Iniciación al teclado 1

Contents

(Introduction to the Keyboard 1) Through the study of fourteen pieces (exercises, traditional songs and short works by well-known authors) the following topics of theory and practical application are presented: elements of music on the computer; working with the MIDI sysem; treble and bass clefs; crotchet, minim and semibreve; hand placement; fingering; articulation: legato; tempo; preset rhythms; method of study: subdivision of piece; chords; different movements in each hand; chords, played together and arpeggiated; octave; comparing written accompaniments; two quavers and their equivalence; tonic and dominant; question and answer; chords: inversion; using the same finger for different notes; standard beginnings and anacrucis; subdominante; harmonic and melodic intervals; changes in placement; C Major with both hands; four semiquavers; crotchet rest; fingering changes on the same note; chords; five-note scale and fingering; basso ostinato; dotted crotchet-quaver; repeat signs; ritardando; chord accompaniment; accidentals; chromaticism; 'contratiempo' ( rest in strong beat followed by note in weak beat); chords and chromatic passages; F M; tied notes; arpeggiated chords in the left hand; ternary meter; minuet; crotchet rest and accompaniment in octaves; figured bass; accompaniment; effect of accidentals within the same bar; A minor; chord system of accompaniment effected by a single finger.