Fred Kern

Piano Practice Games present imaginative ways to introduce pieces in Piano Lessons by coordinating technique, concepts, and creativity with the actual music in the lessons book. These preparation acti...

Book 2 opens with a new My Own Song improvisation on CDEFG. Unit 1 introduces phrasing and legato touch, and also presents harmonic 2nds and 3rds with staccato touch. The following two units are dedic...

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 e...

This first book in a series of five piano technique books presents short, 4-measure exercises with helpful text imagery (Warm-Ups), and brief etudes. The skills emphasized in the Warm-Ups are given a...

Piano Technique Book 4 builds upon technical skills mastered in previous levels. Book 4 includes Warm-Ups and Etudes that help students gain technical facility for scales, blocked and broken chords in...

Piano Technique Book 5 expands the skills emphasized in Piano Technique Book 4. Through engaging Warm-Ups and Etudes, students are encouraged to explore diatonic and chromatic scales, chords, inversio...

From the very first lessons in Book 1, students are making music as they explore the piano keyboard through fun improvisation pieces called My Own Song. The beginning of the book introduces finger num...

Students will relish the chance to play one of Bach's most beloved melodies-appropriate for recitals, church services, and wedding ceremonies. Correlates with Hal Leonard Student Piano Library Level 5...

Includes 11 songs students know and love, carefully graded and arranged for piano solo with great teacher accompaniments. Orchestrated accompaniments by Phillip Keveren at both practice and performanc...

Six quintessential Joplin rags arranged by Fred Kern: Bethena (Concert Waltz) - The Entertainer - Maple Leaf Rag - Pineapple Rag - Pleasant Moments (Ragtime Waltz) - Swipesy (Cake Walk).