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THE PIANO KEYBOARD

There are WHITE KEYS and BLACK KEYS on the Piano Keyboard.

The WHITE KEYS are named

Recite the letters of the Musical Alphabet several times.

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The BLACK KEYS are grouped in TWOS and THREES.

Touch all the groups of TWO BLACK KEYS on your piano.

C is found to the left of the TWO BLACK KEYS.

Letter all the C’s you can find on the Keyboard Chart, next page.

Now, on your piano, PLAY all the C’s you can find — using the thumb.

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MIDDLE ON THE MUSIC

The Staff
Music is written on the LINES and SPACES of the STAFF. inMHi

The NOTES on the Music tell us which KEYS to play.

There are different kinds of Notes, but first we shall learn the WHOLE NOTE.

A WHOLE NOTE looks like this, O

It is held for FOUR COUNTS.

Clef Signs

Treble Clef sign

This is how MIDDLE C looks in the Treble.

It is written as a WHOLE NOTE and gets four counts .

It is played by the RIGHT HAND thumb.

Play it and count FOUR.

This is how MIDDLE C looks in the Bass.

Written as a WHOLE NOTE, it gets four counts

It is played by the LEFT HAND thumb.

Bass Clef sign Play it and count FOUR.

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The figures after the Clef Signs tell us how to count.

In this book we need only read the top figure.

It shows how many counts to each measure.

Count 3 to Count 2 to
Count 4 to
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Each finger has a number. The thumbs are number 1

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Middle C as a Whole Note
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Middle C in Half Notes

When a. Note has an open head and a stem, like this

is, ( 2 or ) it is called a HALF NOTE and gets two counts.

Play the following, counting TWO to ea ch note

— “ONE, TWO” to the first note and “THREE, FOUR” to the second note of each

measure.

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A QUARTER NOTE looks like this ( or -4F- ) and gets one count.
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Change the following into Quarter Notes by filling in the heads and adding stems when necessary

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Write the new note (D) as indicated.

Write the fetter names under the notes.
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Write the letter names under the notes. Write the new note (B) as indicated.

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In the following exercise, first draw the Bar Lines where they belong, (note Time Signature)

Next write the letter names of the notes.

Finally, mark the Time Values — using 1 for a Quarter, 2 for a Half and 4 for a Whole Note.

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The Dotted Half Note

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Write the new note (E) below.

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Write the new note (G) below.

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RESTS
RESTS are signs of silence. Each kind of Note has a Rest Sign of equal value

Whole Rest Half Rest Quarter Rest

A whole measure’s
Gets 2 counts
rest,
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When two notes are tied

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Write the two G's you have learned

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Row, Row

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Gen - tly down the stream

Mer- ri - ly. mer- ri - !y, mer - ri - ly Life is but a dream.

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(Write letter names)

Clap the time (one clap to each count) while reciting the letter-names of the notes.

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Mark the fingering, then play on the piano.

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