Further discovery of pitch and notation concepts including:
• accidentals, half steps, whole steps
• intervals (size only)
• scales and key signatures (G major and F major)
• introduction to melody writing and guided listening
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Let’s Explore activities provide an opportunity to hear and play a piece of music while discovering how theory concepts come alive. Many of these pieces have been selected from The Royal Conservatory repertoire and etudes books. Listen as your teacher plays them for you, play them yourself, or listen to them here!
Unit 1, page 11
Minuetto, James Hook
From Celebration Series®, 2015 Edition: Piano Repertoire Preparatory B
Unit 2, page 29
Little Red Wagon, Teresa Richert
From Celebration Series®, 2015 Edition: Piano Repertoire 2
Unit 3, page 38
Mystery, Christine Donkin
From Celebration Series®, 2015 Edition: Piano Repertoire Preparatory B
Unit 5, page 59
Morning Greeting, Cornelius Gurlitt
From Celebration Series®, 2015 Edition: Piano Etudes 1
Unit 6, page 67
The Swing, Chee-Hwa Tan
From Celebration Series®, 2015 Edition: Piano Repertoire Preparatory B
Unit 7, page 72
Etude in C Major, Anton Diabelli
From Celebration Series®, 2015 Edition: Piano Etudes 1
Unit 8, page 74
Mist, Clifford Poole
From Celebration Series®, 2015 Edition: Piano Repertoire 1
Unit 8, page 75
Minuet, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
From Celebration Series®, 2015 Edition: Piano Repertoire 1
Unit 8, page 76
Frère Jacques Stands on His Head, Clifford Poole
From Celebration Series®, 2015 Edition: Piano Repertoire 1