Book 1 in the John Schaum Adult Piano Course.

Spis treści:
Fundamentals How the fingers are numbered How the white keys are named How the music is written Application Right hand (C, D, E) - "At sea level" Left Hand (A, B, C) - "Seize the C's" Alternating hands - "Say si si" Four notes up and four notes down - "Alma mater" Starting on fourth count in 4/4 time - "Upidee" Introducing 3/4 time - "The lass tih the delicate air" The phrase mark - "Two bits from symphonies" Presenting rests - "It ain't gonna rain no more" Omitting finger numbers - "Li'l Liza Jane" The tie - "Red river valley" Natural accents - "The rose of Tralee" A brief history of piano Sight reading hints - "When love is kind" The sharp sign - "Sweet Marie" F-sharp in the signature - "Nut brown maiden" The flag sign - "Martha" B-flat in the signature - "Country gardens" Accidentals (sharp, flat and natural) - "My sweetheart's the man in the moon" How to play in rhythm - "Those endearing your charms" How to use the damper pedal Pedal your own canoe Music terms - "In the gloaming" A unique musical coincidence - "Fifth symphony" - Beethoven The dotted quarter note in 4/4 time - "None but the lonely heart" Bringing out the melody - "Drink to me only with thine eyes" Minor mood - "The cruel landlord" The Metronome - "My heart is in the highlands" Crescendo and diminuendo - "You tell me your dream" The dictionary habit - "The lost chord" The octave higher sign - "Drigo's serenade" Intervals - "Too-ra-lay" The pianoforte - "I'll take you home again Kathleen" Schaum piano quiz Musical dictionary

A comprehensive tutor series for beginners of all ages. Well presented with color pictures, useful information and guidance material. The aim of the book is to teach in the most natural and enjoyable way, through popular melodies. The method enables the student to progress in a logical fashion through Pre A to F. A recommended and thorough series.

Spis treści:
Foreword Outlining hands (correlating fingers with staff names) Sight reading discovery Sight reading drills Five-finger position in C Major - The woodchuck Phrase development - Snug as a bug in a rug How to count - Hannah from Montana Rhytmic development - Crunchy flakes Musical terms - Swinging along Half steps and whole steps (Sharps, flats and naturals) Accidencials - Tick-tack-toe Five-finger position in G major - A nutty song Crescendo and diminuendo - How to transpose - Down in a coal mine AAndante and revew - The Kangarooster Music appreciation - Beethoven - Bells are ringing Arm phrasing touch - Steady Eddie Bringing otu the melody - The Goofy gopher Extend the right hand position - The dandy lion Left hand development - Capitain silver Piano quiz no. 1 Transposing - Jumping Beans Technique - Warm-ups Memorization - The snake dance Major scale pattern Scale writing C major scale (Ascending) - The escalator Broken chords and triad - The Sphinx Five-finger position in F major - Tune of the tuna fish Extended R. H. position in F major - Which is witch? Contrast in music Reading notes as well as finger numbers - Brahms' Lullaby Recital piece Left hand accompaniment patterns - Riding on a mule Five-finger position in D major - Cycles Common time Extended R.H. position in D major - The movies Intervals: The third - At the ice cream counter New hand position (B flat major) - The picnic The pianoforte and fortissimo - The life guard Staccato study - The steam iron Hand position: Key of A major - The Pet shop Repertoire - The rodeo The dotted quarter note in 4/4 time - Motorcycle police The dotted quater note in 3/4 time - Schubertz Waltz Reversible melody - A musical trick - The Cheerleader Changing keys - Birthday greetings Piano quiz no. 2 Certificate of promotion

A comprehensive tutor series for beginners of all ages. Well presented with color pictures, useful information and guidance material. The aim of the book is to teach in the most natural and enjoyable way, through popular melodies. The method enables the student to progress in a logical fashion through Pre A to F. A recommended and thorough series.

Spis treści:
Sight reading drills Left hand echoes - Play ball Syncopation in 3/4 time - Music Boc (Liadow) Shifting melody from R.H. to L.H. - Stalactites and stalagmites Different kinds of accents - The country fiddler (folk dance) Arpeggio recital piece - The elevator Music appreciation - The harpsichord player (J.S. Bach) The folk song - The year 1620 Syncopation in 4/4 time - Short'nin' bread Crossing hands (L.H. over) - Magic flute (Mozart) 6/8 time - The wishbone Changing keys (Major to minor) - The campbells are coming A classical recital piece - The dress parade (Schubert's "marche militaire") Key of E-flat major - Little brown bug Fermata - Sailing How to practice - (Descriptive music) The clothes line waltz Piano quiz no. 1 The repeat sign - legato thirds - Monkey sees! Monkey does! The right hand positions - The ventriloquist and his dummy Da capo al fine - Here we go for a touch down Tarantella story - The spider dance Sixteenth notes - Wun Long Pan Two note slurs - The hair stylist Chord inversions - The dentist How to use the damper pedal Aplying the pedal to broken chords - Shadow pictures Pedal study - Strange Lands (Robert Schumann) Chord recital piece - Hear those lovely bells Contrary motion - Fire engine Wrist staccato - A fine state of affairs Key of E major - The telegraph operator Interweaving hand legato - Over the hurdles 6/8 time in the key o B flat - The daily comics Chromatic passages - Putting salt on a bird's tail or how not to catch a bird American folk song - On the levee Piano quiz no. 2 Certificate of promotion Music dictionary

Leading to Mastery Of The Instrument.

Spis treści:
Sight reading drills (leger lines) Radio and the classics - come on, rangers (Rossini) The american folk song - Camptown races (Stephen Foster) March temoi - Puppets on parade (Oesten) Left hand technic - Swiming under water Mood in music - A.M. and P.M. (Grieg and Chopin) The folk dance - Mazukra (Saint Saens) Harmonious Blacksmith Theme - Handel Bars (Handel) The Three B's - Bach, Beethoven and Brahms Arpeggio Triplet Study - Throwing Paper Airplanes Contrast in touches - Air Mail (Mendelssohn) Tonal expression - It was in the good old summertime (Spindler) Left hand wrist staccato - Robert and Robot (Oesten) Song of the west - Git along little dogies Nationalism music - From Pole to Pole (Chopin to Paderewski) Grace notes (Struck together) - Chinese serenade (Fliege) Grace notes (Struck separately) Sun Dial Waltz (Chopin) Schaum piano quiz no. 1 Key of A-flat major - The Pelican Mexican folk song - Estrellita (Ponce) Left hand melodic study - Shadows on the moon (Schumann) Explenation of opus - Star of midnight (Dvorak) Beethoven's pupils - Gertrude and Elizabeth Two-Two time (C) Alla Breve- Working at the tool bench Cross hand accompaniment - Just a song at twilight (Molloy) Importance of slow practice - Wild goose chase The trill - The cold shower (Grieg) A musical form - Lilac time serenade (Shubert) The turn - One good turn deserves another A latin american dance - Mexican hat dance Recital piece - Dangerous journey (Koelling) Tchaikowsky's Friend - To a charming senorita Exerpts from Mozart Sonata - Wishing well Broken chord study - Hawaiian love song (Traux) Schaum piano quiz no.2 Certificate of promotion Schaum music dictionary

Learn Piano is the most enjoyable way with this progressive Piano Course.

Spis treści:
Rhythm drills Finger Staccatostudy - The globe trotter (Gautier) Chime effects - The Angelus bell (Sibelius) Scale passages - Deer at winter feeding place Rural dance form - Barnyard jamboree Melody playing - Summer moon (Fibrich) Finger dexterity - The chase (Lichner) Tremolo - "1812" Overture (Excerpt) (Tchaikovsky) Left hand rotation - Log-rolling contest (Koelling) Whole tone harmony - Stratosphere man A norwegian composer - Starlight over Norway (Grieg) Sentiment in music - I love thee (Grieg) Gypsy rhyhm - Camp of the Gypsies (Behr) Glissando - Sliding on a Rainbow Legato melody with staccato accompaniment - Wild horse canyon (Concone) The mordent (plain and inverted) - Gavotte (Gluck) Pep rally march - The track meet (J.F. Wagner) Opera theme - The bullfighters' march (Bizet) Oratorio theme - The shepherd and his sheep (from Messiah) (Handel) Arpeggio study (thumb under) - Up the airy mountain (Streabbog) Staccatissimo touch - Pappy's polka (Strauss) Musical emotion - Purple sunset (Liszt) The waltz as an art form - Crystal ballroom (Chopin) Tenuto - The postage stamp (Czerny) The soft pedal - Magic carpet of dreams (Debussy) The Barcarolle form - Theme from Oberon (Weber) Velocity study - Thirty seconds to go (Koelling) Reading a vocal accompaniment - Merry widow waltz (Lehar) Passing left hand over right - Pass the sugar please How to turn a page of music - New flashes (Behr) Alternating finger study - Crazy quilt Depicting nature in music - Fingal's Cave (Mendelssohn) Schaum piano quiz Schaum music dictionary Certificate of promotion

Learn to play piano in an enjoyable, natural way with this progressive piano course.

Spis treści:
Foreword to teachers Foreword to parents Section 1: fundamentals How the fingers are numbered Finger number melodies Black key groups of two Black key groups of three The musical alphabet Letter name melodies How music is written Notation melodies (notes) Section 2: Application Right hand position (C,D, E) - The Speed Boat Left Hand Position (A, B, C) - The Computer Alternating Hands - Bone Sweet Bone 3/4 Rhythm - dotted half note - Oscar the Octopus Four Notes Up and Four Notes Down - Deep Sea Diving Changing Hands within a Measure - Old Mc Donald New Note G in Right Hand - The Ice Cream Cone Natural Accents - The Wind Sock Five Notes Up and Five Notes Down - Mr. Frog Is Full of Hops Introducing 2/4 time - Porcupines Presenting rests - Chief thunder cloud Omitting finger numbers - Gooseberry goose Eighth notes - The Happy halibut Left - hand crossing over - The Funny Bunny C and G below Middle C - Submarine The Sharp Sign - The Dragon Key of G (F Sharp in Signature) - Myrtle the Turtle Leger Note D in Left hand - Power Shovel Combining Hands - The Eagle The Tie - The Circus White Key Melodic Skips - A Riddle New Hand Position in left hand - Donkey party New right hand position - Watchman's song Another new right hand group - Hot Dog Stand The flat sign - The Wren and the Swan Key of F (B flat in signature) - The Jet Plane Leger Note B in right hand - Pretty Polly Chords in right hand - Monkey Business Accidentals (Sharp, Flat and Natural) - Eskimo Boy Staccato - The Detective Octave higher sign - Lightning Ranger Chords in left hand - The Streamline express Piano Quiz Certificate of Promotion

Spis treści:
Schnell-Lesekarten Ersten und Zweiter Schluss - "Wellenreiten" Betonungszeichen - "Flaggensignale" Melodie in der Linken Hand - "Das gläserne Schiff" Gebrochene Dreiklänge - "Zirkus-Kapriolen" Barcarole - "Gondellied" Triolen - "Feuerwerk" Verbindes Pedalspiel - "Tonleiter - Walzer Akkorde (gebrochen und ungebrochen) - "Wagenräder" Zwei Oktaven Höher als Notiert - "Der Wirbelwind" Tonart E-Dur - "Schiff ahoi!" Übereinandergreifen der Hände - "Oh Seeman, gib acht!" Sechzehntelnoten - Gruppen - "Hauptverkehrszeit" Spreizen der Hände - "Picknick im Freien" Gebrochene Terzen - "Wasser - Ballett" Transponieren - "Schülertreffen" Musikalisches Ratespiel Nr. 1 Der Kurze Vorschlag - "Ballerina" (Schubert) Der Extra-Kurze Vorschlag - "Der Hochlandbursche" Wiederholung - "Wiener Walzer" (Brahms) Der Walzerkönig - "Tausendundeine Nacht" (Strauß) D.S. Al Fine - "Carmencita" Tonart As-Dur - "Sacramento" Wiederholung - "Tanz der Narren" (Rimsky-Korsakow) Lincoln und die Musik - "Lincolns Kampflied" und "Glockenwalzer" Untersetzen des Daumens - "Türkischer Marsch" (Mozart) Wiederholung - "Nordlicht" (Grieg) Punktierte Achtelnoten - "Das Sternenbannerlied" Vortragsstück - Eichkätzchen im Park" (Duvernoy) Gesangliche Tongebung - "Wasserspiegelungen" (Tschaikowsky) Der Triller - "Volgelzug" 9/8 Takt - "Trauerweide" Musikalische Form - "Der Stabschwenker" Der Erste Bedeutende Amerikanische Komponist - "Mardi Gras" (Gottschalk) Musikalisches Ratespiel Nr. 2 Notenpapier Zeugnis Verzeichnis Musikalischer Begriffe

Spis treści:
Schnell - Lesekarten Synkopen - "Scheibenwischer" Arpeggien - Walzer - "Treibholz" Marschrhythmus - Schülerlotsen (Lange) Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonatine Notenlessen von drei Systemen - "Die Davy-Jones-Sage" (Petrie) Vortragsstück - "Auf dem Eis" (Czibulka) Die Moll - Tonleiter Tonart A-Moll - Verödetes Land" (MacDowell) Tonart E-Moll - Slawischer Tanz" (Dvorak) Tonart G-Moll - "Marsch der Steppenreiter" Dur und Moll Tonarten mit dem Gleichen Grundton - "Maskenball" Staccato aus dem Handgelenk - "Pfeilwurfspiel" Melodienfolge - Suite "Die vier Jahreszeiten" Homophone Musik Polyphone Musik Schumann und Gade - Nordisches Lied", "Jagdlied des Königs" Östliche Rhythmen - "Wüstenpatrouille" (Cui) Alla - Breve (2/2) Takt - "Bauerntanz" (Bach) Drei - Halbe (3/2) Takt - "Hornpipe" (Haendel) Thema und Variationen - Geburtstagsständchen Tonart Ges-dur - "Schwarzetastenpolka" (Czerny) Zwölfachtel (12/8) Takt - Tagträume" (Reinecke) Kleiner Walzer - "Frühling" (Carreno) Kreuznoten auf weissen tasten - "Der Jongleur" (Dussek) As-dur und f-moll - "Stadtausrufer", "Dämmerung" (Chopin) Musikalischer Ratespiel Notenpapier Verzeichnis musikalischer begriffe