COWBOY SONG. This Practice Workbook belongs to

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1 COWBOY SONG This Practice Workbook belongs to The Curious Piano Teachers

2 LEARNING AIM This week I will learn to sing phrases 1-3 of Cowboy Song from memory Day Date Activity Number(s) Self evaluation Watch the video of your teacher singing the song (bars 1-4) and sing back. When you ve done that, sign your name here _ 2. Write down the words of the song Phrase 1 Phrase 2 Phrase 3 3. Which phrase is the longest? Phrase number The Curious Piano Teachers

3 LEARNING AIM This week I will explore the RH part of bars 1-4 and answer all of the questions below I will also make up a really hard question for my teacher to answer! Day Date Activity Number(s) Self evaluation What is the letter name of the FIRST note of the following bars (RH)? Also write the finger number that you will use on each note. Bar 1 Letter name Finger number Bar 2 Letter name Finger number Bar 3 Letter name Finger number 2. Now write each of these notes as a semibreve. Add the G (treble) clef, key signature, time signature and bar lines. Count yourself in and play at the piano. Can you play this from memory? YES/NO The Curious Piano Teachers

4 3. Circle the first TWO notes in bar 1, bar 2 and bar 3 4. Look carefully at what you have circled. What do you notice? 5. Work out the letter names Start on D Repeat that note Go up a step Go up a skip D5 6. Now write out those notes as blobs : note heads, no stems. (First add the G clef, the key signature of G major and the time signature that means 4 crotchet beats per bar ) 7. Look at the first line of Cowboy Song. Which bar matches what you have written above? Bar number The Curious Piano Teachers

5 8. Add the rhythm to what you have written (previous page). 9. Add the finger numbers above each note (previous page). 10. Tap the Hip hip hooray rhythm THREE times. 11. At the piano, play the phrase you have written (previous page) which uses the Hip hip hooray rhythm that you have just practised! 12. What words do you sing for phrases 1-3 of Cowboy Song? 13. Sing phrases 1-3 and say Shh! at the end of each phrase to show the rests. When you ve done that, sign your name here _ The Curious Piano Teachers

6 14. With your finger, point to each note on the score (bars 1-4) as you sing it and then answer the questions. Bar 1 What are the letter names of the notes on the word hoo-ray? E5 G5 Bar 2 What are the letter names of the notes on the words Hip - hip? Bar 3 What are the letter names of the notes on the words west and town Bar 4 What are the letter names of the notes on the word I and play? The Curious Piano Teachers

7 15. Look carefully at bars 1-4 of Cowboy Song and make up a really difficult question for your teacher to answer! The Curious Piano Teachers

8 LEARNING AIM This week I will learn to play the LH of bars 6-8 and bars from memory. I will be able to do this by following the steps below. Day Date Activity Number(s) Self evaluation Bar 6 Bar 7 Bar 8 1. What are the letter names of the LOWEST notes of the LH triads in bars 6-8? B4 2. Look at the letter names you ve written (above). Call aloud each letter 4 times. You don t need to say the number. For example B B B B A A A A The Curious Piano Teachers

9 3. Which letter was affected by the key signature? Letter name 4. What key is Cowboy Song in? Key 5. Go back and do number 2. again - only this time, from memory and write down each letter as you say it! B B B B The Curious Piano Teachers

10 6. The stepping down pattern begins on B. Which letter name does it FINISH on? Letter name 7. Play this stepping down pattern on the piano: B A G F# E D - find the correct starting note (B4) - find the correct finishing note (D3) - play each note 4 times (4 crotchets) - play each note with your 5th finger (LH) - count aloud as you play ( ) When you ve done that, sign your name here _ The Curious Piano Teachers

11 8. What letter name will create a 4th above each of the following notes? Think in the key of G major! B E A G F # E D 9. Draw an F clef (bass clef) and write these intervals as semibreves. The first one is done for you. Each note will move down a step each time. 10. Play this at the piano using fingers 5 & 2 (LH). Look ahead to where you ll need to move next after playing each interval! The Curious Piano Teachers

12 11. What letter name will create a 6th above each of the following notes? Think in the key of G major! B G A G F # E D 12. Draw an F clef (bass clef) and write these intervals as semibreves. The first one is done for you. Each note will move down a step each time. 13. Play this at the piano using fingers 5 & 1 (LH). Look ahead to where you ll need to move next after playing each interval! The Curious Piano Teachers

13 14. What letter name will create a 3rd above each of the following notes? Think in the key of G major! E D C B A G 15. Draw an F clef (bass clef) and write these intervals as semibreves. The first one is done for you. Each note will move down a step each time. 16. Play this at the piano using fingers 2 & 1 (LH). Look ahead to where you ll need to move next after playing each interval! The Curious Piano Teachers

14 LEARNING AIM This week I will develop secure fingering for bars 5-8 of Cowboy Song Day Date Activity Number(s) Self evaluation Repeat the activity that you did in your lesson by writing in the fingers for each note. Then draw a box around the TWO notes which require you to use a finger that s different to what you might have expected. 2. Now draw a box around the TWO notes which require you to use a finger that s different to what you might have expected. When you ve completed questions 1 & 2 sign your name here The Curious Piano Teachers

15 3. What are the words of Cowboy Song at phrase 4 (bars 5-6)? 4. Sing phrase 4 (bars 5-6) of Cowboy Song (singing the words) and follow the score. Do this again, record yourself and listen back. What mark would you give yourself? / 10 Why? _ 5. Sing phrase 4 again SLOWLY and sing the finger numbers whilst playing on a table top using the correct fingers. Do this THREE times. Ask someone to video record what your fingers are doing on the table top. How accurate were your fingers the FIRST time? Very accurate / Moderately accurate / Not accurate (circle one) How accurate were your fingers the SECOND time? Very accurate / Moderately accurate / Not accurate (circle one) How accurate were your fingers the THIRD time? Very accurate / Moderately accurate / Not accurate (circle one) 6. Play phrase 4 on the piano. Sing aloud the finger numbers as you play. The Curious Piano Teachers

16 7. What are the words of Cowboy Song at phrase 5 (bars 7-8)? 8. Sing phrase 5 (bars 7-8) of Cowboy Song (singing the words) and follow the score. Do this again, record yourself and listen back. What mark would you give yourself? / 10 Why? _ 9. Sing phrase 5 again SLOWLY and sing the finger numbers whilst playing on a table top using the correct fingers. Do this THREE times. Ask someone to video record what your fingers are doing on the table top. How accurate were your fingers the FIRST time? Very accurate / Moderately accurate / Not accurate (circle one) How accurate were your fingers the SECOND time? Very accurate / Moderately accurate / Not accurate (circle one) How accurate were your fingers the THIRD time? Very accurate / Moderately accurate / Not accurate (circle one) 10. Play phrase 5 on the piano. Sing aloud the finger numbers as you play. The Curious Piano Teachers

17 11. Play phrases 4 and 5 on the piano. Sing aloud the finger numbers as you play. Ask someone to video record your performance. Watch the video back and self-evaluate your performance. Write one sentence to describe what went well Write one sentence to describe what didn t go so well 12. The bit that didn t go so well - how will you improve it? Write about what you plan to do 13. Now follow through with your plan and record yourself again. How did it go this time? The Curious Piano Teachers