The Whole Note This is a whole note. It lasts for four beats. There is one whole note in one bar of 4 time.                                                              4

Exercise 10

LEFT Hand C Position

Place the LH on the keyboard so that the 5th finger falls on the C below to the left of middle C. Let the remaining fingers fall naturally on the next 4 white keys. Keep the fingers curved and released

Bass Staff A staff with a bass clef written on it is called a bass staff.

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Left Hand Warm-Up

Play the following warm-up. say the name of each note aloud as you play.

Repeat until you can play smoothly and evenly.

Aura Lee

This melody was made into a popular song, " Love me Tender," sung by Elvis Presley.

1. Clap or tap the rhythm, counting aloud.

2. Play & sing or say the finger numbers.

3. Play and Count.

4. Play & sing or say the note names.