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INTRODUCTION TO PLAYING
What you Need to Teach Yourself to Play the Piano.
How to Sit at the Piano.
How the Fingers Are Numbered.
How Piano Tones Are Made. Dynamic Signs, f, mf, p. Dynamic Exercise.
Four Good Reasons for Playing with Curved Fingers.
Preliminary Exercises.
A Beneficial Hand Massage.
The Keyboard.
Beginning to Play.

C POSITION
Right Hand C Position. Treble Clef Sign. Right Hand Warm-Up.
Quarter Notes & Half Notes. Measure, Bar Line, Double Bar. ODE TO JOY.
Left Hand C Position. Bass Clef Sign. Left Hand Warm-Up.
The Whole Note. Repeat Sign. AURA LEE.

THE GRAND STAFF
The Grand Staff. Time Signature, 4/4. Whole Rest.

PLAYING C-G ON THE GRAND STAFF
FINGER "AEROBICS," No. 1.
Melodic Intervals: 2nds. Slurs. SECONDS.
THE SECOND STREET BAND
Melodic Intervals: 3rds. THIRDS.
ROCK-ALONG. MEXICAN HAT DANCE. Quarter Rest.
Melodic Intervals: 4ths. PLAY A FOURTH.
RHYTHM MAN. 8va. GOOD KING WENCESLAS.
Melodic Intervals: 5ths. FIFTHS.
MY FIFTH. Melodic Interval Review.
Harmonic Intervals: 2nds & 3rds. QUIET RIVER.
Harmonic 4ths & 5ths. Tied Notes. LITTLE THINGS.
JINGLE BELLS.
The Sharp Sign (#). MONEY CANT BUY EV'RYTHING!

INTRODUCTION TO CHORDS
The C Major Chord.
BROTHER JOHN. Half Rest. HERE'S A HAPPY SONG!
Introducing B for LH. Two Important Chords for LH-C Major, G7
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG. LARGO (from "The New World ).
Introducing B for RH. C & G7 Chords for RH.
MARY ANN.
Time Signature, 3/4. Dotted Half Note. ROCKETS.
WHAT CAN I SHARE?
Introducing A for LH. F Major Chord for LH.
Warm-Up Using C, G7 & F Chords for LH. WHEN THE SAINTS MARCHING IN.
The Damper Pedal. Broken Chords. HARP SONG.
Warm-Up Using C, G7 & F Chords for LH. BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES.
Eighth Notes. SKIP TO MY LOU.
Broken Chord Warm-up. SKIP TO MY LOU.
Fermata. THE GIFT TO BE SIMPLE.
Introducing Dotted Quarter Notes.
Crescendo. Diminuendo. ALOUETTE.

EXPANDING THE 5 FINGER POSITION
Measuring 6ths.
LAVENDER'S BLUE.
Time Signature 2/4. KUM-BA-YAH!
LONDON BRIDGE. MICHAEL, ROW THE BOAT ASHORE.
Syncopated Notes. ROCK-A MY SOUL.
Moving Up & Down the Keyboard in 6ths. LONE STAR WALTZ.
Staccato.
Measuring 7ths & Octaves.
CAFE VIENNA.
BRAHMS' LULLABY. Dynamic Sign, mp.
The Flat Sign (b). ROCK IT AWAY!
Measuring Half Steps & Whole Steps. Tetrachords.

SCALES & CHORDS - THE KEY OF C MAJOR
The Major Scale. Preparation for Scale Playing. The C Major Scale.
JOY TO THE WORLD. Dynamic sign, ff.
More About Chords. Triads. Triads Built on the C Major Scale.
COCKLES AND MUSSELS.
The Primary Chords in C Major. Chord Progressions.
WALKIN' DOWN THE BASSES. Changing LH Fingers on Repeated Notes.
About the Blues. I'M A WINNER!
Grace Notes. BLUES CITY.
RH Extended Position. ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY.

THE KEY OF G MAJOR
The G Major Scale. The Key of G Major.
How to Make Any Major Triad. How to Play l-V7 Progressions Beginning on Any Major Triad.
THE CAN-CAN. Changing RH Fingers on Repeated Notes.
How to Play I�IV Progressions Beginning on Any Major Triad. The Primary Chords in G Major
THE MARINES' HYMN. Broken Chords in G Major.
PLAISIR d'AMOUR.
A New Style of Bass. O SOLE MIO!
Arpeggiated Chords.
THE ENTERTAINER.
Eighth Note Triplets. AMAZING GRACE.

FINGER AEROBICS
The Problem of Developing Equal Skills with All Fingers.
More Finger "Aerobics." No. 2. No. 3.
No. 4 Drops & Lifts on 2nds. No. 5 Drops & Lifts on 3rds.
No. 6 Drops & Lifts on Melodic 2nds, 3rds, 4ths & 5ths.
No. 7 Drops & Lifts on Harmonic 2nds, 3rds, 4ths & 5ths.
Drops & Lifts on C Major Chords. No. 8 Alternating Hands.
No. 9 Hands Together, Changing Octaves.
Drops & Lifts on G7 Chords. No. 10 Alternating Hands.
No. 11 Hands Together, Changing Octaves.
Drops & Lifts on F Major Chords. No. 12 Alternating Hands.
No. 13 Hands Together, Changing Octaves.
Dotted Aerobics. No. 14 Dotted Rhythms. No. 15 Chords with Dotted Rhythms.
No. 16 Hanon's Amazing Aerobic Sixth.
Stretching Exercises: 2nds to Octaves. No. 17 Melodic Intervals.
No. 18 Harmonic Intervals. No. 19 Staccato Notes.
Scale Aerobics. No. 20 Thumb-Unders. No. 21 Get Ready - Go!
Changing Fingers on Repeated Notes. No. 22. No. 23.
Extended Positions. No. 24.
Eighth Note Triplets. No. 25 The C Major Scale in triplet rhythm
No. 26 The G Major Scale in triplet rhythm.