Chords Beginner

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DEBUT SYLLABLES

T E C H N I Q U E

E X E R C I S

E S

separate andbothhands

Contrary M-C

up anddown C G F

S C A L E S

separate andbothhands1 oct Major C G Fboth hands1 oct Contrary C Eseparate hands1 oct Pentatonic C

separate hands Blues"half scale" C

C H O R D S separate hands

MAJOR MINORGroup 1 C G F A E D

Group 2 a e d c g f

Other C5, G5, F5, G7

Dim B

I M P R O V I S A T I O N

M U S I C P I E C E S Songs by route Rock Songs

Fist Song

Tortoise Song

Old McDonaldAeroplane Song

First Solo Pieces by route Accompaniment

Mary had a little lamb You raise me up p. 48

Brother Peter Jingle Bells

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Nkosi Sikelele

De la Rey Notation

In the Jungle

Three Blind Mice

Happy Birthday

Lean on me

When the Saints Joy to the World

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S I G H T - R E

A D I N G

Speed Test (Flash cards)

Date Amount TIME Mark Date Amount TIME Mark

Exercises

Tick off as we go along

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C-major C E

GF- major F A CG - major G B D

D-major D F# AA- major A C# E

E - major E G#

B

Eb-major Eb G Bb

Ab-major Ab C Eb

Db/C#-major Db/C# F/E# Ab/G#

Gb/F#-major Gb/F# Bb/A# Db/C#

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Chords: 3–note Piano

Major (Happy) Notes



Bb-major Bb DF

B-major B D# F#

a-minor a c ed-minor d f ae-minor e g b

c-minor c eb gg-minor g bb df-minor f ab c

c#-minor c# e g#

f #-minor f # a c#

g#/ab-minor g#/ab b/cb d#/eb

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Minor (Sad) Notes



eb/d#-minor eb/d# gb/f # bb/a#

bb/a#-minor bb/a# db /c# f/e#

b-minor b d f #

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Draw your hands and numberyour fingers



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First find the Donkey

Then find Middle – C:



C D

This is Middle - C

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The Musical



WHOLE NOTE/ SEMIBREVE

= 4 beats = taa aa

aa aa

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Note Values



HALF NOTE/ MINIM

= 2 beats = taa aa

QUARTER NOTE/ CROTCHET

= 1 beat = taa

EIGHTH NOTE/ QUAVER

= ½ beat = ta te

Middle- C position:F G A B M-C D E F GFingering:

RH: 1 2 3 4 5

LH: 5 4 3 2 1

C position:

C D E F G M-C D E F GFingering:

RH: 1 2 3 4 5

LH: 5 4 3 2 1

G position:G A B C D G A B C D

Fingering:RH: 1 2 3 4 5

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Exercises



LH: 5 4 3 2 1

F position:

F G A Bb

C F G A Bb

CFingering:

RH: 1 2 3 4 5

LH: 5 4 3 2 1

C-Major:

C D E F G A BC

RH: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5

LH: 5 4 3 2 1 3 21

G-Major: (same fingering as C-Major)

G A B C D E F#G

RH: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5

LH: 5 4 3 2 1 3 21

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Scales



F-Major: (RH different fingering as C-Major)

F G A Bb C D EF

RH: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5

LH: 5 4 3 2 1 3 21

SongsMary had a little lamb

3 2 1 3

E D C D E E E

2 5

D D D E G G

3

E D C D E E E E

2

D D E D C

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Brother Peter

1

C D E C C D E C

3

E F G E F G

5 4

G F E C G F E C

1

C G C

1

C G C

1

Jingle Bells3

E E E E E E E G C D E

C C C 4 2

5

F F F F F E E E E D D E D G

F C D G3

E E E E E E E G C D E

C C C 4 2

F F F F F E E E G G F D C

F C G C

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Delarey1

C D E E E E C

5

G G G G F E E F E E F E E

C C C C

4

F E D D D DG

4

F F F F E D C D C C D C C

F C

Nkosi Sikelele

1

C C C D E E D D C

C G C 3

E E D E F F E E E DC F C G

2 4

C C C D E E D F E

C G C 2 1 2 1 2

D C B C D C

F C G C

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1 2 1 2

D C C B C D C

F C G C

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star1 4 5 4

C C G G A A G

C F C 4

F F E E D D C

F C G C 5 2

G G F F E E D

C F C G ( X 2)

1 4 5 4

C C G G A A G

C F C 4

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F F E E D D C

F C G C

Three Blind Mice3

E D C E D C

C G C C G C 5

G F F E G F F E

C F C C F C 2 5 5 2

G h-C h-C B A B h-C h-C GC G C

G h-C h-C B A B h-C h-C G

C G C

G h-C C C B A B h-C h-C G

C G C 4

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F E D C

C G C

Happy Birthday

1 2 4 3

G G A G C B

C G7 5 4

G G A G D C

G7 C 5

1 G 4 3 2 1

G G E C B A

C F 4 3 1 2

F F E C D C

C G7 C

Lean on Me

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E D C

C 5 C 5

E E D D C

F 5 F 5

4

C B A GC 5 C 5

1

C D E E F D

G5

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3 E D C

C 5 C 5 4 E E D D C

F 5 F 5

4

C B A G

C 5 C 5

3

E D C C B C

G5 C 5

When the Saints1 3

C E F G (x2)

C 5 C 5 C 5 C 5

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C E F G E C E D

C 5 C 5 C 5 C 5 G5 G5 G5 G5

3

E E D C C E G G G FC 5 C 5 C 5 F 5 F 5 F 5

E F G E C D C

C 5 C 5 G5 G5 C 5 C 5 C 5 C 5

In the Jungle

1 2 4

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C D E D E F E D C

C 5 F

D E D C E D

C 5 G

G E D E G F E D C

C 5 F

D E D C E D

C 5 G

C G F G F E G G G G

C 5 C 5 C 5 F 5 F 5 F 5 F 5 C 5 1 G5 (x2)

Rock SongsHoobastank: The Reason

E E E E (x 4) C# C# C# C# (x 4)

E E E E (x 4) C# C# C# C# (x 4)

A A A A (x 4)

B B B B (x 4)

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Children: Robert Miles

G A G F

A F E X 3 A E D

A D E F D

G A G F

A F E

A E D

D E F G A D

Fable: Robert Miles

3 5 4 2

F Ab G Eb

5 4 1

Ab G C x21

Ab G Ab

F Ab

G Eb

Ab G C

Ab G Ab

1 2 3 1 3

F G Ab C F (Back to beginning)

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More Songs

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NOTATION

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Pictures of Middle–C on the Staff

Middle-C with stemHere is a picture of Middle-C with a stem pointing up.When the stem goes up, play the notes with yourRIGHT HAND.



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Here is a picture of Middle-C with a stem pointing down.When the stem goes down, play the notes with yourLEFT HAND.

Play now with your right and left hand.

Bars, Bar lines and Time



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Play your first music

Tip Toe

Hop and Stop

The figures after the Clef Signs tell us howto count.It shows how many counts to each bar.



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Pop Corn

D-

On the



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Leaves

B-note

The Drum



. = 3 beats = taa aaaa

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The

In a

New note value



1)

2) ..

3)

4).

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Dance of the

Clap the following rhythms:



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The Shoe

E-

The

Rain



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A-

Lazy



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Swimming Pool



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Hot Cross

The TieWhen two note of the same pitch (sound) are shownconnected with acurved line like this or it iscalled a tie.

This means you must play the first note, and HOLD thesecond giving it a count to its full value as quarter-, half- orwhole note.DO NOT LIFT YOUR HAND AND PLAY THE SECOND (ortied) NOTE AGAIN.

Clown Fish



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G-

The Chimes

See if you canfind these

different patternsin the song

below.



A step = 2nd

A skip = 3rd

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Intervals – 2nd, 3rd,th



Take note of this bigger interval

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RestsRests are signs of silence. Each kind of Note has a Rest Sign

of equal value.

Whole note rest Half note rest Quarter note rest



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F-

Church



“Yankee Doodle” was originally sung by the Britishsoldiers to poke fun at the poorly dressed andawkward colonial soldiers during the French andIndian War (1754 - 1763). Later, during theRevolutionary War (1775-1783), the song becamepopular with the colonists and they adopted it as

their own.

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Yankee



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The Jolly Frog

G-note



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Wedding MarchMendelssohn



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F-

The Happy Frog

The Banjo



C E G

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C-

C-chord, C-5th and G7



If you divide a quarter note into two, you get two eighthnotes.Sometimes when there are two eighth notes together,instead of making them like this they arehooked together, and look like this

Eighth notes may also be joined together like this

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Eighth Notes

Exercise for Brother



Lets practise eighth notes oncemore

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The Trombone



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Interval of a 4th

Melodic and harmonic intervals



Harmony: the combination of sounds of different notesto form chord.

(Born 1770 - Died 1827 at the age of 56)

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and virtuoso pianist. He was animportant figure in the Western classical

music, and remains one of the most famousmusicians of all time.

Beethoven suffered fromgradual hearing loss beginning in his twenties.

He continued to composehis masterpieces, and toconduct and perform, evenafter he was completely deaf .

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Ludwig van

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtuoso

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianist

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_music


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_impairment

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conducting

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profound_hearing_loss


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtuoso

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianist



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_impairment

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conducting





Over time, his hearing lossbecame profound: there is awell-attested story that, at the

end of the premiere of hisNinth Symphony, he had tobe turned around to see theapplause of the audience;hearing nothing, he began toweep.

Ode to Joy is an ode written in 1785 by theGerman poet, Friedrich Schiller, knownespecially for its musical setting by Ludwig van Beethoven in the fourth and finalmovement of his Ninth Symphony.

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Ode to JoyCan you find the interval of a 4th in this piece?

Ludwig van Beethoven

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ode

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1785

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Schiller

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_van_Beethoven


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._9_(Beethoven)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ode

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1785

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Schiller



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._9_(Beethoven)



You Raise Me Up Chords by JoshGroban

Intro: C C C

Verse 1: C F CWhen I am down and, oh my soul, soweary; C F G

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When troubles come and my heartburdened be; F G Am

Then, I am still and wait here in thesilence, C G C Until you come and sit awhile with me.

Chorus:Am F C G

You raise me up, so I can stand onmountains;

Am F C G You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas; F G C FI am strong, when I am on yourshoulders; C G F C You raise me up: To more than I can be.

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C Major Scale: C D E F G A B C

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Joy to the World

Remember C–Major scale?

Oh, Susanna



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C

B

A G 1

F 3

E

D 1

C

2

G A A B B C

C C B A G G F E (x2)

E E E E E F G F E D D D D E F E D

C

C A G F E F E D C

Play this in G Major and F Major too.

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