The Festival Collection Book 7: Piano: Instrumental Album

Succeeding with the Masters-The Festival Collection is a series of eight books designed to give students and teachers a great variety of fabulous repertoire from the Baroque Classical Romantic and 20th/21st Centuries. The series is carefully levelled from elementary through advanced repertoire. These pieces are true crowd pleasers and will showcase students' technical and musical abilities. Each level covers the gamut of your repertoire needs from works that showcase power and bravura to pieces that develop a students' sense of control and finesse. Having a wide selection of works with pedagogically-correct levelling will help make your repertoire selections easier and your students'performances more successful.Each book includes access to online recordings of all the corresponding works to guide students in their interpretation. The editing in the scores reflects these performances. While the performances are consistent with the editing in the books and vice versa they also demonstrate an appropriate degree of interpretive license. This will help to instil an appreciation for accurate performances while nurturing a sense for stylistically appropriate interpretive license.The Festival Collection is a companion to the Succeeding with the Masters series - a series which provides the student with practice strategies and valuable information about the musical characteristics of each era. The Festival Collection expands the repertoire selection with numerous additional top-drawer pedagogical works in a wide array of styles and with different musical and technical demands. There is no duplication of repertoire between these two series and all the pieces presented in both series are motivational and exciting for students to learn as well as for teachers to teach.

Succeeding with the Masters-The Festival Collection is a series of eight books designed to give students and teachers a great variety of fabulous repertoire from the Baroque Classical Romantic and 20th/21st Centuries. The series is carefully levelled from elementary through advanced repertoire. These pieces are true crowd pleasers and will showcase students' technical and musical abilities. Each level covers the gamut of your repertoire needs from works that showcase power and bravura to pieces that develop a students' sense of control and finesse. Having a wide selection of works with pedagogically-correct levelling will help make your repertoire selections easier and your students'performances more successful.Each book includes access to online recordings of all the corresponding works to guide students in their interpretation. The editing in the scores reflects these performances. While the performances are consistent with the editing in the books and vice versa they also demonstrate an appropriate degree of interpretive license. This will help to instil an appreciation for accurate performances while nurturing a sense for stylistically appropriate interpretive license.The Festival Collection is a companion to the Succeeding with the Masters series - a series which provides the student with practice strategies and valuable information about the musical characteristics of each era. The Festival Collection expands the repertoire selection with numerous additional top-drawer pedagogical works in a wide array of styles and with different musical and technical demands. There is no duplication of repertoire between these two series and all the pieces presented in both series are motivational and exciting for students to learn as well as for teachers to teach!

Essential Repertoire for Piano-Core Classics is a collection of seven books of music from the piano canon selected and graded by leading educationalists. Drawn from ABRSM???s extensive back catalogue each volume contains a rich selection of engaging pieces to form the backbone of any pianist???s repertoire. From Bach to Beethoven Scarlatti to Schumann this series includes an abundance of much-loved pieces. All pieces have been carefully selected to ensure that each book is nothing short of a ???teacher???s toolkit??? ??? works that any teacher would want their pupils to learn as part of their musical journey. Each book is authoritatively graded with pieces gradually increasing in difficulty throughout. Thebooks are equally valuable for learners working towards a grade exam between grades or playing for leisure building technical skills and confidence. With an elegant and attractive design and an unrivalled range of repertoire this is an essential collection for piano teachers and learners alike. Core Classics is a collection of seven books of music from the piano canon selected and graded by leading educationalists. Drawn from ABRSM???s extensive back catalogue each volume contains a rich selection of engaging pieces to form the backbone of any pianist???s repertoire. From Bach to Beethoven Scarlatti to Schumann this series includes an abundance of much-loved pieces. All pieces have been carefully selected to ensure that each book is nothing short of a ???teacher???s toolkit??? ??? works that any teacher would want their pupils to learn as part of their musical journey. Each book is authoritatively graded with pieces gradually increasing in difficulty throughout. Thebooks are equally valuable for learners working towards a grade exam between grades or playing for leisure building technical skills and confidence. With an elegant and attractive design and an unrivalled range of repertoire this is an essential collection for piano teachers and learners alike.

The Festival Collection Book 8-The repertoire in The Festival Collection Book 8 was selected for its superior artistic and pedagogical merit. The wide selection encompasses the finest pieces from the Baroque to Contemporary eras that meet the musical and technical needs of the advancing pianist. Based on Urtext sources and original manuscripts these compositions are ideal for recitals festivals competitions and auditions. The great variety of fabulous repertoire will help make selections easier and your student's performance successful. Included are 2 CDs with full performances by Helen Marlais Chiu-Ling Lin and Frances Renzi. About the Pieces and Composerscontains interesting program notes and background info about the composers.

La série 'Festival Collection' est composée de 8 volumes rassemblant des thèmes couvrant les périodes : Baroque, Classique, Romantique et 20ème/ 21ème siècle. Cette série est étudiée pour correspondre au niveau du pianiste. Le CD audio contenant tous les morceaux du songbook guidera l'étudiant dans son interprétation. / Piano

Succeeding With The Masters-The pieces included in Book 5 will challenge and propel Piano students forward towards advanced repertoire as well as provide students with the necessary literature to obtain a command of pianistic technique. Book 5 will develop the student's unique sense of artistry and interpretation and an overall control and personalised understanding of the standard repertoire.Access to online audio of specially recorded demonstration performances is included.

Succeeding With The Masters-Succeeding With The Masters & The Festival Collection - ETUDES With Technique was compiled by Helen Marlais and Suzanne Torkelson.Learning etudes at the same time as technique develops a healthy natural and effective mastery of Piano from the very beginning.Each book is divided into units and each focuses on one technical concept.Technical concepts are introduced using imagery to help the student understand the gesture needed to create the correct technique.Following the text and imagery short technical exercises and several etudes reinforce each particular technique. This method allows thestudent to master each technique and make it a habit providing the foundation for effective natural relaxed and enjoyable performances of their repertoire.Perfectly correlates with the companion series Succeeding With The Masters and The Festival Collection.Includes a reference guide to all the etudes and the composersAll etudes have been extensively researched to ensure authenticity and are based on Urtext sources and original manuscripts.

The thrill of making music with a friend or teacher is captured in this new series of duets. Written for pianists at the early-intermediate level, the pieces in this collection expand the reading range and technical level. Both primo and secondo parts are equal in difficulty. A variety of keys, styles, meters, and tempos are featured. / Piano 4 Mains Et Plus

Later Elementary to Early Intermediate Level-This special collection features past favorite NFMC duets and trios that have been newly engraved. Up-to-date performance notes from the composers also help to ensure a wonderful collaborative experience. Titles: The Chase (Miller/Engle) - Kibbutz Capers (Karp) - Oriental Bazaar (Gillock) - Petite Spanish Dance (Miller) - Pinwheels (Beard) - Polka (Karp) - Trepak (Tchaikovsky/Gillock) - Western Bolero (Karp).