are the

A triad is a three-note chord. The three notes of a triad

from
root (1), the third (3), and the fifth (5). The root is the note
Major Triads
which the triad gets its name. The root of a C triad is C. Triads in

(Chords root position (with the root at the bottom) always look like this:

LINE 5th of SPACE

LINE 3rd SPACE 3rd
LINE ROOT SPACE ROOT

5 3 1. RH triads are fingered 1 3 5.

LH triads are fingered
RH

E
LH

1. Play the following exercise that uses major five-finger patterns

Playing Major and chords.

Five-Finger 2. (Optional) Play the exercise beginning on Db. Continue upward

beginning on black keys until the next Db is reached.
Patterns and
Chords

) 3-6 (35)

Moderatoo
Continue
upward
beginning
-Major five-finger pattern Broken Chord Block on white keys
Chord until.

72 Unit 8 Major Five-Finger Patterns

 means 2 beats to each measure.

New Time means a QUARTER NOTEgets 1 beat

Signature

New Tempo Allegretto =moderately fast

Mark
READINNG

2-24 (62)
Dunee
Allegretto

TEACHER ACCOMPANIMENT

Allegrettoo
 Forty Fnyer Ensnmb
Pattern)
(A Major Five-Finger
Part 1 E. L. Lancaster
D)3-8 (37)

Lively

(
mf

Part 2
)3-8 (37) E. L. Lancaster

Lively

nf

74 Unit 8 Mayor Five-Finger Patterns

 Part 3
03-8 (37)
Lively
Both hands one octave higher than written throughout E. L. Lancaste»

mf

Part 4
) 3-8 (37)
Lively E. L. Lancaster
Both hands two octaves lower than written throughout

mf

Major Five-Finger Patterns Unit 8 75

 chUr
minor
chords become
Major
is lowered a half step.
Minor Chords

Major Chord

Minor Chord

exercise that uses minor five-finger patterns

Play the following
Playing Minor and chords.

Five-Finger
Patterns and
Chords

4-29 (76)
Moderato
Continue
upward
beginning on
Block
1. mf-Minor five-finger pattern Broken chord- chord white keys
until.

Minor Five-Finger Patterns Unit 11 97

 Major IIve-ini9tl pa
half step.
when the middle note is lowered
a

Major and Minor

Five-Finger Major Five-Finger Pattern
Patterns

Minor Five-Finger Pattern

3

exercise that uses major and minor

Play the following
Playing Major five-finger patterns.

and Minor
Five-Finger
Patternss

4-28 (75)
Moderato

mf Major Minor

Continue
upward
beginning on Major Minor
white keys
until.

Optional: Play the above exercise beginning on Db. Continue upward beginning on black keys
until the next Db is reached.

.. Civ_Cin ger Patterns

 G Position
on the Staff
GA
BC D GABCD
New notes are G A B in
bass clef; A B in treble clef.

new notes new notes

An accent sign over or under a note means

Accent Sign play that note louder.

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)2-26 (64) tMidnightShaadons E. L. Lancaster

Mysteriously

16

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4-31 (78)
MnctertMinm
E. L. Lancaster

Moderately fast
3

2nd time
to Coda

mp

D.C. al Coda

nf

Coda
8ya

D . C. (da capo) al Coda

means repeat from the
P subito**
beginning to the t9, then rit.
skip to the Coda
(an added ending).
8va
Suddenly

100 Unit 11 Minor Five-Finger Patterns

 )3-16 (45) Pass 1
Cross 3
Over 1
Moderato under 3 3

mf
)3-17 (46)
Moderato

2. 1 3
Cross 3
Pass 1
over 1
mf under 3

3 - 1 8 (47)
Moderato
5 5 Continue
3
upward on
white keys
until.

mf
3-19 (48)
Moderato Continue
downward on
4. 3 3
white keys
until.. . 3
1

Lean the hand slightly in the

Practice slowly hands separately.
direction you are moving. The hand should move smoothly along
Playing the
with no twisting motion of the wrist!
C Major Scale

3
03-20 (49) Pass
Over 1
under 3
2
RH 1 2 3

) 3-21 (50)

LH 2 5
4
Pass 1 Cross 3
under 3 over 1

Play the scales above hands together. The RH ascends as the LH

descends, and vice versa (in contrary motion). Both hands play the
same numbered fingers at the same time.
80 Key of C Major Unit 9
 This piece has two sections (A and B). This overall plan is often
Binary Form called binary or AB form.

(AB) The A section

in the LH.
uses scale patterns in the RH and Cand G7 chords

The B section uses C, F and G7 chords in the RH.

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)3-29 (58)
Morniny Clhcsi
A Section E. L. Lancaster
Moderato
G7
3

mp

mf

B Section
G7

mf

ri.

mp

84 Key of C Major Unit 9

 When you skip five white keys, the interval is a 7th.
7ths and 8ths 7ths are written line-line or space-space

(Octaves)

5 1

When you skip six white keys, the interval is an 8th (octave).
Octaves are written line-space or space-line.

Playing Intervals

Playthe following exercises that use intervals.

Transpose each example to G major.

5-4 (46)
Moderato
5
1 2 f 4 1

mp 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th (octave)

5-4 (46)
Moderato

5
3
6th 7th 8th (octave)
mp 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

exercises 1 and 2 hands together.

Optional: Play
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5-5 (47)
SummerMenorris E. L. Lancaster
and Kenon D. Renfrow
Moderato

mp

(
( A A
5

10

A.

a tempo
15
E
rit.

20

rit.

Unit 13 115
6ths, 7ths and 8ths (Octaves)
3
4
18
14
 6-8 (19)
Fr Eliee Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Poco moto (a little motion arr. by E. L
Lancaster& Kenon D Renfrow

18
E
 mf

dim.

45

50

rit.
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