Alfred's Basic Piano Library Lesson Book 5

Alfred's Basic Piano Library: Lesson Book 5
By Willard A. Palmer, Morton Manus, and Amanda Vick Lethco
Piano Book
Level: 5

This easy step-by-step method emphasizes correct playing habits and note reading through interval recognition. Lesson Book 5 concepts include the ornaments: long appoggiatura, short appoggiatura, trill and mordent; plus arpeggios; the A Major scale; and the keys of B minor and C minor. Also introduces the playing of minuets, sonatinas, preludes and arias.

For reinforcement of each principle as it is introduced, supplementary material is carefully coordinated, page for page, at each level of instruction. Coordinating supplemental books for Level 5 include: Classic Themes * Ear Training * Merry Christmas * Recital * Repertoire * Theory and Top Hits! Solo. Songs include: An American Hymn (Lowry) * Aria from "The Marriage of Figaro" (Mozart) * Bagatelle (Diabelli) * Ballade (Burgmuller) * Brazilian Holiday * Loch Lomond * Magic Carpet Ride * A Miniature Overture * Minuet (Bohm) * Prelude in C Major (Bach) * Prelude in C Minor (Morovsky) * Rondeau (Mouret) * Scene from "Swan Lake" (Tchaikovsky) * Sonata in the Style of Scarlatti * Sonatina on Three French Folk Tunes * Sonatina, Op. 36, No. 1, 1st Mvmt. (Clementi) * Spanish Dance * The Tailor’s Song * Theme (Corelli) * Variations on a Sea Chanty * A Very Special Day (Palmer)

A Miniature OvertureAmanda Vick Lethco (editor); Morton Manus (editor); Willard A. Palmer (composer)
A Very Special DayWillard Palmer (composer)
An American HymnRobert Lowry (contributor)
Aria from "The Marriage of Figaro"Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (composer)
BagatelleAnton Diabelli (composer)
BalladeJohann Freidrich Burgmüller (composer)
Brazilian HolidayAmanda Vick Lethco (editor); Morton Manus (editor); Willard A. Palmer (composer)
Loch LomondFolk Song (source)
Magic Carpet RideAmanda Vick Lethco (editor); Morton Manus (editor); Willard A. Palmer (composer)
MinuetGeorg Böhm (composer)
Prelude in C MajorJohann Sebastian Bach (composer)
Prelude in C MinorAlexander Morovsky (composer)
RondeauJean-Joseph Mouret (composer)
Scene from the Ballet, "Swan Lake"Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (composer)
Sonata in the Style of ScarlattiAmanda Vick Lethco (editor); Morton Manus (editor); Willard A. Palmer (composer)
SonatinaMuzio Clementi (composer)
Sonatina on Three French Folk TunesWillard Palmer (composer)
Spanish DanceAmanda Vick Lethco (editor); Morton Manus (editor); Willard A. Palmer (composer)
The Tailor's SongFolk Song (source)
ThemeArcangelo Corelli (composer)
Variations on a Sea ChantyAmanda Vick Lethco (editor); Morton Manus (editor); Willard A. Palmer (composer)

Series: Alfred's Basic Piano Library
Author: Willard A. Palmer, Morton Manus, Amanda Vick Lethco
Instrument: Piano
Format: Book
Page Count: 48
Item Number: 00-2111
ISBN 10: 0-7390-0544-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-7390-0544-6
UPC: 038081009896