Learning Piano: Piece by Piece [With 2 CDROMs]
Piece by Piece Includes 2 CDs
Author: Elyse Mach Series: Learning Piano
Preface: UNIT 1. KEYBOARD INSTRUCTION Sitting at the Keyboard; Hand Position Finger Numbers Basic Note Values The Keyboard Dynamics: Distant Shores More Dynamic Signs: Saigon Traffic Using the White Keys Using the Black-Key Groups to Locate White Keys Octave Terms; Legato; Remembering More Terms; Repeat Sign, First and Second Endings; Rock My Soul Ensemble; Sakura Improvisation: Pentatonic Improvisation Rhythms to Read Training the Ear Worksheet Review UNIT 2. PLAYING MELODIES USING DIFFERENT POSITIONS C Five-Finger Position Time Signature: Au Clair de la Lune Slur and Phrase Markings G Five-Finger Position Common Time Sign: C Middle C Position Rests Time Signature: 3/4 Tied Notes; Shepherd's Song ("Pastoral" from Symphony No. 6) Ensemble; Dorian Four Improvisation; Dorian Mode Improvisation Technique UNIT 3. READING MUSIC The Staff and Clefs: Treble Clef Sign, Bass Clef Sign Grand Staff Landmark Pairs Intervals: Melodic and Harmonic Seconds Thirds; Transposition Dynamic Changes; Crescendo, Dimuendo Fourths; Damper Pedal Fifths; Drone Bass Swing: Upbeat and Downbeat; When the Saints Go Marching In Ensemble; Melody Rhythms to Read Training the Ear Worksheet Review UNIT 4. MORE READING BASICS Playing in Various Octaves Fermata Tempo Markings Flat Sign 8va --------; Latin Moves Sharp Sign 8va -------- Ritardando Natural Sign Staccato Accent Sign Shoestring Boogie: More Dynamic Markings Ensemble; Razzle Dazzle; Dal Segno al Fine (D.S. al Fine) Improvisation; Open Fifths Improvisation Technique Rhythms to Read Training the Ear Worksheet Review UNIT 5. MAJOR FIVE-FINGER PATTERNS AND MAJOR TRIADS Half Step Whole Step The Major Five-Finger Pattern Major Triads Five-Finger Patterns and Triads in Major Eighth Notes Ensemble; French Folk Song Improvisation; C Major Five-Finger Melodies to a Drone Bass Accompaniment Technique; The Chromatic Scale Rhythms to Read Training the Ear UNIT 6. MINOR FIVE-FINGER PATTERNS AND MINOR TRIADS The Minor Five-Finger Pattern New Time Signature: 2/4 Minor Triads Five-Finger Patterns and Triads in Major and Minor A Tempo; Aaron's Song Ensemble; La Cinquantine Worksheet Review UNIT 7. HARMONIZING MELODIES Using the C Major and G7 Chords Mary Ann: Using the F Major Chord Playing the C, F, and G7 Chord Progression Dotted Quarter Notes Jingle Bells: Alla breve (c); Kum Ba Yah Changing Five-Finger Positions Perpetual Rock: Time-Clock Blues: The Damper Pedal; Direct Pedaling; Moonlit Sea Scottish Highlands: Ensemble; Canon Harmonizing a Lead-Line Melody Rhythms to Read Training the Ear Worksheet Review UNIT 8. THE MAJOR SCALE READING IN C MAJOR The Major Scale The C Major Scale The Major Scale in Tetrachord Position The C Major Scale in Tetrachord Position Playing the C Major Scale in Contrary Motion Playing the C Major Scale in Parallel Motion Playing an Arpeggio Accompnainment Pattern Ternary Form Classic Twist: Intervals of Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth (Octaves) Sixths Binary Form; Sixth Degree Sevenths Eighths (Octaves) Harmonizing a Lead-Line Melody; Beautiful Brown Eyes Training the Ear Worksheet Review UNIT 9. READING IN G MAJOR The G Major Scale The G Major Scale in Tetrachord Position Playing the G Major Scale in Contrary Motion Playing the G Major Scale in Parallel Motion Using the G Major and D7 Chords Using the C Major Chord in a New Position Playing the G Major, C Major, and D7 Chord Progression Playing a Waltz Accompaniment Pattern; My Hat, It Has Three Corners Russian Dance: En
Designed for non-music majors who want to learn piano 'for the fun of it', this text helps students to achieve basic, functional keyboard skills through the study of easy-to-play arrangements of repertoire - folk, pop, rock, blues, and classical, including 20th-century pieces.
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Preface: UNIT 1. KEYBOARD INSTRUCTION Sitting at the Keyboard; Hand Position Finger Numbers Basic Note Values The Keyboard Dynamics: Distant Shores More Dynamic Signs: Saigon Traffic Using the White Keys Using the Black-Key Groups to Locate White Keys Octave Terms; Legato; Remembering More Terms; Repeat Sign, First and Second Endings; Rock My Soul Ensemble; Sakura Improvisation: Pentatonic Improvisation Rhythms to Read Training the Ear Worksheet Review UNIT 2. PLAYING MELODIES USING DIFFERENT POSITIONS C Five-Finger Position Time Signature: Au Clair de la Lune Slur and Phrase Markings G Five-Finger Position Common Time Sign: C Middle C Position Rests Time Signature: 3/4 Tied Notes; Shepherd's Song ("Pastoral" from Symphony No. 6) Ensemble; Dorian Four Improvisation; Dorian Mode Improvisation Technique UNIT 3. READING MUSIC The Staff and Clefs: Treble Clef Sign, Bass Clef Sign Grand Staff Landmark Pairs Intervals: Melodic and Harmonic Seconds Thirds; Transposition Dynamic Changes; Crescendo, Dimuendo Fourths; Damper Pedal Fifths; Drone Bass Swing: Upbeat and Downbeat; When the Saints Go Marching In Ensemble; Melody Rhythms to Read Training the Ear Worksheet Review UNIT 4. MORE READING BASICS Playing in Various Octaves Fermata Tempo Markings Flat Sign 8va --------; Latin Moves Sharp Sign 8va -------- Ritardando Natural Sign Staccato Accent Sign Shoestring Boogie: More Dynamic Markings Ensemble; Razzle Dazzle; Dal Segno al Fine (D.S. al Fine) Improvisation; Open Fifths Improvisation Technique Rhythms to Read Training the Ear Worksheet Review UNIT 5. MAJOR FIVE-FINGER PATTERNS AND MAJOR TRIADS Half Step Whole Step The Major Five-Finger Pattern Major Triads Five-Finger Patterns and Triads in Major Eighth Notes Ensemble; French Folk Song Improvisation; C Major Five-Finger Melodies to a Drone Bass Accompaniment Technique; The Chromatic Scale Rhythms to Read Training the Ear UNIT 6. MINOR FIVE-FINGER PATTERNS AND MINOR TRIADS The Minor Five-Finger Pattern New Time Signature: 2/4 Minor Triads Five-Finger Patterns and Triads in Major and Minor A Tempo; Aaron's Song Ensemble; La Cinquantine Worksheet Review UNIT 7. HARMONIZING MELODIES Using the C Major and G7 Chords Mary Ann: Using the F Major Chord Playing the C, F, and G7 Chord Progression Dotted Quarter Notes Jingle Bells: Alla breve (c); Kum Ba Yah Changing Five-Finger Positions Perpetual Rock: Time-Clock Blues: The Damper Pedal; Direct Pedaling; Moonlit Sea Scottish Highlands: Ensemble; Canon Harmonizing a Lead-Line Melody Rhythms to Read Training the Ear Worksheet Review UNIT 8. THE MAJOR SCALE READING IN C MAJOR The Major Scale The C Major Scale The Major Scale in Tetrachord Position The C Major Scale in Tetrachord Position Playing the C Major Scale in Contrary Motion Playing the C Major Scale in Parallel Motion Playing an Arpeggio Accompnainment Pattern Ternary Form Classic Twist: Intervals of Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth (Octaves) Sixths Binary Form; Sixth Degree Sevenths Eighths (Octaves) Harmonizing a Lead-Line Melody; Beautiful Brown Eyes Training the Ear Worksheet Review UNIT 9. READING IN G MAJOR The G Major Scale The G Major Scale in Tetrachord Position Playing the G Major Scale in Contrary Motion Playing the G Major Scale in Parallel Motion Using the G Major and D7 Chords Using the C Major Chord in a New Position Playing the G Major, C Major, and D7 Chord Progression Playing a Waltz Accompaniment Pattern; My Hat, It Has Three Corners Russian Dance: En
Designed for non-music majors who want to learn piano 'for the fun of it', this text helps students to achieve basic, functional keyboard skills through the study of easy-to-play arrangements of repertoire - folk, pop, rock, blues, and classical, including 20th-century pieces.
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Designed for non-music majors who want to learn piano "for the fun of it," Learning Piano: Piece by Piece is also ideal for courses in class piano and for individual instruction. This concise and user-friendly book presents materials in an engaging manner and in a logical piece-by-piece progression of difficulty. Offering a rich and well-rounded solo and ensemble repertoire, it enables students to master basic keyboard skills—through the study of fresh, appealing, and easy-to-play arrangements of both traditional and newly created pieces—and provides them with ample opportunities to improvise, transpose, and harmonize. By encouraging students to play music from different time periods, genres, and cultures, Learning Piano: Piece by Piece also inspires musicality and creativity. FEATURES
- Uniquely diverse and global repertoire: Learning Piano: Piece by Piece contains a wealth of musical compositions, from classical (Baroque through the twentieth century) to folk, blues, jazz, boogie, and rock, all in interesting arrangements. It features music that is heard and played around the world, in the United States, France, Germany, Ireland, Scotland, Russia, China, Japan, South America, Mexico, and the Middle East. The nine ensemble pieces include such favorites as "Amazing Grace" and Pachelbel's "Canon in D." An entire unit is devoted to twentieth-century pieces.
- Accessible yet creative instruction: Laid out in an easy-to-follow, piece-by-piece format, the text also integrates numerous fun exercises, like improvising in various styles—pentatonic (creating music reminiscent of Chinese and Japanese tunes), open-fifth "new age," 12-bar blues, and Dorian mode (jazz style).
- Two CDs packaged free with each book, containing almost 100 original orchestrations by renowned composer Phillip Keveren (in both practice and performance tempi) for students to use on their own. These orchestrations are also available on MIDI disks for adopting instructors to use in class.
- Marginal icons in the text direct students to the appropriate track with the orchestration accompaniment on the CDs.
- "Practice Strategies" sections throughout give students the opportunity to practice theory and techniques immediately after they are introduced in the text.
- "On Another Note" boxes provide interesting historical information on the piano, musical styles, and composers, as well as learning tips from performing artists.
- An Instructor's Manual containing suggested lesson plans will be available online.
About the Author
Elyse Mach is Professor of Music at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. She has given concerts throughout Europe and the United States, appearing as a piano soloist with the NBC Symphony and the Netherlandische Philharmonic Broadcasting Orchestra. She has written nine books on piano and
pianists and has been a contributing music critic for the Chicago Sun-Times. She is active as a consultant, clinician, master class teacher, and frequent adjudicator. The first recipient of the Board of Governors Universities Distinguished Professor Award, she has guest lectured at Northwestern, <BR
Learning Piano: Piece by Piece is designed for non-music majors who want to learn piano 'for the fun of it'. Briefer, more user-friendly, and less imposing than traditional texts for group piano courses, this text will enable students to achieve basic, functional keyboard skills through the study of fresh and appealing, easy-to-play arrangements of repertoire - folk, pop, rock, blues, and classical (including 20th-century pieces)
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