LEVEL l PIANO - Aventures? by nancy and Randall Faber THE BASIC PIANO METHOD This book belongs to: 4 Special Thanks to ou plot teachers and consultants, ‘Lisa Studtmann and Barbara Anderson Prodssion: Fon Ophot? CCover and Ilustations: Terpstra Design, San Franciso Engraving: Dovetres Productions, no Consulting Eitors: Barbara Andeson and Lisa Studumann ISBN 978-1.61677-078-5 Copyritn © 1993, 1996. 2011 by Doveure Productions, Ine clo ABER PIANO ADVENTURES, 2042 Creek Dr, Aan bor, MI 48108 Invemaional Copyright Secured. AlLRighs Reserved, Printed in US.A. ‘WARNING: The music text, design, and graphics inthis publication are procected ‘by copyright law. Any duplication is an infiagereat of U.S, copytight laGet Ready for Take-off! (Primer Review) \ beat beats beats beats beat beats in every measure gets 1 count dian note) 4 ____ beats in every measure 3 gets | count (draw nore) ar. Dynamics are the “louds and softs” in the music. Circle the correct answer. forte (f') means piano (p) means mezzo forte (mf') means loud / soft loud / soft moderately loud / moderately soft ‘Name the notes below. FIOSteps move from a line to a space or a space to a line on the staff. Draw steps up or down: step UP step DOWN step UP step DOWN ty Skips move from a line to a line or a space to a space on the staff. Draw skips up or down: skip DOWN skip UP skip DOWN skip UP C 5-Finger Scale Warm-Up Play hands alone and hands together. 1203 4 5 43 2 Step-ping up and | step-pingdownand | skip-ping to the | home note. Fp on repeat Preview: G 5-Finger Scale Find the G §-finger scale on the piano. G is now the “home note.” Play the scale warm-up above with the G 5-finger scale. EL FrioHead Start for Treble Clef Lines The Adventures of E-G-B Mouse My last name is) D-F My first name is E-G-B. dL AAAL ELD Mouse Mission #1 Mouse Mission #2 Memorize and say my name quickly 3 times. Play my name on the piano 3 times. Mouse Mission #3 Mouse Mission #4 Your teacher will call for, “Line 1,” or Darken the notes so the letters disappear! “Line 5,” etc. How fast can you play and Your teacher will point to a note. say the note? Play and say it on the piano. ‘Teacher Note: Do these reading activities throughout this level. Regular review will develop confident nove readers FriortFUT Head Start for Bass Clef Lines 3 Bass Clef “Smart Notes” Mouse Mission #5 Mouse Mission #6 Your teacher will point to a “smart note.” Are you ready to fly in the dark? How fast can you play and say it? Darken the notes and try again. Last letter of the Hey diddle diddle, First letter of the music alphabet what’s in the middle? music alphabet top line — GP in the middle > dottom line Mudd Final Mission Name and play these notes. When needed, think, “What is the closest smart note?” ‘Then moye up or down.Review Piece f Circle the following symbols in Firefty + teble clef or G clef ‘Trace the G line for measure 1 * bass clef or F clef ‘Trace the F line for measure 1. + mezzo forte (mf) piano (p) + tee sete ; Firefly € 5-Finger Scale Moderately Son_? mf Fire - fly, - fly, light-ing up the | eve-ning sky, (prepare LH.) ton_? € As you fly your | ti - ny light will |shine through the | night. ‘Teacher Duet: (Student plays 1 octave higher) a RH.» 17 | 7 TE ap with pedal Bl PCD 23 with improv G>2 A 69 wanone fly, | you make light-ning lay P First you're here, _| then you're there, twink-ling ev - "ry - Transposing Did you know that you can play Firefly using the G 5-finger scale? * Place hands in the G 5-finger scale. Read steps, skips, and repeats! + This is called transposing, Say this word aloud with your teacher. ae ome note! G 5-Finger Seale ee t | | By, Cra L_ra— Frio78wo Legato — connect the notes, with no break in the sound. ‘When you walk, one foot goes down as the other foot comes up. ‘To play LEGATO, one finger goes down as the other finger comes up! e ‘© On the closed keyboard lid, walk back and forth with fingers 2 and 3, Try this with each hand. ‘+ Repeat this exercise with fingers 1-2 and 3-4. Slur — a curved line over or under a group of notes that means to play legato. a7 o> Little River C 5-Finger Scale Flowing smoothly wrist float-off lon_? #7 ny Finite aver | flow-Ing wn = der Lit - tle riy - er _| flow-ing un - der - |neath the bridge. wrist loar-of| es ton? visegyeey A Can you transpose this piece to the G S-finger scale? ‘Teacher Duet: (Student plays J octave higher) ane om = 4 ~ UD RH. 7 f TH LAA Ape sie yp ? 10 Hep4s 2 42,45 2 FFIOTSFFIO78 Sailing in the Sun Rhythm Check: Feel the quarter rests! Briskly ‘Words by Crystal Bowman lon _? mf Come, g0 sail -ing with me, it’s ex - cit - ing, IL \ ~~ Ee } \ What a feel - ing, so free, | when you’re sail - ing ‘P Feel the wind blow | in your hair | while the sun-shine |warms the air. H \ grow | louder mf ‘When you're sail-ing | on the 0 cean, | life’s the best it Find a one-measure slur, a very short slur, and a l-o-ng slur. See Ms ais iAbout the Damper Pedal ‘The damper pedal is the pedal on the right. Pedal mark: ee ae | Pedal hold it down Pedal DOWN uP Use your right foot for the damper pedal. Your teacher will show you. AS Ferris Wheel AN . Gracefully Words by Crystal Bowman 3] Tr 12 cee AS N67 3 FFIOTSview when we're ‘Teacher Note: Teach by demonstration, Hold and ‘enjoy the 7 selopnsicncg denon ; mf J Pedal down Pedal up piseg@very Point out the slur that includes 4 measures. Sy Sy yey FrI07s 13Staccato — separace the notes to create a crisp, detached sound To play staccato, quickly lift the finger off the key, Staccato is the opposite of legato. ‘The staccato mark is a small dot placed above or below the note. f " / " = Ve —S = an a Se Warm-Ups seal es L. Brace finger 3’s with the thumb to = make an oval “bean shape.” Play the — coca 7 . : me eerinesrue ae Mexican Jumping Beans 2. Now play with all five fingers. C5-Finger Scale Listen for a crisp, staccato sound! Jumpy Words by Crystal Bowman lon_? P Beans are jump-ing | here and there, jump-ing beans are | ey - ‘ry-where. ton? 5 Play the highest C ‘on the plano! Jump-ing left and | jump-ing right, fone bean just jumped) out of sight! ‘Teacher Duct: (Student plays as written) me wad, wad, dd 27 — . Pp 3 14 PCD ION wih improv 6 3,8 FrI078 LErR078 The Haunted Mouse Finger Check: Are your fingers curved and playing on their tips? ‘Scampering along 3on_? lon_? ptm a_iit-de mouse that’s house. al - ways squeak when g-r-0-w l-o-u-d-e-r Sits so en-ter ~ Play the lowest hey on the piano, Identify each curved line as a slur or a tie. Bow @7 ee 2s ary 15Classic Dance Warm-Up for Measure 3 5-Finger Scale * Play this measure legato three times. ag. Notice the same fingers play together. + Now play it staccato several times é > ‘Are your wrists relaxed as you play? a t Repeat this line. Rather quickly [sess i anf p on repeat Z Son grow|louder s-l-o-w | down and get sofier Pp 7 vusegyeny A Docs cach measure step or skip? Now transpose to the G 5-finger scale. Teacher Duet: (Student plays as written) On = we ko" 1 rh a iT) é ioe D.C.al Fine 16 CD 1AIS 18.21 FPLO7STreble A + Find this A on the keyboard. + Play with R.H. fingers 2, 3, then 4. This A is on space 2. It isa step above the G line. Moderately 4on_? mf || Hunt - er that is runs a - mong the nev - er seen, ev - er-green. o low, (2 - 3 - 4) f, Lies (2-3 - 4) waits eo Lives be - side the | rush - ing stream, Young Hunter Words by Jennifer MacLean for Pp >, vise A Which lines of music are the same? Can you memorize this piece? ‘Teacher Duct: (Student plays 7 octave higher) og RE. So PCD 16-17 with improv FRITS oo P If 4 39 enon Ye 17woe ‘ACE the Treble Spaces ‘The space notes on the treble staff spell the word FACE, + Find the F key just above Middle C. + Play and say the treble space notes F-A-C-E. Did you step or skip? Skipping in Space Steady 1 Note ames: (2 - 3) anf ___ Pedal down LH. 2 crosses over to E Pedal up Can you play this piece with a L-H. cross-over to F? Cross-over to A? To C? 18 @Hepisig M10 eo12 FronHalf-Time Show With energy ton 3 re = a march-ing band at | half - time, Up the ficld they | come, (2-3 - 4) Down the field they go, (2-3-4) |march-ing band at | half - time. nfo» oo —re- DF 2 2 Ton? T 5 repeat! Hay-ing so much | fun, (2-3 - 4) play-ing at the | game. What a mu-sic | show, (2-3 - 4) for the foot-ball | game! eo oe RAH_- RAH! We'll win the | game! Hey! as ites ee af? * Teacher Note: Stemming may be explained here, but is formally introduced in the Theory Book, p. 15. P1078 cv 2021 1920 This piece uses a hand shift at measure 6. + Trace the circled finger number as a #* reminder to shift your R.H. down. The Lonely Pine shift (1) 10 F Come build a | nest in me. mf | Pp tm 0 ve SAY ‘Draw a bird in the tree so that it’s not so lonely. ‘Teacher Duet: (Student plays as written. Teacher pedals for duet.) = a RAL =‘ mp F E ee om P2223 12 E213 FrI078New Dynamic Mark ‘Mp — mezzo piano moderately soft + Circle the ap marks below. A Li’l Liza Jane Brightly ‘Traditional 3on_? 5 mp ‘There’s a girl that Ton? 3 1 mp She's the one who | lives next door, ao oe vascay ery A ‘Transpose Li’! Liza Jane a step higher to the G 5-finger scale. Teacher Duet: (Student plays 7 octave higher) mi ilo a Pel 5 mal FORD & FFIOS ep 2425 13 2629UNIT 2 Three C’s on the Grand Staff ___TrebleC t ) eo Middle C —o Bass C + Play and say the name of each C several times. é‘ se eo AE: a 1 * Before playing, circle all the Treble Cs. C’s Rock! Fast rock beat (brace with thumb) 3on_? Sf Rock on Tre-ble | C, SPACE 3! Rock on Tre-ble lon _? Rock on Tre- ble | C, SPACE 3! ® @ 2 1sc@uenY Can you play this piece with your L.H. thumb starting on Bass C (1 octave lower)? Now play with your L.H. starting 2 octaves lower! 22 CD 2627 with improv 14 rrio7sTreble C-D-E NEW Treble C D E space line ~— space + Play and say these three notes. 15 Mo-zart_was his ! a | priory “From Quarter in C, RVIS7 Mozart’s Five Names* Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791, Austria) arranged strong! (prepare LH.) to - mus _ | Wolf-gang wrist SF float-of @ DP slo-w-i-ng down ‘name. Mo-zart was his | name.” (PCD 28-29 PIS Gr3033 2324 Treble C-D-E-F-G NEW NEW Treble C D E Fr G @ e space line space ~—iiine_-— space + Play these five notes with RH. fingers 1-2-3-4-5. ‘Are you stepping or skipping? Pa er Airplane Steady 4 P P Lon steps or skips? steps or skips? steps or skips? MP with a toss my | pa- per air-plane | takes to flight. 5], steps or skips? steps or skips? steps or skips? Will the wind then | take it high and sight? (prepare LH.) >} 9] steps or skips? steps or skips? steps or skips? Pp Now my air-plane’s | glid - ing ‘Teacher Duet: (Student plays f octave higher) t [s] i Ra ot pr pe PP (Scp3031 16 623,14 FFIOwsFrio7s Brightly pon X The Juggler pears, or grapes, he can jug-gle | chi -na plates, or Se EE 9] The juggler juggles C's! RL. cr ®© Spins ‘round. —_| Noth-ing will touch — ground. RH.Q)over ~ . RH.Q)over 5 1 LHL 1 LAA Three C’s fly - ing in the air Try it if _you | dare! Reon f : | bowl-ing pins and | rub-ber balls. He can toss them | all! 1 LHA 2 Can you memorize this piece? 03233 IT 15 10 3837 254 ee Naming Intervals Interval of a 2nd ‘The distance between two notes on the keyboard or staff is an interval. ‘You have already learned the intervals of a step and a skip. Now we will give them new names. c I a 12 = 2nd 2nds move to the next letter of the alphabet Traffic Jam 2nds Lively Son ? repeat! fmorn-ing, | or ves . anf in the {NON NE’ | cars and trucks and | buses roll_a =| long the road. 5] 2 Notice how 2nds look and sound! Uf Honk-ing cars! |Honk-ingtrucks! | On the road in pisegeeey 2nds move from @ LINE to the next or a SPACE to the next a 26 PCD 34.35 with improv 18 FLOWSInterval of a 3rd WW comm Sle 123 = 3d 3rds skip over a letter of the alphabet. This Is Not Jingle Bells Happily gon? Notice how 3rds look and sound! 3 bi mp This is not Jin - gle Bells. Let me tell you | why. Ss 3on_! ? i is real - - - rid-ing on a mo - tor- (prepare) @ 3 9 ‘ ™P could this be Jin - gle Bells? I don't know just yet. f S Yan-kee Doo-dle -don, | rid-ing on a _ | high-speed jet! . ‘A 3rds move from a LINE to the next ora SPACE to the next ft eto7s epses7 16 12 27Listening Warm-Up This piece has two sections. Find each as your teacher demonstrates the piece. * Which section uses 2nds? Kites in the Sky © Which section uses 3rds? Gliding gracefully «5 (Prepare L.H.) maf High er and Son ? Pedal down (prepare LH.) (prepare LH.) ® 28 (cp 3839 19 13° 4738-41 FFIOTSFe107s Pedal up 17] Freely, climbing smoothly higher (Your teacher will demonstrate.) ra +e © ki a mp The kites soar higher! j d |. - — st DS I, ly 5 2 1 Lh RH. 4 43 j \ og e s 2 o — e f ny 3 2 a s-I-0-w-i-n-g down ‘Continue this hand-crossing ~ 4 pattern to the highest C! D nm SS 29Interval of a 4th A 4th spans 4 letter names. + Play a C-F fourth with RH. fingers 1-4 Does it sound like Here Comes the Bride? + Repeat with L.H. using fingers 5-2. 1234 = 4th On the Staff + Count cach line and space, including the first and last note. Point to each number and count aloud. zo = line to a space space fo a line Fastand snappy A Mixed-Up Song ~—S —= SF once there was a _|small__man, —|thought he was a tall 30, Pep dod) 2021 IT Gv 4245 RIOTSFIO7s fermata \ (fer-MAH-tah) Hold this note longer than usual, oO 3 2 stretch-ing far and ‘J Once there was a tall man, ‘thought he was a short and ver = y long. small man, wide. 4th DOWN from G is a 4th UP from G is v 31Octave Sign 8”- = Play one octave higher than written. Hold the damper pedal down Flute of the Andes throughout the piece. Moderately repeat! Lon Sa + roy | sum st some-one's play - ing From moun_- tains —_|some-one's play - ing mies ‘oN mf some - one’s play - ing mf i ‘ == b mr A Can you play this piece using fingers 2-5 to play the 4th? 32. CD .42.43 with improv 14Runaway Rabbit Quickly lon_? — mf’ Run - a - way (prepare Li.) 7 _ ** i + ing the oe a ok eee Oe ie FFLOTs (cpasas Ge 15 Gu 46.49Interval of a 5th A 5th spans 5 letter names. + Play a C-G fifth with RH. fingers 1-5. Does it sound like Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star? + Repeat with L.HL using fingers 5-1, 1234 5 = Sth On the Staff + Count each line and space, including the first and last note. Point to each number and count aloud. line to a ine space to a space @ @ a Moving gently ton Son a REA Play as around. Student plays 1 octave higher. Teacher plays 1 octave lower and begins at measure 3. 34 CD 46-47 with improv 9 2223 219 FrIo7sFIO” Lightly Row 5-Finger Scale Finger Check: Are your fingers gently curved and playing on their tips? Splashing happily Son ‘Traditional over all the Sing and float, let's | sing and float,we're it - tle | boat. 3 x 5 “ip _Rock-ing, laugh-ing in the sun, sing -ing songswith | ev - 'ty- one, Light-ly row, le’s | light-ly row,we're | in our lit - tle | boat. mp Name each LH. interval. Can you transpose to the G 5-finger seale? Poa 2425 2021 16 A s053 352 Half Rest and Whole Res' The half rest sits ‘The whole rest hangs above line 3 on the staff. below line 4 on the staff. re LZ beats —+—r — __ t beats of silence, — om = 20 =. © ofsilence. == = orrest for any ————— +t whole measure. Forest Drums Moving quickly (J = 144-160) pil 2 half rest) | (1-2 half rest) |growing louder Mf The for-est | calls to me, I hear its song. (2 - 3 - 4) The sound of | rus-tling leaves, the 36 PCD 50-51 with improv 92627 222 Gu S457 Fri078elo7e aq-2-3-4 Drum-ming the air, fills the air tf. mf Yve trav-eled | far and long, The sound of for - est drums will Play one octave lower than written. Name each rest in measures 13-16. Now tum to Lightly Row on p. 35. Add 2 whole rest for the L.H. in each blank measure, 7No Moon Tonight Smoothly moving Jon. mf Still be E Teacher Duet: (Student plays 7 octave higher) Fine [3] D.C.al Fine Seer a eel ah - BP-P on repeat 3 with pedal mp 38 cD5253 wP2B 2523 FFIOTSGrumpy Old Troll 5-Finger Scale Poking along don f * _* _¢ Grump-y troll, grump-y troll, grump-y old troll |grump-ing for his pe ¢ . * pe hat! Where is ie? Where is? | gp Where is my | hat? Draw! Grump-y troll, grump-y troll, Jost his hat and [did not take his eo le or oo nap! Not sleep -y! Noi sleep-y! |YAWN! | Snore, snore, snore! -2-3-4) Pp (1-2-3-4) 5 2 (2 octaves lower) : | | €8tAFIVE Should the “snores” at the end be forp? 0 Write your choice in the troll’s missing hat. Fri078 Pcp 545s 829 ea2a2s 18 A586! 39vito Half Steps — From onc key to the very next key is a half step 1. Find and play these | | half steps on the piano. Sharp a sharp means to play the key a half step HIGHER. 2. Find and play these sharps on the piano. T el | p ol sk B sharp is a white key! E sharp is also a white key. Rule for Sharps ‘A sharp carries through a measure, but not past a bar line, In a new measure, the sharp must be written again. still FH Merlin’s Wand Mysteriously ton S Deep in the for - est, | flash goes his ‘p Mer - lin ap -| pears, now | Mer - lin is still BE Play the LOWEST C! —_ Ss _} 2 & ’ Walk your fingers “into the forest” (toward the fallboard) to play the F¥’s. Your wrist will rise slightly. 40 @CD5657 with improv 3031 E26 ewPri078 Russian Sailor Dance Traditional Russian Folk Song Quickly, with energy ¢xtdrivt Fora special ending, let the Russian sailor dance up and down the keyboard. Use only A’s and G#'s in different octaves. End with the lowest A on the piano! ‘Teacher Duet: (Student plays J octave higher) me § I) La. f a mp nfo repeat f r Po s8s9 41Flat b ‘A flat means to play the key that is a half step LOWER. 1. Find and play these | flats on the piano. | 2. Your teacher will call for any flat. F flat is a white key! Play that key on the piano. € fiat is also a white key. Rule for Flats A flat carries through a measure, but not past a bar line, In a new measure, the flat must be written again, still Eb Super Secret Agent Slowly —_——" Sap on repeat viscoveny Your teacher will play 2 black key. Can you say both its flat and sharp name? ‘Teacher Duet: (Student plays as written)rrLo7e Party Song Learn measures 5-6 first. Have fun with the L.H. cross-over to Ab! Brightly LH.) RE over 5 Win-ning priz - es, play - ing games, | fun for ev- ry - xy ® * I like go-ing | to a par-ty. 1 like hav-ing | fun, CHALLENGE SECTION ‘You and your teacher may explore new 5-finger seales that use sharps and flats on page 62. cD 6263 32 22 6669 43a4 Boogie on Broadway ‘Watch for the sharps and flats! Fast and rhythmic 1 mf 1 want to go. (prepare Lui.) T can't help tap Just can’t wait. FP New York! —|Broad-way here 1 | come! 2 piscdyrey ! a Where are the first 2 measures found later in the piece? Circle them. ‘Teacher Duet: (Stuclent plays 1 octave higher) OBys) . Pare net “ - - . RA. # Lu. mf 7 Kf Pevsiss 33 G7 Fri0rsid the Keys fist Lat Searf Dance Mauro Giuliani + Notice the L.H. plays in the treble clef. (1781-1829, Italy) adapted from Op. 50, No. 1 Rather fast ton? Wave the SP on repeat [ Repeat from measure 9 playing sofily (2). B ‘What note is flatted throughout the entire piece? A * Bella is the Italian word for beautiful. FFIOWS \® CD 66-67 with improv 24-25 45ONT el Tonic and Dominant * In the C 5-finger scale, play FIRST note C and FIFTH note |. These are the two most important notes in the scale, » Look at the descriptions for each note below. Leam tonic and dominant. restful home note scale step | tonic Two-Note March Steady + Circle tonic or dominant for each measure. of tonic tonic tonic dominant dominant tonic tonic tonic dominant dominant dominant dominant 46 PCD 68.69 with improv 28 FrIo78Girl on a Bicycle Wheeling along Music by Ferdinand Beyer lon (1803-1863, Germany) ? 5 adapted mf Rid-ing up and |down the hills, I |know I will not | take a spill. T Son zoom a-round my | neigh-bor-hood each | day when school is 5 1 Identify each L.H. note as tonic or dominant notes in measures 1-4. Boy on a Bieyele ‘Music by Ferdinand Beyer 5 adapted Pedaling along lon? mf Cy-cling is my | fa-v'rite sport, I e-ven did a |school re- port a - ‘Son bout my ten-speed | bi - cy - cle and | how I Pieces usually end on the tonic, Do both of these songs end on the tonic? min Poo 33 aw 6 9| The C Chord ‘The C chord is made up of 3 tones that build up in 3rds from C. — name of the chord Warm-Ups Repeat 8 higher. Repeat 8 lower. sono Blocked Chord Study Steady 3on_? (notes played at the same time) Chords march-ing, at ‘Chords march-ing home, 2 Sf a Pp Pad: lon? Bon Son Broken Chord Study (notes played separately) LH.@) over Playfully Roll-ing and |roll-ing, my | fin-gers are |roll-ing a -|roundlike a | dol-phin at | sea. mp Son pise, A Can you play these songs using a G chord? Hint: G will be the /owest note. 8 30 FFIO78The I Chord Tis the Roman numeral for the number 1, ‘The C chord is called the I chord in the C 5-finger scale. Warm-Up Before playing this piece, write a / Tiandes each measure witha C chord. Song for a Scarecrow Wishfully Words by Crystal Bowman 5 I could find Bg, some-one to |play with this | old “broken chord FrI078 Poors $36 7073 49+ Write aT under cach measure with a C chord My Pony Trotting along 5 qippYruR NOW TROT! TRON & Traditional Where it's smooth and | where it’s ston-y, | go a-long my | lit- tle po-ny. P Hear your hooves clip | elop. Gid - dy - up, now | trot! mf =— (LH. gets ready) 1 ie Ay Hold the pedal down and play C chords beginning high and ending low. ‘Teacher Duet: (Student plays 1 octave higher) 3 RH. ® 50 cp 7677 "2829 7477 Frio7s‘Traditional (Begin the round.) 9] LH-over er-ri- ly, | mer-ri - ly (prepare LH.) eee sé PIsC@ERY Play Row, Row, Row Your Boat as a round with your teacher. Teacher plays S. two octaves higher than written and begins at measure 5. Play two times. FRO Hove “7 3 730 Iwv The V’ Chord V is the Roman numeral for the number 5. Pe The V7 chord (pronounced “five-seven”) is a 4-note chord. In this book, a simplified he domiintsetep 2-note version of the V ae, chord is used. F is 7 notes above G. Itis played just below G vi for ease. + Play the chords below and say their names aloud. Play: LH. ‘Theme from the “London” Symphony + Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809, Austria) With spirit arranged Son_? mp” i / Pstep and skip, step and skip, play this theme by Yon? -—? i? 7 Foxep and skip, step and skip, end on ton - ic segueny A Write I or V' under each chord. 52 Acpeos! 3039 G7881 FIOWarm-Up Identify each chord asa lor V' chord Jazzy Joe Lively , 1 7 rhere goes that Jaz y Joe in his new fan cy clothes. He can play an y- thing, rock ‘n’ roll, pop,. or swing. Ey - ‘ry - one seems. to know that Jazz -y Joe. Ev = “ty - one loves. to sing with Jazz - y Joe, (move RH. quickly) la la lala. Reading Chord Symbols Place your hands in the C 5-finger scale. Play I and V’ chords using these chord symbols. ueLH: I Vo I VW I uerH: I IT W WV I @cos293 432 13233 Fr07s 53ritardando ‘This means a gradual slowing down of the speed of the music. Ritardando is often shortened to ritard. or rit. rit. * Say this word with your teacher. + Play the last line and practice the ritardando, Shepherd’s Song (from the Sixth Symphony) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827, Germany) Peacefully arranged ‘Teacher Duet: (Student plays 1 octave higher) Ru. 54 c8seS dO 3838285 Friots‘move up @ 7 3 as soft as possible " This piece has an introduction and ending section. Find these for your teacher. What broken chord is used to create a peaceful sound’) Fria 55W we Three G’s on the Grand Staff Treble G Middle G NEW oS Bass G * Play each of these G's and say its name aloud. Bongo Drummers Fast and rhythmic (prepare RH.) ® Teacher Duet: (Student plays as written) 7 unset” TF Brelower tivoughout 56 CD 8687 42 FFIO7SFrI078 G 5-Finger Scales - Treble G Fe os z= @ 62 By SS oa? Bass G Middle G + Play each G 5-finger seale above. Read by steps. The tonic (first note) is G. ‘The dominant (fifth note) is D. Steady , ,, Play-ing sec-onds | in the G scale, | now play thirds with | ease. . Chords in G Smoothly mp / broken| chords |blocked|chords f PM 8s 37Jouder than the —e around it. SBe_ pa Accent Mark @ org 2 accent the note by playing it <“P Dinosaur Stomp 5-Finger Scale — ~ Slow and heavy wo (prepare Ri.) ——————— SF Crash! Boom! Thunk! Make way. | Crash! Boom! Thunk! Love to = = = < 3 2 @®! e pre-his-tor-ic | danc-ing. All the > > @" trunks z shakes. Love to aS > > Di - no- saur = > => ~ 2 1 Fie PISCBUTRY 15 the first note in measure 15 the tonic or the dominant? Does the piece end on the tonic or the dominant? Pevsese 4445 E536 3487 G8689 FELOTSFes Upbeat A ‘This piece begins with an upbeat (or pick-up note). - The upbeat leads into the first full measure. Ifa piece has an upbeat, the last measure will often be / = incomplete. The combined beats of the incomplete first and last measures will equal one full measure. The Dreydl Song This piece begins on beat 4. 5-Finger Scale ‘Traditional With spirit, have a little | drey-dl, it out of | clay. And when its dry and | rea = dy, when it’s dry and rea - dy, oo @cp9091 gPs6 E537 59The Bubble 5-Finger Scale Eye Check: Can you play this entire piece, except the last measure, without looking at your hands? With excitement Lon ‘Words by Crystal Bowman =u aw 3 1 ag’ 1 | blew a great big | bub-ble while |chew-ing gum to -/ day. 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Double Chocolate Who Moved the Chocolate? a ? 2 e FFIO78Adventure Warm-Up in C Moderately if y Fl 1 3 2 3 Adventure Warm-Up in G ‘Moderately 1 5 f I Vv ad cs 1 1 2 Way To co! 305 3 41 1 3 j 5 5 Adventure Warm-Up with More Seales Play the Adventure Warm-Up using the scales you have learned: WwecpdpEFGA FIO 63