Book Two Alfred's Basic Piano Library UNIVERSAL eoITION All-in-One Course Pe aed FOREWORD This Alkin‘One Piano Course was writen in response to mary requests by plano teachers {or just one all encompassing teaching book, that would include LESSON, THEORY and SOLO material. By combining all the LESSON BOOKS of Levels 1A and 1B of Alfred's ‘Basic Piano Library into three consecutive books (Books 1, 2, 3) that also include selected pages from the THEORY, RECITAL and FUN BOOKS, a new course has been developed that offers several advantages: 1 The student will need to perform trom only one book. The need to carry multiple books to each lesson is eliminated. 2 Teacher assignments will be simpfed, asthe Lesson, Theoty and Solo material are all combined in perfect sequence. 3, While less supplementary material is included than i te Theory, Rectal and Fun Books ‘were used inlvidualy, the same “overlapping concepts" used in the ragular edition of ‘Ailted's Basic Piano Lbrary is continued, 4, At the completion of Book $ of the AlLn-One Course, the sudent wil have completed all of the fundamentals covered in Levels 1A and 18 and will b ready to continue into Level 2 of Allred Basic Piano Libary. Here isan outine of the basic contents of Book 2 Pgs2-S Melodic & harmonic intervals (2nds & 3rd) Pgs4-7 Melodic & harmonic intervals (ths). Semitreve Rest P9s8-13 Melodic & harmonic intorvals (ths) gs 14-33 Playing in G Position. Incomplete bar. Minim rast Sharp & Flat signs. Staccato. Crescendo & Diminuenso. Accent sign, Pos%4-42 Playing in Midale C Poston. Tempo marks. Pause sign, Sanre 643-46 Revi of, Can de C Poston, Rasa. A tempo Po a7 Rewov talon me a i trey oa Sane en TIT backortund accoonpariet Copyright © MICMDCIV by Alfred Publishing Co. ne. Wig dre fea wil ee eee EY2 In ROCKETS, harmonic intervals 2nd & rds) are played by he let hand inthe last two bars ofeach ine, Pay he harmonic intervals sotter than the melody. “The melody must always be clealy heard Rockets Moderately fast Pocket gop, Mey and nme wed & oh @ wore sont Fock - ets wil IMPORTANT! Play ROCKETS again, playing the second line one odave (8 notes) higher “The rests a he end ol the fst line give you time to move your hands, ta the new postion!In his piece, harmonic intervals are played by the right hand inthe last mo bars of each line Play the harmonic intorvas softer than the melody, 40 the melody can alvaye be ceaty heard! Sea Divers Moderately siow nf 7 er er er IMPORTANT! Play SEA DIVERS again, playing the second ine one octave lower!— When you skip 2 white keys, the interval is a th Ups Ome pa Oagme pe dome Ups Onur fie est 38 7 Line Sone Space Lino Space Une Le See ace Le Une Space ro Spice Spec Le Play a Fourth Moderately fast 14 Fy (= 3s 2 ul by them wih the oth ef hand, Youre the giat- est im_ thea DUETPART: (Stunt plays extave Hiaher)Measuring 4ths 1, Trace the arrows between the notes while saying the words above the notes. 2, Witte the name under each note, then play, saying “Up a Ath,"ee. 1 Upadn Samenote Upaznd Downadth Upasid Down adth 4. The intervals inthe next line as (melodic o harmonic) interval 4. White the name ofthe interval in tha box below each pair of notes. 5, The intervals inthe next ine. 6. White the name of each intorval inthe box below i, (melodic or harmonic) intervals, 7, Inoach barbelow, wate another note above the pirted note to make the ndcated harmonic inten ath ad 2ne 2rd Sea ath6 BEFORE PLAYING HANDS TOGETHER IN BOTH PIECES. 1, Play the left hand, Name each harmonic interval, 2, Play the right hand, "Name each harmonic interval, Harmonic Waltz HARMONIC 2nds, Sd, ths Play LH ay: BH p. Koop wrists loose and relaxed. ( Moderately fast Upside-Down Waltz Play RH yf UH P- Moderately fast‘This is a SEMIBREVE REST. ins REST FOR THE VALUE OF A SEMIBREVE af ‘or any WHOLE BAR, Old Uncle Bill (ee Moderately fast {Ou nce ot ie aes) 2“ ine oo tame a s ni # 200, Hewes there. ‘a Up tat M1 bet hes Love Somebody Merrily‘when you akip 3 white keys, the interval isa Sth. ian ‘the are written LINE-LINE or SPACE-SPACE. Pay, saying “UP a Sth ete. pas oun ast ees My Fifth Seriously P.Measuring 5ths 1. Trace the arrows between the notes while saying the words above the notes. 2, White the name under each nate, then pla, saying “Up a Sth,‘ sesh Coma Upash Samercle Damas — Upasin 3. The intervals inthe next ine are ____ (melodic or ha 4, Wit the name of tha interval in the box below each pair of noes ‘onic intervals 5, The intervals in the next line are ____ (melodie orharmani) interval, 6. Write the name of each inirval inthe box below it 7, Imeach bar below, write another note above the pened note to make he indicated harmon inva 2nd aed ath th sth ath Sed ndBefore an ope lay Laer, amonic itRock Anywhere , oy” a”? 25 Moderately fest Roos even found on te moon Tee) “tock "ht Gand - fa - ther fools anki ch, So Mum used to ‘ocx ome tse win smeMuch slower ‘Some ct my fe vour = fo words be = gn with1“ Playing in G Position Ie/a/e|clo| | mee Ws soed Play and say the note names.Writing in G Position 1. Draw a fine from each note, staight up tothe key itincécates, |Add finger numbers Cee SSS 2, Inthe BASS stave below, write the LH notes under the squares. Use CROTCHETS. Tum the stoms of G AB & C UP. Turn the stem of D DOWN. 3. Inthe TREBLE stave below, wite the FH notes over the squaies. Use CROTCHETS. “usm the stems of G & A UP, Turn the stems of BC & D DOWN, 4. Write the name of each note in the square below i to spel fariliar words.“48 Willie & Tillie Cheertully My ld Un = ao fe loves doar id Aunt TH es He 2 Theyre Som fond” ot des and puree ‘end d dos, 3 uf Wey now - er card “much for games ot fot mn dear} Aunt Ts leg doves Un = le WH te, She teh ome why WES te and Ts tee SW [oad SSS == ee > they he fa = es, nates? For the answer, tum the book upside down "2 2 Ws poy 18 SBN Ase a Tm Pop Sn Pu sa xt oarJM This ise MINIM REST, ‘it means FEST FOR THE VALUE OF A MINIM. ‘This pce begins win an incomplete bar Where isthe missing count found? Before playing hands togathe, play the LH alone, naming each harmonic interval, A Friend Like You Moderately slow 1 ena 'se kd So good 33 Woe20 Writing Melodic Intervals in G Position 1. White the names ofthe notes inthe squares above the staves. 2, Wite he names ofthe intervals inthe Boxes below the staves, Writing Harmonic Intervals in G Position 5. Wit he names ofthe nates inthe squares above the staves. Wet the namo! he loner note in the lower square, andthe name of he higher note inthe Higher square. 4. White the names of the intra inthe boxes below he staves.a Reviewing Rests RESTS ARE SIGNS OF SILENCE crater meena etter he vive tact, ia et crane rector ne wie otainin. Somibrove rest: means rest forthe value of somibrove © for for any whole bar. Look! No Hands! “This pleco should be very easy to play. Could YOU play it without a mistake? Be carefull There is already a MISTAKE IN EVERY BAR! 1. CORRECT EACH MISTAKE by writing exactly ONE REST ineach incomplete bar, Very softly 2 Name these rests. Use C for CROTCHET, M for MINIM, and S for SEMIBREVE, 2. ihe equ blow each et wie he uber of counts resvesin feIhe SHARP SIGN iran a sharp (f appears bebe anos, bolore a note means ‘apples to that note forthe rest ofthe bar play the next key tthe RIGHT, ‘whether BLACK or WHITE. ‘Gree the notes that are SHARP: $ 1. Once 1 mage 4 fp robo, Mado him ofa chon pat 2 tooemen When 1 n= hed myo = Bot, He si, Thanks tr (ROBOT TALK) | ‘Tank you! Thank yu! rtm atu eng away — 2nd Verse aa Verse: "pe you dont ink am rude, ityou make a new robot But please bing me something good, Please dont use akon po ots are programmed ta hold food. Hell ea al the food you ox, ‘Beng me al you've gt And say “Thanks at” hanks a a” ee “Thanks ot ele2 Writing Sharps 1. Make some SHARP SIGNS: First, draw the two Then add the heavy raw 4 sharp signs here, vertical nes. slanting ines, 2 White the names ofthe # keys inthe boxes, $ $ $ $ # 3. Change each ofthe notes below toa sharp note. Play each with RH 3 or LH 3. \Wmen witing sharp signs, be sure the Place the sharp CENTRE of the sign is on the line or space + # BEFORE the note: othe note o be sharpened:24 Tho FLAT SIGN when a fat ()) appears betore a note, Telos anes meen: ‘applies to that note forthe rest ofthe bar play the next key to the LEFT, fwnether BLACK or WHITE. MY = ‘Circe the notes that are FLAT: Rockin’ Tane ‘Moderately fast 4. youte feck ye 2 Pay “re Rock tt Tune 1 youre fool = Wy ng wea - 1S euro iy make you Sheer it youre feo! = who, bet ter hear what say! vwnen "you fest tou Be strokeWriting Flats t 1. Make some FLAT SIGNS: 2s Fst, craw one ‘Then add the Draw 4 flat signs hore vertical ne. heavier curved ine, eS 2, White the names of the b keys in the boxes. b b b 3. Change each ofthe notes below toa flat not. Play each wth RH 3 or LH 3. Be sue to CENTRE the fat sgn on he Pace the fat + linear space otha note tobe atenes: x BEFORE te noe F 4. Gan you read this motto? t : ALWAYS Ge AND YOU'LL NEVER2% Indian Seng Moderately, like tom-toms 1 @ ere me n-iae—90, Five | watch Bip Chet since his poace-ipe. 19 the papoose Tm a Kien, 3 hating ih he roe we ambmman me ond | J DG. at Fine D.C. al Fine (Da Capo al Pine) means repeat tom the begionig and play othe end Fine28 ry 1, White S under each staccato nate below. 2. White L under each legato note below. 1 fet you op, hop, then go moan Wy yp and down 8 = gan 2 Hp, hep, Fop, ep, on pay as "e - -w as you an FP 3, Play the above, Caretully observe the staccato and legato sign. Sometmes LEGATO notes are connected smoothy o a STACCATO note, In such a case, only the LAST note is played staccato, wile the rest are played logat: 4, Write L under each legato note 5. Write S under each staceato note Ls tsss oonf Indian Voices 5 lesan ols ce, Maar em ogg yh ah yal Ha ya af Ss 6, Play the above, Observe everything.29 Raindrops cc Posmon. Moderately fast \% eee eect entetenean ee tees Dip ars don, the | game must sop, end NEW DYNAMIC SIGNS. —— ‘CRESCENDO DanvENDO (Grady lot) (dy stn) Hide and Seek G POSITION Moderately slow 1. When were pay-iog hide snd sek, ase you ayes, pens dont pect 2 When The, a= way Too on tp be sot an ‘sow where “T) ‘hide yout nev ‘er new 1 wert be fauna30 Grandpa’s Clo he REMINDER: The frst bar is incomplete. Begin playing onthe Ath count. Where are the otner 3 counts? Moderately fast vn “Tek, tock, Heh ook tek, tek tek tear 1 TH rot cock in —_ur_whola Dock that four ge and dongs “arch tgs sands as tl a5 Grand pascbck! Othe allt has # pons ai - lim helwegs, Artal aay ery sings, “Tek tet Tek, tat Tek totthe Saints arching In8 Thisis an ACCENT SIGN: | > When there isan ACCENT SIGN over or under a note, pay that note LOUDER. Gom-Pa-pa! Moderately fast os pa bought a | hom for me to lay nthe. | sym-pho - my. 2iinen ine base be = | gre to toon, | Ev-"y pa - pa | neads an com! \? ee sie (ela SUGGESTION: Aer playing the enti paying the LH one piece tice, repeat the ast 2 lines again, tave owerThe Clown di Moderately fast pe Seq then =my. | hn ny down >= He_cinbe up and | Fe tale dom | ee tim own DGal Fine REMEMBER. D.C. al Fine (Da Capo at Fine) means repeat ror the beginning and play to the end4 TTT TTT ut 2 4 5 { \g — Both thumbs on MIDDLE C! Li: Just 3 new notes—A, 8, C. Play and say the note names. RH: Same as C Postion tt oT NeW NOTES Thumbs on C! Y ” Z Moderately slow . Pes [Se eet re 3% a eerc 35 The Purple Cow MIDDLE C POSITION 1, In bars 1-8, wie the note names in the boxes. 2. Play Moderately fast . Se Fine 4 |e Iss “Tiss ost own poem by Gell Burge, who nar wate the fallow ‘nya Ite The Purple Cow DO al Fine96 ‘Tempo Marks TEMPO js an talan word, It means “RATE OF SPEED.” ‘Words nacating how fast or slow fo play are callad TEMPO MARKS. Hore are some af the most important tempo marks: — ‘ALLEGRO = Quick, happily, ANDANTE = Moving aong, The word actualy means “walking” MODERATO = Moderaiely ADAGIO = Slowiy “The word moderato is sometimes used with one ofthe other wards. Example: Allegro moderato = moderatly fas Waltz Time Bring out the LH melody. Moderato 5, e ry of \ | STION: Repeat with both hands one octave higher.a Writing Tempo Marks ALLEGRO ANDANTE ADAGIO Three Short Pieces i moos crosmon 1 Read the words to each ofthese 3 short pisces, then decide onthe best TEMPO marks and DYNAMIC signs and ADD THEM. ‘Add bar lines. [At the end of each piece, adda sign that means REPEAT. Play the pieces, oe 2 2¢@ 1 sbw - Fe cous go an = tog by 2 Sow 2 tay Soar come he hy y Ny Co38 Pauses Are to Hold! ‘Anote under a PAUSE > is held longer than #s value rite the names ofthe notes in he boxes below. Play. Hold the notes with the pauses longer than ther values, 8, Play & say oF sing the words. 4. How many pause signs aro inthis piece? Pauses and Rainbows Moderato > \ 2 be dealt ae 4 E Io i . * and its a | tot | son ae +14 i 83 ' > SSS SS “Wms [je |e a |e | |x: fo9 | The Rainbow Andante (moving along) Foy G. Bi Tig ied era ao Adagio (slowly) our he where ean you edgar lember the name "Roy G. BW" and you wil sways know the cols te rainbow tho eer whic hey appear40 Goes men ig utrc “ Quavers or Eighth Notes Two quavers ate playedin he tie ck. fone erotchet. ‘When a piece contains quavers, count: “one-and” or “eroteh-et” for each rotche: count: “one-and” or “qua-ver" fo each pit of quavers Cap (or ap) these notes, courting alou. Happy Birthday to You! . HAPPY BIRTHDAY is exacty the same as GOOD MORNING TO YOU, ‘except for the QUAVERS! Allegro nf Hap = py Brn yw yout Nap + py Ba ay yout Hap pain ~ aay, Dear a er)PA Writing Quavers 1-J] ‘ONE CROTCHET TWO QUAVERS. ‘QUAVERS are usually played in PAIRS, They are joined together with a BEAM: non tf 1. Change these crotchels to QUAVERS by adding a BEAM to each pai. ii ff dd fe “Ta eBUN music contaning quavers, divide each beat into 2 parts: unt: “one-and” or “crotch for each crochet ‘count: “one-and” or ua-er' for each pairof quavers. 2, Play the following while you count aloud: “One-and, one-ara” et. Play again, counting "Crotchet, crotce,” tc Moderato af COUNT: One and, one - and, on - and, One = and, one = ard, one and O Giokhet creat atcha Gus ves, gun = wars, COUNT: One-ard, one =a, - and, One - and, ane = and, one = ant. or Catcial” Guiiiet ccret Gin > ver, als > ve, Quer Barrel of Monkeys POSITION Allegro 3 agp Weemore nn mans | owe o mentee] sae ot content| Baro minten? “Fs, reatefe=t- a “y Y ( “v“4 ‘The Minuet s @ dance that hadits beginning in France. twas £0 popular in the 16008 and 1700s that instrumental groups and selosts played minuets to amuse thei steners, much Tike popular music is played today. Minuets were often played in pits, with the fist played by a large group {andthe second played by only three instruments, ‘The second minuet became known as the TRIO, ‘and tha name stuck, even when more or fewer instruments played t ‘The MINUET and the TRIO are always played aternatly hati, the Minuet is played, then the Trio, then the Minuet splayed again. Minuet and Trio in Classical Style c Posmion Minuet Allegro moderatoTrio ‘Play BH ONE OCTAVE HIGHER a tie SP D.C Minter ot Fine (ater apeatng tne TAO one octave Nghe. lathe MINUET agen nrg at Pine)46 ‘rtardando means GRADUALLY SLOWING THE TEMPO. Ris otter abbrovistedritard. or rit “The words a tempo mean RESUME THE ORIGINAL TEMPO. The Windmill MIDDLE C POSITION Hr Andante iveyeten-ig, Arata! Awan wn ewaysspin-ning._—_Abwayepin-ningl How wove 10500 you spin pennenind own, aed ey en ow = GE Keep spin - ring. Koop on en = ngh How we fve to see you sn pa, For rect peromance, repeat THE WINDUILL playing both hans one ocave higher: than play hes ine AGAIN, vet slowly and ott,How's Your Italian? Many ltalian terms are used in music in almost every county inthe word. ‘You have learned alo of them already. Let's see how much Italian you now know. Draw lines connecting the dots onthe matching boxes. euro $ $ sow AITAROANDO Fist of peed RoAGIo $ $ sowing sow ANDANTE moderate Speed | © MODERATO} valing soeea ALLEGRO} rem ine beginning Dacaro > ry me} fee GRESCENOO $ reer miNENDO } moderate ive uezzo Fonte } + raauaty soir PIANO > $ ows Fonte $ $ sot ae} ime] [staccato } run o rina speed |