Chester's Easiest Piano Course


Book Description

Attractive and graded book to help the youngest beginner to learn to play the piano.




The Classic Piano Course


Book Description

(Music Sales America). You can take up the piano at any age with this complete, user-friendly course by Carol Barratt. Whether you're starting from scratch, or starting again, this course has been designed to guide you gently into playing simple tunes from day one. Containing familiar favorites from the classical repertoire, themes from opera and ballet, folksongs and blues, plus music by contemporary classical composers. Including fascinating items of musical history and biography, an easy-to-follow introduction to the theory of music, and suggested listening to enhance your musical appreciation. Free dummy keyboard included for silent practice, group teaching, and theory work. Book 1: Starting to Play-You'll soon be playing more than 40 piano pieces and exercises. Book 1 introduces the keyboard, the musical alphabet, terms and signs, as well as note values and time signatures. Book 2: Building Your Skills - More than 20 piano pieces for you to play, ranging from "The Entertainer" to "The Blue Danube," plus more information on music theory, expression marks, and terms and signs. Book 3: Making Music - You will play over 20 piano pieces, including music by Verdi, Chopin, Grieg, Handel, Saint-Saens, and Tchaikovsky. More theory points are incorporated, and you'll be playing the blues!




The Snowman


Book Description

Raymond Briggs' charming Christmas story of the boy who builds a snowman that comes to life, and their adventures together, has become a children's classic. Its popularity has been further enhanced by frequent television broadcasts of the award winning cartoon film The Snowman. In this piano picture book, composer Howard Blake and animator Dianne Jackson have recreated the story in words, music and vivid color illustrations, based on the scenes from the film. The music, which includes the hit song Walking in the Air, is easy enough to be played by pianists of intermediate ability. This unique and irresistible book will bring the story to life, both at home and in the classroom!




Chester's Piano Book: Number Two


Book Description

Chester’s Piano Book: Number Two is the second instalment in a course of tutor books which moves written by Carol Barratt, an established world leader in music education both as a teacher and composer, and beautifully illustrated by Wendy Hollie. Intended for the young beginner, this book teaches the basic elements of piano playing with Chester the Frog informing and entertaining the pupil as they learn. A guide at the top of each page informs the teacher or parent how best to use the exercises and present the lessons to their pupil. Soon learning to read music will become as natural as learning to read words! The pieces are stylistically varied and include folk themes, extracts from the classics, modern arrangements of traditional nursery rhymes, blues and new pieces.




The Classic Piano Course


Book Description

This course has been designed to guide you gently into playing simple tunes from day one. Items of musical history and biography, an easy-to-follow introduction to the theory of music is covered plus a free dummy keyboard for silent practice and theory work.




The Piano Book


Book Description

Essential advice for buying and caring for a new or used piano. A '97-'98 supplement is available.




Chester's Piano Book: Number One


Book Description

Chester’s Piano Book: Number One is the first instalment in a course of tutor books which moves written by Carol Barratt, an established world leader in music education both as a teacher and composer, and beautifully illustrated by Wendy Hollie. Intended for the young beginner, this book teaches the basic elements of piano playing with Chester the Frog informing and entertaining the pupil as they learn. A guide at the top of each page informs the teacher or parent how best to use the exercises and present the lessons to their pupil. Soon learning to read music will become as natural as learning to read words! The pieces are stylistically varied and include folk themes, extracts from the classics, modern arrangements of traditional nursery rhymes, blues and new pieces.




The Chester Book Of Celebrated Songs: Book 2 (Voice & Piano)


Book Description

This second volume in The Chester Book Of Celebrated Songs contains a fine selection of songs, chosen and graded especially for use by singing teachers, students and amateur performers by Shirley Leah. Each piece is arranged for Voice with Piano accompaniment, and is suitable for intermediate level performers. Song List: - An Die Musik Op.88 No.4 [Schubert] - Chopcherry [Warlock] - Come Away, Come Sweet Love [Dowland] - Death And The Lady [Anon] - Der Musikant [Wolf] - Immortal Gods [Castelnuovo-Tedesco] - Jagdlied [Mendelssohn] - Lydia [Fauré] - Oh Fair Enough [Moeran] - The Princess [Grieg] - Verdi Prati [Handel] - Vieni, Vieni (Vivaldi)




The Chester Book Of Celebrated Songs: Book 3 (Voice & Piano)


Book Description

This final volume in The Chester Book Of Celebrated Songs contains a fine selection of songs, chosen and graded for the developing voice - especially for use by singing teachers, students and amateur performers - by Shirley Leah. Each piece is arranged for Voice with Piano accompaniment, and is suitable for intermediate level performers. Song List: - Auf Ein Altes Bild [Wolf] - Bow Thy Corolla [Nielsen] - Cancion [De Falla] - Caro Mio Ben [Giordani] - Der Musensohn [Schubert] - En Priere [Fauré] - I Attempt From Love's Sickness [Purcell] - Maledetto [Monterverdi] - My Lovely Celia [Munro] - Sleep Why Dost Thou Leave Me? [Handel] - Piercing Eyes [Haydn] - Spring [Grieg]




The Chester Book Of Celebrated Songs: Book 1 (Voice & Piano)


Book Description

This first volume in The Chester Book Of Celebrated Songs contains a fine selection of songs, chosen and graded especially for use by singing teachers, students and amateur performers by Shirley Leah. Each piece is arranged for Voice with Piano accompaniment, and is suitable for intermediate level performers. Song List: - An Die Laute [Schubert] - Bois Epais (Sombre Woods) [Lully] - Have You Seen But A White Lily Grow? [Anon] - It It's Ever Spring Again [Le Fleming] - Jeunes Fillettes [Anon] - Like To A Linden Tree Am I [Dvořák] - Nod [Gibbs] - Can Ye Sew Cushions? [Anon] - Silent Worship [Handel] - Star Vicino [Rosa] - Under The Greenwood Tree (As You Like It) [Arne] - What Then Is Love? [Rosseter]