Schaum-Publications

Level 1 Elementary Level-Piano mastery tailored for busy teens and adults featuring an array of music from orchestra opera ballet vocal choral literature and folk songs in a five level series. Includes music appreciation stories and musical exploration through creative directions and explanations. Progress is easily adapted to each student's needs and may be used for children as young as age 10.

Level 3 Early Intermediate Level-This unique new series integrates the benefits of Fingerpower exercises with basic transposing to help develop ear training and awareness of melodic contour. Exercises present simple melodic and harmonic intervals. Students learn to recognize these intervals on the printed page hear the different sounds and experience the feeling in the hand as various intervals are played. Each exercise has melodic elements delineated by phrase marks. Students are taught to recognize phrase groups that recur in the same piece. This process helps learning and memorizing these exercises.

Helps students read music faster. These unique spellers give a visual image of the notes and locations.

Primer Level Early Elementary Level-Ease of use for teachers: clear explanations and a logical pedagogical progression make it easy to teach. Fewer finger numers are used to help assure good music reading habits. Built-in finger workouts provide preparatory technic. Rhythmic preparatory drills precede pieces with new rhythms and new time signatures. Benefits for students: Very gradual learning steps are easily grasped increasing the likelihood of success. Student interest is maintained by use of assignments that are short and easy to learn. An appealing variety of musical styles provide motivation. This primer edition features new explanations and directions that are easier to teach and make more efficient use oflesson time. Note reading proficiency is promoted by an emphasis on training the eyes to recognize various melodic intervals up and down. Rudimentary form and analysis is introduced by identifying various melodic and rhythmic patterns.

Book 3 Intermediate Level-Have fun learning improvisation with simple explanations and examples. This method encourages student creativity by providing ideas for composing and musical expression. Chord dexterity and ear training are developed with focused keyboard exercises. Accompaniment improvising is developed from standard chord symbols using root position and inversions. Learning is reinforced by writing the notes for the chords and accompaniment patterns on workbook-style pages. Familiar folk songs and hymns are used to illustrate the accompaniment styles.

Level 1-Unique workbooks show how to locate and identify essential elements to make music reading easier faster and more accurate.

Level 1-From basic counting to swing! Progressive presentation of note and rest recognition and value reinforces students understanding of rhythms and time signatures.

Book 1 Pre-Primer Level-This method is for the very young or gifted beginner in pre-school through age 6. Using only letter names it remains off staff so students can develp hand-eye coordination fine motor control and gain a sense of rhythm. Optional teacher duet accompaniments included. All pieces are in the C Major or G Major hand position and use nursery rhymes and pre-school topics. Book 1/Pre-Primer starts with C-position and adds G-position. All pieces are played hands separately.

Book 1 Upper Elementary Level-Have fun learning improvisation with simple explanations and examples. This method encourages student creativity by providing ideas for composing and musical expression. Chord dexterity and ear training are developed with focused keyboard exercises. Students will develop accompaniment improvising from standard chord symbols using root position and inversions. Learning is reinforced by writing the notes for the chords and accompaniment patterns on workbook-style pages. Familiar folk songs and hymns are used to illustrate the accompaniment styles.

Level 2 Late Elementary Level-A new edition of a practical and proven method for children ages 7 to 11. Helps teach good music reading habits. Combines eye ear and finger training. Includes full color illustrations music dictionary built-in flash cards reference pages and technic preparatory drills. Optional duet accompaniments provide rhythmic training and ensemble experience. Many practical and clever ideas for practice variety review recitals and technic development.

Level 4 Intermediate Level-A new edition of a practical and proven method for children ages 7 to 11. Helps teach good music reading habits. Combines eye ear and finger training. Includes full color illustrations music dictionary built-in flash cards reference pages and technic preparatory drills. Students will study harmonic minor syncopation and plyphonic music. Many practical and clever ideas for practice variety review recitals and technic development.

Level 2-Unique workbooks show how to locate and identify essential elements to make music reading easier faster and more accurate.

Helps students read music faster. A miniature keyboard diagram is printed beneath each measure simulating a real music reading situation.

Level 1 Elementary Level-A new edition of a practical and proven method for children ages 7 to 11. Helps teach good music reading habits. Combines eye ear and finger training. Includes full color illustrations music dictionary built-in flash cards reference pages and technic preparatory drills. Optional duet accompaniments provide rhythmic training and ensemble experience. Many practical and clever ideas for practice variety review recitals and technic development.

Level 2 Upper Elementary Level-This book contains 16 exercises that use expanded 5-finger positions. Key signatures of D major and B-flat major are added. Some patterns involve parallel motion and thumb crossover and more 8ths are used. Time signature of 6/8 and 9/8 are added.