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A medium-slow, thought-provoking praise and worship hymn which focuses on the cross and sacrificial love of Jesus. Easy to learn and, though very appropriate for Easter, is also well-suited for any time of the year. Additionally, it is an excellent educational tool for keyboardists who are learning to read and improvise lead sheets.
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With its quirky broken carousel sounds, this early-elementary solo will be a delight for beginning pianists. It features Middle C position and a fun optional teacher duet. It is also a National Federation of Music Clubs choice composition for the "One-hand Piano" category as it works for either right or left hand alone.
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Sunset Rose is an intermediate piano solo that features a smooth, right-hand melody accompanied primarily by broken chords in the left hand. It is a highly appropriate composition for one who needs something that is not too difficult, yet still sounds mature. The ideal pedaling for this piece would be to half pedal, which means depressing the sustain pedal only half of the way down as opposed to all the way. This is so that the dampers touch the strings only slightly, giving a warm, legato sound that is not too blurred. The half-pedal technique is considered to be an advanced pedal technique, so, if it is too frustrating for the intermediate student to half pedal, a full pedal technique is acceptable and will still achieve a nice effect. Measures 8, 16, 40, 48 and 72 are to be played cleanly, which requires either pedaling each beat or using no pedal at all. I hope you enjoy the opportunity to make this composition as lovely as the sunset rose itself! ~ Loretta Pritchard
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Treat your pre-reading students to an adventurous first Christmas book! Young players will be delighted with familiar carols such as “O Christmas Tree” as well as new favorites including “Rudolph’s Little Brother” and “I Love My Candy Cane!” The My First Piano Adventure® “friends” make snowmen, ride a big sleigh, and enjoy candy canes together. First players will benefit from the clean presentation of pre-reading notation and festive teacher duets. The Christmas Music Calendar encourages students to count down the days until Christmas!
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Contents Include:
- Ode to Joy (from the 9th Symphony) – Beethoven
- Morning (from Peer Gynt Suite) – Grieg
- Bridal Chorus (from the opera Lohengrin) – Wagner
- Theme from the “London” Symphony – Haydn
- Horn Call (from Concerto No. 2 for Horn) – Mozart
- Trumpet Voluntary – Clarke
- The Can-Can (from Orpheus in the Underworld) – Offenbach
- A Little Night Music (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik) – Mozart
- Shepherd’s Song (“Pastoral” from Symphony No. 6) – Beethoven
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Christmas is an exciting time for the “musical friends” in Christmas Book C! Students play joyful melodies such as “Dance around the Christmas Tree” and “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” as they continue to build pianistic skill and a love of music. Teacher duets expose students to more sophisticated rhythms and harmonies.
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Theory is the theory workbook portion of the Bastien Piano Basics course. Each book contains written work and some short pieces to reinforce the concepts presented in Piano. Games, puzzles, and colorful illustrations make learning fun! Your students will gain a better understanding of the music they are playing, and they will learn more easily when theory instruction is a regular part of their piano studies. Each page is carefully correlated with Piano, Performance, and Technic.
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Performance is the Bastien Piano Basics solo collection series. The enjoyable variety of original tunes, folk songs, and pop styles will spice up piano study, and the delightfully colorful artwork will give students a lift! Each of these solos is designed for study as well as performance for family, friends, or recital audiences. Each page is carefully correlated with Piano, Theory, and Technic. Extremely appealing to today's students, and convenient for busy teachers!
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Performance is the Bastien Piano Basics solo collection series. The enjoyable variety of original tunes, folk songs, and pop styles will spice up piano study, and the delightfully colorful artwork will give students a lift! Each of these solos is designed for study as well as performance for family, friends, or recital audiences. Each page is carefully correlated with Piano, Theory, and Technic. Extremely appealing to today's students, and convenient for busy teachers!
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Technic is the Bastien Piano Basics technic development series. Use the practical warm-up exercises to start lessons and practice sessions. Original works by James Bastien, and graded etudes by masters such as Schmitt, Czerny, Hanon, and Lemoine reinforce technic. Each page is carefully correlated with Piano, Performance, and Theory. Your students will develop dependable technic from the very beginning.
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Theory is the theory workbook portion of the Bastien Piano Basics course. Each book contains written work and some short pieces to reinforce the concepts presented in Piano. Games, puzzles, and colorful illustrations make learning fun! Your students will gain a better understanding of the music they are playing, and they will learn more easily when theory instruction is a regular part of their piano studies. Each page is carefully correlated with Piano, Performance, and Technic.