoh as0aude0.bu!<!y( l862-1918Jand Mauricc Ra"cl (1851-1937) triW rocapurc monds andpkmres • soond. Wholc-tonc pallems :md lo1' of pedal= two of•"" -iool romposcrsu>ediocrcatctbcscmusic:r.lpictutt!I

Using lhe twu wholc-tone panem< you pla}'ed in the Ttthniq~ ,._ ohove,improvi"'youro:....11pi~bom:>wingoneQ( l),,_>tJw;;y·sli!b:

1'htSuriktn Cuilwdru/ ThtSnm< lsD<lncin~ Firnwrb

Experimem with thc:sc: whoic-mnc: sounm ali <l"'"n lhe k)·t.c.rd u.u>glhed.amperpcdal

Quadrille 1t..c.son9ool.J.P1:.28)

R~~dini: Warm-ups

n.. Quadril/,, an 18th..:cntury f'.....ch squ= ~- was abo thenamcofapopularcardgamc.JooophHaydn(l7l2-l809), a composcrdunngUieO-ic:aJP,,nod,probobolycbn<:edandplaycd thoQu«lnll,.

1. Play lllis outli""ofthe R.H.mclody.

li l(t 4 1 2. Play this outlinc oJ the LH. accompanimem by holding the blocl~ chord<.

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3. As yw h~1cn ~o QllOdri//t. play lhe followmg rc:admg w:mn-up.

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F->.tn.For h~""?

\'ory ~ LH. accompanunnu by p!aying j1 in b<okcn d1ords ;u st.o.in

A°"1J'O P/;nllirof,~,.,_1htp;..-r

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Scherzo (l.e<.""'8ool;3,pj!.:\O)

i.teadini=Warm-up

I_ Usjngyourl~>50<l00ol.:S$agu1<l«.wri1e1hefini;ernumbcfsmd,.blanU

ab<J'I~ aod bc'°" eacl> noce.

2. As you lisien lO !bc: acrompammrnl lQ Schuw. imagine you are pan of thc orches!m by playin~ lho following wami·up

All<JID P&z,RJl..,,...-.·,bi~rtlu""~lto.41

lls!en&Respond The Fife 'n' Horn (le•""'Sook3.pg. 33)

ti§!;tn&. Respond

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Chorai e

A "chof31e·• i< a hymn tuoc. a s.>cn:d mclod). ()pcny(llf~booktothesoorc!ltCll,,ruk Thi•Ch,,,o/~ ii>elude., pans for hi~h •·aice. middlevo;.,cand lowervoicc -

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A,;yooli5leflmthemu.;;r,lnl<'l:the~v•1thyourfingtt. LlfiyouJ wri!lalthecndofeadphra<e.

N01icchov.themclodypas<e<fromthe lughvoicc10 1hei.,,....vo1cc

Ul'sgoonaMeasu,.., Hunt!

U<ing)·our leswntx:w:>ka<aguidc,arm••er1hefollow1ngqucs1M111>·

1. Hov.· many tim"" does e~ch c~ample a~ar in Çhoro/r? Write the number 1n 1he boJ. ne~l m e:>eh tJ.amplc.

2. A p1t~h th3l rq>ea.L' 1n lM •ame vOÕl:c ;, calltJ ~ common l<>llt. Writctbcnamc:of1hccommon1oncmtheblankbclowea<:huamplcabo•"C.

ll.udin1Warm-11p

1. Using)'Ollflessonhookas aguidc, wri1ethe R.ll. :ind L.ll.fir1gttnumbcrs 1nlhcblanl.lbclow.

2. Play1hefoll°"'ingwarm-up

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Imagine &. Cm.te

• lnachonis. !he .«>!"W"lvoktssomel1m.esaddapat11ugherdmi mekxlyc.allcda~AS)OOhsttntoChoro/~.1mpn.l\Í>C, _ óescanlU>Ínglh<fücl'IO!eSpiccun:dbcluw.

Frw-FinguS .. ing

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Walk Around The Block (lu""1 llook3,Pl.35)

TerhniqucTimtS by Kathf:rineGlastr

1. Complete lhe mis.ing füc· Ílngcr pancms in thc c:mp1y mc:asures. U>mg the oame rhythm as mea.sufd ! and 2.

2. Wote 1henamcof cachp.:ititrnmtheblanlsbcl0>••. Tiw:fiNtW<Jarcalreadyd<>ncf<>ryou.

J. Asywlistentolfo/kArowuJT/u-8/ock.pla) Ffr,...Fing,rSM·ins Remcmb<:r. ins"'"8rh)·lhm.•igh1hnocesarcplaycduocvc nly.

-""'· ...... -.,,.,.-~8AA...,_.fn..tuo<t·a..'°"""' .......... ,....,._.,._ ..... _..,.....

Romance

Rnnw11au..,•thc a minor5-líni:er pattt rn

l. Withyour pendl.fillmcherooc(R),third(:lrd)aodfifth (5th)no1esin1heR. H.pa!lembdow.

2.Fill i nthe~ond(2nd). founh(4th)andfifth(51h) no1es 1n1heR.H.pauembelow.

Now you can play the 1eachtr'• part~

Prqlan;!úplay1he 1cacher""oon1paoimentforlhela>lcigh1mcasun:sof R1>nwnet

! Pr.>o1 iccthocbordwarm-upbelow

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2. t-.ameeachR.H llOllebywnt1ns R. 2. 3. ~ t>r S in lhe blaili .

. ~. Rcadandplaythca<."t";Ompanimen1below.

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bugtne a. C...eatc

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Ge1n!~d)" lulmpro•bc: 1. A'l )Ollí tcacher to impro•isc tn lhe a mioo~ lht-lin~tf"

, pauernasyooplaythca<:<.:ompanimcmabovc

l. Trúpms.

Lis~ en &i Respond Fierce Heart

rtt,,,. :-'""''~'" fjl· Youcanmal.eadrumsoundbyu;ingan emptybo~andtwowoodci1<Jl')Or\ ' !1>play

lhefoll<iw i11grhytlunactivitie• .

2. Listen again toFi~n·~ l/wrt. and tap andcount the fo\lowing rh)1hm:

~ J J J 1 J J J 1J .1 J_ 1J ·~1 ,~r--f·1rn r nTí'·-· í i

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~JJJ JJ J - JJ J .--·-----;----·~· ·, · I· · , · I r ·~ 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 ' ~ ~ -=~~~-

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ReadingWarm·up

1. Asyoolis1en10Fiercelfeart.play1he t•oorpan""low.

2. Using your lesoon book ..s ~~ui<lc. <<JPY!ht ba-.snol• bdaw ihc: tcnorpart by addin~ it in cach mcasun:.

3. As you listen m Fim::e !leaTt again. pia) tt.. rmor and ban paru

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lmaglne&C..,ate Medieval Muse • 1p~J

2. PI~ your R.H. in lhe d mir>Qr lht-fin~er pan ern. Improvise qll(":<.liQn :uidaru;wcr~s 11>ini; lhe rlt)·lhrn and words bdow.

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3. lmprw1:wel>ands103clhcrbyplayini;1hc t..H.os1inaiou)·oom,a1enev.<j\leSlt0rumid answcrsinlhcR.H.pan

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c.,,,,;,,,,,.,~,..,,__.,,,,..,.,I"',,""'

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GMa;pan•m~

lmaglne&C~a1e

Gdttad)·toimproviw!

A!. )m> li>tcn to 1hc accnmpanimcn1 lO floatm~. pla)· chi' L.H (I0;1Jna10.llusts thcRoot(R)mdfiflh(5!h)1onesofcach~·

fingcrpattem.

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lli<h,,..d.:il

rJ=r==fttl g::::L1 f±PI F ~-----

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2. While yn~ pl•y lhio ostinato. improvise• R H. mclndy. Use lhe ooteo in lhe fü·c· p•ttern lha1motch~aehL.H.pos1tion.

Rea<I & D~r Five-F1n@er Marchin~ Game la l. ~~-:i,~;~:ii1hcpattcmnamcs10lheoonec1 2. ~nn:~ ~7i~~-wri1e. lhe lelttr name5 ofthe ~ or tach fi\·c-

3. ::h~;:.u• pcnc1I. fill m lhe circl~ 1!ui1 idem1fy lhe Root. Jrd.

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Joy (l.n..,,.Bool;3.pg.~SJ

Rcading Warm-up

As)"OU!i.tentoJ(l)·. playthescv.,mn·"Ploneoeuvçhighcrt'- .-

~~ t::fl l.P!ayw11hlhc R.H.1humbooly

~±HSH-ar-=~="" f

~ ,~41 r • 1r r r r IN4

~ Ir 1 r r=r=aFFE

~ITJJ Ht5r FE*H"=='l ff

2. Add the fifth (~th) 1unc: abm·e ~ai;h TOOI (R) with )'oor fifth fingcr.

3.Cnmplc1C1hc1riadsbyadding thc1hird100C(3rd)a~eochroor(R)"·ilhyoorthirdf..,.

Fresh Start (l.=.oollool:3.pg..16)

Rudin~Warm·llP

A~ yo11h.icn1<>Frnh Srnrt, pluy 1his wann·up:

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lmaglnel<C~•t'" l'IDliDKMajorandMinOf'J>airs

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Dr1/unp,Cloudsuses1hrccrda1odpairsofmajorand mioorbrokcnchordpwtcmsc C Major - • 1nmor F MaJor - d mmor G major- e minor

1. lmi1a1e1llewundofahnrpasyouplay 1hispkcc.

Uai l.conard 'itudcnl Piano li irar. A piano mNhod .,·lth mu<k 10 pica«> Studcnu, wach.-,. llild l"""" I>!

l"h~ Hal l~"''"rd .'itudrnt Pia n o Library l! clut, ce>n<iSt and ~ardully gmokd for lh<'bcglnnlng51<><knl. 1._,tf.-ct for 1>rl~al~ and J:Wtll' lt»tnortlon