The Older Beginner Piano Course - Level 1

A companion volume to the Older Beginner Piano Course packed with short theory technic and sight reading exercises.

Each book from the 'Older Beginner Piano Library' series of books contains theory technique and reading instruction correlated unit-by-unit with the materials in 'The Older Beginner Piano Course' Levels 1 and 2.Each book provides extra reinforcements for the concepts presented in the lesson books.

Designed to supplement the Older Beginner Piano Course Level 1. The arrangements are accessible to the beginning pianist and the timeless appeal of these well-known themes will provide hours of enjoyment for the pianist. Arranged for piano by James Bastien.

Designed to supplement The Older Beginner Piano Course . Contains singalong favourites Christmas carols hymns patriotic songs and classical pieces.

The Older Beginner Piano Library is today's timeless piano course designed especially for the older beginner from a mature 12 to a youthful 80. A carefully planned instructional program consists of method books theory/techniquebooks and supplementary materials. The approach is functional: the acquired skills are transferable. Students play and harmonise melodies from the very beginning. Comprehensive musicianship blended with original music andcarefully selected familiar tunes form a unified structure building a sound music program of happy uninterrupted progress.

Elementary Level Book with Online Audio-Fully revised and updated this brand new edition of Book One of the renowned John Thompson's Adult Piano Course is intended for the adult beginner who is learning the basics of Piano playing. The book and download card will give you a quick and thorough grasp on the fundamentals of playing the Piano. John Thompson's Piano Course is most often associated with younger beginners but the adult course has been equally successful proving that it's never too late to introduce vast numbers of older beginners to the joys of playing the Piano. With authoritative instructions and clear practicaladvice this Piano tutor explains the essential techniques and musical forms for any beginner laying the foundation for further development in later books in the series. The Adult Piano Course introduces the pupil to the notes of the Piano the fundamentals of notation different types of notes and varying rhythms while also ensuring that sight-reading is introduced from the very beginning. From there the student is taken through intervals chords phrasing and beginning scales all interspersed with enjoyable and melodic practice pieces that put the theoretical concepts into a musical context. Throughout this adult Piano tutor there is a great balance between developing musical knowledge and practical musical skills. If you also have a teacher many of the pieces feature accompanying music allowing you to play as a duet which will give you hugely beneficial experience playing with another musician. Similarly one of the most unique things about this book is the included Download Card featuring example demonstrations of the exercises so that you will be able to hear how each one should sound allowing you to get it note-perfect. For decades the timeless John Thompson's Piano Course has been helping beginners

The complete piano course for older beginners. Takes you gently into playing tunes from day one by Carol Barratt.

The Waterman/Harewood Piano Series has been devised jointly by the world famous piano teacher Fanny Watermann and the co-founder of the Leeds International Piano Competition, Marion Harewood, and is established as one of the foremost piano methods.This is the second of the central course-books of this highly successful piano methods and is aimed at the older beginner. Technical material is skilfully and imaginatively presented, while each chapter guides the young player towards the successful performance of a comprehensive selection of pieces and studies.Piano Lessons Book 2 includes pieces by Bach, Gurlitt, Mozart, Gounod and Tchaikovsky. The book also contains an extensive appendices of scales, arpeggios and exercises.

This book is designed for the older beginner at the piano without reference to age limits. It is intended to fill the need of the student who has never had lessons or the student who had lessons in childhood and now needs a'refresher' course. This method is equally suitable for individual or class instruction. The following important fundamentals are covered in this book: Directional note reading intervals chords and triads scales (major andminor) keys and key signatures finger technique and more. Teaching points are presented through appropriately graded piano compositions by the author as well as through suitable arrangements from the works of the great masters(Beethoven Brahms Mozart Chopin Tchaikovsky).

Designed with older beginners in mind the Accelerated Piano Adventures course will have you sightreading in no time.Accelerated Piano Adventures: Sightreading - Book 1 includes five variations of each piece from the Accelerated Lesson Book 1 one for each day between lessons. Learning activities scattered throughout the book are helpful for building pattern recognition skills.Concepts covered in Accelerated Piano Adventures Sightreading: Book 1 include: fundamental rhythms (including eighth notes) all the notes of the grand staff intervals and five-finger scale melodies in C and G.

Piano arrangements of popular folk tunes classical melodies pop and blues pieces.

Your début concert as a beginner instrumentalist is very exciting: all alone on the stage you will perform a number of pieces for the first time. To help you choose attractive music for this occasion, we have selected ten pieces for My First Concert, which will definitely make you shine. All the pieces are classical in character and come with a beautiful piano accompaniment. On the CD recording, they are played on a real grand piano. This way, you can get used to the piano while studying at home. Playing together with a pianist, who can use the enclosed piano parts, is of course even more enjoyable and instructive. The pieces in this book are mature enough to appeal to the older beginner.