Alfred's Premier Piano Lesson Theory and Performance 4 Value Pack 2012

Alfred???s Premier Piano Course Level 4 students explore the full range of the keyboard playing motivating fun pieces that use triplets and sixteenth notes. Styles range from jazz and ragtime to original pieces by master composers. New concepts including natural and harmonic minor scales one octave arpeggios and chord inversions are skillfully woven into intriguing pieces. Each piece on the CD was recorded at a performance tempo and a slower practice tempo.

Alfred's Premier Piano Course: Duet 2B includes motivational music that reinforces concepts introduced in Lesson 2B. These duets for one piano, four hands continue the strong pedagogical focus of the course while providing the enjoyment of playing with a friend or family member. Written by America's leading pedagogical composers, these duets contain equally leveled parts for secondo and primo. Within each duet, melodic material is shared between the parts. Styles include ballad, blues, boogie, jazz, ragtime, and latin. / Piano

The 'All-in-One Course for Children' takes all of the pages from 'Alfred's Basic Piano Library,' Lesson Books 1A, 1B, and 2, plus selected pages from Theory, Recital and Fun Solo Books and combines them into part of a sequential five-book series. At the completion of Book 5, the student will be ready to continue into Level 3 of 'Alfred's Basic Piano Library' or 'Alfred's Premier Piano Course.' / Piano

Correlated Standard Repertoire-This Value Pack contains Alfred's Premier Piano Course: Masterworks Book 5 and 6. These books include standard repertoire from the four stylistic periods to reinforce concepts introduced in the corresponding lesson books. Except for 'Jazzy Trumpets ' the pieces are in their original form and have not been adapted. Dynamics phrasing fingering and pedal are editorial in some selections. The editors have also added titles to untitled pieces. Performance skills and musical understanding are enhanced through Premier Performer suggestions. Students will enjoy performing these pieces for family and friends in a formal recital or on special occasions.

Attractively presented and intelligently paced the Lesson Book combines unusually appealing music and lyrics. The book features note reading rhythm reading sight reading and technical workouts. Each piece on the included CD was recorded at performance tempo and a slower practice tempo.