Early to Mid-Intermediate level. An inviting well-crafted collection of short musical sketches by composer/professor George Kiorpes. The pieces evoke events that take place every day, including a track meet (a cleverly disguised etude!), sunrise and sunset, a dance rehearsal and even a family quarrel. Excellent study or recital pieces.

Exercises for promoting dexterity in the various positions (1-8).

Compositions by Marcello, Rossi, Azzolino Bernardino della Ciaia, Frescobaldi and Zipoli were among those which Bartok played regularly on tour.

From the introduction for this CD: "This recording represents more than a century of highly crafted music well worthy of prominence in the standard classical piano repertoire. Written with skills honed at some of the finest music schools in the country, this music is a charming blend of the European classical form and style with the superb harmonies and unmatched melodies of Negro folk songs and spirituals..." Selections include: "Summerland" from "Three Visions" by William Grant Still, "Scuppernong" by John Wesley Work, From "24 Negro Melodies" by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: "They Will Not Lend Me a Child", "Take Nabandji", "Bamboula (African Dance)", From "In the Bottoms" by R. Nathaniel Dett: Prelude and Juba Dance, "Troubled Water" by Margaret Bonds, and the Suite for Violin and Piano by William Grant Still, with Felix Farrar, violinist.

From the introduction for this CD: "This recording represents more than a century of highly crafted music well worthy of prominence in the standard classical piano repertoire. Written with skills honed at some of the finest music schools in the country, this music is a charming blend of the European classical form and style with the superb harmonies and unmatched melodies of Negro folk songs and spirituals..." Selections include: "Summerland" from "Three Visions" by William Grant Still, "Scuppernong" by John Wesley Work, From "24 Negro Melodies" by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: "They Will Not Lend Me a Child", "Take Nabandji", "Bamboula (African Dance)", From "In the Bottoms" by R. Nathaniel Dett: Prelude and Juba Dance, "Troubled Water" by Margaret Bonds, and the Suite for Violin and Piano by William Grant Still, with Felix Farrar, violinist.

The Dozen a Day books are universally recognized as one of the most remarkable technique series on the market for all ages! Each book in this series contains short warm-up exercises to be played at the beginning of each practice session, providing excellent day-to-day training for the student.

The Ultimate Collection, over 1200 pages. This CD contains virtually all the solo piano works of Debussy and Faure, including Debussy's Arabesques, Clair de Lune, Images, Children's Corner, Preludes, Etudes, all piano 4-hand and 2-hand works, as well as Faure's Nocturnes, Barcarolles, Impromptus, Dolly (2 versions) and Preludes

Lesson Book 1 is pre-reading. Concepts taught are: How to sit at the piano; Correct hand position; High and low; Loud and soft (forte and piano); Keyboard topography; Bar line and measure, Quarter, half, whole notes and rests; and Repeat signs. The first pieces in the book are played on the black keys. Later in the book, C D E for the RH and C B A for the LH (Middle C position) are taught with letter notes (the name of the note is written inside the note head).

This easy step-by-step method emphasizes correct playing habits and note reading through interval recognition. Lesson Book 3 introduces "overlapping pedal"; new time signatures 3/8 and 6/8; and the primary triads in Major and Minor keys. Concepts include: passing one under two and one under three; playing major scales in contrary motion; the chromatic scale; the minor scale.

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This easy step-by-step method emphasizes correct playing habits and note reading through interval recognition. Lesson Book 2 continues where Level 1B finishes. This book introduces dotted half notes and dotted quarter notes, plus intervals of 6ths, 7ths and octaves. Teaches greater movement of the hands, including crossing two over one and scalework. Students will also learn more about triads, primary chords, and blocked and broken chords.

This disk contains study scores of all of Brahms' orchestral works: every Symphony, Concerto, and Overture - 797 pages of music! The world's greatest sheet music library in the palm of your hand! An incredible line of printable sheet music on CD-ROM. Each CD-ROM is a wonderfully complete catalog of works, with a list of contents to long to print here! Each CD-ROM contains between 1,000 and 4,000 pages of sheet music. All of it is printable and viewable for PC or Macintosh and the files are taken from the best public domain editions that are available. CD SHEET MUSIC allows the owner of a disc to print as many copies of any page as desired. The requirements for using CD SHEET MUSIC are minimal. A PC running Windows 3.1 or higher, with a 486 processor, a 2X or faster CD-ROM drive, and 16MB of RAM. MAC users must be using Version 7 or higher, with the same other requirements. It also works with Unix, Linux, and other systems.

Appealing, accessible keyboard originals from the best teacher-composers of the 18th and 19th centuries in a meticulously graded and edited series of three books. Composers include: Arnold * Attwood * J.C. Bach * Dandrieu * Daquin * Diabelli * Duncombe * Hoffmeister * Hook * Kohler * Krieger * Kuhlau * Kunz * L. Mozart * Neefe * Spindler * Turk * Vogel.

Time To Begin is a unique and highly effective approach to beginning piano instruction. Starting with off-staff notation, it leads the student to reading direction and intervals, and climaxes with the discovery of the Grand Staff. Also included is a carefully designed program of rhythm, technic and creative work. The cassette features electronic renditions of the music: it offers the accompaniment alone, or both the student's and teacher's parts. The Teacher's Handbook is an invaluable tool. This volume contains essays regarding how students learn, on technic, and how rhythm is presented. Teaching aspects are discussed, and suggestions are offered for each unit of the book.

A collection for the late elementary pianist featuring changing moods, keys and hand positions. Appropriate for recitals and other musical events. A broad range of styles are presented to enchance the awareness of classical , jazz, folk and impressionistic sounds. CD is a discovery in sound for both listening and play-along. Solo piano performances are included at the end of the CD.

Piano Practice Games presents imaginative ways to introduce pieces in Piano Lessons by coordinating technique, concepts, and creativity with the actual music in the Piano Lessons books. These preparation activities help focus learning by 'playing with' each lesson piece aurally, visually, and physically. Whether used in individual or group lessons, Piano Practice Games are all designed to make music.