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Teachers and Parents
This comprehensive Piano Course, in·three books,can be used by the youngest beginner.
Various games and puzzles are included to help the pupil absorb the information by
having fun at the sarne time.
To ·reinforce certain topics, suggestions for supplementary material - drawn from
Chester Piano Teaching Material - have been added in italics at the bottom of certain
pages. For .Book 2 of this course, supplementary material has been drawn from the
following books:
Chester's Music Puzzles Sets One & Two (CH 55831 & 55832)
Chester's Piano Starters Volumes One &Two (CH 5566 l & 55662)
Warm Up with Chester Part One (CH 557 68)
The range of notes is limited in the early stages so that the pupil can feel confident
and not overpowered by so many written notes. Move on fairly quickly as the pieces should
be well within the pupil's capabilities. Enjoy yourselves!

Hello - it's me again, Chester Junior.

Learning to play the Piano is fun, isn't it?
Let's get started on Book Two - 1can't wait!

Watch out for the rest of the gang - Mo, Bradley, Lizzie and Eric.
(My fa mous Dad, C heste r, app ears in the l
suppl m t ry k ,)

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H ' CHART
HINTS ANO REMINDERS
l . Listen as you play.
2. Hold your fingers in a curved shape and play on the tips of
your fingers - as if you were holding a very small orange
in each hand. Your hand is a bridge which mustn't
collapse.
3. Your wrists should be levei with your arms.
4. lf your feet don't touch the floor, use a pile of thick books to
put under your feet. Telephone directories are good for
this!
5. Don't look down at your hands.
6. Looking at the shape of the music before you play will
help you become a good sight-reader (Steps, Skips and
Jumps).
7. Always practice with the correct fingering.
8. lf the piece uses hands playing together, practice hands
separately and then when each part is perfect, try it hands
together slowly. Vou can always playthe pieces faster
when you really know them.

How many counts

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Find all the Hs and Abs
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Look out for the Rests and the Tied notes.
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The louds and sotts in music are called DYNAMICS.
lt's quite difficult to get louder and sotter on the Piano.
Think of the arm and wrist helping the fingers to get louder by adding some
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What Dynamics would

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Using any notes in the ~

make up some mood music that follows
1. a Lullaby
2. a March
these Dynamics: f :::::::-. Pc:::=:.f 3. a piece about Eric meeting Bradley
4. a piece about an airplane?
Two suggestions:
1. a sports game
2. a railway journey
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the train goes into a tunnel !)

Warm-up
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Here are some ltalian words to remember. Vou will often find them atthe
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in your Manuscript Book.
NATURAL SIGN Don'tforgetthe ~ sign!

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Any sign (#, ~, or ~) that is not in the Key Signature is called an Accidental.

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rules about Stem s.

A B C D

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of this new position, and play
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Your Right Hand is now playing G to D.

Saythe letter-names of this Warm-up as you play.

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 C!Certtfícate

This is to certifythat ...... .......... ..... .... .............. ................ ........ .

has successfully completed Book 2 of Chester's Easiest Piano Course,

and is promoted to Book 3.
CONGRATULATIONS

Signed (feacher) ... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .... .......... .... ..... . .
Date ..... ... ..... ... .... ..... .... ... ...... .... ... ... ....... .. .. .
u~ ~t~S ~1'Sl EST PIANO COUR_c-
Cn .
Written by Carol Barratt
.iE
lllustrated by Sarah Lenton

- specially written for today's youngest beginner.

* A comprehensive and completely up-to-date course written by Carol Barratt, a composer
with a real understanding of the needs of children beginning the piano. .
* The three books of this course are carefully paced to match both ·the progress of the young ·
pianist, and satisfy the demands of the professional teacher.
* Suggestions for supplementary material - drawn from Carol Barratt's other piano and music
teaching books - are given throughout, and games and puzzles included to help the pupil
absorb new information while always having fun.
* The course contains a wide variety of music, including pieces written from the l 6th to the
20th centuries.

* Parents are encouraged to join in, whatever their musical experience, and accompani-
ments are provided in Books One and Two to make the pieces even more exciting.
* The full color illustrations, on every page, emphasize the information being taught, and bring
new life to learning to play the .piano.

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