John Thompson's Easy Piano Method: Part 1 provides a playful and easy-to-understand introduction to Piano for young beginners. The book comes bundled with a CD to make learning by listening simple.   This first volume of the popular American Piano method looks at the challenges that all Piano students have to face at the beginning and makes things easy and fun. Sight-reading is made simple by a clear presentation and focus on the five higher and lower tones starting from middle C. Whether it's practising technical exercises or learning new techniques young beginners will always be accompanied by funnycharacters that make learning much more child-friendly.

Written by experienced examiners and teachers each book in the Sight Reading Success series accurately reflects the style of the revised ABRSM tests so is the best possible resource to help students turn the dreaded sight-reading exam into a mere breeze. Uniquely each book is accompanied by a CD providing guidance through each test and demonstrating how it should sound (featuring Vocals by Kate Johnson and Piano by Harriet Power). These Sight Reading Success books are ideal for independent use by students of all ages.   These books are a simply excellent way for Piano students to be led through thefundamentals of sight-reading a hugely necessary skill for all players of Piano. This Grade 3 book will guide you through everything you might need in order to prepare for the exam from more advanced rhythms and tempos further key signatures shifting fingering and two notes on the same hand. Towards the end of the book as you get closer to Sight Reading Success  you are given lots of pieces that will allow you to practise everything you've learned so far. Not only this but the accompanying CD lets you hear how each piece is meant to be played so you can get it as perfect as possible.   Written by experienced examiners and teachers Sight Reading Success accurately reflects the style of the revised ABRSM tests. This also means that you will get some insider insight into the best ways to practise and prepare for the actual exam as well as what to expect at the time.   For the most efficient and effective preparation for the sight-reading exam Sight Reading Success For Piano Grade 3 is the most authoritative and comprehensive guide to getting you that great grade in your forthcoming exam.

Hal Leonard Student Piano Library-The third book in a series of five books focusing on technical skills at the piano this book contains a series of musically engaging exercises and etudes that help students develop specific elementary level skills. The skills emphasized in the Warm-Ups are given a musical context in the Etudes that follow them. Each Warm-Up and Etude in the book has its own original accompaniment available on the included CD. Piano Technique Book 3 focuses on improving skills at the piano: hand position tone attention to silence different dynamic levels legato and staccato playing hands together playing in extended position playing chords using the sustain pedal changing positions and more!

2nd Edition-Piano Adventures - Level 1 continues the intervallic orientation to reading across the full range of the Grand Staff. The 5-finger position approach is presented here in a fresh musically appealing way.This lesson book organises materials into units which represent major concepts and skills and revises and reinforces concepts introduced earlier. The pieces represented in this book also cover a range of styles.This method truly brings a sense of adventure to learning the piano and encourages and motivates studentâ??s to learn with its diverse range of repertoire and resources. CD of backing tracks with orchestrations by Edwin McLean.

2nd Edition-Contents include: All My Friends; Allegro; Alouette; Balloons; Bells of Great Britain; Best Friends; The Bugle Boys; C-D-E-F-G March; C Position Warm-Up; C Song; Come See the Parade!; Copy Cat; The Dance Band; Elephant Ride; The Escalator; Frogs on Logs; Gorilla in the Tree; Grandmother; Hey Hey Look at Me!; Hey Mr. Half Note Dot!; Honking Cars; I Hear the Echo; The I Like Song; Into the Cave; Lemonade Stand; Let's Play Ball!; March on D-E-F; Men from Mars; Merrily We Roll Along; Middle C March; Mister Bluebird; My Invention; Ode to Joy; The Old Clock; Old MacDonald Had a Song; Once There Was a Princess; Our Team; Partners at C; Petite Minuet; Rodeo; Russian Sailor Dance; ATen-Second Song; Three Little Kittens; Two Black Ants; Two Blackbirds; Two Questions; The Walking Song; Yankee Doodle.

Step One: Play Keyboard Chords. 140 essential chords in all 12 keys in clear photographs and handy keyboard diagrams. A complete resource for the beginning pianist or synthesizer player. The CD contains all the music examples and tunes played by professional musicians.

Take you playing from ordinary to extraordinary in this all-encompassing book and CD package for Piano and Keyboard players. You'll receive valuable tips on performing recording the music business instruments and equipment soloing techniques music theory and more. Styles such as rock pop jazz blues classical and many more are represented through demonstrations of authentic Piano and Keyboard parts appropriate for each genre. The accompanying CD includes many of the examples in the book performed on a variety of Piano/Electric Piano instruments. Many examples are also recorded in a full band setting to hear how importantconcepts fit in with other instruments and ensembles.

Nuestro libro presenta las bases claras y prácticas del estudio de los acordes en el piano. Este primer volumen dedicado a los acordes principales de tres o cuatro sonidos mayores menores y séptimos (may7 7 m7 y dim7) consta de numerosos ejemplos a la vez precisos pedagógicos y si embargo plenamente musicales que abren un camino a través de la armonía las secuencias de acordes el acompañamiento y la composición... Practicando los ejercicios propuestos al estudio Ud se va a familiarizar con la armonía progresando con prudencia a través del mundo flexible y variable de los acordes. Tendrá una ideamás precisa del tema y comprenderá por fin el misterio que rodea un toque musical... porque habrá estudiado parte de sus componentes. En la base de datos (audios mp3 y vídeos mp4) incluida en el libro encontrará la demostración en vídeo de todos los ejemplos tocados en el piano y también las múltiples grabaciones que le permitirán expresarse en los playbacks hechos para nuestro libro.

Level 1-NFMC 2016-2020 Elementary III selection. This series offers students an appealing variety of styles in a single album. A brief paragraph of background information is provided for most pieces. All books include a CD with orchestrated accompaniments. Each piece has two tracks: one at performance tempo and one at practice tempo. An optional duet accompaniment based on the orchestration is included for all pieces at the early levels. The intent of the CD is to provide an incentive with a demonstration of the finished piece. The slower practice tempo assists the student in maintaining a steady beat using the correct rhythm and gaining valuable ensemble experience whilemaking practice more fun. This volume includes: Battle Hymn of the Republic - Caisson's Song - Dinosaur Blues - In the Hall of the Mountain King - Irish Washerwoman - Jazzy MacDonald - Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring - Marines' Hymn - Rockin' Boogie - Skip to My Lou - Song of Joy.

Popular Piano Solos 4 Books in One!-John Thompson's Modern Course plus Popular Piano Solos 4 Books in One! with CD Author: John Thompson John Thompson's Modern Course for the Piano is a musically appealing method that is popular and well-loved throughout the world. Since its first publication in 1937 this method has been used by millions of students today they are concert pianists pop stars church musicians composers and teachers. In the Modern Course series you will find original music by Thompson as well as skillful arrangements of folk songs and classical masterpieces that have been universal favorites for years. It provides a clear and complete foundation in the study of the piano that enables thestudent to think and feel musically. This amazing compilation includes the First and Second Grade books as well as all 23 pieces from the Popular Piano Solos series that correlate directly with the method. A CD with orchestrated arrangements of the popular songs is also included. Contains: Edelweiss â?¢ Fly Me to the Moon â?¢ Go the Distance â?¢ It's a Small World â?¢ Love Me Tender â?¢ Memory â?¢ My Heart Will Go On â?¢ The Rainbow Connection â?¢ This Is It â?¢ and more!

Piano Four Hands-Tchaikovsky created this ambitious series of duets from a selection of folksongs which had been collected by Balakirev Villebois and Tchaikovsky himself. These fairly simple pieces are a treasure trove of rich keyboard excellence. Always a favorite with students. Difficulty Level: 1-2. Includes complete printed music score with both primo and secondo piano parts and a compact disc featuring the duets in two formats: split-channel stereo with secondo part on the left channel primo on the right so you can play either part and then again with just the secondo part in stereo so you can perform the primo part alongside. Performed by Sondra Bianca piano Accompaniment:Harriet Wingreen piano

Al Pianoforte-Quest?opera presenta una serie di accompagnamenti ed assoli di Pianoforte negli stili Jazz e Swing. Scoprirete quindi delle ritmiche che riprendono le principali tecniche ed armonie proprie degli standards di Jazz. Tutte le nozioni di accompagnamento ?in quattro? walking bass riarmonizzazione modulazione sostituzione tritonica rivolti? sono affrontate qui su dei giri di tipo Blues/Jazz Anatole Jazz/Bossa? Suonerete poi assoli caratteristici i quali illustrano e sviluppano i principali gimmicks propri del jazz che siano melodici o ritmici. Il tutto nello spirito di Thelonious Monk o Erroll Garner passando per Oscar Peterson Nat King Cole? e tanti altri ancora! Per ogni accompagnamento ed assolo troverete 5 registrazioni diverse sul CD MP3 allegato distribuite nel modo seguente: il Pianoforte da solo a velocità normale poi ridotta la stessa parte di Pianoforte suonata però sulla sua base musicale ed infine la sola base musicale prima a velocità normale poi ridotta... per permettere ad ognuno di suonare secondo il proprio ritmo il proprio livello e le proprie capacità. Ossia più di 4 ore di musica in tutto!