(Educational Piano Library). Spike, Party Cat and friends guide the student through fun and creative assignments that introduce the language of music and its symbols for sound, silence, and rhythm. Ear training and basic theory exercises help students learn to write and play the music they are learning as well as the music they create themselves. Correlates to Piano Lessons Book 1.

(Educational Piano Library). This series presents favorite orchestral classics, carefully graded and expertly arranged for piano solo with great teacher accompaniments! Level 1 includes: Air (Handel) * Can Can (Offenbach) * The Emperor Waltz (J. Strauss, Jr.) * Morning (Grieg) * Russian Dance (Tchaikovsky) * Symphony No. 3 (Beethoven) * Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke) * Theme from Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky), plus background notes on each composition.

(Educational Piano Library). This great collection of classic popular songs correlates with Hal Leonard Student Piano Library Piano Lessons Book 4 , and is a perfect supplementary book for all methods. Advancing students will love the great-sounding arrangements, easy-to-learn, and richly rewarding to play! 7 songs: Cruella De Vil * Theme from E.T. (The Extra-Terrestrial) * Forrest Gump Main Title (Feather Theme) * The Muppet Show Theme * My Favorite Things * The Rainbow Connection * Under the Sea. Level: Early Intermediate. Notation includes all note values and rests, including eighths/dotted-eighths; swing eighths and syncopation; 3/4, 4/4, 6/8, 6/4 and Cut Time; syncopated & simple pedaling; intervals through an 8va; three-note chords. D.S. al Coda; Songs fall within one-octave scale patterns in the keys of C, G, and F. Reading range: entire keyboard.

(Educational Piano Library). Piano Practice Games presents imaginative ways to introduce pieces in Piano Lessons by coordinating technique, concepts, and creativity with the actual music in the Piano Lessons books. These preparation activities help focus learning by 'playing with' each lesson piece aurally, visually, and physically. Whether used in individual or group lessons, Piano Practice Games are all designed to make music. Many activities include accompaniments that can be added by the teacher or by using the CD or GM disk from the corresponding Piano Lessons book.

Each unit in this highly popular series contains a balance of theory, technique, sight-reading, repertoire, harmonization, improvisation and ensemble activities. Updated for the 2nd edition of Alfred's Group Piano for Adults, the Teacher's Guide includes:new repertoire preparation and analysis suggestions, recommended examinations teaching tips, lesson plans and answer keys, improvisation exercises and two new sections: Reading Focus and Planning Group Lessons.

(Educational Piano Library). 14 great sacred songs arranged for Level 5: Be Thou My Vision * Blessed Assurance * Church in the Wildwood * Give Me Oil in My Lamp * I've Got Peace like a River * In the Garden * Jesus Loves Even Me (I Am So Glad) * Let the Lower Lights Be Burning * Open My Eyes, That I May See * Rejoice, the Lord Is King * Savior, like a Shepherd Lead Us * Sweet Hour of Prayer * Swing Low, Sweet Chariot * This Little Light of Mine.