Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Course is designed for use with a piano instructor for the beginning student looking for a truly complete piano course. It is a greatly expanded version of Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course that will include lesson, theory, and technique in a convenient, "all-in-one" format. This comprehensive course adds such features as isometric hand exercises, finger strengthening drills, and written assignments that reinforce each lesson's concepts. There is a smooth, logical progression between each lesson, a thorough explanation of chord theory and playing styles, and...

This diversified collection guides students to develop stylistic performances of Bach's keyboard works. Among the 27 selections are numerous menuets, short preludes and suite movements. The introductory material contains an excellent discussion of ornamentation, rhythm, articulation, tempo and dynamics in the keyboard music of this master composer.

Scale, chord, arpeggio and cadence studies in all major and minor keys presented in a convenient two-page format. Includes an in-depth 12 page explanation that leads to complete understanding of the fundamentals of major and minor scales, chords, arpeggios and cadences plus a clear explanation of scale degrees and a two-page guide to fingering the scales and arpeggios. In addition, several -enrichment options- are provided with exercises such as harmonizing scales, accelerating scales expanding scales and much more
These excellent all-inclusive books teach scales, chords, arpeggios, and...

Popular Christmas carols are arranged in graded order with optional duet parts to provide pleasure and satisfaction during the Christmas season for students using Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course. Titles: Angels We Have Heard on High * The First Noel * God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen * Go, Tell It on the Mountain * Here We Come A-Caroling * It Came Upon the Midnight Clear * Jingle Bells * Jolly Old Saint Nicholas * O Christmas Tree * O Come, All Ye Faithful * Pat-a-Pan * Silent Night * Still, Still, Still * Up on the Housetop * We Three Kings of Orient Are * We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

The Universal Edition is designed for all English-speaking countries outside of the United States, including Canada, the U. K., and Australia. This edition uses the British system of terminology for rhythmic values such as "crotchet" for quarter note.

The Universal Edition is designed for all English-speaking countries outside of the United States, including Canada, the U. K., and Australia. This edition uses the British system of terminology for rhythmic values such as "crotchet" for quarter note. This course is most effective when used under the direction of a piano teacher or experienced musician.

Numerous selections from Schumann's Album for the Young have long been favorites of intermediate students, and few collections fail to include the Soldier's March, the Happy Farmer or the Wild Horseman. This historically informed edition of the entire collection clearly differentiates the markings of the first edition from Clara Schumann's later-edited version. Discussions of ornamentation and the collection's origin are also included.