Chapter 1
In this chapter you will learn how to:
Sit correctly and comfortably at the piano
Position your hands and fingers
Identify notes on the keyboard
Understand fingering markings
Chapter 2
In this chapter you will learn how to:
Read, follow and play basic rhythms
Read and follow musical notation in the treble clef, playing middle C, D and E with your right hand
Read and follow musical notation in the bass clef, playing middle C, B and A with your left hand
Understand some Italian terms
Chapter 3
In this chapter you will learn how to:
Understand time signatures and
Play pieces that use both the right and left hands
Play melodies that incorporate steps, skips and repeated notes, including two new right-hand notes (F and G) and two new left-hand notes (G and F)
Chapter 4
In this chapter you will learn how to:
Recognise and understand rest signs
Play in a new time signature
Recognise and understand slurs (legato), ties and staccato markings
Play hands together
Chapter 5
In this chapter you will learn how to:
Recognise and understand semitones, sharps and flats
Play two new right-hand notes (F# and Eb)
Play two new left-hand notes (D and Bb)
