we2is BASTIEN PIANO BASICS TECHNIC PRIMER LEVEL BY JAMES BASTIEN 1QBS wen. a. kg0s MUSIC COMPANY « SAN DINGO, CALIFORNIA“teloton BY Bs't8 88000 BL EIDE imarta) Dear teachers and parents: ‘Technic contains a variety of exercises to develop hand and finger coordination, and to develop ease, control, and facility at the keyboard. The student should allow time each day for technic practice. These exercises may be played as warm-ups before beginning to practice pieces. ‘Technic is coordinated page-by-page with Pi level. The four books should be us 10, Theory, and Performance books at each simultaneously for thorough reinforcement of each id in the Contents. concept. The suggested sequence among the books is li Pl e be aware of these three item: DYNAMICS Unless indicated, the dynami repeat of the exerci rs are to be suggested by the teachers. On each », have the student use a different dynamic level TEMPO Direct the stuck Onea ent to play each exercise in three tempos: slow; medium, ch repeat, have the student use and fast. different tempo. TOUCH Unless staccato is indicated, the basic touch for these exerc legato, However, many of the legato exercises may be repeated with a staccato touch at the iscretion. FIEN PIANO BASICS is an student off to th in all areas, citing and compreh ight start. The ive series de signed to get the young fully graded to assure steady j We offer you our best wish: Neil A. Kjos Mus James Bastien Jane Smisor Bastien s for achievement and su : Company © 1986 Kjos West, 4982 Jutland Drive, San Diego, California 92117, International copyright secured. All rights reserved. Printed in USA. WARNING! All the musie, text, art, and graphi reproduce them by any method copyrighted matter is in this book are protected by copyright law. To copy or an infringement of the copyright law, Anyone who reproduces subject to substantial penalties and assessments for each infringement, wr2tsBASTIEN PIANO BASICS TECHNIC PRIMER LEVEL BY JAMES BASTIEN Contents Warm-up C position, legato, 2nds . Climbing the Bars....... ‘Teeter“Totter Fun! Sea Whale Ocean Octopus ‘The Merry-Go-Round Srds Gireus Clowns Roller Coaster Ride C position, 2nds, 5p ...... On the Ferris Wheel us a 4 Monkey ‘Twins o. 2nds Tee et he —___ Three Giraffes... Orde ay cen Floating Clouds - slurs Lifting Balloons Tied Score . ties, slurs All Tied Up! Four Crows 4ths .. 3 —— Five Rabbits ths Melodic Intervals... Harmonic Intervals Clip-Clop ‘rail .... Echo Canyon Chords Are Funt....... Melody and Chords Harp Chords... broken chords . Let's Go Sliding +++ middle C position Boos in Springtime ........... 4 deces.- ‘The Crawling Caterpillar Hear the Wind Blow! The Busy Windmill 2nds and 3rds ....... Hopscotch G Chords... Boogie Time Let's Jump, io staccatoy, ae. ye Ait Bouncing Balls Wooden Shoe Dance In Outer Space Robot Companion melodic and harmonic intervals solid chords . stssss2. solid and broken chords ——_Let’s Rock! .. £. Phrasing 2's... phrasing... Phrasing 3's —— Turning Cartwheels broken chords (arpeggios) ..... ——— The Snake Charmer S,finger patterns ee Indian Brave ...... » melodic and harmonic intervals . Special Requests for‘Technic ... from teacher or student “To reinforce the feeling of achievement, the teacher or student may put a / when the page has been mastered. ISBN 0-8497-5280-9C Warm-up Sadde (tedddddele | - Free lap rr it rrels | th page 16 of Piano, Primer LevelClimbing the Bars Pind ! tetleterl Peres | of Piano, Primer Level. WP215Sea Whale desu | oe Gites \} ga) pyasn pas ad ,The Merry-Go-Round tjded [sd leds did dd Da | Bererieetelerrt | | Pdjdldidjldagi, 4Practice Directions 1. Play evenly with curved fingers. 2. Play legato, connecting the tones smoothly. 3. Play slowly at first; play faster when you are ready. Use these same Practice Directions for the rest of the book. Lis | fp means to play the first time f (loud), the second time p (soft). Roller Coaster Ride Rit aS vege} e = TP. oS eee Lala WP215 Use with page 80 of Piano, Primer Level.Play hands separately first. Repeat and play hands together.* Sane = SS SSS Se "Teacher: This practice direction is only a suggestion. You may want the student to begin with both hands. Use with page 31 of Piano, Primer Level. WP215WP215 Use with page 42 of Piano, Primer Leveliraffes | Three 1 == cf e ae as = . = Use with page 83 of Pian:10 Lift your hand at the end of each slur with an “up wrist” motion. Lift on count 3. Floating Clouds lift hand lift hand lift hand Lift your hand at the end of each slur with an “up wrist” motion. Lift on count 4. Lifting Balloons SSeS WP215 | Use with page 34 of Piano, Primer Level.Observe the ties. Ve acher, ca Gruielelaniss <4 Lift your hand at the end of each slur on count 4, _ Tied Score Se SP Lift your hands at the end of each slur on count 3. All Tied Up! Use with page 35 of Piano, Primer Level. WP2155 = oan WP215 Use with puge 36-87 of Plano, Primer Level_ Five Rabbits Ai TP Use with page 38 of Piano, Primer Level. WP215Melodic nee nf 4 === a Z SP 5 WP215 Use with page 39 of Piano, PriAfter playing each interval twice as written, you may then repeat each interval three times, then. four times. Clip-Clop Trail cf Use with page 40 of Piano, Primer Level, WP215i jee os i 4 SFP Play this chord, | C’s its name, |Curveyour fin-gers, Iplease take aim! * g i § a *Continue this pattern up the keyboard on the white keys WP215 Use with page 41-42 of Piano, Primer Level.5 *Continue this pattern up the keyboard on the white keys. Use with page 49 of Piano, Primer Level. WP215Middle C Position Wiest ad f Let’s Go Sliding! Lien a1 7 *Continue this pattern up the keyboard on the white keys. WP215 Use with page 44-45 of Piano, Primer LevelBees in Springtime _ : uh T The Crawling Caterpillar eee *Continue this pattern up the keyboard on the white keys. Use with page 46-47 of Piano, Primer Level. WP215(Ce J Hear the Wind Blow! 34 Bee, 8 4 Sadak WP215 Use with pages 48-49 of Piano, Primer LevelThe Busy Windmill siete Use with pages 50-51 of Piano, Primer Level. WP215LHS pei Xe 2nds and 3rds re Pe | Hopscotch Wao WP215 Use with pages 62-53 of Piano, Primer Level.G Chords imer Level. WP215WP215 Use with page 56 of Piano, Primer Level.Use with page 57 of Piano, Primer Level. WP215In Outer Spac Wee, 3 3 2 2. o- ! SP =F rts SS WP215 Use with pageUse with page 59 of Piano, Primer Level, WP215 ! o Wh s ¢ : te Bi i 1s SP : : 5 Z oe :28 Begin with a low wrist, and end with a high wrist for each slurred group. 5 7 5 — 5 *Continue this pattern up the keyboard on the white keys. WP215 Use with pages 60-61 of Piano, Primer Level.Cross your LH. over your B.H. to play the high note. Turning Cartwheels over LA. 1 ie 5 oe 2 a io SP * = = f : Fe 5 7 iF *Continue this pattern up the keyboard on the white keys. Use with page 6t of Plano, Primer Level, WP215*Continue this pattern up the keyboard on the white keys. WP215 Lise with page 62 of Piano, Primer LevelSpecial Requests for Technic osBASTIEN PIANO BASICS by James and Jane Smisor Bastien For the 5-7 year-old beginner Primer A 1 Piano for the Young Beginner WP: @ Theory & Technic for the Young Beginner WP2: Primer B Piano for the Young Beginner WP231 @ Theory & Technic for the Young Beginner WP233 After completing Primer B, the student will be prepared to go to Level 1 For the 7-11 year-old beginner Primer ® Piano wP200 ® ‘Theory WP205 B Performance WP210 ® ‘Technic WP215 Level 1 & Piano WP201 & Theory WP206 1 Performance WP211 . . Technic WP216 ALine a Day Sight Reading WP258 Level 2 Piano WP202 ‘Theory WP207 Performance WP212 Technic WP217 ALine a Day Sight Reading WP259 Level 3 & Piano We203, & Theory WP208 & Performance WP213 1B Technic wr2is Level 4 3 lm Piano WP204 Po l& Theory WP209 Performance WP214 @ Technic W219 ISBN 0-8497-S280-9 if Supplementary American Sonatinas (4) WP252 Boogie, Rock, & Country —Level 1 WP238 Rock, & Country —Level 2 WP239 Boogie, Rock, & Country —Level 3 WP240 Dinosaur Kingdom (2-3) WP246 First Parade of Solos (P—1) WP237 de of Solos (3-4) WP245 n Life (1-3) WP234 Nursery Songs at the Piano— Primer WP241 Nursery Songs at the Piano —Level 1 We242 Popular Christmas Songs — Primer WP220 Popular Christmas Songs —Level 1 WP221 mas Songs — Level 2 WP222 mas Songs —Level 3 WP223 Popular Christmas Songs —Level 4 WP224 Popular Hymns — Primer WP2: Popular Hymns—Level 1 WP: Popular Hymns — Level 2 WP: Popular Hymns —L les, Chords & Arpeggios (2-4) WP249 rade of Solos (1-2) WP243 (3-4) WP236 ‘Third Parade of Solos (2-3) WP244 ‘Two Sonatinas (4) WP235 Popular Chr Note Learning Celebration of Notes, A— Book 1 (P-1) WP253 Celebration of Notes, A— Book 2 (1-2) WP254 Dot-to-Dot Note Speller (P) WP260 Note Pictures: A Coloring Note Speller (1) WP250 Note Designs: A Coloring Note Speller (1) WP251 Sticking with the Basics: Notes (P) WP255 Sticking with the Basics: Rhythm (P) WP256 Sticking with the Basics: Sight Reading (P) WP257, WP215 495 | 99000 UE TERT | After completing Level 4 the stuclent will be prepared to jn the Intermediate Piano Course (Repertoire, Theory, Technic, and Multi-key Solos) WP105-116. 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