Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-02-27 | Page 8 | Home Course in Piano Playing Lesson No. 11

HOME COURSE IN PIANO PLAYING LESSON NO NO H 1 J 13 12 3 31 1 2 3 4 1 I. I K Key of B Five Sharps or Seven A I B Cf CI PI M B 4 3 f f r r i ici o U LL- LL I. I ci ton fc FI 01 AI It- It II IlIE II II IID TT I II I Copyright 1927 by W. W Scott Grove Scranton Pa GROVES GROVE'S MUSIC SIMPLIFIER is fully protected by copyrights in the United States Canada Great Britain the countries of Continental Europe ar and ard their colonies g. g I The key of 01 B iB Major has five sharps a terrifying ying number but with this chart you can learn the rhythmic chords as easily as you ou did those of the key of C which has neither er sharps nor flats From this chord you may form Lorm orm ac accompaniments ac- ac to melodies melodi-es in the key of B Major INSTRUCTION Place INSTRUCTION Place the chart upon the keyboard of piano or organ so that the small letter D with a dash above it tit at the bottom of the chart is directly over the key D on the keyboard The white and black spaces will then correspond to the white and black black keys kers Each ach of the three horizontal series of letters represents a chord Beginning with the upper row play the white letter with the left leit hand and play the three black letters with the rj right ht hand making the first chord Then in the same way play the notes indicated indicated indi indi- in the second horizontal series then those in the third and back to the first forming a complement of chords in the key of B Major If you will play this chord over and over until you know it perfectly remembering the letters as well as the keys you should have no difficulty in playing simple accompaniments to songs sung in m In the he key of B B. B Patience and practice combined will bring wonderful results In in any endeavor and these two qualities are arc the firm foundation in the mastery of a musical education n The avenue to the easy understanding of modulation from one key to I another is opened and the difficulties more easily surmounted by the knowl wi edge obtained through the aid of Groves Grove's easy home lessons Every teacher and advanced scholar in music knows or should know know- that modulation ion cannot cannot be un understood with without ut thorough knowledge or chord knows know their inversions and triads with their positions chords urus I Every triad in black letter is marked 1 3 5 Always read it so no nn 1 matter in what vertical order the notes may be written Note that the letter D with a dash above it must not be played J NEXT LESSON LESSON-G G Sharp Minor which is the relative of B Maior Major I S j I Paste this on a piece of cardboard rd lo 10 put above your piano keyboard then save the daily lessons for tor reference