Alfred’s Premier Piano Lesson Book 1A (Premier Piano Course)
March 20, 2012 by revoe
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Alfred’s Premier Piano Lesson Book 1A (Premier Piano Course)
- Book Pages: 64
- By Dennis Alexander, Gayle Kowalchyk, E. L. Lancaster, Victoria McArthur, and Martha Mier
- Format Book
Beautifully presented and intelligently paced, the Lesson Book combines unusually attractive music and lyrics. The book features note reading, rhythm reading, sight-reading and technical workouts. While most teachers find CD recordings very useful at the lesson and for home practice, others prefer not to use the CDs. To accommodate all teachers, this version of Premier Piano Course Lesson Book 1A does not have a CD included.
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Attractive music, clear concepts,
I use this series almost exclusively in my teaching, and have been very pleased with the results. The musical selections are attractive and interesting, and the new concepts are introduced in a clear and easily understandable way.
Level 1B takes students from the point of being able to read steps and skips on the grand staff through intervals (2nds through 5ths), and then on to reading sharps and flats. Hands together playing, as well as the principals of staccato and legato are introduced. New rhythm patterns are used, particularly focusing on rests in the middle of measures.
The thing I particularly love about this series is its emphasis on world music. This particular book includes selections such as “In Old Hong Kong,” “Russian Folk Tale,” and “Egyptian Pyramids,” which all have distinct ethnic flavors. I’ve found that these world music sounds are intriguing and motivating for students.
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|Premier Piano Course Lesson Book, BK 1B,
I purchased the book for my daughter since she is in conservatory. The book is very self explanatory and works well for children 5 – 10 years of age.
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|Growing young musicians!,
I won’t repeat what the general description says- I thoroughly agree! I would add that most songs in this series are solid stand-alone solos, and also feature beautifully scored teacher duets, which afford the students weekly opportunities to make live music with another musician!! The teacher duets are in the tradition of the classics (often based on specific and named classical pieces), jazz, and eclectic accompaniment styles, so the student’s musical taste is further developed. Slam dunk!
One more note about duets: teachers, our part is a tad more complicated than the accompaniments, say, in the same level of Faber. I find a quick run through the night before lesson day is helpful (but so worth it!)
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