American Popular Piano Skills 5
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SKU: BT.SCHNVM28
By Scott McBride Smith. By Christopher Norton. American Popular Piano. Tuition. Score Only. Novus Via Music Group #SCHNVM28. Published by Novus Via Music Group (BT.SCHNVM28).ISBN 9781897379271.
This is one of four level-five books in the American Popular Piano series - the educational piano course by Christopher Norton and Scott McBride Smith.The series has 11 difficulty Levels, and each Level contains: Repertoire album with CD; Etudes album (including Improvisation); Skills book; Technic (technique) book.Level FiveFor late intermediate students- Difficulty and musicianship issues similar to classical sonatinas- Whole, half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth note, dotted-half, dotted-quarter and dotted-sixteenth note, triplet eighth, triplet sixteenth- Whole rest, half rest, quarter rest, dotted-half rest, eighth rest- pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff, crescendo and diminuendo- Slur,legato, staccato, accent, tenuto, grace notes- 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, and 6/8 time signatures- Key signatures up to two sharps and two flats- Repeat, 8va, 8vb, tie, fermata, ritardando, a tempo- Fine, DC al Fine, Coda, DS al CodaSkills Books:round out the comprehensive course of study. Paced to enhance progress in the corresponding Repertoire and Etudes Albums, the module structure ensures a smooth integration of Ear-Training, Sight-Reading, and Technic. * Ear-training: reinforces the auraldevelopment already achieved through the repertoire and improvisation etudes; * Sight-reading: time-effective module structure leads to regular practice - the single most important contributing factor to success;* Technic: provides a structured and measured approach; prepares for the challenges ahead.About the American Popular Piano series:"Why can't I play more music like this?" asked a fourteen-year-old piano student. "My friends like to hear me play cool music." Why not, indeed. J.S. Bach taught his sons using the music of his time - popular dances, preludes and exercises by living composers. It would never have occurred to him to seek out pieces in styles and rhythms one hundred years old. He expected his boys to thrive in the musical world of their time.American Popular Piano has been developed on the same.