Continuing the incredible popularity of Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course, this new book adapts the same friendly and informative style for adults who wish to teach themselves. With the study guide pages that have been added to introduce the music, it's almost like having a piano teacher beside you as you learn the skills needed to perform popular and familiar music. There are also five bonus pieces: At Last * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * Laura * Over the Rainbow * Singin' in the Rain. Included is a CD containing the piano part and an engaging arrangement for each of the 65 musical examples. 192 pages.
- For
- Piano
- Publisher
- Alfred
- Pages
- 192
Contents
1st & 2nd Endings. Why Am I Blue?
A New Position of the C Major Chord.
About the Blues. Got Those Blues!
Alouette.
Alpine Melody.
At Last
Au Claire de la Lune.
Beautiful Brown Eyes.
Block Chords & Broken Chords.
Blow the Man Down!
C & F Chords for RH.
C Major, G7 Chords for RH.
C POSITION
Caf? Vienna.
Changing Fingers on the Same Note.
Chiapanecas.
Chord Progressions.
Cockles and Mussels.
Combining Middle C and C Position.
Crescendo, Diminuendo. Waltz Time.
D.C. al Fine.
Dotted Quarter Notes.
Dynamic Signs, p, mf.
Eighth Note Triplets. Amazing Grace.
Eighth Notes. Happy Birthday to You!
Eighth Rest. Accent Sign.
Epilogue.
EXPANDING THE 5 FINGER POSITION
F Major Chord for LH.
Fermata. Good Morning to You!
ff. Joy to the World!
Finger Numbers. Piano Tones.
G POSITION
G Position. Intervals in G Position.
Go Down, Moses.
Good King Wenceslas. My Fifth.
Half Rest. Brother John.
Harmonic 4ths, 5ths.
Harmonic Intervals, 2nds, 3rds.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Here's a Happy Song!
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands.
How to Sit at the Piano.
Introducing A for LH.
Introducing A for RH.
Introducing B for LH.
Introducing B for RH.
Introducing E for LH.
Introducing E for RH.
Introducing Overlapping Pedal
INTRODUCTION TO CHORDS
INTRODUCTION TO PLAYING
Jingle Bells.
Kum-Ba-Yah!
Largo (from The New World).
Laura
Lavendar's Blue
Left Hand C Position. Bass Clef Sign.
LEFT HAND WARM-UP.
Little Brown Jug.
London Bridge.
Lone Star Waltz. Staccato.
Love Somebody! A Friend Like You.
Mary Ann.
Measure, Bar Line, Double Bar.
Measures from Familiar Songs Using Dotted Quarter Notes.
Measuring 6ths.
Measuring 7ths & Octaves.
Measuring Half Steps & Whole Steps.
Melodic 4ths, 5ths.
Melodic Intervals, 2nds, 3rds.
Michael, Row the Boat Ashore.
MIDDLE C POSITION
Middle C Position. Thumbs on C!
Money Can't Buy Ev'rything!
More about Chords.
More about Triads.
More Syncopated Notes. Jericho.
Moving Up and Down the Keyboard in 6ths.
mp. Greensleeves.
Name That Key!
New C Major Chord Position for RH.
O Sole Mio. Arpeggiated Chords.
Ode to Joy.
On Top of Old Smoky.
Over the Rainbow.
PLAYING C--G ON THE GRAND STAFF
pp. Scarborough Fair.
Quarter Notes & Half Notes.
Quarter Rest. f. Rockin' Intervals.
Raisins and Almonds.
RH Extended Position.
Right Hand C Position. Treble Clef Sign.
RIGHT HAND WARM-UP.
Rock-Along. Mexican Hat Dance.
Rockets.
SCALES & CHORDS---THE KEY OF C MAJOR
Singin' in the Rain
Slurs & Legato Playing.
Standing in the Need of Prayer.
Syncopated Notes. Natural Sign.
Tetrachords.
The A Harmonic Minor Scale
The C Major Chord.
The Can-Can.
The Cuckoo.
The D Harmonic Minor Scale
The Damper Pedal. Harp Song.
The Donkey.
The Entertainer.
The F Major Scale.
The Flat Sign. Rock It Away!
The G Major & D7 Chords for LH.
The G Major & D7 Chords for RH.
The G Major Scale. The Key of G Major.
The Gift to be Simple.
THE GRAND STAFF
The Grand Staff. Time Signature, 4/4.
The Key of A Minor
THE KEY OF A MINOR
The Key of D Minor
THE KEY OF D MINOR
THE KEY OF F MAJOR
THE KEY OF G MAJOR
The Keyboard.
The Major Scale. The C Major Scale.
The Marines' Hymn.
The Primary Chords in A Minor
A New Position of the C Major Chord.
About the Blues. Got Those Blues!
Alouette.
Alpine Melody.
At Last
Au Claire de la Lune.
Beautiful Brown Eyes.
Block Chords & Broken Chords.
Blow the Man Down!
C & F Chords for RH.
C Major, G7 Chords for RH.
C POSITION
Caf? Vienna.
Changing Fingers on the Same Note.
Chiapanecas.
Chord Progressions.
Cockles and Mussels.
Combining Middle C and C Position.
Crescendo, Diminuendo. Waltz Time.
D.C. al Fine.
Dotted Quarter Notes.
Dynamic Signs, p, mf.
Eighth Note Triplets. Amazing Grace.
Eighth Notes. Happy Birthday to You!
Eighth Rest. Accent Sign.
Epilogue.
EXPANDING THE 5 FINGER POSITION
F Major Chord for LH.
Fermata. Good Morning to You!
ff. Joy to the World!
Finger Numbers. Piano Tones.
G POSITION
G Position. Intervals in G Position.
Go Down, Moses.
Good King Wenceslas. My Fifth.
Half Rest. Brother John.
Harmonic 4ths, 5ths.
Harmonic Intervals, 2nds, 3rds.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Here's a Happy Song!
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands.
How to Sit at the Piano.
Introducing A for LH.
Introducing A for RH.
Introducing B for LH.
Introducing B for RH.
Introducing E for LH.
Introducing E for RH.
Introducing Overlapping Pedal
INTRODUCTION TO CHORDS
INTRODUCTION TO PLAYING
Jingle Bells.
Kum-Ba-Yah!
Largo (from The New World).
Laura
Lavendar's Blue
Left Hand C Position. Bass Clef Sign.
LEFT HAND WARM-UP.
Little Brown Jug.
London Bridge.
Lone Star Waltz. Staccato.
Love Somebody! A Friend Like You.
Mary Ann.
Measure, Bar Line, Double Bar.
Measures from Familiar Songs Using Dotted Quarter Notes.
Measuring 6ths.
Measuring 7ths & Octaves.
Measuring Half Steps & Whole Steps.
Melodic 4ths, 5ths.
Melodic Intervals, 2nds, 3rds.
Michael, Row the Boat Ashore.
MIDDLE C POSITION
Middle C Position. Thumbs on C!
Money Can't Buy Ev'rything!
More about Chords.
More about Triads.
More Syncopated Notes. Jericho.
Moving Up and Down the Keyboard in 6ths.
mp. Greensleeves.
Name That Key!
New C Major Chord Position for RH.
O Sole Mio. Arpeggiated Chords.
Ode to Joy.
On Top of Old Smoky.
Over the Rainbow.
PLAYING C--G ON THE GRAND STAFF
pp. Scarborough Fair.
Quarter Notes & Half Notes.
Quarter Rest. f. Rockin' Intervals.
Raisins and Almonds.
RH Extended Position.
Right Hand C Position. Treble Clef Sign.
RIGHT HAND WARM-UP.
Rock-Along. Mexican Hat Dance.
Rockets.
SCALES & CHORDS---THE KEY OF C MAJOR
Singin' in the Rain
Slurs & Legato Playing.
Standing in the Need of Prayer.
Syncopated Notes. Natural Sign.
Tetrachords.
The A Harmonic Minor Scale
The C Major Chord.
The Can-Can.
The Cuckoo.
The D Harmonic Minor Scale
The Damper Pedal. Harp Song.
The Donkey.
The Entertainer.
The F Major Scale.
The Flat Sign. Rock It Away!
The G Major & D7 Chords for LH.
The G Major & D7 Chords for RH.
The G Major Scale. The Key of G Major.
The Gift to be Simple.
THE GRAND STAFF
The Grand Staff. Time Signature, 4/4.
The Key of A Minor
THE KEY OF A MINOR
The Key of D Minor
THE KEY OF D MINOR
THE KEY OF F MAJOR
THE KEY OF G MAJOR
The Keyboard.
The Major Scale. The C Major Scale.
The Marines' Hymn.
The Primary Chords in A Minor