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Classic Themes By the Masters by James Bastien. For piano. Solo collection. Bastien Older Beginner Piano Library. SMP Level 2 (Late Elementary). Music book. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company (KJ.WP40).

ISBN 849750377.

This title has selections that range in difficulty from SMP Level 1-2.

About SMP Level 2 (Late Elementary)

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5-finger patterns still used but position changes are more frequent including one octave scale passages. Some 3 note chords.

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Karen

Location: from Florida

Difficulty Level:
Beginner

January 30, 2009

Great for Beginners!

I love this book! I am a beginner (less than 6 months of real practice) and yet this book enabled me to play some lovely classics I recognize right away. Makes me feel like I am getting somewhere. I started with the level 1 book in this series in a...

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Stephenie Lyon

Location: from Ohio

Difficulty Level:
Beginner

April 9, 2008

Great Motivator

I got this book for an early beginner at piano, a 13 year old young man, who literally just started "Teaching Little Fingers to Play." He likes "Ode to Joy" and this version, although more difficult than his level of study would indicate, motivated him to make that extra effort....

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Dr. Buckles

Location: from Wilmington Ohio

Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate

April 2, 2008

A great selection

of classic pieces. I have just begun playing out of this book and I find that there are plenty of pieces I can play now and others that I look at think, maybe someday. I pick this book up often because I enjoy the pieces that I am able to...

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Marie

Location: from MN

Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate

March 28, 2007

Late Beginner to Early Intermediate Classics

My daughter loves classical music and now she can play her favorite pieces. The format challenges her at just the right level. Not too hard not too easy. She can't wait to play two of the pieces at her recital!

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Brendan O'Keefe

Location: from Scarsdale, NY

Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate

March 15, 2001

Students and parents love this one!

This book has all the great orchestral hits including Blue Danube, Beethoven's 5th, Ode to Joy, Surprise Sypmhony, Hall of the Mountain King, Fur Elise, Morning Mood and many more. You get lots of mileage of out of this book. Most students play 75% of the book.

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