Retracing a Winter's Journey


Book Description

I like these songs better than all the rest, and someday you will too, Franz Schubert told the friends who were the first to hear his song cycle, Winterreise. These lieder have always found admiring audiences, but the poetry he chose to set them to has been widely regarded as weak and trivial. In Retracing a Winter's Journey, Susan Youens looks not only at Schubert's music but at the poetry, drawn from the works of Wilhelm Müller, who once wrote in his diary, "perhaps there is a kindred spirit somewhere who will hear the tunes behind the words and give them back to me!" Youens maintains that Müller, in depicting the wanderings of the alienated lover, produced poetry that was simple but not simple-minded, poetry that embraced simplicity as part of its meaning. In her view, Müller used the ruder folk forms to give his verse greater immediacy, to convey more powerfully the wanderer's complex inner state. Youens addresses many different aspects of Winterreise: the cultural milieu to which it belonged, the genesis of both the poetry and the music, Schubert's transformation of poetic cycle into music, the philosophical dimension of the work, and its musical structure.




Piano Theory Introductory Four


Book Description

The Green Piano Theory is a written homework book that provides key principles for music comprehension. Lessons include clear fun visual exercises and flashcards to better the student's understanding of concepts. 96 Pages of step-by-step written curriculum which covers:- All of the treble and bass clef notes on the grand staff- Intervals 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th- C, G, D and F Major and Minor five-finger positions and Triads - C, G, D and F Major scales and key signatures- Basic note value and counting- Glossary of musical terms presented in this book - 72 flashcards covering all of the concepts in the book for improving fluency of concepts - Variety of effective written exercises to reinforce learning- Certificate of completion for graduation to the next level




Supersonics: Level 1 Theory


Book Description

This is the original edition of this book. An updated 2021 edition is also available. Find all the creative and fun piano theory worksheets for Level 1 of the Supersonics Piano Method in one fun book. For the first time ever, we've collated all the fun theory activities available in the Supersonics Plus App in one, convenient book. You can use these sheets with the Supersonics Piano Method Level 1 book or the Reading and Technique section of Quick Start A. Now there's no need to go digging for each creative activity within the app - you can have everything together ready when you need it. And best of all, you and your students will still have access to the materials online, giving you the ability to create a rich and engaging learning environment for your students. Support material: The worksheets in this piano theory workbook can be found online in Supersonics Plus App. There's also oodles of other teaching resources, extra pieces, backing tracks, duets and more - accessible in your studio or at home. Create a rich, dynamic and engaging learning experience your students will love. Content: This 46 page full-color beginner theory book gives students all the foundational knowledge they need to start their musical journey. BONUS FREE ACCESS to Supersonics Plus material: Get rote pieces, backing tracks, teacher duets, online theory, rhythm builders and improv pieces that work with this method to give you a fun and rich teaching experience for you and your student. Teaching Support via our Facebook Group: Join the Supersonics Piano Facebook Group to join a lively community of piano tutors using our method Please note that this book is perfect bound.




The Jazz Piano Book


Book Description

The most highly acclaimed jazz piano method ever published! Over 300 pages with complete chapters on Intervals and triads, The major modes and II-V-I, 3-note voicings, Sus. and phrygian Chords, Adding notes to 3-note voicings, Tritone substitution, Left-hand voicings, Altering notes in left-hand Stride and Bud Powell voicings, Block chords, Comping ...and much more! Endorsed by Kenny Barron, Down Beat, Jamey Aebersold, etc.




51 Exercises


Book Description

Brahms composed these melodic finger exercises for use in preparation for performing his more challenging piano works. They encompass a great many technical problems found in piano music composed up to and including the Romantic period. Great emphasis is placed on finger independence as well as on the total independence of hands.




Hal Leonard Jazz Piano Method


Book Description

(Piano Instruction). The Hal Leonard Jazz Piano Method is a comprehensive and easy-to-use guide designed for anyone interested in playing jazz piano from the complete novice just learning the basics to the more advanced player who wishes to enhance their keyboard vocabulary. There are lots of fun progressions and licks for you to play and absorb. The accompanying audio includes demonstrations of all the examples in the book! Topics include essential theory, chords and voicings, improvisation ideas, structure and forms, scales and modes, rhythm basics, interpreting a lead sheet, playing solos, and much more!




Piano Book for Adult Beginners


Book Description

Learn how to read music, play with both hands at the same time, play chords and scales, as well as many more exciting piano techniques!.




Piano Theory Introductory Two


Book Description

The Yellow Piano Theory is a written homework book that provides key principles for music comprehension. Lessons include clear fun visual exercises and flashcards to better the student's understanding of concepts. 96 Pages of step-by-step written curriculum which covers:- Review of notes and note values from White Piano Theory C, D, F, and G notes in the bass clef- Intervals 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th - A, B, and C notes in the treble clef and review of sharps and flats- Note and rest values, grand staff and time signatures and counting- Glossary of musical terms presented in this book - 72 flashcards covering all of the concepts in the book for improving fluency of concepts - Variety of effective written exercises to reinforce learning- Certificate of completion for graduation to the next level




Beginner Classical Piano Music


Book Description

This book and streaming video course is all that you will ever need for getting started playing the most famous and cherished piano classics by the great composers, like Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven! Piano Professor, Damon Ferrante guides you through each piece with step-by-step piano lessons (for beginners) and 20 streaming video lessons. This easy-to-follow method, used by thousands of piano students and teachers, is designed to be interactive, engaging and fun. No music reading is required! The lessons will greatly expand your repertoire of beloved piano classics and improve your piano technique, creativity, and understanding of music. Whether you are teaching yourself piano or learning with a music instructor, this book and streaming video course will take your piano playing to a whole new level! Ask yourself this: 1. Have you always wanted to learn how to play famous classical piano pieces, but did not know where to start? 2. Did you start piano lessons once and give up because the lessons were too difficult? 3. Are you struggling to follow online piano lessons that seem to jump all over the place without any sense of direction or consistency? 4. Would you like to expand your musical understanding and learn how to play the piano through an affordable, step-by-step book and video course? If your answer to any of the these questions is yes, then this beginner piano classics book and video course is definitely for you! The follow great pieces are covered in this book and streaming video course: Beethoven's Fur Elise J.S. Bach's Prelude in C Major Mozart's Turkish Rondo Pachelbel's Canon Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Liszt's Hungarian Dance Brahms' Lullaby Mendelssohn's Wedding March Strauss's The Blue Danube Waltz Grieg's Hall of the Mountain King Handel's Hallelujah Dvorak's New World Symphony Chopin's Prelude Bizet's The Toreador Song Verdi's La donna e mobile Schumann's The Wild Horseman Paganini's Caprice Number 24 Beethoven's Ode to Joy Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik Mascagni's Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice Dvorak's New World Symphony Erik Satie's Gymnopedie Greensleeves Rossini's William Tell Overture (Theme from the Lone Ranger) and many more classics!"