Book 3 in this valued series expands into detailed specifics of stemming, beaming, ornamentation, choral applications, and much more. This series is easily used by students of all instruments, not just piano.

(Piano). The Music Theory series is designed from the ground-up to explain the terminology and musical structures needed for modern applications. Level One is an introductory course which covers music notation, key signatures, basic scales, intervals, modes, diatonic relationships and 3-and 4-part chords. Includes reference appendices, a complete glossary of terms, and hundreds of written theory exercises with answers.

A piano course for beginners of all ages. Alfred's Basic Piano Library offers nine perfectly graded beginning series which are designed to prepare students o fall ages for a successful musical learning experience. With the exception of Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course, which is complete in itself, all of the beginning series are interchnageable at several levels, and lead into the main Alfred's Basic course, which is complete through Level 6 (seven levels all together). This course, then, is the most flexible of any method in allowing the teachedr to personally design a specific curriculum according to the age and needs of each individual student. On completion, the student is ready to begin playing the great piano masterworks.

Most often a pupil's difficulty is not because of technic deficiency but is due to weak note recognition. Consistent use of these drills will help your student to become a good note reader.

Alfred's Basic Piano Library Theory Books contain enjoyable games and quizzes that reinforce the principles presented in the Lesson Books. Students can increase their musical understanding while they are away from the keyboard. The Theory Books are designed to coordinate page-by-page with the Lesson Books.

Students are finding the Theory Books in Alfred's Premier Piano Course not only fun to do but very helpful in reinforcing new materials introduced in the Lesson Book. The Learning Links included in the Theory Book relate to learning more about important subjects found in the music and lyrics in the Lesson Book making for a more rounded education. Continued from previous Theory Books are Fun Zones, Now Hear This (ear training), and Now Play This (sight reading exercises) which add additional reinforcement to written theory.