Classroom Keyboard

This book will facilitate meeting the Core Music Standards for grades 5 through 8, and the novice/intermediate Harmonizing Instruments Strand.

This book will facilitate meeting the Core Music Standards for grades 5 through 8, and the novice/intermediate Harmonizing Instruments Strand.

NOTATION1Musical SoundWhite Key NamesThe KeyboardOctave and Middle CPosture and HandsC positionPlaying KeyboardsStep, Skip and RepeatPitch Motion2Hand PositionsChanging PositionPlaying MusicComposition One3RhythmNotes and RestsTreble Clef and StaffBeats and NotesLines and SpacesNotated Pitch MotionPlaying Melodies4Time SignaturesNotes and BeatsBass Clef and StaffBeats and NotesStems & Grand StaffComposition Two5Dots & TiesPartial Measures6Shorter Notes and RestsComposition ThreeCHORDS7OvertonesIntervalsNotated Intervals8ChordsNotated ChordsChord Progressions9Chord StructureChord Inversion5 Fingers, 7 pitchesImprovised EndingsComposition Four10Lead SheetsComposition Five11Chording StylesSong AccompanimentRock StylesF MAJOR12Half and Whole StepsC Major ScaleBlack Key NamesNotated AccidentalsScales & The Blues13TranspositionKey Signatures14Scale DegreesChord StructureChord InversionKey ChangeComposition Six15Chording StylesHand ChangesPartial Chords16Song AccompanimentComposition SevenG MAJOR17TranspositionKey Signatures18Scale DegreesChord StructureChord InversionLedger Lines19Dotted Quarter NotesComposition Eight20Chording StylesSong Accompaniment21Hand ChangesExpressionComposition NineMINOR22Major and Minor ChordsChord SymbolsScale DegreesKey of C Chords23Three Pitch ChordsAny Triad, Any KeyFour Pitch ChordsSeventh ChordsDominant SeventhBasic Chord TypesKey of C 7th ChordsAltered Chords24Major and Minor ModesMinor ChordsScale DegreesHarmonic Minor Scale25Perfect Fifths & SignaturesCircle of FifthsKeys with Flats and SharpsComposition Ten