Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course: Theory Book 1

Alfred's Basic Piano Library offers nine perfectly graded beginning series which are designed to prepare students of all ages for a successful musical learning experience. This book is designed specifically for adults and whilst it is designed to correlate directly to the corresponding level of Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course the pieces are written in a manner which makes them highly adaptable to almost any other method.

This Alfred's Basic Adult Ear Training Book is designed for use with Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course Book 1. The book is co-ordinated page-by-page with the lesson book and works to reinforce each concept presented in the lesson book with specific focus on the training and development of the ear.

Every concept and principal introduced in the Lesson Books of Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course is reinforced in each of the correlated Theory Books. Important tips are included that make learning chord progressions even easier!

Alfred's Greatest Hits series has overwhelmingly been accepted by students and teachers. This series combines just the right combination of hits from Broadway Hollywood television and recordings! As you might expect from Alfred this series offers a rare combination of great music arranged with care and creativity. Your adult students can savour the excitement of playing pop music and reap the benefits from making practicing more fun and rewarding. Includes the Following Selections: A Whole New World Achy Breaky Heart Beauty and the Beast Can You Feel the Love Tonight Edelweiss Hello Dolly! I Left My Heart in San FranciscoIt's a Small World Love Me Tender Memory My Heart Will Go On Nadia's Theme On Broadway Part of Your World Puff the Magic Dragon Rock Around the Clock She Loves You That's Amore The Rainbow Connection The Sound of Music Tomorrow What a Wonderful World

Alfred's Greatest Hits series has overwhelmingly been accepted by students and teachers. This series combines just the right combination of hits from Broadway Hollywood television and recordings!As you might expect from Alfred this series offers a rare combination of great music arranged with care and creativity. Your adult students can savour the excitement of playing pop music and reap the benefits from making practicing more fun and rewarding.

This course is designed for the adult beginner who wishes to learn the Piano by learning and playing chords quickly. The course has a number of features that make it particularly successful in achieving this goal. It progresses very smoothly with no gaps that cause the skipping of hard sections. In addition it teaches chords for both hands. Because of this the pieces are more musical and make playing a richer more rewarding experience. Also taught is the understanding of how chords are formed. Instead of memorizing chords students learn how to derive them regardless of what key they are playing in. Finally the choice of song material is outstanding withsome popular and familiar favourites mixed with tuneful originals all adding to the fun and enjoyment of making music.

This course is designed for the adult beginner who wishes to learn the piano by learning and playing chords quickly. Book Two continues to progress smoothly and easily without gaps toward the development of the technique and knowledge required to play in all the most frequently used keys. This edition also includes a CD that is packed with examples and guidance to help you through those awkward or more challenging lessons.

Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Course is designed for use with an instructor for the beginning student looking for a truly complete piano course. It is a greatly expanded version of Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course that will include lesson, theory, technic and additional repertoire in a convenient, all-in-one format. This comprehensive course adds such features as isometric hand exercises, finger strengthening drills, and written assignments that reinforce each lesson's concepts. There is a smooth, logical progression between each lesson, a thorough explanation of chord theory and playing styles, and outstanding extra songs, including folk, classical, and contemporary selections. At the completion of this course, the student will have learned to play some of the most popular music ever written and will have gained a good understanding of basic musical concepts and styles. The CD has accompaniments to support the student's playing of the exercises and songs found in the Level 1 book. Titles: Alouette * Alpine Melody * Amazing Grace * Au Claire de la Lune * Aunt Rhody * Auld Lang Syne * Aura Lee * The Bandleader * Beautiful Brown Eyes * Blow the Man Down! * Blues for Wynton Marsalis * Brother John * Caf Vienna * The Can-Can * Chasing the Blues Away * Chiapanecas * Cockles and Mussels * The Cuckoo * Day is Done * Dueling Harmonics * The Entertainer * A Friend Like You * Go Down, Moses * Good King Wenceslas * Good Morning to You! * Good People * Got Those Blues * Greensleeves * Happy Birthday to You! * Harmonica Rock * Harp Song * Here's a Happy Song! * He's Got the Whole World in His Hands * I'm Gonna Lay My Burden Down * Jericho * Jingle Bells * Joy to the World! * Kum-ba-yah! * Largo (Dvorak) * Lavender's Blue * Lightly Row * Little Brown Jug * Liza Jane * London Bridge * Lone Star Waltz * Love Somebody * Lullaby * The Marine's Hymn * Mary Ann * Merrily We Roll Along * Mexican Hat Dance * Michael, Row the Boat Ashore * Money Can't Buy Everything * My Fifth * Ode to Joy * On Top of Old Smoky * O Sole Mio * Raisins and Almonds * Rock Along * Rockets * Rockin' Intervals * Rock It Away! * Scarborough Fair * Shoo, Fly, Shoo! * Skip to My Lou! * Standing in the Need of Prayer * The Stranger * Tisket, a Tasket * Waltzing Chords * Waltz Time * What Can I Share * When the Saints Go Marching In * Why Am I Blue?

Par KONOWITZ BERT. Adult beginners can be taught the basics of jazz and rock music easily using this dynamic supplement to Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course. And, teachers don't have to be jazz or rock experts to teach it! Perfect for individual or group instruction and playable on both acoustic and electronic keyboard. / Méthode en anglais / Méthode / Piano ou Clavier