Contents: Frère Jacques · Au clair de la lune · Sur le pont d'Avignon · Alouette · Aux Champs-Elysées · Ah! Les Crocodiles · Le coq est mort · Il était un petit navire · La Marseillaise · Plaisir d'amour · Il était une bergère.

A great repertoire resource, outside of what one finds in piano methods and standard classical repertoire, this book provides both young and adult beginners a fresh collection of modern compositions. These pieces are simply fun to play, relaxing and are sure to be received by any audience. Fantasy Piano contains 20 imaginative, easy-to-play, and catchy piano pieces such as: Rainbow Fairy · Dragon Rider · and Dream Catcher. All pieces are recorded on the accompanying CD for the student to familiarize themselves.

Volume 1 of a set of teaching pieces based on improbable monsters. Each of the monsters introduces beginning pianists to different aspects, from legato to staccato to triads to the difference between major and minor keys. "Monsterously" illustrated.

Hans-Gunther Heumann offers up eight fairly simple and descriptive piano pieces, accompanied by eye-catching monster illustrations. Each of the pieces focuses on various aspects of technique for developing pianists.

Devised as a either a stand-alone volume, or as a supplement to the Classical Piano Method series, the Christmas Collection provides a range of Christmas carols and pieces in beautiful arrangements suited to the piano. Not only great fun to play, the arrangements will also help develop particular aspects of playing style and technique. Suitable for beginner pianists, the pieces in each book will help you to develop a range of skills and techniques, whilst also being fun to play. Pieces are presented progressively in much the same way as the Classical Piano Method: Book 1 and Book 2, providing the student with relevant material as their playing ability develops. Includes 35 traditional classics including: Jolly Old Saint Nicholas · O Come, All Ye Faithful · Silent Night · Up on the Housetop · We Three Kings of Orient Are · We Wish You a Merry Christmas · Winter Time · and more.

The Classical Piano Method is ideal for adults and young people looking to learn the piano from scratch, or for those returning to the piano after a substantial break from playing. You will learn traditional, classic technique, and will be introduced to interesting, varied and well-known classical pieces right from the outset. The method is friendly and is carefully designed to progress in small manageable steps, beginning with simple fingering patterns and exercises, moving onto some of the most beautiful melodies and pieces from the baroque, classical and romantic eras: such as Ode to Joy, Für Elise and the Blue Danube Waltz. This duet collection provides 26 fun duets explicitly linked to the levels of progression (starting with beginners) found in Method Book 1. It comes with a CD so you can listen to all the pieces performed on a grand piano by professional concert pianists. The CD also contains the accompaniments alone, so that you can play your part along as a duet with the CD! The duets are drawn mainly from the classical repertoire, and also include a number of modern pieces in interesting and varied arrangements, with straightforward accompaniments ideal for a teacher or friend.

This duet collection provides fun duets explicitly linked to the levels of progression found in Method Book 2. It comes with a CD so you can listen to all the pieces performed on a grand piano by professional concert pianists. The CD also contains the accompaniments alone, so that you can play your part along as a duet with the CD! The duets are drawn mainly from the classical repertoire, and also include a number of modern pieces in interesting and varied arrangements, with straightforward accompaniments ideal for a teacher or friend.

Contains intermediate repertoire to coincide with The Classical Piano Method Book 3. Includes a CD of performances and play-along tracks. 23 selections by Diabelli, Handel, Mozart, Schumann, Wohlfahrt and more.

Devised as either stand-alone volumes, or as a supplement to the Method Book, Finger Fitness provides useful and fun exercises to help improve all aspects of playing technique. The pieces are a mix of established exercises drawn from the classical repertoire as well as newly composed contemporary pieces by the author. Suitable for beginner pianists, the exercises in each book will help you to develop finger strength and independence, evenness, accuracy and speed of playing, as well as articulation and general musicality. Exercises are presented in a progressively graded format, providing the student with relevant material as their playing ability develops.

Devised as either stand-alone volumes, or as a supplement to the Method Book, Finger Fitness provides useful and fun exercises to help improve all aspects of playing technique. The pieces are a mix of established exercises drawn from the classical repertoire as well as newly composed contemporary pieces by the author. Suitable for beginner pianists, the exercises in each book will help you to develop finger strength and independence, evenness, accuracy and speed of playing, as well as articulation and general musicality. Exercises are presented in a progressively graded format, providing the student with relevant material as their playing ability develops.

Finger Fitness 3 contains easy to intermediate technical exercises, suitable for pianists who have completed Method Book 2 of the series, or for those returning to the instrument after a break. This book includes 44 elementary finger exercises, studies and etudes for developing finger strength and independence, evenness, accuracy and speed of playing, as well as articulation and general musicality. The pieces are presented in a progressively graded format, providing you with relevant repertoire as your playing develops.

The Classical Piano Method is ideal for adults and young people looking to learn the piano from scratch, or for those returning to the piano after a substantial break from playing. You will learn traditional, classic technique, and will be introduced to interesting, varied and well-known classical pieces right from the outset. The method is friendly and is carefully designed to progress in small manageable steps, beginning with simple fingering patterns and exercises, moving onto some of the most beautiful melodies and pieces from the baroque, classical and romantic eras: such as Ode to Joy, Für Elise and the Blue Danube Waltz. The Method Book leads you through a range of exercises, repertoire pieces to learn, theory checks, clear instruction & diagrams on playing and technique, tips on practicing, and composer biographies. It also includes a CD so you can listen to all the pieces performed on a grand piano by a concert pianist, as well as some additional accompanying parts which you can use as play-along tracks. Learning is made interesting, informed and fun. Repertoire in Method Book 1 includes extracts and themes from: Peer Gynt Suite (Grieg) · Wedding March from Lohengrin (Wagner) · Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Mozart) · Symphony No. 6 (Beethoven) · Cancan from Orpheus in the Underworld (Offenbach) · Surprise Symphony (Haydn) · Barcarole from Tales of Hoffmann (Offenbach) · Spring from The Four Season (Vivaldi) · Ode to Joy (Beethoven) · Water Music (Handel) · The New World Symphony (Dvorák) · Symphony No. 1 (Mahler) · Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky) · Dream of Love (Liszt). This method approaches piano instruction from the European standpoint of attaining piano proficiency and competent musicianship from the very beginning of piano lessons...The books are printed clearly on quality paper; each page is easily read with information and concepts logically presented.--American Music Teacher

Repertoire in Method Book 2 includes extracts and themes from: The Magic Flute (Mozart) · Waltz (Diabelli) · William Tell Overture (Rossini) · German Dance (Beethoven) · Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky) · The Blue Danube (Strauss) · Humming Song (Schumann) · Piano Sonata in A Major (Elgar) · The Moldau (Smetana) · Carmen (Bizet) · Piano Concerto No. 21 (Mozart) · Für Elise (Beethoven) · Prelude in C Major (Bach).

The Classical Piano Method is ideal for adults and young people looking to learn the piano from scratch, or for those returning to the piano after a substantial break from playing. You will learn traditional, classic technique, and will be introduced to interesting, varied and well-known classical pieces right from the outset. The method is friendly and is carefully designed to progress in small manageable steps, beginning with simple fingering patterns and exercises, moving onto some of the most beautiful melodies and pieces from the baroque, classical and romantic eras: such as Ode to Joy, Für Elise and the Blue Danube Waltz. This repertoire collection provides 45 extra pieces explicitly linked to the levels of progression (starting with beginners) found in Method Book 1, providing a wider range of beautiful pieces for the solo pianist. The pieces are drawn mainly from the classical repertoire, and also include a number of folk and contemporary pieces in interesting and varied arrangements.

The Classical Piano Method is ideal for adults and young people looking to learn the piano from scratch, or for those returning to the piano after a substantial break from playing. You will learn traditional, classic technique, and will be introduced to interesting, varied and well-known classical pieces right from the outset. The method is friendly and is carefully designed to progress in small manageable steps, beginning with simple fingering patterns and exercises, moving onto some of the most beautiful melodies and pieces from the baroque, classical and romantic eras. This repertoire collection provides extra pieces explicitly linked to the levels of progression found in Method Book 2, providing a wider range of beautiful pieces for the solo pianist. The pieces are drawn mainly from the classical repertoire, and also include a number of folk and contemporary pieces in interesting and varied arrangements.