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MttMLt X, Rc•i <d kłCM L XVil by Th¢ Willis Music C”= Ctin
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 TO B 6WORD
f'1lNISTE PS TO f1U SIC i r Q prO|eCt thot Occupied my mind for a long time b<fore the I mol droft
woe mode rcod F for pubT\Cot Ton. T he or Iginol germ of on ideo. sparked oP during teaching session s
with fire ond si x year old piano pupils, was subjected to contton t emendmt nt. rcvision , e
xponsion a nd dupl *cO\ed second thoughts " The outcome of t his endeavour whi ch it ‹ssued in six
books wit I. it is hoped. meet with a pp robotion from olI who cherish being associated o‹ teachers '
it h the richly imaginative a nd fertile world pf the young musician.
EDNA H1£ BURNAm
 INTRODUCTION
M II I ISOePS TO I I U S I G 1s planned te t eoch the rudimentary stoges of keybfuard or*d theoretical
understanding or a deliberately moderated pace. This empg of progress hos bein formulated to
counterbalance the mony educational and occupational d istroctions wh<h compete for etccnzion
from she child-mind. Reading notation, o••o<Iot•ng the p•‹ntcd nacl with I¢¥ posnion en the
keyI>>ord. assessing the musical value of the DOSE tO b€ @4g£•d' O•fl choosing the cor rccs finger co
depress the piano key, can be confusing $q g Aping ggg\g/tgp un less th's k now ledge Is QlfoWed a seep
gradually into his QwQj eness. Th s multlpllc s Of pointt
to he obser red can a ke ”on a for btdding oppeoronce, leading to a distaste on che por‹ of t he
student for the graphic language of musrc.
CLO SE• P H AS ED G R AO I N C was p•ompt•d fry the 4 Oiculclcs met wlth fry ccrcotn young PuPill
in mO¥E*ri^g thc bOs'¢ cssc^tI0ls, oS proSen¢ed in the average courco of piano sEudy. Although mony
beginners ot ltte p ono ore g • ncrell y rcc¢p ive co metodit Impress one — usually nursery rhymes
learned by rots — it Is only gfter much repe‹ir‹ve coil ot chc instrument thot t!** cert^In f¢w ore o hlc
to O**^›r!DI6 ‹he words 4nd airs with ckc oppropr Faye m uHc notation. The t wo•bor and four•bar
scncen<c songs In Pkos• I of $°t I HI TEPS TO M USIM wlll croin the eye to rc‹ognitc h< syllohic d
iyision pf the words, and the ear £o o seen the rhyIhm\c pulse and mcI¢›dic pitch of che modesc tunes.
GIvon omptc examples to pe-rform w›thin his reading and tech meal CO ]Cy. the young player ocqui res
e freedom and declst>en<ss o¢ the keyboard Wh\Ch sUggeSt ¢hat C L O S E - P H A S E D G R A D t N C
promotes mus)coI conf dence nnd a notu rol development of pIon‹s c skilL
When Phose I ef Ptl 4tSTEP5 TO M USTC is completed. the s‹ udcnt wtll home teamed:

2. How co recognize «nd nome the ioItow;ng f«stvrc‹ of must ».tmt, tt.

fingering

3 *om’n9 •nd P!•F!' 9 • 9•• IP Of •«t*• In che fi•c•ftnger posi w• In « treble clef 8^d four
noL<s I ’’ boss clof rodioting from f‘4iddIe C. Uslng tits netatlon in seme two-dozen Iit‹
In pieces.

S. The "sIIencc•voIve of crotchet •, minlm-. semibreve- 1

rescs.

6. Resognitlon of rhy hm and pulse os defined by

he
following t‹me signatures
8 Be pu•pose of cicd notes.
 YOU YOUR FINGERS hOR
PLAYING THE PIANO

N o t e ! T h e ¢ h u m b is o1woyG mar k cd win h o I g u r c T

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I : .:rn , iti.anal t ‹ipynpht Ser ui cd
 find th- the plane

Floy the'm one ct o time ørd sir•g “One. Twc'”.

 MIDDLE C ON KEYBOARD

Th.s WH !T E < rr •s mmer4 MI DDL E C

Play i‹ with eir h*r hold but use the FINGER i'1ARK E D (thumb) as you ploy
f'1IODLE C.

TREBLE
CLEF

Nmes T arm .V IDDLE C ro :he cpp ot \••c k eyt>>n rd ‹o the riykt, c r e written efter a treble clef sign.

BAS$
CLEF
Tm., sic&a*m*lu{ gn -

fsotes trod m I GDt.E C i* the better of tF,*• keyt›‹>nrd Io the lo4t, ore -r risen •ltei o boss c ie! *ipn.
 f"'llDDLE C’s PLAYGROUND '

ffllDDLE C has a wide pleyground

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5

There is a fence o• two sides of the ploygrou nd.

T he re Is a fancy i ron gace to go i n t q I h r plpygrou nd.

T h#rc Is9 doublc-bor i ron gate oc She end.

HUDDLE C neser goes out of t he p!oyg •ou nd.

PICTURES OF MIDDtE C

HIDOL £ C is al ways in t he pjoygtound. I¢ moy be In differ eat ports of zho ployg round buI ‹t 88’
8 climb 88 86 Che fenCes 0s r ¢prcsen¢cd bg the I Inc-hoc scoye8.
MIDDL8 C ^i•'oy8 h^* o I ‹W g¢'ing Through it • -+• ' This i s co Iled c fcgar lineI .

km €Eimes f'1IDDL£ C has a seem.

Lnok below and see ‹he different plc tur cs of I”I1DDLF C i n the pToyg round.
 LŒOK AT THE PIC¥UR£S OF MIDDLE £

PioT HIDDL EC [=\‹ a \ rt›ßny t › mcs o\ you sc c ic › n che pl oyg ro‹,nr4.

Begin a* the ”*n R o l e " o n d A›Ioy <ocln M I DDLE C ro the ”Our Gate".

MIDDLE C WFTH STEM

*c the stem goes up, you muse ploy M IDDL £ C w •th the hon<t tł-at îş n the same cîde os +he
s t i r . ^ Yer #ighf frond ! .

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the I o f f e r m ar ke d I l thi m by of yr ur r i gh t hand os yuu ptay cŁic MIDDLE C \ below.

TOo number 1a ba vc ffllODL EC i ț o Fìnge r mo rk. łt m¢Q ns IO use t ł c ch um S of your rig hc

ho
nd.
•" l8c stem goes •down you most ploy M I DDLE C •vifih flue Bond that is on *he son>e Sida as

HERE ABE MORE MIDDLE C‘s

BF 5 URE YON PKAY EACH ONG WI TH THE CORREC T HAND !

 BAR-LINES - DOUBLE BAR•LINES - BARS

The r c ore tinet repo roc Eng FdIDDLE C'1 !•r9• ound. [n musiC, tfi<sc are called bor•lines.

T h c places becw ae n here bo r-l‹ ne w Qro coI{cd bars.

MetiCe t h o lost h easy double-bar, tt means xc hove come to the end.

How mo ny bars arc there below 7

gA • - hAR -
k

COUhfY THREE KINDS OF MIDDLE C’s

When f•\ IDDLE C ›\ blqcfi ond how o stem. 'I them it
w hen m i DDLG C +5 while a nd
1‹ n gs [ong e n oug h for you Io co t/ nt 0 f•lE. n 5 a TiT r Tc Tongef . Long enough for you fa
show
(Th ›s Is a c r o t c h e t )
E. T W O. ( T h i › i cO U0t 0 Mr n i n i m ) .
a
P loy c›M count I , 2

Whrn MIDDL G C is white o nd has

nn ste m. ›‹ s i ngs c•en longer. Long
c noug h *or you ‹a coun ‹ OME. TWO,
THREE, YOUR. tTh $ *\ o sem i-
 Hotice the numbers on the fences (stair ¢ s).

It means t h o t y o u must count 1. 2 in e v e r y b o r ,

T h i H numbers ore called the TII E SIGNATURE.

After every bor •line you must olwoys begin counting OME og•in.
Clep and count for each I‘ñIDDLG C s•low.
Do not stop until you reach the double•bor at the end.

Uw,T•o

Dld jrou reme mb«• to count. ONG TWO in tke lost borf
Now ploy and coent. Use correct bonds and fingers.
The neme of this ptece is TIP TOE, so ploy It evenly and without force.

' i l p • toe, T ip - loe I here I Co”.

Mow ploy TI P TOE oqoin of teacher will ploy w'A .
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5IGBIA7UR
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Thlt m<o n s ‹ hot yoi› must ¢ou nt 1 , 2 3 1 i n evcr gqr.

DP o• d ccrunt tha piece named HO9 ond STOP.

N YoI•• €On 0âQy rn d in I i F OF fe•L t { y yy\g J $ Oy
m i d$

HOP and STOP

POP
CORN
 D ON

Gir<J the next nole to rise

righe ot MiddIe C ‹ •rr the
two block keys i .

Pro y 0 w. : h I he f i nger marked 2 of yo r right hand.

Sin•g' ”D" as yoga ploy it. Here
ore some pie tures of D

Rmember ihor D i s rhc note betwee-n tow two block keys. D

dos net hove a leger l i re thr4 wgh i t.

D •s :n N iddI< C’* pl oyqround . ?t co n only ploy i n I he top of it. Use

the second f'nge° of your *Okt h° •8 os you ploy D.

Hrre ore some piecos *or you +o ploY.
 D KEYBOARD (Gom4nwedF

TNE ,
BAIN

L£AVE
S

Leaves Ail a ' ‹»i nd the tr*•'n.

B ON
KEYBŒAXD

Th:s •S B- '
B Is In I"IIdd ie C”s playground. It cen only ploy In the bogtAm of it.

Us¢ the f i nger mark ed 2 of your iaft hand os j^ou ploy B.

Nocicc the t hird bo •.
I^' thi• 6or t h c rigf+I hand ploys on cpu nt 1 g ,j., t

You must ploy win h bot h hands at the som» t i « in t he h‹ bo '

rd

Plo } w lth ihh f iN@¥r m a r k e d 3 of your r i g h t hand.

did E as you poly iF.
 BRACE - GRAND STAFF - STAYE
I n m usit the treble a nd boss "fences ore co I led chc grand stoP. Scpo rotely they ore r efcr red
IO of PLO yc or scoP bci n g mode up pT lined ond $pqgg$.

Utuolly chc rig ht hond plo/t noTeS wrM cen on I he treble stave.
SuChi n9EQLion is generally des¢r bed os being in the treble clef.

USuolly £ h€ left bond ploys notes written On the boss s‹aYc.

Such noEoE ion is gene rolly described as being i n the boss clef.

G Is not n /‘gIDDLG C 's pTo#g round. I€ is in the treble cief.

the treble

Plo £ with the f inger marked 3 of bl ur right hand.

Song E os 7’o‘’ ploy it. Here ore some pi cces for you to play.

Rcmcm ber che numbers

‹ hot follow the clef

The top fig ure is the one

you musi r cmem6cr !
A ON f
¢EYBOARD

Ploy A with the I irtger morhed 3 of your tit

hand.
 Here ore some plct ures of A neo rest co l’1iddIe C.

TWO SINGING
Right And i• Mo›^er’* o'ce.
Left ho•a is Forher's soice
 Hem le o li**le c•eek. Goch c'rc Ie is o rock. Wr;ro the r>>ix•e of eo¢h note In th. circle.

BIRTHDAY SALES
ł•Ïere ore b›r łhdoy c o k n rhas r›eed candles.
Put œ mony cor<fIes on eo¢h coke as tt-›o•e are t e s t inII›e eeeas •n the œke.
A nołe like rhis gacs enc counł. Tłsø first cue is óorw to sJ-iow you how ło do the a łhers.

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 [-oth sold i er bloc four bars on his drum.

The soldier ›s beating either

Writa the him aiyne¥un before each li nc.

Write the raunfs ur cler each note. Like rln is e d

Y ou hQxe hod pieces You hove God pieces wit h
- i t h cwoCOunfs In a bo r, Your counts in o bo r.

nnus+ couns l Z, 3,
in
eo<h bo r.

YmJ krvovr ttvet o Note Ik

ie this o sir*9s lf›cv9 error+rj I for to c out 1 1 . 2

Here ore s<›me pieces fo• you to ploy.

NOATH WI JD

Did you remember ro cmnr 1 ñ , 3, tar

Whc n two notes of tic some p itch (sound) ore shown connected with a curved li nc i i kc
rhi s @ or P i E ›1 called a cie.
I h‹ \ Incont you m‹ rt plod T he I iWt noEc o nd H 0 LD tbe second giving ›t a count ‹a its fuil
v a T u e a 5 C F@ £ C h gt. fT110 \ ft5 OF Sc m I b r c vc.

DO NOT L \ FT YOUR HALJD As D PI AY THS SECOh4D I o• r ie<l I NOTE AGA IN

I”Jere ore some flee.

Here ore some pieces with PO\nf Chem out.

BESSY COW

Pc'^t out If+e th in jke Teacher’s pan.

F.wwt ‹
 whiie

w. a c• a++s
 ONE-COUNT RESTS
CROTCHET-RESTS
test c • e’ n ef ei
TO in k ind at rest gets
ene c e n t .

Tfii s is a crotchet r rst.

When you Scc a rcs‹ r+g n you must lift your ho nd from the keyboo rd ond cotznc to the ci re-
value of t he rest.

He re is a piece chat has some one count fcrotshe t ) rzsss.

‹uzzn xoec

Yovr honds do no' ol•oys ei' o' flh -n‹w

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 TWO•COUNT RESTS
INlri-RESTS

i i s,ts on tka mtdJle I'r'e o!

Thit k nd of resr
gets fiwo Count S
eoc h sta•c.

Thi‹ is o minim •cs\

Here is a piece tho I has some two

count (m\ni m) rests.

ROCKING CHAIR

RGvJ EW
Thn piece hO$ some one count
rc5ts a nd Cleo Some two c
¢°u88
fi St $

BUMPY
STREETS
 RESTS

z
O
c
SE HIBREVE TESTS

three counts becouse it I: IIs

the whole bo r.

(Semlbre •c rest)

Old you rcmembe r to com t the t ›cd

notes ?
Here is o p›ece thot has oil of the drffere•t k ind s of rests you have horned.
TP} Q four-<ou nL Gf@fi Ot the g/ ty @Qr$ § {g q\$ Q !
 F
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Fjnd fihe whi ie noge

”' •’* ” * picrures of 8 ne<trc‹c to I•IiddIc C.

S•g for pou p o / i c

Here is a /\cce fa’ F°^ * p!^y 'ncroducl ng che new n j l l .

couHziu G SHEEP
 sh' rr nore

i Below MIDDL £ C ›

GPlo w Cth chc finger marked 4 of your left hand.

;
y ps you pro f iE .
SGin
'; Here a re som e pi•• rurcs of G for t he laft hond .
k
This G is i ri t h e he i i c leI.
¢s - — — ft i s i n thiy spocc of I he boss stovc.

LFtTLE RfVER

Remrmbor !
Hoid Qnd cou nt
t he tied
notch co t
he i r
f‹iJl musicol votu
¢.
EVENIN
G
G ABOVE f¥tlDDŁE C - ON
KEYBOARD

F- 'nd the wiki te

note Io the cłgkf
of F,

He're ore p'ic lures of G

A SKYLINE THOUGHT
ON T. V A ERIALS

MARY HAD A
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 gŒł4ING
Œow a licking łirø łro•n eoc+• pole zo the fish it shc<•td cofch.
: If łha pole is marked C, fhn hrs must go to rha nore C.
Iż you ęnt it right it means coughf the ł•sh +
• PENNIES IN A PURSE
• ßo¢h fxirse has pennies inS,da ;‹.

Wr ite the •tutr' >•r of c-ounłs ,n eocg pursg

Goch duch quacks łóur born

Wr' !e I * 8o••ece t'°^e ł›g ołure before eorh hne

L‹ke \his .— t)
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GOlł5G NORTH
L. W. D.
 f•flNtSTEPS TO t•tUSlC - P'haae l. Review

how ore thc fingers numbered for playing the pt•no!

Describe the purpose ef : —

do«6l Wr
h'roce
I .re s* noture

lowing counts? ” —
i canr
2 counis
3 <•u•

Which rest z require tt+e fol-

lowing counts : —

4 counts

Which time Fig n0t•rC delinel

the fa la ‹ng counts! : —
7 counts to each bof'
I councs to cach bar
3 councs ro eoch bar

Explain the use