The ABC of Piano Playing: Book 1

Developing Artist Original Keyboard Classics-A comprehensive and carefully graded introduction to authentic Keyboard Sonatinas selected from the established Piano repertoire and arranged to be suitable for the early-advanced student.Alongside melodies by composers as celebrated as Beethoven Mozart and Haydn this anthology of performance pieces includes a guide to help you understand Sonata and Sonatina form itself. You'll also find carefully devised warm-up exercises to help stretch and prepare the hands before tackling these musical challenges.With ten substantial pieces on offer this collection is an ideal source to expand your performance repertoire as well as an ideal opportunity to gain valuableearly experience of the rigours of classical piano playing.

Developing Artist Original Keyboard Classics-A comprehensive and carefully graded introduction to authentic Keyboard Sonatinas selected from the established Piano repertoire and arranged to be suitable for the early-intermediate student.Alongside melodies by composers as celebrated as Attwood Czerny and Gurlitt this anthology of performance pieces includes a guide to help you understand Sonata and Sonatina form itself. You'll also find carefully devised warm-up exercises to help stretch and prepare the hands before tackling these musical challenges.With seven substantial Sonatinas on offer this collection is an ideal source for your first performance repertoire as well as an ideal opportunity togain valuable early experience of the rigours of classical piano playing.

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

Hal Leonard Student Piano Library-This first book in a series of five piano technique books presents short 4-measure exercises with helpful text imagery (Warm-Ups) and brief etudes. The skills emphasized in the Warm-Ups are given a musical context in the Etudes that follow them. Each Warm-Up and Etude in the book has its own original accompaniment available on the included CD. Piano Technique Book 1 focuses on basic skills at the piano: good posture & hand position; creating a beautiful tone; attention to silence; playing forte and piano; playing detached tones; and playing connected notes.

Helen Marlais' Succeeding At The Piano - Recital Book: Grade 5 contains a wonderful repertoire that correlates with the Lesson and Technique Book making this volume very inviting.This appealing book includes a CD with classical sonatinas original solos and arrangements of masterpieces that are exciting to play some with String Quartet accompaniment. The useful 'before playing' and 'after playing' points will help students to develop musicianship good practice habits and listening skills. The pieces featured in Succeeding At The Piano - Recital Book: Grade 5 are all excellent choices for playing at recitals festivals and competitions.

Piano Stylings of the Great Standards is a series of books created for the pianist who aspires to play the best loved and most important songs of the poular genre in very special and elegant musical settings. The series is designed to supply a broad scope of popular piano repertoire for solo performance both for the working pianist and the amateur. With works by Gershwin Alec Wilder and Duke Ellington this. Arranged in two formats one for Piano vocal and chord boxes and the other for easy-piano this book is suitable for a wide standard of pianists. The legacy of jazz has had a substatial influence on popular piano styling and the arrangements in this seriesrefelct a profound respect for the elements of jazz playing as well.

A piano method to please students teachers and parents! The Hal Leonard Student Piano Library is clear concise and carefully graded. Perfect for private and group tuition. Piano Lessons Book 2 covers playing C D E F and G 4ths 5ths sharps flats naturals and playing G A B C and D. This book includes access to online audio.

Book 1 - Lessons Solos Technique and Theory-The Hal Leonard Adult Piano Method has been devised specially for the older beginner offering direct tuition with engaging music to inspire your first steps into Piano playing. Combine lessons solos technique and theory Moves comfortably through new concepts and material Encourages the student to become immediately engaged in playing the instrument Material is well-planned and free of technical jargon Provides opportunities for student improvisation Beautifully-realised teacher duets and richly-orchestrated online accompaniment tracks provide a rewarding musical experience.

The Rockschool Piano Method series are a great way to introduce contemporary piano skills to students who are new to the instrument. These books support the progression into the Graded Music system and will prepare readers for a lifelong journey into playing and enjoying music. The Rockschool Piano Method Book 1 takes students from the initial approaches to playing piano through to performing their first pieces with both left and right hands. 10 Progressive Topics Newly Composed Exercises, Games

Russian School of Piano Playing 1b-The Russian School Of Piano Playing is the Piano method officially recommended for use in Children's Music Schools throughout Russia. It is generally considered to be one of the most systematic and successful Piano methods ever to be produced. This is Part 2 of Book 1 in which more complex pieces and studies are used to consolidate and further develop the skill already aquired in Part 1.

Really Easy Piano: Coldplay features 25 great songs from one of the biggest rock bands in the world Coldplay all arranged for really easy Piano.   Since formingin 1996 Coldplay have released six acclaimed albums and continued to reinvent and reinvigorate their style and sound with each one. This songbook contains easy Piano arrangements of a selection of their best andmost popular songs so that those familiar Piano melodies and chords are yours to master regardless of your ability.   Classic favourites like Yellow Trouble and Clocks are featured complemented with newer tracks like Atlas written for the soundtrack to the film' The Hunger Games' and A Sky Full of Stars with all the best ones in between. Chris Martin's band are known for their hugechoruses atmospheric Piano playing and wide range of influences from alternative rock to art pop to electronic music. With the Really Easy Piano simplified arrangements of the highlights from all six albums areavailable for you to start impressing your listeners straight away.   This Coldplay songbook is a brilliant introduction to popular music for beginners featuring chord symbols and fulllyrics for all 28 songs you'll be able to play along with familiar songs to reinforce your learning of techniques through catchy and well-known tunes. Each song also has an brief introduction with some interesting information aswell as really useful performance tips to help you nail the songs and get them sounding exactly like the original.   For fans of Coldplay or just popular music this Really EasyPiano sheet music will turn your playing from cold to hot as you master these massive hits from one of the biggest bands to come out of the UK.

A Piano method to please students teachers and parents! The Hal Leonard Student Piano Library is clear concise and carefully graded. Perfect for private and group tuition. Piano Lessons Book 2 opens with a new 'My Own Song' improvisation on CDEFG. Unit 1 introduces phrasing and legato touch and also presents harmonic 2nds and 3rds with staccato touch. The following two units are dedicated to the introduction of 4ths and 5ths. Also in Unit 3 sharps are introduced in a diatonic setting starting on D and flats are introduced as blues notes. Most pieces in the second half of Book 2coordinate hands playing together. This book works very well for transfer students.

A course for teenage beginners. Grade 2-A course for teenage beginners. Grade 2.Play Piano! Teenage - Book 3 is part of the best-selling course by Alan Haughton and Chris Tambling and introduces concepts knowledge and skillsin a step-by-step and fun way.Building on the teaching in book 2 it will take you up to approximately Grade 2 level. The repertoire comprises of both new and popular music to supplement the teaching in the course book further develop pianistic skills and make playing the Piano as enjoyable as it should be.