Below you'll find a sample page from
EASY
CLASSICAL PIANO BY NUMBER. It differs slightly from the online
piano on which you can play a bit of the song online. The online version
is necessarily simplified to fit the small keyboard available online.
This book includes indications for
both hands, (RH for right hand, LH for left hand) and is more complex than any
of our other books, but after all, you are playing much more complex
music.
First of all, you'll note that there
are indications for "fingers," which means that you'll need to assign
numbers to your fingers, as all pianists do, in order to navigate the more
complex music. Thumbs are numbered 1, then index fingers are numbered 2, until
all the fingers have been numbered, the last being the little finger, which is
numbered 5.
The finger indications are only a
suggestion of what you should use: we suggest that you first try the piece many
times using any fingers, until you get the idea. Then, when you have
familiarized yourself with the notes, you will want to start using the
fingering. Remember, music is really learned in three stages: 1: learn the
notes: 2: learn the fingering; 3: learn the rhythm, or timing.
You'll also see indications for
stickers that don't appear in our other books, such as the 7 (underlined
seven) seen above. In fact, this book requires more stickers in order to play
the more complex music. The additional stickers are added to the stickers you've
already applied using any of our other books.
It's easy to apply the stickers to your
piano or electronic keyboard, and we include full, easy to understand directions
for doing this. You'll be playing the great masterpieces of classical music
right away!
Also note that each bar (or square)
of music is numbered (the numbers inside the square boxes) for easy reference to
the extensive notes and commentary which are provided to guide you as you learn
the music.
The music of Bach's Prelude #1 is presented
EXACTLY as it appears in sheet music versions, that is, NOTHING has been
simplified or altered or arranged. You will play the exact notes of the entire
piece that Bach wrote 250 years ago!
The pieces presented in this book
are generally introduced to children when they have mastered several basic
areas:
1. Piano pieces by number on the
white keys (There is a section included in EASY CLASSICAL PIANO BY NUMBER to
teach you this.)
2. Black keys of the piano (sharps
and flats) (There is a section included in EASY CLASSICAL PIANO BY NUMBER to
teach you this.)
