Lesson Book & CD: Premier Piano Course, Lesson Book 3 is now available with a CD! Each piece on the CD was recorded at a performance tempo and a slower practice tempo. Level 3 students will be playing syncopated, dotted and swing rhythms with ease. Up-tempo, original pieces with clever twists smoothly incorporate new concepts including: pass-under and cross-over scale fingerings; the chromatic scale; IV chords in C, G, F, D; 1st and 2nd endings; and ledger lines above and below the staff. 48 pages.
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Theory Book: Students are finding the Theory Books in Premier Piano Course not only fun to do but very helpful in reinforcing new materials introduced in the Lesson Book. The Learning Links included in the Theory Book relate to learning more about important subjects found in the music and lyrics in the Lesson Book making for a more rounded education. Continued from previous Theory Books are Fun Zones, Now Hear This (ear training), and Now Play This (sight reading exercises) which add additional reinforcement to written theory.
Technique: Technique 3 continues and expands on the technical and artistic tools learned in Technique books 1A, 1B, 2A, and 2B. The four new Technique Tools introduced are: changing fingers on repeated notes, double-note shifts, contracting the hand, and ovals. Artistic Etudes showcase a students technique in an expressive musical setting, and Hands-Together Workshops focus on developing the skills necessary for coordinating hands-together playing. Masterwork Etudes provide training to play standard masterworks. Each page in the Technique Book correlates with a specific page in the Lesson Book.
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Performance: Students in Level 3 will be playing syncopated, dotted and swing rhythms with ease. Up-tempo, original pieces with clever twists smoothly incorporate new concepts such as: pass-under and cross-over scale fingerings; the chromatic scale; IV chords in C, G, F, D; and ledger lines above and below the staff. The all-new music includes jazzy selections, classical adaptations, marches, contemporary pieces and more.
Pop & Movie Hits: Your students favorite pop and movie hits have been arranged to correlate with Lesson Book 3. Titles: Baby * Breakaway * Bridge Over Troubled Water * California, Here I Come * Colors of the Wind * Dont Stop Believin * Looking Back (Love Theme from Glee) * Raindrops Keep Fallin on My Head * Someday My Prince Will Come * Somewhere My Love (Laras Theme) * Splish Splash * Wipe Out.
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Jazz, Rag & Blues: Premier Piano Course, Jazz, Rags & Blues 3 includes original pieces that reinforce concepts introduced in Lesson Book 3. Popular composer Martha Mier has composed all new music in a variety of styles, including ragtime, boogie, and jazz. The pieces in the book correlate page by page with the materials in Lesson Book 3. A Federation Festivals 2020-2024 selection. A Federation Festivals 2024-2028 selection.
Duet Book: Alfreds Premier Piano Course, Duet 3 includes motivational music that reinforces concepts introduced in Lesson 3. These duets for one piano, four hands continue the strong pedagogical focus of the course while providing the enjoyment of playing with a friend or family member. Written by Americas leading pedagogical composers, these duets contain equally leveled parts for secondo and primo. Within each duet, melodic material is shared between the parts. Styles and forms include a ballad, a tarantella, a waltz, a showstopper, a Spanish-style piece, as well as an arrangement of a famous opera aria. Titles: Chasing the Wind (Robert D. Vandall) * Festivale (Melody Bober) * Habanera (Carol Matz) * Just Chillin Out (Martha Mier) * Northern Sky (Wynn-Anne Rossi) * Sunrise Samba (Mike Springer) * Tarantella Spiritoso (Dennis Alexander) * Valse gracieuse (Tom Gerou).
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Christmas: Familiar motivational pieces for the holiday season using the same concepts introduced in the corresponding Lesson Book. Titles: Fum, Fum, Fum * God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen * Good King Wenceslas * I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day * Jingle Bell Rock * Jingle Bells * Jolly Old Saint Nicholas * O Come, All Ye Faithful * O Little Town of Bethlehem * We Three Kings of Orient Are * We Wish You a Merry Christmas. 24 pages.
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Masterworks: Premier Piano Course Masterworks Book 3 includes standard repertoire from the four stylistic periods to reinforce concepts introduced in Lesson Book 3. Except for "Jazzy Trumpets," the pieces are in their original form and have not been adapted. Dynamics, phrasing, fingering, and pedal are editorial in some selections. The editors have also added titles to untitled pieces. Performance skills and musical understanding are enhanced through Premier Performer suggestions. Students will enjoy performing these pieces for family and friends in a formal recital or on special occasions.
