A Complete Guide to Learning the Piano with Classical Music. Designed to take you from the beginning to an early intermediate level, this self-taught method presents concepts in a friendly, down-to-earth way. Plenty of classical pieces that gradually increase in difficulty are included, along with audio recorded by the author to help you practice your new skills. You'll learn piano technique and music theory along with repertoire to perform for your friends and family, or simply for your own enjoyment. Discover the delights of playing the piano as you teach yourself!
SKU: AP.107064
UPC: 038081391335. English.
The Exploring Piano Classics Level 5 Value Pack includes the Exploring Piano Classics Repertoire Book and CD and Technique Book. The Exploring Piano Classics series pairs motivating performance repertoire with thoughtful technical studies. The Repertoire and Technique books include convenient page-by-page correlations.
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Alfred Value Packs are a great way to introduce yourself to new music from many of the top names in educational piano. These specially designed sets allow teachers to review the music to determine the best use for their students. Limit one per customer.
SKU: HL.1426882
ISBN 9798350121933. UPC: 196288201342. 9.0x12.0 inches.
Step into the enchanting world of Disney classics with Disney Songs for the Very Beginner! This specially curated collection is designed to delight beginners with beloved Disney melodies presented in an incredibly accessible format. The arrangements are simplified and feature easy-to-follow notation, letter labels within each note, and playing tips and fingering diagrams. Plus, the songs are conveniently organized by difficulty level. The written piano accompaniments can be played by a teacher or friend, or you can play along with the recorded accompaniments that can be accessed online. An invaluable resource for beginning pianists seeking additional playing material! Songs include: All Is Found ⢠Almost There ⢠Friend Like Me ⢠Go the Distance ⢠How Far I'll Go ⢠Lava ⢠Let It Go ⢠Speechless ⢠This Wish ⢠We're All in This Together ⢠and more!
SKU: AP.107123
UPC: 038081391922. English. Arranged by Melody Bober.
Grand Favorites for Piano contains arrangements of best-loved classical themes and folk favorites. The pieces in this six-book series have the distinctive Bober sound and are fun to play, in addition to helping pianists progress technically and musically. Whether performed on a concert grand, a digital piano, or the family upright, these solos will tryly sound grand.
SKU: AP.107122
UPC: 038081391915. English. Arranged by Melody Bober.
SKU: PR.110406720
UPC: 680160001316.
I have always been fond of writing works for specific people or organizations. It has been my good fortune during most of my creative career to be asked to compose for many extraordinary performers. The Sonata for Harpsichord Solo is such a case in point: it was written in 1982 for Barbara Harbach, a superb performer, close friend, and collaborator on many musical projects. The Sonata was premiered on March 2, 1984, in a recital given by Dr. Harbach at Nazareth College in Rochester, New York. During my formative years as a composer, one seldom heard of the harpsichord as a modern instrument, though while I attended undergraduate school at Boston University, some of us banded together to construct a small harpsichord from one of the first do-it-yourself kits which began to appear in the late '40s. It was also during this time that I heard the Sonatina for Violin and Harpsichord by my teacher Walter Piston and consequently specified that the accompanying instrument for my second violin sonata could either be a piano or a harpsichord. It was not until recently, however, that my interest in the harpsichord as a solo instrument for new music was aroused. This was because of the emergence of so many young virtuosi, such as Barbara Harbach, who are interested in the performance of new music besides the great harpsichord music of the Classical, Baroque, and pre-Baroque eras. The keyboard music of Domenico Scarlatti has always intrigued and fascinated me. The brevity, excitement, and clarity of this sparkling music is charming as well as exhilarating. It is this type of Baroque sonata that inspired the conception and form of my harpsichord sonata. The entire work is loosely based on the musical translation of Barabara Harbach's name, especially the conflict of the B (B-flat) and H (B-natural in German notation). This secondo rub or dissonance especially pervades the first movement, which is in a modified sonata form, pitting jagged and tense melodic elements against most lyrical and smooth lines. This second movement is a song-like melody accompanied by rolled chords which may be played on the lute stop of the instrument if this sonata is performed on a two-manual harpsichord. The final movement is an ever-driving joyous toccata which brings the work to an exciting close with a coda made up of accelerating repeated chords. --Samuel Adler.