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Piano with Melo

Part 1 Workbook — First Steps

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LESSON 1Meet the Piano
♩ Frère Jacques, France

A piano has white keys (long) and black keys (short). Black keys come in groups of 2 and 3.

Activity 1Colour the piano keys any colour you like!
Pick colour:
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
Activity 2Colour the groups of 2 black keys in orange, and groups of 3 in blue.
Pick colour:
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
Activity 3Fill in the blanks.
A piano has kinds of keys.
The short keys are called keys.
Black keys come in groups of and .
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LESSON 2Black Key Groups
♩ Frère Jacques, France

Black keys play in teams: a team of 2 and a team of 3, repeating all the way along the piano.

Activity 1Colour the group of 2 in orange and the group of 3 in blue.
Pick colour:
Group of 2
Group of 3
Activity 2Count and write.
On a full piano I can find groups of 2 black keys.
On a full piano I can find groups of 3 black keys.
Knowing the groups helps me find on the piano.
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LESSON 3Find C, D, E
♩ Mary Had a Little Lamb, England

C hides to the left of the 2 black keys. Then D, then E. Three white keys in a row.

Activity 1Colour C in yellow, D in green and E in blue.
Pick colour:
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
Activity 2Play C, D and E and describe what they sound like.
I played C, D and E. They sounded:
C hides to the LEFT of the group of black keys.
Write the three notes in order: , ,
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LESSON 4Finger Numbers
♩ Au Clair de la Lune, France

Every finger has a number. Both thumbs are number 1. Count out to the pinky, all the way to number 5.

Activity 1Colour each finger your favourite colour!
Pick colour:
1
Thumb
2
Pointer
3
Middle
4
Ring
5
Pinky
Activity 2Fill in the blanks.
The thumb is finger number .
The pinky is finger number .
My middle finger is number .
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LESSON 5The Music Alphabet
♩ Ode to Joy, Germany

Music uses only 7 letters: A B C D E F G. After G, we start again at A.

Activity 1Fill in the missing letters of the music alphabet.
A
C
E
G
Activity 2Colour each letter tile your favourite colour!
Pick colour:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Activity 3Write the music alphabet forwards and backwards.
Forwards:
Backwards:
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LESSON 6Note Lengths
♩ Brahms Lullaby, Germany

Notes have different lengths measured in beats, like a steady clap. Quarter = 1, Half = 2, Whole = 4.

Activity 1Colour each note and its matching beat count the same colour.
Pick colour:
Quarter note
Half note
Whole note
4 beats
1 beat
2 beats
Activity 2Fill in the blanks.
A quarter note lasts beat.
A half note lasts beats.
The longest note is the note.
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LESSON 7Staff and Treble Clef
♩ Twinkle Twinkle, France

Notes live on a staff of 5 lines and 4 spaces. The curly symbol is the treble clef. Higher notes sound higher!

Activity 1Draw your own staff! Draw 5 lines across the box below.
Activity 2Colour each note on the staff.
💡

The treble clef curls around the SECOND line from the bottom. That line is called the G line!

Pick colour:
𝄞CDEFG
Activity 3Fill in the blanks.
The staff has lines and spaces.
The curly sign at the start is called the .
A note that sits higher on the staff sounds .
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LESSON 8Play Your First Song!
♩ London Bridge, England

Hot Cross Buns uses just three notes: C, D and E. You already know them all!

Activity 1Colour the bubbles: C in yellow, D in green, E in blue.
Pick colour:
E
D
C
E
D
C
C
C
C
C
D
D
D
D
E
D
C
Activity 2Fill in the blanks.
Hot Cross Buns uses 3 notes: , and .
The song starts on note: .
My First Concert!
I performed Hot Cross Buns for:
They said:
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