The Festival Collection Book 8: Piano: Instrumental Album

The Festival Collection Preparatory-The Festival Collection Preparatory is the first book available in the eight-volume Festival Collection series.To be used before The Festival Collection Book 1 students will have the opportunity to get their first experiences with genuine repertoire by composers such as: Couperin; J.C. Bach; Berens; Köhler; and new originals by FJH composers Timothy Brown Mary Leaf and more. This book covers the Baroque Classical Romantic and 20th/21st Centuries with additional information about the pieces and composers as well as a full performance CD! What a terrific way to introduce young aspiring pianists to repertoire right from thebeginning!

Succeeding with the Masters-The Festival Collection is a series of eight books designed to give students and teachers a great variety of fabulous repertoire from the Baroque Classical Romantic and 20th/21st Centuries. The series is carefully levelled from elementary through advanced repertoire. These pieces are true crowd pleasers and will showcase students' technical and musical abilities. Each level covers the gamut of your repertoire needs from works that showcase power and bravura to pieces that develop a students' sense of control and finesse. Having a wide selection of works with pedagogically-correct levelling will help make your repertoire selections easier and your students'performances more successful.Each book includes access to online recordings of all the corresponding works to guide students in their interpretation. The editing in the scores reflects these performances. While the performances are consistent with the editing in the books and vice versa they also demonstrate an appropriate degree of interpretive license. This will help to instil an appreciation for accurate performances while nurturing a sense for stylistically appropriate interpretive license.The Festival Collection is a companion to the Succeeding with the Masters series - a series which provides the student with practice strategies and valuable information about the musical characteristics of each era. The Festival Collection expands the repertoire selection with numerous additional top-drawer pedagogical works in a wide array of styles and with different musical and technical demands. There is no duplication of repertoire between these two series and all the pieces presented in both series are motivational and exciting for students to learn as well as for teachers to teach!

Succeeding with the Masters-The Festival Collection is a series of eight books designed to give students and teachers a great variety of fabulous repertoire from the Baroque Classical Romantic and 20th/21st Centuries. The series is carefully levelled from elementary through advanced repertoire. These pieces are true crowd pleasers and will showcase students' technical and musical abilities. Each level covers the gamut of your repertoire needs from works that showcase power and bravura to pieces that develop a students' sense of control and finesse. Having a wide selection of works with pedagogically-correct levelling will help make your repertoire selections easier and your students'performances more successful.Each book includes access to online recordings of all the corresponding works to guide students in their interpretation. The editing in the scores reflects these performances. While the performances are consistent with the editing in the books and vice versa they also demonstrate an appropriate degree of interpretive license. This will help to instil an appreciation for accurate performances while nurturing a sense for stylistically appropriate interpretive license.The Festival Collection is a companion to the Succeeding with the Masters series - a series which provides the student with practice strategies and valuable information about the musical characteristics of each era. The Festival Collection expands the repertoire selection with numerous additional top-drawer pedagogical works in a wide array of styles and with different musical and technical demands. There is no duplication of repertoire between these two series and all the pieces presented in both series are motivational and exciting for students to learn as well as for teachers to teach!

Succeeding With The Masters-The Festival Collection is a series of eight books designed to give students and teachers a great variety of fabulous repertoire from the Baroque Classical Romantic and 20th/21st Centuries. The series is carefully levelled from elementary through advanced repertoire. These pieces are true crowd pleasers and will showcase students' technical and musical abilities. Each level covers the gamut of your repertoire needs from works that showcase power and bravura to pieces that develop a students' sense of control and finesse. Having a wide selection of works with pedagogically-correct levelling will help make your repertoire selections easier and your students'performances more successful. Each book includes access to online recordings of all the corresponding works to guide students in their interpretation. The editing in the scores reflects these performances. While the performances are consistent with the editing in the books and vice-versa they also demonstrate an appropriate degree of interpretive license. This will help to instill an appreciation for accurate performances while nurturing a sense for stylistically appropriate interpretive license. The Festival Collection is a companion to the Succeeding with the Masters series - a series which provides the student with practice strategies and valuable information about the musical characteristics of each era. The Festival Collection expands the repertoire selection with numerous additional top-drawer pedagogical works in a wide array of styles and with different musical and technical demands. There is no duplication of repertoire between these two series and all the pieces presented in both series are motivational and exciting for students to learn as well as for teachers to teach!

In Book 3 of Etudes with Technique new techniques covered include: five-finger patterns and octave scales; independence of hands; triads and inversions; trills; chordal playing; and two-note slurs. Each technique is supported by several etudes to thoroughly exercise the technique. This book is correlated to The Festival Collection® Book 3 and Succeeding with the Masters® Volume One.

Essential Repertoire for Piano-Core Classics is a collection of seven books of music from the piano canon selected and graded by leading educationalists. Drawn from ABRSM???s extensive back catalogue each volume contains a rich selection of engaging pieces to form the backbone of any pianist???s repertoire. From Bach to Beethoven Scarlatti to Schumann this series includes an abundance of much-loved pieces. All pieces have been carefully selected to ensure that each book is nothing short of a ???teacher???s toolkit??? ??? works that any teacher would want their pupils to learn as part of their musical journey. Each book is authoritatively graded with pieces gradually increasing in difficulty throughout. Thebooks are equally valuable for learners working towards a grade exam between grades or playing for leisure building technical skills and confidence. With an elegant and attractive design and an unrivalled range of repertoire this is an essential collection for piano teachers and learners alike. Core Classics is a collection of seven books of music from the piano canon selected and graded by leading educationalists. Drawn from ABRSM???s extensive back catalogue each volume contains a rich selection of engaging pieces to form the backbone of any pianist???s repertoire. From Bach to Beethoven Scarlatti to Schumann this series includes an abundance of much-loved pieces. All pieces have been carefully selected to ensure that each book is nothing short of a ???teacher???s toolkit??? ??? works that any teacher would want their pupils to learn as part of their musical journey. Each book is authoritatively graded with pieces gradually increasing in difficulty throughout. Thebooks are equally valuable for learners working towards a grade exam between grades or playing for leisure building technical skills and confidence. With an elegant and attractive design and an unrivalled range of repertoire this is an essential collection for piano teachers and learners alike.

Succeeding With The Masters-Succeeding With The Masters & The Festival Collection - ETUDES With Technique was compiled by Helen Marlais and Suzanne Torkelson.Learning etudes at the same time as technique develops a healthy natural and effective mastery of Piano from the very beginning.Each book is divided into units and each focuses on one technical concept.Technical concepts are introduced using imagery to help the student understand the gesture needed to create the correct technique.Following the text and imagery short technical exercises and several etudes reinforce each particular technique. This method allows thestudent to master each technique and make it a habit providing the foundation for effective natural relaxed and enjoyable performances of their repertoire.Perfectly correlates with the companion series Succeeding With The Masters and The Festival Collection.Includes a reference guide to all the etudes and the composersAll etudes have been extensively researched to ensure authenticity and are based on Urtext sources and original manuscripts.

This Teacher's Handbook provides information on how to use Succeeding With The Masters & The Festival Collection together for a thorough and pedagogical approach to learning repertoire.The pieces in Succeeding with the Masters & The Festival Collection are selected for their superior artistic and pedagogical merit.The pieces are expertly leveled so that students can be successful at evey level of their development.The finest pieces from the 20th and 21st centuries appear together.Each book includes a reference guide to all of the pieces and a biography of the composers.Both series are expertly editedbecause they were recorded and edited at the same time.Each book has a corresponding performance demonstration CD to guide students with appropriate interpretation.Succeeding with the Masters has a Practice Strategy Workshop that can be used at home for extra reinforcement!The visual art in each book is another way to teach students artistic and musical concepts.All of the pieces have been extensively researched to ensure authenticity.Together these series create the Complete Library of Pedagogical Repertoire all students need.

Later Elementary to Early Intermediate Level-A special collection of winning NFMC selections by contemporary and classic Willis composers newly engraved with up-to-date performance notes by the composers! Titles: Black Cat Bounce (Austin) - Dance in E Minor (Miller) - Evening Lament (Hartsell) - Fountain Square (Baumgartner) - Going Baroque (Austin) - Little Waltz (Miller) - On the Champs-Elysees (Gillock) - Rondo in Classic Style (Gillock) - Whirlwind (Baumgartner) - Wistful Chant (Peskanov).

Later Elementary to Early Intermediate Level-This special collection features past favorite NFMC duets and trios that have been newly engraved. Up-to-date performance notes from the composers also help to ensure a wonderful collaborative experience. Titles: The Chase (Miller/Engle) - Kibbutz Capers (Karp) - Oriental Bazaar (Gillock) - Petite Spanish Dance (Miller) - Pinwheels (Beard) - Polka (Karp) - Trepak (Tchaikovsky/Gillock) - Western Bolero (Karp).