Contains enjoyable pieces for reading experience and repertoire building. Designed to supplement any Primer level method. Music styles represent many composers, both classic and contemporary, plus a few folk songs and spirituals. / Piano

Urtext (1932-1939). Bartók's Mikrokosmos has been one of the milestones in pedagogical piano repertoire for 80 years - and yet it is also far more than a "classical" piano primer. These 153 piano pieces, organized in ascending order of difficulty, engage not only with technical aspects of piano playing but also with the fundamentals of composition - from "Imitation and Inversion," "Ostinato," and "Free Variations," concerning compositional technique, to mood pieces and pieces with programmatic ideas such as "Notturno," "Boating," "From the Diary of a Fly," or the famous "Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm." Mikrokosmos first appeared in 1940 in six volumes. Based on volume 40 of the Bartók Complete Edition published in 2020(Z. 15040), the present Urtext edition offers the series gathered in three volumes. This edition includes Bartók's preface, exercises, and notes written for the first edition. Furthermore, it also features a preface and comments by the editor, which not only discuss the genesis and the compositional sources but also provide performers, teachers and pupils alike, with authentic and detailed information about Bartók's notation and the specific performing problems of Mikrokosmos.

Urtext (1932-1939). Bartók's Mikrokosmos has been one of the milestones in pedagogical piano repertoire for 80 years - and yet it is also far more than a "classical" piano primer. These 153 piano pieces, organized in ascending order of difficulty, engage not only with technical aspects of piano playing but also with the fundamentals of composition - from "Imitation and Inversion," "Ostinato," and "Free Variations," concerning compositional technique, to mood pieces and pieces with programmatic ideas such as "Notturno," "Boating," "From the Diary of a Fly," or the famous "Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm." Mikrokosmos first appeared in 1940 in six volumes. Based on volume 40 of the Bartók Complete Edition published in 2020(Z. 15040), the present Urtext edition offers the series gathered in three volumes. This edition includes Bartók's preface, exercises, and notes written for the first edition. Furthermore, it also features a preface and comments by the editor, which not only discuss the genesis and the compositional sources but also provide performers, teachers and pupils alike, with authentic and detailed information about Bartók's notation and the specific performing problems of Mikrokosmos.

Piano Town: a method for beginning piano students ages six and up. The course of study is divided into five levels with each level having four correlated books:Lessons - the core of Piano Town. Each concept ispresented in a consistent reliable format helping the student to focus on new skills and information.Theory - provides page by page support for each concept introduced in Lessons so that theoretical knowledge keeps pacewith performance skill.Technic - provides page by page support for the technical skills introduced in Lessons. Each new exercise isolated one element of piano technic giving the student a chance to focus on each specificskill.Performance - offers students an opportunity to apply what they have learned in Lessons. The variety of folk songs familiar tunes original music and classical literature are ideal for use in recitals andfestivals.

Piano Town: a method for beginning piano students ages six and up. The course of study is divided into five levels with each level having four correlated books:Lessons - the core of Piano Town. Each concept ispresented in a consistent reliable format helping the student to focus on new skills and information. Theory - provides page by page support for each concept introduced in Lessons so that theoretical knowledge keeps pacewith performance skill. Technic - provides page by page support for the technical skills introduced in Lessons. Each new exercise isolated one element of piano technic giving the student a chance to focus on each specificskill. Performance - offers students an opportunity to apply what they have learned in Lessons. The variety of folk songs familiar tunes original music and classical literature are ideal for use in recitals andfestivals.

A variety of original tunes folk songs and pop styles for study or performance.

Description Barbara Allen', 'Lord Lovel', 'Henry Martin', 'Scarborough Fair' and more, arranged for medium voice and piano. Songlist , The Admiral Benbow Arise, Arise As I Walked Through The Meadows (First

Media Type : Book Level : Beginning Musical Genre : All Styles Number of pages : 48 Piano students of Latin American heritage often do not relate to the folk tunes that most methods use because the majority of those melodies do not flow with the rhythm of the Spanish language. This method is based on melodies original to the Mexican culture. These children's songs flow more naturally with the language, and in accord with the Kodály method of music education, give a better foundation for teaching basic musical elements in a Spanish language culture. Coupled with constant work on sight-reading, this new method is a valuable tool for native Spanish speakers in learning to play the piano, and will serve as a helpful and interesting supplement to English speaking students. Muchas veces los alumnos de piano de herencia latina no se identifican con la música folklórica utilizado en los métodos de piano porque la mayoría de las melodías no fluyen con el ritmo del español. Este método está basado en melodías originales de la cultura mexicana. Estos cantos de niños fluyen con más naturalidad con el idioma, y de acuerdo al método Kodály de la educación musical, dan un mejor fundamento para la enseñanza de elementos musicales básicos en una cultura de habla hispana. Junto con un trabajo constante de la lectura a primera vista, este nuevo método es un instrumento valioso para que aquellos cuya lengua materna es el español aprendan a tocar el piano con más facilidad, y servirá como un suplemento benéfico e interesante a los estudiantes de habla inglesa.