Bastien Piano Basics (Book 3)

Author: Jane S. Bastien
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Publish Date: 1997-04-01
Features: "Daily Note Drill" (Book 3) helps students further reinforce the concepts learned in "Fundamentals" (Book 3). Each page has two sections:
1. Daily Note Drill. This exercise requires students to identify and play a line of notes, intervals, or chords in the correct position on the keyboard. These notes are random and can be played with any fingers.
2. Sight-reading three lines of four measures each. This book includes intervals of sixth and seventh; emphasizes scale practice in C, F, and G major; and provides five-finger positions and scale practice in D, A, and E major. It is recommended that students first complete the "Daily Note Drill" before attempting to play each line of the four-measure phrases in the second section with as few repetitions as possible. Specific instructions can be found on page 2. If needed, these four-measure phrases can also be used by the teacher as transposition exercises.