Learning To Play The Piano

Learning to Play Piano
for theVeryYoung
with
By Marty Gold and Debbie Cavalier

2010 Debbie Cavalier Music. All Rights Reserved
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Marty Gold has enjoyed a diverse

career in music. He toured with an
18-piece swing band called the Korn
Kobblers as an arranger/pianist in
the 1940s. Their best-selling records
played on 175 radio stations daily
in their heyday. Marty left life on the
road and soon became an A&R man
for RCA Records in NYC. He arranged
and produced such artists as Sarah
Vaughn, Peter Nero, Lena Horne, and
Marian McPartland. He also led The
Marty Gold Orchestra and arranged,
conducted, and recorded dozens of
records for RCA, Decca, and others.
Marty Gold is also Debbies Grandpa!
Debbie Cavalier is the Dean

of Continuing Education at Berklee
College of Music. A prolific author,
she has penned more than 100 music
method books and arrangements. Her
favorite projects are the ones she gets
to do with her grandfather! Debbie
is also an award-winning kids/family
musician with Debbie and Friends.
For more information, please visit
www.debbieandfriends.net
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Contents
The Piano Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Musical Alphabet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
The Keyboard Tent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Right Hand Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Rhythm and Beats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
C is for Cat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
D is for Dog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
E is for Elephant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
CDE Songs
Merrily We Roll Along . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Hot Cross Buns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Au Clair de la Lune . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
F is for Flower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
G is for Girl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
CDEFG Song
Jingle Bells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
A is for Apple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
CDEFGA Songs
Twinkle, Twinkle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
London Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Rhythm and Beats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Guitar Chord Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Are You Sleeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Certificate of Completion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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The Piano Keyboard
The piano keyboard makes low, middle and high sounds. Play a few keys in the middle of the keyboard, then on each end.
Do you hear the low, middle, and high sounds?
M
i
d
d
l
e
Low Sounds
Middle
High Sounds
The piano keyboard has black keys and white keys. The black keys are divided into groups of two and three.
Two black keys
Three black keys
Draw a circle around all of the groups of two black keys. Put an X over the groups of three black keys.
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Musical Alphabet
Music notes have letter names, just like the alphabet. The musical alphabet goes from A to G.
A B C D E F G
Here are some pictures to go with each letter of the musical alphabet.
A B C
D E
D E
Can you fill in the letter under each picture?
A B C
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Right Hand Numbers
All of the music you play in this book will be with

your right hand.
3 4 5
My Right Hand
Draw a picture of your
right hand and write in
your finger numbers as
shown at right.
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Parents Note The Keyboard Tent
The Learning to Play the Piano for
the Very Young book comes with
a Keyboard Tent to help your child
remember the names of the notes.
Directions are on the back of the tent
card. Please prepare the keyboard tent
and place on the piano.
Note, the keyboard tent is designed
for full-size piano keys. It is not
compatible with smaller-sized piano
keyboards.
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Rhythm and Beats
Quarter Notes
Half Notes
Some music notes move along with a steady beat.

Each note gets one count or beat.
You will also play music notes that move more slowly.
They hold their notes for two counts or beats each.
Count:
Clap and count:
Clap and count:
These slower notes are called HALF NOTES

and they look like this:
These steady beats are called QUARTER NOTES

and they look like this:
q
4
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is for
Cat
is the white key just before the group of two black
keys on your piano keyboard.
Lets learn
some music
notes so we
can begin to
play songs!
C
Practice
1. Find the C key on your piano and play it with your thumb (1).
2. Play it four times with a steady beat.
Great Job!
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is for
Dog
9
is the white key between the group of two black keys
on your piano keyboard.
D
Practice
1. Find the D key on your piano and play it with your pointer finger (2).
Put it all together
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10
is for
Elephant
is the white key after the group of two black keys on
your piano keyboard.
E
Practice
1. Find the E key on your piano and play it with your middle finger (3).
Put it all together
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Guess what! With just three

notes, you can sing and play
lots of songs. Lets start with
Merrily We Roll Along.
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Merrily We Roll Along
= rest for two beats
Mer - ri C
Mer - ri -
ly
we
roll
a - long,
ly
we
roll
G7
roll
a - long,
G7
a - long,
oer
roll
C
the
dark blue
a - long,
sea.
Parents Note Chord Symbols Chord symbols are provided for every song for play-along fun. A guitar chord chart is provided on page 22.
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Hot Cross Buns

C
G7
Hot
cross
buns,
One
G7
pen - ny,
two
Hot
C
pen - ny,
G7
hot
cross
G7
cross
buns,
C
sea.
buns.
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13
Au Clair de la Lune
C
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is for
Flower
is the white key located before the three black keys on
your piano keyboard.
F
Practice
1. Find the F key on your piano and play it with your ring finger (4).
Put it all together
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is for
Girl
15
is the white key next to F on your piano keyboard.
G
Practice
1. Find the G key on your piano and play it with your pinky (5).
Put it all together
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16
Jingle Bells
C
Jin - gle
bells
G7
Oh
C
jin - gle
bells,
what
fun
it
is
C
jin - gle
all
the
G7
to
ride
one horse
C
Traditional
way!
G7
o - pen
sleigh!
C
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G7
G7
G7
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Oh
what
fun
it
bells
ride
bells,
fun
it
is
o - pen
all
the
G7
to
ride
one
sleigh!
C
jin - gle
what
one horse
C
jin - gle
G7
to
Jin - gle
Oh
is
way!
C
horse
o - pen
sleigh!
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18
is for
Apple
is the white key next to G on your piano keyboard.

Youll need to s-t-r-e-t-c-h your pinky to play it.
A
Practice
1. Find the A key on your piano and play it with your pinky (5).
Put it all together
Pinky s-t-r-e-t-c-h
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Twinkle, Twinkle
C
Twin - kle,
C
Up
C/E
Dm
twin - kle
lit - tle
star,
How
a - bove
Twin - kle,
C/E
the
world
so
G/B
high,
Like
C/E
C/E
Dm
twin - kle
lit - tle
star,
How
won - der
F
dia - mond
C
won - der
19
G/B
what you are.

C
in
G/B
G/B
the
sky,
C
what you are.
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London Bridge
= rest for one beat
Lon - don bridge

C
Lon - don bridge
is
fall - ing
is
fall - ing down,
G7
down,
fall - ing down,

G7
my
fall - ing down,

C
fair
la
dy.
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Rhythm and Beats
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EIGHTH NOTES
There is another kind of music note that moves along pretty quickly. Its so fast, in fact, that you have to play two of them for each
count or beat.
Clap and count:
These fast beats are called EIGHTH NOTES and they look like this
e
1
Guitar Chord Chart

Here are all of the guitar chords used in this book.
C
Dm
G7
C/E
G/B
c cf cfgcfc
gDfg
cf
DG
g
c
D
fgGC
D
fg
G
D
CGg
G
D
CGD
CG
G
CG
G
C
GC
G G
& c & c & c & c& c & c & c
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AreYou Sleeping?
C
Are
you
sleep - ing,
Are
you
sleep - ing,
Broth - er
John,
Broth - er
John?
Morn - ing bells are ring - ing,
Morn - ing bells are ring - ing, ding, ding, dong,
ding, ding, dong.
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Marty Gold has enjoyed a diverse

Debbie Cavalier is the Dean

The Piano Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

The Piano Keyboard

Two black keys

Three black keys

Can you fill in the letter under each picture?

Right Hand Numbers

All of the music you play in this book will be with

Rhythm and Beats

Some music notes move along with a steady beat.

Clap and count:

Clap and count:

These slower notes are called HALF NOTES

These steady beats are called QUARTER NOTES

Put it all together

Put it all together

Guess what! With just three

Merrily We Roll Along

= rest for two beats

Hot Cross Buns

Put it all together

Put it all together

is the white key next to G on your piano keyboard.

Put it all together

what you are.

what you are.

= rest for one beat

Lon - don bridge

Lon - don bridge

fall - ing down,

fall - ing down,

fall - ing down,

Rhythm and Beats

Guitar Chord Chart

Morn - ing bells are ring - ing,

Morn - ing bells are ring - ing, ding, ding, dong,

ding, ding, dong.

This certifies that

has successfully completed the

Debbie and Friends

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