The Music Tree: Keyboard Literature, Part 3


Book Description

An exciting new collection of keyboard gems from 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, designed as a companion volume for Music Tree 3. The pieces are by the great masters from each period who wrote music easy enough for students at this level. All are original keyboard works, selected to provide a well-rounded diet of musical periods, forms, type and styles, all in pieces with sure-fire student appeal.




The Music Tree: Keyboard Technic, Part 3


Book Description

A comprehensive new compendium of essential exercises and etudes to be used with Music Tree 3. The exercises prepare for each technical problem that occurs in the repertoire, while the etudes provide a variety of musical experiences using each technical skill. Illustrations and explanations help students understand and master each aspect of the technic as it is presented.




The Music Tree: Keyboard Literature, Part 4


Book Description

Keyboard Literature is an exciting new collection of original keyboard works from the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries representing all musical periods, forms, types, and styles.




The Music Tree: Activities Book, Part 3


Book Description

To be used in conjunction with Music Tree 3, Music Tree Activities 3 provides reinforcement and creative application of rhythm and theory concepts in imaginative written drills, games and puzzles, sight playing, accompanying, and transposing.




The Music Tree Keyboard Literature


Book Description

Music Tree Part 3 now offers a new accompaniment series that includes audio CDs and MIDI disks as well as an educational software program to excite and motivate piano students! The audio CDs include two performances of each selected piece: solo part with an orchestrated accompaniment and orchestrated accompaniments alone. The MIDI disks can be used in any MIDI keyboard that has a disk drive or with a personal computer -- control the tempo, transpose to a different key, add a metronome click, and much more. Level 3 also includes a special computer software program called Home Concert 2000 Special Edition(tm) from TimeWarp Technologies. This program shows the student's part on the computer screen, "turns pages" automatically, adjusts tempo and dynamics to match the student's playing (if the keyboard is connected to the computer), and includes many other educational features.




The Music Tree


Book Description

In a wealth of delightful discovery pieces and repertoire, Music Tree 4 continues to elaborate on topics covered in Music Tree 3 -- syncopation, triads and inversions, blues, and modes -- while at the same time offering new challenges.




The Music Tree: Activities Book, Part 4


Book Description

To be used in conjunction with The Music Tree, Part 4, The Music Tree Activities provides reinforcement and creative application of rhythm and theory concepts in imaginative written drills, games and puzzles, sight playing, accompanying, and transposing.




Contemporary Piano Literature, Book 2


Book Description

The Contemporary Piano Literature series includes a selection of music written for children by Bartók, Gretchaninov, Kabalevsky, Prokofiev, Scott, Shostakovich and Stravinsky. In addition, the books contain pieces composed specifically for this series by Ross Lee Finney, David Kraehenbuehl, Douglas Moore, Elie Siegmeister, Alexandre Tansman and Alexander Tcherepnin. Short biographies and portraits help make composers come alive for the student. None of the music is so far in the vanguard that it is difficult to enjoy or understand.




Contemporary Piano Literature, Book 1


Book Description

The Contemporary Piano Literature series includes a selection of music written for children by Bartók, Gretchaninov, Kabalevsky, Prokofiev, Scott, Shostakovich and Stravinsky. In addition, the books contain pieces composed specifically for this series by Ross Lee Finney, David Kraehenbuehl, Douglas Moore, Elie Siegmeister, Alexandre Tansman and Alexander Tcherepnin. Short biographies and portraits help make composers come alive for the student. None of the music is so far in the vanguard that it is difficult to enjoy or understand.




The Music Tree - Student's Book, Part 3


Book Description

In a wealth of delightful discovery pieces and repertoire, Music Tree 3 explores sixteenth notes, syncopation and "swing" rhythm, relative major and minor keys, triads and inversions, subdominant and dominant 7th chords, and chromatic and whole tone scales.