John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course 2

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REVIEW

The firsl exomple in Porl Two presents o review of Notes. Time Volues ond other Rudimenls leorned in Porf One.

NEW MATERIAI.
Greoi imporlonce is oitoched to the foct thoi os new notes ore introduced, the pupil is given opportunity to ploy exomples in

which only one hond is required.


This togelher with the Reoding ond Writing exercises on the Work Sheefs willensure fomiliority with the new moferiol before
ploying honds together.
ACCOMPANIMENIS
The occomponiments lo be ployed by teocher or porenl, not only moke these exomples sound complete, but ore o greol oid
in estoblishing good rhythm ond even fempo-os well os encouroging the pupil lo ploy with expression.

FINGER DRIIIS

Most exomples ore preceded by short four- bar Finger Drills in Five- finger Position. Since lhe five-finger group is the fore-
runner of the scole, the imporlonce of these little exercises connol be over-eslimoled.

The Scole os o musicol ond technicol figure will be token up more completely loter in the Course.

CHORDS

In lhe lo6er port of fhe book, some very simple two-ond three-noie chords ore introduced-both in."block" ond broken-chord
formotion. This enobles the pupil to gef the "feel" of hormonic occomponiments before he is required lo leorn fhe Theory ond Evolu-
tion of chords-which of cours-., con only follow o knowledge of Scoles ond Intervols'
By progressing slowly ond presenting mony exomples contoining eoch new set of noles, ihe pupil is cerfoin lo hove developed
fluency in Reoding by the time Port Two is finished-porticulorly if emphosis is ploced on the Work Sheets, lhe "Reoding Aloud"
Exercises ond the Finger Drills which ore olwoys built upon ihe new noles presenfed'
CONTENTS
?AG: PAGE

FOREWORD 3 REVIEW-"lhe Wishing Stor" 25


REVIEW-Moteriol leomed in Porl One-"School Doys" 4 BROKEN CHORD5-"Mounioin Climbing" 25
AUAVERS- ln Two- Fou r WORK SHEET-New Treble Notes 27
"Ploying Tog" DUEI ON NEW NOIES-"Moypole Donce" 28
AUAVERS- ln Th ree- Fou r REVIEW-"Iinle Bo-Peep" 29
"Through the Woods"
WORK SHEET-Two-Note Chords. 30
AUAVERS In Four - Fou r DUET ON TWO-NOTE CHORDS
"The Trombone Ployer" 7 "Evening Stor" 3l
B AND D ON TEGER IINES
TWO-NOIE CHORDS-|n G Moior
"Oh, Susonno" E
"The Skoler" . 32
REVIEW-"Ten Little lndions" 9
TWO-NOTE CHORDS-ln C Molor
WORK SHEET to "The Doncing Beor". 33
THE SHARP SIGN THREE-NOTE CHORDS-Wi|h Stotionory Boss. in C
"The Bells Ring Out" . II Moior
THE FI.AI SIGN Theme from The "New World" Symphony DvofAk 34
"Sunrise" t2 THREE-NOTE CHORDS-Wiih Stotionory Boss, in F
KEY SIGNATURE: F AiAJOR Moior
"The Bollet Doncer" r3 "Skip to My Lou". 35
XEY SIGNATURE: G MAJOR THREE-NOIE CHORDS-Wilh Stotionory Boss. in G
"Ilree Elind Mice" t4 Moior
WORK SHEET-NeW Notes "London Bridge is Folling Down" 36
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EXA'IAPI.E ON NEW NOTES CROSS-HAND PIECE-"T}e Giont Slepst' . 37
"The Doncing Kongoroo" t7 R EVIEW-"Turkey in the Strow" 38
REVIEW-"Follow the Leoder" l8 ACCENTS-"lndion iom-Toms" 39
REVIEW-"Iightly Row" t9
Duets for Sighl Reoding or Diversion
REVIEW-"Setting Up Exercise" 20
WORK SHEET-Neiv Notes in the Boss 21
"Sweet ond Low". . Joseph Bornby 40
"Prelude". . Chopin 42
DUET ON NEW NOTES-"Serenade" 22 "The Band Played On" Chorles Word 44
REVIEW-"The Pipers ore Coming" 23
IHE NATURAI SIGN-"Once Upon A Time" 24 CERTIFICATE . 47
o - 4 c o u N'l-s Reuiew
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The Bells Rine Out

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Work Sheet
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Write fhe new notes below.
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The Dancing Kangaroo

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Follow the Leader

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Setting-Up Exercise

Accomponiment

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Serenade
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ilIaypole Dance
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Chords (, i:

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Key of G Key of F

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wAY/ T#gY ARt of G ond in the Key of
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