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Let’s Duet

By Ross Hamilton

with Samantha Coates

ABRSM Releases

Jeanine Jacobson

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Blitzing the Theory Blues

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SPOTLIGHT

SPOTLIGHT ON

JEANINE JACOBSON Jeanine M. Jacobson gained much of her expertise in the field of piano pedagogy during her 25 years as an independent piano teacher. After her children were grown, Jacobson pursued graduate work at the University of Minnesota and completed her doctorate at the University of Oklahoma. She subsequently served a 20-year tenure as professor of piano and piano pedagogy at California State University, Northridge, where she currently holds the position of professor emeritus.

Jeanine is the author of successful piano pedagogy textbooks, Professional Piano Teaching, offering a practical guide to the art of piano teaching. Volume 1 provides a thorough approach for teaching beginners and students at the elementary level.

Volume 2 explores the essential aspects of teaching students at the intermediate and advanced levels. By challenging students to consider how to teach, the books go beyond discussing what to teach and philosophies of teaching. Additionally, both new teachers and experienced teachers will find useful information and teaching strategies, as well as relevant projects to reinforce the readings.

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Professional Piano Teaching A Comprehensive Piano Pedagogy Textbook Volume 1 | 44565 | $120.00 Volume 2 | 37608 | $120.00

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BLITZING THEORY

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I grew up with some very old, very standard and very boring theory texts.

No-one liked them (including, I suspect, my own teacher) but everyone used them. Years later, when I myself began to teach, I became really frustrated with the formality of these texts and the lack of detailed explanation of concepts.

I began writing my own worksheets for my students. I made them very informal and friendly, but very clear and easy to follow.

complete a worksheet on first inversion chords and have the faintest clue what they are doing. Many theory texts are very keyboard orientated, so I wanted to create books that did not assume piano keyboard knowledge in order to understand the concept.

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I am delighted to announce that we are about to launch the brand new blitzbooks.com website, which will be even easier to use and will feature more free educational material to download.

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At first I thought I’d simply be able to tweak a few pages here and there of my existing books, as the ABRSM syllabus has many things in common with the AMEB syllabus. But what appears to be a small difference can change the entire book. For example, the semiquaver is on the syllabus for Grade 1 ABRSM Theory (which is soooo different from AMEB Grade 1, which does not even feature a single quaver!). So I had to change all the musical examples in the Grade 1 book so that they featured semiquavers.

In the end, I have pretty much rewritten the entire book for each Grade.

Then one day, after I’d written about a zillion worksheets, an idea came to me: I could write my own theory books! And they could be really fun! And easy to understand! And then I wouldn’t have to keep writing worksheets!!!

The website is very much part of the BlitzBooks culture. To me it is really important to have access to supporting and supplementary material at no charge. Sometimes it’s difficult to pack in enough exercises when you’re limited to a 70 or 80 pages, so I love being able to say, for example at the end of a worksheet on intervals, ‘Go to the BlitzBooks website for more worksheets on this!’. I wanted to have a supporting website rich with music education materials that is accessible to anyone and everyone. I regularly get thank you emails from students and teachers, saying how helpful the resources are.

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HOW DID YOUR OWN MUSICAL BACKGROUND INFLUENCE THE BOOKS?

In the UK and in fact all over the world, the main text used to prepare for ABRSM exams is the ‘official’ set of workbooks by Eric Taylor. These are absolutely comprehensive, but they are extremely formal and do not contain a lot of explanation or revision. My aim was to create a series for this syllabus that really teaches the concepts, in a user-friendly and informal style that makes students’ AND teachers’ lives easier!

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laying the piano can be a lonely activity. Students typically have a private lesson each week and then must practice by themselves at home until the next lesson. We once interviewed a transfer student whose mother asked, “Is there any way you can take piano lessons without having to practice?” A closer look at the student’s after-school schedule revealed the real nature of the mother’s question: Her daughter was involved in dancing, cheerleading, and competitive diving. Every time she had to “practice” these sports, she was with a group of her friends. Piano practice simply was going to be “no fun” because she would have to practice by herself. Therefore, could she just skip the “practicing” part of the whole deal?

In situations like this, piano duets can be a real “pupil saver” and “lesson saver.” In addition to developing musicianship and ensemble performance skills, duets also increase our students’ sight-reading abilities, musical understanding, rhythmic awareness, and listening skills. And perhaps, most importantly, they provide a social outlet for students.

We are big believers in the benefits of piano duets in the teaching curriculum. A long-standing tradition in our studio was that February was Ensemble Month. Each year, after the winter holiday break, we assigned every student a duet. This created a “kick start” to the New Year. During the months of 4

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January and February, students received three private lessons and one group lesson each month. The private lessons were used to hone their individual duet parts, and the group lessons provided the opportunity for the duet partners to rehearse together. Finally, at the end of February, a duet performance class was held where the students could show off their ensemble and musical skills with one another.

The music written for piano duet (one piano, four hands) is extremely diverse and ranges in difficulty from beginner to concert artist. It includes music written for pedagogical purposes, music for social occasions (especially popular in the 19th century when pianos outnumbered bathtubs in homes), concert pieces, and transcriptions. The first known keyboard duets were written well before the piano was invented!

Bringing ensemble playing into the lesson is as easy as opening up the first level of the method book. Today’s educational composers understand the benefits of ensemble playing and often incorporate teacher duets into the lesson book at the beginning levels. From the very first lesson, Premier Piano Course provides an optional teacher duet for every piece in the Lesson Book. In addition to creating a steady rhythmic background, the teacher duets supply harmony and a variety of music styles so that the student’s ear is developed from the beginning as well.

As students progress, however, they can experience the joy of playing duets with their peers. Finding easy-level duets that with equally difficult primo and secondo parts can be hard.

Keeping this in mind, we asked eight of America’s favourite supplementary composers to write easy duets that begin at the 1B level in Premier Piano Course. Each level contains music

by Dennis Alexander, Melody Bober, Tom Gerou, Carol Matz, Martha Mier, Wynn-Anne Rossi, Mike Springer, and Robert Vandall. You can imagine that with this variety of composers, there is a wide range of styles in each volume as well. From lyrical ballades to jazzy, toe-tapping pieces, these books have it all and are now available in Levels 1B, 2A, 2B, 3, and 4.

“Switcheroo Boogie” by Melody Bober from Duet 1B is a fun boogie-woogie piece. Not only will audiences enjoy its infectious style, but they will be delighted to see that the players trade places as they are playing the duet! Preparing the “switcheroo” carefully is critical to its execution and the success of the performance.

In bar 21 of both parts, the performers begin to move. At this bar, the primo player stands up and circles behind the bench.

As the primo player is doing this, the secondo player is moving up the bench while playing bars 21-24. Each player must be in his/her new place by bar 25! It is helpful to mark this bar with a red arrow so that their eyes can find the new starting place easily. Also, choosing an appropriate tempo is crucial to executing this part of the piece. While it is marked “Lively,” a tempo that is too fast will make it difficult for the primo player to get up and around the bench in time to be seated for bar 25. (See attached examples.)

It is also helpful to mark on the score who is responsible for turning the page. During the performance, it is easy to be excited and forget this important detail. We sometimes even mark “No turn” on a part just to remind one performer to let the other person turn the page. In this piece, it is easier for the secondo player to turn the pages. When the secondo is thoroughly comfortable with the part, it may be possible to play the RH Middle C in bars 29 and 31 with the LH thumb, giving the player more time to turn the page with the right hand.

Many musical skills such as balance and shaping phrases can be reinforced when playing duets. A helpful rehearsal technique is to have students play only when the melody is in their part. This becomes a great listening activity as well. The lyrical “Reach for the Stars” by Dennis Alexander in Duet 2A is a perfect piece for working on this concept. First, students must determine exactly what the melody is. Next, they go through the score and mark each melodic entrance with an “M.” Finally, they play the piece together, but only the sections marked with an “M.” This allows them to see and hear where and when they have the melody. (See examples.)

Another helpful rehearsal technique is to number all of the bars. Typically, bar numbers appear at the first bar of each line. Filling in the remaining bars saves time in the rehearsal by helping students pinpoint exactly which bar needs their attention.

VIEW THE FULL LIST OF PREMIER PIANO DUET BOOKS

Duets can be used as supplementary material for any method or course of study. In addition, they make excellent repertoire selections for group lessons, ensemble classes, recitals, or “monster” concerts. Students will be motivated by music-making with their friends while developing skills in ensemble performance.

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NEW PIANO SYLLABUS

ABRSM RELEASES

NEW PIANO SYLLABUS ABRSM has released a new Piano syllabus for candidates who will be taking exams in 2017 and 2018. It includes 158 newly selected pieces across all eight grades, and is supported by a range of support products including books, CDs and a new version of our popular Piano Practice Partner app.

Repertoire from the new lists can be used in ABRSM exams from January 2017. No changes have been made to the requirements for scales, sight-reading and aural tests.

PIECES TO INSPIRE PIANO PLAYERS

The syllabus offers a broad selection of inspiring pieces that have been carefully selected to offer variety and new challenges to teachers and learners alike. It features a range of works from composers from around the world.

The Piano Practice Partner app is a useful motivational tool for students that encourages hands-separate and slow practice.

The app is now available for Grades 1 to 7 of the new syllabus.

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ABRSM Piano Preparatory Test from 2017 onwards

9781848499348

$13.00

Penny Milsom, ABRSM’s Products and Services Executive Director said: “We’ve listened to and consulted with teachers and candidates to select pieces for our syllabuses that are exciting, imaginative and inspiring to play and teach.”

ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces Gr 1 2017-2018 Book

9781848498730

$17.00

ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces Gr 2 2017-2018 Book

9781848498747

$18.00

ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces Gr 3 2017-2018 Book

9781848498754

$20.00

ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces Gr 4 2017-2018 Book

9781848498761

$21.00

ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces Gr 5 2017-2018 Book

9781848498778

$23.00

“There’s a wide selection of repertoire to suit all learners, with music from the movies, popular classics and future favourites as well as gems by Bach, Mozart, Schumann, Chopin and Schubert. Look out for Rob Hall’s Asian Tiger Prowl at Grade 1 and Pete Churchill’s sassy new arrangement of the Disney classic, Cruella de Vil, at Grade 7, as well as the well-loved Debussy classic, Dr Gradus ad Parnassum, at Grade 8.“

ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces Gr 6 2017-2018 Book

9781848498785

$25.00

ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces Gr 7 2017-2018 Book

9781848498792

$29.00

ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces Gr 8 2017-2018 Book

9781848498808

$36.00

ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces Gr 1 2017-2018 Book/CD

9781848498815

$32.00

ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces Gr 2 2017-2018 Book/CD

9781848498822

$35.00

ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces Gr 3 2017-2018 Book/CD

9781848498839

$39.00

ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces Gr 4 2017-2018 Book/CD

9781848498846

$44.00

ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces Gr 5 2017-2018 Book/CD

9781848498853

$50.00

Popular choices from previous syllabuses and pieces and arrangements that have been specially commissioned by ABRSM are complemented by many newly selected works.

ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces Gr 6 2017-2018 Book/CD

9781848498860

$56.00

ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces Gr 7 2017-2018 Book/CD

9781848498877

$66.00

ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces Gr 8 2017-2018 Book/CD

9781848498884

$78.00

In tandem with the repertoire refreshment for Piano, ABRSM has also taken the opportunity to update the pieces and requirements for piano Prep Test students.

ABRSM Piano Teaching Notes 2017-2018

9781848498976

$27.00

SUPPORTING RESOURCES

ABRSM has published eight volumes of Piano Exam Pieces, providing a selection of music for Grades 1 to 8, with recordings available on CD or as individual audio downloads. ABRSM’s Encore and Piano Mix books also feature alternative pieces for Grades 1-3.

Teaching Notes on Piano Exam Pieces will be made available for all eight grades for the first time. Written by expert piano teachers and examiners, this year’s edition includes helpful information about the exam marking criteria with a focus on the elements of pitch, time, tone, shape and performance.

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ABRSM Piano Mix 1 Gr 1-2

9781848498648

$15.00

ABRSM Piano Mix 2 Gr 2-3

9781848498655

$17.00

ABRSM Piano Mix 3 Gr 3-4

9781848498662

$18.00

Encore Book 1 Grade 1 & 2

9781848498471

$21.00

Encore Book 2 Grade 3 & 4

9781848498488

$23.00

Encore Book 3 Grade 5 & 6

9781848498495

$24.00

Encore Book 4 Grade 7 & 8

9781848498501

$26.00

BÄRENREITER

Analytical notes on the AMEB Grade Books

PIANO SERIES 15, 16 & 17; PIANO FOR LEISURE SERIES 1, 2, & 3*

by Ross Hamilton

Ross Hamilton first released his analytical notes on the AMEB grade books for piano in 2000. Since then, they have become the preferred choice in general knowledge preparation for hundreds of teachers and students throughout Australia. The books cover all aspects of the examination syllabus in a clear and concise manner, using language that is appropriate to students of that level.

They are an invaluable resource for the teaching studio.

Ross Hamilton is a graduate of Sydney University, where he studied piano with Margaret Hair, analytical techniques with Nicholas Routley and Nicholas Cook, and music education with Peter Dunbar-Hall. His research interests include piano music of Australian composers and music education for gifted and talented students. He has taught piano for more than 20 years, working with students from beginner to licentiate level. He is also an adjudicator and an accompanist. * Syllabus compilations © Copyright AMEB Ltd. Reproduced with kind permission of AMEB Ltd. No authority of the AMEB is expressed or implied.

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SCHIRMER PERFORMANCE EDITIONS

SCHIRMER PERFORMANCE EDITIONS Schirmer Performance Editions are designed for piano students and their teachers, as well as for professional pianists. These editions offer insightful interpretative suggestions, pertinent fingering, and historical and stylistic commentary. Prepared by renowned artists and master teachers, these publications provide an accurate, well-informed score resource for pianists.

Book/CD Pack unless otherwise noted.

HL00296709 │Bach: First Lessons in Bach (Tsitsaros) .................................................................$21.99

HL00297090 │Book Only................................................................................................................$16.99 HL00296786 │Bach: Nineteen Little Preludes (Tsitsaros).............................................................$21.99 HL00296589 │Bach: Selections from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (Tsitsaros)......$16.99 HL00296463 │Bach: Two-Part Inventions (Taylor) .......................................................................$16.99

HL00297091 │Book Only................................................................................................................$13.99 HL00297067 │The Baroque Era (Walters) Early Intermediate Level, Book/Online Audio..............$16.99

HL00297068 │Intermediate Level, Book/Online Audio...................................................................$16.99 HL00296892 │Beethoven: Easier Piano Variations (Gruenberg) .................................................$21.99

HL00296707 │Beethoven: Für Elise and Other Bagatelles (Edwards).........................................$21.99 HL00296632 │Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. I Book Only........................................................$41.99 HL00296634 │CDs Only..................................................................................................................$39.99 HL00296633 │Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. II Book Only.......................................................$41.99 HL00296635 │CDs Only..................................................................................................................$39.99 HL00296636 │Beethoven: Six Selected Sonatas Opus 10, Nos. 1 and 2, Opus 14, Nos. 1 and 2, vOpus 78, Opus 79 (Taub) Book/2 CDs Pack....................$37.99 HL00296590 │Beethoven: Selected Piano Works (Edwards).......................................................$16.99 HL00296933 │Beethoven: Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Opus 2, No. 1 (Taub) .................................$18.99

HL00296934 │Beethoven: Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Opus 2, No. 2 (Taub) ................................$18.99 HL00296935 │Beethoven: Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Opus 2, No. 3 (Taub).................................$18.99

HL00296936 │Beethoven: Sonata No. 4 in E-flat Major, Opus 7 (Taub).....................................$18.99

HL00296937 │Beethoven: Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Opus 10, No. 1 (Taub)................................$18.99 HL00296938 │Beethoven: Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Opus 10, No. 2 (Taub)................................$18.99 HL00296939 │Beethoven: Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Opus 10, No. 3 (Taub)...............................$18.99 HL00296940 │Beethoven: Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Opus 14, No. 1 (Taub)................................$18.99

HL00296941 │Beethoven: Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Opus 14, No. 2 (Taub) .............................$18.99 HL00296942 │Beethoven: Sonata No. 11 in B-flat Major, Opus 22 (Taub) ................................$18.99

HL00296943 │Beethoven: Sonata No. 12 in A-flat Major, Opus 26 (Taub..................................$18.99 HL00296944 │Beethoven: Sonata No. 13 in E-flat Major, Opus 27, No. 1 (Taub).......................$18.99 HL00296945 │Beethoven: Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Opus 28 (Pastoral) (Taub)........................$18.99

HL00296946 │Beethoven: Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Opus 31, No. 1 (Taub)..............................$18.99 HL00296947 │Beethoven: Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2 (Tempest) (Taub)................$18.99 HL00296948 │Beethoven: Sonata No. 18 in E-flat Major, Opus 31, No. 3 (Taub)........................$18.99 HL00296949 │Beethoven: Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Opus 53 (Waldstein) (Taub)......................$16.99

HL00296950 │Beethoven: Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Opus 54 (Taub).........................................$18.99 HL00296951 │Beethoven: Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Opus 57 (Appassionata) (Taub)................$16.99 HL00296952 │Beethoven: Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp Major, Opus 78 (Taub)..............................$18.99 HL00296953 │Beethoven: Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Opus 79 (Taub)........................................$18.99

HL00296954 │Beethoven: Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Opus 81a (Das Lebewohl) (Taub)......$18.99 HL00296955 │Beethoven: Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Opus 90 (Taub)........................................$18.99

HL00296956 │Beethoven: Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Opus 101 (Taub).......................................$18.99 HL00296957 │Beethoven: Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Opus 106 (Hammerklavier) (Taub)....$16.99

HL00296958 │Beethoven: Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Opus 109 (Taub).......................................$18.99 HL00296959 │Beethoven: Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Opus 110 (Taub)................................$18.99

HL00296960 │Beethoven: Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Opus 111 (Taub).......................................$18.99 HL00296694 │Beethoven: Sonata in C Minor, Opus 13 (“Pathétique”) (Taub).............................$16.99 HL00296695 │Beethoven: Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Opus 27, No. 2 (“Moonlight”) (Taub).........$16.99

HL00296696 │Beethoven: Two Short Sonatas, Opus 49 (Taub)...................................................$16.99 HL00296756 │Burgmüller: 18 Characteristic Studies, Opus 109 (Westney)................................$21.99

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HL00296465 │Burgmüller: 25 Progressive Pieces, Opus 100 (Otwell).........................................$16.99

HL00297086 │Book Only ...............................................................................................................$13.99

HL00296883 │Chopin: Mazurka in F minor, Op. (Day).................................................................$19.99 HL00296523 │Chopin: Préludes (Ganz).........................................................................................$21.99 HL00297085 │Book Only................................................................................................................$16.99

HL00296720 │Chopin: Selected Preludes Lower Intermediate to Intermediate Level (Ganz)......$16.99 HL00297071 │The Classical Era (Walters) Early Intermediate Level, Book/Online Audio..............$16.99 HL00297072 │Intermediate Level, Book/Online Audio...................................................................$16.99

HL00296466 │Clementi: Sonatinas, Opus 36 (Linn).....................................................................$16.99

HL00297087 │Book Only................................................................................................................$13.99 HL00296844 │Czerny: Practical Method for Beginners, Op. 599 (Edwards)...............................$21.99 HL00297083 │Book Only................................................................................................................$16.99

HL00296899 │Czerny: The School of Velocity for the Piano, Opus 299 Books 1 and 2 (Edwards).........................................................................................$21.99 HL00297084 │Book Only................................................................................................................$14.99

HL00296874 │Czerny: Thirty New Studies in Technics, Op. 849 (Edwards)................................$21.99

HL00296711 │Debussy: Children’s Corner (Harding)....................................................................$16.99 HL00296917 │Debussy – Seven Favorite Pieces (Harding) ..........................................................$21.99

HL00297082 │Debussy – Suite bergamasque Prélude, Menuet, Clair de lune, Passepied (Harding)Book/Online Audio..................................................................$16.99 HL00296886 │Grieg: Selected Lyric Pieces (Westney)...................................................................$21.99 HL00296619 │Gurlitt: Albumleaves for the Young, Opus 101 (Otwell)........................................$16.99

HL00297081 │Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist Complete – New Edition (Edwards).......................$16.99 HL00296587 │Heller: Selected Piano Studies, Opus 45 & 46 (Westney).....................................$21.99

HL00296702 │Kuhlau: Selected Sonatinas Op. 20, Nos. 1-3, Op. 55, Nos. 1-3, Op. 88, No. 3 (Linn)..........................................$21.99

HL00296841 │Liszt: Consolations and Liebesträume (Dossin)....................................................$21.99 HL00297080 │Mendelssohn – Selections from Songs Without Words (Gruenberg) Book/Online Audio...................................................................................................$27.99

HL00296685 │Mozart: 15 Easy Piano Pieces (Abend) ..................................................................$16.99

HL00297088 │Book Only................................................................................................................$13.99

HL00296686 │Mozart: 15 Intermediate Piano Pieces (Abend)....................................................$16.99 HL00296796 │Mozart: Selected Variations (Edwards)..................................................................$21.99

HL00296785 │Mozart: Six Viennese Sonatinas (Harding)............................................................$21.99 HL00296705 │Mozart: Sonata in C Major, K. 545, “Sonata Facile” (Graf)...................................$16.99 HL00296755 │Prokofiev: Music for Children, Op. 65 (Edwards)..................................................$19.99 HL00296825 │Prokofiev: Visions Fugitives, Op. 22 (Dossin)........................................................$21.99 HL00296858 │Rachmaninoff: Preludes, Opus 3 and Opus 23 (Dossin)......................................$21.99 HL00296961│Rachmaninoff – Complete Preludes for Piano, Op. 3, 23, and 32 (Dossin) Piano Solo................................................................................................................$39.99 HL00296930 │Rachmaninoff – Preludes, Op. 32 (Dossin) ...........................................................$21.99

HL00297075│The Romantic Era (Walters) Early Intermediate Level, Book/Online Audio..............$16.99 HL00297076 │Intermediate Level, Book/Online Audio...................................................................$16.99

HL00296833 │Satie: Gymnopédies and Gnossiennes (Edwards) ...............................................$16.99 HL00297089 │Book Only................................................................................................................$13.99

HL00296700 │Schubert: 4 Impromptus, D. 899 (Op. 90) (Gruenberg) .......................................$21.99 HL00296641 │Schumann: Scenes from Childhood (Kinderscenen), Opus 15 (Biegel)...............$16.99

HL00296588 │Schumann: Selections from Album for the Young, Opus 68 (Linn).....................$16.99

HL00296639 │Sonatina Album Clementi, Kuhlau, Dussek, and Beethoven (Biegel).................$21.99 HL00297099 │3 Centuries of Piano Music 18th Century • 19th Century • 20th Century (Walters) Early Intermediate Level.....$21.99 HL00297100 │Intermediate Level...................................................................................................$21.99 HL00296797 │Tchaikovsky: Album for the Young, Op. 39 (Dossin).............................................$21.99

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POCO PIANO for Young Children

By Ying Ying Ng & Margaret O’Sullivan Farrell

BOOKS 1 – 4 (AGES 5 – 10) Using pedagogically sound techniques and an engaging 983430482X

presentation, this series leads young children from the very beginning to Grade 1 level.

PHILOSOPHY

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Students are challenged to learn through preparation, discovery, interaction and reinforcement.

MOTIVATION

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An appealing layout of double-page spreads, with attractive stickers, colourcoded notes and big note notation to keep students engaged.

MUSICIANSHIP

New chapters begin with preparation activities to provide simultaneous experience on note reading, rhythm patterns, music analysis, and theory.

MUSICAL CONCEPTS Performance Directions are first introduced in simple English and then replaced with Italian to avoid “knowledge overload”.

AURAL DEVELOPMENT

Familiar nursery rhymes, folksongs and tunes with lyrics to encourage singing and retain the interest of the child.

MUSICAL PLAYING

Interesting information about music using illustrations appropriately matching the title and story of the pieces to encourage musical playing.

TECHNIQUE

Beginning with a braced 3rd finger on each hand to develop a natural, balanced hand position.

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PIANISTg S G N U O Y R O F G IN D A

By Ying Yin Ng SIGHT-RE BEGINNER – GRADE 1 (AGES 5 – 10)

MUSIC ANALYSIS

sight-reading

Analysis of rhythmic and melodic patterns which help students read complex music and tackle exercises with confidence.

METHODICAL

INTERVALLIC READING

This book uses a well-sequenced and systematic approach to teaching

Proven approach that teaches concepts in the same way each time, following the same steps and using the same words.

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Lesson activities, exercises and games that help with intervallic sight reading.

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