9 Colorful Piano Solos for Early Intermediate Pianists - Book 4 of the Five-Star Solos series provides a wide variety of pieces to teachers and early intermediate-level students. An array of styles, colors, tempos, and moods are included. Ballads, waltzes, Latin pieces, contemporary sounds, and "showstoppers" all combine to make teaching fun and exciting. Students will be rewarded with music that sets them apart from the crowd. Titles: Around ...
6 Colorful Piano Solos for Late Intermediate Pianists - Book 6 of the Five-Star Solos series provides a wide variety of pieces to teachers and late intermediate-level students. An array of styles, colors, tempos, and moods are included. Ballads, waltzes, Latin pieces, contemporary sounds, and "showstoppers" all combine to make teaching fun and exciting. Students will be rewarded with music that sets them apart from the crowd. Titles: Distant T...
7 Colorful Piano Solos for Intermediate Pianists - Book 5 of the Five-Star Solos series provides a wide variety of pieces to teachers and intermediate-level students. An array of styles, colors, tempos, and moods are included. Ballads, waltzes, Latin pieces, contemporary sounds, and "showstoppers" all combine to make teaching fun and exciting. Students will be rewarded with music that sets them apart from the crowd. Titles: Arietta in G Major ...
Alfred's Premier Piano Course Level 5 lets students develop their rhythm skills using sixteenth notes in 3/8 and 6/8 time. A special focus is a stylistic introduction to the Baroque and Classical masterworks. Additional pieces range from lyrical ballads and jazz styles to arrangements of familiar classic and folk themes. New concepts introduced include augmented triads, grace notes and additional scales and keys. Each piece on the CD was recor...
Continuing the expansion of note-reading skills begun in Levels 1A2A, this book includes melodic and harmonic 7ths and octaves to aid the student with moving freely around the keyboard. New items include the introduction of C and G major scales, as well as three-note V7 chords in C and G. Dotted quarter and eighth-note rhythm patterns are added to other rhythms of gradually increasing complexity. Each piece on the CD was recorded at a performa...
Beautifully presented and intelligently paced, the Lesson Books combine unusually attractive music and lyrics. The books feature note reading, rhythm reading, sight-reading and technical workouts. Each piece on the CD was recorded at a performance tempo and a slower practice tempo.
The goal of this series is to introduce students to the rhythms, harmonies and other unique characteristics of jazz. Students will be motivated by the variety of styles and sounds that have that special Dennis Alexander sound. From lyrical melodies to infectious rhythms and harmonies, playing jazz styles has never been more fun! Titles: Cool Dude! * Jazz Nocturne in Bb Major * New Year's Waltz * Only Time Will Tell * Ragtime Boogie Blues * Sto...
The goal of this series is to introduce students to the rhythms, harmonies and other unique characteristics of jazz. Students will be motivated by the variety of styles and sounds that have that special Dennis Alexander sound. From lyrical melodies to infectious rhythms and harmonies, playing jazz styles has never been more fun! Titles: Always and Forever * Barclay Street Blues * Double Duty * In My Own Space * Jazz at Five * A Million Miles A...
The contents of this book have been personally selected by Dennis Alexander as some of his all-time favorite sheet music solos. Many of the solos are among the most requested by piano teachers and students alike. The varied styles of each piece makes this book a valuable supplement to most piano methods. This book contains 7 late intermediate to early advanced pieces including: Danse Humoresque * Journey of the Heart * Reverie in F Minor * Ser...
This book contains familiar motivational pieces for the holiday season using the same concepts introduced in the corresponding Premier Piano Express Book. Titles: Auld Lang Syne * Deck the Halls * Gesù Bambino (The Infant Jesus) * It Came Upon the Midnight Clear * Jingle Bells * Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming * March (from The Nutcracker) * Silent Night * Still, Still, Still * Waltz of the Flowers (from The Nutcracker) * We Wish You a Merry Chri...
This book contains familiar motivational pieces for the holiday season using the same concepts introduced in the corresponding Premier Piano Express Book. Titles: Away in a Manger * Deck the Halls * The First Noel * God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen * Good King Wenceslas * Hark! the Herald Angels Sing * Jingle Bells * Joy to the World * O Come, All Ye Faithful * O Little Town of Bethlehem * Russian Dance (Trépak) (from The Nutcracker) * Silent Nigh...
This book contains familiar motivational pieces for the holiday season using the same concepts introduced in the corresponding Premier Piano Express Book. It can also be used with any method as soon as students begin reading on the grand staff. Teacher duet accompaniments are included for an enhanced musical experience. Titles: Angels We Have Heard on High * Away in a Manger * Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy (from The Nutcracker) * Deck the Hall...
As with all Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course materials, the Duet Books correlate exactly with Lesson Books 1 and 2. The duet parts are delightful accompaniments which serve to enhance the student's part. Adults will find the pieces fun to play, musically rewarding and very motivational.
Correlated page-for-page with the Lesson Book, each new musical concept is reinforced through fun-filled writing, listening and playing exercises. With games and puzzles added to compositional and creative activities, students retain concepts more easily and learn more thoroughly.
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 Thi...
The completion of a Lesson Book and graduating to the next level is a very important step in the growth of a piano student. At times, it is beneficial to take a short break to play some new pieces that use the skills recently perfected. The Graduation Books contain captivating solos that students can perform without having to learn something new. Because the students will know everything needed to play any piece in their level, they may play t...
Technique 3 continues and expands on the technical and artistic tools learned in Technique books 1A, 1B, 2A, and 2B. The four new Technique Tools introduced are: changing fingers on repeated notes, double-note shifts, contracting the hand, and ovals. Artistic Etudes showcase a student's technique in an expressive musical setting, and Hands-Together Workshops focus on developing the skills necessary for coordinating hands-together playing. Mast...
