Béla Bartók's series of piano pieces For Children, based on folk melodies, was written around the end of the first decade of the 20th century. The pieces were published shortly afterwards by the Hungarian publisher Károly Rozsnyai. That first publication was in four volumes, the first two containing a total of 42 pieces based on Hungarian folk tunes, the third and fourth containing 43 pieces based on Slovakian folk tunes.In 1943, whilst in the United States, Bartók prepared a revised version of the collection for the publishers Boosey and Hawkes. The revisions were minimal: two Hungarian and four Slovakian songs were eliminated, there were a few minor alterations incorporating new ideas, some of the pieces previously written with accidentals had key signatures added, a few pieces were rewritten with changed meters - some fingerings were added or changed.The composer prepared the revised 1943 edition by using copies of the first edition on which he marked minor changes - where the changes were more extensive, fresh manuscript was written and a new version engraved. However, much of the engraving of the first edition was preserved in the 1943 edition. Publication took place in 1946, after the composer's death - it is not known if he saw final proofs prior to printing.The revised edition was published in two volumes, which now have been published together as one volume for the first time. / Piano

Collection Of Easy Pieces For Children À La Schumann. Urtext On Cajkovskij. New Edition Of The Complete Works. Par TCHAIKOVSKI PIOTR ILITCH. Tchaïkovski Album de ses enfants à l'été de 1878. Suivant l'exemple de Schumann Album für die Jugend, les 24 miniatures sont non seulement techniquement facile à jouer, mais aussi directement liés au monde de l'enfance et donc idéalement pour des leçons de musique. Basé sur le texte original de l'édition complète de Tchaïkovski, cette édition contient des notes sur le doigté et l'interprétation qui prennent l'éducation piano convenable pour les enfants en compte. / Niveau : Facile / Répertoire / Piano

Long before his famous Mikrokosmos Bartók composed a comprehensive collection of little piano pieces entitled For Children. Written in 1908 1911 its two volumes are based on Hungarian and Slovakian folk tunes respectively. Bothare organised in ascending difficulty from simple two-part pieces to Impressionistic miniatures and they offer everything that children’s hands can manage. Bartók revised this collection in the 1940s. He did not just makemusical improvements but also gave every movement a title. This revised version forms the main text of our Urtext edition while an appendix offers movements from the early version that diverge significantly from the revisedones. As always in Henle’s Bartók editions there are indications regarding performance practice and insights into how the composer himself played these pieces.

What is Piano Junior?Piano Junior is a superb piano course for beginners. It's creative, it's interactive, it's colourful, it has its own website with additional online material - and most importantly, it really works! Its characters, PJ the friendly robot and his sidekick Mozart the dog, motivate and encourage children throughout each level. The course is available as core Lesson Books, along with supplementary Theory, Duet and Performance Books at each stage.Who is Piano Junior for?Suitable for children from around the age of 6, Piano Junior takes young students on their first steps and prepares them with a solid foundation for early grades. A method for the digital ageTeachers, parents and students can visit www.piano-junior.com for demonstration videos and recordings, along with a host of other free downloadable resources which really bring practice sessions at home to life! / Piano

First Repertoire for Little Pianists is a series of delightful, original piano works for children from beginner to preparatory level. Comprising 25 performance pieces that may also be used to supplement a method, each book in the First Repertoire for Little Pianists series provides a treasure trove of meticulously graded music, bursting with imagination and inventiveness. Widening the range of note values, key signatures, and hand positions from Book 1, Book 2 features piano solos, solos with teacher accompaniment, and pupil duets that will motivate further study and foster a love for music-making.

This is the new definitive collection for piano edited by Peter Bartók of Bartók's For Children based on Hungarian Folk Tunes.

Par USHER ALEX. Children's Song Favorites is a collection of 75 songs for children of all ages, most of them from the folk tradition. They have been collected over more than fifty years by a professional folk singer, who is also a mother and grandmother. Each song has the melody line, complete lyrics and suggested accompaniment chords for guitar or other instrument. Many of them are unusualand#151 - for example, all 13 verses of 'The Three Blind Mice,' 'Hail to Britannia' (a British nursery rhyme song), and for older children, 'Chopo, My Pony' (a cowboy song), 'Old Thompson's Mule' (of minstrel origin) and 'The Housewife's Lament.' Audience requests have persuaded the author to include two pieces she has writtenand#151 - 'The Doll Song' and 'The Solution to Pollution.' More than three-quarters of the songs involve audience participation, making this an ideal repertory resource for teachers and youth leaders. A few descriptive sentences, sometimes with suggestions for creative activity, precede each song. The songs are arranged alphabetically, and an extra table of contents lists the songs by categories: animals, cowboys and the West, creative activity, dance tunes, history, holidays, quiet time, and teaching. Although this book was designed primarily for children, the author regularly uses many of these songs with grown-up audiences. / Niveau : Débutant / Children's - Songbooks / Recueil / Tout Instrument

Fun For Ten Fingers acts as a bridge between Tunes For Ten Fingers and More Tunes For Ten Fingers and consists of 21 pieces in five-finger position each accompanied by humorous verses and delightful illustrations. Everything is kept as simple as possible. An enjoyable stimulating and confidence-building experience for children.

Par COOPER BYE PAMELA. Contains the Christmas story, paraphrased so that children understand it, along with 3 Christmas readings, lyrics, easy-to-read melodies, keyboard accompaniment, and chords for guitar or autoharp. / Niveau : Débutant / Christmas - Songbooks / Recueil / Chant et Piano

The series For Children (together with Mikrokosmos) belongs undoubtedly to the basic works of piano instruction. It is learned from almost all over the world. The present edition was prepared by the composer's son Péter Bartók living in the United States who used all available manuscripts and other documents which helped clarify the uncertainties concerning the music text. In order to meet this objective, a completely new engraving was made and the editor described the historical background of the emergence and the editions of the work as well as the nature of the corrections. The two volumes based on Hungarian folksongs appear now contracted to one volume with Hungarian and German titles, folksong texts and explanatory notes. / Piano

Blues and Boogie For Kids features 15 easy Piano pieces for children in the Blues and Boogie styles composed by Carsten Gerlitz, allowing young pianists to enjoy the rhythm and groove of this exciting genre. Gerlitz has had great success as an arranger and composer, and his For Kids series has helped introduce young musicians to a great many styles. Blues and Boogie For Kids features a number of easy pieces that contain typical blues patterns, such as blue notes and walking bass lines that give children a feel of the typical characteristics of this wonderful style. / Piano

19 songs from one of the first MTV megastars: Fire and Ice * Heartbreaker * Hell Is for Children * Hit Me with Your Best Shot * Invincible * Love Is a Battlefield * Sex As a Weapon * Shadows of the Night * We Belong * You Better Run * and more.

The series For Children (together with Mikrokosmos) belongs undoubtedly to the basic works of piano instruction. It is learned from almost all over the world. The present edition was prepared by the composer's son Péter Bartók living in the United States who used all available manuscripts and other documents which helped clarify the uncertainties concerning the music text. In order to meet this objective, a completely new engraving was made and the editor described the historical background of the emergence and the editions of the work as well as the nature of the corrections. The third and fourth parts based on Slovak folksongs appear now contracted to one volume with Hungarian, German and Slovak titles, folksong texts and notes of the editor in Hungarian and German. / Piano