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.




Supplementary Solos, Level 2


Book Description

These supplementary collections provide that indispensable aspect of any keyboard curriculum, musical 'dessert'—music in lighter popular styles and a variety of rich, diverse character pieces. Effective antidotes to lagging student interest, the pieces are primarily recreational in nature, but also promote rhythmic and technical development.




The Music Tree - Keyboard Technic, Part 4


Book Description

This is a comprehensive assortment of essential exercises and etudes that will prepare students for the many technical problems that may occur in Level 4 repertoire. Illustrations and explanations help students understand and master each aspect of the technic as it is presented.




The Music Tree: Student's Book, Part 2B


Book Description

The Music Tree series continues the development of complete musicianship by providing the beginner with delightful and varied repertoire. The pupil learns a variety of idioms encompassing folk, jazz and pop. The creativity of the students is emphasized since they are given musical segments to rearrange, transpose, complete or to use as the basis for a new composition. Technical aspects are also addressed including greater facility, blocked intervals and chords, and more hands together playing. Guided training steps are used to encourage intelligent practice skills.




The Music Tree: Student's Book, Part 1


Book Description

The Music Tree series continues the development of complete musicianship by providing the beginner with delightful and varied repertoire. The pupil learns a variety of idioms encompassing folk, jazz and pop. The creativity of the students is emphasized since they are given musical segments to rearrange, transpose, complete or to use as the basis for a new composition. Technical aspects are also addressed including greater facility, blocked intervals and chords, and more hands together playing. Guided training steps are used to encourage intelligent practice skills.




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.




The Music Tree: Christmas, Part 2


Book Description

The Music Tree: Christmas is a new addition to the revolutionary Music Tree series. Designed to develop solid reading from the beginning, these Christmas collections contain many of the most-requested carols, in addition to some not readily available for beginners. The duets are impressive and add rich sonority to each student part. Titles: * Joy to the World * Silent Night * The First Noel * Away in a Manger * Deck the Halls * We Wish You a Merry Christmas * Jingle Bells




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, Time to Begin


Book Description

Time to Begin Activities is colorful, cheerful and a delight for students to complete either at the lesson or at home. Activities reinforce reading, rhythm and theory introduced in Time to Begin. Each unit includes at least one game-like activity. As students near the grand staff, note names direction and intervals become an integrated activity.




Preparatory Piano Literature: Developing Artist Original Keyboard Classics


Book Description

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Includes a CD of Accompaniments. Contents include: Allegretto (Kohler) * Ancient Dance (Praetorious) * Circle Dance (Beyer) * Country Ride (Kohler) * Echoes (Kohler) * Five-Note Sonatina (Bolck) * The Hero's March (Vogel) * In an Old Castle (Beyer) * Little March (Turk) * Melody (Beyer) * Ponies (Low) * Sonatina (Wilton).