Premier Piano Course Christmas Book 2a

The appealing repertoire with charming lyrics further reinforces and enhances the learning of new musical concepts introduced in the Lesson Book. Includes attractive music created by internationally acclaimed composers in a variety of styles, plus tips on how to perform more musically. Each piece on the CD was recorded at a performance tempo and a slower practice tempo The audio for this book is also available for download here The music from this book is available in the Piano Maestro app that's downloadable here. Learn more About JoyTunes, the maker of Piano Maestro here.

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 audio recordings very useful at the lesson and for home practice, others prefer not to use the audio. To accommodate all teachers, this version of Alfred's Premier Piano Course Lesson Book 2A does not have audio included.

Familiar motivational pieces for the holiday season using the same concepts introduced in the corresponding Premier Piano Course Lesson Book. Titles: * Away in a Manger * Deck the Halls / Sing We Now of Christmas Medley * The First Noel * Frosty the Snowman * Hark! The Herald Angels Sing * The Holly and the Ivy * Jingle Bells * Joy to the World * Pat-a-Pan * Silent Night

The appealing repertoire with charming lyrics further reinforces and enhances the learning of new musical concepts introduced in the Lesson Book. Includes attractive music created by internationally acclaimed composers in a variety of styles, plus tips on how to perform more musically. Each piece was recorded at a performance tempo and a slower practice tempo. The audio for this book is also available for download here The music from this book is available in the Piano Maestro app that's downloadable here. Learn more About JoyTunes, the maker of Piano Maestro here."

Familiar motivational pieces for the holiday season using the same concepts introduced in the corresponding Lesson Book. Some pieces contain teacher duet accompaniments for an enhanced musical experience. Titles: * Arabian Dance (from The Nutcracker Suite) * Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella * Carol of the Bells * Ding, Dong Merrily on High * It Came Upon the Midnight Clear * Jingle Bells * The Little Drummer Boy * O Come, All Ye Faithful * Over the River and Through the Woods * Up on the Housetop * We Wish You a Merry Christmas. 24 pages.

The unique At-Home Book contributes greatly to a student's success. When used by parents during practice time, it can make a dramatic difference in the student's musical learning. All parents-with or without musical knowledge-will be able to participate. It's like having a second teacher at home. Each At-Home Book includes Assignment Pages, Parent Pages, and an engaging story for students and parents.

Technique 2A continues and expands on the technical and artistic tools learned in Technique books 1A and 1B. The seven new Technique Tools introduced are: dynamic shaping, crossing over the thumb, solid-sounding chords, two-note slurs, seamless melodies, balance between melody and accompaniment, and damper pedal footwork. Artistic Etudes showcase a student’s technique in an expressive musical setting, and Hands-Together Workshops focus on developing the skills necessary for coordinating hands-together playing. Each page in the Technique Book correlates with a specific page in the Lesson Book.

Familiar motivational pieces for the holiday season using the same concepts introduced in the corresponding Premier Piano Course Lesson Book. Titles: * Angels We Have Heard on High * Auld Lang Syne * Gesu Bambino (The Infant Jesus) * It Came Upon the Midnight Clear * Jingle Bells * Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! * March (from The Nutcracker) * O Christmas Tree * What Child Is This?