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Intro To Piano
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FOXCROFT ACADEMY
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Chapter 1
Intro to Pianofrom a - g
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Section 1
BODY POSITION
1. Sit on the front of your chair with your back straight
2. Your elbows should be bent naturally level or slightly downhill to the piano
3. Your fingers should have a relaxed curve as they rest on the keys
Introduction
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Bass Clef Notes
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Exercise 1
HOME BASE: Left pinky and Right thumb on C
The phrase used to remember the treble clef notes is: “Ernie Gave Bert Dead Frogs in the FACE
The phrase used to remember the bass clef notes is: “Granny Boogied Down Fifth Avenue singing All Cows Eat Grass”
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Section 2
EASY STUFF
1. Good King Wenceslas
2. Brother John
3. Mary Had A Little Lamb (simple)
4. Moonbeam Sonata
5. Pony Promenade
Songs
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Mary Had A Little Lamb (simple)
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Moonbeam Sonata
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Pony Promenade
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Section 3
STEP UP
1. G Major Scale
2. Rain Rain, Go Away
3. Skip To My Lou
4. Guthrie’s Opus #1421
5. Mary Had A Little Lamb (advanced)
A Little More Challenging
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the numbers in this image are not fingerings, they are scale tone numbers
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Skip To My Lou
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Guthrie’s Opus #1421
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(advanced)
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Section 4
OUT OF THE COMFORT ZONE
1. The Ash Grove
2. Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing #1
3. Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing #2
4. First Sonatina
Out of Home Base
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Section 5
MUSIC THEORY
1. Scales and Keys
Scales and Keys
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C Major Scale G Major Scale
D Major Scale A Major Scale
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E Major Scale B Major Scale
F Major Scale Bb Major Scale
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Eb Major Scale Ab Major Scale
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C Chromatic Scale
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