American Popular Piano Technic 5
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SKU: BT.SCHNVM39
By Scott McBride Smith. By Christopher Norton. American Popular Piano. Tuition. Book Only. Novus Via Music Group #SCHNVM39. Published by Novus Via Music Group (BT.SCHNVM39).ISBN 9781897379387.
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 CodaAbout 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 principles. Students working in this series will... * develop traditional pianistic and musical skills through music in contemporary, popular styles;* be motivated to practice by working on music that is familiar, fun, and that they can't wait to play; * nurture their creativity and spontaneity through a user-friendly modular approach to improvisation; * enjoy regular ensemble playing; ... and find pleasure in a lifelong relationship with music!Written entirely by Christopher Norton and Scott McBride Smith, American Popular Piano is an educational piano course which comprises 44.