Technical Exercises-Pre-practice technical exercises for the piano.The purpose of this book is to help develop strong hands and flexible fingers. The idea is to learn two or three exercises at a time which should be played each day before practising. Only when these are mastered should you add another. When all in the first group are mastered the next group may be introduced. Many of these exercises may be transposed to different keys.

The first book in this new edition of Denes Agay's famous Piano tutor series for children Introduces easy piano technique and music theory in an accessible and imaginative way inspiring students to learn and practice. Includedare attractive illustrations and colourful stickers.Topics include:AccidentalsBasic ChordsBasics of MusicTheoryFive-finger PianoIntervalsLearning theNotesMiddle CNote ValuesTempoTime Signatures Remember you can also purchase: Book 2 - More MusicBasics Book 3 - Moving On Book4 - All You Need To Know

Kenneth Baker reveals the secrets of a professional-sounding 'left hand' with just two basic chord shapes. Learning time is speeded up by the unique audio backing tracks on CD cassette or MIDI all available separately. Master afew simple chords and you will be playing great piano in no time at all!

Hal Leonard Student Piano Library-The second book in a series of five books focusing on technical skills at the piano. Emphasizing the inseparable link between technique and musical expression Piano Technique Book 2 presents Warm-Ups and Etudes that take the ‘routine’ out of technique! Students are encouraged to build solid technical confidence and skills through short musical exercises that correlate page by page with Piano Lessons Book 2. The accompanying CD includes recordings of the featured pieces at both practice tempo and performance tempo!

Build on your basic keyboard skills using CD demonstration tracks and full-length accompaniments that let you play with professional backing musicians. All the songs and exercises are arranged in both treble and bass clefs forbeginner keyboardists and pianists. Ideal for continuation of the lessons in Book One.

Aimed at beginner-grade 1 level pianists Pam Wedgwood: Piano Basics Workouts is designed to be used alongside the Piano Basics tutor books. The fun warm-ups and technical exercises featured in this book are an ideal way to start practice sessions. Pam Wedgwood: Piano Basics Workouts aides early-grade pianists in their technical development strengthening hands and improving finger flexibility and co-ordination while helping to improve sight-reading skills. This book reinforces the new notes and techniques covered in Pam Wedgewood: Piano Basics Volume 1 and Pam Wedgewood: Piano Basics Volume2. Helpful hints and tips are included throughout to develop valuable musicianship skills.

CDs Only-Contents include: Allegro Moderato; Cathedral Chimes; Niagra Falls; Taps; 'O Sole Mio!; Somewhere My Love; Brahms; Lullaby; Over the Rainbow; Allefro in F Major; Singin' in the Rain; Scale Etude in F; Chord Caper; The Londonderry Air; Malaguena; Lean on Me; Aura Lee; Westminster Chimes; Gavotte; Swing Low Sweet Chariot; Song of Joy; Coffee House Boogie; Blue Moon; Looking Glass River; Shenandoah; Kum Ba Yah; I Want to Hold Your Hand; Theme from Scheherazade; Ashokan Farewell; Auld Lang Syne; Sakura; Etude in A Minor (Kohler); The James Bond Theme; Finale from The New World Symphony (Dvorak); Greensleeves; 7th St. Blues; Land of the Silver Birch; Give My Regards toBroadway; Fanfare Etude; Mexican Clapping Song; Habanera from Carmen; Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho; Dark Eyes; Scarborough Fair; Send in the Clowns; Campbells are Coming; Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffman; March Slav; The Erie Canal; Morning from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1; The Glow Worm; Lunar Eclipse; Pink Panther; House of the Rising Sun; Song of Joy; I Will Always Love You; Worried Man Blues; Theme from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Wedding March; Fiesta Espana; Liebestraum; Sea Chantey; Musetta's Waltz; Nocturne from String Quartet No. 2; Pachelbel Canon.

Revised Edition-John Thompson's modern course for the Piano is the essential Piano method for beginner students of all ages. Clearly written fun and easy to understand the Modern Course is a proven favourite with Piano teachers and students worldwide with millions of copies sold. This updated 2012 edition has updated diagrams clearer musical notation and improved overall design.Following directly on from the First Grade book this second grade book provides: Over 50 arrangements of classical pieces and folk songs A CD containing backing tracks and performances of each piece Helpful technical exercises andstudies Fundamental lessons on scales and music theoryHelping students to both think and feel musically the Modern Course is the most effective and enjoyable way to learn the Piano.

Theory-Imaginative and motivational note-reading and writing activities provide an educational and fun way for students to reinforce note reading at the very beginning levels of piano study. Slowly paced and logical students can easily learn each new note on the staff with confidence. Students learn how to read in an ideal way by combining a traditional note reading approach with an intervallic approach. This is the surest way to quickly succeed with music reading right from the very beginning!

John Thompson's modern course for the Piano is the essential Piano method for beginner students of all ages. Clearly written fun and easy to understand the Modern Course is a proven favourite with Piano teachers and students worldwide with millions of copies sold. This updated edition has updated diagrams clearer musical notation and improved overall design.This First Grade Book provides an excellent start to your studies and includes:50 Easy-to-play piecesHelpful technical exercisesFundamental lessons on scales and music theoryHelping students to both think and feel musically the Modern Course isthe most effective and enjoyable way to learn the Piano.

Designed with older beginners in mind the Accelerated Piano Adventures course will have you sightreading in no time.Accelerated Piano Adventures: Sightreading - Book 1 includes five variations of each piece from the Accelerated Lesson Book 1 one for each day between lessons. Learning activities scattered throughout the book are helpful for building pattern recognition skills.Concepts covered in Accelerated Piano Adventures Sightreading: Book 1 include: fundamental rhythms (including eighth notes) all the notes of the grand staff intervals and five-finger scale melodies in C and G.

A Piece A Week Piano Grade 2 is ideal to be used alongside the Improve Your Sight-Reading! graded Piano books to support and improve the reading skills so fundamental to successful sight-reading. These fun short pieces are specifically written to be learnt one per week. By continually reading accessible new repertoire the crucial processing of information and hand-eye coordination are established and improved developing confident sight-reading.The ability to sight-read fluently is a vital skill enabling students to learn new pieces more quickly and play with other musicians. The best-selling Improve your sight-reading! series by renownededucationalist Paul Harris is designed to develop sight-reading skills especially in the context of graded exams.

German edition of 'The Pianist's Picture Chords'. A guide to the most useful chords in every key with easy-to-read photos and diagrams.

Spanish Edition - Edición Española-El Libro de lecciones y teoría del Nivel 3 introduce patrones rítmicos en corcheas. Los estudiantes transponen las escalas de 5 dedos a las tonalidades de DO SOL RE y LA mayores y menores. El repertorio atractivo refuerza los conceptos teóricos y desarrolla el fraseo. Están incluidas piezas conocidas de grandes compositores composiciones originales y canciones tradicionales.

The fourth book in this new edition of Denes Agay's famous Piano tutor series for children continues on from Book Three through an equally thorough progression of melodic pieces and studies. It develops more sophisticated pianotechnique and music theory topics in an accessible and imaginative way inspiring students to learn and practice. Included are attractive illustrations colourful stickers and over 60 fun and engaging pieces.Topicsinclude:ArpeggiosChordNamesHomophony & PolyphonyModesOrnamentationRondo FormRounded Binary FormSonata FormTransposingWhole-toneScale Remember you can also purchase: Book 1 - Getting Started Book 2 - More Music Basics Book 3 - Moving On