Alfred's Basic Piano Level A - Lesson
Alfred's Basic Piano Level A - Lesson
Course
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Contents
Piano
How to Slt at the . . . , . .4 ROLLER COASTER (F-G) , . .24
AlwaysGurvsYourFlngera! .,....4 THEZoo lmf,l . ..,,..25
FingersHavgNumbers..,,. r.,,,.,.,,.....,5 ANewPoeltlon-CPOSITION,,,,,,,, r,..,e0
PianoToneg,r... ,,,.. ,,r,, ..,,.5 FORMYTEACHER,, r., t.. r,,,,,,,, t,, ,,.27
2BlackKeya ,...6 $AtLtNc(J,, i)..1.. . r,,, ...,.a8
SBlackKeys ....7 WISHINGWELL ...,.S0
LEFT HAND PLAYING 1J, ear Llne, Measure) . , , , . ,8 The Stave (Llne Noles-Space Notee).,, . .,,, . . . . .01'
RIGHTHANDPLAYING(Double BaCI, ... . . . ",9 TheBagg0lef$lgn ,r..,.,,., ,..32
,,,., ,,,.. RAIN, RAINI ....,,,,,,,.. ,.,.,
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$INGALONG!(d) ..,10 ,.. ".3$
ENDOFSONGI ,,,,. ......11 MRS. MURPHY'S HOUSE
MERRILYWEROLLALONG II'I' .."'12 LOOKATMEI ., r,. ..,,., r r r.,,...,.SS
O'ER THE DEEP BLUE $EA (o) . . ,13 TheTrebleOlefSign,,,,r r.,,. .,,,.,-.,,..$6
HAND-BELLBfor Left Hand (p, fl .,,,14 AHAPPYSONG ,,,,, ,."",37
HAND-BELLS for Rlght Hand (Repeat $lgn) , . ,15 GEE,WE'REGLADI ..,,. r,.,,...,,..,....S9
ABCDEFO... ,,,.. ,,t,i ..,..16 LITTLEBIRD ,.. r.,'...,, r.r,, t,,r.".sg
Key.,.,.. ,.,17
An EasyWayto FlndAnyWhite The Grand Stave. , ,,,1 ....,40
AMELLOWMELODY(ABC) ... ......,18 CPoelilononiheGrandStave,..,,,".,41
AHAPPYMELODYTCDE),.. r....,, i,.......,..19 MOHNINGPHAYER ,,..,,.42
COMEAND PLAY! (MlddleC Posltlon).,.. ...20 A FUNNY, $UNNY DAY (Stem Directlon) . . , , .43
TONGUE-TWISTER.. r ,, ,,,.. ...21 0HR|STOFHERCOLUMBUS. ... r.,,,.. i.,.,,,..44
MYCLEVERPUP(G-F,xt.. ,.,,, ..,..22 WHATA$ONG! ., f ,. .,., "4S
KITTYCAT.,... i ...,23 GRADUATION SONG I ' r. t,.....46
How to Sit at the Piano
SIT TALL!
Laan slightlY forward.
Arma hang looeelY from shoulders.
Elbows a llttle hlgher than keys.
Bench faclng Plano squqrelY.
Kneos slightlY undEr keYboard.
Feet ftat on floor lf posslble. Rlght foot may be sl,lghtly forward'
You may place a book or stool under your feet lf thgy do not reach
the floorl
gIT HICH ENOUGH!
lf yOu do not have a piano stool that mov€g up and down, you may
na'ed to u86 a bOOk or a cushlon to have the correct poeltlqnl
1" Your teachEr will draw En outllne of your handg on the inslde cover of thle book.
?, Number each finger of the outllne. 3. Hold up both hands wlth wrlste ftoppy.
. Wlggle both 1's,
. Wlggle both 2's.
. Wlggle both 3's.
. Wlggle both 4's,
'Wlggle both 5's,
Your teacher wlll call out eoms flngers for
you to wlgEle.
Piano Tones when you drop lnto the kay with a LlrrLE welght, you make a soFT tone.
When you qss MORE welght, you make a LOUDER tone.
For the flret ploces in thlc book, play wlth a M0DERATELY LouD tone.'
You are now roady to begin Frop AGTlvtrY & EAR TRA|NING BooK, Levet A"
6
2 Black Keys
2
IN THE MIDDLE
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rLllr rRHr
1. Wlth LH 2 3, play 2 black keYe 2. Wlth RH 2 3, play 2 btack keYs
DOWN LOW (both keYe at once UP HIGH (both keYs at oncs
and then one at a tlmo). and then one at a tlme).
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TEACHER: The atudent may now play ALL the 2 black key groups,
a)beglnningwlthLH23ontheMlDDLEgrouptandgolng@thekeyboard'
b) beglnning wtth RH Z g on the MIDDLE group, and golng mF the keyboard.
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3 Black Keys
l-LH-t t*RH-1
1. Wlth LH 2 g 4, play 3 black keys 2. With RH 2 3 4, play 3 blaok keys
DOWN LOW {all 3 keys at once UP HIGH (all 3 keys at once
and then ono at a tlme|. and then one at a tlme).
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TEACHER: The student may now play ALL the C bleck key groups,
a}heglnnlngwlthLH284belowtheMlDDLEofthekeyboard,andgoing@thekeyboerd..
b}beglnnlngwlthRH234ebovetheMlDDLEofthekeyboard,andgoing@thekeyboard.
Muslc la made up of short notee and long noles.
We measure their lengths by countlng. BAR LINES divide the mu$ic into equal BAH$.
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LEFT HAND POSITION
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LetJ Ho,nd Playilng
1. ClEp (or tapl ONCE lor each note, countlng aloud.
2. Play & oay th€ flnger numbare.
3. Play & sing the words.
(Note-stems
DOWN for
LH notea)
3 3 3
LH Fingers:
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Laft play ing, Hear the low
DOUBLE BAR
jl
used at
tha end.
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UP for
RH notes)
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IMPOHTANTI "LEFT HAND PLAY|NQ" and "r,Uffi HANDFIAyING" comblne to make one complete piecei
Play the music on pag€s g & g as one song. count aroud"
LEFT HAND PO$ITION
t-LH*t
$ing Alongl
1. Clap (or tap; the rhythm, countlng aloud.
2. Play & say ths flnger numbsre.
3. Play & aing th6 words.
LH Flngers:
a ) a a
t' ls F I' l3 F
Left hand plays; Slng a longl
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End of $ongl
1. Follow 1-3 on page 10.
RHFingoro: j A
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Right hand plays; End of songl
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tuIet'rlilV We f.oll Alo.ng
(FOR LEFT HAND)
LH Finsers:
f f 4
ly
r roll
FF IFFFlong, roll
IF F F
roll
DUET PART (Etudent uses blaok key groupa ABOVE the mlddle of ths kcyboard.)
THIS PAGE:
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1, Follow 1-4 on page 12.
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Ha;nd-B,ells
PART I (FOR LEFT HAND)
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1. Bellr
2, Msr -
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r F lF F F
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mur
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sweet and
f ills thc
cl€ar,
air,
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Dlng,
dong,
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Ha;nd-F,eIIc i.*€
PABT 2 (FOR RIOHT HAND)
t-RH-t
TWO DOT$
mean go bapk to
th* heglnnlng
(on page 14)
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nnd play agaln.
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Hap - py
Joy " ful
soundr for
aoundr aro
all
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to
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hear,
where.
f- o,nn,
Ding,
dong,
dong,
dingl
dinsl
$. Play & slng the words to the whole song, beglnnlng on page 14.
4, Play a duqt wlth your teacher.
DUET PART
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A
Plano keys are named for the flrst eeven letters ol the alphabet, beginnlng wlth A.
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Play the whlte ltay between
tho znd and 3rd black keys.
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1, Look at the A's on thle lteyboard:
2. Find all tha Ans on the short keyboarda below. Prlnt an A on sach one:
ffim --ffim @
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You can now name ev€ry whlte key on the piano. Tha key namsa are: A B C O E F G used overand overl
Play and name every whlte key golng up the keyboard, beglnnlng wlth bottom key A.
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A Nlellout lilelodV
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F
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2. ,,A B C, ABC," Play it once € ' gain wlth mel
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MIDDLE C POSITION
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DUET PART
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MIDDLE C POSITION
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2, We wlll
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chlm pan - ues,
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and
sqs the tall gi
and tl - gers
beara
raffe.
too.
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Mon " koyo play lng,
There lr fun for
swing lng, sway - lng,
ev - 'ry - ons when
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al - ways make us
we go to the
laughl
root
A New Position
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mf. I way you say End Prlc tise ev - 'tV dny'
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say I play the weY they'd like to playt
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The Stave
l-LINES-1 r-SPAGE$-]
Music is wrltten
on a STAVE
of 5 lineE
and 4 spaces:
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ln the boxeE below this stave, print an L below each LINE NOTE and an S below Eaoh SPACE NOTE.
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The Bass Clef Sisn )t
By movlng up or down lrom thlE F, you can namo any note on the baeg stave.
step down
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Raln, Come a " galn a"noth-€r
My friend, playl
(add name)
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Dsar old Mh . rur Mur " phy'r houre wat slx - teen *to - rlor
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Some folks nead two handr to pby, but watch ma us€ Jurt onel
Look at me and you'll a-graait's real ly some " thlng grandl
By moving up or down from this G, you can nams any note on the treble stave.
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A Happy $ong
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DUET PART
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DUET PART
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Lilttle Brird
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Llt - tle blrd, llt - tla bird, sing your $ong for mel
Llt - tl€ blrd, llt - tl6 bird, sing yout' song lnd rtayl
DUET PART
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8ea seguc >r
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The Grand Stave
The BA$$ STAVE and TFIEBLE STAVE together make the GRAND STAVE.
A short line is ueed in between them for MIDDLE C.
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Etsves are jolned together
wlth a BRACKET
"Pocltion C"
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. Holo ut to love and to
&a at play,
Hclp ur to grow w9 work. and
ln Thy dear n€m€ no$/ wg mako our prayarl
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FOR THE BEST OF THIS BOOK, Notee BELOW the
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