UNIT 1 KEYBOARD BASICS
- How to Sit at the Keyboard
- Basic Note and Rest Values
- The Keyboard
- Naming White Keys
- Octave
- Finding White Keys
- Dynamic Signs
- SUMMER NIGHT
- Sharp, Flat and Natural Signs
- Half Steps
- Whole Steps
- The Chromatic Scale
- The Staff
- The Treble Clef Sign
- The Bass Clef Sign
- The Grand Staff
- Time Signatures
- Tempo Marks
- Articulation
- Review Worksheet
UNIT 2 INTERVALS AND OTHER KEYBOARD BASICS
- Intervals
- Eighth Notes, Eighth Rests, and Dotted Quarter Notes
- New Time Signature
- New Dynamic Signs
- Key Signatures
- MINIATURE WALTZ
- MINUET
- Review Worksheet
UNIT 3 MAJOR FIVE-FINGER PATTERNS
- Major Five-Finger Patterns
- Major Triads (Chords)
- DANCE
- BRIGHT LIGHTS BOOGIE
- New Time Signature
- WALTZ (THE CHILDREN'S MUSICAL FRIEND)
- BARCAROLLE
UNIT 4 MAJOR FIVE-FINGER PATTERN REVIEW
- Major Five-Finger Pattern Groups
- Sixteenth Notes
- LITTLE SCHERZO
- FORTY-FINGER ENSEMBLE
- Review Worksheet
UNIT 5 MINOR FIVE-FINGER PATTERNS
- Minor Five-Finger Patterns
- Major and Minor Five-Finger Patterns
- Minor Chords
- Relative Minor Keys
- ETUDE
- ERIE CANAL
UNIT 6 MINOR FIVE-FINGER PATTERN REVIEW
- Eighth-Note Triplets
- TOCCATINA
- PRELUDE (THE CHILDREN'S MUSICAL FRIEND)
- Review Worksheet
UNIT 7 CHORD QUALITIES
- Augmented Chords
- Diminished Chords
- The Dotted Eighth Note
- TOPSY-TURVY
UNIT 8 MAJOR SCALES IN TETRACHORD POSITION
- Tetrachords and the Major Scale
- Intervals of 6ths, 7ths and 8ths (octaves)
- The Damper Pedal
- DREAM ECHOES
UNIT 9 MAJOR SCALES (GROUP 1) AND TRIADS OF THE KEY
- Playing Triads of the Key
- Playing Major Scales and Arpeggios
- MORNING SALUTE
- GERMAN DANCE
- Review Worksheet
UNIT 10 MAJOR SCALES (GROUP 2) & TRIADS AND INVERSIONS
- Playing Triads of the Key
- Triads: First Inversion
- Triads: Second Inversion
- Triads: in All Positions
- Playing Major Scales and Arpeggios
- ETUDE
UNIT 11 THE DOMINANT AND DOMINANT SEVENTH CHORDS
- Tonic and Dominant
- The V7 Chord
- MARCH
- Block Chords and Broken Chords
UNIT 12 THE SUBDOMINANT CHORD
- Tonic and Subdominant
- MINUET IN F MAJOR
- Alberti Bass and Waltz Bass Accompaniment
- ODE TO JOY (SYMPHONY NO. 9)
UNIT 13 PRIMARY CHORDS IN MAJOR KEYS
- MOONLIT SHORES
- Review Worksheet
UNIT 14 MINOR SCALES IN TETRACHORD POSITION
- Minor Scales
- LITTLE FANTASY STUDY
- WAYFARING STRANGER
UNIT 15 MINOR SCALES (GROUP 1) AND TRIADS OF THE KEY
- Playing Triads of the Key in Harmonic Minor
- Playing Harmonic Minor Scales and Arpeggios
- ALLEGRETTO
- Review Worksheet
UNIT 16 PRIMARY CHORDS IN MINOR KEYS
- ETUDE
UNIT 17 MINOR SCALES (GROUP 2) AND TRIADS OF THE KEY
- Playing Triads of the Key in Harmonic Minor
- Playing Harmonic Minor Scales and Arpeggios
- THE CUCKOO
UNIT 18 MAJOR SCALES (GROUP 3) AND TRIADS OF THE KEY
- Playing Triads of the Key
- Playing Major Scales and Arpeggios
- DANCE
- Review Worksheet
UNIT 19 THE II CHORD
- The ii Chord
- WALTZ
UNIT 20 THE VI CHORD
- The vi Chord
- ECOSSAISE
UNIT 21 THE III CHORD
- The iii Chord
- ETUDE IN C MAJOR
- DANCE
UNIT 22 MINOR SCALES (GROUP 3) AND TRIADS OF THE KEY
- Playing Triads of the Key in Harmonic Minor
- Playing Harmonic Minor Scales and Arpeggios
- MOONLIGHT SONATA
- Review Worksheet
UNIT 23 SEVENTH CHORDS
- Seventh Chords
- Inversions of Seventh Chords
- FULL MOON RISING
- PRELUDE IN SEVENTHS
UNIT 24 OTHER SCALE STRUCTURES
- The Chromatic Scale
- CHROMATIC RAG
- The Whole-Tone Scale
- THE BEAR
- The Blues Scale
UNIT 25 MODES
- Ionian Mode
- YANKEE DOODLE
- Lydian Mode
- Mixolydian Mode
- Aeolian Mode
- Dorian Mode
- JOHNNY HAS GONE FOR A SOLDIER
- Phrygian Mode
UNIT 26 REVIEW
- ECOSSAISE
- Review Worksheet
- SUPPLEMENTARY SOLO REPERTOIRE
- SONG (THE FIRST TERM AT THE PIANO)
- THE SHEPHERD PIPES
- CANON
- SONATINA IN C MAJOR
- BAGATELLE
- THE CHASE
- GERMAN DANCE
- ETUDE
- RONDINO
- GERMAN DANCE
- MENUET IN D MINOR
- BURLESKE
- IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING (PEER GYNT SUITE)
- THE ENTERTAINER
- ALLEGRETTO
- ETUDE IN G MAJOR
- JUST STRUTTIN' ALONG
- PRELUDE NO. 1
- APPENDIX A: SCALE AND ARPEGGIO FINGERING CHARTS
- APPENDIX B: GLOSSARY
- APPENDIX C: LIST OF COMPOSITIONS (BY COMPOSER)
- APPENDIX D: LIST OF COMPOSITIONS (BY TITLE)