These are optional performance exercises which will help you gradually learn to play or sing a simple song.
Pitch Performance Exercises
Pitch Performance Exercise One
Instructions: play these pitches slowly until you're comfortable with
the fingerings (note: the fingerings shown here are for keyboard players):
Pitch Performanc Exercise Two
Instructions: play the pitches of Scarborough Fair (found in your book and
seen below) slowly and without rhythmic values until you're
comfortable with the fingerings:
Rhythm Performance Exercises
Read pages 32-33.
Do the Computer Exercises 34 and 35:
CHAPTER 3: Simple Meter
Playing Practice - Simple Meters:
1 beat values - Drill # 34
Playing Practice - Simple Meters:
subdivisions - Drill # 35
Do the Written Exercise: Music for Study: on pp. 34-36: Examples
1-5.
