The keyboard course ‘The New Way to Play the Keyboard’ is a results-oriented learning programme based on a concept that has been tried and tested millions of times for both tuition and self-study. Playing rhythmic melodies using well-known songs and pieces makes it easier to get started with right-hand playing technique. The early introduction of the left hand, combined with the automatic accompaniment feature and five different major chords, lays the foundation for musical accompaniment.
Contents:
Before we start playing (Musical notation)
The clefs
The ledger lines
The keyboard and musical notation
Test 1
Fingering
Hand position
The first notes
The First Songs
Test 2
Note values
Test 3
4/4 time
3/4 time
Test 4
Take a break (The quarter rest)
The repeat sign
Test 5
Drummer wanted! (The rhythm section)
The left hand needs to know when it’s its turn (Left-hand accompaniment, C/G chords)
A new note (A1)
Test 6
The slur
The march (range C2–G2, whole rest, double bar line, G7 accompaniment chord)
Test 7
Fancy one more eighth note? (Eighth notes)
Test 8
The Upbeat (Accompaniment chord F)
Test 9
How to save space (Brackets)
Aha! (Note B)
Now it’s coming together (sub-and super-phrasing)
Test 10
alla breve
Accompaniment chord C7
Test 11
Test 12
Chord charts
List of songs and pieces
Test answers
Songs and pieces:
Ode to Joy
Banks of the Ohio
Barcarole
Can-can
For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow
Gubben Noak
Little Hansel
Hansel and Gretel
A Man Has Fallen into the Well
Come and let’s dance
Cuckoo, cuckoo calls from the woods
It’s been a long, long time
London Bridge
Merrily We Roll Along
Michael, Row the Boat Ashore
Oh Susanna
Oh When the Saints
Polly-Wolly-Doodle
Red River Valley
Hush, hush
Buzz, buzz, buzz
This Old Man
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Farewell to Winter
Manufacturer information
Schott Music GmbH & Co. KG Weihergarten 5 55116 Mainz Germany [email protected] www.schott-music.com +49 6131 246 0
Hans Sikorski Die Russische Klavierschule 1 Alexander Nikolajew
Mitropa Music Tastenzauberei Band 1
Mitropa Music Tastenzauberei Sing- und Spielheft Band 1
Mitropa Music Tastenzauberei Band 2
Alfred Music Alfred's Klavierschule für Erwachsene Band 1