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Alfred's Basic Piano Course - Lesson Book (Level 6). For piano. Method/Instruction; Piano - Alfred's Basic Piano Course. Alfred's Basic Piano Library. Learn To Play. Instructional book. Instructional text, standard notation and fingerings. 64 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing (AP.2498).
ISBN 0739018604. With instructional text, standard notation and fingerings. Learn To Play. 9x12 inches.
This easy step-by-step method emphasizes correct playing habits and note reading through interval recognition. Level 6 concepts include: a review of major and minor triads; diminished and augmented triads; the diminished seventh chord; a special style of pedaling; the key of F sharp Minor; the E Major scale; the key of C sharp minor; the A flat Major scale; thirty-second notes; and dotted sixteenth notes. This book also contains an important daily scale routine and a dictionary of musical terms. For reinforcement of each principle as it is introduced, supplementary material is carefully coordinated, page for page, at each level of instruction. Correlated supplemental books for Level 6 include: Ear Training * Recital * Theory and Top Hits! Solo. Songs include: Ay-Ay-Ay * Shenandoah * Barcarolle (Morovsky) * Blue Rondo * A Classy Rag * Deep River * Dry Bones * Fascination (Marchetti) * Festive Dance * Fur Elise (Beethoven) * Hungarian Dance * Jazz Ostinato in C-Sharp Minor * La Folia (Theme and Variations) * Menuet, French Suite No. 6 (Bach) * Music Machine (Palmer) * Prelude in D Minor (Clementi) * Scherzo (Kabalevsky) * Solfeggio (C. P. E. Bach) * Theme from Symphony No. 6 (Tchaikovsky) * Toccata (Palmer) * Variations on "Canon in D" (Pachelbel) * Waltz Impromptu (Kullak).
treble maker
Location: from Auburn CA
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced
May 29, 2011
A good book for serious students
I'm an Intermidiate/Advanced player who is currently almost finished with this book. I recommend the entire series. Be warned that this book is for determined students who take piano somewhat seriously. Otherwise, it has a wide variety of music. Take the SMP level with a grain of salt. " Fur...
8 of 18 people found this review helpful.
Location: from ShellLake,Wisconsin
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced
Anonymous
Location: from
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced
January 15, 2008
The end of piano...more or less.
This book is really for those who are ending their private lessons and beginning with more complex materials, such as more advanced Mozart and Beethoven. Actually, the entire level is meant to be just that. I speak as a pianist who played from this book, and it prepares students for...
18 of 31 people found this review helpful.
Stephanie Davidson
Location: from St. Helens, OR, USA
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced
November 5, 2003
A very challenging book
This book is only for SERIOUS students. Those whom I have taught have enjoyed "Variations on the Celebrated Canon in D", "Fascination", "Jazz Ostinato", "Dry Bones", and ,(not surprisingly) the original, unabridged "Fur Elise". There are many musical styles represented here, and it's a good value. I would describe the...
20 of 35 people found this review helpful.