FJH Piano Teaching Library

Performance-quality arrangements of seasonal favorites, featuring bold rhythms and lush harmonies. Arranged in a variety of styles, these beautiful melodies are perfect for the intermediate piano stud...

A concise yet comprehensive reference guide for musicians --- carefully researched and accessible. Many individual entries are cross-referenced to larger essay terms for increased contextual understan...

The first of a two-volume reading course designed to enable students of all ages to read music using the three basic patterns of step, skip, and repeat. Book I contains: basic instructional material w...

Covello's simple yet ingenious approach to basic music reading is expanded in Book 2 to include hands-together playing. Sequential and methodical, the second installment of this unique reading course...

This extraordinary collection of elementary piano solos features music written for one hand alone that can just as readily be performed with the other hand! Each of these short, creative pieces allows...

Students of all ages will enjoy the variety of jazz, blues, and swing styles while they enhance their performance repertoire. Includes: The Saints Go Swingin' In (When The Saints Go Marching In); Gree...

Keys to Success integrates technique, improvisation, transposition, ear training, sightreading, and original repertoire into the study of each key. This book is arranged in 15 units, one for each majo...

Kevin Olson’s Keys to Success series continues with Book 2, similarly arranged in 15 units, this time one for each minor key. (Enharmonic keys are also included.) Technique, improvisation, transpositi...

For piano students who have never played jazz, this fascinating book offers invaluable technical and musical ideas for the development of jazz style. It includes original jazz pieces as well as tradit...

This outstanding collection continues Kevin Olson’s Jazzed Up! series with an all-new set of classical standards, arranged in his unique style with familiar jazz, pop, or rock sounds. Contents include...

Featuring artistic student/teacher duets for beginning students of all ages, Five-Finger Photographs in Black and White is an exceptional collection of six five-finger pieces. Written in a variety of...

Keys to Success integrates technique, improvisation, transposition, ear training, sight-reading, and original repertoire into the study of each key. This book is arranged in fifteen units (one for eac...

Delightful beginning-level pieces from Europe, Asia, Africa, and North and South America. All arrangements are written in Middle C position, and include optional teacher duets. Superb for use as sight...

Contents include: Oh! Susanna; Lavender's Blue; The Glendy Burk; When Johnny Comes Marching Home; My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean; Hushabye (All the Pretty Little Horses).

This enjoyable collection is arranged for the beginning pianist who has some knowledge of accidentals and simple meters. Most pieces are in Middle C position with occasional hand position changes. Fea...

Each song is presented with a fascinating description of its origin. Beautifully written teacher accompaniments enhance the appeal. Contents Include: Sandy Maloney; Ringa, Ringa, Raja; The Peanut Song...

Explore some of the most beloved Hebrew melodies that celebrate Chanukah and Passover, as well as other folk traditions. The arrangements in this collection, written for the early-elementary pianist,...

Arranged especially for the upper elementary-level pianist, these arrangements may be played and enjoyed by anyone interested in exploring Hebrew music. Contains teacher accompaniments and a special g...

An appealing collection of favorite Joplin piano rags, arranged for the intermediate performer. Features pedaling and articulation marks, and helpful notes on teaching ragtime style.

Includes: Rock the Halls (Deck the Halls), In Heavenly Peace (Silent Night), Jingle Blues (Jingle Bells), In Excelsis Deo (Angels We Have Heard on High), Ballad of the Kings (We Three Kings), Tidings...

A collection of expressive solos designed to give students a creative opportunity to experience freedom and exploration through the art of improvisation. Each solo is provided with beginning instructi...

Book 2 expands upon the concepts from Book 1 that teach improvisational techniques. Some of the techniques covered in Book 2 are: utilizing intervals of a second, third, fourth, and fifth; pentascales...

The newest addition to Kevin Olson's popular Jazzed Up! Christmas series offers challenging and fun arrangements for the advanced level student. A wide range of styles is presented, from gospel swing...

A treasure of Catholic Hymns selected and arranged for the beginning pianist. All arrangements are in easy 5-finger positions, many in Middle C Position. Optional teachers duets are included. Illustra...

Contents include: Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen; Go Down, Moses; I Want to be Ready; Swing Low, Sweet Chariot; Somebody's Knocking at Your Door; Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child.