The second in a series, Gold Star Performance Level 1, is a challenging collection for the late-elementary pianist featuring changing moods, keys, and hand positions. Like the primer level book, this collection may be used as a “graduation book” to improve artistic, technical, and rhythmic skills before advancing to the next level. The long awaited addition to the Piano Adventures® series features songs and pieces like: Bullfrog Blues • Monster's Midnight March • Little Bunny Foo Foo • Mouses or Meese • and more. Includes online access to Gold Star Performance audio for both listening and play-along.
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Each of the 80 color flashcards features a single note followed by two short sightreading exercises. This combination of note drilling and intervalic reading is highly effective in building reading skill.
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Favorite hymns arranged for the Level 2B student, including: Give Me Oil in My Lamp • This Is My Father's World • Come Bless the Lord • Hallelujah, Praise the Lord • We Gather Together • He Leadeth Me • Lord, I Want to Be a Christian • Children of The Heavenly Father • Kum Ba Yah • Go, Tell It on the Mountain • He's Got the Whole World in His Hands • I've Got Peace Like a River • Battle Hymn of the Republic • Praise to the Lord, The Almighty • Amazing Grace • O Worship the King • Jesus Loves the Little Children • This Train • Blest Be the Tie that Binds.
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This striking collection of 11 popular songs is arranged to motivate the Level 3 piano student. Enjoy blockbusters, chart-toppers, and award-winners as performed by stars such as Ed Sheeran, Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake and more. Songs include: Can't Stop the Feeling (Justin Timberlake) • Feel It Still (Portugal. The Man) • Fight Song (Rachel Platten) • Lost Boy (Ruth B) • Love Yourself (Justin Bieber) • Million Reasons (Lady Gaga) • Photograph (Ed Sheeran) • Radioactive (Imagine Dragons) • Roar (Katy Perry) • A Thousand Years (Christina Perri) • Treat You Better (Shawn Mendes).
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These carefully selected hymns and spirituals are especially appropriate for the Level 2A pianist. The book conveys a spirit of joy, celebrating the Christian faith. The arrangements primarily use C position, G position, and middle C position. Contents include: Come into His Presence • Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus • Dona Nobis Pacem • Ezekiel Saw the Wheel • Jesus Tender Shepherd, Hear Me • Little David, Play on Your Harp • Lord, Speak to Me, that I May Speak • Michael, Row the Boat Ashore • Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow • Rock-a My Soul • Send the Light • Simple Gifts • This Is the Day • Wasn't That a Band?
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Young students will be delighted with their first practice book featuring Mrs. Razzle-Dazzle and the “friends at the piano.” Each page features a different scene from My First Piano Adventure® and a keyboard graphic. Students will build healthy practice habits when they color a key each day they practice.
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With all the responsibilities of daily life, it's not always easy to find the time to learn an instrument. A good piano method book for adults should be easy to understand and pick up whenever free time presents itself––and this is that book. Impress your friends and family with your new talent or simply unwind after work with this well-written and effective piano method.
The Hal Leonard Student Piano Library's Adult Piano Method takes an all-in-one approach by combining lessons, solos, technique, and theory into a single volume. The authors have taken a logical step-by-step approach, always keeping the adult learning process in mind. The book is well-paced, moving quickly but comfortably through new concepts and material. Beginning adult students will find this book challenging enough to be interesting, yet easy enough to experience a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. It includes over 150 richly orchestrated accompaniments available online for streaming or download and provide a rewarding musical experience for the players. Companion supplementary books including Popular Hits, Popular Favorites, Christmas Favorites, and Traditional Hymns are also available.
It's never too late to enrich your life with the thrill of playing music! Works with instructor or for self-instruction.
Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
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PlayTime® Piano Jazz & Blues is a fun collection of beginning jazz and blues pieces. The book offers a pleasing variety of sounds – from soulful blues to jazz originals and standards – and is a wonderful supplement for the late Level 1 piano student. The student will enjoy creating the sounds of jazz and blues while improving reading and rhythmic skills. Songs include: Jeepers Creepers • Ain't She Sweet • Moon River • and more.
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This early-intermediate sightreading book presents carefully crafted variations of 3A Lesson Book pieces. The student gains confidence with the familiar and challenge in perceiving the new. Sighteading goes “beyond the notes” to recognition of musical patterns: the Alberti Bass accompaniment, chunking rhythm patterns in 3/8 and 68 time, the triplet in various time signatures, and expanded intervals through the 7th. Musical art provides theory review.
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The Popular Repertoire Book combines popular hits with imaginative “Activity Pages” that explore rhythm, note reading, and theory fundamentals. Level 5 includes: Butterfly Kisses • Candle in the Wind • Hedwig's Theme, from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone • Over the Rainbow • Summertime • Take Five • Tears in Heaven • There You'll Be, from Pearl Harbor • Wind Beneath My Wings.
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This book is a treasury of the most popular and most requested masterworks of Western music. The selections are taken from original non-keyboard sources and arranged to create a “big” sound while remaining within the intermediate level. Contents include: Arioso (from Cantata No. 156) by J.S. Bach • Canon in D by Pachelbel • Danse Macabre by Saint-Saëns • The Great Gate of Kiev (from Pictures at an Exhibition) by Mussorgsky • Habanera (from the opera Carmen) by Bizet • Hornpipe (from Water Music) by Handel • Hungarian Dance No. 5 by Brahms • Liebesfreud by Kreisler • Rondeau (from Suite de Symphonies No. 1) by Mouret • Russian Sailor's Dance (from the opera Sadko) by Rimsky-Korsakov • Spring Song by Mendelssohn • Tales from the Vienna Woods (Opus 325) by J. Strauss, Jr. • Theme from Symphony No. 40 by Mozart.
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The Developing Artist Piano Literature Book 4 is a collection of authentic keyboard literature, complete with demonstration audio, for the late-intermediate pianist. The book consists of carefully selected repertoire from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary periods. Historical text on the major periods of music history is presented at the beginning of the book. This series complements The Developing Artist Piano Sonatinas Books 1 - 4.
Contents: BACH: Bourree in E minor • Little Prelude in C Major, BWV 939 • Little Prelude in F Major, BWV 927 • Musett in G Major (Gavotte II from English Suite No. 3, BWV 808) • Prelude in C Major • BUTTSTEDT: Minuet in D minor • GRAUPNER: Intrada • PESCETTI: Presto • SCARLATTI: Folia • C.P.E. BACH: Solfeggietto • W.F. BACH: Allegro in A Major • BEETHOVEN: Fur Elise • Minuet in G Major, WoO 10, No. 2 • BENDA: Sonatina in A minor • CLEMENTI: Sonatina in G Major, OP. 36, No. 2 • HAYDN: Concerto in C • KUHLAU: Sonatina in C Major, OP. 55, No. 1 • BEACH: Canoeing, Op. 119, No. 3 • BURGMULLER: L'Orage, Op. 109, No. 13 • CHOPIN: Mazurka in F Major, OP. 68, No. 3 • Prelude in B minor, OP. 28, No. 6 • Prelude in E minor, Op. 38, No. 4 • Waltz in A minor • FIBICH: Adagio and Furiant • GRIEG: Sailor's Song, Op. 68, No. 1 • Watchman's Song, Op. 12, No. 3 • GURLITT: Miniature • Scherzo in D Minor • TCHAIKOVSKY: Sweet Dream, Op. 39, No. 21 • FABER: Ride of Pegasus • Winter Painting • MCKAY: Bronco Bill • Distant Sierras • REBIKOV: Dance with a Bell • In the Forest, OP. 51, No. 4 • ROSSI: Giant Purple Butterflies
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FunTime® Piano Jazz & Blues provides an entertaining collection of pieces from the jazz/blues idiom. The book is perfect for the Level 3 student interested in exploring this style. It consists of easy arrangements of jazz and blues standards as well as delightful original compositions that are sure to motivate and entertain any student.
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An exciting collection for the elementary pianist that offers performance pieces “with a challenge.” As the title “Gold Star” suggests, these pieces are especially appropriate for recitals and other musical events. The long awaited addition to the Piano Adventures® series contains songs and pieces like: Pterodactyls, Really Neat • Cartoon Stories • Squinchy-Pinchy Shoes • Roller Skate Ride • and more. Includes online access to Gold Star Performance audio for both listening and play-along.
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Contents include: Catch a Falling Star • Happy Birthday to You • I Got Rhythm • I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing • Lean on Me • The Lion Sleeps Tonight • The Planets, from Animaniacs • The Rose • and Star Wars (Main Theme).
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In addition to its role as a traditional note speller, this book brings forth emphasis on guide notes with unique visual reinforcements, emphasis on reading the small intervals – step and skip (teaching pattern recognition in addition to note recognition), and a motivational format consisting of delightful StoryRhymes, Sightreading Bonanzas, and Mr. Right Note and Mr. Wrong Note scoring system. The book is suitable for students of all ages.
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ShowTime® Piano Jazz & Blues is a spirited collection of jazz and blues pieces arranged for the Level 2A piano student. The student will enjoy creating the sounds of jazz and blues while improving reading and rhythmic skills. The book offers a pleasing variety of sounds, ranging from soulful blues to jazz originals, including: Blue Moon • Bye, Bye Blackbird • The Rainbow Connection • and more.
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ChordTime® Piano Jazz & Blues is a fun-filled collection of jazz standards and appealing blues. The selections motivate students to play while providing valuable practice with rhythm and chords. As the title ChordTime suggests, the emphasis of this book is on the student's mastery of I, IV, and V7 chords. The pieces are arranged in the keys of C, G, and F with valuable warm-up exercises for each key. Songs include: Tea for Two • Baby Face • Tuxedo Junction • Ain't Misbehavin' • and more.
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This new collection features 11 hits that students will love to learn, including: Dancing Queen • I Saw Her Standing There • Lean on Me • 100 Years • Pachelbel Canon • Pure Imagination • Star Wars (Main Theme) • You Raise Me Up • and more.
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While nearly every pianist's training includes the renowned exercises of Charles-Louis Hanon, the power and weight of the modern grand requires an updated approach. This unique edition introduces vital pianistic warm-ups and routines that ensure correct gesture and relaxation. The pedagogical sequence omits inefficient and potentially damaging exercises and presents a long-needed pathway for dexterity and gesture that newly advances the virtuoso pianist.
• Includes selected exercises from Hanon's The Virtuoso Pianist, Parts 1 and 2
• New transformative warm-ups develop gesture, dexterity, and virtuosity
• For students in Levels 3A, 3B, and above
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This book builds upon the playful approach to reading music that was first presented in Notespeller Book 1. Students join Spike and Party Cat on an adventure to an amusement park, Piano Park. The storybook format incorporates assignments that help students use the music alphabet to read and write notes on the staff, identify intervals, and write sharps and flats. This highly imaginative book is sure to appeal to students and teachers alike. Corresponds to Piano Lessons Book 2.
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BigTime® Piano Jazz & Blues is a great collection of jazz and blues pieces. Standards such as “Take the 'A' Train” and “Desafinado” provide an introduction to basic jazz styles such as swing and bossa nova. Other moods and styles are featured in classics such as “Autumn Leaves,” “Misty,” and “Night Train,” and in original compositions such as “Equinox” and “Big City Blues.” The book is arranged for the intermediate-level pianist and is especially written to create a “big” sound while remaining within the level.
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Are you a piano teacher looking for an approach to piano playing that keeps your students engaged? Or maybe you're a parent in need of reliable resources to help your kid practice at home? Do you want an accompaniment that corresponds with Piano Lessons Book 1? Hal Leonard Student Piano Library Piano Theory Workbook, Book 1 is just what you need. This supplement further enriches an educational piano method that ignites imagination and encourages confidence from young learners. Piano Theory workbooks feature fun and creative assignments that introduce the language of music and its symbols for sound, silence, and rhythm.?
Hal Leonard Student Piano Library
The HLSPL creates a winning method for everyone by combining wonderful music with an innovative approach to learning. This method uses creativity and solid pedagogy to motivate students, inspire teachers, and delight parents. The program follows realistic pacing that challenges students without overwhelming them. It offers a clear and concise presentation of concepts, allowing teachers to incorporate their own style to lessons.
A Piano Method with Proven Results
The HL Student Library is based on a five-level structure with series covering piano lessons, piano solos, piano technique, and piano theory. There is an abundance of supplementary materials graded to complement the level books, including: fantastic seasonal music, solo and ensembles songbooks, and helpful teaching aids. HL Student Library also offers an Adult Piano Method collection for mature players.7
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“The Hal Leonard Student Piano Library is an excellent series, carefully designed and tested to produce musically literate pianists who are comfortable playing the piano, reading music, and creating music of their own.”--Karen Ferguson, Coquitlam, BC Canada
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Enjoy 10 outstanding arrangements of popular hits by today's leading artists such as Ed Sheeran, Meghan Trainor, Imagine Dragons, and more. In keeping with the “ChordTime” concept, this collection motivates the Level 2B student to learn the building block harmonies of current pop music: the I, IV, V, and vi chords. Songs include: Brave (Sara Bareilles) • High Hopes (Panic! At the Disco) • Like I'm Gonna Lose You (Meghan Trainor feat. John Legend) • Meant to Be (Bebe Rexha feat. Florida Georgia Line) • The Middle (Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey) • Perfect (Ed Sheeran) • Rather Be (Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne) • This Is Me (from The Greatest Showman) • Thunder (Imagine Dragons) • Try Everything (Shakira, from Zootopia).
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As the music becomes more complex, an initial scanning of the music is greatly encouraged: Is the key in major or in the relative minor? Spot the rhythm pattern used throughout. Plan how you will play the last arpeggiated chord. Students gain experience in C and Am, G and Em, F and Dm. Concepts extend to chord inversions, the octave, and 16th note patterns. Occasional Rhythm Road exercises invite tapping and writing work.
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Contents: The Boogie Woogie March • Fiddler on the Roof • I Taut I Taw a Puddy-Tat • Matchmaker (from Fiddler on the Roof) • Once Upon a December (from Anastasia) • Over the Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz) • Superman (Theme) • This Is It! (Theme from the Bugs Bunny Show) • We're Off to See the Wizard (from The Wizard of Oz).
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This edition features access to online audio recordings of each selection by Randall Faber.
Contents include: Allegretto (Köhler) • Ancient Dance (Praetorious) • Circle Dance (Beyer) • Country Ride (Köhler) • Echoes (Köhler) • Five-Note Sonatina (Bolck) • The Hero's March (Vogel) • In an Old Castle (Beyer) • Little March (Turk) • Melody (Beyer) • Ponies (Low) • Sonatina (Wilton).
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This unique lesson notebook brings forth three ingredients essential for successful practice: time commitment, organized practice, and evaluation. It is a valuable tool that allows student, teacher, and parent to hear and see the quality and quantity of practice on a weekly basis.
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Adult Piano Adventures Disney Book 2 provides a marvelous variety of 24 pianistic arrangements for the adult learner. Bridging genres and generations, the progressing player can enjoy the waltzing “So This Is Love” from Cinderella, reggae-grooving “Hakuna Matata” from The Lion King and jazzy “Dig a Little Deeper” from The Princess and the Frog–not to mention the lyrical “Colors of the Wind” from Pocahontas, and the pulsing “We Don't Talk About Bruno” from Encanto! Perform expanded left-hand accompaniments, colorful chord harmonies, and advancing rhythm patterns. What better way to improve intermediate piano skills than with these outstanding Disney favorites just waiting to be played!
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