Easiest 5-finger Piano - Book 1

Easiest 5-Finger Piano is an exciting new repertoire book for young pianists featuring twelve pop film and traditional songs that children will want to play as well as tips and warm-ups designed to help newbeginners. In Book 1 this songbook will introduce players to seating/hand positions and note values before moving on to the first tunes. As the player progresses new hand positions will be used beforethe hands are brought together. The songs include pop tunes like Carly Rae Jepsen's I Really Like You and Taylor Swift's Shake It Off songs from popular films like Let It Go and EverythingIs Awesome! as well as traditional familiar tunes like Jingle Bells and When The Saints Go Marching In. Each song is in an easy arrangement with a hand position diagram valuable tips fingering guidanceand an accompaniment so teachers or parents can play along. With 12 songs in all the wide range of pieces in Easiest 5-Finger Piano will appeal to all young beginners and can easily be used togetherwith any Piano or Keyboard tutors.

Theory Book-This latest classically-flavoured songbook for John Thompsons Easiest Piano Course introduces easy works by one of the greatest composers ever to have lived Ludwig Van Beethoven . Featuring some very fine compositions First Beethoven? isperfect for pupils reaching parts 2 to 4 of the world-renowned Piano course. These fun repertoire books contain some amazing pieces that have been specially collected and graded to be used in conjunction with the Easiest Piano Course. Pieces likeMinuet In G Major Rondo In C the sublime Moonlight Sonata 1st Movement ?and the classic Für Elise ?will reinforce essential technical ability while simultaneously enhancing a general sense of musicality and melodic playing. FirstBeethoven? is therefore ideal for pupils whove worked through the course at levels 2 to 4 but its also a great set of pieces for sight reading practice for more advanced students. The pieces in this songbook become progressively moredifficult and to this end dynamics and phrasing have been omitted for the earlier pieces since theyre not introduced until Part 3 of the course. Early pieces like Ode To Joy? and Turkish March? help to reinforce what pupils learn inthe beginning of the? John Thompson Method with a focus on playing notes and rhythms accurately. Towards of the end of the songbook more challenging pieces like Eroica Symphony and Sonata Pathétique ?will help pupils to enhance theirtechnical skills play more melodically and most importantly enjoy playing! Generally these pieces stay in the 5-finger position with handy hints and suggestions when a different fingering is called for. The pieces in this songbook arebeautiful to hear and to play making First Beethoven? a really great beginners songbook for pupils who want to learn some of the finest music ever composed. As an introduction for beginners to classical music and Beethoven in particular thissongbook is rewarding and enjoyable these pieces being timeless and never going out of fashion. The John Thompsons Easiest Piano Course First Beethoven? songbook is the ideal beginning book for classical music fans. Its tailor-made forpupils working through the renowned and revered Piano method so its authoritative and accurate helping you to enhance your technique and learn some amazing music at the same time.

This latest classically-flavoured songbook for John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course introduces easy works by one of the greatest composers ever to have lived Ludwig Van Beethoven. Featuring some very fine compositions First Beethoven?is perfect for pupils reaching parts 2 to 4 of the world-renowned Piano course. These fun repertoire books contain some amazing pieces that have been specially collected and graded to be used in conjunction with the Easiest Piano Course. Pieces like Minuet In G Major Rondo In C the sublime Moonlight Sonata 1st Movement?and the classicFür Elise?will reinforce essential technical ability while simultaneously enhancing a general sense of musicality and melodic playing. First Beethoven?is therefore ideal for pupils who've worked through the course at levels 2 to 4 but it's also a great set of pieces for sight reading practice for more advanced students. The pieces in this songbook become progressively more difficult and to this end dynamics and phrasing have been omitted for the earlier pieces since they're not introduced until Part 3 of the course. Early pieces like Ode To Joy?and Turkish March?help to reinforce what pupils learn in the beginning of the?John Thompson Method with a focus on playing notes and rhythms accurately. Towards of the end of the songbook more challenging pieces like Eroica Symphony and Sonata Pathétique?will help pupils to enhance their technical skills play more melodically and most importantly enjoy playing! Generally these pieces stay in the 5-finger position with handy hints and suggestions when a different fingering is called for. The pieces in this songbook are beautiful to hear and to play making First Beethoven?a really great beginner's