By Barbara Kreader, Fred Kern, Mona Rejino, Phillip Keveren.
Piano Lessons Book: Unit 1 of Book 3 begins by introducing eighth notes in 4/4 and 2/4 time. Swing eighths are also presented in the first half of the book. Folk, jazz, classical, and contemporary selections provide students with an interesting variety of repertoire. The second half of Book 3 teaches relative and parallel major/minor five-finger patterns, and students learn to improvise their own songs using these basic patterns. This package includes a Piano Lessons Book and an enhanced CD. The CD works in any CD player but it also contains MIDI files for Windows and Mac computer users.
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Theory Workbook: Hal Leonard Student Piano Library mascots Spike, Party Cat and friends guide students through fun and creative assignments that introduce the language of music and its symbols for sound, silence and rhythm. Ear training and basic theory exercises help students learn to write and play the music they are learning, as well as music they create themselves. Now updated to correlate with the newly revised Piano Lessons Book 3!
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Piano Technique Book 3 builds upon skills learned in Books 1 and 2, adding six major and minor five-finger positions, extended hand positions, and introducing moving from one position to another. Warm-Ups and Musical Fitness Plans introduce each new skill, and Etudes follow that use the skill musically. The exercises in this book are carefully correlated to the music in Piano Lessons Book 3. Each Warm-Up and Etude in the book has its own original accompaniment, available on a separate CD or GM disk.
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Notespeller: Students join Spike and Party Cat as they explore the sights and tourist attractions in Music City. Their visit includes assignments that help students sharpen their music reading skills, learn to read ledger-line notes, and identify intervals, half and whole steps, and major/minor five-finger patterns. Corresponds to Piano Lessons Books 3 and 4.
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Piano Solos books feature original performance repertoire from 14 different composers. These inviting compositions provide ample reinforcement of skills and concepts learned in the corresponding-level Piano Lessons books. The outstanding variety of musical styles makes every solo an important piece in its own right - exciting to both performer and listener. Fully orchestrated accompaniments for every piece are avilable separately on CD or General MIDI disk. The CDs include both a practice and a performance tempo for each piece. Click on the audio icon to hear a sample of The Banjo Picker by Carol Klose from Piano Solos Book 3.
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Popular Piano Solos: A superb collection of popular songs, sure to please the progressing student! Correlated with Hal Leonard Student Piano Library Piano Lessons Book 3, these arrangements are also a perfect supplementary choice for all methods. Includes both stand-alone solos, and student solos with teacher accompaniments.
10 songs are featured in this updated second edition: Bubbly • Can You Feel the Love Tonight? • Castle on a Cloud • Firework • Hallelujah • Heart and Soul • Memory • Rockin' Robin • Skyfall • True Colors.
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Piano Practice Games presents imaginative ways to introduce pieces in Piano Lessons by coordinating technique, concepts, and creativity with the actual music in the Piano Lessons books. These preparation activities h elp focus learning by 'playing with' each lesson piece aurally, visually, and physically. Whether used in individual or group lessons, Piano Practice Games are all designed to make music. Many activities include accompaniments that can be added by the teacher or by using the CD or GM disk from the corresponding Piano Lessons book.
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Traditional Hymns: 14 songs arranged at Level 3: All Things Bright and Beautiful · Come, Thou Almighty King · Dear Lord and Father of Mankind · Ezekiel Saw the Wheel · From All That Dwell Below the Skies · God of Grace and God of Glory· Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty · It Is Well with My Soul · Jacob 's Ladder · Lead On, O King Eternal · Little David, Play on Your Harp · A Mighty Fortress Is Our God · Tell Me the Stories of Jesus · Zacchaeus. Download a complimentary MIDI accompaniment file for Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty.
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Classical Themes: This series presents favorite orchestral classics, carefully graded and expertly arranged for piano solo with great teacher accompaniments! Online access to instrumental accompaniments, as MP3 or MIDI files, is included using the unique code provided inside the book.
Level 3 includes: The Elephant (Bizet) • Entr'acte (Schubert) • La donna è mobile (Verdi) • Lullaby (Brahms) • Merry Widow Waltz (Lehár) • Polovetsian Dance (Borodin) • Scheherezade (Rimsky-Korsakov) • Symphony No. 1 (Brahms) • Trumpet Tune (Purcell) • Turkish March (Beethoven).
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Christmas Piano Solos: A superb collection of treasured Christmas classics, sure to please the progressing student! Correlated with Hal Leonard Student Piano Library Piano Lessons Book 3, these arrangements are also a perfect supplementary choice for all methods. Includes both stand-alone solos, and student solos with teacher accompaniments. Fully orchestrated CD and GM accompaniment disks are available separately. The CDs have a practice and a performance track for each song. 11 songs: Carol of the Bells · The Chipmunk Song · Deck the Hall · The First Noel · Frosty the Snow Man · My Favorite Things · O Christmas Tree · Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree · Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer · We Need a Little Christmas · We Wish You a Merry Christmas. Level: Late Elementary. Notation includes all note values and rests, including eighths/dotted-eighths; 3/4, 4/4 and Cut Time; swing eighths; simple pedaling; intervals through a 6th; three-note chords; 5-finger patterns, hands-together playing within 5-finger patterns; limited movement around the keyboard via 5-finger-pattern or triad positions; 1st/2nd endings. Reading range: Bass Clef outer Ledger C-Treble Clef outer Ledger C.
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More Christmas Piano Solos: Following up on the success of the Christmas Piano Solos books for levels 1-5 in the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library, these books contain additional holiday selections for each grade level that will work great with any piano method. MIDI enhanced CD with orchestrated accompaniments. 12 songs: Angels from the Realms of Glory · Blue Christmas · Christmas Tim e Is Here · Coventry Carol · Here We Come A-Wassailing · I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus · Jingle Bells · Once in Royal David's City · Pat-A-Pan· Silver and Gold · Suzy Snowflake · White Christmas.
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Christmas Piano Ensembles: Four-part student ensembles, arranged for two or more pianos by Phillip Keveren. These ensembles feature favorite Christmas carols and hymns in graded books that correspond directly to the HLSPL Piano Method levels. CD and GM disk accompaniments are available for all levels. Each book in the Christmas Piano Ensembles series includes: 4 individual student par ts for each song on perforated, tear-out sheets (Performance requires purchase of only one book per ensemble team); A conductor's score with optional teacher accompaniment; Performance configurations for 2 or more pianos; Suggested instrumentation for digital keyboard. Level 3 includes: Carol of the Bells · Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree · Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer · We Wish You a Merry Christmas.
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Piano Ensembles: Four-part student ensembles arranged for two or more pianos. These ensembles, arranged by Phillip Keveren, feature student favorites from Book 3 of the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library. Each book contains four selections which include: · Four student parts · Conductor's score with optional teacher accompaniment · Performance configurations for 2 or more pianos · Suggested instrumentation for electronic keyboards. Fully orchestrated CD and GM accompaniment disks are available separately. Four ensembles: Dixieland Jam · Scherzo · Street Fair · Fresh Start.
