Lesson Book & CD: 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. Each piece on the CD was recorded at a performance tempo and a slower practice tempo. The Universal Edition is designed for all English-speaking countries outside of the United States, including Canada, the U. K. and Australia. This edition uses the British system of terminology for rhythmic values such as "crotchet" for quarter note. 

 

Theory Book: The Universal Edition is designed for all English-speaking countries outside of the United States, including Canada, the U.K. and Australia. This edition uses the British system of terminology for rhythmic values such as "crotchet" for quarter note.

 

Technique Book: The technical tools and artistic skills learned in Technique 1A are enhanced and expanded in Technique 1B. Four new technique tools are introduced that relate to smooth legato, crisp staccato, rising wrist and amazing phrasing. Patterned exercises provide repetitions that make technique feel natural and artistic etudes showcase a students technique in an expressive musical setting. New to this level are Hands-Together Workshops that 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.

 

Performance Book: 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.
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Sight Reading: Sight-Reading 1B develops sight reading skills through activities that reinforce reading concepts and musicality. There are 14 units correlated with Lesson Book 1B, and each unit contains five activities that emphasize note reading, rhythm, playing without stopping, and playing expressively. These activities build sight-reading skills in a simple, fun way.
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Notespeller: Notespeller 1B reinforces note-reading concepts presented in Lesson Book 1B through written exercises. Note and interval identification exercises are presented to provide systematic reinforcement to help the student read and write notes on the staff. QR codes are included and link directly to Premier Online Assistant videos that further support and increase understanding of the concepts.
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Duet Book: Alfreds Premier Piano Course: Duet 1B includes motivational music that reinforces concepts introduced in Lesson 1B. 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 include ballad, blues, boogie, jazz, ragtime, and latin. Titles: Drum Circle (Dennis Alexander) * Gentle Breeze (Mike Springer) * Irish Festival (Carol Matz) * Little Latin Duo (Wynn-Anne Rossi) * The Metronome (Tom Gerou) * Red Robin Rag (Robert D. Vandall) * Scottish Shortbread (Martha Mier) * Switcheroo Boogie (Melody Bober). "Drum Circle," "Red Robin Rag," and "Switcheroo Boogie"
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Pop & Movie Hits: Favorite pop and movie hits have been arranged to correlate with the concepts presented in Lesson Book 1B. Optional duet parts for teacher or parent add harmonic richness to the solo parts. 11 attractive arrangements include: (Meet) The Flintstones * Great Balls of Fire * Inspector Gadget * Over the Rainbow * Puff (The Magic Dragon) * Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious * Theme from "Ice Castles" * Theme from "Superman" * Were Off to See the Wizard * What a Wonderful World * Yo Ho (A Pirates Life for Me).
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Jazz, Rags & Blues: Premier Piano Course, Jazz, Rags & Blues 1B includes original pieces that reinforce concepts introduced in the Lesson Book 1B. Popular composer Martha Mier has composed all new music in a variety of styles, including ragtime, boogie, and jazz. Each piece has a duet accompaniment that adds harmonic interest and rhythmic stability. The pieces in the book correlate page-by-page with the materials in Lesson Book 1B.
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Christmas Book: Familiar motivational pieces for the holiday season using the same concepts introduced in the corresponding Lesson Book. Contains teacher duet accompaniments for an enhanced musical experience. Titles: Angels We Have Heard on High * Coventry Carol * Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy (from The Nutcracker Suite) * Deck the Halls * God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen * Its the Most Wonderful Time of the Year * Jingle Bells * Russian Dance (Trépak) (from The Nutcracker Suite) * Silent Night * Toyland. 24 pages.
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