Adult all-in-one course : lesson, theory, technic / Willard A. Palmer, Morton Manus, Amanda Vick Lethco.
| Author/creator | Palmer, Willard A. author. |
| Other author | Manus, Morton, author. |
| Other author | Lethco, Amanda Vick, author. |
| Format | Musical Score |
| Publication Info | Van Nuys, CA : Alfred Publishing Co., 1996. |
| Description | 1 score (144 pages) : illustrations ; 30 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Alfred's basic adult piano course ; level 1 Alfred's basic adult piano course ; level 1. ^A1466932 |
| Contents | Introduction to playing. Preliminary exercises -- How to sit at the piano -- Finger numbers ; Piano tones -- The keyboard -- Name that key! -- Isometric exercises ; A beneficial hand massage -- Four good reasons for playing with curved fingers -- C position. Right hand C position ; Right hand warm-up -- Quarter notes and half notes ; Measure, bar line, double bar ; Ode to joy -- The treble clef sign -- Left hand C position ; Left hand warm-up -- The whole note ; Aura Lee -- The bass clef sign -- The grand staff. The grand staff ; Time signature ; Whole rest -- Playing on the grand staff -- Playing C-G on the grand staff. Rock-along ; Mexican hat dance ; Quarter rest -- Writing in 4/4 time -- Lightly row ; Aunt Rhody -- Melodic intervals ; Dynamic signs, p, mf ; Au Claire de la Lune ; Tisket, a tasket -- Measuring melodic 2nds & 3rds -- Harmonic intervals ; f ; Rockin' intervals -- Measuring harmonic 2nds & 3rds ; Harmonica rock -- Melodic 4th & 5ths ; Good King Wenceslas ; My fifth -- Measuring melodic 4ths & 5ths -- Harmonic 4th & 5ths ; Jingle bells -- Measuring harmonic 4ths & 5ths ; Dueling harmonics -- Introduction to chords. The C major chord -- Half rest ; Brother John ; Here's a happy song! -- Introducing B for left hand ; Two important chords: C major, G⁷ -- Tied notes ; Merrily we roll along ; Largo -- Introducing B for right hand ; C & G⁷ chords for right hand -- Mary Ann -- The G⁷ chord for left hand ; Chord symbols ; The G⁷ chord for right hand -- New time signature, 3/4 ; Dotted half note ; Rockets -- Writing in 3/4 time ; Reviewing dynamics -- Slurs & legato playing ; What can I share? -- Day is done ; Slurs & ties -- Introducing A for left hand ; Introducing the F major chord -- Warm-up using C, G⁷ & F chords (LH [left hand]) ; Incomplete measure ; When the saints go marching in -- Introducing A for right hand ; C & F chords for right hand -- Warm-up using C, G⁷ & F chords (RH [right hand]) ; When the saints go marching in -- The F major chord for left hand ; I'm gonna lay my burden down -- The F major chord for right hand ; Waltzing chords -- G position. G position ; Intervals in G position -- Love somebody! ; A friend like you -- Writing in G position ; The bandleader -- Melodic intervals in G position ; Harmonic intervals in G position -- The sharp sign ; Money can't buy ev'rything! -- Writing the sharp sign -- The problem of developing equal skills with all fingers -- A Leschetizky solution -- The G major & D⁷ chords for left hand -- The cuckoo -- The G major & D⁷ chords for right hand ; Block chords & broken chords -- The damper pedal ; Harp song -- Writing the G major & D⁷ chords for LH ; Liza Jane -- Writing the G major & D⁷ chords for RH ; Block chords & broken chords -- Introducing E for left hand ; A new position of the C major chord -- Warm-up using G, D⁷ & C chords ; Beautiful brown eyes -- Writing E for left hand -- Writing the C major chord for LH -- Introducing E for right hand ; New C major position for right hand -- Warm-up using G, D⁷ & C chords ; Alpine melody -- Writing E for right hand -- Writing the C major chord position for RH -- Middle C position. Middle C position ; Thumbs on C! -- Crescendo, diminuendo ; Waltz time -- Fermata ; Good morning to you! -- Eighth notes ; Happy birthday to you! -- More on eighth notes ; Shoo, fly, shoo! ; Counting eighth notes ; Skip to my lou! -- D. C. al fine ; Standing in the need of prayer -- The amazing aerobics of Hanon -- Introducing dotted quarter notes -- Alouette -- Expanding the 5-finger position. Measuring 6ths -- Lavender's blue -- New time signature, 2/4 ; Kum-ba-ya! -- Writing 6ths -- Hanon's aerobic sixths -- London bridge ; Michael, row the boat ashore -- Blow the man down! -- Moving up & down the keyboard in 6ths ; Lone star waltz -- Staccato -- Measuring 7ths & octaves -- Writing 7ths & octaves -- Café Vienna -- Lullaby -- The flat sign ; Rock it away! -- Writing the flat sign -- Measuring half steps & whole steps -- Writing half steps & whole steps ; Tetrachords -- Scales and chords. The key of C major. The major scale ; The C major scale -- Writing the major scale -- These hands were made for playing ; Playing the C major scale -- ff ; Joy to the world -- More about chords -- Cockles and mussels -- The primary chords in C major ; Chord progressions -- About the blues ; Got those blues! -- Chords and the blues progression ; The natural sign ; Chasing the blues away -- Blues for Wynton Marsalis -- RH: an extended position ; On top of Old Smoky -- The key of G major. The G major scale ; The key of G major -- Changing fingers on the same note ; The can-can -- Writing in the key of G major -- The primary chords in G major ; The Marines' hymn -- Syncopated notes ; Why am I blue? -- G blues scale performance piece ; Good people -- The key of F major. The F major scale -- Eighth rest ; Accent sign ; Little brown jug -- The primary chords in F major ; Chiapanecas -- Writing in the key of F major -- Auld lang syne -- A new style of bass ; O sole mio! -- Arpeggiated chords -- The key of A minor. The key of A minor (relative of C major) ; The A harmonic minor scale -- More syncopated notes ; Jericho -- Writing in the key of A minor (relative of C major) -- An A minor chord progression ; The stranger -- Introducing "overlapping pedal" ; mp ; Greensleeves -- More about triads ; The primary chords in A minor -- Go down, Moses -- The key of D minor. The key of D minor (relative of F major) ; The D harmonic minor scale -- pp ; Scarborough Fair -- The primary chords in D minor ; Raisins and almonds -- Review. He's got the whole world in his hands -- LH warm-up ; The entertainer -- Eighth-note triplets ; Amazing grace -- The most frequently used keys, and their primary chords. |
| Abstract | "This book is designed for the beginner looking for a truly complete piano course that includes lesson, theory, technic and popular repertoire in one convenient, all-in-one book."--Foreword. |
| ISBN | 0882848186 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9780882848181 (paperback) |
| Publisher number | 5753 Alfred Publishing Co. |
| Publisher number | 5756 Alfred Publishing Co. |
| Publisher number | 11282 (CD) Alfred Publishing Co. |
| Publisher number | 5725 (MIDI CD) Alfred Publishing Co. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | MT222 .P26 1996 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |