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6 Lid The lid opens at different heights to project the sound to the listener. Keys: Low & High Notes are played by striking the piano keys. White keys show us certain notes, and the black keys show us others. We’ll learn about these later on. Low notes High notes Pedals Can alter the sound of the piano. TOPIC 1 Grand Piano Getting Started The Piano: A Quick Guide The grand piano is the largest instrument of the piano family. It has long strings and a big body for an impressive, rich sound. Strings & Soundboard The strings vibrate, and those vibrations are amplified by the piano’s soundboard, acting like a loudspeaker! Hammers When a key is struck, hammers inside the piano hit the strings
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LidThe lid opens at
different heights to project the sound
to the listener.
Keys: Low & High Notes are played by
striking the piano keys. White keys show us certain notes, and the black keys
show us others. We’ll learn about these later on.
Low notes High
notes
PedalsCan alter the sound of the
piano.
TOPIC 1
Grand Piano
Getting StartedThe Piano: A Quick Guide
The grand piano is the largest instrument of the piano family. It has long strings and a big body for an impressive, rich sound.
Strings & Soundboard
The strings vibrate, and those vibrations are amplifi ed by the piano’s soundboard, acting like
a loudspeaker!
HammersWhen a key is
struck, hammers inside the piano hit the strings
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Finger GamesAsk your teacher to test you. How fast can
you answer without using the wrong fi nger?
Teacher says: “Left 4”Pupil plays: Left 4
Teacher says: “Right 1”Pupil plays: Right 1
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How To Press The KeysPlace your right hand over the keyboard, and press any key with fi nger 2 or 3.Your fi nger should be curved, and the tip should touch the key.
Press down from where your fi nger joins your hand.
Getting StartedPlaying The Piano
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TOPIC 2 First Pieces
How To Read MusicYou’ll be reading music in no time with The Rockschool Piano Method!
The StaveThe stave tells you what notes to play, when to play them and how long to play them for. The stave consists of fi ve lines. Notes can be placed on any of these lines or any space between the lines.
Tempo, Bar Lines and Time Signatures Music is divided into groups of beats called bars. Vertical lines on the stave are called bar lines. They show where each bar begins and ends. The tempo of a piece tells us how fast or slow it is. The time signature tells us how many beats there arein every bar, and what kind of beat it is.
= 90TempoTime Signature Bar Lines
Bar
The Stave
Bar Bar
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