‘A Fig Rarer nang Puabe Peformance. ined MUSK. ©. Arvsuipcaten, adaptation oarangamant te compostions sand hs calecton request wrt cower oe Pastor tio pao ebook may be potogpind a procuced mary wey wibou perme ttorze uses ate an hinge of US. Copyight At and ae panahasay ea mroo-3} Middle C FUNDAMENTALS The STAFF consists of 5 lines and 4 spaces. Music is written on a STAFF. BAR LINES divide the music into MEASURES, BAR LINES are drawn across the staff. TREBLE CLEF sign ¢ BASS CLEF sign 9! 2 QUARTER NOTE =1 beat d HALF NOTE = 2 beats 2 TWO QUARTER ‘TIME. The top number 2 tells us that there are 2 beats in every measure, The bottom number 4 tells us that every quarter note receives one beat. Getting Started Right Hand Left Hand d SS ——— (© 1952 (Renewed 1975) BELWIN. MILLS PUBLISHING CORP. ntered ty WARNER BROS. PUBLICATIONS US. INC. AI Right Anise by WARNER BROS.New Note |— | |— |. a mroo-3) U FUNDAMENTALS PLAYING POSITION—The fingers should be curved. ‘The wrist should be a little below level. ‘The hand and arm should be relaxed. PHRASE—A phrase is a small musical idea. ‘The curved line is a phrase line. § ———————_ How to countj twme dig id Jd id d ld COUNT ALOUD—All counting should be aloud. MODERATO—Play at a moderate speed. LEGATO—Notes under the curved line are connected and played with a singing tone. A Two Note Tune Moderato Right Hand (egato) Left Hand5 New Note Pee SS FUNDAMENTALS ——— (crescendo) ——— (diminuendo) Gradually get louder Gradually get softer PIANO (p) play softly MEZZOFORTE (mf) Play moderately loud A Three Note Tune —S ——— Moderato Right Hand aa P e =e f= +—— Left HandNew Note 7 FUNDAMENTALS 4 THREE QUARTER TIME—The top 3 tells us that there are 3 beats to every measure. The bottom 4 tells us that every quarter note receives one beat. d quarter note = 1 beat | d half note = 2 beats | d- dotted half note = 3 beats HOW TO COUNT 3 TIME. ddd Idd ld i? Id. | Fa-3 Galloping Along Moderato Question and Answer Moderato ad = SS- Note A | 4 FUNDAMENTALS 4 FOUR QUARTER TIME—The top 4 tells us that there are 4 beats to a measure. The bottom 4 tells us that a quarter note receives one beat. J quarter note «1 beat | d half note = 2 beats |dedotted half note = 3 bests | o whole note = 4 beats | 4 HOW TO COUNT; TIME dd ddlddddid Jd lo T5820 9-9-$-9 'F0-5-4 Moderato Over Hill and Dale DE === i =—5 f a SSeS == 4 o—| =| t Technic StudyF == } ia Me i al Andante (Slowly) Volga Boatmen 2 SSS Ss Attegretto Grey) Happy and Gay10 ‘TIED NOTE FUNDAMENTALS When two notes on the same line or space appear next t0 cach other with 4 | = curved line joining them, do not play the second note but coune it for its full value INCOMPLETE MEASURE. ‘The first and last measures in this piece are incomplete. Together they make one complete measure. Man On The Flying Trapeze Moderato = floats thru the | air with the |great-est of ease, The erese, dim. a : f = J dar - ing young |man on trap |eze, His eS == move-ments are |grace-ful all Je he [res My = f +FUNDAMENTALS n ign appears before « note, do not play the white key but play the black key above SHARP # When thi ic co the right. We say that this raises the note a half step. IKEY OF G This F sharp at the beginning of each staff is used to indicate the Key of G. Abide With Me MONK Moderato A = bide with | me! Fast falls the dark-ness | deep - ens, | Lord with me | oth- er |help - ers fail and com - forts help - tess, a + | bide withna FUNDAMENTALS ‘Two eighth notes equal 1 beat % A quarter rest equals 1 beat. > Accent. This indicates that the note is to be played louder. Home On The Range _ cote sum | Moderato mf Oh! |giveme a |home,where |Buf-fa-lo |roamWhere|deer and lan-te-lope | play. Woe sel-dom is heard a dis-cour-ag-ing |word, And|skies are not cloud-y all |day- an-te-lope | play et we Where |deer and Home, [home on the |rango, sel-dom is heard a dis- =e > ° e |13 Flow Gently Sweet Afton Flow mong thy green | braes, Gont-ly Sweet Tn gent - ly, hor not ~ | turd dis Aft - onNew Note | : F vy FUNDAMENTALS to F sharp in this piece. \ en KEY OF G This F sharp at the beginning is used to indicate the Key of G. Change oy] Billy Boy New England Polk Song = Ont_|where have nf youlbeen Bil-ly |Boy, Bil-ly Boy, Oh! |where have you} ————— I have }been to seek a |wife, She’ the SHEE ae = as joy— of my | life, Sheb a Variants of thie song were common in Great Britain when the American settlers first landed in New [F star]FUNDA. FLAT b When this sign appears before it to the left. We say that this lowers the note a hi KEY OF F This B flat at th every B in this piece to B flat. — ie beginning of each staff is used to indicate the Key of F. Change Old Black Joe 1! MENTALS 5 4 note, do not play the white key but play the black key below alf step, \ Andante days w cea + heart was young and hen my tt = Gone aro friends from the ev cot - ton fields a 2 way == from the 2 Gone bet - ter land I J} Black es call- ing | “Old 4 * hear their gen- tle | voi - « ==On Top Of Old Smoky Moderato 16 cov-ered =E < top of old oresc. On —- court-in? tooWw Swanee River == PWay |down up-on the |Swan- ce te POSTER Andante crese, = way, There's |where my heart is | turn - ing erese. old folks : e- | nf There’s where the eae sad and | drear- y18 FUNDAMENTALS TWO WAYS OF COUNTING LESSONS WITH MANY EIGHTH NOTES. FIRST WAY — COUNT WITH THE WORD “AND” 122 el Teh SECOND WAY — COUNT WITHOUT USING THE WORD “AND” 1ffid| 2 s\n: STACCATO A dot over or under a note. dd PPP The hand quickly leaves the key with a light bounce. Country Gardens Moderato| FUNDAMENTALS * . A dotted quarter note equals 144 beats db An eighth note equals 14 beat, HOW TO COUNT THE FOLLOWING RHYTHM (as in measures 9, 11 and 13) tld d Yankee Doodle Allegretto (Ree SS went to town Rid-ing on a |po - if + Se = a Stuck a feath-er | in his cap and |thought’twas mac-a - E SS Mind the mus - ic,20 . Aa ee E — t FUNDAMENTALS play both hands exactly together without overlapping. First Piece With Hands Together Moderato = o et =} = a - = eis Five a Technic Study 2 Fe = ssl BOTH HANDS TOGETHER. Be sure to ee "I % “ MANNew Note a mroo-z| = " PS De cel EF = foe | + FUNDAMENTALS SHARP #. A sharp is good for a whole measure. NATURAL 4. A natural is used to cancel a sharp (ora flat). —— WHOLE REST. ="= A whole rest is good for an entire measure. Drill With Sharps and Naturals Allegretto (Half Rest)FUNDAMENTALS NOTE REPETITION FINGERING. When there are many groups of repeated notes we use special Gngering. Notes repeated three times should be fingered 3-2-1, This type of fingering will prepare you~ for later velocity work. j Note Repetition Study Allegretto5 BEET Ft = =: = FUNDAMENTALS FLOATOFF TOUCH. Usually where a slow moving phrase is followed by a quarter rest or half rest, the hand gracefully floats up from the keyboard at the end of such phrase. ARROWS. The arrows pointing upward p ‘t indicate the Float Off touch. Study In Float Off Touch t = += Andante t ao a = | + a os ere oot (Float off) mf (Float Off) == = oor = 1 ———t SSS (Float Off) Ui ae] (rise off) __——_| Se = ——— (Float Off) (rie Off) t * =e a ee oe Fe . a off) |p (Fleet ofr) x = = + =24 FUNDAMENTALS SLUR A curved line joining ewo different notes, We usually accent the first of the two slutted note, DROP AND FLOAT. We usually drop our hand on the first of the slurred group (chus creating aq scent) and flout off lightly from the second slurred note. The arrow pointing downward | indieaty the drop. The arrow pointing upward indicates the Float Of Sea Gulls Moderato o_ mf (Dr0p Float) (Drop Float)