Concepts of Piano Theory - Preparatory Level

This workbook is written with large notes for the young student or beginner. This first book has many simple worksheets to introduce the Grand Staff, Musical Alphabet, Notes, Rests, Intervals, Time Signatures, Major and minor Five-Finger Patterns, and Key Signatures.Includes reviews, compositional analysis incorporating everything taught, and a final review at the end of the book.

Important concepts include:

• Bass and treble clef, grand staff
• Note and rest values
• Time signatures
• Basic Intervals and half steps and whole steps
• Accidentals
• Basic signs, terms and vocabulary
• Major and minor 5 finger patterns, chords, and scales
• Primary triads in major and minor keys
• Begins inverting chords