Piano Methods for Beginners

Theory provides page by page support for each concept introduced in Lessons so that theoretical knowledge keeps pace with performance skill. The study of music theory is an integral part of a complete...

Technic provides page by page support of the technical skills introduced in Lessons. Each new exercise isolates one element of piano technic, giving the student a chance to focus on each specific skil...

Performance offers students an opportunity to apply what they have learned in Lessons. The variety of folk songs, familiar tunes, original music, and classical literature is ideal for use in recitals...

The Standard of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method Books 1 & 2 combine a strong performance-centered approach with music theory, music history, ear training, listening, composition, improvisation, a...

This thorough method gently leads the student, step-by-step, through basic keyboard fundamentals, reinforced by related artwork and activities. Multi-key reading is introduced gradually throughout the...

Each book contains parallel theory instruction, correlated unit-by-unit with the materials in the corresponding Piano Lessons book. Writing, playing, and ear-training drills isolate and reinforce conc...

An excellent beginner book that provides reading work in Middle C and C major five-finger positions. Introduces music fundamentals such as the keyboard, rhythm, and notation. The tonic chord carefully...

Theory and Technic provides parallel theory and technic instruction correlated with the Traditional Primer. Writing and playing drills reinforce musical concepts, and exercises are included to develop...

Features music of Bach, Clementi, Kabalevsky, Mendelssohn, and Bastien, with additional pieces of Purcell, Scarlatti, Beethoven, Haydn, Elmenreich, Grieg, Schumann, and Khachaturian. Emphasizes orname...

Emphasizes exercises in major and minor keys. Also works with key signatures, intervals, scales, augmented and diminishes triads, triads of major and minor scales, dominant seventh chords, and cadence...

Provides a nice balance between studying musical forms and continuing work in scales and triads. Also presents figured bass, modulation (secondary dominant), musical textures, and music terms.

Provides expanded work with intervals, scales, triads, musical forms, figured bass, modulation, and musical textures. Also includes a comprehensive presentation of ornamentation.

Contains exercises and etudes for improving facility in phrasing, scales, broken chords, rotation, hand position shifts, double notes, and chromatic scales. Represents works of composers such as Czern...