LCCN2015-010446
Reviews"Contemporary Class Piano beats the competition in every arena. It addresses all of the needs of Class Piano I and II and is a fun, usable text that both teachers and students enjoy."--Gwen Threadgill, Troy University"This text uses a clear, systematic, and creative approach to introduce and reinforce concepts. It is user friendly and stylistically diverse in repertoire."--Susan Chan, Portland State University"Contemporary Class Piano is better than many other texts. It is well organized and very easy to understand."--Yun-Ling Hsu, University of Central Florida, "Contemporary Class Piano beats the competition in every arena. It addresses all of the needs of Class Piano I and II and is a fun, usable text that both teachers and students enjoy."--Gwen Threadgill, Troy University "This text uses a clear, systematic, and creative approach to introduce and reinforce concepts. It is user friendly and stylistically diverse in repertoire."--Susan Chan, Portland State University "Contemporary Class Piano is better than many other texts. It is well organized and very easy to understand."--Yun-Ling Hsu, University of Central Florida
Dewey Decimal786.2/193
SynopsisAcclaimed for its creative approach and diverse repertoire, Contemporary Class Piano provides a student-friendly introduction to basic piano skills. In short, progressive chapters that mirror the standard one-semester curriculum, it explains the essential elements of piano playing, incorporating diagrams, practice exercises, and musical examples that help students build proficiency and confidence with a variety of chord patterns, major and minor scales,and accompaniments., Acclaimed for its creative approach and diverse repertoire, Contemporary Class Piano provides a student-friendly introduction to basic piano skills. In short, progressive chapters that mirror the standard two-semester curriculum, it explains the essential elements of piano playing, incorporating diagrams, practice exercises, and musical examples that help students build proficiency and confidence with a variety of chord patterns, major and minor scales, and accompaniments., Acclaimed for its creative approach and diverse repertoire, Contemporary Class Piano provides a student-friendly introduction to basic piano skills. In short, progressive chapters that mirror the standard two-semester curriculum, it explains the essential elements of piano playing, incorporating diagrams, practice exercises, and musical examples that help students build proficiency and confidence with a variety of chord patterns, major and minor scales, andaccompaniments., Acclaimed for its creative approach and diverse repertoire, Contemporary Class Piano provides a student-friendly introduction to basic piano skills. In short, progressive chapters that mirror the standard one-semester curriculum, it explains the essential elements of piano playing, incorporating diagrams, practice exercises, and musical examples that help students build proficiency and confidence with a variety of chord patterns, major and minor scales, and accompaniments.