Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Course is designed for use with an instructor for the beginning student looking for a truly complete piano course. It is a greatly expanded version of Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course that will include lesson, theory, and technique in a convenient, 'all-in-one' format. This comprehensive course features written assignments that reinforce each lesson's concepts, a smooth, logical progression between each lesson, a thorough explanation of chord theory and playing styles, and outstanding extra songs, including folk, classical, and contemporary selections. At the completion of this course, the student will have learned to play some of the most popular music ever written and will have gained a good understanding of basic musical concepts and styles. The comb binding creates a lay-flat book that is perfect for study and performance. / Piano
SKU: AP.44697
ISBN 9781470627331. UPC: 038081508139. English.
Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course: Popular Hits answers the often- expressed need for a variety of supplementary material in many different popular styles. Soon after beginning piano study, students can play attractive versions of the best-known music of today. This book is correlated page-by-page with Lesson Book 1 of Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course and Level 1 of Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Course. When pieces from the Popular Hits books are assigned in conjunction with the material in the Lesson Books, new concepts are reinforced in a fun and motivating way, increasing the student's interest in piano study. Titles: Best Day of My Life (American Authors) * Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) * Bye Bye, Love (The Everly Brothers) * Clouds (Zach Sobiech) * Don't Stop Believin' (Journey) * Everything Is Awesome (Awesome Remixx!!!) (from The LEGO Movie) * Flicker (Kanye West Rework) (from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1) * I Could Have Danced All Night (from My Fair Lady) * I Got You Babe (Sonny and Cher) * I Love Paris (from Can-Can) * I'll Stand By You (The Pretenders) * James Bond Theme * Let It Go (from Walt Disney's Frozen) * Mamma Mia (from Mamma Mia!) * Over the Rainbow (as sung by Israel IZ Kamakawiwo'ole) * Raiders March (from Raiders of the Lost Ark) * The Rose (Bette Midler) * Star Wars (Main Theme) * Take My Breath Away (Berlin) * A Teenager In Love (Dion and The Belmonts) * Try to Remember (from The Fantasticks) * You Raise Me Up (Josh Groban).
About Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course
Des igned for use with an instructor, the Adult All-in-One Course is for the beginning student looking for a truly complete piano course. It is a greatly expanded version of Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course that includes lessons, theory, technique, and additional repertoire in a convenient all-in-one format. This comprehensive course features written assignments that reinforce each lesson's concepts, a smooth, logical progression between each lesson, a thorough explanation of chord theory and playing styles, and outstanding extra songs, including folk, classical, and contemporary selections. At the completion of this course, the student will have learned to play some of the most popular music ever written and will have gained a good understanding of basic musical concepts and styles.
