Piano.basics.playing.piano.made.Simple

PianoBasicsPlayingPianoMadeSimple

T.SharonRohiPaul

RyanInternationalSchoolKundallahalli,Bangalore,India

Copyright©2015SharonRohiPaul

Allrightsreserved.

ISBN-13:978-1508430155

ISBN-10: 1508430152

DEDICATION

IdedicatethisbooktomylovingdadPaul.T.Sudhakar,lovingmomRani.T.PaulandmydearsisterAnnaNissiPaul

AndthoushaltlovetheLordthyGodwithallthyheart,andwithallthysoul,andwithallthymind,andwithallthystrength:thisisthefirstcommandment.Mark

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ThisbookPainoBasicsiswrittentoteachchildrenthefundamentalsofPiano,itiswritteninasimpleandlucidwaywherechildrencaneasilyunderstandthebasicconceptsofPiano.

TeachersandparentscanusethisbooktointroducePianototheirstudents/children.

ThisbookgivesthebasicunderstandingofPianoandtheknowledgeofScalesandChords,theexercisesforpracticeinthisbookwilldevelopthecorrectplayingtechnique“Fingering”

ThePianoQuizwillreinforcetherudimentsofmusiclearntinthelessons

Ihopeyouwillenjoylearning/playing/teachingPiano.

HappyLearning!!

SharonRohiPaul

ISharonandmysisterAnna

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

1 Let’sgetfamiliarwithPiano

2 FunwithScales

3 UnderstandingChords

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

IthankmylovingdadPaul.T.Sudhakar,mylovingmomRani.T.PaulandlovingsisterAnnaNissiPaulfortheirunstintedsupportandencouragement

forwritingthisbook

Myspecialthankstomydadwhohasdesignedthetemplateforthisbookandguidedmeinthewholeprocess

IalsowanttothankmyteachersandfriendsofRyanInternationalSchoolforalltheirencouragementandsupport

Ithankoneandallwhohavedirectlyorindirectlyextendedtheirsupporttomeinthisendeavor.

Iinvitereaderstooffertheirconstructivecriticismandsuggestionstomeastheirvaluablefeedbackwhichwillfacilitateimprovementofthequalityofthe

bookandofmywritingskills

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1LET’SGETFAMILIARWITHPIANO

SureAnna,inthislessonIwillteachyouaboutthepianoanditskeys.

LookAnna,therearekeysonthepiano,canyounoticewhitekeysandblackkeysintheabovepicture.

WhiteKeysarecalledasnaturalssincetheysoundanatural()notewhenpressed,seethepicturebelow

thereare7naturals(whitekeys)onthepianotheyare

C-D-E-F-G-A-B

Thecombinationof8keyswillmakeoneoctaveC-D-E-F-G-A-B-C

Youcanseetheoctaveintheabovepicture

BlackKeysarecalledSharps(#)orFlats(b)

Thereare5sharpsorflatsonthepiano

Sharp(#):Asharpmakesanoteonestephigherinpitch

Flat(b):Aflatmakesanoteonesteplowerinpitch

Theblackkeysareinthegroupsoftwoandthree

Theblackkeynexttothekey(whitekey)CisCsharprepresentedas(C#)

You can see in the above picture sharpsC#-D#-F#-G#-A# it isimportant tonote thatEandBhasnosharps, these sharpsmakesanoteone stephigherinpitch

Theflatsarerepresentedas(b)forexampleBb

Anna, intheabovepicturecanyounoticeflatsDb-Eb-Gb-Ab-Bbit is importanttonotethatCandFhasnoflats,theseflatsmakesanoteonesteplowerinpitch.

Intheabovepicturecanyounoticesharpsandflats

Sharps:C#-D#-F#-G#-A#

Flats:Db-Eb-Gb-Ab-Bb

MiddleC

Anna,IwillteachyoutoidentifymiddleConthepiano

NormallypeoplewillmistakethatmiddleCisatthecenterofthepianobutitisnotso

On a standard piano where there are 88 keys you can easily locate middle C by

countingC’sfromthelefthandside,the4thCisthemiddleC,doremembertothatyoushouldpositionyourbodyexactlynearmiddleC.

LookAnnaintheabovepictureyoucanfind88keys,fromlefthandsidecountC’s

the4thCisthemiddleC.

There are piano’s or electronic keyboards with 76, 69, 41 key in such piano’s the

middleCisthe3rdC.

Intheabovepicturethereare8C’swhichmeansthereare8octaves.Onastandardpiano(88keys),thefirstnotestartswithAandthelastnoteendswithC.

Exercisestopractice

Belowgivenaresomeexercisesforyoutopractice

a)Therearesevennaturals(whitekeys)onthepiano,identifyandpressC-D-E-F-G-A-B

b)Thecombinationofeightkeyswillmakeoneoctave,identifyandpressC-D-E-F-G-A-B-C

c)Therearefivesharpsorflats(blackkeys)onthepiano,identifyandpressC#-D#-F#-G#-A#orDb-Eb-Gb-Ab-Bb

d)ToidentifymiddleC,fromthelefthandsidecountandpresstheC’s,the4thCisthemiddleC

e)IdentifyandpressalltheC’sonthepiano

PianoQuiz

Youwillhavefunintakingthepianoquiz

1.Howmanycoloursofkeysarepresentonthepiano?

[]1colour[]2colours[]3colours[]4colours

2.Whatcoloursofkeysarepresentonthepiano?

[]whitekeys[]blackkeys[]whiteandblackkeys

3.Thewhitekeysonthepianoarecalledas?

[]sharps[]naturals[]flats[]sharpsandflats

4.Theblackkeysonthepianoarecalledas?

[]sharps[]naturals[]flats[]sharpsandflats

5.Theblackkeysareinthegroupsof?

[]2&3[]3&3[]2&2[]2&4

6.Howmanykeysastandardpianohas?

[]69[]76[]41[]88

7.HowmanyC’sdoyoufindonthestandardpiano?

[]2[]8[]7[]4

8.Howmanyoctavesdoyoufindonthestandardpiano?

[]2[]8[]7[]4

9.Thestandardpianostartswithwhich(key)note?

[]C[]D[]A[]G

10.Thestandardpianoendswithwhich(key)note?

[]C[]D[]A[]G

Ihopenowyouarefamiliarwithpiano,letuslearnaboutscalesinthenextlesson,HappyLearning!GoodBye!!

2FUNWITHSCALES

In this lessonbefore I teachyouaboutpiano scales it is good tounderstandaboutfingering.

Whatisfingering?Sharon

Fingeringreferstoplacingthefingersandthepositionofhandsonthepiano,itisthetechniqueusedtoplaythepiano.

It is important to understand fingering because it forms the foundation for thedevelopmentofgoodplayingtechnique.

Nowletusnumberthefingersofthelefthandandrighthand.

LookAnna,intheabovepicturewenumberourfingersas1-2-3-4-5forbothofourhands, for e.g. thumb =1, index figure =2, middle figure =3, ring finger =4, littlefinger=5.RememberAnna,Iwillbeusingnumberstorepresentfingers.

Anna,nowletuslearnaboutPianoScales

PianoScaleisacollectionofnoteswhicharerelated,pleasenotethattherearetwotypesofscalesa)MajorScalesb)MinorScales,firstletuslearntoplaymajorscales

MajorScales

The major scales are very commonly used and they are fundamental inunderstandingthekeys,belowyouwilllearntoplaymajorscales

CMajorScale

TheCMajorscalehasthefollowingnotes

LookAnna,canyoureadtheabovenotes

ThecombinationC-D-E-F-G-A-B-CnoteswillmakeCmajorscale

RightHand:Youcanplaythesenoteswithyourrighthandfingers1-2-3-1-2-3-4-5

Tryityourselfonthepianoandyouwillenjoy

LeftHand:Youcanplaythesenoteswithyourlefthandfingers5-4-3-2-1-3-2-1

Instructionsforpractice

a)PlayCmajorscalewithyourrighthand

b)PlayCmajorscalewithyourlefthand

c)PlayCmajorscalewithbothrightandlefthandsimultaneously

DMajorScale

TheDMajorscalehasthefollowingnotes


ThecombinationD-E-F#-G-A-B-C#-DnoteswillmakeDmajorscale




a)PlayDmajorscalewithyourrighthand

b)PlayDmajorscalewithyourlefthand

c)PlayDmajorscalewithbothrightandlefthandsimultaneously

EMajorScale

TheEMajorscalehasthefollowingnotes


ThecombinationE-F#-G#-A-B-C#-D#-EnoteswillmakeEmajorscale




a)PlayEmajorscalewithyourrighthand

b)PlayEmajorscalewithyourlefthand

c)PlayEmajorscalewithbothrightandlefthandsimultaneously

FMajorScale

TheFMajorscalehasthefollowingnotes

LookAnna,canyoureadtheabovenotes,thecombinationF-G-A-Bb-C-D-E-FnoteswillmakeEmajorscale




a)PlayFmajorscalewithyourrighthand

b)PlayFmajorscalewithyourlefthand

c)PlayFmajorscalewithbothrightandlefthandsimultaneously

GMajorScale

TheGMajorscalehasthefollowingnotes

LookAnna,canyoureadtheabovenotes,thecombinationG-A-B-C-D-E-F#-GnoteswillmakeEmajorscale




a)PlayGmajorscalewithyourrighthand

b)PlayGmajorscalewithyourlefthand

c)PlayGmajorscalewithbothrightandlefthandsimultaneously

AMajorScale

TheAMajorscalehasthefollowingnotes

LookAnna, can you read the above notes, the combination A-B-C#-D-E-F#-G#-AnoteswillmakeAmajorscale




a)PlayAmajorscalewithyourrighthand

b)PlayAmajorscalewithyourlefthand

c)PlayAmajorscalewithbothrightandlefthandsimultaneously

BMajorScale

TheAMajorscalehasthefollowingnotes

LookAnna,canyoureadtheabovenotes,thecombinationB-C#-D#-E-F#-G#-A#=BnoteswillmakeBmajorscale




a)PlayBmajorscalewithyourrighthand

b)PlayBmajorscalewithyourlefthand

c)PlayBmajorscalewithbothrightandlefthandsimultaneously

MinorScales

Minorscaleshasthesamenotesrelativetomajorscales

CMinorScale

TheCMinorscalehasthefollowingnotes

LookAnna, can you read the above notes, the combinationC-D-Eb-F-G-Ab-Bb-CnoteswillmakeCminorscale




a)PlayCminorscalewithyourrighthand

b)PlayCminorscalewithyourlefthand

c)PlayCminorscalewithbothrightandlefthandsimultaneously

DMinorScale

TheDMinorscalehasthefollowingnotes

LookAnna,canyoureadtheabovenotes,thecombinationD-E-F-G-A-Bb-C-DnoteswillmakeDminorscale




a)PlayDminorscalewithyourrighthand

b)PlayDminorscalewithyourlefthand

c)PlayDminorscalewithbothrightandlefthandsimultaneously

EMinorScale

TheEMinorscalehasthefollowingnotes

LookAnna, can you read the above notes, the combinationE-F-Gb-G-A-B-C-D-EnoteswillmakeEminorscale




a)PlayEminorscalewithyourrighthand

b)PlayEminorscalewithyourlefthand

c)PlayEminorscalewithbothrightandlefthandsimultaneously

FMinorScale

TheFMinorscalehasthefollowingnotes

LookAnna,canyoureadtheabovenotes, thecombinationF-G-Ab-Bb-C-Db-Eb-FnoteswillmakeFminorscale




a)PlayFminorscalewithyourrighthand

b)PlayFminorscalewithyourlefthand

c)PlayFminorscalewithbothrightandlefthandsimultaneously

GMinorScale

TheGMinorscalehasthefollowingnotes

Look Anna, can you read the above notes, the combination G-A-Bb-C-D-Eb-F-GnoteswillmakeGminorscale




a)PlayGminorscalewithyourrighthand

b)PlayGminorscalewithyourlefthand

c)PlayGminorscalewithbothrightandlefthandsimultaneously

AMinorScale

TheAMinorscalehasthefollowingnotes

LookAnna,canyoureadtheabovenotes,thecombinationA-B-C-D-E-F-G-AnoteswillmakeAminorscale




a)PlayAminorscalewithyourrighthand

b)PlayAminorscalewithyourlefthand

c)PlayAminorscalewithbothrightandlefthandsimultaneously

BMinorScale

TheBMinorscalehasthefollowingnotes

Look Anna, can you read the above notes, the combination B-C#-D-E-F#-G-A-BnoteswillmakeBminorscale




a)PlayBminorscalewithyourrighthand

b)PlayBminorscalewithyourlefthand

c)PlayBminorscalewithbothrightandlefthandsimultaneously

Ihopenowyouarefamiliarwithpianoscales,letuslearnaboutchordsinthenextlesson,HappyLearning!GoodBye!!

3UNDERSTANDINGCHORDS

InthislessonIwillteachyouhowtoplaychords

Achordisagroupofnotesplayedatthesametime,thesenotessoundtogether.Wecanalsosaychordistwoormorenotesplayedtogether,forexampleyoucanplayCandEnotetogetherwhichwillmakeachord.

Achordhasthreesymbolsa)Rootb)Qualityc)ExtraStuff

Rootisthefundamentalnoteofthechordtowhichtheothernotesarerelated.

Qualityisthethirdnoteoftheroot

ExtraStuffisthethirdnoteofqualitynoteandseventhnoteoftherootnote.

InCmajorchordCnoteistheroot,EnoteisthequalityandGnoteistheextrastuff

Types ofChords: Similar to scales chords aremajor chords,minor chords in thislessonwewilldiscussaboutmajor,minorandseventhchords

CMajorChord

TheCmajorchordhasC-E-Gnotesplayingtogether

InCmajorchordCnoteistheroot,EnoteisthequalityandGnoteistheextrastuff

CMinorChord

C7Chord

DMajorChord

DMinorChord

D7Chord

EMajorChord

EMinorChord

E7Chord

FMajorChord

FMinorChord

F7Chord

GMajorChord

GMinorChord

G7Chord

AMajorChord

AMinorChord

A7Chord

BMajorChord

BMinorChord

B7Chord

SoAnna,Ihopeyouenjoyedplayingchords,Iwillteachyoumoreaboutpianoinmynextvolume,HappyLearning!GoodBye!!

ABOUTTHEAUTHOR

Himy name is SharonRohi Paul. I am in 4th std studying inRyan International School, Kundanahlli, Bangalore, I lovemymom,dad,sister,Jesusandmyteachers;Ilovetolistenmusic,readbooks,readBible,PrayandplayPiano.Ihelpmyparentsin domesticwork and inministry. I livewithmy loving sisterAnna Nissi Paul and my loving parents Rani Paul and PaulSudhakar.

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