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 1.
Theory p. 4
THE GRAND STAFF AND GUIDE NOTES
What is the clef called? Circle one.
Treble Clef (G clef) or Bass Clef (F clef).

& w
Brace

w Treble G
Middle C

? w
Measure Measure

w
w
Middle C
Bass F
Bass C

Bar lines Double

What is the clef called? Circle one. Bar Line
Treble Clef (G clef) or Bass Clef (F clef) Bar Lines Double Bar Line
Play and say the names of the guide notes.

2. NOTES AND BEATS

œ̇œ̇
œ̇ This is a ____________________ note. It gets _______ beat.

.. This is a ____________________ note. It gets _______ beats.

This is a ____________________ note. It gets _______ beats.

ẇẇ.
ẇ This is a ____________________ note. It gets _______ beats.

3. STEPS AND SKIPS

Reading by patterns is another way to be a good reader.
Finish writing in the answers.

. &w w &w w &w w &w w

Step up
__________ __________ __________ __________
G
____ A
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

?w w ?w w ?w w ?w w
__________ __________ __________ __________
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

DO NOT USE DO NOT USE

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 Technique—Review

1. Stand and move your arms out to the sides.

Count to five: ONE - TWO - THREE - FOUR - FIVE!

Now drop your arms to your sides. Feel as though

they are sand bags—heavy and relaxed. This is
“arm weight.”

AT THE PIANO:

2. Sit tall on the bench between Middle C and Treble G.

Imagine a daisy growing through your spine
and out the very top of your head! The daisy is
gently pulling your body up until it is tall,
long, and balanced. Notice your wrists are level
with your forearms.

3. Imagine that your knuckles form a bridge, and your fingers are
the foundation. Look for 4 little hills on each hand.

Notice the natural

“C” shape between
fingers 1 and 2.

4. Draw or imagine a smiley face next to the side tip

of your thumbnails. This is the spot where you should
play when playing with your thumb.

Demonstrate these techniques for your teacher.

Check the box

when you are done!

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 Theory p. 9
Free Arm and Strong Fingers
• Stand up and shift your weight from one leg to the other.
• When playing, imagine walking with your ten fingers,
moving your hand and arm along with each finger that plays.
• Look for and .

CK 2 TRACK 8

CK 3 TRACK 9  

CK 4 TRACK 10
On a See-Saw

4
Smoothly

&4 œ Œ Œ
CK 5 TRACK 11
1 2

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
F Back and forth
CK 6 TRACK 12

we go a - long, we call this the Down - Up Song!

CK 7 TRACK 13
5

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ
3 4

Like a see - saw back and forth, watch - ing close - ly down, up, off!

Smoothly

œ œ œ œ œ aœ - long,
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
? 44
Back and forth we go all ten fin - gers are so strong.

Œ Œ
F
1 2

? œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ
5 Like a see - saw back and forth, watch - ing close - ly up, down, off!

3 4

Note to Teachers: Encourage students to play on the rounded pads of their fingers. This is healthier than playing
with “curved” fingers. Curving the fingers is the same as gripping, bracing, or squeezing,
which can cause complications later on.

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 Practice steps:

CK 2
• Circle the skips.
TRACK 8
• Write “S” when you see a slur,
CK 3
and TRACK
“T” when
9
you see a tie.
• Tap and count aloud.
CK 4 TRACK 10

CK 5 TRACK 11
 

CK 6 TRACK 12
Mozart and His Sister

3
Moderato

& 4 ˙. Œ
CK 7 TRACK 13 1

˙ ˙ œ ˙
F
? 34 œ ˙. ˙
Mo - zart and his sis - ter

Œ
3

5 4

Œ
2

& ˙ œ œ ˙˙
˙ ˙. ˙
trav - eled far and wide.

? Œ
1

  

DUET PART: (student plays 1 octave higher)

? 3 ˙‰ . œj œ œ œ œ ‰ œj œ œ œ œ ‰ œj œ œ œ œ ‰ œj œ œ œ œ
3
R.H.

4 ˙. ˙. ˙.
L.H. P 2

? ‰˙ . œj œ œ œ œ ‰ œj œ œ œ œ ‰ œj œ œ œ œ ‰ œj œ œ œ œ
˙. ˙. ˙.

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 Theory p. 11 • Recital p. 8

Mozart’s sister, Nannerl, was five

years older than Wolfgang and was
a talented musician.

& ˙ ˙
4

œ ˙ œ œ
f
œ œ œ
When they played for the kings and queens, their

?
1

13

& œ ˙ œ
œ ˙. ˙.
? œ
pa - pa would beam with pride.

move L.H. ˙.
5

• Roll off the keys, wrist first, at the end of every slur. If the
sound you make is quiet, you are playing musically!

? ‰˙ . œj œ œ œ œ ‰ œj œ œ œ œ ‰ œj œ œ œ œ ‰ œj œ œ œ œ
˙. ˙. ˙.
F
13

? ‰˙ . œj œ œ œ œ ‰ œj œ œ œ œ ‰ œj œ œ œ œ ˙˙ ..
˙. ˙.
1 ˙.

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 Theory p. 16 • Recital p. 14
The “Woodpecker”
TRACK 14 TRACK 20

Touch Release
TRACK 15 TRACK 21
Practice steps:

• Like TRACK
a woodpecker
16 pecking a 22
TRACK tree, tap the
key with your hand. After playing it, the
finger and
TRACK 17 hand instantly TRACK
return23 to their
beginning position.
• The TRACK
wrist18stays level with the
TRACKforearm.
24

TRACK 19 TRACK 25  

Check! Every finger should rest on

The Woodpecker a white key. See your “C” shape.

3
Steadily

& 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. ˙˙ ..
1

. . . . . . . . .
F
?3
4

3
Steadily again

& 4
F
?3 œ œ œ œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. ˙.
4 . . . ˙.
finger? ___

• Did you play on the outside tip of your thumbnail?

• Tell your teacher about the staccato sound.

Note to Teachers: Although staccato is a sudden movement, watch so that students don’t force or stiffen their
wrists or fingers.

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 A theme is an important melody. In 1796, the composer
Franz Joseph Haydn wrote this piece for solo trumpet
and orchestra for a friend, and it was first performed
in 1800 at the Imperial Court Theater in Vienna,
TRACK 14 TRACK 20
Austria. This piece is a trumpet concerto.
  
TRACK 15 TRACK 21

Melody by Haydn
TRACK 16 TRACK 22
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 -1809)

Joyfully

4
TRACK 17 TRACK 23

& 4
1

œ œ œ TRACK 18

˙. œ.
TRACK 24

F p
˙. œ œ œ
TRACK 19 TRACK 25

? 4 ˙.
4
3 2 1 3

&
2

œ. ˙. œ. œ. ˙ œ œ
.
œ .œ œ. P œ. .œ œ.
?
getting louder

& œ œ œ œ ˙ Œ
œ œ œ œ ˙.
F
? ˙
3

DUET PART: (student plays 1 octave higher)

? 4 œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ.
5

4
L.H. P 3
π p
? œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ.
5

œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. ˙

9
˙˙ .. Œ
˙
P
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CK 15 TRACK 21

K 16 TRACK 22

Recital p. 17
Practice steps:
CK 17 TRACK 23

• Point to the notes and count aloud. FJH2225 27s

CK 18 • Circle the24 4ths
TRACK and then play them.

CK 19 TRACK 25

Evening Mist
3
Mysteriously

& 4
1

œ ˙. œ ˙.
P
?3 œ œ
sky The grows
. œ.
œ
dark,
Pœ œ
eve - ning is
. œ.
œ
here;

4 Œ œ œ Œ œ œ
2 p 1
p
4
5
5

Œ ˙˙ ..
4 2

& œ œ œ œ œ œ
˙. ˙
. œ. ḟ˙ .
Watch as the mist comes so near. Shad - ows

? œ
Œ œ œ ˙˙ Œ .
11
5 √
˙˙ .. ˙˙ .. ˙˙ .. ˙˙ ..
2

& œ œ œ
˙ getting softer

ṗ˙ .
fad - ing, soft - ly the mist ap - pears.

? . œ ˙. ˙. ˙. ˙.
1

DUET PART: (student plays 1 octave higher)

? b 34 Œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ
R.H. 3
5

˙. œ ˙. œ ˙. œ
1

˙. ˙. ˙. ˙. ˙.
L.H π 3
with pedal

?b Œ œ œ ˙˙ .. Œ œ ˙˙ .. Œ œ ˙˙ .. œ œ œ Œ œ ˙˙ ..
11

˙. ˙. ˙. œ ˙. ˙. œ ˙. ˙ .. œ œ œ ˙. œ
˙ ∑ ˙.
P π 1
5
1 √
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ww wwx xx xx xww
Theory p. 19
Interval of a 5th
ww x xx x
xx

Practice steps:
space to space line to line
• Tap and count aloud boldly. with 3 notes skipped with 3 notes skipped
• Find and prepare all the 5ths.

TRACK 26 TRACK 32
Knights So Brave!

4
TRACK 27 TRACK 33
Boldly 5

& 4 w
1 2
TRACK 28 TRACK 34

w ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙
f
? 44 œœ. Œ œœ. Œ
Knights
TRACK 29 so TRACK 35 brave! Ride through the morn - ing mist,

TRACK 30 TRACK 36

TRACK 31 1 TRACK 37
5 5

&
1 2

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w
? œ xxx œ œ œ Œ Œ ˙
Car - ry - ing their ban - ners at the break - ing of this day! Oh!

5 1

& w
w
? œœ. Œ œœ. Œ
Knights so brave! Start - ing their roy - al quest,

˙ œ œ œ œ ˙
4
13 3

Œ Œ
1

& ˙˙ w
w
F Let’s go speed them on their way! f
? ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ w
getting louder
˙ Œ Œ w
1

√
1
5

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 The “Push Off!” Touch Release
• This new technique is like the “Drip-Drop-Roll” motion you know.
FJH2269 32
• Use the “Push Off!” for faster pieces, and when you want a
short, crisp sound at the end of musical patterns.
1. Push forward and off the keys with your wrist.
2. Your hand and forearm will follow your wrist.
TRACK 26
3. Stay close to the keys TRACK
when 32
you push off.

TRACK 27 TRACK 33

Camel Ride Drop

4
Lively
TRACK 28 TRACK 34
Push Off!

& 4 œ Œ
1

œ œ œ œ œ œ.
TRACK 29 TRACK 35

F Go - ing
Push Off!
TRACK 30 TRACK 36
on a cam - el ride, sway - ing back from side to side.

? 44 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ
.
TRACK 31 TRACK 37

5 3 2 1 2 3

Roll wrist Roll forward

Drop to the right
5
Push Off!

& œ. œ. œ. Œ
4

œ œ œ œ
Push Off!

. œ. œ. œ. Œ
Cam - el rid - ings’ so much fun, e - ven in the des - ert sun.

? œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Œ
1
1

Œ Œ
5 Push Off!

& œ œ œ œ
œ. œ.
3

f
Push Off!

? œ œ œ œ
Hold on tight, the sun’s still bright, we’ll have fun to - night!

œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ. Œ œ. Œ œ. Œ
√ both hands
5 3 2 2 3 1 3

Note to Teachers: Watch your students so that they follow through the motion with one fluid gesture.
This is important for a free arm.
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 TRACK 26 TRACK 32 Theory p. 20 • Recital p. 18
Practice step:   
TRACK 27 TRACK 33
• For every staccato note below, use a “Push Off!” release.

TRACK 28 TRACK 34

Swiftly German Folk Song

3
TRACK 29 TRACK 35

& 4 ˙ Œ Œ
5
TRACK 30
œ
TRACK 36
˙ œ œ œ œ œ.
f
œœ.
TRACK 31 TRACK 37

? 3 ˙˙ .. ˙˙ Œ Œ Œ
4
1 1
5 3
5

& ˙ œ Œ Œ
œ ˙ œ œ œ œ.
? ˙˙ .. ˙˙ Œ œœ. Œ Œ

Œ
Drop Roll

& ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙
Ḟ
? . ˙. ˙ œ ˙ Œ
13

& ˙ œ ˙ œ Œ Œ
œ œ œ œ.
f.
? ˙. ˙. œœ Œ
getting louder
Œ
Note to Teachers: For the “Push Off!” touch release, the student pushes forward and off the key, wrists first.
Their arms will follow through with a fluid, coordinated motion. Watch for a free arm and
strong fingers.
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 Theory p. 23
Tissue Box—Review
CK 26 TRACK 32
Practice steps:

CK 27 • Imagine watching starfish in the sea.

TRACK 33

• Circle the 2 words that will describe the mood: calm heavy peaceful
CK 28 • Once you
TRACK 34 know the piece, you or your teacher can add the pedal.

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CK 29 TRACK 35

Starfish
CK 30 TRACK 36

Swimming underwater
CK 31 TRACK 37

√
Use this motion for every

4 œ. Œ Œ Œ œ. Œ Œ Œ
R.H. note in this line.

& 4 œ. Œ œ. Œ œ. Œ œ. Œ
1 1

p
?4 w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
4
1
5

œ. Œ Œ Œ
5

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. Œ œ. Œ
1

w
? w w w w
w w w

√
9

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w w
P
2

? w w p
L.H.

w w
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CK 26 TRACK 32

CK 27 TRACK 33
Theory p. 24 • Recital p. 22
Practice steps:

CK 28
• Tap and count aloud.
TRACK 34
• Play all the 3rds.
CK 29 • Play TRACK
the 3rd
35 line 3 times.

CK 30 TRACK 36

Rockin’ n’ Rollin’
. œ. . œ.
CK 31 TRACK 37
Rockin’

4 œ Œ œœ. œœ. Œ œ Œ Œ ˙˙
5

& 4 Œ œ œ Œ Œ œ œ Œ.
3 3
1

F
? 44 œ Œ Œ œ. œ. Œ Œ œ. œ. Œ Œ .
œ w
. 5 3

. œ.
œ Œ œœ. œœ. Œ Œ œœ. Œ Œ Œ Œ ˙˙
5

œ œ Œ
5

& Œ
3

? œ Œ Œ œ. œ. Œ Œ. œ. œ. Œ œ. œ. w
.
œ. œ. ˙
9
L.H. over L.H. over
2 R.H. R.H.

& Œ Œ œ. œ. Œ Œ œ œ
2
1 1 1 1

œ. œ. . . ˙
P
? œ. œ. Œ Œ œ. œ. Œ Œ
1

. œ.
œ Œ œœ. œœ. Œ Œ œœ. Œ Œ. Œ Œ ˙˙
13

& Œ œ œ Œ
f
? œ Œ Œ œ. œ. Œ Œ œ. œ. Œ œ. œ. w
. 5

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 ww ww ww
Lesson p. 31

ww
Learning 5ths
on the Staff space to space line to line
skip 3 notes skip 3 notes

œœ ? œ
or count: 1 2 3 4 5 or count: 1 2 3 4 5

? ˙ . .
? ˙   ? œ ˙ .˙ .
1. 1. 1. 2. 2.
Fill in the missing answers below. The 1st one is done for you. &&˙ .˙ . œ œ
3. 3. 4.

?w w
Then find and play the notes on the piano.

?w w
&w w
&
w w
C ____
____ G ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
5th up
__________ __________ __________ __________

2. Write the letter name of the key a 5th UP from each marked key.
5. 5.
XX
&&˙ .˙ . œ
œ

X X

3. Note Challenge:
Play Middle C. Go up a 4th then go up a 3rd.
Lastly, go down a 5th. What’s the letter name 



w
of the key you land on? ___________________

w w w
4. Place an X through the patterns that are NOT 5ths.
? ˙.
œ ? œ ˙. ? œ ˙.
1. 2. 3. & ˙. œ 4.

Answer: D

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 Lesson p. 40
Treble C Position 




w
w ´ w ˝ & w
High G

Ç w
Treble C

&
F

w
D

Middle C
? w
Bass C

Big Boy the cat has placed a muddy paw print on every Treble C Guide Note!

w w w
• Use this C as your guide note and fill in the name of the notes.

& w & & &

____ ____ ____ ____

w w
& w & & w &
____ ____ ____ ____

Do
Time to Compose:

• Draw the missing notes. • Make up a piece using Treble C Position.

• Then name both notes.  • What animal will it be about?

________________________________
• Play the intervals on the piano.

w w w w
& w
Ex. 5
3 1 3

& & &

Up a 3rd Up a 4th Down a 3rd Down a 3rd
C ____
____ E ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

w w w
& w
2 3
1

& & &

2

Up a 4th Down a 2nd Down a 3rd Up a 2nd

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

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 Lesson p. 41
Be a Composer
• Franz J. Haydn and Wolfgang A. Mozart
wrote music all the time.
• It’s time for you to compose as well!
• Finish the piece below.

Be sure to use the following: 

staccato q. p P Ff
legato Treble C position
rest Πq, h, h.


˙
Time to Compose:

3 .
œ Œ œ ˙ Œ
& 4
1

________________________________________________
(your title)

? 343 œœ.œ. Œ ˙˙˙. œ ˙˙ . ˙

& 4 Œ . . Œ
1

? œ34 œœ. œ Œ œ
5

˙ ˙˙ .. Œ ˙˙ . ˙
5

& . Œ
1

? œ
5

œ œ ˙ ˙
5

& Œ Œ

?œ œ œ ˙
9

& Œ ˙.

? œ œ œ ˙ ˙˙.
9

& Œ ˙..

? ˙˙ .
.
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 Lesson p. 46
Help the Knight
Find His Horse!
• Cross out every incorrect rhythm. There is only one correct path.
 
 
• Then, draw a line from the knight to every correct answer.
The correct path will lead you to his horse!

Path #2
˙ ˙ œ =œ 1= 1

Œ
œ +œ œ+ +œ Œ+ =
 
 
Pa
3= 3
w w œ =œ
th
#3
#1
3= 3 ˙˙ œœ == 11
th

Pat
Pa

Œ +Œ œ+ +œ +Œ =
Œ= 3
h

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Practice steps:

• Tap and count aloud.

44 Œ œ ˙
ACK 2, 3, 4
• Where do you see the following pattern?
TRACK 20, 21, 22 1.

ACK 5, 6, 7 TRACK 23, 24, 25

To the Zoo
* Notice your 8 hills.

4
ACK 8, 9, 10 With
TRACK 26, 27, 28 energy

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ACK 11, 12, 13 TRACK 29, 30, 31

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ACK 14, 15, 16 TRACK 32, 33, It’s
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5

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There’s lots to do when we go to the zoo.

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9

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1

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4
13

Œ œ ˙ Œ Œ ˙
4

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2

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F It’s great to be with you, here at the zoo!

˙ œ œ w ˙ œ œ w w
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1

• Were the notes in the slurs legato?

• Did you count the ? Ô

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UNIT 5

A above Guide Note G

A

A is a step up from Treble G: Treble G & w w

Practice steps:

• Circle the A’s in the R.H.

• Tap hands together and count aloud.
ACK 2, 3, 4 TRACK 20, 21, 22
• Plan the dynamics.
ACK 5, 6, 7 TRACK 23, 24, 25

 
Smoke Signals on the Bluff
ACK 8, 9, 10 TRACK 26, 27, 28

ACK 11, 12, 13 TRACK Wondering

29, 30, 31

3
1 on
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&4 Œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ Œ (moveŒ R.H.)

ACK 14, 15, 16 TRACK 32, 33, 34

ACK 17, 18, 19 TRACK 35, 36, 37

P Far
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3 1
3

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& Œ
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4

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mes - sag - es
mes rise to the sky.

? ˙˙ .. Œ
2 1
3 3

* From now on, steps will be called 2nds, and skips will be called 3rds.

& w w • Was the counting correct?

• Was the melody legato?

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ACK 2, 3, 4 TRACK 20, 21, 22

Practice steps:
ACK 5, 6, 7 TRACK 23, 24, 25
• Draw a slur over all the notes in the last line.
ACK 8, 9, 10 • PlanTRACK
the26,2nds
27, 28 and the 3rds.

ACK 11, 12, 13 TRACK 29, 30, 31

White Swan at Sunset

3
ACK 14, 15, 16 Calmly
TRACK 32, 33, 34

& 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ
1 3 3

œ œ
ACK 17, 18, 19 TRACK 35, 36, 37

P
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? 34 œ
Out on the wa - ter a white swan is glid - ing,

Œ Œ
5 1
3
5

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1

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L.H. 2 R.H. 2

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p Up from
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5

* Play the A 2 octaves higher than written.

DUET PART: (student plays 1 octave higher)

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5

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5 4

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 TRACK 38, 39, 40 TRACK 52, 53, 54
' Let’s Listen!
TRACK 41 TRACK 55, 56, 57

3 on

3
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TRACK 42, 43, 44 2 TRACK 58, 59, 60
2 2 2

TRACK 45, 46, 47 TRACK 61

Lis - ten to these two - note slurs!

TRACK 48 TRACK 62, 63, 64

3
& 4 œ. œ Œ œ. œ. Œ œ. œ. Œ ˙ .
TRACK 49, 50,
3 51 2 TRACK
3 65, 266, 67 3 2 2

. Lis - ten to these short sounds now!

Practice steps: • Did you hear and feel the difference

between staccato and legato?
• Tap and count aloud. Whisper the rests.
TRACK 38, 39, 40 TRACK 52, 53, 54
• Play and count.
TRACK 41 TRACK 55, 56, 57

(
TRACK 42, 43, 44 TRACK 58, 59, 60

C Position
TRACK 45, 46, 47 TRACK 61
Hiccup!

4
Brightly

& 4 œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ. Œ œ œ œ œ Œ Œ
TRACK 48 3 TRACK 62, 63, 64

œ. œ.
.
TRACK 49, 50, 51 TRACK 65, 66, 67

F Don’t look down! Don’t look up! If you do you’ll hic - cup!

? 44 w
w w
w w
w
1
5

& œ œ Œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ Œ
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? w w w
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w w w œ. Œ
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 Practice steps:

• Tap and count.

ACK 38, 39, 40 TRACK 52, 53, 54
• Tap and say the words.
ACK 41
• FindTRACK
and55, prepare
56, 57
the 5ths.

'"
ACK 42, 43, 44 TRACK 58, 59, 60 Canoe on the Lake
TRACK Moderately slow

4
ACK 45, 46, 47 61

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ACK 48 TRACK 62, 63, 64

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ACK 49, 50, 51 TRACK 65, 66, 67

˙˙ ..
the lake qui - et - ly, go - ing by,

? 44 Œ
1
5
These two notes are: ____
5 ____ 5
3

& ˙ ˙˙ .. Œ
5 3

œ œ
1

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9

& œ œ œ œ Œ
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p
˙˙ ..
not a sound, one more look, they’re gone!

? Œ œ œ œ œ
getting softer

Time to Compose:

• Make up a piece using blocked

or broken 5ths.
• Will it be strong or quiet?

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UNIT 10
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• Clap and count each line.
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'
• Then point to the words and say them in rhythm.
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X
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3 ∑ 44 ∑
4˙ œ ˙ œ ˙34 œ∑ ˙ . (hangs from
the 4th line)
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X
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 TRACK 68, 69, 70 TRACK 86, 87, 88

Practice steps:
TRACK 71, 72, 73 TRACK 89, 90, 91

• Tap and count.

TRACK 74, 75, 76 TRACK 60, 61, 62
• Play with your wrist level with your forearm.

TRACK 77, 78, 79 TRACK 63, 64, 65

Steady Like a Clock
TRACK Andante
80, 81, 82 TRACK 66, 67, 68

44
Count while you play.

& Ó Ó
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1

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TRACK 83, 84, 85 TRACK 69, 70, 71

œCount
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1

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TRACK 68, 69, 70

P
TRACK 86, 8

? œœ. Œ œœ. Œ œœ. Œ œœ. Œ .œ w

getting softer

œ Œ Ó w
Practice steps: TRACK 71, 72, 73 TRACK 89, 90

• Tap the piece on your thighs. TRACK 74, 75, 76 TRACK 60, 6

4
• Practice Moderately
the last two measures slowly, at least five times.

& 4 ˙ œ. œ. œ. œ. ˙ Ó
3 3

˙ œ Saying
œ. ˙ Goodbye
TRACK 77, 78, 79 TRACK 63, 6

F
4 œœ. œœ. œœ.. œœ.. ˙˙
TRACK 80, 81, 82 TRACK 66, 6
Moderately

& 4 ˙˙
3

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Ó
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TRACK 83, 84, 85 TRACK 69, 7

? 44
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2

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1
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5

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getting softer and slower
2

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his way home
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x
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• Fill in the missing notes and name them.

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• Then play the notes. Once you have finished, 3rd up

?__ww w
& ? w
the puppy will be home!

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