Alfred's MusicTech, Book 1
Playing Keyboard
by Tom Rudolph
Piano - Sheet Music

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Book 1. Playing Keyboard. Reference Textbooks; Textbook - General. Alfred's MusicTech Series, Textbook - General. Instructional and. Instructional book and accompaniment CD. With standard notation, instructional text, illustrations and fingerings. 68 pages. Alfred Music #00-25564. Published by Alfred Music (AP.25564).

ISBN 9780739040744. UPC: 038081274881. 9x12 inches. English.

Alfred's Music Tech Series is designed for late elementary to high school students who are learning the piano in a group-lab setting. No previous keyboard-playing experience is required! Playing Keyboard is specifically designed for use in a keyboard lab setting, integrating a variety of performance activities to enhance the learning process and including challenging activities for students who have more advanced playing experience. The method has been designed and field tested over the past ten years by Dr. Tom Rudolph with students at both middle school and high school levels. Playing Keyboard is organized into five units, each including progressive and supplemental activities for practice and reinforcement. Topics include: Unit 1: Left- and right-hand melody in C position; percussion accompaniment Unit 2: Two-hand melody with C chord; percussion accompaniment; enrichment songs Unit 3: C and G7 chords with the left hand; improvise percussion parts; enrichment songs Unit 4: C, F, and G7 chords with the left hand; percussion accompaniment; Theme and Variations form Unit 5: Variations of the 12-bar blues progression in C; improvise melodies using the blues scale.

  • Unit 1
  • Sitting Position at the Keyboard
  • Hand Position
  • Finger Numbers
  • The Keyboard
  • Right-Hand Position
  • Left-Hand C Position
  • Unit 1 Extensions and Supplemental Activities
  • Unit 2
  • The Staff
  • Treble (G) Clef
  • Bass (F) Clef
  • The Grand Staff
  • Chords and Harmony
  • Playing the D Minor Chord
  • Challenge
  • Unit 2 Extensions and Supplemental Activities
  • Unit 3
  • C and G7 Chords - Left Hand
  • Playing Chords
  • Alberti Bass
  • Melody and Chord Symbols (Lead Sheet)
  • The Tie
  • Glissando
  • Shifting Right-Hand Position
  • Crossover
  • Unit 3 Extensions and Supplemental Activities
  • Unit 4
  • F Chord in C Major
  • Playing a Bass Line
  • Rhythmic Variation
  • Minor Tonality and 3/4 Meter
  • Key Signatures
  • Unit 4 Extensions and Supplemental Activities
  • Unit 5
  • Sharps, Flats, and Naturals
  • Tie
  • Bending Nootes
  • Syncopation
  • Shifting Hand Position: Broken Chords
  • The Sustain Pedal
  • Jazz Improvisation
  • Unit 5 Extensions and Supplemental Activities