Level 1

Module 1

Piano
 The
Knowing the piano
piano

• Color the keys of this piano with the colors that correspond to each

C= blue E= yellow G= red B= light

D= green F= orange A= purple blue

The correct posture

• Observe the posture in the drawing and imitate it.
• Pay attention to the position of your hands on the piano.

Imagine that you have a ball in

your hand to maintain the position
 Fingering
Finger numbering
• Our fingers are numbered when we play piano so we can play the right
keys with the right fingers. Each hand has five fingers, can you figure
out the correct numbering?

Fingers on the piano

• Sit at the piano with the correct posture and prepare your hands in the
correct position. Place your fingers as shown in the drawing.
 Exercises
Heating
• Practice these exercises by pressing the key with the indicated number.
First do it with the fingers of your right hand and then with those of
your left hand.
Exercise 1:

1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
Exercise 2:

1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3

Rhythm
• Listen carefully to the metronome ( 0 100 ) and try to follow the beats
with your palms.
• Take a seat at the piano and follow the beats with the 1st finger of your
hand. Do this with your right hand and then your left hand.
• Perform exercise 1 by pressing your fingers according to the
metronome beats. Remember to practice with your right hand and your
left hand.
Exercise 1:

/ / / / / / / / / / //
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
 Exercises
Rhythm
• Listen carefully to the metronome ( 0 100 ) and try to follow the beats
with your palms.
• Take a seat at the piano and perform exercise 2 by pressing your fingers
according to the beats of the metronome. Remember to practice with
your right hand and your left hand.
Exercise 2:

/ / / / / / / / / / / /
1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3
Doorbell

• On the piano, locate these two keys and play them. Play each one alone
and then together. Do the two keys sound the same? What is the sound
of these keys?

Exercises
Melody 1 (knock the door)
• Play this melody following the rhythm of the metronome. Remember
which fingers you should use on each key.
5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5

GGEEGGEEGEGGEGEG

5 3 5 3 3 5 3

GGEEGGEEEEGGE

Melody 2 (rain, rain)

• Play this melody following the rhythm of the metronome. Remember to
follow the indicated fingering.
4 2 4 2 4 2 5 4 2

g AND GGE GGEAGGE

 Exercises
Heating
• Practice these exercises with a metronome by pressing the key with the
indicated number. First do it with the fingers of your right hand and then
with those of your left hand.
Exercise 3:

•
Piano............................................................................................................................................1
The piano.............................................................................................................................2
Knowing the piano........................................................................................................2
The correct posture.......................................................................................................2
Finger numbering.........................................................................................................3
Fingers on the piano.....................................................................................................3
Rhythm.........................................................................................................................5
Doorbell........................................................................................................................5
Exercises..............................................................................................................................5
III / / / / 1 / / I — H — 4 — A — H —— -A — I.................................................................12
Heating........................................................................................................................13
/ / / / / / / / / / / /..........................................................................................................13
4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2.............................................................................................13
Doorbell......................................................................................................................13
Using both hands........................................................................................................13
Heating........................................................................................................................15
/ / / / / / / / / / / /..........................................................................................................15
3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1.............................................................................................15
Heating........................................................................................................................16
/ / / / / / / / / / / /..........................................................................................................16
1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2.............................................................................................16
Heating........................................................................................................................18
 Exercises
/ / / / / / / / / / / /..........................................................................................................18
2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3.............................................................................................18
Heating........................................................................................................................19
/ / / / / / / / / / / /..........................................................................................................19
3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4.............................................................................................19
Melody 12 (diving).....................................................................................................20
Heating........................................................................................................................23
/ / / / / / / / / / / /..........................................................................................................23
4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5.............................................................................................23

Silence
• When we see this figure, it means that we must be silent on that
metronome beat. Let's do this exercise with our palms and be silent when
we see the figure.

Piano............................................................................................................................................1
The piano.............................................................................................................................2
Knowing the piano........................................................................................................2
The correct posture.......................................................................................................2
Finger numbering.........................................................................................................3
Fingers on the piano.....................................................................................................3
Rhythm.........................................................................................................................5
Doorbell........................................................................................................................5
Exercises..............................................................................................................................5
III / / / / 1 / / I — H — 4 — A — H —— -A — I.................................................................12
Heating........................................................................................................................13
/ / / / / / / / / / / /..........................................................................................................13
 Exercises
4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2.............................................................................................13
Doorbell......................................................................................................................13
Using both hands........................................................................................................13
Heating........................................................................................................................15
/ / / / / / / / / / / /..........................................................................................................15
3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1.............................................................................................15
Heating........................................................................................................................16
/ / / / / / / / / / / /..........................................................................................................16
1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2.............................................................................................16
Heating........................................................................................................................18
/ / / / / / / / / / / /..........................................................................................................18
2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3.............................................................................................18
Heating........................................................................................................................19
/ / / / / / / / / / / /..........................................................................................................19
3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4.............................................................................................19
Melody 12 (diving).....................................................................................................20
Heating........................................................................................................................23
/ / / / / / / / / / / /..........................................................................................................23
4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5.............................................................................................23

Heating
• Practice these exercises with a metronome by pressing the key with the
indicated number. First do it with the fingers of your right hand and then
with those of your left hand.

Exercise 5:
 Exercises

Piano 1
The piano 2
Knowing the piano 2
The correct posture 2
Finger numbering 3
Fingers on the piano 3
Rhythm 5
Doorbell 5
Exercises 5
III / / / / 1 / / I — H — 4 — A — H —— -A — I 12
Heating 13
/ /////////// 13
4 24242424242 13
Doorbell 13
Using both hands 13
Heating 15
/ /////////// 15
3 13131313131 15
Heating 16
/ /////////// 16
1 12211221122 16
Heating 18
/ /////////// 18
2 23322332233 18
Heating 19
/ /////////// 19
3 34433443344 19
 Exercises
Melody 12 (diving) 20
Heating 23
/ /////////// 23
4 45544554455 23

Doorbell

• Color the E, G, A, C and D keys. Do you remember what their colors were?

Melody 3 (mary had a little lamb)

• Play this melody following the rhythm of the metronome. Remember to
follow the indicated fingering.
3 2 1 2 3 2 3 5

III / / / / 1 / / I — H — 4 — A — H —— -A — I
EDCDEEE DDD EGG
 Exercises

EDCDEEEEDDEDC
 Exercises
Heating
• Practice these exercises with a metronome by pressing the key with the
indicated number. First do it with the fingers of your right hand and
then with those of your left hand.
Exercise 7:

/ / / / / / / / / / / /
4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 42

Doorbell

Color the C, D and B keys. Do you remember what their colors

were?

Using both hands

• On the piano we can play songs in which we must use both hands. In
this drawing you can see 2 strips, the one above is the one from the
right hand and the one below is the one from the left hand.

Melody 4 (having fun)

 Exercises

• The figure is equivalent to / one beat (pulse) of the metronome.

• Applaud the rhythm of the exercise. Remember to remain silent

when you see the figure.

• With the letters of the keys and their fingering, interpret the
melody.

Melody 5 (first lesson)

• Applaud the rhythm of the exercise. Remember to remain silent
when you see the figure.
• With the letters of the keys and their fingering, interpret the
melody.

1
na 1
••
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and
g •
c b and c d b
c

and c
c
C e
F r 1
 Exercises
Heating

• Practice these exercises with a metronome by pressing the key with the
indicated number. First do it with the fingers of your right hand and then
with those of your left hand.

Exercise 8:

/ / / / / / / / / / / /
3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1

Melody 6 (up and down)

• Applaud the rhythm of the exercise.

• With the letters of the keys and their fingering, interpret the melody.

Melody 7 (two notes)

• Applaud the rhythm of the exercise.

• With the letters of the keys and their fingering, interpret the melody.
 Exercises
Heating
• Practice these exercises with a metronome by pressing the key with the indicated
number. First do it with the fingers of your right hand and then with those of
your left hand.
Exercise 9:

/ / / / / / / / / / / /
1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2

Melody 8 (dancing notes)

• Applaud the rhythm of the exercise.

• With the letters of the keys and their fingering, interpret the melody.

Melody 9 (up the scale)

• Applaud the rhythm of the exercise.

• With the letters of the keys and their fingering, interpret the melody.
 Exercises
Heating
• Practice these exercises with a metronome by pressing the key with the
indicated number. First do it with the fingers of your right hand and then with
those of your left hand.
Exercise 10:
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3

Melody 10 (down the scale)

• Applaud the rhythm of the exercise.

• With the letters of the keys and their fingering, interpret the melody.

(
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25
c 8 TO
FED
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me 11
D2
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2 Remember…
• Do you remember which notes you have been using in the melodies? Name
each key with its letter and color it the correct color.
 Exercises
Melody 11 (ding dong)

• Applaud the rhythm of the exercise.

• With the letters of the keys and their fingering, interpret the melody.

Heating
• Practice these exercises with a metronome by pressing the key with the
indicated number. First do it with the fingers of your right hand and
then with those of your left hand.
Exercise 11:

/ / / / / / / / / / / /
3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4
 Exercises
Melody 12 (diving)

• Applaud the rhythm of the exercise.

melody.
• With the letters of the keys and their fingering, interpret the

Melody 13 (tic toc)

• Applaud the rhythm of the exercise.

melody.
• With the letters of the keys and their fingering, interpret the
Exercises
 Exercises
Melody 14 (CHRIST LOVES
ME)
Applaud the rhythm of the exercise.
With the letters of the keys and their fingering, interpret the
melody.

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8 TO 8 AG

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 Exercises
Melody 15 (jack and jill)

• The figure is equivalent to 2 beats in one metronome pulse.

• With the letters of the keys and their fingering, interpret the melody.

Heating
• Practice these exercises with a metronome by pressing the key with the
indicated number. First do it with the fingers of your right hand and
then with those of your left hand.

Exercise 12:

/ / / / / / / / / / / /
4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5