There are many types of musician, but all can be put into one of two main groups:
those who can read musicthose who cannot read musicIf you want to learn how to play the keyboard and at the same time, learn how to read music then this book is for you. Reading music is difficult - don't believe anyone who claims that it isn't. It requires knowledge but even more than that it is a practical skill. Many people can look at a single note and find it on the keyboard, but the skill of co-ordinating your fingers and mind so that you can read a complex selection of notes on a page and produce music on an instrument is another level entirely.
The aim of this book is to give you the skills you need to read music fluently so that you can move onto playing music you love
How does it work?
Easy to follow with new skills introduced one step at a time and lots of repetition.Simple arrangements of well know tunes, so you know what the tunes should sound like before you play them.Also includes new original tunes in a variety of styles.Written by a piano and keyboard teacher with over 20 years experience of working with young and adult students - all ideas have been thoroughly tested on real learners.Just the correct balance between new material and repetition so that students retain what they learn.Tunes in the book include:
Lightly Row
When the Saints Go Marching In
Au Clair de la Lune
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
The Bear Went Over the Mountain
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
Scarborough Fair
We Three Kings of Orient Are
Away in a Manger
Happy Birthday to You
Sur le Pont d'Avignon
Beautiful Brown Eyes
Aura Lee
Amazing Grace
Molly Malone
Theme from the New World Symphony (Dvorak)
Men of Harlech
The Bonnie Banks of Lock Lomond
Minuet in G (Bach)
In an English Country Garden
The Bridal Chorus (Wagner)
The William Tell Overture (Rossini)
Lillibulero (Purcell)
Spring (Vivaldi)
and many more
Heather Milnes has been teaching the piano for over 30 and in that time has tutored over 300 successful students. She performs and composes for the piano, flute and clarinet.