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PianoLab : An Introduction to Class Piano

ISBN: 9780534534349 | 0534534341
Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Schirmer
Pub. Date: 9/3/1999

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
A complete package for Class Piano under one cover?textbook and audio CD, plus a free Instructor's Resource Guide available on the book Web site. Written specifically for students in a group or class setting, this text offers an engaging step-by-step approach to playing the piano. Designed to help the student understand how music works, PIANOLAB develops keyboard skills?quickly.
Prefaceiii
Note to Studentsvi
Introduction1(232)
The Piano
1(4)
H... MORE
1(2)
Acoustic Pianos
3(1)
Electronic Keyboards
3(2)
Elements of Music: Melody, Rhythm, Harmony, and Form
5(1)
Summary
6(1)
Chapter One
7(12)
Position at the Keyboard
7(1)
Playing Position
7(1)
Hand Position
7(2)
Finger Numbers
9(1)
Exploring the Keyboard
10(1)
Names of the White Keys
10(3)
Keyboard Landmarks
11(1)
Keyboard Practice---White Keys
11(1)
Keyboard Practice---Finger Numbers
11(1)
Playing the White Keys
12(1)
Sharps and Flats
13(1)
Names of the Black Keys
13(3)
Keyboard Practice---Black Keys
13(1)
Keyboard Practice---Sharps and Flats
13(1)
Improvisation---Black Keys
14(2)
Composing Projects
16(2)
Descriptive Miniature
16(1)
Black-Key Piece
16(1)
Indeterminacy
16(1)
Doodling (Johnson)
17(1)
Chapter Evaluation
18(1)
Chapter Two
19(24)
Whole Steps and Half Steps
19(1)
Major Five-Finger Pattern
20(3)
Playing the C Major Five-Finger Pattern
20(1)
Major Five-Finger Exercise
21(2)
Playing Major Five-Finger Patterns
23(1)
Notes and Rests
23(2)
Beams
24(1)
Relative Note Durations
24(1)
Beat and Meter
25(4)
Meter Signatures
25(1)
Frequently Used Meter Signatures (Simple Meter)
25(1)
Bar Lines
26(1)
Rhythm Exercise 1: Duple and Quadruple Meters
26(1)
Performing Melodies
27(1)
Rhythm Exercise 2: Two-Part Rhythms
28(1)
Treble and Bass Clef Notation
29(4)
Pitch-Reading Exercise
30(3)
Key Signatures
33(3)
Performing Melodies (Treble and Bass Clefs)
33(3)
Composing Project
36(1)
Black-Key Melody
36(1)
Ensemble Playing
36(1)
Repertoire
36(2)
Unison Melody (Bartok)
37(1)
Etude No. 12 (Beyer)
37(1)
Etude No. 13 (Beyer)
37(1)
Technique Exercises
38(2)
Exercise 1: Legato Touch
38(1)
Exercise 2: Independent Finger Action
39(1)
Chapter Evaluation
40(3)
Chapter Three
43(20)
Interval Reading
43(3)
Intervals in the Major Five-Finger Pattern
44(1)
Interval Exercises
44(1)
Major Five-Finger Interval Exercise
45(1)
Performing Melodies---Interval Reading
45(1)
Transposition
46(3)
Transposition Practice
47(1)
Guidelines For Transposition
48(1)
Rhythm
49(2)
Rhythm Exercise 1: Duple and Quadruple Meters
49(1)
Rhythm Exercise 2: Two-Part Rhythms
50(1)
Harmony
51(1)
Chords
51(3)
Chord Symbols
51(1)
Performing Melodies with Chord-Root Accompaniment
52(1)
Guidelines For Performing Chord-Root Accompaniments
52(1)
Performing Chord Roots from Staff Notation
53(1)
Composing Project
54(1)
Major Five-Finger Melody
54(1)
Ensemble Playing
55(1)
Repertoire
55(1)
Op. 117, No.5 (Gurlitt)
55(1)
Swing Tune (Olson)
56(1)
Technique Exercises
56(3)
Exercise 1: Contrary Motion
56(1)
Exercise 2: Independent Hands and Hand Coordination
57(1)
Exercise 3: Intervals (Major Five-Finger Pattern)
58(1)
Exercise 4: Register Change
58(1)
Chapter Evaluation
59(4)
Chapter Four
63(22)
Rhythm
63(1)
Dotted Notes and Rests
63(4)
Rhythm Exercise 1: Dotted Notes
64(1)
Performing Melodies with Dotted Notes
65(2)
Upbeats
67(4)
Rhythm Exercise 2: Upbeat, Triple Meter
67(1)
Rhythm Exercise 3: Coordinated Rhythms (2 hands)
68(1)
Performing Melodies with Upbeats
69(2)
Harmony
71(1)
Triads
71(2)
Major Triad
72(1)
Performing Major Triads in Block-Chord Form
72(1)
Block-Chord Exercise: Major Triad
72(1)
Performing Major Triads in Arpeggio Form
73(1)
Arpeggio Exercise: Major Triad
73(1)
Tonic Chord (Major)
73(3)
Tonic Chord and Major Five-Finger Pattern
74(1)
Performing Melodies with Tonic Chord Accompaniments
74(2)
Form
76(1)
Phrases
76(1)
Parallel Phrases
76(1)
Contrasting Phrases
77(1)
Composing Project
77(1)
Parallel and Contrasting-Phrase Melodies
77(1)
Guidelines For Composing A Parallel Phrase
77(1)
Guidelines For Composing A Contrasting Phrase
78(1)
Ensemble Playing
78(1)
Repertoire
79(2)
Memorizing
79(1)
Guidelines For Memorizing Pieces
79(1)
Melody, Op. 39, No. 1 (Kabalevsky)
80(1)
Allegro (Turk)
80(1)
3 White-Note Clusters (Finney)
81(1)
Technique Exercises
81(2)
Exercise 1: Independent Hands and Hand Coordination
81(1)
Exercise 2: Hand-Position Shift
81(2)
Chapter Evaluation
83(2)
Chapter Five
85(18)
Melody
85(1)
Minor Five-Finger Pattern
85(2)
Playing the Minor Five-Finger Pattern
85(1)
Minor Five-Finger Register Exercise
86(1)
Comparing Major and Minor Five-Finger Patterns
87(1)
Playing Major and Minor Patterns
87(1)
Intervals
87(3)
Intervals in the Minor Five-Finger Pattern
88(1)
Interval Exercises
88(1)
Minor Five-Finger Interval Exercise
88(1)
Performing Minor Melodies
89(1)
Harmony
90(1)
Major and Minor Triads
90(2)
Performing Major and Minor Triads
91(1)
Major and Minor Triad Exercise
91(1)
Minor Triad
92(1)
Performing Minor Triads in Block-Chord Form
92(1)
Block-Chord Exercise: Minor Triad
92(1)
Performing Minor Triads in Arpeggio Form
93(1)
Arpeggio Exercise: Minor Triad
93(1)
Tonic Chord (Minor)
93(2)
Tonic Chord and Minor Five-Finger Pattern
93(1)
Performing Melodies with Minor Triad Accompaniment
93(2)
Rhythm
95(1)
Rhythm Exercise: 24 34 44, Ties
95(1)
Composing Project
96(1)
Minor-Triad Composition
96(1)
Ensemble Playing
97(1)
Repertoire
97(1)
A Quiet Exchange (Van de Vate)
97(1)
Canon (Kunz)
98(1)
Technique Exercises
98(3)
Exercise 1: Contrary Motion
98(1)
Exercise 2: Intervals (Minor Five-Finger Pattern)
99(1)
Exercise 3: Consecutive Thirds
99(1)
Exercise 4: Parallel Motion
100(1)
Exercise 5: Extension Fingering
100(1)
Chapter Evaluation
101(2)
Chapter Six
103(24)
Melody
103(1)
Introduction to Scales
103(2)
The Major Scale
103(1)
Performing the C Major Scale
104(1)
Identification of Scale Tones
105(1)
Scale Degrees
105(1)
Syllable Names
105(1)
Major Key Signatures
106(4)
Placement of Sharps and Flats
106(1)
Guidelines For Determining The Tonic Or Major Key
107(1)
Circle of Fifths (Major Keys)
107(2)
Identifying Major Keys
109(1)
Guidelines For Identifying Major Keys
109(1)
Intervals
110(1)
Intervals in Major Scale
110(1)
Interval Exercises
110(1)
Major Scale Interval Exercise
110(1)
Major Scale Fingering
111(3)
Performing Major Scales
111(1)
Thumb-Under Exercise in Major
111(1)
Performing Major Scale Melodies
112(2)
Harmony
114(1)
Tonic and Dominant Chords
114(5)
Authentic Cadence
114(1)
Dominant Seventh Chord
115(1)
I and V7 Chords in Selected Major Keys
116(1)
Performing I-V7 Chords
117(1)
I-V7 Exercise
117(2)
Composing Project
119(1)
I and V7 Melody
119(1)
Ensemble Playing
119(1)
Repertoire
120(2)
March (Turk)
120(1)
Study for Two (Gurlitt)
120(1)
A Duet (Bartok)
121(1)
Technique Exercises
122(1)
Exercise 1: Thumb-Under
122(1)
Staccato Touch
122(1)
Exercise 2: Staccato Touch
122(1)
Exercise 3: Intervals (Major Scale)
123(1)
Chapter Evaluation
123(4)
Chapter Seven
127(20)
Harmony
127(1)
Primary Chords
127(2)
Plagal Cadence
128(1)
Performing Primary Chords
128(1)
Block-Chord Exercise: I-IV-V
129(1)
Twelve-Bar Blues Progression
129(5)
Performing Blues Compositions
131(3)
Rhythm
134(1)
Syncopation
134(3)
Rhythm Exercise: Syncopation
135(1)
Performing Syncopated Melodies
135(2)
Form
137(1)
Sectional Form
137(2)
A B (Binary) Form
137(1)
A B A (Ternary) Form
138(1)
Composing Project
139(1)
Blues Piece
139(1)
Ensemble Playing
139(1)
Repertoire
139(3)
Morning Song (Bartok)
140(1)
Up or Out (Van de Vate)
140(1)
Chimes (Olson)
141(1)
Russian Folk Song, Op. 107, No. 3 (Beethoven)
142(1)
Technique Exercises
142(2)
Exercise 1: Independent Hands and Hand Coordination
142(1)
Pedaling
143(1)
Exercise 2: Legato Pedaling
143(1)
Exercise 3: Drop/Lift
144(1)
Chapter Evaluation
144(3)
Chapter Eight
147(30)
Harmony
147(1)
Seventh Chord
147(3)
Performing Major-Minor Seventh Chords
147(3)
Chord Inversions
150(1)
Chord Inversions with Figured Bass
150(1)
Chord Inversions for Keyboard Playing
151(1)
I and IV64 Chords
151(2)
I and IV64 Chords in Selected Major Keys
152(1)
Performing I-IV64 Chords
152(1)
I-IV64 Exercise
152(1)
Nonchord Tones
153(2)
Identifying Nonchord Tones
154(1)
I and V65 Chords
155(2)
I and V65 Chords in Selected Major Keys
156(1)
Performing I-V65 Chords
156(1)
I, IV65, and V65 Chords in Selected Major Keys
157(6)
Performing I-IV64-V65 Chords
159(1)
I--IV64-V65 Exercise
160(1)
Arpeggio Exercise: I-IV64-V65
160(3)
Harmonization
163(3)
Guidelines For Harmonizing Melodies
163(1)
Harmonizing Melodies
164(2)
Rhythm
166(1)
Compound Meters
166(3)
Selected Meter Signatures (Compound Meter)
166(1)
Rhythm Exercise: Compound Meter
166(1)
Performing Pieces in Compound Duple Meter
167(2)
Composing Project
169(1)
Two-Phrase Melody
169(1)
Ensemble Playing
169(1)
Repertoire
170(2)
Melody (Diabelli)
170(1)
Promenade (Bielawa)
170(1)
Saturday Smile (Olson)
171(1)
A Little Dance, Op. 39, No. 9 (Kabalevsky)
172(1)
Technique Exercises
172(2)
Exercise 1: Contrary Motion and Arpeggio
172(1)
Exercise 2: Extension Fingering
173(1)
Exercise 3: Broken Chord (Alberti Bass)
174(1)
Chapter Evaluation
174(3)
Chapter Nine
177(32)
Melody
177(1)
The Minor Scales
177(1)
Natural Minor Scale
178(2)
Performing the Natural Minor Scale
178(1)
Natural Minor Scale Fingering
179(1)
Performing the Natural Minor Scale
179(1)
Thumb-Under Exercise in Minor
179(1)
Minor Key Signatures
180(2)
Relative Major and Minor Key Signatures
180(1)
Guidelines For Determining The Tonic Or Minor Key
180(1)
The Circle of Fifths (Minor Keys)
180(2)
Harmonic Minor Scale
182(1)
Performing the A Harmonic Minor Scale
182(1)
Harmonic Minor Scale Fingering
183(1)
Performing the Harmonic Minor Scale
183(1)
Melodic Minor Scale
183(1)
Melodic Minor Scale Fingering
184(1)
Performing the A Melodic Minor Scale
184(1)
Identification of Scale Tones
184(1)
Scale Degrees
184(1)
Syllable Names
185(1)
Identifying Minor Keys
185(2)
Guidelines For Identifying Minor Keys
185(2)
Harmony
187(1)
Primary Chords in Minor
187(8)
i, IV64, and V65 Chords in Selected Minor Keys
187(2)
Performing i-IV64-V65
189(1)
i-IV64-V65 Exercise
190(1)
Arpeggio Exercise: i-IV64-V65
191(1)
Chording with i and V65
191(1)
Chording with i-IV64-and V65
192(1)
Harmonizations with i, iv, and V7 Chords
193(1)
Chording with i and V65
193(1)
Chording with i-IV64-V65
194(1)
Relative Majors and Minors
195(1)
Parallel Majors and Minors
196(1)
Form
197(1)
Theme and Variations
197(4)
12 Variations on ``Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman,'' K. 265 (W. A. Mozart)
197(4)
Rhythm Exercise: 24 34 44
201(1)
Rhythm
201(1)
Composing Project
202(1)
Theme and Variations
202(1)
Ensemble Playing
202(1)
Repertoire
202(2)
Round Dance (Bartok)
203(1)
Op. 39, No. 4 (Kabalevsky)
203(1)
Minuet (L. Mozart)
204(1)
Technique Exercises
204(3)
Exercise 1: Extension Fingering and Interval Study
204(1)
Exercise 2: Contraction Fingering
205(1)
Exercise 3: Technical Study
206(1)
Exercise 4: Independent Use of Fingers
206(1)
Chapter Evaluation
207(2)
Chapter Ten
209(24)
Melody
209(1)
Pentatonic Scales
209(2)
Performing Pentatonic Melodies
210(1)
Modes
211(3)
Modes and Scales
212(1)
Performing the Modes
213(1)
The Whole-Tone Scale
214(2)
Performing Whole-Tone Scales
214(2)
The Blues Scale
216(1)
Performing the Blues Scale
216(1)
Bitonality
217(1)
Performing Bitonal Music
217(1)
Atonality
218(2)
Tone Rows
212(7)
Performing Tone Rows
219(1)
Rhythm
220(1)
Shifting Meter
220(2)
Rhythm Exercise: Shifting Meter
220(1)
Performing Shifting Meter
221(1)
Asymmetric Meter
222(1)
Performing Asymmetric Meters
222(1)
Composing Project
223(1)
Twelve-Tone Row Composition
223(1)
Ensemble Playing
224(1)
Repertoire
224(2)
Joy (Gurlitt)
224(1)
Op. 39, No. 8 (Kabalevsky)
225(1)
Etude No. 9 (Biggs)
225(1)
Minuet (L. Mozart)
226(1)
Technique Exercises
226(3)
Exercise 1: Extension Fingering
226(1)
Exercise 2: Changing Fingers
227(1)
Exercise 3: Independent Use of Fingers
228(1)
Exercise 4: Legato or Syncopated Pedaling
228(1)
Chapter Evaluation
229(4)
Supplementary Music233(68)
Supplementary Classical Piano Literature
233(20)
Folk Song (Bartok)
233(1)
Little Rondo (Turk)
234(1)
Bagatelle (Diabelli)
235(1)
Minuet in G, K. 1 (W. A. Mozart)
235(1)
Minuet (C. P. E. Bach)
236(1)
Schwaebisch (J. C. F. Bach)
236(1)
Growing (Diemer)
237(1)
Minuet (Rameau)
238(1)
March (Shostakovich)
239(1)
German Dance, No. 2 (Haydn)
240(1)
Statement (Persichetti)
240(1)
Bourree (L. Mozart)
241(1)
Fur Elise (Excerpt) (Beethoven)
242(1)
Minuet in F, K. 2 (W. A. Mozart)
243(1)
Op. 39, No. 5 (Kabalevsky)
243(1)
Minuet in G (J. S. Bach)
244(1)
Theme from 6 Variations (Beethoven)
245(1)
Pastorale (Bielawa)
246(1)
Stuckchen (Schumann)
247(1)
Minuet (W. F. Bach)
248(1)
III (Bartok)
248(1)
Prologue (Persichetti)
249(1)
Mazurka No. 3 (Szymanowska)
250(1)
Shifting Shadows (Van de Vate)
250(2)
Prelude, Op. 28, No. 4 (Chopin)
252(1)
Supplementary Blues, Boogie, and Ragtime
253(5)
No Name Blues (McGlone)
253(1)
Blue, Blue, Blue (Zlatunich)
254(1)
Walkin' Boogie
254(1)
Slow-Walkin' Guy (Caramia)
255(1)
The Entertainer (Joplin)
256(2)
Supplementary Songs with Accompaniments
258(7)
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands (African-American Spiritual)
258(1)
Kang Ding Ching Ge (Chinese Folk Song)
258(1)
Silent Night (Mohr & Gruber)
259(1)
Sinkiang Folk Dance (Chinese Folk Dance)
259(1)
Auld Lang Syne (Scottish Folk Song)
260(1)
Give My Regards to Broadway (Cohan)
261(1)
We Shall Overcome (American Freedom Melody)
262(1)
America, the Beautiful (Bates & Ward)
262(1)
Morning Has Broken (Gaelic Melody)
263(1)
America (Smith & Carey)
263(1)
Memory from Cats (Excerpt) (Webber)
264(1)
Supplementary Songs (Melodies Only)
265(5)
Hey Lidee (American Folk Song)
265(1)
Saturday Night (South African Folk Song)
265(1)
Joy to the World (Watts & Handel)
266(1)
St. James Infirmary (American Folk Song)
266(1)
Worried Man Blues (American Folk Song)
267(1)
John B. (Caribbean Folk Song)
267(1)
De colores (Traditional Mexican Song)
268(1)
Aura Lee (American Folk Song)
269(1)
Ensemble Music
270(31)
Recreation I (Sartorio)
270(2)
Clothespin Boogie (Evans)
272(2)
Recreation II (Sartorio)
274(2)
J'ai du bon Tabac (French Folk Song)
276(1)
Love Somebody (American Folk Song)
276(2)
Duet Exercise 32 (Beyer)
278(2)
Waltz (Berens)
280(2)
Duet Exercise 42 (Beyer)
282(2)
It's Natural to Have a Flat (Evans)
284(2)
Etude, Op. 82, No. 10 and No. 11 (Gurlitt)
286(1)
Come, Follow (Hilton)
287(1)
Hello! Ma' Baby (Howard & Emerson)
288(2)
Blue Jeans (Evans)
290(2)
Study (from Op. 823) (Czerny)
292(1)
Scherzo from Melodious Pieces (Diabelli)
292(2)
Shalom, Chaverim (Israeli Round)
294(1)
Zum Gali Gali (Israeli Folk Melody)
294(2)
Every Night When the Sun Goes In (American Folk Song)
296(2)
Calico Rag (Alexander)
298(3)
Appendixes301(40)
Appendix A: Musical Terms and Signs
301(3)
Dynamic Terms and Signs
301(1)
Common Tempo Terms
301(1)
Additional Terms and Signs
301(3)
Appendix B: Treble and Bass Clef Notation/Octave Identifications
304(1)
Appendix C: Circle of Fifths (Major and Minor Keys)
305(1)
Appendix D: Major Scales
306(3)
Appendix E: Minor Scales
309(4)
Appendix F: Intervals and Chords
313(2)
Intervals
313(1)
Triads
313(1)
Seventh Chords
314(1)
Appendix G: Selected Primary Chords
315(2)
Appendix H: Accompaniment Patterns
317(4)
Appendix I: Chords and Chord Symbols (Lead Sheet Notation)
321(3)
Appendix J: Timeline of Western Art Music and History
324(2)
Appendix K: Timeline of Selected Keyboard Composers and Keyboard Instruments
326(4)
Appendix L: Biographical Sketches of PianoLab Composers
330(3)
Glossary
333(6)
Classified Indexes
339(2)
Solo Classical Piano Literature (alphabetized by composer)
339(1)
Blues, Boogie, and Ragtime
339(2)
Ensemble Pieces
341
Technique Exercises
340(1)
Composing Projects
340(1)
Index of Titles341(2)
Subject Index343
Carolynn A. Lindeman (D.M.A., Stanford University) is Professor of Music at San Francisco State University.

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