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Contents
INTRODUCTION TO PLAYING 4 How to Sit at the Piano. 5 6 Finger Numbers. PianoTones. The Keyboard. 21 22 23 24 C POSITION 8 R. ht H d C P
9 Ig an OSIIon. re e RIGHT HAND WARM-UP.
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Tied Notes. MERRILYWE ROLLALONG. LARGO (trom "The New World"). IntroducingB tor RH. C Major,G7 Chords tor RH. MARYANN. Time Signature,!. The DottedHaltNote. ROCKETS.
Slurs & Legato Playing. WHATCAN I SHARE? Introducing A tor LH. F Major Chord tor LH. Warm-Up using C, G7 & F Chords tor LH. WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN. Introducing A tor RH. C & F Chords tor RH. Warm-Up using C, G7 & F Chords tor RH. WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN.

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Quarter Notes & Halt Notes. Measure, Bar Line, Double Bar. ODE TO JOY.

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LEFT HAND WARM-UP. The Whole Note. AURA LEE.

THE GRAND STAFF 12 The Grand Staff. Time Signature, ~. Whole Rest. Repeat Sign.

G POSITION 30 G Position. Intervals in G Position. LOVE SOMEBODY! A FRIEND LIKE YOU. THE DONKEY. The Sharp Sign. MONEY CAN'T BUY EV'RYTHING! . 7 The G Major & D Chords tor LH. THE CUCKOO. The G Major & D7 Chords tor RH. Block Chords& Broken Chords. The Damper Pedal. HARP SONG. Introducing E tor LH. A New Position ot the C Major Chord. Warm-Up using G, D7 & C Chords. BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES. Introducing E tor RH. New C Major Chord Position tor RH. Warm-Up using G, D7 & C Chords. ALPINE MELODY. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41

PLAYING C-G ON THE GRAND STAFF 13 14 ROCK-ALONG. MEXICAN HAT DANCE. Melodic Intervals, 2nds, 3rds.Dynamic Signs, p, 11ft AU CLAIRE DE LA LUNE. TISKET, A TASKET. 15 16 17 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 18 The C Major Chord. 19 20 Halt Rest. BROTHER JOHN. HERE'S A HAPPY SONG! Introducing B tor LH. Two Important Chords tor LH-C Major, G7.

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3 ~ MIDDLE C POSITION 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 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 trom Familiar Songs Using Dotted Quarter Notes. ALOUETTE. 72 73 THE KEYOF G MAJOR 70 71 The G Major Scale. The Key ot 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
74 75 76 78 79 The F Major Scale. Eighth Rest. Accent Sign. LITTLE BROWN JUG. The Primary Chords in F Major. CHIAPANECAS. 0 SOLE MlO. Arpeggiated Chords.EXPANDING THE 5 FINGER POSITION
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 Measuring 6ths. LAVENDER'S BLUE. KUM-BA-YAH! LONDON BRIDGE. MICHAEL, ROW THE BOAT ASHORE. BLOW THE MAN DOWN! , . Movlng Up and Down the Keyboard In 6ths. LONE STAR WALTZ. Staccato. Measuring 7ths & Octaves. CAFÉ VIENNA. The Flat Sign. ROCK IT AWAY! Measuring Halt Steps & Whole Steps. Tetrachords. KEY OF C MAJOR

THE KEY OF AMINOR
80 81 82 84 85 The Key ot A ~ino~. The A Harmonlc 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
86 87 88 The Key ot D Minor. The D Harmonic Mino~cale. pp. SCARBOROUGH FAIR. The Primary Chords in D Minor. RAISINS AND ALMONDS. 90 92 94 96 HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HlSHANDS. THE ENTERTAINER. Eighth Note Triplets. AMAZING GRACE. The Most Frequently Used Keys,
and Their Primary Chords

SCALES & CHORDS-THE 62 63 64 65 66 67 68

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 E t d d P .t '
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