E. L. Lancaster

Kenon D. Renfrow

The Teacher's Handbook serves as an aid in curriculum development and daily lesson planning. Suggested daily lesson plans, suggested assignments following each lesson plan, teaching tips for each unit, suggested examinations for the semester and answer keys for the written exercises and unit review worksheets. It also suggests ways to successfully integrate keyboard and computer technology into the curriculum.

Alfred's Piano 101: Teacher's Handbook for Books 1 & 2

Jeanine M. Jacobson

Albert Mendoza

This second volume of Professional Piano Teaching is designed to serve as a basic text for a second-semester or upper-division piano pedagogy course. It provides an overview of learning principles and a thorough approach to essential aspects of teaching intermediate to advanced students. Special features include discussions on how to teach, not just what to teach; numerous musical examples; chapter summaries; and suggested projects for new and experienced teachers. Topics: * teaching students beyond the elementary levels * an overview of learning processes and learning theories * teaching transfer students * preparing students for college piano major auditions * teaching rhythm, reading, technique, and musicality * researching, evaluating, selecting, and presenting intermediate and advanced repertoire * developing stylistic interpretation of repertoire from each musical period * developing expressive and artistic interpretation and performance * motivating students and providing instruction in effective practice * teaching memorization and performance skills

A Comprehensive Piano Pedagogy Textbook

Professional Piano Teaching, Volume 2

Gayle Kowalchyk

Christine H. Barden

The adventures of Beethoven Bear and Mozart Mouse continue in this series of supplementary books written to correlate with the Music for Little Mozarts series. In Halloween Fun!, Book 2, Clara Schumann-Cat helps Beethoven Bear, Mozart Mouse and J. S. Bunny create perfect Halloween costumes. Students will enjoy the Halloween story with its related pictures, piano solo (with optional teacher duets) and activity pages. Many will also want to color the illustrations found throughout the story. Use this book during the Halloween season while the student is studying pages 18-25 in the Music Lesson Book 2 or as a review anytime after page 25.

Music for Little Mozarts: Halloween Fun Book 2

Victoria McArthur

Dennis Alexander

Martha Mier

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.

Premier Piano Course: Lesson Book 3

This collection of 45 piano duets (for one piano, four hands) consists of selections for teachers and students at the elementary to late elementary levels. Duet repertoire from the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries are included by such composers as Cui, Diabelli, Enke, Foote, Godowsky, Gurlitt, Löw, Reinecke, Sartorio, and more. Students will improve in musicianship, ensemble performance, fingering, and rhythmic control while enjoying this delightful duet literature. Essential ornamentation is realized in footnotes, both parts contain measure numbers for convenient reference, and brief composer biographies are included. Titles: * Albumblatt (Godowsky) * Alla Turca, Op. 149, No. 26 (Diabelli) * Ballade, Op. 26, No. 1 (Rosenauer) * Barcarolle, Op. 211, No. 18 (Gurlitt) * Barcarolle, Op. 54, No. 3 (Reinecke) * Berceuse, Op. 96, No. 6 (Moszkowski) * Bird in Spring, Op. 996, No. 12 (Sartorio) * Bolero, No. 9 (Foote) * By the Lake, Op. 6, No. 3 (Enke) * Carousel Waltz, Op. 87, No. 12 (Wohlfahrt) * Evening, No. 8 (Löw) * First Suite: At Night (Godowsky) * First Suite: In Church (Godowsky) * First Suite: Lullaby (Godowsky) * First Suite: Rustic Dance (Godowsky) * Galop (Stravinsky) * Gray Day, Op. 74, No. 3 (Cui) * Joys of Summer, Op. 996, No. 15 (Sartorio) * The Lead Soldier, Op. 266, No. 5 (Landry) * Little Echo, Op. 432, No. 10 (Sartorio) * Little Minuet, Op. 87, No. 18 (Wohlfahrt) * Little Story, Op. 996, No. 13 (Sartorio) * Little Waltz, Op. 432, No. 11 (Sartorio) * A Lively Event, Op. 149, No. 19 (Diabelli) * March, Op. 136, No. 5 (Gurlitt) * May Dance, Op. 62, No. 13 (Berens) * Mazurka amusante, Op. 53, No. 2 (Grimaldi) * Minuetto sentimentale, No. 4 (Galluzzi) * Morning Song, No. 14 (Löw) * Polka, Op. 308, No. 2 (Becucci) * Promenade, Op. 62, No. 23 (Berens) * Romance, Op. 6, No. 1 (Enke) * Royal Procession, Op. 149, No. 10 (Diabelli) * Sailing, Op. 87, No. 34 (Wohlfahrt) * A Serious Moment, Op. 87, No. 22 (Wohlfahrt) * The Sleepy Boy, Op. 26, No. 6 (Emery) * Solemn March, Op. 74, No. 10 (Cui) * Sonatina in D Minor, Op. 163, No. 6 (First Movement) * Stately Dance, Op. 87, No. 20 (Wohlfahrt) * Swedish Lullaby, Op. 62, No. 12 (Berens) * A Thoughtful Conversation, Op. 149, No. 22 (Diabelli) * True Friendship, Op. 996, No. 16 (Sartorio) * Waltz, Op. 211, No. 8 (Gurlitt) * Waltz, Op. 308, No. 1 (Becucci) * Waltz, Op. 54, No. 6 (Reinecke)

45 Teacher/Student Selections in Their Original Form

Essential Keyboard Duets, Volume 8

Morton Manus

Alfred's Top Hits series has overwhelmingly been accepted by students and teachers. This series combines just the right combination of hits from Broadway, Hollywood, television and recordings! As you might expect from Alfred, this series offers a rare combination of great music arranged with care and creativity. Your beginning and intermediate students can savor the excitement of playing pop music and reap the benefits from making practicing more fun and rewarding.

Alfred's Basic Piano Course Top Hits! Solo Book, Bk 1b

Alfred's Top Hits series has overwhelmingly been accepted by students and teachers. This series combines just the right combination of hits from Broadway, Hollywood, television and recordings! As you might expect from Alfred, this series offers a rare combination of great music arranged with care and creativity. Your beginning and intermediate students can savor the excitement of playing pop music and reap the benefits from making practicing more fun and rewarding. Three selections from this book are featured on the Royal Conservatory of Music Popular Selection List (2007 Ed.): Can You Feel the Love Tonight * Chim Chim Cher-ee * Yesterday.

Alfred's Basic Piano Course Top Hits! Solo Book

Peter Ilich (DELETED) Tchaikovsky

This volume includes some of the most favorite selections from the ballet, including "Russian Dance," "Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy" and "Waltz of the Flowers." The story of "The Nutcracker" is provided to help players musically recreate scenes from this classic ballet. Bound to be popular with almost any student!

The Nutcracker Suite: Intermediate

If you studied piano as a child or teenager, this must-own collection contains some of the music that you probably played during that time. You will have a great time re-learning these authentic, non-simplified sheet music editions. Titles: Minuet in G Major (Bach) * Solfeggietto (C.P.E. Bach) * F?r Elise (Beethoven) * Arabesque (Burgm?ller) * Ballade (Burgm?ller) * Sonatina in C Major (1st movt.) (Clementi) * The Avalanche (Heller) * The Spinning Song (Ellmenreich) * First Gymnop?die (Satie) * The Happy Farmer (Schumann).

10 for 10 Sheet Music Classical Piano Solos: Piano Solos

The unique At-Home Book contributes greatly to a student's success. When used by parents during practice time, it can make a dramatic difference in the student's musical learning. All parents-with or without musical knowledge-will be able to participate. It's like having a second teacher at home. Each At-Home Book includes Assignment Pages, Parent Pages, and an engaging story for students and parents.

Level 1b

Premier Piano Course: At-Home Book 1B

This book teaches sight reading in a systematic way by creating exercises based on the same concepts that the student is studying in the Lesson Book. Exercises are short and the music is generally easier than correlating pages in the Lesson Book.

Sight Reading Book, Level 1

Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course

Top Hits! Christmas includes music favorites that have become a permanent part of the holiday season. Correlates with Alfred's Basic Piano Library. Complete Levels 2 & 3 Titles: * Do You Hear What I Hear * Feliz Navidad * Frosty the Snow Man * Home for the Holidays * I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus * I'll Be Home for Christmas * Jingle-Bell Rock * Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! * Nuttin' for Christmas * Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree * Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer * Shake Me I Rattle * Silver Bells * The Chipmunk Song.

Alfred's Basic Piano Course: Top Hits! Christmas Book Complete 2 & 3

Coordinated page-by-page with the Lesson Books, the Notespeller Books reinforce note-reading concepts through coloring and written exercises.

Alfred's Basic Piano Prep Course: Notespeller Book C

Alfred's Basic Piano Prep Course: Notespeller Book E

The adventures of Beethoven Bear and Mozart Mouse continue in this series of supplementary solo/activity books written to correlate with the Music for Little Mozarts series. In Christmas Fun!, Book 1, Beethoven Bear and Mozart Mouse are waiting for Santa. Students will enjoy the Christmas story with its related pictures, piano solo (with optional teacher duets) and activity pages. Many will also want to color the illustrations found throughout the story. Use this book during the Christmas season after the student has studied page 25 (black-key piece) or page 43 (white-key pieces) in the Music Lesson Book 1.

Music for Little Mozarts Christmas Fun

A valuable assortment of teacher/student duets in their original form written by teachers and composers during the 18th and 19th centuries. Arranged in order of difficulty, the student parts are limited to a single five-finger position and fall primarily within the grand staff reading range. Each book includes works by such composers as Diabelli, Gurlitt, Bercucci, Wohlfahrt, Berens and others.

Easy Classical Piano Duets for Teacher and Student, Book 1

The music is fresh! The lyrics are current and in-tune with today's students! The subject matter is appealing! These accolades have been used to describe the all-new music in Premier Piano Course The music in Performance Book 2B includes a variety of styles including boogie, ragtime, jazz, flamenco, contemporary and more--sure to bring smiles to the faces of all students. The attractive music, complete with performance tips, carefully supports the new concepts contained in the corresponding Lesson Book 2B. 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.

Performance 2b

Alfred's Premier Piano Course

The unique Music Discovery Book contains songs that allow the students to experience music through singing, movement and rhythm activities. Music appreciation is fostered through carefully chosen music; Mozart, Beethoven and Sousa are introduced. Melodies to sing, using either solfege or letter names, help students learn to match pitch and discover tonal elements of music. Correlates to the Music Lesson Book 1. Familiar songs include If You're Happy and You Know It, Mexican Hat Dance and Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.

Children's Piano Method

Music for Little Mozarts - Music Discovery Book 1

Professional Piano Teaching offers a practical guide to the art of piano teaching. Volume 1, now available as an updated second edition, is an excellent introduction to the profession of teaching piano. This revised second edition has been expanded to include chapters on teaching adult students and teaching popular, sacred, and other familiar music. Designed to serve as a basic text for a first-semester or lower-division piano pedagogy course, it provides an overview of learning principles and a thorough approach to essential aspects of teaching elementary-level students. Special features include discussions on how to teach, not just what to teach; numerous musical examples; chapter summaries; and suggested projects for new and experienced teachers. Topics: * The Art of Professional Piano Teaching * Principles of Learning * Beginning Methods * Teaching Beginners and Elementary Students * Teaching Rhythm and Reading * Teaching Technique and Musical Sound Development * Elementary Performance and Study Repertoire * Developing Musicality in Elementary Students * Group Teaching * Teaching Preschoolers * Teaching Adults * Teaching Popular, Sacred, and Other Familiar Music * The Business of Piano Teaching * Evaluation of Teaching

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