Pretime Piano Kids Songs Primer Level

(Faber Piano Adventures ). PreTime Piano Kids' Songs is a collection of songs that brings special joy to children. The simplicity, humor, and charm of the selections will enhance the enjoyment of beginning piano for students and parents alike. After all, many of these songs have been passed down from generation to generation: A-Tisket, A-Tasket * Bingo * The Dwarfs' Yodel Song (The Silly Song) * Happy Birthday to You * Mail Myself to You * Mickey Mouse March * On Top of Spaghetti * The Train Song * Winnie the Pooh. The PreTime Piano series provides the earliest level of reading for the beginning pianist. There are no dotted rhythms and eighth notes are used only sparingly. Tasteful illustrations and use of color add to the charm of the books.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Familiar orchestral, operatic and other non-keyboard classical themes arranged for the primer-level pianist. No eighth notes or dotted rhythms are used and the hands remain in middle C position. Pieces include: Ode to Joy (from the 9th Symphony) (Beethoven) * Morning (from Peer Gynt Suite ) (Grieg) * Bridal Chorus (from the opera Lohengrin ) (Wagner) * Theme from the "London" Symphony (Haydn) * Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke) * A Little Night Music (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik) (Mozart) * Shepherd's Song ("Pastoral" from Symphony No. 6) (Beethoven).

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Well-loved folk songs arranged in middle C position with no eighth notes or dotted rhythms, providing the earliest level reading for the beginning pianist. Contents include: Yankee Doodle * The Muffin Man * London Bridge * The Wheels on the Bus * Eensie Weensie Spider * Baa! Baa! Black Sheep * On the Bridge * Hush, Little Baby * Alouette * Shoo, Fly * Pop! Goes the Weasel * Row, Row, Row Your Boat.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). PreTime Piano Music from China is a colorful selection of folk songs and original Chinese works arranged at just the right level for the beginning pianist. Primer students meet LeLe the musical panda who playfully guides them through writing activities and discovery questions. Teacher duets provide support with harmonic richness and steady rhythms. Unique at each level of the series, a picture tour of China offers a visual sampling of history and culture. In addition, a duet improvisation and guided composition exercise draw students creatively into the Chinese sound. Songs include: The Bride's Farewell * Come Here Quickly * March Song (Gong Mode) * March Song (Yu Mode) * Ping-Pong Song * Shepherd's Song * The Young Pioneer Has Departed.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). 12 songs carefully graded for students to enjoy, including: Colors of the Wind * Eleanor Rigby * La Bamba * The Lion Sleeps Tonight * Pachelbel Canon * Star Wars * and more.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). An exciting collection for the elementary pianist that offers performance pieces "with a challenge." As the title "Gold Star" suggests, these pieces are especially appropriate for recitals and other musical events. The long awaited addition to the Piano Adventures series contains songs and pieces like: Pterodactyls, Really Neat * Cartoon Stories * Squinchy-Pinchy Shoes * Roller Skate Ride * and more. Includes online access to Gold Star Performance audio for both listening and play-along.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). This book is a treasury of the most popular and most requested masterworks of Western music. The selections are taken from original non-keyboard sources and arranged to create a "big" sound while remaining within the intermediate level. Contents include: Arioso (from Cantata No. 156) by J.S. Bach * Canon in D by Pachelbel * Danse Macabre by Saint-Saens * The Great Gate of Kiev (from Pictures at an Exhibition ) by Mussorgsky * Habanera (from the opera Carmen ) by Bizet * Hornpipe (from Water Music ) by Handel * Hungarian Dance No. 5 by Brahms * Liebesfreud by Kreisler * Rondeau (from Suite de Symphonies No. 1 ) by Mouret * Russian Sailor's Dance (from the opera Sadko ) by Rimsky-Korsakov * Spring Song by Mendelssohn * Tales from the Vienna Woods (Opus 325) by J. Strauss, Jr. * Theme from Symphony No. 40 by Mozart.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). PlayTime Piano Kids' Songs is a collection of popular songs that brings special joy to children. The songs are arranged primarily in stationary hand positions. Where the student moves out of position, a circled finger number will help show the change. The book's appealing melodies are excellent for reinforcing note names and interval recognition. The simplicity, humor, and charm of the selections will enhance the enjoyment of early piano for students and parents alike. Songs include: C Is for Cookie * Let's Go Fly a Kite * Bob the Builder * Scooby Doo Main Title * and more.