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Foreword ..
Outlining Hands
(Correlating fingers with staff names).
Sight Reading Discovery wwe
Sight Reading Drills...
Five-finger Position in C Major — The Woodchuck ... 6
Phrase Development ~ Snug as a Bug in a Rug.
How To Count - Hannah from Montana.
Rhythmic Development ~ Crunchy Flakes.
‘Musical Terms — Swinging Along...
Half Steps and Whole Steps
(Sharps, Flats and Naturals)
Accidentals ~ Tick-Tack-Toe 13
Five-finger Position in G Major — A Nutty Song ve 14
Crescendo and Diminuendo — How to Transpose
Down in a Coal Mine .. 15
Andante and Review ~ The Kangarooster. 16
Music Appreciation - Beethoven
Bells Are Ringing. ”
‘Arm Phrasing Touch — Steady Eddie.. 18
Bringing Out the Melody ~ The Goofy Gopher... 19
Extended Right Hand Position - The Dandy Lion... 20
Left Hand Development ~ Captain Silver. a
Piano Quiz No. 1 2
‘Transposing Jumping Beans. 2B
‘Technique ~ Warm-Ups 4
‘Memorization ~ The Snake Dance ... 28
‘Major Scale Pattern
Scale Writing. 26
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C Major Scale (Ascending) - The Escalator..
Broken Chords and the Triad ~ The Sphinx
Five-finger Position in F Major
Tune of the Tuna Fish 2»
Extended R.H. Position in F Major
Which is Witch? . 30
Contrast in Music
Reading Notes as Well as Finger Numbers
Brahms’ Lullaby
A Recital Piece
Left Hand Accompaniment Patterns
Riding on a Mule.
Five-finger Position in D Major ~ Cycles
‘Common Time
Extended R.H. Position in D Major - The Movies... 35,
Intervals: The Third — At the Ice Cream Counter
‘New Hand Position (B-flat Major) - The Picnic.
‘The Pianoforte and Fortissimo - The Life Guard ... 38
Staccato Study - The Steam Iron ..
Hand Position: Key of A Major ~ The Pet Shop..
Repertoire - The Rodeo ..
‘The Dotted Quarter Note in $ Time
Motorcycle Police
‘The Dotted Quarter Note in 3 Time
Schubert's Walt.
Reversible Melody —
AMusical Trick The Cheerleade
(Changing Keys - Birthday Greetings.
Piano Quiz No. 2
Centficate of Promotion
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Advantage of Supplementary Sheet Music
‘The pupil gets a glow of achievement and completion from supplementary sheet music. When he or she
leams a piece, A WHOLE UNIT is completed. This makes the pupil feel successful, and a successful
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So we'll win the | game. CHANGING KEYS
G Major Position
36. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS
(See footnote)
Moderato M.M. 4 = 72-104
34s
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(G Major Posion
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D Major Postion
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SCHAUM PIANO QUIZ NO. 2
DIRECTIONS: Below are twenty statements about music. If the statement is TRUE,
‘mark T in the answer column, If the statement is FALSE, mark F.
All of the information has been i 5
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Dee Grade Marked,
(Sis of dead Cigna oF Take
‘Asswer Column
1, One way to transpose isto raise all the tones ahalfstep. . + L—
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3. Pianists and athletes do not need exercise... 2. + + bee nbeue 3:
4. Minor pieces are happy and cheerful. ©... 00 e eee eee ee 4
5.This $= =F} ica trokenchord. .
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6. ln a major scale the half steps come between 2and3, and 6and7. ... 6.
7.-The signature for the key of Cmsjoris one sharp... sss. es 2
8. The signature for the key of F major is one flat (Bb). 6... ses 8
9, Some music is calm and other musicislively. 6... ss... eee 9.
10.Largomeans cheerful... 200-5 S00 DTT, 10.
11. Two sharps in the signature indicate the key of Dmajor. «ss... M1.
12. This sign SJE stands for common time. - . -
13, This interval isadth. 1
14. This interval HaGh wee e reeset eeesenes 14,
15. The key of Bb major has two flats (Bb and Eb)... ss. sss 15.
16.Ifone f means forte, then two ffsmeaneighty, ©... +s. 16.
17, Pianoforte is the full name forthe piano. 6. oversees 17.
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18. Pianists should always practice fst. vere eee eens
‘AmsjorareAa,D# and BE... 6. 19,
19. The three sharps in the key of
is worth an eighth note)...» . 20.
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