Piano Pieces For Children: Piano: Instrumental Album

Everybody's Favorite Series-The compositions in Easy Piano Pieces For Children have all been carefully selected for the beginner pianist. Over 100 selections in this songbook are progressively graded witheditorial markings and suggested fingering allowing beginner children to learn with specially selected songs that they will enjoy playing.As an addition to the bestselling Everybody'sFavorite series these attractive and original pieces are easy to play and will allow young pianists to have fun while improving various aspects of their technique.This large songbook includesclassic favourites by Mozart Debussy and Grieg Piano miniatures by Schumann Arensky and Türk as well as selections from Bartók's For Children among many others. Each piece is graded with a star toindicate difficulty while a glossary of music symbols and a keyboard chart are included to help early students with note and key recognition.

Béla Bartók's series of piano pieces For Children, based on folk melodies, was written around the end of the first decade of the 20th century. The pieces were published shortly afterwards by the Hungarian publisher Károly Rozsnyai. That first publication was in four volumes, the first two containing a total of 42 pieces based on Hungarian folk tunes, the third and fourth containing 43 pieces based on Slovakian folk tunes.In 1943, whilst in the United States, Bartók prepared a revised version of the collection for the publishers Boosey and Hawkes. The revisions were minimal: two Hungarian and four Slovakian songs were eliminated, there were a few minor alterations incorporating new ideas, some of the pieces previously written with accidentals had key signatures added, a few pieces were rewritten with changed meters - some fingerings were added or changed.The composer prepared the revised 1943 edition by using copies of the first edition on which he marked minor changes - where the changes were more extensive, fresh manuscript was written and a new version engraved. However, much of the engraving of the first edition was preserved in the 1943 edition. Publication took place in 1946, after the composer's death - it is not known if he saw final proofs prior to printing.The revised edition was published in two volumes, which now have been published together as one volume for the first time. / Piano

Bartók is regarded as one of the most important composers of the 20th century. He became famous both as a music teacher and as an ethnomusicologist. Being a trained pianist, his relation to the piano certainly was very special and is reflected in numerous piano works.This comprehensive collection of selected piano works by Bartók is a rich source of his most beautiful pieces, including the two complete volumes For Children. / Piano

Short Romantic Pieces for piano edited by Lionel Salter. The pieces included in this collection are suitable for pianists of grade 1-2 standard.

Easier Piano Pieces 43-Benjamin Godard was a French composer and violinist who wrote a great many pieces for the piano. This is a splendid instructional album of studies that provides some interesting contrasts of styles for Piano solo.

A Progressive Piano Method for the Christian Student. Keys for the Kingdom is a fully-graded piano pieces series designed especially for the Christian student. While learning the basic concepts of piano playing, the student is introduced to many styles of sacred music: the wealth of great hymnody, songs and psalms of the church, as well as great classics in piano literature that every student needs to excel in musical study. The multi-key, stylistically diverse series introduces basic concepts of rhythm, intervals, scales, chords, music theory, artistry and improvisation. Each method book establishes a gradual, steady pace for the developing student. Calling on decades of teaching experience, the authors have fashioned new ways of reaching proven concepts. Performance Book Level C includes 22 songs: America the Beautiful · The Chariot Race · Deep River · Jesus Loves the Little Children · Just a Closer Walk with Thee · The Royal Procession · To Be like Jesus · We Worship and Adore You · and more.