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Palmer + Morton Manus « Amanda Vick Lethco ai Thi Exton Copyright © MCMNCIX by Aros Muse ‘AD tights reserved, Procuced in USA 'SON-10:0.88284-709- |SBN-18;978-0-68284-760-4 wussanore by Daves Siverran (Paris by Chery Hema2 Review THE GRAND STAFF Measure Double Bar TIME SIGNATURE DYNAMIC SIGNS AL means 4 beats to each measure. pone eee AL aauarter note d gets one beat. mf (mezzo forte) = moderately loud _ NOTE VALUES REST VALUES |g = ouantennore 2 - quarter rest | Count ‘Count “1” | d = HALF NOTE HALF REST | Count “12° | Count *1 -2" © = WHOLE NOTE Count*t -2-3-4" L ies = = WHOLE REST Count "1 -2-3-4" (0r rest for a whole measure) ‘You are now ready to begin THEORY BOOK, Level 18.C Position Review —i— — Play and say the note names. RH Step Right Up! , 9 1. Clap (or tap) & count /% 2. Play & count 3 3. Play & sing the words. Follow these steps for each piece in this book! Moderately slow : : it ++ a z = a Ae right up to ve- be G, Then step let to mid- die C. \ ‘Stop right up to bass clot 6G, ‘Thon step left to bass clot | c D> ef 6 G G Go F —€ oD Cc, you see!” FS : BS SSaeearS SSS ant The DOUBLE DOTS mea REPEAT FROM THE BEGINNING4 Review—Melodic Intervals Distances between tones are measured in INTERVALS, called 2nds, Srds, 4ths, ths, etc. Notes played SEPARATELY make a MELODY. We cal the intervals between these notes MELODIC INTERVALS. Play these MELODIC INTERVALS. Listen to the sound of each interval. The Carousel ‘Name all the MELODIC INTERVALS s in this piece before you play it. ‘Hail to Thee, America! SLUR means play LEGATO | (sreothiy connected) eee ss a Ru bas ‘SLURS often divide the music into phrases (musical thoughts). PP Gano) = son S tore) = wows Brother John Moderately fast 1 2 P ase you soop-ing? | Are you stoop-ing? | Broth or dott ‘You are now ready to begin TECHNIC BOOK, Level 18.Review—Harmonic Intervals Notes played TOGETHER make HARMONY. We call the intervals between these notes HARMONIC INTERVALS. Play these HARMONIC INTERVALS. Listen carefully to the sound of each interval Good Sounds ‘You are now ready to begin RECITAL BOOK, Level 18.TIME SIGNATURE (Review) § means 3 beats to each measure. A: = DOTTED HALF NOTE Aq a quarter NOTE d_92ts one beat. Count*1-2-3" The Cuckoo e a First play the left hand alone, naming each HARMONIC INTERVAL e a Happily 5 ‘You are now ready to begin EAR TRAINING BOOK, Level 18.8 Reviewing the SHARP SIGN ‘The SHARP SIGN before a nole means play the next key to the right, whether BLACK or WHITE. When a SHARP SIGN appears before a note, it applies to that note for the rest of the measure. Money Can’t Buy Ev’rything! March time don = oy doen | mate you sath Yon - ey camt pe | al tat tad sens ——_——STACCATO (Review) STACCATO Is the opposite of LEGATO. It means SEPARATED or DETACHED. To play STACCATO, reiease the key instanty. STACCATO is indicated by a DOT over” or under @ the note.INCOMPLETE MEASURE ‘Some pieces begin with an INCOMPLETE MEASURE. The first measure in this piece has only 1 count. The 3 missing counts are found in the last measure. When you repeat the whole piece, you will have one whole measure of 4 counts ‘when you play the last measure plus the first measure. Grandpa’s Clock Moderately fast . “Tek ck, Hh, tok, tak, tk, tear Tes tal as pa'sclock! Out in the hall pen- du + lum that swings, And all day long it sings,"Tiek, tock! Tick, took! Tick, took” stands and sings, Tick, tock! Tick, tock” errr. * 2 43s . FWhen the Saints Go Marching In March time 4 FOr, von tte | saints12 ~ FH, coon” RELATE TT PH1 2345 Play and say the note names. G’s in the “BAG” Moderately fastc 2 i o ic ~- = 3 2 Moderately fast Laugh and sing your | caus a way! ze+ ee om - pa, om - pa, com - pa - pal = Ss > Suggestion: After playing the entire piece twice, repeat the last two lines again, playing the LH one octave lower!Reviewing the FLAT SIGN ‘The FLAT SIGN before a note means play the next key io the LEFT, whether BLACK or WHITE. When a FLAT SIGN appears before a note, it applies to that note for the rest of the measure, The Clown ——— Fine D.C. al Fine D.C. al Pine (Da Capo al Fine) means repeat from the beginning and play to the end (Fine).16 Reading in Middle C Position mweasad Both thumbs on MIDDLE C! Play and say the note names.eee Tempo Marks ‘TEMPO is an Italian word. It means “RATE OF SPEED.” ‘Words indicating how fast or slow to play are called TEMPO MARKS. Here are some of the most important tempo marks: ALLEGRO = Quickly, happily. MODERATO = Moderately. AANDANTE = Moving along. The word actually means “walking.” ADAGIO = Slowly. Waltz Time MIDDLE C POSITION Bring out the LH melody. Moderato =e pee Suggestion: Repeat with both hands one octave higher,18 Good King Wenceslas ——— Ea Allegro moderato (moderately fost) aod King Wen ces - tae foK'd ou, On the fonst of Ste - Bright ly shone the mon that night, Though the frost was cru =f, ee = “nf. 2 == f | When a poorman came ih sight, —Gath-ring win- ter tu : a. —_—-_—The Rainbow 7X This sign is called a FERMATA. Hold the note under the FERMATA longer than its value. Andante (moving along) Roy G. Biv’ eats red, or - ange, yet - low, and green, and blue, And + t + \er F st} st eS | =F — \ E ‘Remember the name “Roy G. Biv" and you will always know the colors of the rainbow ln the order in which they appear.Good Morning to You! Allegro (quickly. happily) mem ing ‘0 you! ing, Dear a 2 f > is 2 e f f = ! Gos morn - ing yout (eam)Eighth Notes Two eighth notes are played in the time of one quarter note. When a piece contains eighth notes, count: “one-and” or “quar-ter” for each quarter note: count: “one-and” or “two-8ths” for each pair of eighth notes. Clap (or tap) these notes, counting aloud. gitit MOO, Happy Birthday to You! HAPPY BIRTHDAY is exactly the same as GOOD MORNING TO YOU, ‘except for the EIGHTH NOTES! a 4 Hap - py Birth day to you! Hap > py ———Clap (or tap) the following rhythm, Clap ONCE for each note, counting aloud. Yankee Doodle AWHOLE REST is used to indicate a whole measure of silence in % time. Allegro moderato 1 stuck a leah - er in his hat and called ft omac- a =) O - e 2 ¥ oFAndante ‘Always tum-ing, _Abways tum-ingl Abways face the wind! 3 wv. ‘Always spin-ning, _—Al-ways gpin-ningl How wo love to see you spin! Keep on spinning, keep on tum = ingl How we love to see you — spinl ay \ anf 2 Hemp (esse a ‘orginal speed) ‘Suggestion: For recital performance, repeat THE WINDMILL. playing both hands ‘one octave higher: then play the last line AGAIN, very slowly and softly.‘And there were man-y, | man-y more, See | how you can name! == eee \@ Fin - di-an na-tions, | nore be-fore The | great Chisto-phar Co -| lum -bus camat | man Note: Sioux is pronounced “Soo. Itrtymes with “too.” f- = SS] ‘The double dots inside the double bars indicate that everything between the double bars must be REPEATEDG Position with LH an Octave Higher —i1— — Ai In this NEW G POSITION, the LEFT HAND plays ONE OCTAVE HIGHER than before. ‘The RIGHT HAND remains in the same position Bic! Ul. rT There is only ONE new LH note to learn. | | mui2a45 [oo \8 HS 4321 New Position GThe Damper Pedal The RIGHT PEDAL is called the DAMPER PEDAL. ‘When you hold the damper pedal down, any tone you sound continues after you release the key. ‘The RIGHT FOOT is used on the damper pedal. Always keep your heel on the floor; use your ankle like a hinge. Pedal Play ‘This easy PEDAL STUDY will show you how the damper pedal causes the tones to continue to sound, EVEN AFTER YOUR HANDS HAVE RELEASED THE KEYS. Press the pedal down as you play each group of notes. Hold it down through the rests. Play VERY SLOWLY and LISTEN.l 1 4 VERY IMPORTANT! Also play HARP SONG in the following ways: 1. Play the 3rd and 4th measures of each line one octave higher than written. 2. Play the 1st and 2nd measures of each line one octave lower than written. 3. Any combination of the above two ways.Music Box Rock Let play un = trans down, i — eeA Cowboy’s Song Lazily Pp 5s 141 3 ‘——— z e. wee ¢ (a peal - gs A special WESTERN EFFECT may be produced by playing the pairs of eighth notes a bit unevenly, in a “iting” style: vd ‘Suggestion: Play A COWBOY’S SONG also with LH ¥@ lower, in the old G position.When eighth notes appear ‘This is an EIGHTH REST: 7 singly, they look like this: d or fi Itmeans REST FOR THE VALUE Single eighth notes are often d 7 OF AN EIGHTH NOTE. sed with eighth reSt8. Oe ee ane ‘OR: “two - 8ths” Clap (or tap) the following rhythm: got, b, dy The Magic Man Who can pf a rab-bt out of Who can van-isn ‘anything and 5 ; =] uf = °On, -¥s hat In your ear? ye a an find Oh, the — mar-vel-ous, mag-1- cal cant ‘Mag-lc Man mystMIDDLE D POSITION — 14 — i ieee ua \s | Ws4ae2t BOTH THUMBS ON MIDDLE 0 LH same as new G Position. The Greatest Show on Earth! \s | March tempo Ann i z Scie wo the Great = est Show on Ear Ws tat otYour say “Hoo -36 Measuring Half Steps AHALF STEP is the distance from any key to the very next key up or down, black or white, with NO KEY BETWEEN. ‘The SHARP sign ¢ raises a note a halt step. ‘The FLAT sign > lowers a note a half step. Each black key may be named 2 ways, as shown here: ‘The NATURAL sign £ is used to CANCEL a sharp or flat Anote after a natural is ALWAYS a WHITE KEY! Middle D “Half Step” Positionirlwind POSITION The Wh ‘This piece consists entirely of half steps, except for the last two measures. MIDDLE D “HALF STEP" finds and rac - es Ev = ty-thing it winds and ches - 06 o suit = ing out jog. twit = ing, Whit -38 Measuring Whole Steps A WHOLE STEP is equal to 2 HALF STEPS with ONE KEY BETWEEN. Middle D “Whole Step” Position BOTH THUMBS on MIDDLE DI When a SHARP or FLAT appears belore a note, it applies to that note each time it is used in the rest of the measure, unless it is cancelled by a natural. A SHARP or FLAT continues when a note is tied to the following measure. Itis not necessary to re-write the sharp or flat before the second of the two tied notes. Play & count: 4 | j ufThe Planets MIDDLE D “WHOLE STEP” POSITION40 Tetrachords ATETRACHORD is a series of FOUR NOTES having a pattem of WHOLE STEP, WHOLE STEP, HALF STEP ‘The notes of a tetrachord 2 trust be in alphabetical ordert oe x % % <—— They must also have this pattern! Play the following tetrachords. LH tetrachords are fingered 5 4 3 2. RH tetrachords are fingered 2 3 4 5. (C TETRACHORDS: swe a4 ss . SSS = we 4 5 2 Oe G TETRACHORDS: “ » Ana 3, ‘ s rr + THs 7 3 2 D TETRACHORDS: me 3 «4 os ws 4 3 2 ZNat The Major Scale ‘The MAJOR SCALE is made of TWO TETRACHORDS joined by a WHOLE STEP. THE C MAJOR SCALE KEY.NOTE Kev.NOTE Thore is NO # or $ Ea di z SS > iribe CMAJOR SCALE. © - List TeTRACHORD~ —— “ang TETRACHORD Each scale begins and ends on a note of the same name as the scale, called the KEY-NOTE, C Major Scale Piece Both 5's play the KEY-NOTE, CI m2, 4 8 S43 3 a rte OT a 2 1. Play whole, whole, hall, Play whole, whole, hall. Then come down the ver-y same 2 Waich the ‘half steps! Walch the half stops! Tet - ra-chords are eas-y to u's ‘THE G MAJOR SCALE KEY-NOTE Cand TETRACHORD 4 ‘There is ONE $ (F#) (nth G MAJOR SCALE. G Major Scale Piece Both 5's play the KEY-NOTE, Gt42 The Key of G Major A piece based on the G major scale is in the KEY OF G MAJOR. Since F is sharp in the G scale, every F is sharp. Instead of placing a sharp before every F, the sharp is indicated at the beginning in the KEY SIGNATURE. Carol in G Major HAND POSITION: RH plays the upper tetrachord, LH plays the lower tatrachord. ——- The Same Carol in C Major KEY OF CMAJOR HAND POSITION: RH plays the upper tetrachord, Key Signature: no#, nob LH plays the lower tetrachord. Moderato S55 wm!) IA Piece with 2 LH Positions Lng Posmon Unc PosiTion RHPOSMON TOT TT TUTTE From the KEY SIGNATURE you will see that this piece is in the KEY OF G MAJOR—all F's must be SHARPED. Watch for the F's in the LH part of the last line! French Lullaby a D.C. al Fine44 A Piece with 2 RH Positions RH C POSITION RH G POSITION HIGRoemon Lines 1-4 Lines 5.6 (ao, ao om on =) ‘The piece begins in the KEY OF C MAJOR, changes to the KEY OF G MAJOR, then returns toC MAJOR. Be sure to make all the F's sharp in the 5th and 6th lines. Sonatina st eee ‘A SONATINA is a short instrumental selection. It may have one, two, or three movements. If the first or only movement begins in the key of C major, the second part of the movement is usually in the key of G major. The movement returns to the original key at the end.When Our Band Goes Marching By! C POSITION This piece is in the KEY OF C MAJOR. Although there are no sharps or flats in the key signature, some sharps occur during the piece. Sharps or flats Not in the key signature are called ACCIDENTALS. March tempo When our band goes. march - ing by, 2 ts 2 band you vant thee, eS Z ————— © f hats on high, When our band goes proud - ly cheer, When our band goes47 Review of Musical Terms placed over or under a note that gets special emphasis. Play the note louder. . «a sharp oF flat not given in the key signature. «Slowly. quickly, happity. - moving along (at walking speed). Crescendo (————)....... gradually louder. ‘Da Capo al Fine (0.C. al Fine)... .. repeat from the beginning and play to the Fine (enc). Diminuendo (=)... ... gradually softer. signs showing now loud or sot to play. indicates that a note should be held longer than its true value. «the end. the measures under the bracket are played the ‘st time only. - lowers a note one halt step. Play the next key tothe left loud. . . the distance from one key to the very next one, with no key between. «the interval between two tones sounded together, - Ameasure at the beginning of a piece with fewer counts than ‘shown in the time signatures. The missing counts are found in the last measure. - «the difference in pitch (highness or lowness) between two tones. -.the number of sharps or flats in any key—wertten at the beginning ‘of each line. ‘smoothly connected. Usually indicated by a slur over or under the notes. A series of 8 nolos made of two tetrachords joined by a whole stop. the interval between two tones sounded separately, moderately loud. ‘cancels a sharp or fat. - - when placed OVER notes, means play them one octave higher ‘than writen. - «Press the damper pedal, hold it, and release it. soft {repeat from the beginning. + + fepeat the measures between the double bars. ‘gradually slowing. the measures under the bracket are played the 2nd time onty. ‘raises a note one half step. Play the next key to the right. ‘Separated or detached. Usually indicated by @ dot over or under the note. rete of speed. . «four notes in alphabetical order, having the pattern of WHOLE STEP, WHOLE STEP, HALF STEP. - - numbers found at the beginning of a piece or section of a piece. “The top number shows the number of beats in each measure, ‘The bottom number shows the kind of note that gets one beat. - «wo haif steps. The distance between two keys with one key between,SMa ie IVAN TNIV NLU ITI aR AUADNONY yeya Aynaae op st sty, TRONIADDADADAUADADAO A ATT