Bastiens' Invitation To Music-Specially written for ages 4-7 this excellent method helps children to develop their musical interest. Students begin in Book A by playing songs with black key groups all over the keyboard followed by playing songs withindividual black keys. By the end of Book D the child's fluency at the keyboard encompasses reading and playing five-melodies in all twelve keys.
SKU: KJ.WP473
ISBN 9780849799150.
Continues forward from Level 2 with more “best of the best†exercises by master pedagogues of 19th century and attractive originals by Lisa Bastien presented in a useful progression. Excellent miniature etudes for the development of finger dexterity (both hands), hand independence, one-octave scales, beginning parallel double thirds, Alberti bass broken chords, chord inversions, staccato repeated notes, “voicing†melodic notes, wrist staccato and various other touches. Several exercises include Bastien teaching tips. 42 exercises on 32 pages.
