SKU: BR.EB-9333

World premiere of the piano version: Orleans (8th Int. Piano Competition of Orleans ,,Brin d'herbe), April 14, 2019

ISBN 9790004187975. 9 x 12 inches.

Inspiring Nature These three piano pieces, composed for the ,,Concours, Brin d'Herbe 2019, may be performed separately or as a collection, in which case they should be played in the given order. Though each piece is aimed at a different technical level (I. Elementary, II. Advanced, III. Intermediate), they have a common artistic aim: to connect musical expression with poetic inspiration. In particular, these pieces meditate on the emotional connection between our interior life and the vast and varied landscapes of the natural world all around us. While composing I found myself re-reading Kathleen Raine (one of my favourite poets) and was struck by her statement (in the foreword to her ,,Selected Poems): ,,'Nature-poetry' is not what we write about nature, but rather the language of images in which nature daily speaks to us of the timeless, age-old mystery in which we participate. Nature communicates today what it told the earliest of humankind, and what it will tell future generations when our modern high-rise cities are no more. Meanings, moods, the whole scale of our inner experience, finds in nature the 'correspondences' through which we may know our boundless selves. Nature is the common, universal language, understood by all. What she says about nature resonates with my understanding of music, which also sometimes affords us an opportunity to know 'our boundless selves'. And I am especially interested in the way that sounds - which, as vibrations in the air, are another aspect of nature - can reveal and heighten our sense of connectedness to ourselves and our surroundings. Each movement is inspired by a single stanza from the poem ,,Amo Ergo Sum by Kathleen Raine, and I would encourage anyone playing these pieces to devote time to internalising the words as well as the music, for they may contain the key to an accurate expression. As such, the relevant words are quoted at the start of each score. ,,Inner Landscapes is dedicated to Joe Browning, Lexy Oliver and Omar Shahryar. (Christian Mason, 2018)

World premiere of the piano version: Orleans (8th Int. Piano Competition of Orleans ,,Brin d'herbe), April 14, 2019.

SKU: BT.DHP-1115194-401

9x12 inches. International.

Each book in this series contains 13 easy arrangements of well known songs arranger for beginner pianists. The pieces use a single five-finger hand position for each song, enabling early pianists to play their favourite tunes straight away! The note-size is large and each song has a diagram so players know exactly where their hands should be before starting the piece. Includes an optional teacher's duet part for each song to add some extra interest in both practice and performance.

Elk deel in de nieuwe serie De Haske Five Finger Piano bevat dertien eenvoudige bewerkingen van bekende liedjes, bedoeld voor beginnende spelers die naast de gebruikelijke oefeningen nog weinig speelstukjes hebben. De notenzijn extra groot afgedrukt, en voor elk stuk wordt de exacte handpositie aangegeven. Bovendien is er voor elke titel een tweede stem voor de docent beschikbaar.

Die Reihe Five Finger Piano bietet Klavierschülern die Gelegenheit, schon zu Beginn ihrer musikalischen Reise ihre Lieblingsmelodien zu spielen. Jedes Stück ist in einer einzigen 10-Finger-Lage für beide Hände spielbar; die Töne werden zu Beginn des Stückes in einem Tastaturdiagramm und in Notenschrift angezeigt. Zu jedem Stück gibt es eine optionale zweite Stimme für den Klavierlehrer. Mit Enjoy Folksongs! machen die Pianisten eine musikalische Reise durch Frankreich, Deutschland, England und Holland in Griffweite auf dem Klavier!

SKU: HL.49045690

For decades, pupils (aged 6+) have been learning the basics of piano playing with plenty of imagination and creativity by using the popular three-volume piano method Piano Kids by Hans-Gunter Heumann. In 2014 the method was revised and has since been published in a revised and expanded new edition: New songs and illustrations breathe new life into the standard work and adjust it to the realityof life of today's first-time piano players. The educational concept of Piano Kids, resulting from the combination of textbooks, additional activity books as well as the large number of themed tune books, is now completed by tune books that are companions to the textbooks.These new tune books contain a wide range of very easy pieces for beginners which are in line with the progress of the textbooks andprovide the young pianists with age-appropriate playing literature from the very first piano lesson. Well-known folklore melodies, upbeat compositions in the style of pop, rock and jazz music as well as the first little masterpieces by Mozart, Beethoven & Co. motivate and stimulate the pupils and add variety to the music lessons. Volume 1 starts with several pieces for piano duet which will easily motivate beginners without demanding too much. All pieces are limited to the five-note range while nevertheless covering the whole spectrum of styles: from folk melodies via classical pieces by composers such as Gurlitt, Turk or Bartok to modern compositions from the areas of pop, rock and jazz music. Alongside Vol. 2 of the piano method, Volume 2 extends the pitch range and heightens the rhythmic demands. Apart from the wide rangeof songs from the areas of folk, rock and pop music, the young musicians get to know the first easy piano pieces by Mozart, Beethoven & Co. Many little 'treats' will have a lasting motivating effect on the pianists, like e.g. the Baby Elephant Walk by Henri Mancini or The Entertainer by Scott Joplin. These pieces have been arranged by Hans-Gunter Heumann in such a way that they do not demand too much of the children but motivate them when playing these famous melodies.