Piano Fun for Adult Beginners

Adult Piano Adventures®-This supplementary songbook in the Adult Piano Adventures series allows adult beginners to celebrate Christmas with a range of sacred carols humorous Santa songs and winter favourites for the Piano. This book features three sections: Beginning Christmas Songs Christmas Songs in the Key of C major and Christmas Songs in the key of G major. Contents include: We Wish You a Merry Christmas Angels We Have Heard on High Away in a Manger Jingle Bells We Three Kings of Orient Are (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays It Came Upon the Midnight Clear O Little Town of Bethlehem Frosty the Snowman Jingle-Bell Rock I'll Be Home for Christmas Little Drummer Boy Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and more.

A course for Adult beginners-Play Piano! takes the adult student on a journey from their very first piano lesson to about Grade 1 level in two books.The two books in the series have a great range of both new and already popular musicand have all that is needed to make playing the piano fun and keep them wanting to learn more.

Piano Fun ? Christmas Hits for Adult Beginnersªis a collection of lead sheets and arrangements for the beginning pianist who has learned to read music and wants to play easy arrangements of familiar holiday favorites.The CD features beautifully orchestrated accompaniments for every song and is playable on any CD player. It is also MIDI-enhanced so Mac and PC users can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing the pitch. Songs: BlueChristmas ? The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) ? Christmas Time Is Here ? Do You Hear What I Hear? ? Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas ? (There's No Place Like) Home for theHolidays ? I Wonder as I Wander ? I'll Be Home for Christmas ? Jingle Bell Rock ? Jingle Jolly Jazz Medley ? Mary Did You Know? ? Silent Night. Pefect for RMM (recreational music making) programs!

Featuring Lead Sheets and Arrangements for the Beginning Pianist-Piano Fun – Classical Favorites for Adult Beginners is a collection of lead sheets and arrangements for the beginning pianist who has learned to read music and wants to play easy arrangements of familiar melodies. The price of this book includes access to beautifully orchestrated accompaniments for every song and a separate track for the lead sheet and realized arrangement. These accompaniments are available for download or streaming using the unique code printed inside the book. Includes: Canon in D • Carmen Suite No. 1 (Intermezzo) • Etude Op. 10 No. 3 • Evening Prayer • Für Elise • Largo • Liebestraum (Dream of Love) •O Mio Babbino Caro • Piano Sonata No. 14 (“Moonlight”) • Polovetzian Dance • Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini • Sheep May Safely Graze • Swan Lake • To a Wild Rose.

A well designed course suitable for the adult beginner or as a revision course for the young pianist by Barbara Kirkby-Mason.

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

With a fully revised and updated edition Book Two of the renowned John Thompson's Adult Piano Course has been tailor-made for the adult beginner who is getting to grips with the basics of Piano playing. The accompanying download card will allow you to hear how each example should be played allowing you to continue your progression smoothly from Book One.   John Thompson's Piano Course has long been the standard for beginning Piano tuition and now the Adult Piano Course ignites the flame for older beginners who have decided to take up that most valuable pastime in laterlife as it truly is never too late. Featuring authoritative instructions and advice that is practical and useful this second volume of the hugely popular Piano tutor series explores the techniques and theory that were introduced in the first book but in greater depth and detail as well as introducing new more advanced concepts that you will be learning for the first time.   Book Two of the John Thompson's Adult Piano Course will guide you through concepts such as pedal points new chord studies grace notes syncopation arpeggios staccato major and minor scales and many more essential concepts all the while using fantastic music to illustrate and contextualise the ideas. With its authoritative tone and comprehensive instructions you'll be building on everything you learned in the first book in no time at all.   As in the previous volume this book places equal emphasis on musical theory and musicality providing you with good examples on which to focus your practising of a particular technique. If you have a teacher they will be able to decide how best to use the book but if you are teaching yourself it's still an incredibly useful and efficient tool for helping you make the most of your abilities. The unique Download Card

Timeless Hits and Popular Favorites-A supplement to the popular Adult Piano Adventures series this remarkable collection of timeless hits and popular favourites is arranged at just the right level for adult beginners and for those who are returning to the keyboard.Adult Piano Adventures: Popular - Book 1 is organized into three sections: Section 1 has minimal hand position changes and many songs include an optional duet part. Section 2 introduces the I IV and V7 chords in the key of C. Section 3 presents the I IV and V7 chords in the key of G.Enjoy 34 popular melodies from across the decades including: My Heart Will Go On Edelweiss Let It Be Downton Abbey Theme Tomorrow Climb Ev'ry Mountain Someone Like You Yesterday Pachelbel Canon Thinking Out Loud Beauty and the Beast What a Wonderful World and more.

Leading to Mastery of the Instrument-The John W. Schaum Piano Course is a time-honoured tutor book for young beginners to start them off with the basics and eventually leading them to mastery. The Red Book is for beginners at around Grade 1 standard.   The John W. Schaum Piano Course is an authoritative and comprehensive tutor series for beginners of all ages. It's incredibly well-presented with colour pictures useful information and guidance material. The aim of the book is to teach in the most natural and enjoyable way through popular melodies. The method enables the student to progress in a logical fashion through Pre A toF. This Red Book is intended for pupils who have progressed from the Pre-A Green Book presenting a smooth transition that introduces new concepts while reinforcing old ones.   Of all the innumerable tutor series out there the John W. Schaum books receive some of the widest acclaim from teachers and students of all ages. Presenting all of the essential information clearly and simply it also uses easy-to-use diagrams and pictures to help visualise often complex information. These books are the perfect blend of a challenge without being frustratingly difficult if you already have some musical experience or you're a teenage or adult beginner this book will be ideal but for younger beginners or those with absolutely no musical experience the Pre-A Green book is probably more appropriate.   Introducing sight-reading initially the Red Book moves through all of the fundamentals such as the C Major position rhythm melodies scales different chords different intervals and so on. All the way through there are practical examples that help to put the theoretical ideas into a musical context while also helping students to gain some immediate satisfaction from their learning which is always essential.   For an effective and efficient Piano tutor course for beginners of all ages the John W. Schaum Piano Course Red Book holds fantastic reviews from our customers and us.

for Adult Beginners-This collection contains 14 lead sheets and arrangements of popular spirituals and folk tunes that are suitable for the adult beginner who has learned to read music and wants to play easy arrangements of familiar melodies.Piano Fun – Folk Songs And Spirituals includes online access to beautifully orchestrated accompaniments for every song and a separate track for the lead sheet and realized arrangement. These accompaniments are available for download or streaming using the unique code printed inside the book.Songs include: Deep River Down by the Riverside I've Got Peace Like a River Jacob'sLadder Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen Rock-a-My Soul Shenandoah Swing Low Sweet Chariot and more.

Proficiency in Theory and Performance. Group Piano ? Proficiency in Theory and Performance is a comprehensive group Piano course for adult beginners. Each of the 28 chapters begins with a chart of clearly outlined objectives so students have a snapshot of what skills they will learn and how the skills will be achieved. In addition to traditional note-reading and piano performance skills, students will learn in-depth music theory by learning and applying all the major and minor scales, arpeggios, chord progressions with analysis, improvisation, ear-training, harmonization, score-reading, ensemble playing and more. The price of this book includes access to orchestrated accompaniments to select titles in the book. These accompaniments are available for download or streaming using the unique code printed inside the book. Spiral-comb bound for ease of use.

Peaceful and serene song is about a dolphin swimming free in the ocean. It features a beautiful flowing accompaniment suggesting the coming and going of the tide. This solo will appeal to adult beginners as well as younger students.

Book and Double CD.Book 2 in the popular Bastien series for the adult beginner. Covers aspects of theory musical history technique sight reading and basic harmony exercises. Compiled by Jane Smisor Bastien Lisa Bastienand Lori Bastien.

Book only.Book 2 in the popular Bastien series for the adult beginner. Covers aspects of theory musical history and technique sight reading basic harmony exercises. Compiled by Jane Smisor Bastien Lisa Bastien and LoriBastien.