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There are nine units in this book, starting with the basic blues scale in C, then moving to the keys of D, G, A, and E. Each unit has four parts: a blues scale; an illustrative short original piece; a riff improv" where students can combine riffs in any order; and finally, a free improv that allows students to use riffs already learned as well as improvise new ones. This step-by-step approach ensures progress, always building on previously learned skills. Includes recordings, and MIDI files are available as free downloads below."

Students learn technique with theory rapidly and musically by following practice suggestions, keeping on track with Did It! boxes, using valuable Technique Tips, and playing lively paced games.

This book presents all octave major scales and arpeggios in the order of the Circle of Fifths. Features fingering charts, practice suggestions, Technique Tips and Did It! boxes, and four fabulous pages of photos that show a step-by-step approach to playing scales. Students acquire a technique that is consistent, musical, and easy!

The most recent addition to this successful series, is this 12-piece collection, strongly rooted in the classical music tradition ¿ polonaises, serenades, barcarolles, toccatas, rhapsodies ¿ that also contains jazz and Latin music.

Students develop healthy, tension-free technique with 4-8 measure exercises mastered on a daily basis. Easy step-by-step lesson plans with daily check-off boxes save valuable lesson time. Engaging illustrations and titles help students connect the gesture with the sound. Helpful technique tips are found throughout the nine units of this 32-page book.

This book teaches and reinforces notes in the Middle C position on the staff. New notes are introduced at a steady and comfortable pace using an animal theme, and then are frequently reviewed throughout the book. Each unit shows which pages to use in the Sing-Along Activity Books for easy correlation.

Note names are taught with corresponding animal names, designed to make learning notes more fun and memorable. In each song, students sing about where the note sits on the staff. Notes Made FUN also goes with Note Reading Made FUN, Book 1.

Designed to build a solid foundation of early musical concepts and piano topography, students play and read music at a pace that is steady and comfortable. Using unique keyboard pictures" that are easy to read, along with themed units, and play-along recordings --- all making the process fun!"

This Sing-Along Activity Book introduces basic music symbols with short, easy songs. Folk-style" tunes help students remember each term, and recordings make it easy to sing at home or in the car - a great review for consistent reinforcement. Theory Made FUN is used with Pre-Reading Made FUN, Starter Book and Note Reading Made FUN, Book 1."

Melody Bober, Timothy Brown, Kevin Costley, W. T. Skye Garcia, David Karp, Nancy Lau, and Kevin Olson. This book contains some of our most-popular sheets for the season---Scary Larry, Pumplin Dance, Halloween Witch to name a few. Four pieces have lyrics, and the other five are full of fearful frights like witches, cats and a haunted house!

Melody Bober, Elizabeth W. Greenleaf, Mary Leaf, and Kevin and Julia Olson. This compilation of scary solos is perfect for your Halloween recital! Selected from our sheet library, this book features 9 pieces with lyrics, most have an optional duet part for a parent, older student or teacher.

Book 3 of this effective series continues the modern sequential approach to note reading at the piano and focuses on notes in the G positions, F position, and D position. Sharps and flats of the respective positions are introduced, and intervals continue to be reinforced throughout the book. Includes lyrics and teacher duet parts.

This collection of seven intermediate/late intermediate level solos offers an assortment of colorful new arrangements, which include four NFMC selections from the 2011--- 2013 bulletin. Selections include: Red River Valley Rock; Let Us Break Bread Together; Cool Jazz Clementine; Just a Closer Walk with Thee; Careless Love; The Yellow Rose of Texas; and Poor Wayfaring Stranger.

Celebrate the Season is a late elementary collection of 13 traditional Christmas carols-both religious and secular. Uniquely arranged to focus on intervals, the pieces are patterned so students can explore a wide range of the keyboard. The arrangements are playable and pleasing to hear and include interesting notes below the titles featuring facts about Christmas.

This late elementary collection contains 12 winning original solos by Timothy Brown. These pieces provide a wonderful supplement to any curriculum, perfect for recitals or just for fun!

This Answer Key is the companion to Write, Play, and Hear Your Theory Every Day, Book 4, and provides the correct answers for each of the written exercises as well as playback and ear training activities.

This elementary collection contains 10 winning original solos that provide a wonderful supplement to any curriculum. These pieces are perfect for recitals and contain fun music for students to play. Some of the pieces include a teacher accompaniment part, and one piece, Children at Play, is written in a three-movement format.

The advancing pianist will love this delightful mix of traditional carols and contemporary favorites! This collection is the perfect cure for the winter blues. Contents include: Mary's Little Boy Child; Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree; I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus; Do You Hear What I Hear; Feliz Navidad; Angels We Have Heard On High; and more.

A creative collection designed to engage students' emotions and imagination with a variety of keys, moods, meters, and modes. Some of the styles and titles include: Distant Shores---a lyrical waltz; The Piper's Jig---lively in D mixolydian; Secret Mission---upbeat and jazzy; and Merlin's Vision. No sixteenth notes are used. This book will appeal to students and audiences alike!

Carefully levelled and artistically strong, this volume contains wonderful repertoire that will motivate your students!

This series is designed to develop healthy, natural, and effective technique. Each book is divided into units, and each unit focuses on one technical concept utilizing imagery to help students understand the gesture needed to produce the correct technique. Students get the opportunity to play the technique using two short technical exercises followed by several etudes to reinforce each concept. This approach allows students to concentrate on one technique at a time, promoting mastery of specific techniques and helping students make these technical skills a habit in their playing. Contains information about each etude and the composers.

In Book 4, the early intermediate level student will be offered a variety of popular favorites to choose from. Titles such as: Whistle While You Work, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs; Under the Sea, from The Little Mermaid; Scarborough Fair; He Ain't Heavy... He's My Brother; and more. Includes full performance recordings and interesting background information about each piece.

Book 2, arranged for the elementary level, contains arrangements of popular favorites such as: Turn! Turn! Turn!; Can You Feel the Love Tonight?, from The Lion King; Music Box Dancer; Be Our Guest, from Beauty and the Beast; and many more. Includes complete performance recordings designed to assist with recital preparation and interesting background information for each piece.

The Answer Key is the companion to Write, Play, and Hear Your Theory Every Day(R), Book 2, and provides the correct answers for each of the written exercises as well as playback and ear training activities. The Lesson Day" activity is an excellent way for teachers to survey their students' progress."

Designed as a companion to the student book, the teacher's Answer Key provides correct answers for each of the written exercises as well as playback and ear training activities. The Lesson Day" activity is an excellent way for teachers to see the progress students are making!"

This delightful collection of songs from the child's point of view presents snapshots of everyday events. All pieces have lyrics and the titles include: Make a Wish With a Friend, There's a Monster in My Closet, and I Have the Purr-fect Cat." The second half of the book introduces eighth notes with easy rhythms. Optional teacher duets offer additional recital possibilities."

In Recital(R) for the Advancing Pianist, Christmas presents classic Christmas repertoire in a decidedly un-classic way! Christmas favorites such as Jingle Bells, Joy to the World, Away in a Manger, and more, are arranged with lush harmonies and new rhythmic twists that will bring a smile to everyone's faces. Arranged for the early advanced student, these pieces are sure to become a new Christmas tradition in your studio.