By Willard A. Palmer, Morton Manus, and Amanda Vick Lethco. Lesson: Alfreds Basic Prep Course, Levels A through F, was written to answer a demand for a course of piano study designed specifically for students who are five years old and up. This course offers a careful introduction of fundamentals, music that fits comfortably under the young students normal hand span, plus constant reinforcement--all leading to results beyond those generated by other piano methods. After Lesson Book F, the student may progress directly into the faster paced Level 3 of Alfreds Basic Piano Library. The complete Prep Course consists of six books (Levels A through F). Theory: Designed to coordinate page-by-page with the Lesson Books, each Theory Book contains enjoyable games and quizzes that reinforce the principles presented in the Lesson Books. Students can increase their musical understanding while they are away from the keyboard. Activity & Ear Training: The Activity & Ear Training Books include coloring activities to help students recognize notes, musical symbols, rhythms and more, both aurally and visually. Each activity is carefully designed to encourage teacher/student interaction. Every activity coordinates page-by-page with the Lesson Books. Notespeller: Coordinated page-by-page with the Lesson Books, the Notespeller Books reinforce note-reading concepts through coloring and written exercises. Technic: Technical exercises and warm-ups carefully prepared to fit precisely with materials presented in the Lesson Books. Each exercise is coordinated page-by-page with the Prep Course Lesson Books. Solo: Each piece in the Solo Books coordinates page-by-page with the Lesson Books, reinforcing newly learned concepts presented at the lesson. Includes adorable full-color illustrations that enhance each piece. Christmas Joy! These charming collections of popular Christmas carols for beginning piano students are arranged in order of difficulty. Each song includes an optional duet part for a teacher or parent to play on the same keyboard.
