PIANO CAMP, BOOK 1 is divided into FIVE SESSIONS, one session for each day of the eek. Included in each session are activities relating to NOTE REAING, INTERVALS, RHYTHM, SIGHT REAING, MUSIC SYMBOLS, LISTENING and a COMPOSER PAGE. There is ONE KEYBOAR ENSEMBLE in the book for students to play during the eek. Sessions may be divided for use in shorter time periods, making more than five sessions. Sessions may also be extended by spending more time on the activities presented, playing the ensemble and composer pieces and by playing more games. Pages 42 48 contain games directly correlated to the concepts being taught in this book. At least one of these games should be used in each session. Suggestions for the appropriate time to use these games are found in the Note to the Teacher at the bottom of selected pages. Suggestions for Use.........................2 SESSION 1 Note Reading in C Position....................3 More Note Reading in C Position................4 Intervals 2nds.............................5 Note Values................................6 Clapping Rhythm Patterns.....................7 Sight Reading in C Position....................8 Keyboard Ensemble.........................9 Composer Johann Sebastian Bach............10 SESSION 2 Note Reading in G Position...................11 More Note Reading in G Position..............12 Intervals 3rds............................13 Rhythm and Time Signatures.................14 Music Symbols............................15 Sight Reading in G Position...................16 Listening / Keyboard Activity..................17 Composer Ludig van Beethoven.............18 SESSION 3 Note Reading in the Treble Staff...............19 Keyboard Match / Song......................20 Intervals 4ths.............................21 Tied Notes / Quarter Rests...................22 Clapping Rhythm Patterns....................23 Listening.................................24 June C. Montgomery Crossord Puzzle Music Terms..............25 Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.........26 SESSION 4 Note Reading in the Bass Staff................27 Keyboard Match / Song......................28 Intervals 5ths.............................29 Rests....................................30 Sharps and Flats / Keyboard Activity............31 Sight Reading.............................32 Music Symbols............................33 Composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky............34 SESSION 5 Note Reading Challenge Page...............35 Crossord Puzzle Note Reading..............36 Intervals..................................37 Crossord Puzzle Rhythm Revie............38 Keyboard Activity...........................39 Listening.................................40 Composer Scott Joplin.....................41 GAMES Games Rules for Play......................42 SYMBOL POWER One......................43 SYMBOL POWER To......................44 Note Race Game Board.....................45 Note Race Question Cards...................47 Copyright MCMXCVIII by Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in USA. Cover illustration and interior art by Christine Finn
2 Suggestions for Use PIANO CAMPS are an excellent ay to reinforce musical skills hile simultaneously having fun. By grouping students of similar levels and ages, camps allo for concentrated study of note reading, rhythm, music symbols, sight reading, listening and keyboard skills. A one-eek camp of to-hour daily group sessions is equal to many eeks of similar study in individual lessons. Students have fun ith friends hile learning. Games and competitions in the camp activities provide additional incentives to excel. PIANO CAMPS are an excellent ay to bridge the gap during the summer, beteen spring and fall teaching schedules. They help eliminate the need for remedial teaching in the fall. If summer is not a convenient time for a piano camp, a WINTER PIANO CAMP may be scheduled daily after school (instead of individual lessons) during a selected eek. PIANO CAMP, BOOK ONE revies all concepts presented in ALFRE S BASIC PIANO LIBRARY, Lesson Book 1A. This book may also be used in GROUP THEORY CLASSES during the year before the Lesson Book has been completed. It orks equally ell ith other methods. Ho to Schedule Piano Camps Piano camps may be scheduled for the convenience of teachers and/or students. The folloing are to of many options: 1. Every day for one eek, meeting Monday through Friday for approximately to hours each session. (See illustration belo of a teacher s schedule for groups of different levels.) 2. Three times a eek over a to eek period, meeting every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, OR meeting every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for to hours each session. The Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday schedule provides longer eekends for both teachers and students. TEACHER S WEEKLY PIANO CAMP SCHEULE Time (Monday Friday) 8:00 10:00 GROUP ONE (Early Elementary Students) 10:15 12:15 GROUP TWO (Elementary Students) Break for Lunch 1:00 3:00 GROUP THREE (Late Elementary Students) 3:15 5:15 GROUP FOUR (Early Intermediate Students) A typical schedule for a to-hour session: 1. Use flash cards to revie concepts to be taught in the session. (15 minutes) 2. Use note-reading, rhythm, music symbol, and keyboard activity pages from a session of the PIANO CAMP BOOK. Play at least one game contained in the book. (45 minutes) 3. Break for refreshments. (15 minutes) 4. Use remaining pages from the PIANO CAMP BOOK session. Play games as time permits. Give points and aard prizes. Give assignments for the folloing day. (45 minutes)
Session 1 Note Reading in C Position 3 LH RH 5 4 3 2 C E F G M I L E C E F G 2 3 4 5 LEFT HAN (LH) 1 &? œ œ œ œ œ RH 1 2 3 4 5 œ œ œ œ œ 1 RIGHT HAN (RH) LH 5 4 3 2 1 1. Write the notes in the BASS staff under the squares. Use hole notes. 2. Write the notes in the TREBLE staff under the squares. Use hole notes.? C E F G & C E F G 3. ra a line from the BASS staff notes to the TREBLE staff notes that have the same letter names.? &? &? &
13 Intervals 3rds When you skip a hite key, the interval is a 3rd. 3rds are ritten LINE-LINE or SPACE-SPACE. & C E line line C line space F space space 1. On the keyboard rite the letter name of the key that is a 3rd ABOVE the given key. G A F C A 2. On the keyboard rite the letter name of the key that is a 3rd BELOW the given key. A E B F A 3. On the first line belo each staff, rite L for line notes and S for space notes. On the second line belo each staff, rite the LETTER NAME of each note. On the third line belo the staff, rite UP or OWN to indicate the direction in hich the 3rd moves. Example: & & & & a. b. c. L L G B UP or OWN UP UP or OWN UP or OWN UP or OWN???? e. d. f. g. UP or OWN UP or OWN UP or OWN UP or OWN NOTE TO TEACHER: Select the question cards from page 47 that present notes of the G Position, plus the Free Space cards. Using the game board on page 45, play the NOTE RACE game. Follo the rules for play on page 42. SESSION 2