SKU: FG.55011-523-1
ISBN 9790550115231.
Colour Keys Piano ABC is designed for young beginners. Piano ABC is suitable for both private and group lessons. This method book applies the ideas of Zoltan Kodaly who believed in the importance of developing the inner hearing skills through audio-visual means. A child-centered Colour Keys method, which is based on the Colour Strings approach, introduces new musical concepts in the simplest manner possible. The different octave ranges of the keyboard are illustrated with a coloured slip that is placed behind the keys. In addition, a different character represents each octave. The staff is constructed gradually from a single-line staff into a five-line staff. The method uses relative solfa. Little do wandering on the keyboard suggests transposition. A transparent transposing slip will guide transposition and functions in every key. The pieces present a collection of folk songs and children's songs from many different countries. This separate Teacher's Guide (also available in Finnish) offers pedagogical information about the teaching material as well as the lyrics to the songs.
SKU: FG.55011-414-2
ISBN 9790550114142.
Colour Keys is designed for young beginners. As a child-centered method it introduces new musical concepts in the simplest manner possible. The coloured staff is constructed gradually from a single-line staff into a five-line staff. The teacher's guide is now available in Finnish and in English.
SKU: KV.3612524
ISBN 9781848676985. 210mm x 297mm inches.
Hot Keys Piano Tutor Book 1 is a colourful and contemporary new piano tutor that combines good technique with fun and imagination.
Improvisation and creativity are encouraged from the start, with duets throughout the book to introduce ensemble playing. Although aimed at students from seven years upwards, the up-beat pieces and approach make it just as suitable for the older beginner.
Teacher and pupil parts are both available on the CD and MP3 backing tracks, which also include a rhythm section.
SKU: KV.3612525
ISBN 9781848676992. 210mm x 297mm inches.
Hot Keys Piano Tutor Book 2 is a colourful and contemporary new piano tutor that combines good technique with fun and imagination.
SKU: BT.MUSAM34851
ISBN 9780711904347. English.
The only piano course based throughout on today's popular songs and famous light classics. Easy to follow text and clear demonstration diagrams. Book Four introduces you to the piano pedals which add colour to yourplaying,syncopation, left hand fills, plus songs in the style of Boogie-Woogie, Modern Blues and Rock 'n' Roll. You will also learn to play in several new keys.
SKU: HL.14036601
8.25x11.75x0.116 inches.
Giles Swayne's Zebra Music comprises twelve pieces written to be suitable for the junior contemporary Piano student, offering new music ideas to younger players. As the title suggests, the music is written in 'layers' of black and white keys: one hand may be playing the black keys while the other hand plays the white; or both may be on white, or both on black - only the final piece mixes the colours. By combining these simple modes with exciting and unusual rhythms, Swayne produces a sense of global style within acessible pieces.
