Christopher Norton: American Popular Piano Skills 4: Piano: Instrumental Tutor
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This is one of four level-four 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 Four For intermediate students- Frequent jumps and spans of more than a 5th- Whole half quarter note dotted half note dotted quarter note eighth 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- 3/4 4/4 and 6/8 time signatures- Key signatures up to three sharps and two flats- Repeat 8va 8vb tie fermata ritardando a tempo- Fine DC al Fine Coda DS al CodaSkills Books:round out the comprehensive course of study. Paced to enhance progress in the corresponding Repertoire and Etudes Albums the module structure ensures a smooth integration of Ear-Training Sight-Reading and Technic. Ear-training: reinforces the auraldevelopment already achieved through the repertoire and improvisation etudes; Sight-reading: time-effective module structure leads to regular practice the single most important contributing factor to success; Technic: provides a structured and measured approach; prepares for the challenges ahead.About 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
Composer/Artist : Christopher Norton
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