Helen Marlais

This two-volume collection of preludes contains short character pieces with a wide range of emotional expression and a wide range of technical demands from intermediate to advanced. The performer may...

Contents include: Daydreams (Miller); Marshmallow Rag (Massoud); Emerald Toccata (Massoud); Full Moon Serenade (Matz); Shanghai Shuffle (Costley); Cuban Nights (Olson); Bayou Boogaloo (McLean); Russia...

In Book 3, students will get to experience duets written using eighth notes, five-finger patterns, cut time, patterns that extend from a five-finger position, and many more new musical concepts. This...

This Early Intermediate level book utilizes dotted-quarter notes followed by eighth notes and sixteenth notes, one-octave arpeggios in one hand, and an introduction to the blues style. This book is a...

In Grade 4 of Succeeding at the Piano students continue to cultivate musicianship and a passion for playing piano! New concepts are: triads and inversions; two octave scales; the circle of fifths; dom...

Focus on fabulous repertoire to motivate your students! These first two books in a new series introduce elementary level students to recital performance, with original, engaging pieces by outstanding...

The outstanding FJH composers of Book 1 return to further engage and challenge more experienced elementary students in Book 2 of In Recital Throughout the Year. New musical concepts are introduced (le...

In this third In Recital collection, Judith Strickland joins us, with a lyrical solo, Autumn Colors. The repertoire features arrangements of Puccini's O mio babbino caro, Beethoven's Allegretto, from...

In Book 4, we welcome contributions by Martín Cuéllar (a lyrical etude), David Karp (a Halloween piece and an equal-part duet), and Kevin Costley (an arrangement of America the Beautiful), along with...

In Recital Book 5 opens with an expressive Notturno by Valerie Roth Roubos, affording the chance to demonstrate beautifully sustained legato line, and other accomplishments, learned in earlier books....

Some of the most rewarding In Recital music is here in the final book of Volume One! Melody Bober leads off with a lyrical solo. Kevin Olson then offers a Toccata and Fugue arrangement and later, a ja...

In the Every Day plan for Book 1B, students learn key and time signature recognition; how to count basic rhythms in time signatures of 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4; interval recognition starting on and around th...

In the Every Day plan for Book 2A, students learn key and time signature recognition; how to count basic rhythms that include eighth notes; interval and pattern recognition through major five-finger p...

In the Every Day plan for Book 3A, students learn and practice different rhythmic activities with accent markings, focusing on the dotted quarter note rhythm followed by eighth notes. Tonic and domina...

In Book 3B of this distinctive series, new concepts carefully interweave with reviewed concepts to further the students’ knowledge and hone their sight-reading abilities. Some of the concepts reviewed...

In Book 4A of this outstanding series, Helen Marlais along with Kevin Olson, provide students with creative, structured lessons and activities to further develop their sight reading abilities. New con...

In Book 4B of this outstanding series, Helen Marlais along with Kevin Olson, provide students with creative and structured lessons to further develop their sight reading and rhythm abilities. New conc...

In Book 5 of the Sight Reading & Rhythm Every Day series, students learn about compound meters and cut time, chords and their inversions, and new music terms including dolce, meno, and sempre. Also, B...

Book 6 of Sight Reading & Rhythm Every Day reinforces previous skills and adds new skills such as reading sixteenth-note rhythms in several different keys and includes combinations of rhythms such as...

Book 1 of In Recital Vol. Two offers tips on recital preparation, a friendly practice guide and schedule, a checklist for playing before an audience, and "Steps for a Winning Performance," as part of...

Book 2 of In Recital Vol. Two offers tips on recital preparation, a friendly practice guide and schedule, an "Imagine Your Performance" feature, and an "After the Recital" review, as part of a continu...

Book 3 of In Recital Vol. Two offers tips on recital preparation, a friendly practice guide and schedule, a "2 weeks, 2 tips" feature, and "Steps for a Winning Performance," as part of an ongoing disc...

Book 4 of In Recital Vol. Two offers tips on recital preparation, a "Preparing for Success" practice guide, a "Creating a Story" feature, and "During and After the Recital," as part of a progressive d...

Book 5 of In Recital Vol. Two offers tips on recital preparation, a "Calendar for Success" practice guide to set goals, performance strategies for before and the day of the recital, and "Practicing wi...

Book 6 of In Recital Vol. Two offers tips on recital preparation, advice on "Managing Performance Jitters," the "Bull's Eye" practice strategy, and a guide to "What Makes a Performance Stellar?" as pa...