Frances Clark

Here is a complete repertoire and textbook for the older or adult beginner. Starting with material appropriate for the first lesson, it moves rapidly through discoveries, music and activities equivalent to The Music Tree and Levels 1 and 2. On completing the book, the student is ready for Level 3 of the Clark Library. The book provides quantities of music, all of it selected or composed to appeal to the older student -- Studies (introducing each of 65 new subjects), Repertoire (155 solos and duets), Accompanying and Transposing (62 melodies to accompany and to transpose to all major and minor keys), Sight Reading (107 one-line pieces that review each of the new discoveries and teach sight reading skills). In addition, the 22 units in 208 pages include: Technical Exercises, Rhythm Exercises, Written Work and Improvising. A Glossary at the end defines all new signs and terms introduced throughout the book.

Keyboard Musician for the Adult Beginner

Louise Goss

Sam Holland

The Music Tree series continues the development of complete musicianship by providing the beginner with delightful and varied repertoire. The pupil learns a variety of idioms encompassing folk, jazz and pop. The creativity of the students is emphasized since they are given musical segments to rearrange, transpose, complete or to use as the basis for a new composition. Technical aspects are also addressed including greater facility, blocked intervals and chords, and more hands together playing. Guided training steps are used to encourage intelligent practice skills.

The Music Tree: Student's Book, Part 2B

This time-honored series, the technical cornerstone of the Frances Clark Library, is designed for use with each of the six levels of core materials. The books remain unique for their comprehensive and systematic preparation for all the technical problems encountered in the piano repertoire which the student plays at each of the corresponding levels.

Piano Technic, Book 1

The Contemporary Piano Literature series includes a selection of music written for children by Bartók, Gretchaninov, Kabalevsky, Prokofiev, Scott, Shostakovich and Stravinsky. In addition, the books contain pieces composed specifically for this series by Ross Lee Finney, David Kraehenbuehl, Douglas Moore, Elie Siegmeister, Alexandre Tansman and Alexander Tcherepnin. Short biographies and portraits help make composers come alive for the student. None of the music is so far in the vanguard that it is difficult to enjoy or understand.

Contemporary Piano Literature, Book 6

The Music Tree: Student's Book, Part 1

David Kraehenbuehl

The second book in the elementary piano instruction series.

Look and Listen

In a wealth of delightful discovery pieces and repertoire, Music Tree 4 continues to elaborate on topics covered in Music Tree 3 -- syncopation, triads and inversions, blues, and modes -- while at the same time offering new challenges.

A Plan for Musical Growth at the Piano

The Music Tree

Piano Technic, Book 2

Keyboard Literature is an exciting new collection of original keyboard works from the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries representing all musical periods, forms, types, and styles.

Keyboard Literature: Timeless Gems From the 17th, 18th, 19th & 20th Centuries

The Activities books are closely correlated, unit-by-unit with the Music Tree series. They provide extensive reinforcement in all the new Music Tree discoveries, plus they offer an exciting new program of sight-playing, guaranteed to develop successful sight-readers from the start.

The Music Tree: Activities Book, Part 2B

Students' Choice is a winning collection of all-time recital favorites to be used with The Music Tree, Part 4. The irresistible musical selections cover ragtime, blues, ballads, pop, rock ,and Latin.

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