The Intermediate Pianist Book 1

Description

This piano course has been specifically written to help students progress through the tricky intermediate stages of learning the Piano. Through carefully chosen repertoire, quick studies, key technical information and musicianship activities, students will develop the skills that they require. Note-reading will be improved, technique developed and a greater understanding of style and music theory will be gained. The Intermediate Pianist Book 1 is suitable for Grade 3 level pianists and forms part of the Piano Trainer series. This series was the winner of the 2018 Music Teacher Awards for Excellence Best Print Resource.

Contents:

• Getting started: Ode to Styles (Beethoven)
• 1. Learning to swing Quick learn: Black Cat Swing Know your major scales and bass-clef note revision Recital piece: The Bear (Rebikov)
• 2. Using the pedal Technique: Kleine Studie (Schumann) Repertoire: Für Elise Elise (Beethoven)
• 3. Let’s tango Quick learn: Tango Time Recital piece: Por una Cabeza (Gardel) Key signatures and minor scales Recital piece: Sorrow (Bartok)
• 4. Exploring march style Quick learn: March of the Marionettes Repertoire: Soldiers’ March (Schumann) The circle of fifths and treble-clef sight-reading
• 5. All about minuet Repertoire: Minuet in G (attrib. Petzold)
• 6. Learning about lullabies Quick learn: Lullaby Repertoire: Hine e Hine (Trad. Maori) How to give words a rhythm
• 7. Playing jigs Repertoire: Gigue  l’Angloise (Telemann) Finger warm-ups Recital piece: Wow!
• 8. Let’s boogie Quick learn: Eager Beaver Boogie Repertoire: Bubblegum Boogie Recital piece: Arabesque (Burgmüller)
• 9. Getting to know the blues Repertoire: Flying Scotsman Blues
• 10. Concert pieces Quick learn: Menuetto (Hässler) Recital piece: The Toy (Anon.) Recital piece: Menuetto (Scarlatti) Quick learn: Song without Words (Spindler) Recital piece: Rainbow Reflections Recital piece: Sam’s Jam