The Perfect Start for Solo Playing, Book 3

The Perfect Start is an exciting series by Kevin and Julia Olson that presents a modern approach to learning and playing the Piano.This second Solo Playing book features 24 pieces that are all one to two pages in length some with lyrics and some with alternate fingering suggested. Use of pedal 8va phrasing and staccato touch are incorporated. Eight units cover C Position and Treble C Position gradually adding one new note per unit.Correlated with The Perfect Start for Note Reading Book 2 this volume is great for transfer students and general sight reading.

“The First 50” series provides perfect starter songbooks for those players who feel they have enough lessons now to go out on their own and start playing some songs. This new collection features 50 classic ballads simply arranged with lyrics including: 'Bridge over Troubled Water' '(They Long to Be) Close to You' 'Don't Let the Sun Go down on Me' 'Ebony and Ivory' 'Fields of Gold' 'The Greatest Love of All' 'Hello' 'Imagine' 'Just the Way You Are' 'Killing Me Softly with His Song' 'Lady in Red' 'More Than Words' 'One More Night' 'The Power of Love' 'Right Here Waiting' 'Superman (It's Not Easy)' 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' 'Wonderful Tonight' 'You Are So Beautiful' and more.

The conclusion to this power-packed jazz method starts with a review of concepts from Intermediate Jazz Keyboard and quickly moves on to more-advanced concepts like chord voicings, modal soloing, substitution, reharmonization, modes of the minor scales, diminished and whole tone scales, walking bass, stride piano technique, non-diatonic progressions, and much more. The perfect launching pad for a lifetime of discovery and joy from playing music, Mastering Jazz Keyboard is essential to any keyboardist's journey into jazz. Companion MP3 audio demonstration tracks are included and can be streamed online or downloaded. / Clavier

The fourth book in the Piano Gefällt Mir! series brings you 50 more chart and film hits, all arranged for Easy Piano by renowned composer Hans-Günter Heumann.This series has long been a favourite for Pianists looking to learn popular tracks from an authoritative source, and Hans-Günter Heumann has proven himself as a name you can rely on for Easy Piano arrangements of great modern pop classics. Everything from Coldplay to Harry Potter is included here, so you'll never be short of contemporary songs to learn and perform.From George Ezra's massive hit Budapest to Sam Smith's Money On My Mind, this book collects the finest hits from the past few years and arranges them for you to start playing straight away. A great selection of film songs and themes are also represented, such as Ed Sheeran's atmospheric I See Fire from 'The Hobbit' film, and Pharrell Williams's unbelievably catchy Happy from 'Despicable Me 2'.Not only this, but a few of Heumann's own compositions are sprinkled throughout, allowing you to take inspiration from this indisputable giant of composition's own creations. This edition is perfect-bound. Click here to purchase the spiral-bound version. / Piano

The Perfect Way To Rediscover The Piano-Did you used to play the piano? Would you like to play again? Play it again: Piano uses real pieces from the piano repertoire to teach specific techniques and tips getting you playing fluently once again. This is the second book which is for the more confident ?former? piano player or for those continuing their journey from Book 1. The level of pieces in this second book progresses from around UK grades 5 to 8 (intermediate to late advanced). ?I used to play the piano??Aimed at ?returning? players who have spent some time away from the keyboard Play it again: Piano gives you the confidence to revisit this fulfilling pastime and go beyond what you previously thoughtyou could achieve.Each of the 21 pieces in Book 2 is accompanied by two full pages of easy-to-understand practice tips all designed to get your fingers speeding comfortably across the keys once again! There are more comprehensive Piano Technique and Theory sections at the front and back of each book so you can also delve deeper to regain a fuller understanding of music and technique. A refresher course for all abilities each book is arranged in 4 progressive sections with Book 1 moving from ?Elementary? to ?Intermediate? and Book 2 taking you from ?Late Intermediate? to ?Late Advanced?. Dip in and out wherever your level of playing suits: this two-book course starts with simple and elegant miniatures and concludes with the famously showy Prelude in C-sharp minor by Rachmaninoff! Confident pianists could start with Book 2 but there is a wealth of delightful repertoire and valuable practice tips in Book 1 it?s always useful to go ?back to basics?. From Schumann to shuffles. Baroque Classical and Romantic works sit alongside Jazz Ragtime contemporary or traditional pieces at every level so each lesson brings something different and you?ll learn to play in a range of styles some of which may be new to your fingers. If you often find yourself saying ?I used to play the piano?? but wish you still did then Play it again:

Sight Reading & Rhythm Every Day is designed to help students achieve an impeccable sense of rhythm which is the first step in successful sight reading and to develop their skills with key recognition time signature recognition pattern identification interval recognition and intermediate response to articulation and dynamics.This series will help the student to develop an internal sense of pulse so that the underlying rhythm in a sight-reading example becomes second nature. This allows the student to concentrate on the other elements of music making. As the books progress four-measure sight-reading drills for one hand progress into longer pieces for bothhands. Students learn the concept of playing from beginning to end without stopping and every unit ends with a teacher-student duet to reinforce the idea that when sight readers start to play they do not stop.Throughout the series new concepts are gradually introduced to provide adequate reinforcement of each concept. Every day students are asked to count rhythms analyse and circle patterns and play sight-reading examples. The manageable task size and carefully structured format of each unit make progress immediately noticeable which helps to motivate students.The carefully crafted musical examples and exercises effectively develop eye ear and hand coordination. This series guides students in a simple straightforward way to develop into students who sight read with ease accuracy and musicality.In the Every Day plan for Book 3A students learn and practice different rhythmic activities with accent markings focusing on the dotted quarter note rhythm followed by eighth notes. Tonic and dominant chords are explored as well as melodic and harmonic intervals of major and minor 2nds and 3rds and perfect 4ths and 5ths. Extending the usual five-finger pattern by crossing the second finger over the thumb is taught as well as learning transposition up a fifth interval as well as to the nearest key. Students will

The conclusion to this jazz method starts with a review of concepts from Intermediate Jazz Keyboard and quickly moves on to more advanced concepts of chord voicings, modal soloing, substitution, reharmonization, modes of the minor scales, diminished and whole-tone scales, walking bass, stride piano technique, non-diatonic progressions and much more. The perfect launching pad for a lifetime of discovery and joy of playing music, this is an essential vehicle for any keyboardist\'s journey into jazz. The CD includes examples and opportunities to play along. / Méthode en anglais / Méthode / Piano ou Clavier

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.

The Prep. Course For the Young Beginner is a wonderful teaching book suitable for those starting the Piano for the first time. This book combines basic theory with fun first material which will quickly have children playing and enjoying the piano. Alfred's Basic Piano Library offers nine perfectly graded beginning series which are designed to prepare students for a sucessful musical learning experience.

The Prep Course For The Young Beginner is a wonderful teaching book suitable for those starting the Piano for the first time. This book combines basic theory with fun first material which will quickly have children playing and enjoying the piano. Alfred's Basic Piano Library offers nine perfectly graded beginning series which are designed to prepare students for a successful musical learning experience.

Jazz Conception is a new and exciting way for players at all levels to learn the language of jazz! Each book/mp3 CD set features 21 solo etudes based on chord changes to standards and blues. The same 21 etudes transposed and adapted for the main jazz instruments. See and hear how a well known soloist phrases and articulates and play along with or without the soloist on the CD. Play along with one of today's finest swinging New York rhythm sections: Mike LeDonne on piano Dennis Irwin on bass and Kenny Washington on drums. Start out fairly easy then get progressively more difficult. Use the etudes as a bridge to solos of the masters that are usuallymore complicated and involved. Learn melodies and lines that will give you a solid jazz vocabulary and musicality. Use the book/CD sets for private lessons for self-study or in any combination up to a full jazz ensemble including flute and clarinet. If you are more advanced you may want to use the book to develop your sight reading abilities for transcribing the etudes off the CD (then check against the book) or for just having fun playing along with a great jazz rhythm section. Use as an improvisation study learning how to construct a swinging logical solo; works especially well in combination with the Study Guide. The Jazz Conception Series is also perfectly suited for the class room. It can be used to develop younger students'jazz style in a big band or small group. In an improvisation class the teacher can use the etudes as studies in improvisation. The Study Guide provides an analysis of each etude along with practice assignments for each etude.Please note that mp3 CDs may not work on some (older) CD players.

Start Playing Series. A selection of 100 classic, useful country guitar licks in tablature, plus four solos. A perfect sourcebook for beginners as well as for more advanced players who want to expand their country riff vocabulary. Includes playing and performance tips and a full-length demonstration CD.