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Place the left hand in the space below and outline it with
pencil. Number the fingers starting with the thumb as
number l. (See diagram)
TRACE THE RIGHT HAND
Place the right hand in the space below and outline it with
pencil. Number the fingers starting with the thumb as
number 1, (See diagram)
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: Study the above keyboard diagrarn. Practice the following melodies in two ways: Sing che
as you play and say the finger numbers as you play. Always look at your music-not at your hands.
RIGHT HAND ALONE
n;, is up. This is down. Let's go up and down.
l 2 3 3 2 l 2 3 2 1 l

fl! Go ing up four. Com ing down four.

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iil Let's go up to here. Let's come down a . gain.

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(tJ This is down. This is up. Let's go down and up. k1!,'
Fíngers 2 3 3 2 1 1 l 2 3 2 l '1:·
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Fmgers 2 4 1>
3 1 4 3 2 l

(t) Let's go down to here. Let' s come up a gain.

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Teache:'s Note: These melodies are to be taught using a steady beat or pulse but without count¡'ng. Instead, tap or clap the rhytbm as indicated by the
Ci:ne si~nature, Do not explain the time signmure here; this should wait until page 10. When a dash appears, it means to hold that key an extra beat. ¡l
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The black keys on the piano are divided into groups of twos and threes.

DIRECTIONS: Write the number three (3) above each group of three black keys. The first group is marked as it should be.
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WHITE KEY N AMES (In. Groups of Three Black Keys)

. \nother importan! white key name is ..\. It is always found in the group of three black keys. It is the white key just befare the third black key.
lf yo u knuw where A is you can easily find B (to the right) and F and G (to the left).

DIRECTIONS: First, write each letter A on the keyboard printed below. Next, write all the Bs. Then write all the Fs and Os.
The first group is marked as a sample.

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The white keys of the piano are named after the tirst seven letters of the alphabct which are used over and over again, as shown below.
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A B e D E F G A B e D E F G A B e D E F G A B e D E F 0 1

DIR.ECTIONS: Write the letter names for all of the white keys in the keyboard diagrams below.
The starting letter is di.fferent in each keyboarcl; be sure to wacch carefully.

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UP AND DOWN
There are two ways of moving at the keyboard, up and down. From left to right is up. From right to left is down.

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LETTER NAME MELODIES

Directions: S ay the letter names as you pra~e the fcillowing melodies.

RIGHT HAND ALONE

(t) e D E E D e e D E D e

(i) e D E F F E D e ii
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(t) e D E F G G F E D e ¡''',
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LEFT HAND ALONE

(t) e B A A B e e B A B e
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are to be taught using a steady beat or pulse but without counting. Instead, tap or clap the rhythm as indicated by the time signature :¡
fhe~e same melodies appear once more on page 11, written in music notation.
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for ''The Speed Boat" and '"The Computct."

: When Middle e )1;¡:, it~ Sll:ril u
Explain that "Done Sweet Done" is made up
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of these two hand positions.
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all set to play "Bone Sweet Done.''

BONE SWEET BONE

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SIGHT READING H!NT

In finding the notes, move your eyes first, then
your hand. Find the notes visually then manual! y.
Too many students start moving their hands with~
out knowing where they are going. Keep the hands
,, quiet until the note has been found visual! y.

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Ry rote: ha ve the student do the abo ve preparatol)' drills
different octaves ofthe piano. Each hand separately.
DEEP SEA DIVING

Div- ing to the bot- tom of the is

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Breath-ing through a rub- ber hose un • ti! I'm done.

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You gain s1.100thness and ease by
:·eviewing your old pieces and studies.
Be sure to always devote-at least 10 • •
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NATURALACCENTS
Jn playin!l the piano, certain counts are
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In f time- also play the first count 1\ 5
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THE PHRASE MARK

Music is a language and has punctuation signs that divide it
into phrases or sentences·. These PHRASES are marked with
curved lines called slurs.

Phrase mark Adapted from H:lyd

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Yo u wil1 see saine new signs in this piece called
RESTS. Rests are signs of silence. They tell us
how many counts our hands should not play.

A Quarter Rest t equals 1 count (J)

A 1Ialf Rest - =i equals 2 counts (d)

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CHIEF THUNDER CLOUD

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, We want to be sure that the student reads notes as we\l as
! finger numbers.
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Goose-ber- ry Goose is out on the loase, / goc>Se- l>" - ry

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. The hal - but is a hap • py fish. His

"The Happy Halibu(' starts on the 2

fourth count. Play this count softly.
Accent the first count after the bar
line. The first three counts are made
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up in the l.ast measure ofthe song.
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THE FUNNY B UNNY

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SUB MARINE

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THE DRAGON
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:ere :s the SHARP sign #, Mis • ter Dra. gon's tail is wag. gin'; All he says is "BOO!"
app~·ars in front ofF in
~is ricce four times. This
nearos to play the frrst
ILACK key to the right ofF
lste:,J of the regular white 4
·.ey. JL!Stforfun, play all
:~e F ~harps on the piano.
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as we did in "Tne Dragon," we now ha ve
a sharp sign at the beginning of each line
ofmusic. This is called the key signature.
lt means that you play al! thc Fs shlll1>.

MYRTLE THE TUR TLE

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Myr - tle the tur - tle is quite a slow r' poke.

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Suggestion:-"Myrtlc the Thrtle'' is

built on the scale of O major. If the
teacher wishes to present scales at '
this point, a supplementary music Myr - tle the tur - !le just thinks it's a 1' joke.
manuscript book can be used. ''

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pow - er shov - el. Chug, chug, chug dig-ging up the dirt.

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ote: Thls new hand
lsitio~. in the left hand
:a goc1d test to see that
e stutient reads notes as • ---·
dl a' ünger n!,!mbers. ---·
.'p to now the 4th finger 5 4 3 2 2
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Pl'aying bands together at the end of the piece ¡

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Coun try. He flies so high up in the sky, out of / s~ght.

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Leave out namin& of letters because it slows down the rhythm.

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•L.H.• positioo R.H. position

(This is a new position;
practice it in bunches
as before,)

DONKEY PARTY
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THETffi
The TIE is a curved lino placed over or under two
notes of the same pitch. You play the first note only
and hold it down for the total time value of both
notes. Do not play the second note.

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1 Ctedit to my son Wcsley (agc 9) for '¡

Lcornposing the m~lody to ·~~ Circu~.~-~.

The cir- cus is com-ing to town, ---1--·- With wa- gons and fun- ny old clowns. --t-- The

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Practice in bunches, etc, as in previous
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Adapted from Gne
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I walk a • round the __ eas tle, Ev - 'ry night at twelve. The

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sha • dows from my _ lan tern, Look like spook - y el ves.

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(This position is used twice ln the piece,
as rnarked. Practice in bwtc:hcs, etc. as in
previous prcparatory drllls. Por the rest
of the piece, both hands are in the 'ihumb-
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,\rew R. H. Position

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A MUSICAL ARGUMENT

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i' This is a FLAT (o) sign. Watch for it in
1 front of the Bs on the second line; it

eans to play the first black key to the J

LE ft of B instead of the white key B.
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~- Here the B flat is in the key signature.

Remember to flat all the Bs in the piece.
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PREPARATORYNOTE
Point out to the student that the right hand
consists of only two different note groups.
Also tell hirn that the second line of music
is exactly like the first line. This should
simplify the learning of this piece.

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