JOHN W. SCHAUM PIANO COURSE PRE L ' lu ve BOOK BelvrinJOHN W. SCHAUM PIANO COURSE PRE-A - THE GREEN BOOK Leading te Mastery of the Fritumert Verses by JOHN W. SCHAUM Progressive Succession 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 11/2 G-—The AMBER Book ~ Grade 5 C—The PURPLE Book — Grade 2 H—-The GREY Book ~ Grade 6 D —The ORANGE Book — Grade 2!/2 A PREPARATORY BOOK FOR THE. EARLIEST BEGINNER Grades are listed to serve as an approximate guide to the teacher NOTE OR ROTE TRAINING PRIVATE OR CLASS INSTRUCTION This revision: Wesley SchaumFOREWORD To The Teacher ‘The purpose of the JOHN W. SCHAUM PIANO COURSE IS: 1. TO TEACH PIANO in the most natural and enjoyable way. 2. TO PRESENT technical information accurately and progressively. 3. NOT TO DEFINE the scope of Grade I— or Grade I - or any other grades. 4, NOT TO CONFINE the intellectual range of the pupil within the first year or any other period of time. 5 . BUT TO OFFER a gradual and progressive pedagogic continuity through a series of books named Pre-A - A-~B-C- Dele. . TO LEAD with your assistance to eventual mastery of the instrument. To the Parents Suggestions for cooperating with the teacher: 1. Set definite practice times each day. 2. Go to the piano with your child and listen to his/her playing. 3. See that the child practices as soon after every lesson as possible, when the corrections and suggestions of the teacher are fresh in mind. . Always be interested and help the child develop a happy attitude toward piano study.CONTENTS PAGE Foreword to Teachers Foreword to Parents SECTION I: FUNDAMENTALS How the Fingers are Numbered ...... Finger Number Melodies .. Black Key Groups of Two Black Key Groups of Three «0... ‘The Musical Alphabet Letter Name Melodies .. How Music is Written ... Notation Melodies (notes)... SECTION II: APPLICATION Right Hand Position (C, D, E) — The Speed Boat Left Hand Position (A, B, C) — The Computer. Alternating Hands ~ Bone Sweet Bone... } Rhythm — dotted half note — Oscar the Octopus Four Notes Up and Four Notes Down — Deep Sea Diving Changing Hands within a Measure - Old MacDonald New Note G in Right Hand — The Ice Cream Cone .... ie Wind Sock Natural Accents — a Down —Mr. Frog Is Full of Hops. Presenting Rests ~ Chief Thunder Cloud. Omitting Finger Numbers — Gooseberry Goose Eighth Notes ~The Happy Halibut Left-Hand Crossing Over ~ The Funny Bunny... Cand G below Middle C- Submarine The Sharp Sign — The Dragon. Key of G (F Sharp in Signature) — Myrtle the Turtle . Leget Note D in Left Hand ~ Power Shovel. Combining Hands ~ The Eagle The Tie ~ The Circu White Key Melodic Skips —A Riddle New Hand Position in Left Hand — Donkey Par New Right Hand Position — Watchman’s Son; Another New Right Hand Group ~ Hot Dog Stand. The Flat Sign - The Wren and the Swan Key of F (B Flat in Signature) - The Jet Pla Leger Note B in Right Hand — Pretty Polly. Chords it Hand — Monkey Business . Accidentals (Sharp, Flat and Natural) — Eskimo Boy. Staccato - The DetectiveATA : 432 HOW THE FINGERS ARE NUMBERED sa i ‘TRACE THE LEFT HAND LEFT HAND no “2 > = LA NSEME "ESCUELA DE MUSICA TRACE THE RIGHT HAND RIGHT, ones | | Onree-z s 2 } | S FINGER NUMBER MELODIES the following melodies in two ways: Sing the w ays look at your music—not at your hands. as you play and say the finger numbers as you play. RIGHT HAND ALONE this is up This is down, go up and | down. Fingers 1 2 3 - 3 2 1 - 2 3 2 1 - ee @) co - ing up four, Com - ing down four. Fingers 1 2 3 4 = - 4 3 2 1 - - @® es @ ww | here Let's come down a sin Fingers 1 2 3 4 5 ee 5 4 3 2 1 - ee LEFT HAND ALONE @® mis is down This is up, go down and | up Fingers 1 2 3 - 3 2 1 - 1 2 3 2 1 - Pani @ Go - ing down four. Com - ing up four. Fingers 1 2 3 4 - - 4 3 2 1 - - (2) revs go down here Le’s come up a ean, Fingers 1 2 3 4 5 - - - | 4 3 2 1 SiBLACK KEY GROUPS of TWO of twos and threes, ONS: Write the number two (2) above each group of two black keys, The first group is marked as it should be. WOU TTT AT ATTA AT WHITE KEY NAMES (In Groups of Two Black Keys) etween two black keys ESCUELA DE MUSICA An important white key to remember is D, sometimes called the sandwich note because Ifyou know where D is you can easily find C and E because they are right next to D. DIRECTIONS: Fi -r D on the keyboard printed below. Then write all the Cs and Es, ‘group is marked as a sample. ‘THEORY LESSONS Book One (ELO0244) may be intra * ‘ Oe afaces or GROUPS of TWO divided into groups of twos and threes. DIF TAA TORE ga WHITE KEY NAMES (In Groups of Two Black Keys) ‘ometimes called the sandwich note because it is between two black keys. ind C’and E because they are right next to D. “TIONS: Write the number two (2) above each group of two black keys. The first group is marked as it should be. ESCUELA DE DIRECTIONS: ‘ach letter D on the keyboard printed below. Then write all the Cs and Es. foup is marked as a sample. HUTT TAT AE HEBLACK KEY GROUPS of THREE ‘The black keys on the piano are divide 1ps of ( DIRECTIONS: Write the number three (3) above each group of three black keys. The first group is marked as it should be. ALOT REE Tae EE UOTE WHITE KEY NAMES (in Groups of Three Black Keys) ‘Another important white key name is A. It is always found ia the group of three black keys. Itis the white key just before the third black key. If you know where A is you can easily find B (to the right) and F and G (to the left). DIRECTIONS: write each letter A on the keyboard printed below. Next, write all the Bs, Then write all the Fs and Gs. ‘The first group is marked as a sample. | |THE MUSICAL ALPHABET of the alphabet which are used over and over again, as shown below. HUET TNT | of the white the keyboard diagrams below. HEC TTT AT UP AND DOWN ‘There are two ways of moving at the keyboard, up and down, From left to right is up, From right to left is down. EA This way is DOWN E> This way is UP E> 001094, y== LA AA 2 3 4 LETTER NAME MELODIES Directions: Say the letter names as you practice the following melodies. e+) OQ mero RIGHT HAND ALONE coe - |e vc - feo ew le - @ec D E ® a 0 m a ' 1 ° 7 m v o ' 1 ° wo > 1 > w a 1 ° 3 > 3 ° 1 ' ' i)10 HOW MUSIC IS WRITTEN ‘Always used at the THE GRAND STAFF end of apiece a Bar Line zl Bar Line iy 3 -- Measure Measure: - ) NOTES quarter note J =1 count dotted halfnote a). =3 counts halfnow 2 =2counts whole note © = 4 counts TIME beginning of a piece are called the Time Signature. This tells us how to count the piece,THE SCHAUM KEY FINDER 4 eet jesse NOTATION MELODIES DIRECTIONS: The same Finger Melodies and Letter Name Melodies are now written on the grand staff. Look at the music and not at your hands while playing. RIGHT HAND ALONE LEFT HAND ALONE 4 £ fe 3 aS : ; ‘This is up. [This isdown. [Let's go up and {down. ‘This is down, [This is up. | Let’s go down and | up. _ tee oe 2 @ : Dee = t oe ee Go 2 four: [Coming down four. = ing down | four Com-ing up |four. e—e—_lp- oe f = 2 —} =o here, oyTear 2 3 THE SPEED BOAT wt] Right sor Numbers eer e oe eed Goes the flash-y | speed - boat. Put, put, put, put, | put, put, put! cee \leed es ele Put, put, put, put, | put, put, put! On the same old | note. ESCUITHE SCHAUM KEY FINDER 43 2 TEE PREPARATORY DRILL THE COMPUTER Left Hand Finger Numbers I just love to jtouch the keys, On our new com - ewrerer le eo ~ eo @ , © OE 4 pete eetTHE SCHAUM KEY FINDER CAT EE PETE eee 0. Right hand position é S Left hand position BONE SWEET BONE 218. —— a ar Bone Sweet Bone! |Bone Swect Bone! |That's my fav - ‘rite | song. anim: ar er) = oe Bone Sweet Bone! | Bone Sweet Bone! | Sing it loud and | strong. * 2 oe13 e oe oe oe @& car the =| Oc - to ~ pus | swims on eight | feet e NOTE TABLE Quarter Note (¢)._gets one count oe oe oe oe the Or ~ pus likes fish to eal, @. e@ eo o0108sA ition as for “Bone SIGHT READING HINT -yes first, then OSCAR THE OCTOPUS Sweet Bone.”)Te ny imei We Right hand | . Me PREPARATORY DRILL. Left hand position above preparatory drills Bach hand separately. ae z os ye oe é é oe Div-ing to the | bot-tom of the | sea is fun. Breath-ing through a | rub-ber hose un -| til = T'm done. 2 e e a 2 pee Eee TTT ME od) HY su) ell VWere igh naid pskton seer Left hand position 1 eee oo Old Mac Don- ald | had a farm, E-1-E-1 -| Ob -o—e- 2 eed aie ee ™_ On this farm he | had some ducks, B-1-E-1-| on! i |_ oe t = : ee esAye te Right re Left hand position THE ICE CREAM CONE 5, we ice cream cone, oo eo T would like an IT would like an ice cream cone. Dae ae : 1 would like an ri | | oe i | ee oe fice cream cone, Right a - | wayt z - 2 2 BLOOUASA.THE WIND SOCK fly - ing. It =a blows= THE SCHAUM KEY FINDER aa Left hand position PREPARATORY DRILL. pAb fpers cor? | 4 full of hops, “Cause his jump- ing | nev - er stops. 2 eo o—,—* 7, 3 6 e sel - dom flops. ‘That's be-cause he’s | full of hops. e eo aPORCUPINES ‘THE PHRASE MARK sic is a Janguage and has punctuation signs that divide it ices. These PHRASES are marked with ‘Adapted from Haydn Por - cu - [pines have | prick - ly | quills Don’t go | near their | fav - “rite | hills, oe (6 o ease . oe sure = lyf will get | stuck, go, you'll | have bad | Juck, *Cause you e oand o andee] Goose-ber- ry | Goose, MH | tie t a {spruce, Til he comes} beg-ging my | par - — | don, oS ¢ oe» |, »¢ | — +e | * 1 Now Point: The whole rest (mr) means that a hand does not play for a whole measure,THE SCHAUMY KEY FINDER Tee ange agen Right hand p Left hand position ‘The | fun-ny it~ tle | bun-ny, Tikes : 7 ne a OE tum-my. He's = ~——p— 4 7 Ln, ee 2 e owe? 2 - fap - py when its | sun - ay, but ye SeTHE SCHAUM KEY FINDER ee glTHE SCHAUM KEY FINDER ee a Co iH era A tail is wag~ gin’; | All he says is | “BOO?” ra eo = the F sharps on the piano, as Mis - ter Dragon, [Don’t go brag- gin’ ESCUELA DE MUSICAo Tt means that you play all the Fs sharp. tur = de just |thinks its a ‘| joke, SSTHE SCHAUM KEY FINDER aot! TTT as POWER SHOVEL o ¢ es =: pow = er shoy - el |Chug, chug, chug dig-sing} up the dirt ge eg ==s © ft a | eS 12 + = oF o—* shov - el. Chug, chug, chug goes the | pow - er = willl£ es so high up | in the sky, of ¢Se A. : Me i 5 E = z ae ee eo wan nae ‘The cir- cus is com-ing to town, ek ‘With | wa-gons and fun-ny old clowns. lea The | e we oe gaa eS ee ; ¢ PSS j 2 5 re eo ee * - 7 el ~ e-phants| stand and do | tricks, | While cee hoofs | click ba y Sie Doe fe fe | = RSP ESCUELA DE MUSICA,os eee What is the diff - ‘rence, think? a 2THE SCHAUM KEY FINDER wee | See 2 ne RAH. position DONKEY PARTY z 3 a iw z= = os a5 Pin-ning a. | tail on the | don - | key. [That's what we | do at the | par = - | z a z= 3 Bis a 1's 5 la 1 3 ie © FH 2 oe = e ad a MW does-n't | hurt Mis-ter | Don = | key. He's ver- y |strong and so | har = - | ay. = 2 = 2 = = SE f Le ee =e ct ae BLo016sA,THE SCHAUM KEY FINDER Aenea a Ta ( —— sha = dows from my — | an p= —————THE SCHAUM KEY FINDER taka ! i SET LZ ESCUELADE MUSICA 2 , = = e to eat Nice fresh ham-bur-gers, you'll] have a_—trea ee Lo = - = 2 z == — = _ a = just made Come and ew ay. —— f- °> THE WREN AND THE SWAN A MUSICAL ARGUMENT 4 = ter Swan you | fun - ny bird, You can't e - ven e- e ce] eS z 3 1 GE t * wie e @ oa. eae Mis fly. ee Mis pet You can't e - ven — | swim,aru 8,245 AT1Od ALLANMONKEY BUSINESS ine of music . This should t 3 — = 3 —— GE 3 —$ — 2 = Ee - ny, Me - ny, Mi - ny, Mo! Catch a mon - key by the toe, Ly 2 e ww # a ~—f?—__»—__@ ee _| De - = oe 4 1 3 1 4 2 an ny, Mi - ny, Mot40 ESKIMO BOY a ‘mos. ‘When he’s | out, he wears clothes that are @ o_2 to 2 oe _— : = z: a @ the snow, is a mir a cle. -_) oe. = ==THE DETECTIVE the keys as if you were touching a hot iron, This is called STACCATO. o— Got to catch the vil = ein Lock him up in - be ‘New Hand Position | SEE Be 4 = 2 3 4 4 2 o—e o bes od he a , . He — must eam that | crime can’t pay. Or in pris = on 7 DE = bp f ate { — — 2 me L, 3 ESCUELA DE MUSICALIGHTNING RANGER € . wr. Cr i GE = ee cy bs O f oe - ec Ds oe = Ce Ce oe - Ce © oe ‘ Light- ning Ran - ger rides a - gain, © - ver hills and in the glen, at hi = 2 i 5 E —— a oe ~e S pe oe e oe eo oe oe eo ce e thas ~ ing euid their den. | Yeah! Light-ning Ran - ger rides a - pai ea a ere Sea ESCUELA DE MUSICA STREAMLINE EXPRESS Above the two notes representing the It is called an ac these notes very loudly. oe Down the track there comes a | rail - road trai, Fee Sees eee a aan, aa44 SCHAUM PIANO QUIZ 1. This isa treble clef = oe eae i 2. This way "His DOWN on the keyboard... 2 mnnonind 3 =| fig ages) Soe 4. This isa FLAT sign # gepeees epee 5. ] This means THREE beats per measure 6.2... es 5. 6, These notes are connected by a TIE ¢ ES « as 2 — 1 S ‘Signature of Sudent (Sienarae of Teacher) 9, This note is D Se menor cows ae 10. & This means TWO beats per measure 11. This means to play one octave higher 3... 12, These are EIGHTH notes Jd. 13. This way [> is UP on the keyboard... 14, This is aHALPrest 2.0.0.0... 22 15. This note is G == .Certificate of Promotion This announces that has successfully completed the John W. Schaum Piano Course — Pre-A. and is now ready to begin the John W. Schaum Piano Course — A-Book,,ee Pop FAVORITES natindlene Pro-A EL9527 On the Good Ship Lottipop . x = al | 5 2] a : 5 ——— =n co tn rie i tot Le eye ! bee = —————— Duet Acampaniment i = i as a] The Best Things in Life Ave Free SS tA n 4 Mipelapedep piel g de pipe pl 1 po pv TE pace pet at TE(oma pry gre) s00007 Qu soe. ne 829613 yoog v euL SALIMOAYY dog. acme, ele ence laaJOHN W. SCHAUM PIANO COURSE a new look for today’s students Pre-A The GREEN Book (primer) A B fe D i F q H The GREY Book (grade 6) SCHAUM Pop FAVORITES arranged by Wesley Schaum to please teachers and students ‘The € Book (grade 2) a s