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Piano Lessons Book 1 - Hal Leonard Student Piano Library
Composer: Barbara Kreader
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Instrument: Beginning Piano
Piano Lessons Book 1 - Hal Leonard Student Piano Library
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New York NY 10023
United States
Phillip Keveren, Fred Kern, Barbara Kreader, Mona Rejino
From the very first lessons in Book 1, students are making music as they explore thepiano keyboard through fun improvisation pieces called My Own Song. The beginning of the book introduces finger numbers, the black-key and white-key groups, and basic rhythm patterns.
Directional reading is taught first by finger number, then by note name, and then by interval (stop, skip, and repeat). Once the students are introduced to the staff, they learn reading guides Bass F and Treble G and read by interval in several different hand positions.