Teach Yourself to Play Piano (Book) (Teach Yourself Series) by Palmer, Willard A. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page What You Need to Teach Yourself to Play the Piano Copyright Page INTRODUCTION TO PLAYING

How to Sit at the Piano How the Fingers Are Numbered How Piano Tones Are Made Four Good Reasons for Playing with Curved Fingers Preliminary Exercises A Beneficial Hand Massage The Keyboard Beginning to Play (DEMO ONLY)

C. POSITION

Right Hand C Position Quarter Notes & Half Notes Left Hand C Position The Whole Note

THE GRAND STAFF

The Grand Staff

PLAYING C-G ON THE GRAND STAFF

Finger “Aerobics” Melodic Intervals: 2nds THE SECOND STREET BAND Melodic Intervals: 3rds ROCK,ALONG Melodic Intervals: 4ths RHYTHM MAN Melodic Intervals: 5 ths MY FIFTH Harmonic Intervals: 2nds & 3rds Harmonic 4ths & 5ths JINGLE BELLS The Sharp Sign

INTRODUCTION TO CHORDS

The C Major Chord BROTHER JOHN Introducing for Left Hand MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Introducing for Right Hand MARY ANN New Time Signature WHAT CAN I SHARE? Introducing for Left Hand Warm-Up using C, G & F Chords The Damper Pedal Warm-Up using C, G & F Chords Eighth Notes Broken Chord Warm-Up THE GIFT TO BE SIMPLE Introducing Dotted Quarter Notes ALOUETTE

EXPANDING THE 5 FINGER POSITION

Measuring 6ths LAVENDER’S BLUE New Time Signature LONDON BRIDGE Syncopated Notes Moving Up & Down the Keyboard in 6ths Measuring 7ths & Octaves CAFÉ VIENNA BRAHMS’ LULLABY The Flat Sign Measuring Half Steps & Whole Steps

SCALES & CHORDS - THE KEY OF C. MAJOR

The Major Scale JOY TO THE WORLD More About Chords COCKLES AND MUSSELS The Primary Chords in C Major WALKIN’ DOWN THE BASSES About the Blues Grace Notes RH: An Extended Position

THE KEY OF G MAJOR

The G Major Scale How to Make Any Major Triad THE CAN-CAN How to Play I—IV Progressions Beginning on Any Major Triad THE MARINES’ HYMN PLAISIR D’AMOUR A New Style of Bass LH Warm-Up Eighth Note Triplets

FINGER AEROBICS

The Problem of Developing Equal Skills with All Fingers More Finger “Aerobics” Drops & Lifts On C Major Chords Drops & Lifts on G Chords Drops & Lifts on F Major Chords Dotted Aerobics Stretching Exercises: 2nds to Octaves Scale Aerobics Changing Fingers on Repeated Notes Extended Positions Eighth Note Triplets