Teaching Aids: Technique

Learning technique visually simply makes sense. I created these workbooks to help my own students gain confidence and independence for learning their technical requirements for exams. Designed to follow a Canadian examination syllabus, these books are a free resource for teachers and students. You have my permission to download and print them for educational purposes.

Hints for printing: I give my students a binder each year, which contains weekly assignment sheets and their Just Picture It Technique book. Print pages 1-2 in color on 100 lb card stock. The remaining pages can be printed back-to-back in black and white. Try to use 28lb paper if possible. Just hole punch and place in the binder and you are ready to go.

Just Picture It Technique
Level 1

Content: 5 finger patterns; hand over hand arpeggios; scales; triads and inversions

• Major keys: C, G, F
• Minor keys: a, e, d

Download Level 1 (472 KB)

Just Picture It Technique
Level 2

Content: scales; triads and inversions

• Major keys: C, G, F, Bb
• Minor keys: a, e, d, g

Download Level 2 (551 KB)

Just Picture It Technique
Level 3

Content: scales; triads and inversions

• Major keys: G, D, F, Bb
• Minor keys: e, b, d, g

Download Level 3 (536 KB)

Just Picture It Technique
Level 4

Content: scales; triads and inversions; arpeggios

• Major keys: D, A, Bb, Eb
• Minor keys: b, f#, g, c

Download Level 4 (559 KB)

Just Picture It Technique
Level 5

Content: scales; triads and inversions; arpeggios; dominant 7th chords; diminished 7th chords

• Major keys: A, E, Eb, Ab
• Minor keys: f#, c#, c, f

Download Level 5 (580 KB)

Just Picture It Technique
Level 6

Content: scales; triads and inversions; tonic four-note chords; dominant 7th chords; diminished 7th chords; tonic arpeggios; dominant 7th arpeggios; diminished 7th arpeggios

• Major keys: G, E, F, Ab, Db
• Minor keys: g, e, f, g#, c#

Download Level 6 (751 KB)

Just Picture It Technique
Level 7

Content: scales; tonic four-note chords; dominant 7th chords; diminished 7th chords; tonic arpeggios; dominant 7th arpeggios; diminished 7th arpeggios

• Major keys: C, D, B, F, Bb, Ab, Db
• Minor keys: c, d, b, f, bb, g#, c#

Download Level 7 (860 KB)

Just Picture It Technique
Level 8

Content: scales; tonic four-note chords; dominant 7th chords; diminished 7th chords; tonic arpeggios; dominant 7th arpeggios; diminished 7th arpeggios

• Major keys: C, D, A, E, B, Bb, Eb, Gb
• Minor keys: c, d, a, e, b, bb, eb, f#

Download Level 8 (1.04 MB)

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