Each 9" x 12" Achievement Skill Sheet folds out to 27" x 12", is printed on both sides, and is presented on heavy, durable paper. Achievement Skill Sheets clearly present major and minor 5-finger patterns, scales, arpeggios, and/or chords, and are designed to build essential skills.

This excellent technical resource includes all major and minor scales, triads, arpeggios, dominant sevenths, and chromatic scales in a simple, clearly laid out format. Fingerings, patterns found among scales, and practice suggestions are also provided. The book is divided into three sections: major keys, minor keys, and supplementary scales. The major key scales are presented in parallel and contrary motions, separated by thirds and sixths, and in double thirds. Harmonic minor scales are presented parallel and contrary motions. Melodic minor scales are presented in parallel motion only. Major and minor chords are offered in triads, four-note form, arpeggios, dominant seventh chords, and dominant seventh arpeggios. The supplementary section contains the chromatic scale, legato octaves, staccato octaves and alternate fingerings.

Help your students learn technique and prepare for auditions and contests with these exceptional reference guides to five-finger patterns, scales, arpeggios, cadences and key signatures. Each page of each set represents one key and includes the exercises for that key. Hand positions and fingerings are clearly notated. Print is large and clear. Convenient and easy to use, the six sets of Daily Warm-Ups include concise theoretical explanations and practical practice suggestions.

This book is a thorough and pedagogically-sound volume. It offers the following in an easy-to-read, carefully fingered format: major scales in octaves, 3rds, and 6ths; minor scales (all 3 forms); chords (major and minor) in all inversions; cadences (major and minor) in all inversions; arpeggios (major, minor, dominant 7th, and diminished 7th) in all inversions; chromatic, pentatonic, and whole-tone scales; instructional pages on scale construction; and practice guides to encourage effective practice. This book provides essential materials for preparing students for auditions, contests and other events, as well as for building a basic pianistic vocabulary used in performing, sightreading, and improvising at the piano.

The Get Ready Duets series offers creative, motivational books designed to make technical practice fun and enjoyable. Each scale, chord, arpeggio or pentascale is paired with a tuneful teacher duet, encouraging student interest while promoting technical development. Includes instructional pages, review games, ear-training activities, scale reference charts, technical warm-ups, and more.

Learning and practicing scales just got more fun and practical! Each one-octave scale is introduced and four short scalar exercises are offered to prepare the student for an original solo in the given key. Each solo is intermediate in level, modern in style, upbeat, and challenging. Keys covered include five Major keys and their minor relatives: C Major, A minor, F Major, D minor, G Major, E minor, B-flat Major, G minor, D Major and B minor. The enclosed CD offers each solo in three versions: solo with orchestrated background, orchestrated background only at a slower practice tempo, and orchestrated background only at performance tempo. Titles include: Boogie Woogie Rock; Secret Mission; Falling Leaves; Midnight Crawl; Steel Drum Band; Egyptian Journey; Winding River and more.

Both the Major Scale Picture Workbook and the Minor Scale Picture Workbook offer a visual approach to learning major and minor scale patterns. Students follow a worksheet format designed to help them discover, then remember, scale notes and fingerings. Great for students who are learning scales for the first time or those needing motivation to learn all the scales, these books provide a fresh approach that is fun for students. These comprehensive books include review and answer pages, plus a scale picture dictionary for quick reference.

Scale Skills provides an organized system for the study of scales, arpeggios, chords, and finger exercises. Eleven appropriately graded levels ensure steady and thorough progress as pianists advance in their study of technic. The Preparatory Level is appropriate for students at the elementary to late elementary level, who are just beginning to learn simple scale and arpeggio patterns. Each level reviews and incorporates the exercises and activities from previous levels, helping students develop a solid technical foundation. Students may use Scale Skills to prepare for the technical requirements of many piano examination programs such as the National Guild of Piano Teachers National Piano Playing Auditions and Music Teachers Association of California Certificate of Merit.

These excellent, all-inclusive books offer instruction in playing scales, chords, arpeggios and cadences. The First Book accommodates the learning pace of the intermediate-level student and features major and harmonic minor scales in the following ways: 2 octave scales in parallel and contrary motion; cadences in three positions; and two-octave arpeggios in root position, first inversion and second inversion. The Basic and Complete Books are very similar and are appropriate for the early advanced student. Both books include scales in parallel motion, thirds, sixths, and scales in contrary motion; triads in root position; cadences in three positions; two-octave arpeggios and dominant seventh arpeggios. The Complete Book features everything in the Basic book plus extra features: a 12-page explanation of the fundamentals of major and minor scales, chords, arpeggios and cadences; a clear explanation of scale degrees; and a two-page guide to fingering scales and arpeggios. "Enrichment Options" are found at the end of the Complete Book, expanding upon and offering options to the technique previously presented.

This book presents one and two octave scales, cadence patterns (I, IV, I, V, I) in root position and inversions, and two-octave arpeggios in all major and harmonic minor keys, one key per page. The harmonic minor key is always found on the page after its relative major. The circle of fifths is found at the end as well as a chord dictionary containing all major, minor, diminished, augmented, and dominant seventh chords in root position. A finger number is given for every note in this book. Everything is simply presented - an excellent resource!