This book is designed to follow logically the Primer Level, and continues to present attractive pieces and etudes. It leads the student slowly, step by step, into a higher level of music study. Materials correlated with "The Piano Student" - Level" include: Lesson Practice Book, Piano Theory, Piano Technic, 30 Note Spelling Lessons, Piano Repertoire, The Church Musician, Sacred Music, Chords and Keys, Piano Duets, Jazz on 88, and others.

This book reinforces the fundamentals of music being studied in the ADULT PIANO STUDENT. It consists of 47 Programmed Theory Lessons. The material for each lesson is divided into steps called "frames." Many of the same frames are presented several times for review thus reinforcing fundamentals already presented. When this book has been successfully completed, the student will be prepared to play, understand, and enjoy music at this level of advancement. All three levels in this series may also be used with any other course of study.

In this remarkable memoir, Anna Goldsworthy recalls her first steps towards a life in music, from childhood piano lessons with a local jazz muso to international success as a concert pianist. As she discovers passion and ambition, and confronts doubt and disappointment, she learns about much more than tone and technique. This is a story of the getting of wisdom, tender and bittersweet. With wit and affection, Goldsworthy captures the hopes and uncertainties of youth, the fear and exhilaration of performing, and the complex bonds between teacher and student. An unforgettable cast of characters joins her: her family; her friends and rivals; and her teacher, Mrs Sivan, who inspires and challenges her in equal measure, and who transforms what seems an impossible dream into something real and sustaining.

A concise, step-by-step approach to the study of the piano in either private or class lessons. The materials are fresh and new and presented to insure steady progress toward a musical goal. Supplementary materials should be used to balance the study material. Additional piano studies will promote good music reading.

From the very first lessons in Book 1, students are making music as they explore the piano keyboard through fun improvisation pieces called My Own Song. The beginning of the book introduces finger numbers, the black-key and white-key groups, and basic rhythm patterns. Directional reading is taught first by finger number, then by note name, and then by interval (stop, skip, and repeat). Once the students are introduced to the staff, they learn reading guides Bass F and Treble G and read by interval in several different hand positions.

The Adult Piano Student provides the older beginner student with materials that will satisfy his/her musical needs while developing a pianistic technic. Book 1, from the beginning presents the fundamentals of music through the use of melodies in major keys harmonized with accompanying chords. For the older beginner who has had some previous keyboard training, the first book will probably be a refresher. For the beginner who has had no previous training, this first book moves slowly so that he/she will develop a sound keyboard technic before advancing into Book 2. This method is for both individual and group instruction with some materials arranged for ensemble practice.