TABLE O CONTENTS oreord Revie UNIT The C -inger Pattern UNIT Dynamics and Tempo 0 UNIT Tonic and Dominant in C UNIT Eighth Notes UNIT Tonic and Dominant in G 0 UNIT 6 Half and Whole Steps 8 UNIT 7 Major -inger Patterns UNIT 8 Interval of a 6th 8 UNIT 9 Ne Notes on the Staff UNIT 0 Minor -inger Patterns 60 UNIT Intervals of 7ths and Octaves 68 UNIT C and G Major Scales and Chords 80 UNIT Dotted Quarter Note 9 Copyright 06 Alfred Music All rights reserved. Printed in USA. No part of this book shall be reproduced, arranged, adapted, recorded, publicly performed, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means ithout ritten permission from the publisher. In order to comply ith copyright las, please apply for such ritten permission and/or license by contacting the publisher at alfred.com/permissions. ISBN-0: -706-70- ISBN-: 978--706-70-7 Alfred Music P.O. Box 000 Van Nuys, CA 90-000 alfred.com
oreord Premier Piano Express is designed for students ho need a faster-paced approach to piano study. Based on the concepts and music from Premier Piano Course, this All-in-One Accelerated Course integrates Lesson, Theory, Technique, and Performance pages. This comprehensive course is organized into skills-based units that feature clear explanations of important musical concepts, ritten orksheets to provide revie and strengthen understanding, as ell as optional duet accompaniments to create fulfilling musical experiences. Book continues the steady development of artistry and keyboard skills that began in Book. Note-reading skills are expanded to include ledger-line notes. Melodic and harmonic 6ths, 7ths, and octaves are used to help the student move freely around the keyboard. Eighth notes and dotted eighth notes are added to other rhythms of gradually increasing complexity. Technical skills include the development of one-octave scales, hand-over-hand crossings (including arpeggios), finger crossings, and legato pedaling. Included ith the book is a CD-ROM that contains MP files of audio performances on acoustic piano and orchestrated accompaniments for selected pieces in the book. Pieces ith recordings are identified in the book ith a speaker icon ( ). There are four versions of each piece on the CD-ROM:. A digitally orchestrated accompaniment ith piano.. A digitally orchestrated accompaniment ithout piano.. A practice tempo performed on acoustic piano.. A performance tempo performed on acoustic piano. The TNT Custom Mix Softare allos the user to change tempos in these audio files. In addition, the CD-ROM contains General MIDI files that can be donloaded. These recordings add musical interest, and motivate students in the lesson and during practice. or students ho do not have a CD-ROM drive, these files can be donloaded at alfred.com/premierpianoexpress. All music as composed or arranged by Dennis Alexander and Martha Mier. In Units 7, a blue finger number indicates that the hand moves up or don. CD-ROM Instructions: When you insert the disc into your computer, navigate to Computer or My Computer, right-click on the disc drive icon, and select Open or Explore. (Mac users can simply double-click the disc icon that appears on the desktop.) The MPs can be dragged to your desktop and then transferred to your smartphone or ipod, or burned to an audio disc. Alternatively, to install the TNT softare, double-click on the installer file please note that installation may take up to minutes. Once it is installed, you ill be able to slo don or speed up each MP, loop playback, and select specific sections for practicing. TNT System Requirements: Windos 0, 8, 7, Vista, XP QuickTime 7.6.7 or higher.8 GHz processor or faster 0 MB hard drive space, GB RAM minimum CD or DVD drive for installation Speakers or headphones Internet access required for updates Macintosh OSX 0. or higher (Intel only) QuickTime 7.6.7 or higher 0 MB hard drive space, GB RAM minimum CD or DVD drive for installation Speakers or headphones Internet access for updates Windos is a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. ipod, Macintosh, OSX and Quick Time are trademarks of Apple Inc. The authors of Premier Piano Express send our best ishes as you begin this exciting musical journey!
Worksheet Revie. On the blank lines, name the notes. a. b.. Write M on the line next to each melodic interval and H next to each harmonic interval. Then connect each melodic and harmonic interval to its matching name. nd rd th th. Write the name on the correct black key for D,, and G.. Write the name on the correct black key for Eb, A b, and B b. C # C D G E A B
UNIT The C -inger Pattern On ith the Sho! Lively Ó # f # Ó # Ó # # Ó 9 # Ó # Duet: Student plays one octave higher. Lively RH. LH * n # #. # 9 n # Ó P. b # *Optional: The half notes in the left hand of measures 6 may be played as a tremolo.
6 UNIT : The C -inger Pattern Moving Up from Treble C for the C -inger Pattern Treble C and the four notes that step up from it are called the C -finger pattern. Stepping Up Ne Notes Skipping Up Ne Notes C D E G C E G Bartók s Study (irst Term at the Piano) Moderately f Béla Bartók (88 9) 7 rit. Duet: Student plays LH one octave higher. 7 Moderately RH. LH b b. b rit. Alexander/Mier b
UNIT : The C -inger Pattern 7 Worksheet C -inger Pattern in Treble Clef. Using hole notes, rite the C -finger pattern going up. Name each note.. Using a hole note, rite one note that ill make a rd beteen each note. Name the notes.. Name each note. Then play on the keyboard. a. b. c. d. Sharp and lat Revie raises. A sharp sign # a note a half step to the loers (Circle one.) right left (Circle one.) raises. A flat sign b a note a half step to the loers (Circle one.) right left (Circle one.)
8 UNIT : The C -inger Pattern inger Independence Play each key ith finger independence moving precisely from one finger to the next ith energy. Yankee Doodle Dazzle March-like Ó f Ó f Duet: Student plays RH one octave higher and LH to octaves higher. March-like RH LH P P
0 UNIT Dynamics and Tempo Crescendo and Diminuendo Playing gradually louder or gradually softer allos music to express moods and feelings. crescendo (cresc.) diminuendo (dim.) Play gradually louder Play gradually softer Dynamic Shaping To shape the phrases: Use a light arm for the first note of the phrase. Gradually increase the arm eight for the crescendo. Gradually decrease the arm eight for the diminuendo. Lift off the last note of the phrase ith a rising rist. Au clair de la lune loing p rench Duet: Student plays one octave higher. loing RH # LH π j j P
9 UNIT : Dotted Quarter Note UNIT Dotted Quarter Note A quarter note tied to an eighth note equals a dotted quarter note. j =. + / counts / counts The dotted quarter note is almost alays folloed by an eighth note.. j Count: + + The dot increases the length of a note by half its value. Tap and count each rhythm pattern... Count: + + + + Count: + + + +.. Tie. Count: + + + +... j. Count: + + + + Dra a line to connect each rhythm on the left to the rhythm on the right that sounds the same. j... j j.. j.
UNIT : Dotted Quarter Note 9 Dutch Dance 6 Moderato Ne Rhythm Tap and clap aloud. # f # # p # 9 #. J. J p #. j. Count: + + + + Joachim van den Hove (67 60) ine D. C. al ine Duet: Student plays RH one octave higher and LH to octaves higher. Moderato # RH LH # 8va last time ine 9. P j. π π j Alexander/Mier D. C. al ine