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Bo0K/C0, ISBN 978-0-b34-03329-% HALILRONAREY Copy © 1906 by HAL LEONARD CORPORATION Frtinatnal Copynght Sosued "Al Fights Recowes Lnstnonaed coping, aranging, scan, fects abuse perferance is an inkingement of cpa iter are tat nae fe Piano Lessons Authors Barbara Kreader, Fred Kern, Phillip Keveren, Mona Rejino Consultants Tony Caramia, Bruce Berr, Richard Rejino Director, Educational Keyboard Publications Margaret Otwell Editor Anne Wester Illustrator Fred BellREVIEW OF BOOK ONE THE GRAND STAFF The G note is your reading guide ‘The F note is your readit for the Bass or F Cief (5) ide Middle C is your reading guide for the notes between the Treble and Bass Clefs. NOTE VALUES e = Ipilse = dt note = 2pulses = am halfrest d dotted half note = 3 pulses © whole note = 4 pulses DYNAMIC SIGNS tell how loudly or sofily to play and help create the mood of the music. P Cian) = soft MYO (mver20 piano) mp (mezzo forte) medium soft medium loud SF dione) = loud eee D.C. (Da Capo) al Fine means ae 4 3 . to return to the beginning (capo) time signatures repeat sign and play until you see the sign for the end (fine). steps gow 9 skips ge tied notes dd ‘TEMPO MARKS tell the mood of the piece and the speed of the pulse. Adagio Andante Allegro slowly walking speed quicklyReflection My Own Song ... Ode To Joy... Carmen’s Tune Andantino. . Big Ben : Please, No Bees! —— Clapping Song UNIT2 4THS \Q3A4 Hoedown Sunlight Through The Trees Bingo . Travelling Along The Prairie No One To Walk With Painted Rocking Horse stus \A33535 Watercolors Circle Dance. ....... Basketball Bounce . — Allegro. Great News! Brass Fanfare UNIT 3 UNIT 4 Little River Flowing. . Quiet Thoughts. . Star Quest. A Little Latin . Stompin’ First Light. — Inspector Hound. . Bayou Blues... Serenade UNITS PLAYING GABCD ‘Summer Evenings My Own Song —— Pop! Go To Sleep .. Jig. Go For The Gold - Certificate ives upbeat Tick Tock The Jazz Clock... . Sths . 8va-4 CONTENTS improvising on CDEFG . ~ harmonic intervals, 2nds & 3rds staccato | jd. ths two-note slurs) J Bva ff. sHaRps #, FLATS b & NATURALS 4 of ABA form = ledger lines .. improvising on GAB CD ri m6 | Se * Students can check pieces as they play them. 12 13 14 15 - 16 . 18 20 22 23 24 25 26 21 28 29 1. 30 32 33 a2) 36 37 38 40 42 43 44 45 46 48 10 B 4 16 18 19) 2 m4 28 29 30 32 34 36 37 38 39 40 R Sarde 2 B 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 31 32 34 35 7 10 iL 12 4 18 20 22 28WHOLE REST means to rest for an entire measure. Remember, Oo New Notes C D E Whenever you see this magnifying glass, fill in the name of the note Barbara Kreader flee - tion in ‘Accompaniment (Student plays one octave higher than written.) @a | Moderately (d =120)My Own Song On CDEFG Place both hands on C D EF G. Listen and feel the pulse as your teacher plays the accompaniment below With your right hand, play C D E F G and then play G FE D C. Experiment by mixing the letters any way you want and make up your own song! With your left hand, play C D EF G and then play G F ED C. Again, mix the letters any way you want and make up another song! Have fun! ‘Accompaniment jaa (a) Moderately (¢ =120) Repeat as necessary | Last time lLudwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Adapted by Fred Kern With majesty 3 3 @ Accompaniment (Student plays one octave higher than written.) oem 3 | With majesty (J =105) woPtrr re rT atl ny)Carmen’s Tune Georges Bizet (1838-1875) Lively OF ‘Adapted by Fred Kern 1 Accompaniment (Student plays one octave higher than written.) Lively (¢=230)Remember, LEGATO 3/4 TIME SIGNATURE When notes sound smooth and connected, they 3 = three beats fill every measure are Legato. arter note gets one beat ‘A curved line over or " under several notes J J | J (slur) means Legato, ~~ 2 To play Legato, pass the sound smoothly from Andantino one Finger tothe next *Andantino a Louis Kohler (1820-1886) Q= Adapted by Fred Kern * Andantino means a slightly faster tempo than Andante.Remember, TIES d__ 4 A Tie is a curved line that connects two notes. of the same pitch. Hold one sound for the combined value of both notes. ‘Traditional Hold down damper 1 pedal throughout chime,INTERVAL An Interval is the distance from one key to another key. Interval of a 2nd Interval of a 3rd . \a3 AS ero reer ange eon irre eee ‘With your left hand play: Melodie 2nds Harmonic 2nds Melodie 3rds Harmonic 3rds Please, No Bees! Cranky (d =155) Gn a Barbara Kreader 0 Bring no Find a Lowest C on the piano. 10STACCATO When notes sound short and separated, they are Staccato. Adotover f or under J a note means Staccato, To play Staccato, let go of the note as soon as you play it Clapping Song O= Guatemalan this clap -ping keep it’ loud and uINTERVAL of a 4th \s \ Ny On the piano, a 4th On the staff, a 4th ~ skips two keys ~ skips two notes from = skips two fingers either a line to a space ~ skips two letters or a space to a line. Hoedown Janet Medley all our friends will Swing your part - ner, don't be slow, Clap your hands |and| stomp your feet! Accompaniment (Student plays one octave higher than written.) Geum el Toe tappin’ (=150)Sunlight Through The Trees Flowing (d=120) GanUPBEAT (Pick-up) Notes that come before the first full measure are called Upbeats. JlliJd Count: “4 «1 2 3 4” Bouncy ‘Traditional mf Oh, |once a farm -er | had a dog and | Bin- anne mr Gunienrnenre once never toenrcen ie coe AT Bouncy (J=140)TL — RH Travelling Along New Note 4 The Prairie Moving along Italo Taranta Gaon Fl Accompaniment (Student plays one octave higher than written.) Moving along (d=145) 2 pad ddDYNAMIC SHADING is created by gradually changing from soft to loud or loud to soft. Crescendo Deerescendo gradually louder gradually softer Slowly Italo Taranta Accompaninen Sion plays one octave higher than writen) da Bl Slowly (J =100) PPainted Rocking Horse Dreamlike 4 Phillip Keveren P Rain “bow col - ored | po : yel - Jow, blue and 2 4 ways here be - | side Accompaniment (Student plays two octaves higher than written.) Dreamlike (4 =95) ALthe sky is [cloud ye play, rock “ing through aTick Tock The Jazz Clock With a steady beat like the tick of a clock Bill Boyd 1 2 Accompaniment . With a steady beat (d=120)(9-J J) dreterticererteINTERVAL of a 5th \aa355 On the piano, a Sth On the staff, a 5th ~ skips three keys - skips three notes from - skips three fingers either a line to a line ~ skips three letters or a space 10 a space. Watercolors Delicately (J=105) Gite fd Phillip Keveren 2 5 s 1 Play one octave higher than written and hold down damper pedal throughout. a 2 5 Letting! 22Brass Fanfare Triumphantly (J =110) @m Phillip Keveren 1 21SHARP. A Sharp sign before a note means to play the next key to the right, either black or white. Little River Flowing Smoothly Folk Tune L 5 — | Ht “fae — StS Se = mp Lit de iv - er |ftow - ing, flow _- ing, flow - ing Accompaniment (Student plays one octave higher than written.) en Smoothly (=145) ot With pedal 28Quiet Thoughts H. Berens (1826-1880) Op. 62 Andante Adapted by Fred Kern ‘When a sharp appears before a note, it remains sharp for one entire measure. a Accompaniment (Student plays one octave higher than written.) Andante (¢ =120) rae ogee P 29LHRH ~ a ABA Form nam ie In “Star Quest,” lines one and two are the A G/A/B| section, lines three and four are the B section. After B, you play A one more time. gi 4 ‘The form of th piece is ABA. Star Quest Heroic March the won - der where we Accompaniment (Student plays one octave higher than wi Heroie March (4 =120)FLAT b A Flat sign before a note means to play the next key to the left, either black or white. : Moderately fast Bill Boyd Accompaniment (Student plays one octave higher than written.) [35 | ‘Moderately fast (d =170)TWO-NOTE SLURS A Two-Note Slur is a curved line over or under two notes of different pitch, It means to play smoothly, connecting the notes by passing the sound from the first finger to the second (legato). Circle Dance Lively (d =165) Gen i] Phillip Keveren 1 5 D.C. al Fine 23Basketball Bounce ‘Tempo de dribble (With energy!) (d=190) @as hi 4 ~ 24 Phillip Keveren ain4 8va --5 When the sign 8va--4 appears over a note or group of notes, play the note or notes one octave (eight notes) higher than written Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) Adapted by Fred Kem 258G wot ‘When the sign 8va-—+ appears under a note or group of notes, play the ote or notes one octave lower than written. FORTISSIMO IF means very loud. With excitement! (=170) Bruce Berr 5, 1 26LHRH ~ ACCENT aE > a gia Ic LL An Accent over 5643202345 or under a note. means to play that note louder. Bill BoydRITARD Ritard ot rit. means to slow the tempo gradually, Gaelic Melody Words by Fred Kem Sweetly mp First “ight of mom 5 ing sig - nals a A ra 5 __ the.own Dawn/breaks the — | night mp/ morn - ing’s first ritard 35NATURAL, A Natural sign cancels a sharp or flat. Play the Natural (white) key. Inspector Hound Phillip Keveren RH. over LH. Lowest D on the piano 36FERMATA oN A Fermata means to hold a note longer than its rhythmic value. Bayou Blues Phillip Keveren 12 32 Slow and bluesy (J =110) @en 1 4 Hold down damper pedal - 37Serenade Andante Jtalo Taranta @Q Accompaniment (Student plays one octave higher than written.) \SS50) Hi Andante (J=145)A sharp before a note lasts for only one measure. _—lH i LEDGER LINES Lislajpic|p| | |ajalpjc|o = 54321 12345 Ledger Lines are added when notes are written higher or lower than the staff. New Notes D BCD Summer Evenings “Alouette” __ Words by Barbara Kreader Sweetly — r ca mp Sum mer | eve -nings, moon -light through my — | win - es blow - ing —_| sighs. Accompaniment (Student plays one octave higher than written.) Gm Hi Sweetly (d=150) All lu 40As I fie up -| on my bed, sights and sounds soon | fill my head. 5 —— - e— e — eo" — = Light -ning bugs, pass - ing cars, crick - et calls, fall - ing stars nf @ @ @ ™p fe 2 (BRE — t ings warm and soft and | stil. rit. mf Sam mer} eve 41My Own Song OnGABCD Place both hands on G A B C D. Listen and feel the pulse as your teacher plays the accompaniment below. With your right hand, play G A B C D. Experiment by playing D C B A G Mix the letters any way you want and make up your own song! With your left hand, play G A B C D. Experiment by playing D C B AG. Again, mix the letters any way you want and make up another song! Have fun! ‘Accompaniment E7558 Jazz Waltz (d=170) a2X ¢ gn Fe - Pop! yp» Bouncy (¢ =200) Qn Hi “Pop Goes The Weasel” 5 1 5 43PIANISSIMO Pp means very soft Folk Tune Slum -ber time is | draw - ing near, night-time gath -ring Stars will all be — fbright and clear when the sand man pte — F Dream sweetdreams the | Jong nightthrough. |Moth - er will be | near to you be Go to sleep, my — | dear (pp vit Accompaniment (Student plays one octave higher than written.) Andante (=110)Remember, Play ist time only. Play 2nd time, 45Go For The Gold Stately March Phillip Keveren 22 @ — = Accompaniment (Student plays one octave higher than written.) Gan Stately March ( =90)6 —a \]