Play for pleasure while developing musical understanding! ADULT PIANO ADVENTURES (All-In-One Book 1)
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Nancy & Randall Faber
FJH MUSIC COMPANY INC.
Adult Piano Adventures enables the adult beginner to play music for pleasure while developing musical understanding. This book presents the fundamentals of music notation, chord playing, and musical form - all through engaging music chosen specifically for the adult. In fact, within these pages await musical gems such as Over the Rainbow; Fiddler on the Roof; Amazing Grace; Don't Cry for Me, Argentina and Lean On Me. Each unit includes a "3-Minute Technique" page to develop finger dexterity and a "Music Theory" page to develop understanding of rhythm and harmony. Book 1 begins with simple, pre-staff tunes on the black keys, then progresses to tunes on the white keys with letter names in noteheads. The grand staff is introduced in Unit 2 and the student begins playing with the right hand thumb on middle C and the left hand thumb on middle B. Hand positions vary as the student progresses through the book. The layout of these spiral-bound books is clear and attractive. Teacher duets are offered for most of the tunes in Book 1 and optional CDs and General MIDI Disks for both Books 1 and 2 offer fabulous and fun background accompaniments. Christmas for All Time, Book 1, tailored to the adult pianist, offers traditional, popular and seasonal favorites in accessible arrangements, with some teacher duets.
Book 2 gives the student experience playing at the early intermediate to intermediate levels. It begins with a comprehensive review of music fundamentals, teaches keyboard harmony using lead sheets with chord accompaniment patterns, and introduces new concepts including ledger lines, major and minor triads, inversions, dotted quarter notes, sixteenth notes, 3/8 and 6/8, and one-octave arpeggios. Repertoire in this volume includes I Will Always Love You, Send in the Clowns, The James Bond Theme, Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Puccini's Musetta's Song, and much more. Christmas for All Time, Book 2, tailored to the adult pianist, offers traditional, popular and seasonal favorites in accessible arrangements, with some teacher duets.
ADULT PIANO ADVENTURES - Song List (All-In-One Book 2)
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A comprehensive, attractive, all-in-one course for the
adult beginner. ALFRED'S ADULT ALL-IN-ONE COURSE (Levels 1 - 3)
Basic Library
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Willard A. Palmer, Morton Manus & Amanda Vick Lethco
ALFRED PUBLISHING
The Adult All-In-One Course combines all of the
pages from the respective Alfred Basic Adult Piano Course Lesson
Books and select pages from the respective Alfred Basic Adult Piano
Course Theory, Solo, and Technic Books (Finger Aerobics). Each
attractive volume is spiral bound. Print is large. Optional CDs and General
MIDI Accompaniment Disks provide fun and attractive accompaniments to each
piece.
Willard A. Palmer, Morton Manus & Amanda Vick Lethco
ALFRED PUBLISHING
Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course is designed for
the adult beginner who wishes to quickly learn to play the piano. It
is also for adults who prefer a chord approach. It teaches chords for both
hands so that the student can play more than single note melodies. Included
are familiar songs such as The Entertainer, Scarborough Fair,
Greensleeves, and Amazing Grace. Students begin playing from
the staff almost immediately with the Level One book, starting in C Major
position and progressing to G and middle C positions. They are given the
opportunity to expand their range beyond a fifth as they learn sixths,
sevenths and octaves. Scales and chords are taught systematically as the
keys of C, G, and F Major and C and D Minor are introduced. The student
is encouraged to use the accompanying compact discs or General MIDI disks.
Playing along with these recordings is not only enjoyable, but is invaluable
for reinforcing musical concepts such as rhythm, dynamics and phrasing.