Premier Piano Course: Lesson Book 6

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 2A includes motivational music that reinforces concepts introduced in Lesson Book 2A. 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

Premier Piano Course, Jazz, Rags and Blues 3 includes original pieces that reinforce concepts introduced in Lesson Book 3. Popular composer Martha Mier has composed all new music in a variety of styles, including ragtime, boogie, and jazz. The pieces in the book correlate page by page with the materials in Lesson Book 3. / Piano

Premier Piano Course Masterworks livre d'Alfred 4 comprend répertoire standard des quatre périodes stylistiques pour renforcer les concepts introduits dans Lesson Book 4. Sauf pour les 'trompettes bariolées,' les morceaux sont dans leur forme originale et n'ont pas été adaptés. Dynamique, le phrasé, doigté, et la pédale sont d'ordre rédactionnel dans certaines sélections. Les éditeurs ont également ajouté des titres de morceaux sans titre. Compétences de performance et de la compréhension musicale sont améliorées grâce à suggestions Performer Premier. Les étudiants pourront profiter de la réalisation de ces pièces pour la famille et les amis dans un récital officiel ou lors d'occasions spéciales. / 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.

Lesson Book 4 is the last in the Music for Little Mozarts series. After a review the new concepts taught are: Flat and sharp sign; Tie; Crescendo and diminuendo. After reviewing C position and Middle C position G position is taught. All three positions are used alternately throughout the rest of the book with flat and sharp notes incorporated. When the student is finished with Lesson Book 4 he/she moves either into Alfred's Basic Piano Library Prep Course Level C or Alfred's Premier Piano Course Level 1B.

Premier Piano Express is designed for students who need a fast-paced approach to piano study. Based on the concepts and music from Premier Piano Course, this All-in-One Accelerated Course integrates Lesson, Theory, Technique, and Performance pages. The book is organized into skills-based units that feature clear explanations of important musical concepts. Worksheets within each unit provide review and strengthen understanding. Included with the book is a CD-ROM that contains both audio performances on acoustic piano and orchestrated accompaniments for selected pieces. Accompaniments are also available for download. / Piano

Attractively presented and intelligently paced the Lesson Book combines unusually appealing music and lyrics. This book features note reading rhythm reading sight reading and technical workouts.

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.

Correlated page-for-page with the Lesson Book each new musical concept is reinforced through fun-filled writing listening and playing exercises. With games and puzzles added to compositional and creative activities students understand concepts more easily and learn more thoroughly.