Synopsis:
Intended as a supplement to private or group lessons, Basics of Keyboard Theory, Level 1 presents basic theory concepts to the beginning music student. This level is to be used with the student who has had approximately one to two years of music lessons, and knows the following: 1. The Names of the treble and bass clef notes, sharps, flats, and naturals. 2. Rhythms in 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4 time, including values of eighth, quarter, half, dotted half, and whole. 3. The names of the piano keys. 4. Is playing piano literature at the level of the easiest Haydn German Dances, or the easier pieces of Kabalevsky's Opus 39.
About the Author:
Julie McIntosh Johnson received the degrees Master of Music in Piano Pedagogy and Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Redlands. Her experience includes teaching piano, theory, and ear training at the University of Redlands, class piano at the University of Oregon, and classes for young children at the Yamaha Research and Development Center in La Mirada, California. She has written many of the MTAC Certificate of Merit Keyboard Theory Tests. Presently, Ms. Johnson teaches in Yorba Linda, California.
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