Piano - Level 1
Method. Bastiens' Older Beginner Piano Library. Learn To Play. Instructional book (big note notation). With instructional text, illustrations, big note notation, easy piano notation, fingerings, lyrics (on some songs) and chord names (on some songs). 96 pages. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company (KJ.WP32).
Item Number: KJ.WP32. ISBN 849750296. 9x12 inches.
The Older Beginner Piano Course leads the student step by step through basic keyboard fundamentals. Each book contains original music and carefully selected familiar music to provide an enjoyable learning experience. A functional approach is used allowing the student to play and harmonize melodies from the beginning.
Piano - Beginner
Edited by Gayle Kowalchyk and E. L. Lancaster. Method/Instruction; Piano - Alfred's Basic Piano Library. Alfred's Basic Piano Library, Piano Method. Instructional and Method. Instructional book. 32 pages. Published by Alfred Music (AP.6187).
Item Number: AP.6187. ISBN 0739016008. 9x12 inches.
Students needing to review and improve their note-naming and interval-naming skills will benefit greatly from these well-prepared Notespeller Books. Each book provides a variety of written activities that reinforce note reading concepts presented in the Lesson Books. Correlates page-by-page with the Lesson Books, but may also serve as an effective supplement to other piano methods.
Piano - Beginning
Composed by Kevin and Julia Olson. Instruction. The Perfect Start. Instructional. Book. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.FJH2082).
Item Number: FJ.FJH2082. ISBN 1-56939-789-9.
Explore this new and exciting series by Kevin and Julia Olson that presents a modern sequential approach to note reading at the piano. This book gives the beginning student a solid foundation for note reading and is designed to supplement any piano method. New notes are introduced and then thoroughly reinforced with plenty of music that is fun to play. Especially designed for the young beginner, the busy student, students needing extra reinforcement, and students at higher levels who want to improve their sight-reading skills. A wonderful way to get piano students off to The Perfect Start!
Keyboard - Beginner
The Complete Jazz Keyboard Method. Keyboard/Piano; Method/Instruction. National Keyboard Workshop. Instructional and Jazz. Instructional book and examples CD. With introductory text, instructional text, black & white photos, standard notation, fingerings and chord names. 95 pages. Published by Alfred Music (AP.17855).
Item Number: AP.17855. ISBN 0882849107. 9x12 inches.
Anyone with basic keyboard skills (equivalent to Alfred's Basic Piano, Lesson Book 2) can dig right in and begin learning jazz right away. Spanning from the major scale and basic triad theory all the way through 7th chords, pentatonic scales and modulating chord progressions, this book features a full etude or tune demonstrating every new concept introduced. Beginning Jazz Keyboard breaks the age-old tradition of dry, intimidating and confusing jazz books, and provides an actual step-by-step and enjoyable method for learning to play in this style. The CD demonstrates examples and offers opportunity to play along.