Just as many people exercise daily before going to work we must exercise our fingers every day BEFORE starting to play the piano. The purpose of this book is to improve the dexterity of the player helping to develop strong hands and flexible fingers. Each set of exercises are designed to increase in difficulty gradually so they will continue to be of use as instrumental technique improves. Each excercise can also be transposed enabling the player to be comfortable in all keys. Just as many people exercise daily before going to work we must exercise our fingers every day BEFORE starting to play the piano. The purpose of this book is to improve the dexterity of the player helping to develop strong hands and flexible fingers. Each set of exercises are designed to increase in difficulty gradually so they will continue to be of use as instrumental technique improves. Each excercise can also be transposed enabling the player to be comfortable in all keys.

First published in 1954 John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course is one of the most-loved and best-selling piano methods in the world. John Thompson's timeless approach to teaching has been trusted by generations of teachers to start millions of students on their musical journey. This book includes 15 repertoire pieces to complement the Easiest Piano Course helping to reinforce basic technique develop musicality and increase the enjoyment of learning. These simplified arrangements are also ideal sight-reading practice for more advanced pupils. With a great selection of showtunes including Can You Feel The Love Tonight Chitty ChittyBang Bang A Whole New World and many more there's something in First Showtunes for every beginner pianist to enjoy!

Beanstalk's Basics for Piano-Lesson Book Preparatory Book B. This six-level series of method books contain all of the necessary elements for learning piano with an emphasis on musicality. The books encourage accuracy provide motivation to learn quickly raise the standard of musicianship and make learning fun. Lesson Book Preparatory Book B. This six-level series of method books contain all of the necessary elements for learning piano with an emphasis on musicality. The books encourage accuracy provide motivation to learn quickly raise the standard of musicianship and make learning fun.

A comprehensive step-by-step course specifically designed to suit the needs of all children beginning the piano. Includes: characters and illustrations · writing exercises · sight reading drills · review work · accompaniments · and more. A comprehensive step-by-step course specifically designed to suit the needs of all children beginning the piano. Includes: Characters and illustrations Writing exercises Sight reading drills Review work Accompaniments and more

10 holiday favorites arranged for students at the Grade Four level including: Blue Christmas - The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Feliz Navidad - I Wonder As I Wander - Mistletoe and Holly - The Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town - Silver Bells - Some Children See Him. 10 holiday favorites arranged for students at the Grade Four level including: Blue Christmas • The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) • Feliz Navidad • I Wonder As I Wander • Mistletoe and Holly • The Most Wonderful Time of the Year • Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree • Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town • Silver Bells • Some Children See Him.

Now beginning players can enjoy this best-selling book with a CD! This piano course provides the student the opportunity to experience the joy of playing while learning the rudiments of music in a logical order with gradual and steady progress presenting a challenge toward increasing pianistic facility.Now beginning players can enjoy Book 2 from Edna Mae Burnam best-selling Step By Step Piano Course with a CD! This Piano course provides the student the opportunity to experience the joy of playing while learning the rudiments of music in a logical order with gradual and steady progress presenting a challenge toward increasing pianistic facility.

Theory Book-This latest classically-flavoured songbook for John Thompsons Easiest Piano Course introduces easy works by one of the greatest composers ever to have lived Ludwig Van Beethoven . Featuring some very fine compositions First Beethoven isperfect for pupils reaching parts 2 to 4 of the world-renowned Piano course. These fun repertoire books contain some amazing pieces that have been specially collected and graded to be used in conjunction with the Easiest Piano Course. Pieces likeMinuet In G Major Rondo In C the sublime Moonlight Sonata 1st Movement and the classic Für Elise will reinforce essential technical ability while simultaneously enhancing a general sense of musicality and melodic playing. FirstBeethoven is therefore ideal for pupils whove worked through the course at levels 2 to 4 but its also a great set of pieces for sight reading practice for more advanced students. The pieces in this songbook become progressively moredifficult and to this end dynamics and phrasing have been omitted for the earlier pieces since theyre not introduced until Part 3 of the course. Early pieces like Ode To Joy and Turkish March help to reinforce what pupils learn inthe beginning of the John Thompson Method with a focus on playing notes and rhythms accurately. Towards of the end of the songbook more challenging pieces like Eroica Symphony and Sonata Pathétique will help pupils to enhance theirtechnical skills play more melodically and most importantly enjoy playing! Generally these pieces stay in the 5-finger position with handy hints and suggestions when a different fingering is called for. The pieces in this songbook arebeautiful to hear and to play making First Beethoven a really great beginners songbook for pupils who want to learn some of the finest music ever composed. As an introduction for beginners to classical music and Beethoven in particular thissongbook is rewarding and enjoyable these pieces being timeless and never going out of fashion. The John Thompsons Easiest Piano Course First Beethoven songbook is the ideal beginning book for classical music fans. Its tailor-made forpupils working through the renowned and revered Piano method so its authoritative and accurate helping you to enhance your technique and learn some amazing music at the same time.This latest classically-flavoured songbook for John Thompsons Easiest Piano Course introduces easy works by one of the greatest composers ever to have lived Ludwig Van Beethoven . Featuring some very fine compositions First Beethoven isperfect for pupils reaching parts 2 to 4 of the world-renowned Piano course. These fun repertoire books contain some amazing pieces that have been specially collected and graded to be used in conjunction with the Easiest Piano Course. Pieces likeMinuet In G Major Rondo In C the sublime Moonlight Sonata 1st Movement and the classic Für Elise &

Beanstalk's Basics for Piano-Theory Book Book 2. This six-level series of theory books expand upon the concepts taught at the piano lesson and gives the student a greater understanding and appreciation of music. Each theory page corresponds directly with material in the lesson books. Theory Book Book 2. This six-level series of theory books expand upon the concepts taught at the piano lesson and gives the student a greater understanding and appreciation of music. Each theory page corresponds directly with material in the lesson books.

This piano course provides the student the opportunity to experience the joy of playing while learning the rudiments of music in a logical order with gradual and steady progress presenting a challenge toward increasing pianisticfacility.Book 1. This piano course provides the student the opportunity to experience the joy of playing while learning the rudiments of music in a logical order with gradual and steady progress presenting a challenge toward increasing pianistic facility.

The Edna Mae Burnam Write It Right series is a valuable aid in creating well-rounded young musicians. The delightful lessons and exercises are designed to perfectly correlate with those in Burnams popular Step by Step series with specific pagenumbers linking lessons between the two so that concepts can be reinforced. Through the written exercises the student is able to better assimilate concepts learned in the piano lesson and the teacher better able to gauge how much a student trulyunderstands those concepts. Endearing classic illustrations add to the appeal of this time-tested series.The Edna Mae Burnam Write It Right series is a valuable aid in creating well-rounded young musicians. The delightful lessons and exercises are designed to perfectly correlate with those in Burnam's popular Step by Step series with specific page numbers linking lessons between the two so that concepts can be reinforced. Through the written exercises the student is able to better assimilate concepts learned in the piano lesson and the teacher better able to gauge how much a student truly understands those concepts. Endearing classic illustrations add to the appeal of this time-tested series.

Each book contains 12 groups of six 'Short Shorts'. Each group is designed to be played once each day for a week to help the student to understand and use the goals of sightreading.

Arpeggios Rule-Six later elementary piano solos based on arpeggios by Carolyn Miller.

Each book contains 12 groups of six 'Short Shorts'. Each group is designed to be played once each day for a week to help the student to understand and use the goals of sightreading.

Spanish Edition- John Thompson's Modern Course For Piano has been created to provide a clear and complete foundation in the study of the Piano that enables the student to think and feel musically. It may be preceded by the Teaching Little Fingers to Play series.

Revised Edition- Following directly on from the Second Grade book this new edition of the Third Grade book is part of the hugely popular John Thompson's Modern Piano Course . Audio CD with demonstration tracks included. Revised layout. Suitable for intermediate students of any age. The Third Grade Book is ideal for intermediate pianists looking to develop their performing skills and who want to play expressively and with style. The Third Grade Book includes: Over 30 arrangements of famous classical pieces A CD containing backing tracks and performances of each piece Helpful technicalexercises and studies Informative lessons on music history Helping students to both think and feel musically the Modern Course is the most effective and enjoyable way to learn the piano.

This practice diary works perfectly with John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course Parts One and Two. The stickers featuring the much-loved John Thompson characters recognise achievments and also reward specific milestones in the student's musical journey including new stickers for each new note that is learned along the way. As well as 50 lessons' worth of diary pages this book also includes games puzzles and crosswords. Each diary page contains: Plenty of space for practice instructions Star chart that the student can colour in for each day they practice Blank stave lines Sticker chart This practice diary works perfectly with John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course Parts One and Two. The stickers featuring the much-loved John Thompson characters recognise achievments and also reward specific milestones in the student's musical journey including new stickers for each new note that is learned along the way. As well as 50 lessons' worth of diary pages this book also includes games puzzles and crosswords. Each diary page contains: Plenty of space for practice instructions Star chart that the student can colour in for each day they practice Blank stave lines Sticker chart

Now available as a book and CD edition. Pre-practice technical exercises for the Piano. The purpose of this book is to help develop strong hands and flexible fingers. The idea is to learn two or three exercises at a time which should be played each day before practicing. Only when these are mastered should you add another. When all in the first group are mastered the next group may be introduced. Many of these exercises may be transposed to different keys. The accompanying CD is a wonderful tool for enhancing these exercises with highly acclaimed midi-orchestrated backing tracks - learning becomes so much fun! Each track is split toenable the pupil to hear both Piano part and accompaniment is the balance is centred the accompaniment without the Piano is the balance control is all the way to the left and the Piano part alone if it is all the way to the right! An ideal accompaniment to practice.

Le mie prime canzoni- Questi libri con brani di repertorio e divertimento sono ora disponibili come parte integrante del Corso Facilissimo di Pianoforte di John Thompson… Adatti all'utilizzo a fianco dei metodi questi brani sono ideali per allievi che hanno raggiunto il livello della Parte 2 e oltre. Essi sono preziosi per acquisire sicurezza nelle basi tecniche e nello stesso tempo stimolare la musicalità e il divertimento.

This edition from the A Dozen A Day Songbook series contains wonderful pop hits that may be used as companion pieces to the memorable technique exercises in the A Dozen A Day series at the second difficulty level. They are also suitable as supplements with ANY piano method!

First published in 1954 John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course is one of the most-loved and best-selling piano methods in the world. John Thompson's timeless approach to teaching has been trusted by generations of teachers to start millions of students on their musical journey. This book includes 50 repertoire pieces to complement the Easiest Piano Course helping to reinforce basic technique develop musicality and increase the enjoyment of learning. These simplified arrangements are also ideal sight-reading practice for more advanced pupils. With a great selection of classical themes folk songs spirituals and jazz there'ssomething in the Big Songbook for every beginner pianist to enjoy!