Description:
Lesson Book 1 is pre-reading. Concepts taught are: How to sit at the piano; Correct hand position; High and low; Loud and soft (forte and piano); Keyboard topography; Bar line and measure, Quarter, half, whole notes and rests; and Repeat signs. The first pieces in the book are played on the black keys. Later in the book, C D E for the RH and C B A for the LH (Middle C position) are taught with letter notes (the name of the note is written inside the note head). By Christine H. Barden, Gayle Kowalchyk, and E. L. Lancaster, distributed by Alfred Music.

Also available: Two compact disc recordings (sold as a two-disc set) support the concepts introduced in Level 1. The disc for the Music Lesson Book includes the narration for the story, as well as two performances of each piece---an acoustic piano version and an orchestrated version. The disc for the Music Discovery Book contains all of the songs and the "Listen and Sing" examples in the book performed by a teacher and students. In addition, professional performances of all listening examples for music appreciation and movement activities are included.

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