This document is an instructional song collection in the MIW Basic Keyboard Skills Method. The first few pages provide a review of how the key maps show which keys to play in the keyboard - and how the timeline notation shows the timing of the notes.
The rest of the collection provides two versions of each children's song - on facing pages. The left page notates the songs for both hands in the 10F version of the key maps. This version has the 10 fingers spread out over 10 white keys at a location that has the thumbs on E and F at the exact middle of the piano keyboard. This version makes it possible to play almost any song without moving the hands to the left or right on the keyboard. Songs are notated in the keys that make it possible for the hands to remain in this position. To do this for some songs, it is necessary for some of the fingers to be stationed on black keys, rather than on the white key mentioned above.
The other version is notated so the the same song is played by the right hand only, just as it is when playing a song with a left hand accompaniment. These two versions for every song provide excellent training, yet make it very easy for beginners to play the songs.
Contents of the collection:
REVIEW
introduction to Key Maps
About Musical Time (Rhythm)
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Beethoven - Ode to Joy (in 4 Keys)
Mistress Mary, Quite Contrary
Brother John
Lightly Row
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
Michael, Row the Boat Ashore
Muffin Man
The Farmer in the Dell
Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat
The Mulberry Bush
Kum Ba Yah
Old King Cole
For more information on this and other units of the Basic Keyboard Skills Series, you can refer to the Teacher's Manual for the Series - Unit PK-01. You will find it listed along with the other publications of the Music Innovator's Workshop on this site.