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For the Earliest Beginner-Learn to play the Piano in the most enjoyable and natural way with the progressive tried-and-tested John W. Schaum Piano Course. This Green Book is aimed at the absolute beginner with no previous musical knowledge. Many teachers who use a tutor book to enhance their own pedagogical methods tend to try out a number of different titles but those who try John W. Schaum rarely move on to any other. These books are guaranteed to keep young beginners interested and motivated while also most importantly of all enjoying their playing. The book is very simple and easy-to-use moving logically through the conceptsthat any beginning pianist needs to know. This will ensure a solid foundation for when pupils move on to the next level of the Piano Course. The colourful pictures help to keep the sometimes difficult concepts exciting and the words that accompany the simplistic melodies are specifically aimed at young people creating tunes that beginners will genuinely enjoy playing. The John W. Schaum Piano Course lays out a clear and straightforward path for beginners to the Piano with this book aimed at those who have no prior knowledge helping them to lay the groundwork before they progress to Grade One.  For an efficient effective and most of all enjoyable way to teach young beginners to play the Piano you'd be hard-pressed to find a better quality tutor than John W. Schaum's Piano Course. With such a wealth of Piano tutor books out there it's difficult to know who to trust. Schaum's course was first completed back in 1945 and it's still a favourite today and we know you'll be amazed at how swiftly your child or pupil picks up the Piano with this tutor.

Leading to Mastery of the Instrument-The John W. Schaum Piano Course is a time-honoured tutor book for young beginners to start them off with the basics and eventually leading them to mastery. The Red Book is for beginners at around Grade 1 standard.   The John W. Schaum Piano Course is an authoritative and comprehensive tutor series for beginners of all ages. It's incredibly well-presented with colour pictures useful information and guidance material. The aim of the book is to teach in the most natural and enjoyable way through popular melodies. The method enables the student to progress in a logical fashion through Pre A toF. This Red Book is intended for pupils who have progressed from the Pre-A Green Book presenting a smooth transition that introduces new concepts while reinforcing old ones.   Of all the innumerable tutor series out there the John W. Schaum books receive some of the widest acclaim from teachers and students of all ages. Presenting all of the essential information clearly and simply it also uses easy-to-use diagrams and pictures to help visualise often complex information. These books are the perfect blend of a challenge without being frustratingly difficult if you already have some musical experience or you're a teenage or adult beginner this book will be ideal but for younger beginners or those with absolutely no musical experience the Pre-A Green book is probably more appropriate.   Introducing sight-reading initially the Red Book moves through all of the fundamentals such as the C Major position rhythm melodies scales different chords different intervals and so on. All the way through there are practical examples that help to put the theoretical ideas into a musical context while also helping students to gain some immediate satisfaction from their learning which is always essential.   For an effective and efficient Piano tutor course for beginners of all ages the John W. Schaum Piano Course Red Book holds fantastic reviews from our customers and us.

Description Von John Wesley Schaum (1905 - 1988). Klavierschule für erwachsene Anfänger am Klavier. Deutsche Bearbeitung: Ulrich Glöckler. Die Fortschritte des Lernenden sind fein abgestuft, was ein flexibles Arbeitstempo gestattet. Das musikalische Material besteht aus Sinfonien, Opern, Balletten, Oratorien, Kammer- und Kirchenmusik. Methodische Schwerpunkte dieser Methode ist die Körper- und Fingerhaltung, das Notenlesen, ebenso das allgemeine Musikverständnis und die Musikalische Formgebung sowie das Spiel in verschiedenen Tonarten.

A time-honored tradition just got better! The John W. Schaum Piano Course has been newly revised with 100 percent new engravings and typesetting, color highlighting for concept emphasis, updated song titles and lyrics, and full-color illustrations. This is the Primer level.

Titles: Ain't Misbehavin' * Colour My World * Fame * Georgia on My Mind * Linus and Lucy * Somewhere in Time * Somewhere Out There * One Moment in Time * We've Only Just Begun * What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? * You Are the Sunshine of My Life. Correlates with Schaum Grade 2 1/2.

Primer Book/CD Pack-Physical training and discipline are needed for both athletics and keyboard playing. Keyboard muscle conditioning is called technic. Technic exercises are as important to the keyboard player as workouts and calisthenics are to the athlete. Schaum's Fingerpower books are dedicated to development of individual finger strenth and dexterity in both hands. Primer Level Fingerpower may be used with a beginner after just 4-5 weeks of piano study.

Schaum's #1 selling technic! The Fingerpower series provides short progressive exercises to develop strength in all ten fingers. - Effective technic for students: easy to learn and efficient practice for today's busy students - Versatility for the teacher: easy to teach and use with students of all ages - Supplements ALL piano and keyboard method books!

Level 1 Book/CD Pack-Physical training and discipline are needed for both athletics and keyboard playing. Keyboard muscle conditioning is called technic. Technic exercises are as important to the keyboard player as workouts and calisthenics are to the athlete. Schaum's Fingerpower books are dedicated to development of individual finger strength and dexterity in both hands.