[ra Alfred’s Basic Piano Library Piano Lesson Book Level 1B Willard A. Palmer « Morton Manus « Amanda Vick Lethco fe ‘Te ton Copyright © MCMXCIX by Allrad Music ‘llrightsreserved. Produced In USA. ‘Mustrations by Davi Sivorman (Palnted by Chery Heoniger)2 Review Troblo or G let THE GRAND STAFF es Measure Measure Measure | Measure + 7 Bar lines Double Bar Bass or F Clef ivi the music info measures. TIME SIGNATURE DYNAMIC SIGNS means 4 beats to each measure. tell how LOUD or SOFT to play. Aq aquarter NoTE a gets one beat. mf (mezzo forte) = moderately loud NOTE VALUES REST VALUES = quarter nore 2 = quarter rest Count “1” Count 1" d= HaLFNOTE = = HALF REST Count +2" Count “1 = 2" = WHOLE NOTE “= = WHOLE REST Count “1 -2-3-4" Count “1 2-3-4" (or rest for a whole measure) ‘You are now ready to begin THEORY BOOK, Level 1B.C Position Review oe AH Play and say the note names. C| ‘RH 1 LL PHT 2 a4 5 Step Right Up! 1. Clap (or tap) & count. 2. Play & count 3. Play & sing the words. Follow these steps for each piece in this book! Moderately slow 1 mf. 1.Step right up to tre- ble G, Then step left to 2c D E F 66 G GF — D Step right up to | bass clef G, Then step left to | bass clef ©. c DE F 6 6 G GF ED ©, you see! —_——— a =) ‘The DOUBLE DOTS mean REPEAT FROM THE BEGINNING.4 Review—Melodic Intervals Distances between tones are measured in INTERVALS, called 2nds, ards, 4ths, 5ths, etc, Notes played SEPARATELY make a MELODY. We call the intervals between these notes MELODIC INTERVALS. Play these MELODIC INTERVALS. Listen to the sound of each interval. stha Lends tad | ean Csth | Panda 3rd 4tha The Carousel Name alll the MELODIC INTERVALS in this piece before you play it. Brightly 1 my MF Sar ~ ou sels go | "round and ‘ound Up and down the | pon- ies bound. | tide pon - iesHail to Thee, America! ‘SLUR means play LEGATO (smooth connected. Majestically 3 On Se . Proudly we are | sing = ing. 2. "Hail : : Hear our voi-ces__| ring - ing. 3 SLURS often divide the music into phrases (musical thoughts). P (iano) = sott fe (torte Brother John Moderately fast 1 P sre you sleep-ing? | Are you sleep- ing? | Broth- er John! Broth - er_John! tl i t i ‘Time for break-fast! | Time _for_break- fast! |Please come on! Please come on! 1 1 You are now ready to begin TECHNIC BOOK, Level 1B.6 Review—Harmonic Intervals Notes played TOGETHER make HARMONY. A We call the intervals between these notes HARMONIC INTERVAL! to the sound of each int Play these HARMONIC INTERVALS. Listen carefully terval. Good Sounds Moderately fast anf S227 0N08, Seis and | ths and Sth: Sounds that al- ways | please! onds, 3rds and | 4ths and Sths Make great har + mo ‘You are now ready to begin RECITAL BOOK, Level 1B,TIME SIGNATURE (Review) 3 means 3 beats to each measure. d + = DOTTED HALF NOTE Count “1-2-3” A 2 Quarter NoTE J gets one beat, The Cuckoo First play the left hand alone, naming each HARMONIC INTERVAL. Happily 5, 4 5 soon will = bo You are now ready to begin EAR TRAINING BOOK, Level 18.8 Reviewing the SHARP SIGN ‘The SHARP SIGN before a note means play the next key to the right, whether BLACK or WHITE. When a SHARP SIGN appears before a note, it applies to that note for the rest of the measure. Money Can’t Buy Ev’rything! March time 5 o¢ Mon - ey may not ‘of one thing Mon - ey does - nit e SF von = ey cant buy bring suc- cess; make you sad; Mon - ey can't make | you a Mon - ey can't buy hap - pi - ness! Mon - ey does- n't | make you poor. Mon - ey can't be all that bad!STACCATO (Review) STACCATO is the opposite of LEGATO. It means SEPARATED or DETACHED. To play STACCATO, release the key instantly. STACCATO is indicated by a DOT over ff or under J the note, Ping-Pong Brightly 4 Ff | stay ping-pong | with my Dad and vim | wint (oops too hard 1 fetch it back a -| gain) “ (Out!) My nen he hits the | ballINCOMPLETE MEASURE Some pieces bagin with an INCOMPLETE MEASURE, The first measure in this pleco has only 1 count, Tho 3 missing counts are found in the last measure, When you repeat the whole piece, you will have one whole measure of 4 counts when you play the last measure plus the first moasure, Grandpa’s Clock Moderately fast “Tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock, lek, tock!" 9 5, not a clock in ‘our whole block that hour it’ dings and dongs and rings, It stands as tall as Grand-pa'sclock! Out in tho hall it has a pen- du = lum that swings, And all day long it sings,“Tick, tock! Tick, tock! Tick, tock!” stands and sings,‘Tick, tock! Tick, tock!"When th e Saints Go Marching In March time 4 F Oh, when the | Sains go. march - ing ——_———. TIE: hold for combined value of both notes. Oh, when the | Saints When the | Saints go12 G Position ThE reve TE RH fees Veal RH1 203 4 5 (fe = | I -| Play and say the note names. ’ G’s in the “BAG” Moderately fast | |. If you know your : ‘And you know your | 26 G GG A A A A AOA you can °C," Is right in the A BG, D DD ecREVIEW: Dynamic Signs oo — CRESCENDO (gradually louder) _ DIMINUENDO (gradually softer) Moderately fast 5 mf ey - fun! cares a- way! ‘ty - one join the Laugh and sing yous ——~—_——— We will have such my ‘We'll go swim-ming in the sound, That's where laugh- tor's al - ways found. me! You will sea! have lots ofThis is an ACCENT SIGN. > When there is an ACCENT SIGN over or under a note, play that note LOUDER. Oom-Pa-pa! Moderately fast $ MPs. Pa - pa bought a 2.when the bass be - hom for me gins to boom, sym pho = ny. needs an oom! to play in the Ev- "ty pa - pa >> se >> > “with this horn," he told my ma, — |*Helll play oom for Like a babeneeds | its ma - ma, Ev - ‘ry oom needs fronm pe. oom -pa, | com pa = pal om - pa, oom-pa | oom - pa - pal > P> > FT > > > “Hell play com for | his pa - pal” -pa - pal Compa, oom-pa, | compa - Pa Ev- "ty oom needs | its pa - pal s_ > > tess S++ Suggestion: After playing the entire piece twice, repeat the last two lines again, playing the LH one octave lower!15 Reviewing the FLAT SIGN play the next key io the LEFT, L The FLAT SIGN before a note means whether BLACK or WHITE. When a FLAT SIGN appears before a note, it applies to that note for the rest of the measure. The Clown tet Moderately fast —? See 7 fun = ny clown. > > mf He cimbs_up and | he falls down! Al - ways steal the Pwwnen you are | ! : D.C. al Fine D.C. al Fine (Da Capo al Fine) means repeat from the beginning and play to the end (Fine).16 LH —r— FH Reading in Middle C Position | i HI Tritt IRH1 23 4 5 Es \ pas | 2 Both thumbs on MIDDLE C! Play and say the note names. tee een NEW NOTES Thumbs on C! Moderately slow 7. Left hand thumb on Just three new notes. (ove ieee cern) c cB A A nf ight hand thumb on | mid - dle Cl Same notes as po - cca CDE Da: Tempo Marks TEMPO is an Italian word. It means “RATE OF SPEED.” Words indicating how fast or slow to play are called TEMPO MARKS. Here are some of the most important tempo marks: ALLEGRO = Quickly, happily. MODERATO = Moderately. ANDANTE = Moving along. The word actually means “walking.” ADAGIO = Slowly. Waltz Time MIDDLE C POSITION Bring out the LH melody. Moderato 5 5 3 4, cay oN mf * ‘Suggestion: Repeat with both hands one octave higher.18 Good King Wenceslas — it AH Allegro moderato (moderately fast) Good King Wen- ces - las look’d out On tho feast of es == S= PoE == See f a== Sto» phon, q XN hon the =e SS S=2 snow lay round - a= bout, Doop and crisp and ° von. Bright - ly shone the moon that night, Though the frost was cu + ol, mf. When a poor man came in sight, Gath-ring win - ter u : el oe19 The Rainbow cf Hold the note under the FERMATA longer than its vaiue. This sign is called a FERMATA. Andante (moving along) Roy G. Biv" There's red, or = ange, el - low, and green, and_-—=—swblue, And di = go, vi - 0 - Mat, wo fy hue, And Adagio (slowly) can you find a pot of -— pure gold? At the > ee oN the rain - bow, or so ve been told! 9 S . 3 Remember the name “Roy G. Biv" and you will always know the colors of the rainbow in the order in which they appear.20 Good Morning to You! Allegro (quickly, happily) mf mom - ing to you! Good mom = ing, Dear Good mon = ing to you!21 Eighth Notes Elghth note Two eighth notes are played in the timo ay Reus cave of one quarter note. in pairs. o When a piece contains eighth notes, COUNT: “one-and” count: “one-and” or “quar-ter” for each quarter note; a two-sthe! ne-and” or “two-8ths" for each pair of eighth notes. count: Clap (or tap) these notes, counting aloud. gi J J Sis Ty Happy Birthday to You! HAPPY BIRTHDAY is exactly the same as GOOD MORNING TO YOU, ‘except for the EIGHTH NOTES! Allegro aa mf Hap - py Bith - day to yout Hap - py Birth - day to youl Hap - py Birth = day, Dear ! Hap - py Birth = day to yout (name) Copyright © 1935 by Summy-Birchard Company. Copyright ronawed 1962. Allrights reserved. Usod by pennssion.22 ANEW TIME SIGNATURE % means 2 beats to each measure. a quarter note gets one beat. Clap (or tap) the following rhythm. Clap ONCE for each note, counting aloud. pO , Yankee Doodle A WHOLE REST is used to indicate a whole measure of silence in } time. Allegro moderato 1 mf Yan-kee Doo-dle went to town, Rid - ing on a po - ny, He stuck a feath - er in his hat and called it mac-a - fo - all DUET PART: (Student plays 1 octave higher.) o nfritardando means GRADUALLY SLOWING THE TEMPO. Itis often abbreviated ritard. or rit. The words @ tempo mean RESUME THE ORIGINAL TEMPO. The Windmill \ Andante Al-ways tum-ing, Al-ways turning! Always face the wind! 3 Al-ways spinning, Al-ways spin-ning! How we love to see you spin! When the wind is blow- ing, and ev-en when it's slow 4 Keep on spin- ning, keep on turn - ing! How we love to see you spin! original speed) mf @ tempo (resume Suggestion: For recital performance, repeat THE WINDMILL, playing both hands ‘one octave higher; then play the last line AGAIN, very slowly and softly.24 Ancient Nations G POSITION Moderato ast e ‘yf \- Chor-o- koo, Chickasaw, | Chat~ta + wa, Chippewa, | 100, 2. Kick == poo, Ki-o-wa, | Ot ta-wa, 1+ o-wa, | Sioux? —_—_— DEF = ———— each having his = to | ty to elalint how many nations | you can nial to shore, any mon merida Mf Pawnoo, A = a-pa-ho, |Shaw-noo and Na-va-ho, | too, eee ee eee “Note: Sioux is pronounced “Soo.” It rhymes with "too," ‘The double dots inside the double bars indicate that everything between the double bars must be REPEATED.25 G Position with LH an Octave Higher —1ti—, — RH In this NEW G POSITION, the LEFT HAND. plays ONE OCTAVE HIGHER than before. ‘The RIGHT HAND remains in the same position. There is only ONE new LH note to learn. NEW NOTE + He 4324 New Position G Moderato Gee what fun, play - ing up to o GAB Bo A BC D, pe aoa oo 1 G, the mu- sic sounds so good in new po = si - tion a @ G@ DD BB G&G D-'¢-8 G26 The Damper Pedal The RIGHT PEDAL is called the DAMPER PEDAL. When you hold the damper pedal down, any tone you sound continues after you release the key. ‘The RIGHT FOOT is used on the damper pedal. Always keep your heel on the floor; use your ankle like a hinge. This sign shows when the damper pedal is to be used: L_______] The sign means: PEDAL DOWN Lo —___ LD PEDAL Ho PEDAL UP Pedal Play This easy PEDAL STUDY will show you how the damper pedal causes the tones to continue to sound, EVEN AFTER YOUR HANDS HAVE RELEASED THE KEYS. Press the pedal down as you play each group of notes. Hold it down through the rests. Play VERY SLOWLY and LISTEN. Adagio 3 mfa7 Harp Song Moderately slow mfp / (1st ime nf. 2nd time p) 5 VERY IMPORTANT! Also play HARP SONG in the following ways: 1. Play the 3rd and 4th measures of each line one octave higher than written. 2, Play the 1st and 2nd measures of each line one octave lower than written. 3. Any combination of the above two ways.The sign 8¥a placed over the notes means 8VA play the notes one octave (8 notes) higher than written. Concert Time Allegro moderato Both hands 8va ~~ Fine 3 **8va applies only to the STAFF below it unless “both hands" is added, ‘D.C. al FineMusic Box Rock Allegro Play both hands 8va throughout Here's a iit + lo thing thoy call tho = Mu = ole Box Frock, (=== mf legato Mu = slo Box Rock, Mu = sic Box Rock! Wind a lit + tle spring and it~ run tke a clock; e last time ritardando to| end Repeat tit uns down, as many times as you like! Let it play un ~A Cowboy’s Song Lazily Mon the prai = tie at 2.But the stars seem to A special WESTERN EFFECT may be produced by playing the pairs of eighth notes a bit unevenly, in a “lilting” style: e long short tong short, etc.31 On my po - ny As they guide me Ov = er- head, stars are “We will show you the tm a tong way from We won't let you go Suggestion: Play A COWBOY'S SONG also with LH 8¥@ lower, in the old G position.32 ‘When eighth notes appear d This is an EIGHTH REST: = singly, they look like this: a It means REST FOR THE VALUE Single SEE ee ae ied d af OF AN EIGHTH NOTE. used with eig * COUNT: “one - and? (OR: “two -aihs™ Clap (or tap) the following rhythm: The Magic Man a 1. Who can pull a rab- bit out of Mysterious! 2. Who can van-ish an- y-thing and y 1 3 : ea > * —————33 an - y- bod -ys_ hat? : sie Man cant find tm your ear =O the Mag ie Man can, Mag - ic Man cant Who can wave a wand.and change a mouse in- to a cat? -vel- ous i+ cal E-- ven take an el- e- phantand make it dis-ap-pear? Oh the mar-vel-ous, mag mys ti = cal Magic Man can! ftMIDDLE D POSITION 1H — RH Me Prritl RH1 203 45 \ Hs 4324 BOTH THUMBS ON MIDDLE D! LH same as new G Position, The Greatest Show on Earth! March tempo af 3 on AAA ADD 5 F céme to the Great - est Show on Eartht Its full of fun! Ws full of mirth! Come see the ‘eer See what ourac - fo + bats can do! ‘And when the mu: sic starts to play, You'll say “Hoo - Ws Gir- cus Day!” ‘And you will ray! shout for all you're worth, “Come to the on Eartht" Great - est ‘Show36 Measuring Half Steps AHALF STEP is the distance from any key to the very next key up or down, black or white, with NO KEY BETWEEN. The SHARP sign } raises a note a half step. The FLAT sign b lowers a note a halt step. Each black key may be named 2 ways, as shown here: The NATURAL sign is used to CANCEL a sharp or flat. Anote after a natural is ALWAYS a WHITE KEY! Middle D Th “Half Step” A i Position 8 RH 123 4 lH4 324 BOTH THUMBS, Play & count: ON MIDDLE D!37 The Whirlwind MIDDLE D “HALF STEP” POSITION This piece consists entirely of half steps, except for the last two measures. Allegro moderato 1234 P 1.Whist-ling, whitl~ing, twisting, turn ing, Soar-ing, swirl-ing, chas-ing, churn ing, 2. Whip-ping, whisk- ing, curv ing, curl- ing, Fl ting, ‘risk ing, humming, hurl - ing, 7 2 3 4 ‘switt - fy swerv-ing, ire ling, send- ing Leaves in live - ly spi - rals spin - ning. Puffs of fluff and down of this-tles, How it huffs. and howls and_whis - tles! 3 Diz - zi- ly it winds and chas - es Ev -'y-thing it finds and rac - es (Cross LH over RH) ON. Whid - ing, twit = ing, switl = Ing out of sight!38 Measuring Whole Steps A WHOLE STEP is equal to 2 HALF STEPS with ONE KEY BETWEEN. A ! Middle D “Whole Step” Position Hs 43 214 BOTH THUMBS on MIDDLE D! When a SHARP or FLAT appears before a note, it applies to that note each time it is used in the rest of the measure, unless it is cancelled by a natural, ‘A SHARP or FLAT continues when a note is tied to the following measure, Itis not necessary to re-write the sharp or flat before the second of the two tied notes. Play & count: 12 nfThe Planets MIDDLE D “WHOLE STEP" POSITION Andante Earth, and then U > ran -_us, Plan - ets that trav = el ‘round one ofthe. stars, | Nep - tune and Plu_- to, the far_- thest from view! P| 4, V4 7 5 J Play 1st time only! Play 2ndtime. gva a Can you name | them, ev - Vy Yes, you can name ev - ‘ty40 Tetrachords ies of FOUR NOTES having a pattern of /ACHORD is a ser aa OLE STEP, HALF STEP WHOLE STEP, WH! The notes of a tetrachord must be in alphabetical order! SFY WHOLE WHOLE HALF They must also have this pattern! Stee “tree Step Play the following tetrachords. LH tetrachords are fingered 5 4 3 2. RH tetrachords are fingered 2 3 4 5. C TETRACHORDS: RH 2 3 4 5 6 = =F == LHS 4 3 J Ny ° WHOLE WHOLE HALF ~ NZ WHOLE WHOLE HALF G TETRACHORDS: a - e e RH 2 3 4 5 — = LHS 4 3 2 ~ WHOLE WHOLE HALF WHOLE WHOLE HALF D TETRACHORDS: SSS Las 4 3 2 WHOLE WHOLE — HALF WHOLE WHOLE — HALF41 The Major Scale The MAJOR SCALE is made of TWO TETRACHORDS joined by a WHOLE STEP. THE C MAJOR SCALE KEY-NOTE WHOLE STEP There is NO # or s the C MAJOR SCALI wa “4st TeTRACHORD Land TETRACHORD KEY-NOTE Each scale begins and ends on a note of the same name as the scale, called the KEY-NOTE. C Major Scale Piece Both 5's play the KEY-NOTE, C! RH2 3, 4) 5 5 43 E E u's 4 H2 3 4 5 1. Play whole, whole, half. Play whole, whole, hall. Then come down the —_ver-y same way! 2. Watch the ‘half steps! Watch the half steps! Tet - ra-chordsare eas-y_to_play! ig 2 THE G MAJOR SCALE WHOLE KEY-NOTE (1st TETRACHORD Land TETRACHORD+ There is ONE # (Ff) the G MAJOR SCALE. KEY-NOTE G Major Scale Piece Both 5's play the KEY-NOTE, G! Moderato 1. Play whole, whole, half. 2. Watch the’ half ster Play whole, whole, half. Watch the halt steps! ‘Then come down the Tet - ra- chords are ver-y same way! eas-y to play!42 The Key of G Major : JOR. Apiece based on the G major scale is in the KEY OF G MA. Since F is sharp in the G scale, every F is sharp. is indicated Instead of placing a sharp before every F, the sharp is indicat at the beginning in the KEY SIGNATURE. Carol in G Major JON: RH plays the upper tetrachord, HAND POSITION: plays the lower tetrachord. KEY OF G MAJOR Key Signature: one sharp (F#) Play all 1arp througho\ Moderato 5, Fwiriie by my watched at js The Same Carol in C Major brought tid + ings HAND POSITION: RH Plays the upper tetrachord, LH plays the lower tetrachord. Moderato 5 ™ unt TF43 A Piece with 2 LH Positions LH G POSITION LHC POSITION Lines 1, 2 ies RH POSITION am => ow o From the KEY SIGNATURE you will see that this piece is in the KEY OF G MAJOR—all F's must be SHARPED. Watch for the F's in the LH part of the last line! French Lullaby Moderato 3 1 5 last time ritard. (After repeating, move LH to l, C POSITION) (Alter repeating, ‘move LH 10 G POSITION) D.C. al Fine44 A Piece with 2 RH Positions RH G POSITION RH C POSITION Lines 5, 6 LH C POSITION Lines 1-8 JOR, The piece begins in the KEY OF C MAJOR, changes to the KEY ee eh nines then returns to C MAJOR. Be sure to make all the F's sharp in the Sonatina (el A SONATINA is a short instrumental selection. It may have one, two, or three movements. If the first or only movement begins in the key of C major, the second part of the movement is usually in the key of G major. The movement retums to the original key at the end.45 (Move RH to 2nd time ritardando G POSITION) Fine Signature: 1 sharp (F#) (Move RH to C POSITION) D.C. al FineEY OF C MAJOR. Although 1 flats in the key signature, during the piece. Sharps or flats called ACCIDENTALS, When Our Band This piece is in the KI there are no sharps © Goes Marching By! some sharps occur not in the key signature are C POSITION March tempo 1.When our band goes march = ing OY 2 Ws a band = you want to ears ee ft Mu - sic plays and col - ors fly! Its just grand for eye and eat! Peo - ple throw their hats on high, When our band goes You will stand and proud - ly cheer, When our band goes. a | march - ing by! La, la, la, la, la fa, lal march -_ing wy. 47 Review of Musical Terms ‘Accent (> - + Placed over or under a note that gets special emphasis. Play the note louder. Accidental . ash : arp or flat not poe ied fe ‘not given in the key signature. pee : + quickly, happil pe ey - Moving along (at walking speed). Ip deen ctttseessssss1s fesume original speed. Crescent a + +++, gradually louder. De p : ine (D.C. al Fine)... . repeat from the beginning and play to the Fine (end). iminuendo (———_) ...... gradually softer. Dynamic signs . Fermata (-) . FING cee eee eee eee First ending (I). signs showing how loud or soft to play. . . indicates that a note should be held longer than its true value. . the end, e . the measures under the bracket are played the 1st time only. Flat sign (5) lowers a note one half step. Play the next key to the left. Forte ( f). loud. Half step . . . the distance from one key to the very next one, with no key between. . . the interval between two tones sounded together. «A measure at the beginning of a piece with fewer counts than ‘shown in the time signatures. The missing counts are found in the last measure. the difference in pitch (highness or lowness) between two tones. Harmonic interval Incomplete measure Interval . Key signature . the number of sharps or flats in any key—written at the beginning of each line, Legato... smoothly connected. Usually indicated by a slur over or under the notes. Major scale . a series of 8 notes made of two tetrachords joined by a whole step. Melodic interval. . . the interval between two tones sounded separately. Mezzo forte ( mf") . moderately loud. Moderato. . moderately. cancels a sharp or flat. . when placed OVER notes, means play them one octave higher than written. Pedal mark (| ) . . press the damper pedal, hold it, and release it. Piano (p)....--0eceeceeeeee e177 Soft Repeat signs == « repeat from the beginning. ===... peat the measures between the double bars. Ritardando (abbreviated ritard. ..--- gradually slowing, or rit) ing (= : \der the bracket are played the 2nd time only. Second ending ( [2 ) ceeee++the measures un ‘ee 1. raises a note one half step. Play the next key to the right. Natural sign (4)... Octave sign (8va) Sharp sign (f) v----++++ : Seat a ... Separated or detached. Usually indicated by a dot over or under is the note. Tempo .. «rate of speed. Tetrachord «four notes in alphabetical order, having the pattern of WHOLE STEP, WHOLE STEP, HALF STEP. _ numbers found at the beginning of a piece or section of a piece. ‘The top number shows the number of beats in each measure. The bottom number shows the kind of note that gets one beat. +. «two half steps. The distance between two keys with one key between. Time signatures (f, $4) -- Whole step . -