Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction ............................................................................................ 1 Chapter 1: The Keyboard & The Musical Alphabet ......................... 3

• Black and White Keys

• Finding Middle C

Chapter 2: The C Major Scale & Finger Technique ......................... 6

• Finger Numbering

• The Thumb Tuck and Finger Cross

Chapter 3: Rhythm and Timing ........................................................... 9

• Quarter, Half, and Whole Notes

• Playing with a Metronome

Chapter 4: Half Steps, Whole Steps & Intervals ........................... 12

• The Building Blocks of Music

• Sharps (#) and Flats (b)

Chapter 5: Building Basic Chords (Triads) ................................... 15

• Major Chords

• Minor Chords

Chapter 6: Chord Progressions ........................................................ 18

• Playing Hands Together

• The 1-4-5 Progression

Chapter 7: Practice Routines ........................................................... 21

• Daily Warm-ups