Alfred's premier piano course


Book Description

The appealing repertoire with charming lyrics further reinforces and enhances the learning of new musical concepts introduced in the Lesson Book. Includes attractive music created by internationally acclaimed composers in a variety of styles, plus tips on how to perform more musically. Each piece on the CD was recorded at a performance tempo and a slower practice tempo The audio for this book is also available for download here The music from this book is available in the Piano Maestro app that's downloadable here. Learn more About JoyTunes, the maker of Piano Maestro here.




Alfred's Premier Piano Course: Pop and Movie Hits 1A


Book Description

Favorite pop and movie hits have been arranged to correlate with the concepts presented in Lesson Book 1A. Optional duet parts for teacher or parent add harmonic richness to the solo parts. 11 attractive arrangements include: Annie's Song * Bye, Bye Blackbird * It's a Small World * Mickey Mouse March * The Rose * Scooby Doo, Where Are You? * This Is It! * This Land Is Your Land * The Trolley Song * Up Where We Belong * Whistle While You Work.




Premier Piano Course: Lesson Book 3


Book Description

In Alfred's Premier Piano Course Level 3, students will be playing syncopated, dotted and swing rhythms with ease. Up-tempo, original pieces with clever twists smoothly incorporate new concepts including: pass-under and cross-over scale fingerings; the chromatic scale; IV chords in C, G, F, D; 1st and 2nd endings; and ledger lines above and below the staff.




Premier Piano Course: Lesson Book 2A


Book Description

Beautifully presented and intelligently paced, the Lesson Book combines unusually attractive music and lyrics. The book features note reading, rhythm reading, sight-reading and technical workouts. While most teachers find audio recordings very useful at the lesson and for home practice, others prefer not to use the audio. To accommodate all teachers, this version of Alfred's Premier Piano Course Lesson Book 2A does not have audio included.




Premier Piano Course Success Kit: Level 1b, Kit


Book Description

All the Level 1B components are included (except GM Disks) in a handy zipper portfolio. Contents: Lesson Book & CD * Performance Book & CD * Theory Book * At-Home Book * Flash Cards. This title has received the iParenting Media award as one of the "Best Products of 2006."




Premier Piano Course Theory, Bk 1b


Book Description

Correlated page-for-page with the Lesson Book, each new musical concept is reinforced through fun-filled writing, listening and playing exercises. With games and puzzles added to compositional and creative activities, students retain concepts more easily and learn more thoroughly.




Premier Piano Course: Pop and Movie Hits Book 1B


Book Description

Favorite pop and movie hits have been arranged to correlate with the concepts presented in Premier Piano Course: Lesson Book 1B. Optional duet parts for teacher or parent add harmonic richness to the solo parts. 11 attractive arrangements include: * (Meet) The Flintstones * Great Balls of Fire * Inspector Gadget * Over the Rainbow * Puff (The Magic Dragon) * Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious * Theme from 'Ice Castles' * Theme from 'Superman' * We're Off to See the Wizard * What a Wonderful World * Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)




Premier Piano Course: Sight Reading Book 1B


Book Description

Sight Reading 1B develops sight reading skills through activities that reinforce reading concepts and musicality. There are 14 units correlated with Lesson Book 1B, and each unit contains five activities that emphasize note reading, rhythm, playing without stopping, and playing expressively. These activities build sight-reading skills in a simple, fun way.




Premier Piano Course, Duet 1B


Book Description

Alfred's Premier Piano Course: Duet 1B includes motivational music that reinforces concepts introduced in Lesson 1B. These duets for one piano, four hands continue the strong pedagogical focus of the course while providing the enjoyment of playing with a friend or family member. Written by America's leading pedagogical composers, these duets contain equally leveled parts for secondo and primo. Within each duet, melodic material is shared between the parts. Styles include ballad, blues, boogie, jazz, ragtime, and latin. Titles: * Drum Circle (Dennis Alexander) * Gentle Breeze (Mike Springer) * Irish Festival (Carol Matz) * Little Latin Duo (Wynn-Anne Rossi) * The Metronome (Tom Gerou) * Red Robin Rag (Robert D. Vandall) * Scottish Shortbread (Martha Mier) * Switcheroo Boogie (Melody Bober)




Premier Piano Course, Jazz, Rags & Blues 6


Book Description

Premier Piano Course, Jazz, Rags & Blues 6 includes original pieces that reinforce concepts introduced in Lesson Book 6. Popular composer Martha Mier has composed all new music in a variety of styles, including ragtime, boogie, and jazz. The pieces in the book correlate page by page with the materials in Lesson Book 6.