Piano Course B The Blue Book
Szkoła gry na fortepianie dla dzieci Johna Schauma składa się z dziewięciu części. Część B, z okładką o kolorze niebieskim jest trzecią częścią z kolei. Kurs obejmuje szeroki wachlarz zagadnień techniczncych wprowadzając je progresywnie i popierając wieloma poszerzającymi repertuar utworami, zarówno skomponowanymi przez autora specjalnie dla dzieci, jak i prostymi utworami muzyki poważnej (Mozart, Bach, Schumann).
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