2ND EDITION + PRIMER LEVEL FABER No ADVENTURES LESSON BOOK fa HAL*LEONARD®PLANO dventures’ by Nancy and Randall Faber \ THE BASIC PIANO METHOD ‘This book belongs to: — f ISBN 978-1-61677-075-4 Printed Eaition Copyright © 1993, 1996, 2011 Dovetree Productions ne. ASCAP). clo FABER PIANO ADVENTURES, 3042 Creek Ds; Aun Arbor, MI 48108, International Copyright Secured. AI Rights Reserved. Printed in US.A ‘The music, text, design, and graphics in this publiaton are protected by copyright aw. Aay duplication i an infringement of US. copyright lwTable of Contents “o— Tr) 3 “ny Introduction to Playing = (ut Key Names - ABCDEFG Sitting at the Piano The Music Alphabet ‘Making a Round Hand Shape Leaming C-D-E; Balloons Finger Numbers About Steps: Menily We Roll Along 26-10-11 67 Finger Flashcards Learning F-G-A-B; The Escalator 27 14.15 The Pecking Rooster (for Left Hand) C 5-Finger Scale; C-D-E-F-G March 23 16 ‘The Pecking Hen (for Right Hand) Men from Mars 2» 1712.13 8 ‘Two Black Ants 10 5 Ode t0 Joy 30 49 Two Blackbirds no3 OS Sea Story 31 15 10 Into the Cave 12°45 5 2 Dotted Half; Hey, Mr. Half Note Dot! 32. «18 Three Little Kittens es. B67 5 Alouette Si 319 16 I nH B= Use Basic Rhythms 4 Orientation to the Staff The Quarter Note ld 8 ‘The Staff and The Grand Staff 34 20 The Old Clock 1S Bass Clef and Treble Clef 35 The Walking Song 16 Learning Middle C; Middle C March 36 6 Tightrope Walker 17 9 Learning Treble G; ATen-Second Song 37 21 ‘The Half Note 18 10 Driving in the G Clef 38227 The I Like Song 19 6,7 Best Friends 39° 23 1 Hear the Echo: 2 wu 4 Learning Bass F; Gorilla in the Tree 40 7 16-21 The Whole Note 21 My Invention 41 24-25 13 22-25 Old MacDonald Had a Song 22:12:13 89 5 tieio FFIO7S¢é§ 3 i Middle CDEFGNotes > ¢ 8 Bass CDEFGNots fF oe & Leaming D-E-F; March on D-E-F 2 2% Leaming Bass D; Magic Rhyme for Bass D 56 Steps on the Staff; Mister Bluebird 43.27 Learning Bass C; A Joke for You 37 40 62.65 {Time Signature; The Dance Band 44-28-1814, 15 30-33 C Scale (Bass Clef); Football Game 584 66-69 Hopping Hand Position; Frogs on Logs 45 29 19 16 34-37 ‘The Octave: Octavius the Octopus 59 Copy Cat 0 42 26 26 70-73 6 Grandmother Cy 21 "477 = SS Middle CBAGF Notes Musical Question and Answer @ 43 21 Learning B; Let's Play Ball! 46 30 17 38.41 4 Time Signature; Petite Minuet “4731 18 9 | Learning A; Rodeo = 2 20 42.45 z The Tie Russian Folk Song 49 3 19 ‘The Tie: Lemonade Stand a 4 78-81 Learning G; Come See the Parade! 5034-35. 21 20-21 46-49 All My Friends 66 45° 28 82.85 Bells of Great Britain o 29 28.29 7 : a Skips on the Staff The Quarter Rest About Skips: Hey, Hey, Look at Me! 5236 22 50-53 Come On, Ties fcc Allegro ~ 2 Princess or Monster? 69 31 30-31 86-89 More About Skips: Elephant Ride S438. 22,23 24 54.57 ‘The Bugle Bors fear 0s Yankee Doodle 55-39 2425 25 5861 Conifente EEK 2 FFIO7S 3wo “um Sitting at the Piano 1. Are you seated the correct 2. Are you seated the correct 3. Are you SITTING TALL DISTANCE from the keyboard? HEIGHT at the piano? yet relaxed? Check yourself: Check yourself: Check yourself: «Sit straight and tall on the © Put your hands on the keys # Is your back straight with front part of the bench. © Your arms should be level with shoulders relaxed? # With arms straight, your knuckles the keyboard. If not, you may # Can you easily take a should reach the fallboard. If you need to sit on a cushion or book. deep breath? have to lean, move the bench forward or backward, 3,4 FFIO7SMaking a Round Hand Shape 1. Hold your hands out with fingers straight. 2. Now relax and round the hand. Notice the fingers are all different lengths Magic! Your fingers are all the same length round hand shape Notice your hand forms the letter C for “correct.” Hand Shape Warm-up Wrist Warm-up 3. Open, then close your fingers to a round hand shape A. Gently flop your wrists down (and up) with a Do it several times. Say, “Open, closed,” ete round hand shape. Pretend to shake water Now continue the motions in rhythm with the duet! drops off your S o%6 Teacher Duet: (Student does open-closed motions in rhythm to the music.) é é 6 i t i 34 i Closest Teacher Note: This duet allows the student to practice an open and round hand shape to a steady beat. FFIO75 &34Finger Numbers 4 4 Each finger has a number. 1 1 # Trace your hands below. Write L.H. or RH. on each hand. © Number each finger LH. = Left Hand R.H. = Right Hand ‘Trace your LEFT hand. —_ ‘Trace your RIGHT hand. —_ 42 C34 tu)FFIO7S Finger Flashcards On the CLOSED KEYBOARD LID * Play each flashcard four times, saying the finger numbers aloud. Listen for a strong tap using firm fingertips. FLASHCARD 1 1234 LH. FLASHCARD 2 4321 7 FLASHCARD 3 1515 L.H. FLASHCARD 4 1234 (i FLASHCARD 5 4321 R.A. FLASHCARD 6 1515 RH.Practice Steps 1. On the closed keyboard lid, your teacher will tap a steady beat. Match the beat with your left hand. 2. Now set a steady “L.H. beat” for your teacher to match! 3. To play, start in the middle of the piano. Brace your 3rd finger with the thumb and “peck” all the white keys going LOWER —1o the left This is going DOWN the keyboard. When the keys are lower, the sound is lower! DOWN The Pecking Rooster FOR LEFT HAND ON WHITE KEYS Li. Keep a great steady beat! eT HL Teacher Duet: (Student begins on Middle C and plays a quarter-note beat going lower.) Br throughowt OQ mroo-s H FFIO7SPractice Steps L. On the closed keyboard lid, your teacher will tap a steady beat. Match the beat with your right hand. 2. Now set a steady “R.H. beat” for your teacher to match! 3. To play, start in the middle of the piano. Brace your 3rd finger with the thumb and “peck” all the white keys . . going HIGHER —to the right ’ The Pecking Hen FOR RIGHT HAND ON WHITE KEYS - - This is going UP the keyboard. RH. When the keys are higher, the sound is higher! > UP Keep a great steady beat! TE ‘Teacher Duet: (Student begins on Middle C and plays a steady quarter-note heat going higher.) wnt tes t 3 Tipe Cece Chee Cree Cop eee Gp eet tty eer rire? yt Q mroo-=s ro-= mp crese FFIO75 &SsBlack keys are in groups of 2’s i ana 3°8, ul Two Black Ants On the KEYBOARD L © Count all the groups of TWO. ___ groups © Count all the groups of THREE. groups Start in the’ MIDDLE © Use Left Hand fingers 2 and 3. of the piano. Play on the 2-black-key groups Your teacher will demonstrate 2 2) play Move down to next 3 [3] tsether LOWER group. ‘Two black ants 2 2 3 [3 dig - ging down 2 2 Boo, 3 |3 ar to their home 2 2 fl roy 3 [3 ——_—~ w C8 in the ground. A short musical pattern begins this piece. How many times does the pattern appear? A ‘Can you memorize this pi FFIO7STwo Blackbirds a Ni HIGH © Use Right Hand fingers 2 and 3. Play on the 2-black-key groups. 3 |3 Your teacher will demonstrate 2 2 3 to the sky. Move up to next 3 2 HIGHER group. 2 3 [3 go- ing up r e Start in the h 2 2 8 MIDDLE i of the piano. fly - ing high h 3 [3 io. J ° 2 2 e ‘Two black-birds o1scgueeY Turn the two blackbirds into “two snowflakes.” Slide fingers 2 and 3 down to these two white keys I *” Play with these new words: “Two snow-flakes, fly-ing high, swirl-ing up, in the sky 23 RH. FF1075 3 5 uInto the Cave Start in the MIDDLE of the piano. 2 In - to the « Use Left Hand fingers 2, 3, and 4. BEE Play on the 3-black-key groups ‘Your teacher will demonstrate 2 3| phy Move down to next 4 | teeter LOWER group. cave, 2 2 By 3 4 |4 if you are brave, ersc@¥ FRY point out the musical pattern used in this piece. A How many times does it appear? _ 2 2 3) 3 4 |4 deep down and low! LOW FFIO7SThree Little Kittens : © Use Right Hand fingers 2, 3, and 4. HIGH Play on the 3-black-key groups. Your teacher will demonstrate. 4 3 | Spring off the keys! 2 4 |4 MEOW! Move up to next 3 3 HIGHER group. 2 2 ay - ing the keys, 4 la play - ing y Start in the 3 3 MIDDLE 2 2 of the piano cute as can be, 4 \4 3 3 ; | 2 2 Kitten Conversation ¥® Your teacher will choose two keys and say, “ME-OW!” You choose two keys and answer with your own “ME-OW!” Keep going. To end, leap your “paws” into your lap. FF1075 PoT Es 13 Kit-tens are we,4 wom Jd The Quarter Note ‘Music, like your body, has a steady “heartbeat.” The beat can be slow, medium, or fast, but must always be steady stem 1. tap and count aloud: 1 or Ta Ta Ta Ta eel = 1 count 2. Play four quarter notes on any key. Count aloud. or beat Counting with a steady beat gives us RHYTHM. If your teacher has a metronome, tap J notes to its steady beat. 3. Draw 3 quarter notes for the right hand. The stem goes up on the right side. 2 Write a 1 below each note EX. 1 count ——— count count _____ count A. Draw 3 quarter notes for the left hand. The stem goes down on the left side. r Write a 1 below each note Ex. A count count count ____ count #8 FFIO7SPractice Steps Find the Keys The Old Clock 1. Tap the rhythm. Say, “right-left-right-left,” ete 2. Play and count “one, one,” or sing the words. 3. Play high, low, or in the middle of the piano. } J Keep your eyes on the music! CLHA CRM \ Play 3 together me Ok LL me tT ) ce tari To end, chime the time. Choose any hour and play the 2-black-key groups hands together. Explore holding the right-foot pedal (damper pedal) down as you chime the time! l ‘goes the it will Teacher Duet: (Student plays in the middle of the keyboard) & *¢ Sobers Gee 2 #& | E 2 bref ° ° ° ° | o ? ? ? ? FFIO75 cp 23 1516 Practice Steps 1. On the closed keyboard lid, play and say the finger numbers aloud. 2. On the piano, play and say the finger numbers. Keep the beat steady. 3. Play in different places on the piano. —LH, Find the Keys eG NA HT ” | RH The Walking Song Finger Check: Do you have firm fingertips? ‘Walk, walk, walk, walk on the black Walk a= Tong and keep a good and say the finger numbers aloud? Coe Teacher Duet: (Student plays in the middle of the keyboard) repeated note d beat! , repeated note t Double Bar Line means the end of the piece (thin line, thick line). OE ite ee tt mp © CD 45 with improv FFIO7SFFIO7S Practice Steps Find the Keys StH RHE Tightrope Walker 1. Find the hand position. 2. To warmn up, play the last four L.H. notes. Can you balance finger 4 on the fingertip? 3. Play and say finger numbers or words Eye Check: Are your eyes on the music and not on your hands? repeated note (same finger) J Jil )d 2 dd RH. Tight . rope walk - et, read - » stead : x Tight rope walk = es, bal = ance, don't fallt wh fo tf for ror et (same finger) 23/4 K Slide fingers 2-3-4 up to these white keys. Now play the song on these white keys. I tH) I I I I I 43/2 Teacher Duet: (Student plays in the middle of the keyboard) ane Avy! t =f é ft ft Py f ft ‘ | mp cD 67 9 175 ee ww ae” a & dddd J. Tap and count aloud: The Half Note head = 2 counts Feel 2 beats. or Ta-ah Ta-ah Ta-ah = Ta-ah or beats 2. Play four half notes on any key. Count aloud and keep a steady beat! d+J=d ‘Tap d notes to the steady tick of the metronome 3. Draw 3 half notes for the right hand. ‘The stem goes up on the right side Write 1-2 below each note. gx, £2 _ — counts counts counts counts 4. Draw 3 half notes for the left hand. ‘The stem goes down on the left side. Write 1-2 below each note. Ex, 2 __ _ __ counts counts counts counts PtseguttY Close your eyes and listen. Your teacher will begin playing some half notes and then change to quarter notes. When you hear the change, say, “quarter notes.” Keep going and name each change that you hear. 18 0 FFIO7SFFIO7S Practice Steps Find the Keys 1. On the closed keyboard lid, play and say finger numbers aloud. Feel the half notes by saying, “four-or” or “two-00" for these fingers. 2. Play and count, “one, one, one-two.” 3. Play and sing the words. I LHS RI Use these practice steps for the pieces that follow. rs The I Like Song CR mie? $d) Jedeee. 1 like dogs, 1 like cats, 1 like fun = ny took = ing hats. ree tte cretere ‘This rhythm pattern JJ J occurs six times. Circle each time it appears. / ‘Teacher Duet: (Student plays high on the keyboard) | —— gag tptt tt ted tpt ee pet Bier bet, ttt, tere, te 19Loud and soft sounds make music more interesting Piano means soft P= piano Forte means loud. S = forte © Circle the ‘and p signs below. / amddedae Find the Keys l “LH “RH I Hear the Echo jiiid ff S000 9 = sro the val Now 1 hear the eh =o Play the mu MEP ET & piscoyeny This rhythm patten ddd J J J loud Teacher Duet: (Student plays J octave higher) v Potter e | / occurs four times. Circle each time this pattern appears. qisi 3 ye TTT pie, fe 6 eee Lif I ? YF r P rt Mf st pedat mf PCD ION with improv P14 FFIO7SThe Whole Note @O = 4 counts or beats Jtd+Jt+J=0 3. Draw 3 whole notes. ‘Write 1-2-3-4 below each note. Forte and Piano Rhythms o o 1, Tap and count aloud: 1-2-3-4 1-2-3-4 Feel 4 beats, Ta-ah-ah-ah Ta-ah-ah-ah 2. Play four whole notes on any key. Count aloud and keep a steady beat! counts counts counts counts A. Use a braced finger 3 on a HIGH C. (Your teacher will point out the C key.) doee J ¢ | oO oO St P St Teacher Duet: aa ” port te oF A A A AA A ox FFIO7SPractice Steps wo 1, On the closed keyboard lid, play and say finger numbers. te Feel the whole notes by saying, “two-00-00-00" for this fi 2. On the keyboard, play and count 3. Play and sing the words Find the Keys CLH ORAS Old MacDonald Had a Song Eye Check: Ask your te: her to watch your eyes as you play Did you have to look down? tdi 13, 2 RH. RAL o . Ford Mac - Don's ald had song, // (. i -@.] -Oc-:-5; Played his key ~ board all LH. 4 Repeat sign 3 2 3 These dots mean to go back to the beginning and play once again. long, CD 1213 1213 E89 FFIO75Optional: Move up to next HIGHER [—3-black-key group— Return to position. uoddd 1d Jd) P Black key here, black key there, J Here. dblack-key)\ there a black key. "ere an d J 4 RA. | d J d 1-e 2 oO so E-Oe-:- | es F ow Mac - Don aa a song, LO mote K Slide your fingers up to the white keys shown. | 4/5 LH! CRM! o ys! nu 'g/4, Now play this tune on the white keys! ‘Teacher Duet: (Student plays high on the keyboard) omtyts tty sis. ees zee J : rreier lege eg Pies: tg tsty =a ay) FFIO7S 233 iN The Music Alphabet Each white key on the piano has a name that comes from the music alphabet ‘The music alphabet has 7 letters: A B Cc D E F G TOT TT ee BIC U U H To Tu _fS start again with? © Write the music alphabet Alphabet Warm-up Use the third finger supported by the thumb. LAH. plays the lower notes, R.H. plays the higher notes. 1. Play and say the white keys. Start with the lowest key, A, and end with the highest key, C 2. Practice finding Gs within the 3-black-key group. | Hl t | 3. Beginning on any G, play and say thi sic alphabet | I going down the entire keyboard. What is the lovestmore? AB ED EF G It may help to chant the letters in groups, like this << tt FFIO7SLearning C-D-E C-D-E are the 3 white keys by the 2-Dlack-key group. Lf * Circle every 2-black-key group below. CiDIE © Then print C-D-E on the 3 white keys TM HH MH Ml tl mg de Bright bal - loons he sky! oar e f 2) 3] 4 4 13 1? R.H. a a 4 (LH. crosses over RH.) Let = ding, they fost high Lan e e é FFIO7S 6 CD 14-15 with improv Balloons Begin fow and play these pattems going higher. an you come back down and saying the letter names?26 About Steps To play a STEP, move to the... Uae y RH. Mer - ri roll 7 @ + Mer - roll "Peep ee F oe oo © Teacher Duet: (Student plays high on the keyboard) Ru * a long, rl the it cD 23 fark pal 284) Merrily We Roll Along jeces ddd oes roll a -_ Tong, a - long. the deep blue seal (2-3-4) Where do the notes step down, step up, and repeat? Now try playing this song on the 3 black keys! @ev1617 e10n 67 FFIO7SFFIO7S Learning F-G- F.G-A.B are the 4 white keys by the 3-black-key group. © Circle all the grot f 3 black keys below. cle all the groups of 3 black Keys below Fle © Then print F-G-A-B on the 4 white keys. ll m I ll 7 mn i lil ‘il Mt ll FIG/A\B The Escalator ning d Begin Jow and play these pattems stepping higher. see = onds lat ~ er! Practice floating the L-H. over the RH. for a smooth ride. L.H. R.H. the top just pet (cross over) (cross over) L.H. R. H Mov - ing up the (LH. crosses eget® Can you come back down playing over RH.) 2 and saying the letter names’ B-A-G-F PCD 1BI9 1415 27© CD 20-21 with improv In music, a seale is like a set of stairs that . steps UP or DOWN from one key to the next. Cc 5-Finger Seale The C S-finger seale steps UP from C Cis the LOWEST note for each hand. Cis the “home note.” clolelrla clolelrla 54321 12345 —LH—— ———R.H.— C-D-E-F-G March , home note Which hand begins? Step to home note ec c G me eee Pee Sees oo. mpded eee eds y yyy Pi can step Cr Down to home note ersc@¥ FY Dot your hands in your lap. Your teacher will close his/her eyes. Quickly find a C 5-finger seale on the piano with BOTH HANDS and say “ready.” Your teacher will check your position. FFIO7SFFIO7S The Measure Ciele each GE) GE) youens bar line. In music, the beats are grouped into measures. Each measure has the same number of beats. ~ am CER im Cen) your Com) Bar lines divide the music into measures. bar line bar line bar line measure measure Men from Mars C 5-Finger Scale ;—— measure widedides dald ee SF snc green men from plan - et — Mars trav - eled here from quite, a far, Asked me feed them, please, gave all green cheese! “terrier lee re ltrs Teacher Duet: (indent Plays igh on the keyboard) i | re EL sb paths eee ae bt fe tt an el nf CD 22:23 with improv. 17 12, 13Dynamic Marks ¥ Remember # is soft, fis loud. ‘These are called dynamic marks. Anew dynamic mark between p and fis: mf = mezzo forte (moderately loud) Ode to Joy a a € C 5-Finger Scale Ludwig van Beethoven mp reritepeleeerirer. mddddied i didiaal ” A "8 Find and circle 7 more pairs of repeated notes. <= Now, explore different dynamic marks. Play Ode to Joy p then f, then mf. Teacher Duet: (Student plays very high on the keyboard) spo AT) Tas TT, LH iy wih pedal Pr r cp. ei "9 FFIO75© Stat with LH, thumb on a LOWER C and R.H. thumb on MIDDLE C (May also be played with both thumbs on Middle C.) Find the ra 54321 12345 Sea Story LH. RH, — fare crash - ing, tierra Greer moddd dede eran), Stay a - float and guide your boat up on the deep-—blue seal ce HAT IVE Play with the duet and pretend your boat has engine trouble. Your teacher will slow down, speed up, etc. Listen and follow your teacher's speed. Then reverse. You speed up or slow down the melody! = Teacher Duet: (Student plays higher with thumbs sharing C for the duet) mph gi 2B HB peg cog 2B HE HB gi 2d mate Pr Popo. PoP po ft iThe Dotted Half Note 1-2- 3 counts or beats 3 Ta - ah - ah Begin ona ' Hey, LOWER C. | yi, ae mf ' Begin on MIDDLE C a R.H. You We Mis - you f J sound sound , like like Hey, Mr. Half Note Dot! Half Note Dot! Hey, = Mis. - ter Half Note Dot! 1 - 2-3 dance up to Mid - dle C. e ere if you've just been dane : ing. 2 + 3) we've just been dane : ing @ = 3) Teacher Duet: (Student plays Jow on the keyboard) 8 throughout FFIO7SVv Vv Rhythm Alert: , ~ © Circle each dotted half note in this piece. ~ Alouette © Write “1-2-3” under each one, «= v C 5-Finger Seale y ere me Wid dlegad \d = ile et te, LH. f (—skip overD— * dd d md ol die rn rr Je te plu some rai oiscgyeny K Circle this rhythm pattern two times inthe music: de d|d J ‘Teacher Duet: (Student plays very high on the keyboard) $ aye H. FFIO7S Pcp3031 9 re 33UN i The Staff This is a staff. A staff has § LINES and 4 SPACES. a -- - - 2 Zz + i A. Point to each tine with a pencil and say its number aloud. Then do the same with each space. Line Notes Space Notes The line passes oe ‘eo The note fills oO o through the center eo oe up the space re) of the note. eo on the staff. oO 2. As your teacher says “line note” or “space note,” shade in a note above to match. The Grand Staff Piano music uses 2 staffs. Together we call them the GRAND STAFF. The Right Hand uses the top staff. The Left Hand uses the bottom staff. Left 34 In FFIO7SBass Clef Treble Clef This is a Bass Clef. Bass means /ow sounds. This is a Treble Clef. Treble means /igh sounds. The bass clef is placed on the bottom staff. The treble clef is placed on the top staff. It shows notes BELOW Middle C. It shows notes ABOVE Middle C. Brace L.H. finger 3: L Brace R.H. finger 3: 1. Play Middle C and all the bass clef notes below ina Play Middle C and all the treble clef notes above. ml m-00-2 | a i——|0. i) 3. How many times can the music alphabet be written on the staff? Begin at the bottom and circle each group. ‘Teacher Note: This is an orientation page only. Students will lear these notes gradually throughout the method. FFIO75 35,Learning Middle C On the staff, Middle C is written on a short line between the staffs © Darken the short line with a pencil. / ‘© Now draw two more Middle C's Middle C March repeated notes 1 @ Watch for finger changes.* (3) R.H. plays Middle Cis closer tothe tle sa. mf Sf LH. plays Middle Cis closer tothe bass staf. : @ ® Teacher Duet: (Student plays as written) Ro ZT 3 4 4 P ores. St ° NU 2 “Teacher Note: The change of fingering prevents the student from equating a certain note (e.g., Middle C) with a specific finger (¢g., thumb) 36 (CD 32-33 with improv A611 FFIO7SFFIO7S Learning Treble G Find the first G above Middle C This is called Treble G. Hand Shape Check: With R.H. fingers 1 and 5, play back and forth between Middle C and Treble G. Reading Check: +———-@———_ Treble G is written on LINE 2. oo A Ten-Second Song Lightly ton _? (fill in) son_? Repeat p. 6 oe oe oe oe * ee eo e oe oe e eo Co JS 1 just’ love to [play this song, for it’s just ten sec - onds ong. p it this song had nore - peats, it would “be so short and sweet! oiscaye Can you play this song i Teacher Duet: (Student plays as written) n 10 seconds (with the repeat)? Good luck! RH. t—s ae apt uae rt inf’ pp on repeat 2 , te $ : 6D 3435 21Treble Clef = G Clef ‘The Treble Clef is also called the G clef because it circles around the G LINE on the staff. ‘The Treble or G clef came from the old letter G shown below. 2666 Urgently } Play C and G together. J Beep, beep, Driving in the G Clef measure number Teacher Duet: (Student plays as written) Ye. = grirhat 38 c03637 22 EIT AIDS. FFIO7SFinger Challenge: © Play Middle C with L.H. finger 1, then 2, then 3 © Play Treble G with RH. finger 1, then 2, then, ‘© Which fingers play these notes in Best Friends? Best Friends Quickly sonG (play together) best of friends, friend - ship that will 3onc all the time! ” A **Y Can you play Best Friends using only finger 2 for each hand? finger 4 for each hand? A Be sure to play with a firm fingertip! <\NGER F yr Teacher Duet: (Student plays as written) oS me —— FFIO7S Pevsese 23 12 3940 Learning Bass F Find the first F befow Middle C. This is called Bass F —m™ Hand Shape Check: With LH. fingers 1 and 5, play back and forth between Middle C and Bass F. ° Reading Check: 0 prs Fn wniten on LINE 4 rine? going downy Gorilla in the Tree — A ease Happily Big go - ril - la in the tree, rock - ing, rock - ing | hap - pi - ly. Won't you please throw |down for — me aba - na - na | from your tree? mf’ ° 2 ton? ‘son_? vise Can you play this piece hands together? (R.H. uses a higher C and F.) Teacher Duet: (Student plays as written) 2S Se + +} oS mpi ¢ "% = Lae (PCD 40-41 with improv 2217 71621 FFIO7SFFIO7S Bass Clef = F Clef ‘The Bass Clef is also called the F clef because the big starting dot is on the F LINE. Notice the two smaller dots surround the F LINE. ‘The Bass or F clef came from the old letter F shown below. ~z oF )i Like a machine My Invention mf My in - ven- tion | is worth men - tion, | if you would know. 3on_? Its fan - tas - tic and bom - bas - tic | and what's more it © = yen glows! Ay 1 Make My Invention longer with more Bass F, Middle C, and Treble G notes. GX To end, have your invention “break down” and stop. ‘Teacher Duet: (Student plays as written) Ms) 4 a ‘throughout . [DB nf - cp 4243 2825 13 2225 41UT = Learning D-E-F ° peEF ‘© What are the 3 notes between Middle C and Treble G? ‘* Which are space notes? Which is a line note? Like a march March on D-E-F © Name the notes in the blanks. Teacher Duet: (Student plays as written) 13) mfp 42 PCD 4445 26 2629 FFIO7SSteps on the Staff ly yd J! step up step down 4 line - next space space - next line a / Mister Bluebird C 5-Finger Scale © Circle the correct answer for each measure below. Happily stepping up? stepping up? stepping up? son stepping down? Stepping down? stepping down? > mpepeating repeating repeating’ step up’ _? > step down? = stepping up? stepping up? stepping up? 3 stepping down? stepping down? stepping dovn? repeating? repeating? repeating? know why you —|sing so well, *@L""* 4 STEP moves from a line to the next ‘Name each note in this song aloud. What is the or a space to the next Le jome” note? FFIO75 (2 CD 46-47 with improv. 27 43Time Signature Ah sveans 4 counts or beats in a measure ‘This 4 stands for a quarter note (d ). Ittells us the quarter note gets 1 count. * Circle the time signature below. / The Dance Band How many counts are in each measure? ___ With energy ton? mf’ Peo - ple dane - ing | all a - round, clap - ping to the | big. band sound. 3on__? oiscdueny K Do you remember the other name for the bass elef? (See p. 41) Can you name each note aloud? Teacher Duets (Student plays I octave higher) pwcihendine! 1. mi e © ; 44 cd 489 2B DNB 14,15 3033 FFIO7SHopping Hand Position: ‘This piece uses a hand shift to “hop up” the keys. Hint: A circled finger number will help you see a hand shift. ‘To prepare: Play C with RH. finger 2. Hop to D with finger 2. Hop to E with finger 2. Cheerfully © hop (2) to D @onc 3 2 oe ™S Four - teen tit = tle frogs (prepare LH.) hop 2) 10 E ton _? For the final measure, do a L.H. “bullfrog leap” and play a VERY LOW C as a stu Teacher Duet: (Student plays as written) na fed ae Ay bere cr tayive Play this piece with your LH. in your lap. on, 6 urprise. RIBBIT! vt rere | hs ls Lol mp Look PCD 5051 with improv 29 E19 16 3437 45 FFIO7SB isa step below Middle C B isa space note. It sits on top of the bass clef staff. © Circle all the B’s in Ler’s Play Ball! ~N K wit zest sou Let’s Play Ball! (prepare RH.) on, won't you grab your We will have win - ning team — so let's play B&B Practice naming each note in this piece. If you are successful at your next lesson, circle the baseball Teacher Duet: (Student plays as written) al 46 ops253 30 17 A 3841 FFIO7SMINUET New Time Signature = = ww — Aminuet isa means 3 counts or beats in a measure > Z, dance in Prime. a 4 means the quarter note gets 1 count or beat. Z G ~~ om = : . ‘© Circle the time signature in this piece 2 + Petite Minuet Moderately New RAH. position! ton _? 3 mg Cut > sy and bow, ton _? 1 This rhythm pattern occurs 3 times in this piece: Jd J] J J citcte each time it appears / ope wl) Jj) NII Da = f a vt ua | | i > oan 7. re t rit a FFIO7S Possss 31 rr | 47Learning A line Ais a line note. space yt tS It is the fop line of the bass staff. © Circle all the A’s below. Rodeo Cheerfully son? (prepare R.H.) mp Ro - de = 0 : buck - ing bron - co show. lon Grab your cow - boy 3 Point out all the repeated notes. Then name each note in this piece aloud Teacher Duet: (Student plays J octave higher) * 5 : . Ry? mm [8 LH. me c 48 (CD 5657 32 52 A245 FFIO7SReading Alert: For each measure, show your teacher where the music steps up, steps down, and repeats. Russian Folk Song Russian melody Quickly Lyries added 3on_? A Chil-dren dane-ing |round and round the| birch tree. | Chil-dren danc-ing |round and round the} birch tree. (prepare LH.) danc-ers cir-cle, | Clap! Clap! - dane-ers cir-cle, | Clap! Clap! oisegiyeny Play VERY LOW and s--o-w Play AS WRITTEN at a moderate Play VERY HIGH and fast BK for an old man dancing. speed for a teenager. for a small boy or girl dancing. (Play duet 1 octave higher.) (Play duet high in the treble clef.) (Play duet 1 or 2 octaves higher.) Teacher Duet: (Student plays J octave higher) abi, tilda le, allies rit pt ptet rett rt ortrt ett ef Possess 33 19 49 FFIO7SLearning G *H : line SPACE Time of the bass staff. Find and circle all the bass clef G's in Come See the Parade! ™ mf’ Tu ~ bas march - ing down the street ton? 50 eves 3435 21 "2021 4.49 G is a space note. It is SPACE 4 (the top space) Nee Come See the Parade! FFIO7S“i Clo £ ££: ee wo bee FE ncn FOF ‘ Bass drum keeps a big bass beat, come see the pa - 13 3 A © Create a special ending. With RH. fingers 1 and 5, make up a short rhythm playing Middle C and S ‘Treble G together. Echo your rhythm softly on a higher C and G as the parade disappears. Teacher Duet: (Student plays J octave higher) el TE eA re it iedtet ste oo eT reer & (B]) rip tabatetbcte tpg gh gy Tere Tart Tere tees e ‘s ait f SL FFIO7SI = About Skips To play a SKIP... On the staff, a SKIP is from a LINE to the next LINE. skip down Hey, Hey, Look at Me! Brightly ‘Traditional 1 Play this song on more white keys! Begin with RH. fumb on D, E, F, G, A, B, and ©. Think skips! Teacher Duet: (Student plays J octave higher) 4 RH. mh oP Pret Te 52 (CD 62-63 with improv 36 2 G/5053 FFIO7SAllegro (Allegro is the Italian word for fast and lively.) Reading Check: Notice the R.H. begins with the tian and skips UP ‘The LH. also begins with the thuonb and skips DOWN. Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829, Italy) adapted Fast and lively lon? 3 ” A "Circle at least 8 skips in this piece. Hint: Don’t forget to look over the bar lines! / pile t feast yy mitt? ep ttt mp FFIO7S Pepeses 37 28 53 Teacher Duet: (Student plays 1 octave higher) ply as a 4 heMore About Skips Review: A skip is from a LINE to the next LINE. NEW: A skip is also from a SPACE to the next SPACE. skip up skip down Merny 20m Elephant Ride mf When you're on an o And you'll have the | fin - est view while | on your jun - gle | ride! segyent Circle the measures that match measure I. For fun, play LOW, s-L-o-w-L-y, and forte. (Play duet high.) A N Nw Ii Teacher Duet: (Student plays J octave higher) ™ 4 i *, Ra. or J" mp 54 cp 6667 38 522,23 24 75857 eo FFIO7SYankee Doodle’s Entrance rig; _ * . © Play the introduction s-1-o-w-L-y with big tone and pedal x Ug 0 +, err ‘Your teacher will guide you a pony © At measure 5, lift the pedal and play the melody brightly! * Yankee Doodle INTRODUCTION Slowly zon 5] Brightly ‘Traditional American Yan-kee Doo-dle |went to town mf’ Pedal down 47” 5 Pedal up % 2 oer eG ooo? cee og rid-ing on a | po - ny, | Stuck a feath-er | in his cap and | called it mac-a -|ron - it Dp: cs pise What kind of skips does the introduction use? Teacher Duet: (Student plays I octave higher) pe eee eee ° rer Ss FFIO75 cD 6869 39 242525 5841 5556 uniTeo Learning Bass D e © Find and play the D below Middle C. This is called Bass D « Play Bass D with LH finger 2, then 3, then 4. © Look at the staff to the right. Bass D is LINE 3 on the bass staff Technique Check: Brace L.H. finger 3 with the thumb as you play. . Magie Rhyme for Bass D jth bounce or Hey, did - dle | did fds in the 3 Drop loudly with arm wei Bounce lightly! viscdyeny K Try some “finger magic” and switch to a braced finger 2 for the last two measures. Teacher Duet: (Student plays as written) j Giegt 4 4 2 #252 3 ¢ —— — =. eo mf PP “cp7071 FFIO7S ere » Fpome!Learning Bass C * Play Bass C—a step below Bass D. B A 8 8 Cc * Look at the staff to the right Bass C is on SPACE 2—just below middle line D. Mt Bass C goes up.* ‘The stem on Bass D goes down, A Joke for You © Circle all the Bass C notes. Cheerfully Ff Can you name that can’t 0 - pen That would be don- KEY and *Teacher Note: The teacher may explain the rule that notes below the middle line have UP-stems. Stemming is taught in Level 1 - FF1075 (PCD 7273 40 62-65 STC 5-Finger Seale in the Bass Clef NEW ne Oe space Space! \\ Bass C D E F G Reading Hin Hey, diddle, diddle, D's in the middle. E’s a step ABOVE. Hey, diddle, diddle, D’s in the middle. C’s a step BELOW. Football Game Like a march, with perfect rhythm ” mar - ches down! Son Are the LH. lk Team A Knows more | plays. Oh, Took, their |field goal wins the | gamed ying bul = ° ° > —_? . % mf SE Play the oisedyeny K ‘Name aloud the notes in the second line of music @ SE lowest C. & 3 . ‘ 58 PCD 7475 PA 8669 FFIO7SFFIO7S The Octave ‘The distance from Middle C to Bass C is 8 notes. ‘This is called an octave. Say this word, © Practice leaping from Middle C to Bass C with, LH. fingers 1 and 5. Leap, don’t stretch! OQ S50 Omnso = Playfully mg Fight Yong teas, two small eyes, 1 5 Count the octopus legs! One leg, two, three, | four, five, six, Sf. Brace@)with —!s 3 3 33 the thumb. seven, eight Octavius the Octopus cD 7677 59Reading Alert: Circle 2 skips in the last line of music. Hint: Be sure to look over the bar lines! / Copy Cat ___5-Finger Scale Happily son ? Fy erry tit de |thing 1 do, left hand has to (prepare LH.) the left hand’s | not the same Teacher Duet: (Student plays I octave higher) RH. yi La. |; mf co7e79 42 E26 i FFIO7S“Right hand, you can't | fool this hand!” P Left hand, you're quite | good at that. “That's ‘cause Tm a A 1 Make up a 2-measure melody with your RH. of Have your LH. “copy” it (play back the same melody). eg Bl B) rorr PP FFIO7S7 oe oe toe oo st oT sy yr oe er >} 7 OF 3 ee Grandmother *. - & Question and Answer Song re re soe oe oer s Tot FT s Cheerfully ‘Traditional lyric adapted (prepare R.H.) mg Grand = moth - er, Grand - moth - er, won't you tell me what to buy? uf Grand - moth - er, ‘Grand - moth - er, won't you teach me how to bake? Question 2 o—_-—_o_* ¢ 1 FF Answer Grand - moth - er, Grand - moth - er, Grand - Grand - moth - er, moth - er, 1 5 Teacher Duet: (Student plays I octave higher) ™ then then we'll we'll m7 bake a bake a cher - ry choc - ‘late pie. cake. Jay = Tad a t o bo tt i f 7 1H mp with pedat cp 8081 62 Qu e777 fF re FFIO7SFFIO7S Musical Question Parallel Answer A short melody that DOES NOT An answering melody that begins the end on the “home note.” For the SAME as the question, then changes C 5-finger scale, the home note is C. and ends on the “home note.” q question a parallel answer , mf. o Can we make some pan-cakes, yum, yum, yum? — We can make some pan-cakes, yum, yum, yum! Contrasting Answer \ An answering melody that does NOT begin the same as the question, but still a= > ends on the “home note.” po destin —_______,____ contrasting answer —___ mp. oO ‘Can we make some pan-cakes, yum, yum, yum? — We can make some pan-cakes, yum, yum, yum! ceedrive Notice that Grandmother has a parallel answer (measures 5-8). (Can you make up a parallel answer of your own by changing measures 7-8? Can you make up a contrasting answer? 63Pd The Tie Atie is a curved line connecting 2 notes on the same line or space It means the note will be played once but held for the length of both notes combined. te ¢. Oz tie n TOWN Rhythm Alert: Can you tap this piece on the closed keyboard lid, counting aloud “1-2-3” with your teacher? Lemonade Stand Be sure to tap with the correct hand! 5-Finger Scale Cheerfully Son ? mf Come Ton ? Teacher Duet: (Student plays J octave higher) => => RH on Lan. - mp 64 CD 8283 4d 7881 FFIO7SFive cents ‘What is the total number of beats for each tied note in this piece? _ ‘This piece has a musical question for measures I-8.Is the answer (measures 9-16) parallel or contrasting? f : ——-? FFIO7S 65 & —9 beRhythm Alert: © Circle each tie in the music —_ © Your teacher will tap measures 1-2. Listen and tap back the rhythm, Lively Lon ? who lives: a ~ cross door, street, Ben at the Jim = my Beth who is Ter - ry next mf the B (prepare LH.) dore, meet, these all a. you'll are of ton ? 2 vised nr K Measures 1-4 are a musical question. Is the answer parallel or contrasting? Teacher Duet: (Student plays J octave higher) All My Friends 5-Finger Scale Words by CRYSTAL BOWMAN gro cry store, al ways sweet, friends. friends. my my bit 66 PCD 8485 PAS ESRB 82-85 of 7f se FFIO7SFFIO7S Special Bells Effect © Hold down the damper pedal (right-foot pedal)“ throughout the entire piece. 2 dong Bells of Great Britain © For the last line of music, make slow, graceful “My . 5-Finger Scale lifts across the keys. ais ——— >-Finger Scal Joyfully, with steady gongs don, Repeat, 1)[5] son playing piano. ? f-P on repeat ton_? son? Play I octave Play 2 octaves HIGHER> HIGHER ~~ ------- 5 9 play } together _ @ tf as soft as possible ce tari Hold the damper pedal down and play skips with RH. fingers 1 and 3 played together, Play high on the piano and listen to the bell-like sounds! aise Song cp e6s7 e529 2020 6110 e The Quarter Rest ‘Music often has moments of silence These are shown by rests. = silence for 1 beat . *y °, © With your teacher, chant and tap the “cheer” below. ev ey . On the rests, feel the beat by opening your hands, palms up. «ae . ve Team Cheer r Go Team Let’s Win . Go Team Let’s Win —_—_— v 2 Team Let’s’ Win ° 2 2 Let’s Win ‘i ' Steady and strong Come On, Tigers lon 7H come on, Ti - gers, (prepare LH.) ion ? 68 (CD 88-89 with improv 46-47 €>30 FFIO7SAlternate Monster Version: Princess Play LOW and SLOWLY, or Monster? Verse 1: Once there was a monster Verse 2: He lived in a dungeon... You choose 5, mf Once there was She lived in (prepare LH.) Once there was prin = cess, She lived in cas - tle, 1 Princess Duet: (Student plays 1 octave higher) a — om mm oN 7 ~ RH. 2 Li pip Monster Duet: (Student plays as written) } i ( RH, 13. [24 DC. “f Tabeie Dt wear f 7 hei r tt 9093 31 "3031 86-89 0°The Bugle Boys 5-Finger Scale INTRODUCTION Brisk march (prepare R.H.) mf Hup 2-3 - 4, play together 5] MUSICAL QUESTION 1 See them proud - ly t FFIO7S 70 PCD 9495 4B CD92[9] PARALLEL OR CONTRASTING ANSWER? (circle) << Flash - y hors are sound - owpanes Play 3 times gradually getting softer and softer. [13] ENDING Move the L.H. 1 octave lower for each repeat! = Repeat from here. oo Hup 2-3 - -3- 2, Hup 2, |Hup 2 crt@rive This piece uses only three letter names. Name them. —_ Make up your own march using notes C-E-G. Call it Congratulations March. You've finished the book! Teacher Duet: (Student plays as written) 8 throughout fe Ds dppf Le 1H ge ° Pt Pe Tr r Tt mA, DR. ue Peeters FFIO7S aHoy. 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