Young Pianist's Repertoire. Book 1 (WATERMAN FANNY / HAREWOOD M)

Par WATERMAN FANNY / HAREWOOD M.. La série de Piano de Watermann/Harewood - conçue conjointement par le monde célèbre professeur de piano Fanny Watermann et son co-fondateur du concours International de Piano de Leeds, Marion Harewood (maintenant Thorpe) - est établie comme une des méthodes piano avant tout. Elle représente une distillation de la rigueur, l'inspiration et le sens de l'aventure qui caractérisent les méthodes de Fanny Watermann propre enseignement. L'excellence du matériel musical et d'une présentation attrayante ont remporté des succès universel./ Recueil / Piano

This Easiest Pop Songs edition of John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course allows the beginner pianist who is progressing from part one to part two of the world-renowned course to learn some fantastic and well-known pop songs. With simplified arrangements and large notation these are popular hits in the familiar John Thompson style.   As well as reinforcing basic technique developing musicality and making learning great fun the Easiest Pop Songs will be familiar to most young beginners allowing them to learn and play some of their favourite tunes of the moment.Repertoire books like this have been specially created and graded to be used with the John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course so pianists who are working through that will recognise the style of this songbook.   This book features a number of pop songs including Taylor Swift's Shake It Off  Sam Smith's Brilliant Stay With Me and Adele's huge smash-hit Hello. There are many more though such as Wings by Birdy Flashlight by Jessie J and I Really Like You by Carly Rae Jepsen. These Easiest Pop Songs are perfect supplementary material for those working through parts 1 and 2 of the course but also make great sight-reading practice for more advanced students. Since dynamics and phrasing are not introduced until part 3 of the course they are not included here although some invaluable hints and tips and fingering guides are featured for all songs.   All beginner Piano pupils will love to learn the famous pop songs included in this repertoire book - an ideal complement to John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course.

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.

Piano Time-If you ever fancied a stroll down a Paris Promenade or a boat trip to Hong Kong’s colourful harbour or to go to the outer reaches of the solar system and back again then this round-the-world jaunt for the Piano is for you!A wonderful and majestic set of repertoire pieces for young students which explore extraordinary destinations. Fabulously presented with illustrations by Korky Paul and the entertaining and inventive style is sure to delight and amuse. This book is a collection of original and varied pieces on the themes of travel and movement from the popular Piano Time series. The easy Piano tunes and simple performance guide notes make for enjoyableplaying and encourage young Pianists on to bigger and better things.

24 pieces for young pianists Up to Prep Test Level-ABRSM's Piano Star is an exciting series for young pianists offering a rich selection of new repertoire to help players build confidence and musical skills. Piano Star Book 1 is suitable for learners who have worked through a first tutor and includes compositions by David Blackwell Jane Sebba Nancy Litten Mike Cornick Sarah Watts Edmund Jolliffe Andrew Eales Kathy Blackwell Aisling Greally Alan Bullard Alasdair Spratt and Karen Marshall. Key features of the series: Solo pieces plus a number of duets A rich mix of musical styles with techniques introduced progressively Fun extensionactivities Beautifully illustrated

About this book - Duet Collection 1: Duet Collection 1 provides 26 fun duets explicitly linked to the levels of progression (starting with beginners) found in Method Book 1.It comes with a CD on which you can listen to all the pieces performed on a grand piano by professional concert pianists. The CD also contains the accompaniments alone so that you can play your part along as a duet with the CD!This book is a great supplement to Method Book 1 giving you further enjoyable pieces which will help your learning at each stage of your development.In line with The Classical Piano Method these duets are drawn mainly from the classical repertoire and also include a number of modernpieces in interesting and varied arrangements with straightforward accompaniments ideal for a teacher or friend.This book is of course also a very useful standalone collection of progressively-graded duet repertoire in its own right providing relevant repertoire as the pianist’s playing develops. Suitable for pianists in the early stages of learning to play.About The Classical Piano Method:This is ideal for adults and young people looking to learn the piano from scratch or for those returning to the piano after a substantial break from playing. As the learner you will gain a traditional classic technique and will be introduced to interesting varied and well-known classical pieces right from the outset. The method is friendly and is carefully designed to progress in small manageable steps beginning with simple fingering patterns and exercises moving onto some of the most beautiful melodies and pieces from the baroque classical and romantic eras: such as the Ode to Joy Für Elise and the Blue Danube Waltz. The Method Books lead you through a range of exercises repertoire pieces to learn theory checks clear instruction & diagrams on playing and technique tips on practising and composer biographies. They also enclose a CD on which you can listen to all the pieces performed on a grand piano by a concert pianist as

This superb introduction to solo Jazz Piano has been designed to help even relative beginners play in a variety of real jazz styles as soon as possible.As well as swing Easijazz covers Latin and rockstyles of Jazz Piano. WIth helpful demonstrations on the accompanying CD this unique book ofers an enjoyable varied introduction to the special skills that solo Jazz Piano demands.Begins with five-noteshapesCovers swing rock and Latin stylesGraduhally progresses through rhythm and range skillsLets you hear how each piece should sound on audio CD'I really want to express my own personaldelight in John's Easijazz book. He writes with such understanding of the idioms and the limitations within which he must compose for really young pianists while never watering down or compromising his own inimitablestyle.Such a generous impeccably presented selection of attractive well-varied and useful pieces in a whole range of genres - a brilliant book to be used as a repertoire resource a tutor a sight-reading book styleguide - or just for having fun at the piano!'John York - Pianist and Teacherwww.yorkpiano.co.uk'This book is ideal for developing coordination between the hands. As well as providing appealing shortpieces for a concert it would be perfect for the reluctant sight-reader to master hands-together playing.'Hilary Garrett Music Teacher Magazine

ABRSM Grades 7-8 . This special collection of intermediate to advanced piano repertoire has been lovingly curated by internationally renowned pianist, Isata Kanneh-Mason. Inspired by her musical journey from childhood prodigy to accomplished performer, and drawing on her championship of female composers and composers of colour, Isata has handpicked a wonderfully diverse melange of music for players to explore. Alongside classical masterpieces such as Clara Schumann?s Notturno, players will find repertoire by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, George Gershwin and Alexander Desplat as well as a stunning new work by Errollyn Wallen. Carefully edited and fingered, Piano Inspiration 2 is ideal both for recreational playing and those seeking own-choice repertoire for ABRSM Performance Grades (Grades 7 ). ? 12 pieces for intermediate to advanced players, each holding special significance to Isata ? A wonderful array of styles, composers and traditions that span four centuries of piano music ? An original work by Errollyn Wallen, specially composed for this collection ? Ideal for own-choice repertoire selection in ABRSM Performance Grades (Grades 7 ) Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason is in great demand in the UK and internationally as a soloist and chamber musician. She offers eclectic and interesting repertoire and has performed at many of the world?s finest concert venues, including the Royal Albert Hall for her BBC Proms solo debut in 2023. As a Decca recording artist, she entered the UK classical charts at No. 1 with her 2019 album Romance, and has since released Summertime, featuring twentieth-century American repertoire; Muse, a duo album with her brother Sheku; and Childhood Tales, which showcases music inspired by a nostalgia for youth. Isata is recipient of the coveted Leonard Bernstein Award and the Opus Klassik Award for best young artist.