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MISS RHONDAS PIANO COURSE
Piano Lesson Book Level 1A
By Rhonda Bradley
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PIANO LESSON BOOK 1A TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: GETTING READY TO PLAY MUSIC
HOW TO SIT AT THE PIANO 5 LEARNING FINGER NUMBERS 6 FINDING NOTES ON THE PIANO 7 ILLUSTRATION OF KEYS 8 STAFF, MEASURES, LINE AND SPACE NOTES 9 CHAPTER REVIEW 10
CHAPTER 2: PLAYING NOTES ON THE BASS CLEF
FLASHCARD LISTING 11 LEARNING BASS CLEF NOTES A, B, C 12 SONG: BASS CLEF NOTES 13 SONG: STEPPING UP AND DOWN 14 SONG: NEW NOTES ARE ALWAYS FUN 15 CHAPTER REVIEW 16
CHAPTER 3: PLAYING AND COUNTING NOTES ON THE TREBLE CLEF
FLASHCARD LISTING 17 LEARNING TREBLE CLEF NOTES C, D, E 18 SONG: TREBLE CLEF NOTES 19 SONG: WARM UP YOUR HANDS TO PLAY 20 LEARNING TO COUNT QUARTER, HALF, DOTTED HALF AND WHOLE NOTES 21 SONG: MIDDLE C MARCH 22 SONG: THE 1-2-3 SONG 23 SONG: THE MARCHING SONG 24 CHAPTER REVIEW 25
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Miss Rhondas Piano Course written by Rhonda Bradley Published by DIY Piano copyright Rhonda Bradley 2012
CHAPTER 4: PLAYING ON THE GRAND STAFF
FLASHCARD LISTING 26 THE GRAND STAFF 27 SONG: DANCING 28 SONG: WHAT SHALL I BRING 29 TWO NEW NOTES: BASS CLEF G AND TREBLE CLEF F 30 SONG: BEACH CASTLE (OFFENBACHS CAN-CAN) 31 SONG: HERE COMES THE BRIDE 32 SONG: YANKEE DOODLE 33 SONG: TWINKLE, TWINKLE 34 SONG: MOM WILL HELP (MOZARTS CONTRADANCE) 35 TWO MORE NEW NOTES: BASS CLEF F AND TREBLE CLEF G 36 SONG: SO MUCH FUN (GRIEGS MORNING SONG) 37 SONG: GRANDMAS SECRET VISIT (HAYDNS LONDON SYMPHONY) 38 SONG: SATURDAY 39 SONG: SPRING BREAK (SUR PONT DAVIGNON) 40 CHAPTER REVIEW 41
CHAPTER 5: LEARNING SHARPS AND FLATS
FLASHCARD LISTING 42 LEARNING FLATS 43 SONG: ALL FALL DOWN 44 SONG: MY PET CHARLIE 45 LEARNING SHARPS 46 SONG: WHAT IF 47 SONG: FOR ALICIA (BEETHOVENS FUR ELISE) 48 CHAPTER REVIEW 49 LEVEL 1A MEMORIES PAGE 50 CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL 1A 51 SUGGESTED REPERTOIRE 52
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Chapter 1
getting ready to play music
Piano Lesson Book 1A
In this chapter...
How to sit at the piano Finding keys on the piano Finger numbers Music staff Measures & bar lines Line & space notes
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How to
sit at the
piano
Youll play with your fingertips, which means that you'll
need a little curve in your fingers,
and your fingernails should always be trimmed or filed.
When you are playing music in level 1A, all of your fingers should be
touching the keys. Imagine that you have glue on your fingertips! (but never ever use
real glue or we will both get in trouble!) Play on
your fingertips
Keep your fingers
rested on the keys
Practice every day
It is important to sit tall at the piano. Young children will need a footstool. If your
elbows are lower than the keyboard, you will
also need a phone book or pillow to sit
on.
This will make it easier for you to play, and it will also make your
music sound better!
This technique might feel funny at first, but if
you practice it every day, it will probably be easy within just one
week!
It is easier to play the piano if you sit properly and hold
your hands correctly!
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Practice recognizing finger numbers as fast as you can.
This is also a good time to
practice recognizing right
and left hand.
Have your teacher or a parent call out
finger numbers to you, and see how
quickly you can point out the correct fingers.
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There is a picture on the next page of this book that shows you how to find all of the notes on
the piano.
Practice finding the C note on your Piano
Find and play all of the C notes on the piano using
your right or left hand thumb (finger # 1).
A new note each day Musical notes are named
after letters of the alphabet.
Musical notes are named: A, B, C, D, E, F or G.
The Piano is made up of groups of 2 black keys and groups of 3 black keys
Practice finding the C note to-morrow. Every time you walk
past the piano, play all of the C notes going up and down the keyboard, as fast as you can! Pick a different note to
practice each day this week.
1. Find and play all the groups of 2 black keys with your right hand finger numbers 2 & 3.
2. Find and play
all the groups of 3 black keys with your left hand finger num-bers 2, 3, & 4.
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Music is written on 5 lines with 4 spaces in between them. This is called the
MUSIC STAFF
Bar Lines
Bar Lines are the vertical (up and down) lines that
separate the music into little boxes called Measures.
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What are the seven letters of the
musical alphabet?
_____ _____ _____ _____
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1. Which hand is shown in this picture? (circle one):
LEFT RIGHT
2. Put the correct finger numbers into each circle.
What is your favorite color?
Find the C note on the keyboard below, and color it with your favorite color.
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Chapter 2
playing notes on the Bass Clef
Piano Lesson Book 1A
Flashcards
for this chapter:
measurebass clefbass clef C bass clef Bbass clef A
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You will use your left hand to
play notes written on the Bass Clef
staff.
The
Bass
Clef
Symbol
Final Bar Line
The Bass Clef is a symbol that is put on a music staff. All of the
notes below Middle C are written on the
Bass Clef Staff
A B C
Use left-hand finger numbers
3, 2, 1 to play notes
A, B,C The final bar line is like a stop sign; it means you are at the end of
the song.
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Bass (base) Clef Notes
Practice your flashcards every day!
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Stepping Up and Down
Point & say note names before you play
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New Notes are Always Fun!
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Find the A, B and C notes on the keyboard below, and color them with three different
colors of your choice.
Circle the hand that plays the bass clef notes, and then write in the finger numbers on the hand that you circled.
TEACHERS EVALUATION: Pass Needs Work All flashcards so far _____ _____ Recognizing notes A, B & C _____ _____ Practices every day _____ _____ Recognizes left & right hand _____ _____
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Chapter 3
playing and counting notes on the Treble Clef
Piano Lesson Book 1A
New flashcards for this chapter:
treble clef symbolC note (C4) D note (D4) E note (E4) repeat signquarter notehalf note whole notedotted half note
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You will use your
right hand to play notes written on the Treble Clef
staff.
The
Treble
Clef
Symbol
The Treble Clef is a symbol that is put on a music staff. All of the notes above Middle C
are written on the Treble Clef Staff
E C
Use right-hand finger numbers
1, 2 , 3 to play notes C, D and E .
Repeat Sign
The repeat sign asks you to go back to the begin-ning and play the song
one more time.
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Treble Clef Notes
Play & say note names out loud
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Warm Up Your Hands to Play
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Always look at the top number
of the time signature to find out how many beats are in a measure.
This will be the number that you count up to in the
song!
Time Signature
Counting while practicing will
give your music good rhythm. This will make
your music sound great!
Half Note
2 beats
1 beat
Quarter Note
4 beats
Whole Note
3 beats
Dotted Half Note
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Middle C March
Count out loud as you play this song. It will help you to have good rhythm, and your
music will sound great!
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The 1-2-3 Song
Practice slowly and
count our loud as you are learning
new songs
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The Marching Song
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Find the C, D and E notes on the keyboard below, and color them with three different
colors of your choice.
Circle the hand that plays the treble clef notes, and then write in the finger numbers on the hand that you circled.
TEACHERS EVALUATION: Pass Needs Work All flashcards so far _____ _____ Recognizing notes C, D & E _____ _____ Counting out loud _____ _____ Practicing slowly _____ _____
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Chapter 4
playing on the Grand Staff
Piano Lesson Book 1A
New flashcards for this chapter:
F note (F3) G note (G3) F note (F4) G note (G4)
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A Brace is used to connect the Treble and
Bass Clef staves together
to form the Grand Staff.
+ = { + Bass Clef Treble Clef Brace
Grand Staff
Piano music is written on the
Grand Staff
From now on, youll place both hands on the key-board at the same time,
and use both hands to play your songs!
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Dancing
Both of your thumbs will share the middle C note. This is called
Middle C position!
LEFT hand
RIGHT hand
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What Shall I Bring
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Treble Clef F
Bass Clef G
F
Two
New
Notes!
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Beach Castle
G
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Here Comes the Bride
(4)
F
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Yankee Doodle
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Twinkle, Twinkle
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Mom Will Help
pickup measure
count: 3, 4
can you find the 2
missing beats?
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Treble Clef G Bass Clef F
F
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(5) F
So Much Fun
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Grandmas Secret Visit
G
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Saturday
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Spring Break
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1. Write in the note names below
2. Write in the counting below
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Chapter 5
musical symbols
Piano Lesson Book 1A
New flashcards for this chapter:
sharp signflat signnatural sign
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Flat Sign
Flat signs are placed to the left of a note
T he flat sign applies to all of the follow-ing (same) notes for the rest
of the measure.
So if you see an E flat sign, flat the E and flat all of the other Es that come after it until the end of the measure.
Once you cross the bar line, all the Es go back to
normal white keys When you see the flat sign,
you should play the note 1/2 step lower (left), which
is usually a black key.
Flat = play the black key to the LEFT (down)
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All Fall Down
also
flat
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My Pet Charlie
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Sharp Sign
Sharp signs are placed to the left of a note
When you see the sharp sign, you should play the
note 1/2 step higher (right), which is usually
a black key.
F#
Sharp = play the black key to the RIGHT (up)
and naturals
Natural Sign
The natural sign tells you to *not* sharp or flat the note, but to play the original (white) key.
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What If
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For Alicia
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Find and circle the F sharp key above
This symbol is called a:
__________________________
Find and circle the B flat key above
Find and circle the G natural key above
This symbol is called a:
__________________________
This symbol is called a:
__________________________
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I started my piano lessons on ____________________. (date) My teachers name is __________________________. My teacher says I am especially good at: ____________________________________________ My favorite song to play on the piano is: ____________________________________________ Someday, I would like to be able to play: ___________________________________________ (write the name of at least one of your favorite songs here)
I completed Piano Lesson Book
Level 1A on:
_________________ (date)
(picture)
Place a picture of you at your
piano, or a picture of you and your
piano teacher.
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Certificate of Achievement
For the successful completion of Miss Rhondas Piano Course Level 1A
Level 1A Piano
Teachers Signature Date
This certificate is awarded to
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Here are some of the songs you'll learn in this book:
Yankee Doodle Here Comes the Bride Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Morning Song (Grieg) a.k.a. "So Much Fun The Can-Can (Offenbach) a.k.a. "Beach Castle" Contradance (Mozart) a.k.a. "Mom Will Help" Fur Elise (Beethoven) a.k.a. "For Alicia" London Symphony (Haydn) a.k.a. "Grandma's Secret Visit" ....AND MANY MORE!
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