| Chapter 1 Piano -- History of the Piano 4 -- Sounding Board 5 -- Pedals 6 -- Keyboard 8 -- Playing Position, Posture, and Hand Position 14 -- Chapter 2 Reading Music and Playing Notes -- Staff 18 -- Notes on the Staff 20 -- Sharps, Flats, and Naturals 24 -- Key Signature and Time Signature 26 -- Ledger Lines and Octave Signs 29 -- Some Exercises 31 -- How to Practice Your Fingering 34 -- Chapter 3 Steps and Intervals -- Steps on the Piano Keyboard 46 -- Keyboard Intervals 49 -- Exercises in Steps and Intervals 51 -- Arpeggios 58 -- Answers to Intervals Test 61 -- Chapter 4 Dynamics and Tempo -- Dynamics 64 -- Ties 67 -- Syncopation 68 -- Phrases 69 -- Tempo 70 -- Chapter 5 Warming Up -- Right-Hand Five-Finger Warm Ups with Numbers 78 -- Left-Hand Five-Finger Warm Ups with Numbers 79 -- Right-Hand Five-Finger Warm Ups with Note Names 81 -- Left-Hand Five-Finger Warm Ups with Note Names 82 -- Playing a Solo with Your Right Hand 84 -- Playing Both Hands Together 85 -- Playing without Finger Numbers or Note Names 88 -- Chapter 6 Chords -- C Chord 92 -- F Chord 96 -- G Chord 98 -- Solid and Broken Chords 100 -- Crossing Fingers Over and Under 102 -- Inversions 113 -- Lead Sheets 122 -- Three Jazz Pieces to Practice Chords 132 -- Chapter 7 Meter, Harmony, and Movement -- Playing in Waltz Time 140 -- Sight Reading 142 -- Playing Four-Part Harmony 144 -- Parallel Motion 146 -- Upbeats 151 -- Contrary Motion 152 -- Chapter 8 Advanced Musical Terms -- Staccato and Legato 160 -- Repeat Signs 164 -- How Fast and How Loud? 168 -- Triplets 172 -- Additional Exercises 174 -- Chapter 9 Advanced Chords -- Major-Minor Keys: Memorizing Key Signatures 182 -- Major-Minor Triads: Building Thirds 192 -- Suspended Fourth Chord 195 -- Flat-Five Chord 196 -- Sixth Chord 198 -- Seventh Chord 199 -- Chord Dictionary 202 -- Playing Three Old Favorites 210 -- Chapter 10 Musical Styles -- Ragtime 218 -- Jazz 220 -- Blues 224 -- Boogie Woogie 228 -- Country 230 -- Rock 'n' Roll 232 -- New Age 234 -- Improvising a Melody with Chords 236 -- Making Up a Solo 238 -- Additional Piano Pieces 244 -- Famous Composers, Pianists, and Compositions 270. |
