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P AGE M ETHOD 3 S CORE D ATE
4 C Major Scale/ Interval of a 6th
5 Skip to My Lou/Three Note Chords
6 Mary Had a Little Lamb
7 Interval of a 6th/I’m a Little Teapot
8 The IV Chord
9 Lavender’s Blue
10 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
11 If You’re Happy and You Know It
12 The Bear Went Over the Mountain
13 On Top of Old Smokey
14 Sweet Lullaby
16 3A Review
18 Major to Minor
19 Mary’s Little Lamb
20 C and High C Positions
21 Indian Bob
22 C Major and C Minor Scales
23 Ballad in C Minor
24 A Minor Position
25 Little Joe
26 Smitty Schmoe
27 Into the Woods
28 A Minor Scale
29 Arabia
31 Syncopation
32 Low Bridge, Everybody Down
34 3B Review
36 Heart and Soul
38 G Major Scale/The Key of G
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39 G Position (I, V7)/Pop Goes the Weasel
40 The IV Chord (G Major)/Kumbaya
41 Irish Jig
42 Marine’s Hymn
43 G Major to G Minor
44 Mary’s Little Lamb
45 3C Review
46 F Major Scale/The Key of F
47 F Position (I, V7)/Ten Little Indians
48 Lazy Mary/Oh My Darlin’
49 Shoe Fly
50 The IV Chord (F Major)
51 For He’s A Jolly Good Fellow
52 Red River Valley
53 France
54 F Major to F Minor
55 Mary’s Little Lamb (F)
56 3D Review
58 Boogie (12 Bar Blues) Blocked
59 Boogie (12 Bar Blues)
60 Spinning
61 TV
62 Morning Mood
64 Good Night Ladies
66 G Major and G Minor Scales
67 Satin Gloves (G and C Positions)
68 F Major and F Minor Scales
69 Rider
70 3E Review
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3A C Major Scale
C to the next C is 8 notes. 8 notes is an octave.
A scale is a succession of notes.
M
I
D
D
L
E
C
WWH WWW H
Whole Step Half Step
Major scales follow a pattern of steps in order of W-W-H-W-W-W-H
q=60 Cross thumb under Cross 3rd finger over
Cross 3rd finger over Cross thumb under
Interval of a 6th
Preparing for the V7 Chord
q=120
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Skip to My Lou
q=100 Traditional
Three Note Chords
The I and V7 Chords
C G7
I V7
q=100
C G7
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Mary Had a Little Lamb
q=90 Traditional
C G7 C
G7 C
*Student plays 15va
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Interval of a 6th
Preparing for the IV Chord
q=130
I’m a Little Teapot
Swing = play the paired eighth notes as seen here:
q=60
long short long short Traditional
Swing
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The IV Chord
IV
q=70
C F C G7 C
C F C G7 C
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Lavender’s Blue
q=80 Traditional
*Student plays 8va
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
q=76 Traditional
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If You’re Happy and You Know It
Introduction to Tenuto and Pickup Notes
q=110 Traditional
Pickup = Notes that come before the first full measure
Swing
4 &
Tenuto = Hold the full value
1 2 3
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The Bear Went Over the Mountain
Introduction to Da Capo al Fine, Fermata and Split Measure
D.C. al Fine = Repeat from the beginning until Fine
q=110 Traditional
Fermata = pause
Fine (the end)
1 2 3 4 5
Split Measure
D.C. al Fine
6 1 2 3 4 5
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On Top of Old Smokey
Introduction to Broken Chords
q=100 Traditional
Broken Chord = A chord where all notes
are not played at once
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Sweet Lullaby
Introduction to Dolce and (Pianissimo)
Dolce = Sweetly
q=100 Traditional
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Pianissimo = Very Soft
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3A Review
Interval of a 6th
Key of C
C F G7
C Major Scale
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Pianissimo Very soft
Dolce Sweetly
Fermata Pause
Tenuto Hold full note value
Octave 8 notes
Fine The end
D.C. al Fine (Da Capo) Repeat from the beginning until Fine
Split Measure A measure is split across two different systems
Pickup Notes that come before the first full measure
Broken Chords
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3B Major to Minor
Lowering the 3rd (or middle note) of the C major chord makes it C minor.
Notice the difference in sound between major and minor!
q=120
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Mary’s Little Lamb
q=90 Traditional
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C and High C Postions
M
I
D
D
L
E
C
q=90
CDE F G
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Indian Bob
Adagio q=80
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C Major and C Minor Scales
C major and C minor scales are parallel scales because they have the same notes.
The 3rd and 6th step are lowered 1/2 step in the minor scale (harmonic form).
M
I
D
D
L
E
C
C D E F G A B C C Major
C D E¨ F G A¨ B C C Minor
q=60
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Ballad in C Minor
Andante q=100
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A Minor Position
M
I
D
D
L
E
C
A BCDE A BCDE A BCDE
q=70
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Little Joe
q=80
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Smitty Schmoe
q=100
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Into the Woods
Introduction to Sustain Pedal
Misterioso = Mysteriously
q=100
Sustain Pedal
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A Minor Scale
The A minor scale is relative to the C major scale because there are
no flats or sharps in either scale in the natural or pure form.
M
I
D
D
L
E
C
ABCDEFG A A Minor (pure form)
A B C D E F G© A A Minor (harmonic form)
The most common form of the A minor scale, however, has a raised
7th step and is called the harmonic form.
q=80
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Arabia
Introduction to Da Capo al Coda
q=110 D.C. al Coda = Repeat from the beginning until “To Coda” and skip to Coda
All G’s remain sharp until cancelled by a natural sign ª or a barline
To Coda
D.C. al Coda
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Different Ways to
Notate Syncopation
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1 & 2 & 3 4 1 &2& 3 4
(You will see it written both ways)
Following the Lyrics
Verse 1:
Don’t tie the notes on the first verse because the lyrics use both notes
Verse 2:
Tie the notes on the second verse because the lyrics hold for the duration of both notes
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Syncopation
Syncopation = any rhythm that puts an emphasis
on an off beat (the &’s in this case)
q=100
*Student plays 8va
Student
Teacher
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Low Bridge, Everybody Down
q=100 Introduction to the Forward Repeat Thomas S. Allen
*Student plays 8va
Student
Teacher
Forward repeat: Repeat to this point at the backward repeat
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(To forward repeat)
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3B Review
C Minor Scale
A Minor Scale
All G’s remain sharp until cancelled by a natural sign ª or a barline
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Forward Repeat repeat back to this point
Sustain Pedal hold pedal to sustain notes
Sustain Pedal
Misterioso Mysteriously
Syncopation any rhythm that puts an
emphasis on an off beat
D.C. al Coda (Da Capo) Repeat from the beginning
until “To Coda” and skip to Coda.
Major to Minor
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3C Heart and Soul
Part 1
Traditional
q=180
Part 2
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Part 3
Teacher Accompaniment
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G Major Scale
q=60
The Key of G
Introduction to Key Signature
All F’s are sharp ©
q=60
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G Position (I, V7)
Reminder: all F’s are sharp in the key of G
q=120
Pop Goes the Weasel
Introduction to ( ) Accents
q=80 Traditional
Accent: play with emphasis
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The IV Chord (G Major)
q=90
Kumbaya
q=120 Traditional
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Irish Jig
q=90
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Marine’s Hymn
Introduction to Alla Marcia
Alla Marcia = In a style of a march
q=100 Traditional
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G Major to G Minor
q=80
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Mary’s Little Lamb
q=120 Traditional
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3C Review
Key of G
( ) Accent Play with emphasis
Alla Marcia In a style of a march
Key Signature all F’s are sharp
G Major Scale
M
I
D
D
L
E
C
G
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3D F Major Scale
q=60
The Key of F
q=60
All B’s are flat!
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F Position (I, V7)
Reminder: all B’s are flat in the key of F
q=120
Ten Little Indians
q=120
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Lazy Mary
q=80 Traditional
Oh My Darlin’
q=80 Traditional
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Shoo Fly
q=160 Traditional
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The IV Chord (F Major)
q=70
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For He’s A Jolly Good Fellow
Allegretto q=120 Traditional
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Red River Valley
q=120 Traditional
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France
q=112 Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle
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F Major to F Minor
q=80 Traditional
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Mary’s Little Lamb (F)
q=90 Traditional
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3D Review
Key of F
F Major Scale
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F
M
I
D
D
L
E
C
F
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3E Boogie (12 Bar Blues)
Blocked
q=120
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Boogie (12 Bar Blues)
q=112
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Spinning
q=90
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TV
q=90
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Morning Mood
Introduction to Crescendo, Decrescendo, Ritardando
rit.
Edvard Greig
q=100 1843-1907
Norway
Progressively Louder Progressively Softer
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Slow Down
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Good Night Ladies
Introduction to Cut Time & Key Changes
Cut Time or = Having a feeling of two beats per measure and generally twice as fast.
Key Change = The key signature changes (adding flats, sharps, or naturals) during a song.
h=100 Traditional
Key Change
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G Major and G Minor Scales
q=120
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Satin Gloves (G and C Positions)
q=124 Traditional
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F Major and F Minor Scales
q=60
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Rider
Introduction to (Fortissimo)
q=112
Fortissimo = Very Loud
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3E Review
G Major Scale
G Minor Scale
F Major Scale
F Minor Scale
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Key Change The key signature changes (adding flats,
sharps, or naturals) during a song.
or Cut Time Having a feeling of two beats per
measure and generally twice as fast.
(cresc.) Crescendo Progressively Louder
(decresc.) Decrescendo Progressively Softer
(rit.) Ritardando Slow Down
Fortissimo Very Loud
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Terms & Signs Test 1
1. Mysteriously
2. Interval Sweetly
3. Misterioso Slow down
4. Cut Time
5. Dolce Pianissimo
6. Alla Marcia Accent
7. Crescendo
8. rit. Style of a March
9. Fortissimo
10. Fermata
11. Decrescendo
12. Distance between 2 notes
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Terms & Signs Test 2
1. Repeat from beginning
until Fine
2. Interval of 8 notes
3. Scale C Minor Triad
4. Repeat from beginning
and skip to coda
5. D.C. al Coda Succession of Tones
6. A Minor Scale (Harmonic
Form)
7. Broken Chord
8. Rhythm emphasizing the
off beat
9. Octave Pickup
10. D.C. al Fine A Minor Scale (Pure
Form)
11. Key Signature
12. C Major Triad
13. Syncopation Overlapping Pedal
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Note Test
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Certificate of Achievement
This certificate is presented to
For achievement in completing
Piano Marvel Method
Level 3
Date Signature
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