3. Foreword
Piano PnK1k• Ga~ bring1 yw a mu,ic partni:r! By coordm..m ng lhrofy, tochniquc, and
creativity " 'ilh lhe actual mu•i< m thc Piano Les.wns book. Piano Games prcwms imaginalivc
waysw kam aod-~- cea.ch piccc fas1er
Piano Gaims hdps focus kamiog_ The ílcxiblc activitic< = eas1·-to-~ for c11he< p0-<11e or
group lcssons. Whethcruscdduring thc leJson orai honic, Piano Gam .... "play• with"uch
f"OCtaurally. vi•ually.andrh)'SÍCally.
The Pi.:mo Ga~ m: ali ~gned lo makc music. Many a.ctivitLes indllde .acconlpammemi;
tba1canbcaddedinthi:followingway>:
May1·ooeojoymanyhappyhou ... ofmu.icaldi5C<WeryandsoceõS
4. Usten&! Respond Dakota Melody
l4<ônBool:).pg.3)
1. Tap and coon! !h•> thythmic accompanimcot. Rernember m gÍYc lbc fir.;1 OOle of e>'a)
rneasuttextracmphas"
,~ :__. :..: 1 :_r U 1 ê._· e_· 1 ê._· U • I
2. Tap 2lld cooni lhe thythm of1hc mdody. Add d)·namics for a speci•l effe<:I.
f -=:
Addamusical3"Qn1panirnent toDaJ:muMdodyb)' Playing F. in!h.r
K.H. ;mel , in thc LI!. in th< following thythm;
ff
'P 1- F
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5. Hiccups in School
(U$$008ool<J.p11.6)
11.tading Warm-up
AsyouListcnLollic<·up$fMSch<>ol.adda
mu•ical accompanímem by pl~)'Íng the
followingwarm·up:
,,f:l •
6. Readl<~r
!apitou!!
byRcbffi:•Sl>ocklty
Toeroa1c a map ofH•Ullf'• /11 Sdwol. pia« a ptettol1n!C1Df.plpll
ovcrthclcssoobookscorc.
L Wr'ilc"'R.H:"abovceachtroblccldandMLH.""bo.'°"'ndi
2.Dra"·alineronneclingthenottheadsincachhand
ForCJUlfllplc.measurcs 1-Jofyourmapwilltool:somcthing!i~clh"·
1 1 ~
l.Whkhhandbo.g10SC'Vt'l)'ltlellSUIC? D
2. Howmanymcasurc~i..vcrcpcau:dnw=sm1he R.H.? D
~. Howmany'""""ures h>vcrcpcatednow;jnll>cl,.H.~ D
7. Usttn&Reoipond Little Bird
A5 you hston IO li11/~ Birtl, rap and
coum1hefollowingrhyrhm
KeadingWarm-up
1 ~ ; li
l. U•ingyourlesSOJ1bookasagui&. wri1erhtfingernumbers in
theblanksabuveorbelo"eachnote
2. A•y0<1li<!cnro1heaccomp:mimemtolmlrllird,playthe
~ ~ .. followingwarm-up.
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8. lmaglne&Cn:a!e Shortbread Boogie
(l.cssonBaokJ.n.9J
Whrn you cxporimem wi1h a pit"" by p!a)ing 11 in a dilfrrent ,. .. ~.
you are playinga ~arialion.
Cll3ngt•in!Mn1tlodyc..,a1e~changrsin1he
accQmpanimemc"'aio~.
D
1. Change IM >e<:ood noo: in C"ery mea.<un: io G by wrilin~ i! in thc shadcd box belQll. . l'b)
th,, mdodkuriation.
Li•·e!y 4#+*4I 1
'3lne!Mncw in1ervalbet"ccn!Mfirs11wono1e•. D
9. l'laying Harmonic Var ialÕOns
Asyou.Lislco 10Slror1brrad8oog;.-.playcachofthcStvaria1i0050f lhcLH.acrompaoimcol
IÇ ê (ttl
I~MP
10. Q>mbiningthe,ldud) "ilbthellarn1011ic'ui11!lons.
AS )'OU fo1et1 t<1 lhe """"""'panimcnt, play Slwrtl>rrtJd Doo~i<' in thrcc diffcrcnc varia1i<Jns.
LsinS lhe mekldic~ariacioo )'<lU wrotc out<in pagc 7. play Sll,,,.rbrttJJBoogi<'again u>ing
HannooicVariatiool.
11. l. -~ .
Lavender Mood
(!Mso<lllool.3.P&.10)
ln!Ai"tndtrM""'1.d>ernelodyof "'"l')pb.r.asi:bc~ 1hei;ame.bu!
enJs d11f<:fl"lldy. UJing your lcswn l>ook "" a g111Je, oomplc:1c lho
phrascs belowby,.ruing rnthcmi~smgootes.
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12. lmagtne&.Creale
Nowdrangt' lh~•nood!
Crea1tyourownp~ce?
A> YO<I li1am 1Q thc :occomp:immcm of La>:rndrr Mood. use lhe sU
Lt"}'Spicwrcdbel"""·mimprm1scy0<1Tal'lnp>eeewilh )·OUJR.H
AS)'OU<!cachcrpl>ys!hcjazz ... ·al1Zaccornpammenibel""'.usclhcsamcrt0fc•youpl•)"ftl
abovctocrca1cadifforcn1p1ecc.
13. Take Me Out To The Bali Game
(l.esson &>oi: 3,pg, I~)
RtadingWann-up
As >'OU l..tm to die _.,,,,polllimem 10 Tal;, Mr OutTo T"' Bati Game.
pby this fill·in mrlody. wh.ich makcs a >IOI')' of ns .,..TI. Rcmember 10
cournO..mcasurcsofreM.
Withmttgy
P/ay<>Mo<:l<n"f'lu(Mr1/tanu11un
15. U.ien&He!!;pond Spring
(Le..""'l:look3.l)&.17)
~ ~ b1J ;:;;~;=~'.'~;~~s=1~~~i:oi:'f;a:.~~::,,~,mllcd
AntonioVi•-al<l1(167&·!741)
Lislcn to Sprin,~ thr« diffc"'"' 1imt<. tapping and ~"()!Jnting 1hc fol!..wiug
rt>y1hm,1hroughou11hep..ecc
1.
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16. ReadingWarm-ups
Thi< wann-up w1ll help you leam Sprin.~ mott c:isil).
1. Using your lessoo OOoi; as a guide, " 'nte 1he Ílfl!!er-ntoen •
1heblan~!i abo>'c urbe!owc""h note
2. Asyouli>tont<>Sprin11,f1111CTÍCcthÍ•wann-upwllil)'OU at:t
playi1c..,,ily
i=:: ==
J r N()ftc/uad1«1.1M1roeMrp/a)·srMR.H -lod1o/'Srri•'" 8n11ti~lwr
J. Opm ym:r lcsson OOoi; IO Spring. Wrilc a new wann-up by completing me;isures S-6
followcJbyrneasur<:s ll-l2001liew.ffbclow.
17. Usren&Respood
~I
Bounces
(l.a<onBool:.3.pi:8) ~
/<.:,;~~/"' flngerTap~
AJ youlistçnto>Bounas.upat>dcoum 'I
rhe rh}·tlmbel<.wuiingrhefiogers tn<.hc•lal.
'1 ' ·TJ
r. .
Add a baswonpart:
)''
As)'OUlistentcBoun~i.readandplaylhc
l»ssoonpartwrine n below 111cbassoon ísamcmberofthev•oodwmd
family ofin1trumcn1s. h play< in rhc bass dd
a11dllasadccp. n.asalsound.
.. . FEFE: dft1 · , 1 r
18. Lh!en&Respornl
C~I
~
All Through The Night
(LCMOdB.,......3.Ptr. 19)
Kttpt~pu~:
A~ ~ou liscen mAll ThroughTh~ Nigh1.1apand coom tbe
fo!lcwingrhythm
'-" li r--r-1 --1- .-1• .• 1
"t'~. ~o· ·tJ · 1 r· ···o r r .
.. 77: .. rr:l , .. 7T. .-Y:-: .11 r r o º ·1
20. • ~ hl
Inchworm Waltz
(LM.;.onllook3.pg.23)
Pi a~ /nrh ·ormtt'Olt::as ad11et!
A pianodurl isa piccc for1wopiani~t< ai onc leyboanl
hiswriurnintwoparu·
primo (thcuwrpan)and
...rondo (1hcl°"crpa11)
To m>ke lr> r h·/'Jl'Jtl Wa/t; into a duet, play thc primo pari frorn lhe le"<""1 book ~ ocu.•·c
higherthanwritten.Playthe-oodo partbel.,..,· oneocta•·e lO>erlhanwritten
21. • Setting Sun
(l.......,.,B"'* 3.pg.N)
Ttthnlqu, Tun<:'~
b)' Ka1htrineGl~stt
n.es~11in.~Sunhandpo;i1ion i•n>adeupof,.·holtottps.r~h h!I hand plays a grotip of whol~ s~ps called a "'hole-toot p~ lttm .
.... )'OU lJMro 10 1hc acoompan1mcn1 to Selling Sim, play 1hc Techniqut Tunr bekrw. PLay each _..-IOnc: pattem( .T:TI ) "'''h ooe impulseoftt.. ann and hand. paying dose aucmion H>
dlc dynamic m11t.ing:s
nw.. .-i Jto.u. _ az/lffl ·c1.,,, .... - ITTlílliTiitl
""'-·~ .... ,~t1Mfins""'illdl<"61ffl. l?i~
1::THf ~ Q!:C-4
I~ i::::epi:rõ :e a
22. 1t::1õ11J'it~
lmagfoeliCtta1e • li!
J~
Gtt nady to c~ate your º"'" lmprt$Sionis1k plt<:e!
lmpn:ssi0<11otcQm]X>S<:r>•uoh as0aude0.bu!<!y(l862-1918Jand
Mauricc Ra"cl (1851-1937) triW rocapurc monds andpkmres •
soond. Wholc-tonc pallems :md lo1' of pedal= two of•"" -iool
romposcrsu>ediocrcatctbcscmusic:r.lpictutt!I
Using lhe twu wholc-tone panem< you pla}'ed in the Ttthniq~ ,._
ohove,improvi"'youro:....11pi~bom:>wingoneQ( l),,>_ tJw;;y·sli!b:
1'htSuriktn Cuilwdru/
ThtSnm< lsD<lncin~
Firnwrb
Experimem with thc:sc: whoic-mnc: sounm ali <l"'"n lhe k)·t.c.rd
u.u>glhed.amperpcdal
23. Quadrille
1t..c.son9ool.J.P1:.28)
R~~dini: Warm-ups
n.. Quadril/,, an 18th..:cntury f'.....ch squ= ~- was abo
thenamcofapopularcardgamc.JooophHaydn(l7l2-l809), a
composcrdunngUieO-ic:aJP,,nod,probobolycbn<:edandplaycd
thoQu«lnll,.
1. Play lllis outli""ofthe R.H.mclody.
li l(t 4 1
2. Play this outlinc oJ the LH. accompanimem by holding the blocl~ chord<.
I~
1 ;
3. As yw h~1cn ~o QllOdri//t. play lhe followmg rc:admg w:mn-up.
fZ;;:::~ '' ''
F->.tn.For h~""?
'ory ~ LH. accompanunnu by p!aying j1 in b<okcn d1ords ;u st.o.in
A°"1J'O P/;nllirof,~,.,_1htp;..-r
l- f •P
24. Scherzo
(l.e<.""'8ool;3,pj!.:O)
i.teadini=Warm-up
I_ Usjngyourl~>50<l00ol.:S$agu1<l«.wri1e1hefini;ernumbcfsmd,.blanU
ab<J'I~ aod bc'°" eacl> noce.
2. As you lisien lO !bc: acrompammrnl lQ Schuw. imagine you are pan of thc
orches!m by playin~ lho following wami·up
All<JID
P&z,RJl..,,...-.·,bi~rtlu""~lto.41
29. Frw-FinguS .. ing
IF"'
/·:
Walk Around The Block
(lu""1 llook3,Pl.35)
TerhniqucTimtS
by Kathf:rineGlastr
1. Complete lhe mis.ing füc· Ílngcr pancms in thc c:mp1y mc:asures.
U>mg the oame rhythm as mea.sufd ! and 2.
2. Wote 1henamcofcachp.:ititrnmtheblanlsbcl0>••.
Tiw:fiNtW<Jarcalreadyd<>ncf<>ryou.
J. Asywlistentolfo/kArowuJT/u-8/ock.pla) Ffr,...Fing,rSM·ins
Remcmb<:r. ins"'"8rh)·lhm.•igh1hnocesarcplaycduocvc nly.
,-."..".,.'_· ...,..._.. . -...,.,.. ,_..-.~,8..A.A... ..,_.fn..tuo<t·a..'°"""' ..........
30. Romance
Rnnw11au..,•thc a minor5-líni:er pattt rn
l. Withyour pendl.fillmcherooc(R),third(:lrd)aodfifth
(5th)no1esin1heR.H.pa!lembdow.
2.Fill i nthe~ond(2nd). founh(4th)andfifth(51h) no1es
1n1heR.H.pauembelow.
Now you can play the 1eachtr'• part~
Prqlan;!úplay1he 1cacher""oon1paoimentforlhela>lcigh1mcasun:sof R1>nwnet
! Pr.>o1 iccthocbordwarm-upbelow
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31. 2. t-.ameeachR.H llOllebywnt1ns
R. 2. 3. ~ t>r S in lhe blaili .
. ~. Rcadandplaythca<."t";Ompanimen1below.
I~
l~~=ci
bugtne a. C...eatc
•
Ge1n!~d)" lulmpro•bc:
1. A'l )Ollí tcacher to impro•isc tn lhe a mioo~ lht-lin~tf"
, pauernasyooplaythca<:<.:ompanimcmabovc
l. Trúpms.
32. rtt,,,.:-'""''~'" fjl·
Youcanmal.eadrumsoundbyu;ingan
emptybo~andtwowoodci1<Jl')Or ' !1>play
lhefoll<iw i11grhytlunactivitie•.
Lis~ en &i Respond Fierce Heart
2. Listen again toFi~n·~ l/wrt. and tap andcount the folowing rh)1hm:
~ J J J 1 J J J 1J .1 J_ 1J · ~1
,~r--f·1rn r nTí'·-í i
f
.~--J·---J--;--J--·~ ·J J·,J · I· ·-, · I rJJ·~J 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 '
~ ~ -=~~~-
- 1J J _ l o~o 1 r i í r 1 • r--:;::---i-rTTT'·--r:-
p :==-- PP f ~ Jj
33. 'J
ReadingWarm·up
1. Asyoolis1en10Fiercelfeart.play1he t•oorpan""low.
2. Using your lesoon book ..s ~~ui<lc. <<JPY!ht ba-.snol• bdaw
ihc: tcnorpart by add in~ it in cach mcasun:.
3. As you listen m Fim::e !leaTt again. pia) tt.. rmor and ban paru
1
34. lmaglne&C..,ate Medieval Muse • 1p~J
2. PI~ your R.H. in lhe d mir>Qr lht-fin~er pan ern. Improvise
qll(":<.liQn :uidaru;wcr~s 11>ini; lhe rlt)·lhrn and words bdow.
1
doud• 1n 1r
1 ...
l!ITij11
1 l~: ;; ~
1 .,
3. lmprw1:wel>ands103clhcrbyplayini;1hc t..H.os1inaiou)·oom,a1enev.<jleSlt0rumid
answcrsinlhcR.H.pan
35. 1
I ·
'cry.io..·~"-----~
C<>1t1on••lli<,....,.,.,..,..upao1<•nJ.
-"'".t"""" """/""' ""'~ !..:.
c.,,,,;,,,,,.,~,..,,__.,,,,..,.,I"',,""'
.... ;"-'"--~,.,,,;1,_,.,,,,_-h c.
GMa;pan•m~
36. lmaglne&C~a1e
Gdttad)·toimproviw!
A!. )m> li>tcn to 1hc accnmpanimcn1 lO floatm~. pla)· chi' L.H
(I0;1Jna10.llusts thcRoot(R)mdfiflh(5!h)1onesofcach~·
fingcrpattem.
~- 1cfsu.
~-----
lli<h,,..d.:il
rJ=r==fttl g::::L1 f±PI F
~-----
m.p çgpq ' ' 1 !
2. While yn~ pl•y lhio ostinato. improvise• R H. mclndy. Use lhe ooteo in lhe fü·c·
p•ttern lha1motch~aehL.H.pos1tion.
37. Rea<I & D~r Five-F1n@er Marchin~ Game la l. ~~-:i,~;~:ii1hcpattcmnamcs10lheoonec1
2. ~nn:~ ~7i~~-wri1e. lhe lelttr name5 ofthe ~ or tach fi·c-
3. ::h~;:.u• pcnc1I. fill m lhe circl~ 1!ui1 idem1fy lhe Root. Jrd.
~~~~~·... ~~!m
~ il~~~
~~;:~; ~~~'
~ ns~~~~
~ ~~~~
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38. Joy
(l.n..,,.Bool;3.pg.~SJ
Rcading Warm-up
As)"OU!i.tentoJ(l)·. playthescv.,mn·"Ploneoeuvçhighcrt'- .-
~ ~ t::fl l.P!ayw11hlhcR.H.1humbooly
~±HSH-ar-=~=""
f
,~~4 1 r • 1r r r r IN4
~ Ir 1 r r=r=aFFE
~ITJJ Ht5r FE*H"=='l
ff
2. Add the fifth (~th) 1unc: abm·e ~ai;h TOOI (R) with )'oor fifth fingcr.
3.Cnmplc1C1hc1riadsbyadding thc1hird100C(3rd)a~eochroor(R)"·ilhyoorthirdf..,.
41. lmaglnel<C~•t'" l'IDliDKMajorandMinOf'J>airs
•
Dr1/unp,Cloudsuses1hrccrda1odpairsofmajorand
mioorbrokcnchordpwtcmsc
C Major - • 1nmor F MaJor - d mmor G major-e minor
1. lmi1a1e1llewundofahnrpasyouplay 1hispkcc.
42. Uai l.conard 'itudcnl Piano li irar.
A piano mNhod .,·lth mu<k 10 pica«> Studcnu, wach.-,. llild l"""" I>!
l"h~ Hal l~"''"rd .'itudrnt Pia no Library l! clut, ce>n<iSt and ~ardully gmokd
for lh<'bcglnnlng51<><knl. 1._,tf.-ct for 1>rl~al~ and J:Wtll' lt»tnortlon
