Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course: Lesson Book 1 Item: 00-14041

by Palmer, Willard A.; Manus, Morton; Lethco, Amanda Vick

• ISBN13: 9780882848327
• ISBN10: 0882848321
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback w/CD
• Copyright: 1995-02-01
• Publisher: Alfred Pub Co
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Summary

More than 3-million adult students have learned to play the piano using this well-sequenced course. Perfect for beginners who prefer a chord approach, students learn how to play chords in either hand in order to move beyond simply playing single note melodies. The course contains outstanding songs such as "The Entertainer," "Scarborough Fair," "Greensleeves" and "Amazing Grace." This course is most effective when used under the direction of a piano teacher or experienced musician.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION TO PLAYING

How to Sit at the Piano.

Finger Numbers. Piano Tones.

The Keyboard.

Name That Key!

C POSITION

Right Hand C Position. Treble Clef Sign. Right Hand Warm-Up.

Quarter Notes & Half Notes. Measure, Bar Line, Double Bar. Ode to Joy.

Left Hand C Position. Bass Clef Sign. Left Hand Warm-Up.

The Whole Note. Aura Lee.

THE GRAND STAFF

The Grand Staff. Time Signature, 44, Whole Rest. Repeat Sign.

PLAYING C--G ON THE GRAND STAFF

Rock-Along. Mexican Hat Dance.

Melodic Intervals, 2nds, 3rds. Dynamic Signs, p, mf. Au Claire De La Lune. Tisket, A Tasket.

Harmonic Intervals, 2nds, 3rds. Quarter Rest. f. Rockin' Intervals.

Melodic 4ths, 5ths. Good King Wenceslas. My Fifth.

Harmonic 4ths, 5ths. Jingle Bells.

INTRODUCTION TO CHORDS

The C Major Chord.

Half Rest. Brother John. Here's a Happy Song!

Introducing B for LH. Two Important

Tied Notes. Merrily We Roll Along. Largo (from ``The New World'').

Introducing B for RH. C Major, G7 Chords for RH.

Mary Ann.

Time Signature, 34, The Dotted Half Note. Rockets.

Slurs & Legato Playing. What Can I Share?

Introducing A for LH. F Major Chord for LH.

Warm-Up using C, G7 & F Chords for LH. When the Saints Go Marching in.

Introducing A for RH. C & F Chords for RH.

Warm-Up using C, G7 & F Chords for RH. When The Saints Go Marching In.

G POSITION

G Position. Intervals in G Position.

Love Somebody! A Friend Like You.

The Donkey.

The Sharp Sign. Money Can't Buy Ev'rything!

The G Major & D7 Chords for LH.

The Cuckoo.

The G Major & D7 Chords for RH. Block Chords & Broken Chords.

The Damper Pedal. Harp Song.

Introducing E for LH. A New Position of the C Major Chord.

Warm-Up using G, D7 & C Chords. Beautiful Brown Eyes.

Introducing E for RH. New C Major Chord Position for RH.

Warm-Up using G, D7 & C Chords.

MIDDLE C POSITION

Middle C Position. Thumbs on C!

Crescendo, Diminuendo. Waltz Time.

Fermata. Good Morning to You!

Eighth Notes. Happy Birthday to You!

D. C. al Fine. Standing in the Need of Prayer.

Combining Middle C and C Position. The Gift to be Simple.

Dotted Quarter Notes.

Measures from Familiar Songs Using Dotted Quarter Notes.

Alouette.

EXPANDING THE 5 FINGER POSITION

Measuring 6ths.

Lavender's Blue.

Kum-Ba-Yah!

London Bridge. Michael, Row the Boat Ashore.

Blow the Man Down!

Moving Up and Down the Keyboard in 6ths. Lone Star Waltz.

Staccato.

Measuring 7ths & Octaves.

Cafe Vienna.

The Flat Sign. Rock it Away!

Measuring Half Steps & Whole Steps. Tetrachords.

SCALES & CHORDS---THE KEY OF C MAJOR

The Major Scale. The C Major Scale.

ff. Joy to the World!

More about Chords.

Cockles and Mussels.

The Primary Chords in C Major. Chord Progressions.

About the Blues. Got Those Blues!

RH Extended Position. On Top of old Smoky.

THE KEY OF G MAJOR

The G Major Scale. The Key of G Major.

Changing Fingers on the Same Note. The Can-Can.

The Primary Chords in G Major. The Marines' Hymn.

Syncopated Notes. Natural Sign. 1st & 2nd Endings. Why Am I Blue?

THE KEY OF F MAJOR

The F Major Scale.

Eighth Rest. Accent Sign. Little Brown Jug.

The Primary Chords in F Major. Chiapanecas.

O Sole Mio.

Arpeggiated Chords.

THE KEY OF A MINOR

The Key of A Minor. The A Harmonic Minor Scale.

More Syncopated Notes. Jericho.

Overlapping Pedal. mp. Greensleeves.

More about Triads. The Primary Chords in A Minor.

Go Down, Moses.

THE KEY OF D MINOR

The Key of D Minor. The D Harmonic Minor Scale.

pp. Scarborough Fair.

The Primary Chords in D Minor. Raisins and Almonds.

He's Got the Whole World in his Hands.

The Entertainer.

Eighth Note Triplets. Amazing Grace.

The Most Frequently Used Keys, and their Primary Chords