Note Speller, Book 1 (Revised)

Schaum’s Note Speller has been a long-standing staple in piano pedagogy and is considered by many teachers to be “the best”. The books build a firm foundation for beginning students that will get them thinking soundly from the get-go!

Book 1 topics:

• Lines and Spaces
• Number Names of Lines and Spaces
• Note Writing from Number Names
• Treble Clef Lines
• Treble Clef Spaces
• Treble Note Writing
• Treble Clef Spelling
• Bass Clef Lines
• Bass Clef Spaces
• Bass Note Writing
• Bass Clef Spelling
• How to Read Sharps, Flats and Naturals
• Sharps, Flats and Naturals in the Bass Clef
• How to Keep the Slogans Straight
• Using Both Clefs
• Further Drill on Both Clefs
• Sharps, Flats and Naturals in Both Clefs
• How Stems Are Placed on Notes
• Learning the Time Value Names
• Identifying the Time Value Names
• How Rests Are Named
• Correlating Note and Rest Names
• Putting in Measure Bar Lines
• Inner Leger Line (Below Treble and Above Bass)
• Inner Leger Line Spelling
• Outer Leger Lines (Above Treble and Below Bass)
• Outer Leger Line Spelling
• Half-Steps and Whole Steps (White Keys)
• Half-Steps and Whole Steps (With Accidentals)
• Enharmonic Note Writing