introduction to basic piano


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Half Notes & Half Rests

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C Song Eighth Notes

Eighth Notes

Copy Cat (Introduction to Eighth Notes)

Copy Cat

Whole Notes & Whole Rests

C Song (Hands Together)

C Song (R&L)

Quarter Notes (R&L)

Quarter Notes (R&L) No. 2 (Quarter Rests)

Half Notes (R&L)

Whole Notes (R&L)

Not the C Song

C Song

Quarter Notes

METHOD 1A PAGE

CD Song (RH)

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Agent ABC

Middle Landian CDE

D Song (Introduction to D)

C, B, A (LH)

Jazz (LH) (Introduction to A)

Hot Cross Buns (Introduction to E)

Merrily We Roll Along

DC (RH)

DBD Song

CB Song No. 2

CB Song (LH)

B Song (Introduction to B)

METHOD 1B

1A Review

1B Review


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Ice Man

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Peter Peter

Indians

Get Off the Tracks

Ten Little Indian Rhythm

Sands of Time

METHOD 1C

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Never Never Land

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Solemn Reflections

Lion Soup

The Dotted Quarter Note

Yankee Doodle

The Dotted Half Note

Jolly Old Saint Nicholas

Daytime

Mother May I?

CBAG2

CBAG (LH) (Introduction to G)

METHOD 1D

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5 Finger Exercise No. 2 (RH)

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Old MacDonald

Camptown Races


5 Finger Exercise No. 5 (LH)





Pirates




METHOD 1E

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73747576 Note Test

Test

Terms & Signs Test

Note Value Test

TESTS

1C Review

1D Review

Quiet Moments (RH) (Introduction to F)

1E Review

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Introduction to the Grand Staff

BAGFC D E F

MIDDLE

Bracket

Bass Clef (F Clef)

Bass Staff

Treble Staff

Treble Clef (G Clef)

and the Keyboard

GC C

Line Notes (all notes on a line)

Space Notes (all notes in a space)

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Left Hand Right Hand

1 1

2 23 34 4

5 5Fingers Curved

Posture and Finger Numbers

Sit on front half of the bench

Back Straight Arm parallel to floor


q=100

1A

*Student plays 8va

Whole Notes

(Middle C)

MIDDLE& Whole RestsC

Rest 4 counts

Hold 4 counts


Half Notes& Half Rests

q=100

*Student plays 8va

Swing

Rest 2 counts

Hold 2 counts


Quarter Notesq=100

*Student plays 8va

Introduction to 4/4 Time

(Count)

4/4 Time

4 counts per measure

the quarter note gets the count

=1 count


C Songq=120

(Count Out Loud)

*Student plays 8va


Not the C Songq=100

*Student plays 8va

E

C

MIDDLE


Whole Notes (R&L)q=100

*Student plays 15va

(Switching Hands)TrebleCleff

BassCleff

Right Hand

Left Hand

C

MIDDLE

C


Half Notes (R&L)q=100

*Student plays 15va


Quarter Notes (R&L)q=100

*Student plays 15va


Quarter Notes (R&L) No. 2q=100

*Student plays 15va

(Quarter Rests)Rest 1 count


C Song (R&L)q=120

*Student plays 15va


C Song (Hands Together)q=100

*Student plays 15va

(Holding 1 hand while the other plays)


Copy Catq=100

*Student plays 8va

(Listen & Repeat)


Copy Catq=70

*Student plays 8va

Introduction to Eighth Notes2 Eighth Notes = 1 count


Eighth Notes

q=70

*Student plays 8va

(Count Out Loud)

(Count)


C Song Eighth Notesq=70

*Student plays 8va


1A ReviewWhole Rest

Half Rest

Quarter Rest

Whole Note 4 Beats

Half Note 2 Beats

Quarter Note 1 Beat

Treble Clef Right Hand

Quarter note gets the count Bass Clef Left Hand

Middle CLow C


CC

Double Eighth Notes 1 Beat


D Songq=105

Introduction to D1B1B

*Student plays 8va

D

C

MIDDLE

Right Hand

4

1

32

5

D


CD Song (RH)q=105

*Student plays 8va

Swing


B Songq=105

Introduction to B

*Student plays 8va

B

C

MIDDLE

4

1

3 2

5

Left Hand

B


CB Song (LH)q=100

*Student plays 8va

Swing


CB Song No. 2

q=80

*Student plays 8va

Introducing the Repeat Sign

Swing

Repeat Sign

Repeat sign means to start over from the beginning


DBD Songq=130

*Student plays 8va

Right Hand

Left Hand


DC Song (RH)q=110

*Student plays 8va


Hot Cross Bunsq=130

Introduction to E

Traditional

*Student plays 8va

Swing

EC

MIDDLE

D

Right Hand

4

1

32

5

E


Merrily We Roll Alongq=120

Traditional

*Student plays 8va

Swing


Jazz (LH)q=130

Introduction to A

Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va

Swing

A

C

MIDDLE

B

4

1

3 2

5

Left Hand

A


q.=120Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va

C, B, A (LH)Introduction to 6/8 Time6/8

Time


the eighth note gets the count


Middle Landian CDEq=120

Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va


Agent ABCq=130

Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va


1B Review

Repeat Sign


the eighth note gets the count

MIDDLE

CBA D E

EDBA


Peter Peterq=200 Traditional

1CPart 1

Part 2

This is to be learned by rote and not note reading.You can find a video on youtube.com by doing a search for “piano marvel peter peter”.


Teacher Accompaniment

(Introduction)

Part 3


Ice Manq=120

Aaron Garner


Sands of Timeq=100

Aaron Garner

(Left hand holds while right hand plays)


Ten Little Indian Rhythmq=100

Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va

(Count)

(Count Out Loud)


Get Off the Tracksq=120

Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va

Swing


Indiansq=100

Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va

Slur = curved line indicating the notes should be played legato.

Introduction to Staccatos, Slurs and LegatoStaccato = short

Legato = smoothly, connected


1C Review

Staccato Short

Slur Curved line indicating thenotes should be played legato

Legato Smoothly, connected


Quiet Moments (RH)Adagio q=70

Introduction to F

Aaron Garner

1D

*Student plays 8va

Adagio = Slowly

F

C

MIDDLE

D E


Never Never LandAllegro q=130

Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va

Allegro = Fast


CBAG (LH)q=80

Introduction to G

Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va

G

B CA

MIDDLE

G

4

1

3 2

5

Left Hand


CBAG 2q=80

Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va


Mother May I?q=120

Aaron Garner

Introduction to (forte)

*Student plays 8va

Swing

Forte = Loud


Daytimeq=120

Aaron Garner

Introduction to (piano)

Piano = soft

*Student plays 8va

Swing


Jolly Old Saint Nicholasq=120

Traditional

*Student plays 8va

Introduction to 1st & 2nd Endings

Play only1st time

Play only2nd timeRepeat to beginning


Yankee Doodleq=120

George M. Cohan

*Student plays 8va


The Dotted Half Noteq=105

Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va

(Count)

Introduction to the Dotted Half Note= 3 beats


The Dotted Quarter Note

q=105 Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va

(Count)

Introduction to the Dotted Quarter & Eighth Note

= 1½ beats

= ½ beat


Lion SoupAllegro q=120

Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va


Solemn ReflectionsAdagio q=70

Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va

Introduction to Tied Notes Tied Notes

(Hold 6 counts)


1D Review

Eigth Note ½ Beat

Dotted Quarter Note 1½ Beats

Dotted Half Note 3 Beats

MIDDLE

CBG

DF

EA

FG


Adagio Slowly

Allegro Fast

Piano Soft

Forte Loud

Play 1st time Play 2nd time

Tied Notes


5 Finger Exerciseq=105 Introduction to G

Aaron Garner

1E

*Student plays 15va

No. 1 (RH)G

C

MIDDLE

FD E

Right Hand

4

1

32

5

G


5 Finger Exercise No. 2 (RH)q=105

Aaron Garner

*Student plays 15va



Aaron Garner

*Student plays 15va

Pedal



Aaron Garner

*Student plays 15va


Piratesq=120

Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va


5 Finger Exerciseq=100 Introduction to F

Aaron Garner

*Student plays 15va

No. 1 (LH)

4

1

3 2

5

Left Hand

F

F

BA C

MIDDLE

G


5 Finger Exercise No. 2 (LH)q=100

Aaron Garner

*Student plays 8va



Aaron Garner

*Student plays 15va


Camptown Races

Traditionalq=100

*Student plays 15va


Old MacDonaldTeacher Accompaniment

q=110*Student plays 8va


Old MacDonaldStudentq=110 Traditional


1E Review

MIDDLE

CBG

DF

EA FG

F G


Note Value Test

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

Double Eighth Note

Quarter Rest

Single Eighth Note

Half Rest

Half Note

Whole Rest

Quarter Note

Whole Note


Terms & Signs Test1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

Soft

Fast

Loud

Tied Notes

Slow

Staccato

Treble Clef

Slur

Bass Clef

Adagio

Allegro

Repeat Sign

1st & 2nd Ending


Test

Grand StaffTreble Clef or G Clef

Bass Clef or F ClefBar LineMeasure

Treble StaffBass Staff


Note TestName the note.


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