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    Christmas Keyboard Course Corrected

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    This document provides instructions for a Christmas keyboard course involving several Christmas songs. It includes: 1) An overview of the order of songs to be learned, starting with right hand melody only and progressing to adding left hand, chords, and different clefs. 2) Details on specific techniques for each song, such as using all right hand fingers, adding chords, and practicing the left hand separately. 3) A progress tracking table to mark completion of skills like playing notes, rhythms, changing hand position, and working out chords for each melody.

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    Christmas Keyboard Course Corrected

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    This document provides instructions for a Christmas keyboard course involving several Christmas songs. It includes: 1) An overview of the order of songs to be learned, starting with right hand melody only and progressing to adding left hand, chords, and different clefs. 2) Details on specific techniques for each song, such as using all right hand fingers, adding chords, and practicing the left hand separately. 3) A progress tracking table to mark completion of skills like playing notes, rhythms, changing hand position, and working out chords for each melody.

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    This document provides instructions for a Christmas keyboard course involving several Christmas songs. It includes: 1) An overview of the order of songs to be learned, starting with right hand melody only and progressing to adding left hand, chords, and different clefs. 2) Details on specific techniques for each song, such as using all right hand fingers, adding chords, and practicing the left hand separately. 3) A progress tracking table to mark completion of skills like playing notes, rhythms, changing hand position, and working out chords for each melody.

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    Christmas Keyboard Course Corrected

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    M A Fred Layton
    This document provides instructions for a Christmas keyboard course involving several Christmas songs. It includes: 1) An overview of the order of songs to be learned, starting with right hand melody only and progressing to adding left hand, chords, and different clefs. 2) Details on specific techniques for each song, such as using all right hand fingers, adding chords, and practicing the left hand separately. 3) A progress tracking table to mark completion of skills like playing notes, rhythms, changing hand position, and working out chords for each melody.

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    Christmas Keyboard Course – Adding the left hand

    The left hand uses a different clef – the BASS CLEF. The notes are named differently.

    JINGLE BELLS
    The tune is split between the left and right hands.
    WE THREE KINGS
    Practise the left hand first, then add the right hand.
    Adding Chords

    Add the chords to this melody. Choose from the chords C F and G.
    Look at the notenames for each bar, and choose the chord which matches the most notes.
    e.g bar 1 to 2 has only E. E appears in the chord of C, so use that chord. Use a new chord for
    each box. Listen to make sure your chord choice sounds right.

    JINGLE BELLS

    SILENT NIGHT
    Now try to add the chords for Silent Night. Choose from C F and G again.

    Chord notes Inversions – this is where you play the nearest notes when you
    C=CEG change chords, so you don’t have to move your hand around so
    F=FAC much.
    G=GBD C=CEG F=CFA G=DGB
    JINGLE BELLS
    Remember to use all the fingers of your RIGHT hand. Start with your 3rd finger

    RUDOLF THE RED-NOSED REINDEER


    Again, use all the fingers of your RIGHT hand. Start with your 2nd finger.
    Name___________________________ Target________

    BRIGSHAW MUSIC DEPARTMENT


    CHRISTMAS KEYBOARD COURSE
    Work your way through the Christmas melodies. For each one, learn the melody first,
    using your right hand. This is the order to play them:

    1) Jingle Bells – right hand only


    2) Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer – right hand only
    3) Rudolf – learn the melody, then add the chords
    4) Jingle Bells – work out the chords
    5) Silent Night – learn the melody, then work out the chords
    6) Jingle Bells – learn the Bass clef so that you can play the verse
    7) We Three Kings – learn the melody, then the left hand, then play them together
    8) Walking in the Air – learn each hand separately then put them together

    Track your progress – tick the appropriate box as you progress.


    Skills Jingle Rudolf Silent We Three Walking
    Bells Night Kings in the Air
    Play the correct
    notes
    Play with all fingers
    of my right hand
    Play the correct
    rhythms
    Change hand
    position to reach the XXXXX
    notes
    Play smoothly
    without hesitating
    Play chords with the
    melody
    Work out the chords
    XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX
    for a melody
    Play left hand BASS
    XXXXXX XXXXXX
    CLEF notes
    WALKING IN THE AIR

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