Gail Smith: Celebrate The Piano Book 1: Piano: Instrumental Tutor

Par SMITH GAIL. This piano method for intermediate students by experienced author and teacher Gail Smith makes music interesting and fun while teaching the skills essential to becoming a great pianist. The Celebrate the Piano series combines theory, exercises, and a wide variety of musical styles into one book per level, making teaching easier than ever. Gail Smith's signature palindrome exercises are a special feature which help build sight-reading skills. Book 3 builds the student's repertoire, skills, and knowledge with blues, jazz, pop, folk music, Native American songs, hymnody, improvisation study, classical selections, and composer biographies in rhyme. / Niveau : Débutant / All Styles - Methods / Méthode / Piano

Par SMITH GAIL. This piano method experienced author and teacher Gail Smith makes music interesting and fun while covering the important skills needed to become a great pianist. It is practical and educationally sound. Each book develops the gifts and creativity of all students using improvisation techniques, folk songs, original songs, a duet, hymns and much more in one book per level. This volume offers more solos, exercises, palindromes, and theory lessons for the progressing student, exploring classical, calypso, blues, Jewish, gospel, and tango styles. Special features of this volume are composer biographies in poetry and an introduction to musical ornaments. 88 pages. / Niveau : Débutant / All Styles - Methods / Méthode / Piano

Media Type : Book Level : Beginning Musical Genre : All Styles Number of pages : 80 This piano method for beginners by experience author and teacher Gail Smith makes music interesting and fun while covering the important skills needed to become a great pianist. Appropriate for beginners ages 8 and up, it is inclusive, integrating theory, scales, and exercises step by step with a variety of musical styles. It is practical and educationally sound. Each book develops the gifts and creativity of all students using improvisation techniques, folk songs, original songs, a duet, hymns and much more in one book per level. Gail Smith's signature palindrome exercises build sight-reading skill. --Using this method book makes teaching easier than ever. --There are a variety of songs for the student to play as they progress along. --Scales, chords, and exercises are included throughout each book. --Theory lessons and musical terms are interspersed with lesson material. --Students will enjoy the selections that are designed to maximize their ability. --Each book ends with a final quiz and a certificate of completion.