The 2nd Edition Level 2A Technique & Artistry Book features effective “Technique Secret” exercises which train students in firm fingertips, light thumb, fast fingers, hands together coordination, and wrist float-off. An “Artistry Magic” piece at the end o
Contents include: Stuffing the Stockings (theory review) • Deck the Halls • Jingle Bells • Joy to The World • Mary Had a Baby • Silent Night • The Twelve Days of Christmas • Up on the Housetop • What Child is This?
An adventurous collection for the late-elementary student that offers performance pieces “with a challenge.” These are especially appropriate for recitals and other musical events, featuring an ancient Chinese folk song, a gypsy dance by fire light, and a
The revised 2B Performance Book fosters a love of the piano while stretching students' technique and musical expression. Eight additional pages feature three new pieces, including a lively four-hand duet. Students will enjoy the challenge of the three-mov
Contents: Ashokan Farewell • Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead (from The Wizard of Oz) • Don't Cry for Me, Argentina • I Want to Hold Your Hand • The James Bond Theme • Linus and Lucy • Over the Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz) • The River.
Good sightreading skill is a powerful asset for the developing musician. Carefully composed variations of the Level 2B Lesson Book pieces help the student see the “new” against the backdrop of the “familiar.” Fun, lively characters instruct students and m
Enhancements to the 2nd Edition Level 2B Technique & Artistry Book include emphasis on pattern recognition, new teacher duets for several Artistry Magic pieces, and a new exercise to prepare students for playing chord changes. The four effective technique
Christmas favorites for level 3A. Contents include: Angels We Have Heard On High • Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella • Carol of the Bells • Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy • Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring • Jingle Bell Boogie • O Holy Night • and more.
The 2nd edition of the 3A Performance Book offers appealing, pianistic pieces that closely correlate with the Lesson Book concepts. Students will enjoy three new selections including a 4-hand arrangement of Beethoven's Alexander March, and a Duncombe sona
The Popular Repertoire book provides popular hits paired with imaginative activity pages that explore rhythm, note reading, and theory basics. Contents: Animaniacs (Main Title Theme) • From a Distance • I Swear • I Will Always Love You • The Pink Panther
The Level 3A Technique & Artistry Book combines two essential elements of pianism – technical skill and artistic performance. This smooth, integrated approach builds basic elements of piano technique, always directed toward an artistic goal. Four effectiv
This early-intermediate sightreading book presents carefully crafted variations of 3A Lesson Book pieces. The student gains confidence with the familiar and challenge in perceiving the new. Sighteading goes “beyond the notes” to recognition of musical pat
Features some of the most popular Christmas hits arranged to coincide with Level 3B. Contents include: The Twelve Days of Christmas • Silent Night • Christmas Music Calendar • Stuffing the Stockings (theory and review) • Coventry Carol • God Rest Ye Merry
The 2nd Edition of the 3B Performance Book offers appealing, pianistic pieces that closely correlate with the Lesson Book concepts. Students will enjoy a German Dance by Beethoven and a selection from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, as well as arran
The Popular Repertoire Book provides popular hits paired with imaginative activity pages that explore rhythm, note reading, and theory basics. Contents: Angel Eyes • Honky Cat • I Believe I Can Fly • I Got Rhythm • I'll Be There fro You • Inspector Gadget
In the Level 3B Technique & Artistry Book, students learn four effective Technique Secrets to help develop fluency for early-intermediate repertoire. New etudes by Bertini, Beyer, and Czerny are used to review and apply the Secrets, leading to Artistry Ma
As the music becomes more complex, an initial scanning of the music is greatly encouraged: Is the key in major or in the relative minor? Spot the rhythm pattern used throughout. Plan how you will play the last arpeggiated chord. Students gain experience i
Christmas favorites arranged to correspond with the Level 4 Lesson Book. Contents include: Ave Maria • Housetop Boogie • It Came Upon the Midnight Clear • Silent Night • Waltz of the Flowers • We Wish You a Merry Christmas • Fum, Fum, Fum.
The 2nd Edition Level 4 Performance Book offers an inspiring collection of pieces that reinforce the concepts presented in the Lesson Book. Pieces are organized in groups of related major and minor keys, reflecting the orientation of the Lesson and Techni
The Popular Repertoire Book combines popular hits with imaginative “Activity Pages” that explore rhythm, note reading, and theory fundamentals. Level 4 includes: Ashokan Farewell • Change the World (recorded by Eric Clapton) • The Greatest Love of All (re
The new Level 4 Technique & Artistry Book combines two elements of pianism: technical skill and artistic performance. This smooth, integrated approach builds basic elements of piano technique, always directed toward an artistic goal. Four powerful exercis
By Level 4 students are sightreading variations on Scott Joplin's “Maple Leaf Rag,” new settings of Grieg's “Hall of the Mountain King,” and patterned variations of Bach's “Prelude in C.” Rhythm patterns become more complex with the dotted eighth to sixte
This book provides a collection of effective pieces to be used in conjunction with the Lesson Book. However, teachers will find that the creative, appealing pieces in this book make an ideal supplement with many other piano methods as well. Contents inclu
The Popular Repertoire Book combines popular hits with imaginative “Activity Pages” that explore rhythm, note reading, and theory fundamentals. Level 5 includes: Butterfly Kisses • Candle in the Wind • Hedwig's Theme, from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's
