John Thompson's Modern Course for the Piano - The First Grade Book

Contents

• Foreword
• 1. Hand Position (C Major) - The Phrase "Music Land"
• 2. Musical Form - "Patterns"
• 3. Rhythm and Accents - "Runaway River"
• 4. Tonal Shading - "Swans on the Lake"
• Half Steps - Sharps, Flats and Natural
• Whole Steps - Writing Lesson
• 6. Accidentals - "The Scissors Grinder"
• 7. New "Hand Position" (G Major) - "A Sng of Penny Candy"
• 8. Two Melody Patterns - The Man in the Moon"
• 9. Folk-tunes - "The Party"
• Phrasing Attack - Right Hand and Left Hand
• 10. Combing Hand Position - "The Robin"
• 11. Finger and Harmony Patterns - "The Merry Clown"

• 12. Harmony Patterns (Left Hand) - "The Cuckoo"
• Examination No. 1
• Scales - Ways and Means
• Building the C Major and G Major Scales
• 13. Ascending Scale in C Major - "Scaling the Wall"
• 14. Descending Scale in C Major - "The Chimes"
• 15. New "Hand Position" for Left hand - "Stepping Stones"
• 16. Broken Chord as a Melody - "Mountain Climbing"
• 17. New "Hand Position" (F Major) - "A Chord Frolic"
• 18. A First Recital Piece - "The Fairies Harp"
• 19. First Introduction to Eight Notes - "The Wishing Star"
• 20. New "Hand Position" - (D Major) - "Lightly Row"
• 21. New "Hand Position" - (A Major) - "Little Spring Song"
• 22. Staccato and Legato Groups - "Falling Leaves"
• 23. Dance Forms - "Dutch Dance"
• 24. A Descriptive Recitl Piece - "The Fairy Court"
• Examination No. 2
• 25. Example in Staccato - "The Tiresome Woodpecker"
• 26. Extended "Hand Position" (A Major) - "The Knight and the Lady"
• 27. Dotted Quarter Notes - "Air from Mozart"
• 28. Rhythmical Pattern used by Brahms - "A Little Waltz"
• 29. New "Hand Position" (Bb Major) - "The Owl's Question"
• 30. Six-Eight Time - "Cheer for the Blue"
• 31. Two-Note Phraases in 6/8 Time - "The Owl's Question"
• 32. Six-Eight Time (G Major) - "The Singing Mouse"
• 33. Hand Position Extended in Left Hand (F Major) - "The Birthday Cake"
• 34. Playing in Two "Hand Positions" - The Popcorn Man
• 35. Two "Hand Positions" (6/8 Time) - "The Merry-Go-Round
• 36. Syncopation - "A Spanish Fiesta"
• 37. A Hunting Song - "The Fox hunt"
• 38. Two "Hand Positions" - "To Celia"
• Examination No. 3
• 39. Cross-Hand Postion - "The Frog Chorus"
• 40. Wrist Staccato - "The Sleigh"
• 41. New "Hand Position" (Eb Major) - "Little Bo-Peep"
• 42. Forearm Attack
• 43. New "Hand Position" (E Major) - "Peasant Dance"
• 44. Broken Chord Accompaniment - "Long, Long Ago"
• 45. Three "Hand Positions" - "Silent Night"
• 46. Scale Patterns and Chords - "A Keyboard Recreation"
• 47. Interpreting Characteristic Music - "The Streamliner"
• 48. New "Hand Position" (Ab Major) - "To a Skyscraper
• 49. Two "Hand Positions" (Both Hands) - "Dublin Town"
• 50. Sixteenth Notes
• Examination No. 4
• Technical Drills
• Four Certificates of Merit