Premier Piano Course Lesson Book 4

The appealing repertoire with charming lyrics further reinforces and enhances the learning of new musical concepts introduced in the Lesson Book. Includes attractive music created by internationally acclaimed composers in a variety of styles, plus tips on how to perform more musically. Each piece on the CD was recorded at a performance tempo and a slower practice tempo The audio for this book is also available for download here The music from this book is available in the Piano Maestro app that's downloadable here. Learn more About JoyTunes, the maker of Piano Maestro here.

In Alfred's Premier Piano Course Level 4, students will be playing interesting pieces that use triplets and sixteenth notes. Musical styles range from jazz and ragtime to original pieces by master composers. New concepts introduced include natural and harmonic minor scales, one octave arpeggios and chord inversions.

In Alfred's Premier Piano Course Level 3, students will be playing syncopated, dotted and swing rhythms with ease. Up-tempo, original pieces with clever twists smoothly incorporate new concepts including: pass-under and cross-over scale fingerings; the chromatic scale; IV chords in C, G, F, D; 1st and 2nd endings; and ledger lines above and below the staff.

In Alfred's Premier Piano Course Level 6, students develop their rhythm skills using mixed meter. A special focus is a stylistic introduction to the Romantic and Contemporary masterworks, as well as popular music. Additional pieces range from lyrical ballads and jazz styles to arrangements of familiar classic and folk themes. New concepts introduced include diminished triads, the ii-V7-I chord progression, and additional scales and keys.

Beautifully presented and intelligently paced, the Lesson Book combines unusually attractive music and lyrics. The book features note reading, rhythm reading, sight-reading and technical workouts. While most teachers find audio recordings very useful at the lesson and for home practice, others prefer not to use the audio. To accommodate all teachers, this version of Alfred's Premier Piano Course Lesson Book 2A does not have audio included.

Correlated page-for-page with the Lesson Book, each new musical concept is reinforced through fun-filled writing, listening and playing exercises. With games and puzzles added to compositional and creative activities, students retain concepts more easily and learn more thoroughly.

All the Level 1B components are included (except GM Disks) in a handy zipper portfolio. Contents: Lesson Book & CD * Performance Book & CD * Theory Book * At-Home Book * Flash Cards. This title has received the iParenting Media award as one of the "Best Products of 2006."

Alfred's Kid's Piano Course is the easiest piano method ever for kids ages 5 and up. Using plain language that's easy for kids to understand, three irresistible piano experts guide students along---a clever classical dog, one cool jazz cat, and a friendly alligator who loves the blues---they focus attention by pointing out what's important on each page and make learning music fun! Kids will learn to play notes and melodies, read music, and perform lots of fun songs. The complete edition combines levels 1 and 2 with the activity pages of the Notespeller, and includes accompanying MP3 CD so you always know how the music should sound. The disc includes beautiful recordings of all the music in the book and can be downloaded to your iPod(R) or other mp3 player. The DVD includes every lesson and example explained and played by expert teacher Gayle Kowalchyk. Ideal for home schooling.

Premier Piano Course Masterworks Book 4 includes standard repertoire from the four stylistic periods to reinforce concepts introduced in Lesson Book 4. Except for "Jazzy Trumpets," the pieces are in their original form and have not been adapted. Dynamics, phrasing, fingering, and pedal are editorial in some selections. The editors have also added titles to untitled pieces. Performance skills and musical understanding are enhanced through Premier Performer suggestions. Students will enjoy performing these pieces for family and friends in a formal recital or on special occasions.