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Piano Directions
Left Right

Music Directions
Down Up

Key Directions
Below Above
(Between)

Sound Directions
Low High

The most important feature of the keys on the keyboard are the 2 white keys that separate the 2 sets of black keys. POSITIONS OF THE WHITE KEYS ON THE KEYBOARD : B E F C D G A Above the three black keys Above the two black keys Below the three black keys Below the two black keys Between the three black keys Between the first and second of the three black keys Between the second and third of the three black keys. eg: Birds eg: Eagles eg: Floor eg: Carpet eg: Door eg: Glue eg: Apple

Eyes close - Define keys & use fingers to feel the keys and play. LEAN swing forward (spread ) swing back & touch the keys still leaning on playing finger. The forward swinging arm, leaning on playing finger.

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Eyes closed- Feel for white keys with the help of the black keys Define first. Finger walk 1st set Hands together 1st finger 3rd finger 2nd finger 2nd finger 1) Keep wrists up steady always. 2) Use forward swing of the arm to play leaning on playing finger. 3) Play with pads of finger tips. 4) Thumb plays at the edge of the white key. 5) Count loudly, EVENLY & SLOWLY. TIME > Space measure by using numbers. Space between 2 numbers.

Start - R.H. L.H. Finish- R.H. L.H.

C( middle ) C C C

BEAT

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Equal space of time between two numbers. 1st beat 2nd beat 3rd beat Space between 1 & 2 Space between 2 & 3 Space between 3 & 1 Equal

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Finger walk 1st set hands together ( 1st , 2nd & 3rd fingers )

31, 22, 13

Start

L.H. R.H.

E 3rd finger C Middle finger E 2nd finger C 2nd finger 42, 33, 13

Finish L.H. R.H.

-2nd set hands together ( 2nd , 3rd & 4th finger )

STAFF >

5 LINES & 4 SPACES LINES -straight - Horizontal -Equidistant -Parallel

- where music is written -S -H -E -P

Numbered upwards 5th line 4th space 4th line Space Line Downward 3rd space 3rd line 2nd space 2nd line 1st space 1st line 5th line 4th space 4th line 3rd space 3rd line 2nd space 2nd line 1st space 1st line Line Space Upwards

Two types

-Treble Staff -Bass Staff

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GRAND STAFF 10 lines + 8 spaces = 18 positions

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THE POSITIONS OF THE KEYS ON THE KEYBOARD ARE REPRESENTED BY THE LINES AND SPACES OF THE STAFF. Ledger lines and spaces These are imaginary lines and spaces found above the 5th line and below the 1st line of the staff representing the remaining keys that the 10th line and space of the staff do not represent. -1st set & 2nd set hands together -Keep wrists up FIRM, do not drop on backward swing.

Finger walk

BASS STAFF Position 1st ledger line 1st ledger space 5th line 4th space 4th line 3rd space 3rd line 2nd space 2nd line 1st space 1st line

KEY Position C ( Middle ) B A G F E D C B A G

TREBLE STAFF Position 5th line 4th space 4th line 3rd space 3rd line 2nd space 2nd line 1st space 1st line 1st ledger space 1st ledger line

KEY Position F E D C B A G F E D C (Middle )

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Finger walk 3rd set 3rd , 4th & 5th fingers Hands together 53, 44, 35 -2nd & 1st sets hands together

Shoulders Down Relax Count loudly 1 relax 2 relax 3 relax Swing arms forward to play while leaning on the playing fingers.

LINES AND SPACES

Table 1

-step by step -only Lines -only Space

- Line Space

Keep wrist up Swing arm to play

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Finger walk Combined sets - Hands together Use the forward swing of the arm to play leaning on the playing fingers. -1st , 2nd & 3rd sets. LINES & SPACES - Table 1 step by step -only Lines -only spaces -Table 2 Together TABLE 2 STAFF POSITION KEY POSITION Bass * 1st ledger lines 1st ledger spaces 1 lines 1st spaces 2nd lines 2nd spaces 3rd lines 3rd spaces 4th lines 4th spaces 5th lines
st

Eyes closed

Treble * C D E F G A B C D E F

C ( Middle ) B G A B C D E F G A

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CREATING THINKING PATTERNS Finger walk - Combined set Hands together -faster

REPEATSThumb - Swing forward & back then lift on thumb on the next beat. -when lifting thumb keep other fingers touching the keys. 2nd to 5th fingers Swing forward & back then lift the hand vertical up keep playing finger FIRM lift on the next beat Playing from one finger to the next finger just swing the lifting