Helen Marlais
Pianist, Pedagogue, Pedagogical author.
Designed to help the teacher motivate while also providing a wonderful collection of Christmas favorites, In Recital® with Christmas Favorites®, Book One covers quarter, half, dotted half, and whole notes; uses only 3/4 and 4/4 time signatures; and reinforces basic musical terminology and symbols. Students experience movement up and down the keyboard with 8va signs....
In Recital® with Jazz, Blues, & Rags Book 1 begins this exciting new series with 13 fun jazz, blues, and rag-style pieces specifically for the early-elementary student. A delightful mixture of original solos and arrangements of well-known pieces follows the leveling guidelines of the other In Recital® series books, ensuring that students will be successful...
In Recital® with Popular Christmas Music, Book 1 features fabulous popular Christmas music edited and performed by Helen Marlais. The two outstanding composers and arrangers for this series, Edwin McLean and Kevin Olson, have created engaging easy to sing along with as well as recital-style arrangements of some of the most popular Christmas music of...
In Recital® with Popular Music, Book 1 is a wonderful collection of popular arrangements for the early elementary level. A delightful mixture of Disney favorites, current popular songs, show tunes, and old-time classics provides a variety of popular styles to choose from. The two outstanding arrangers of this series, Edwin McLean and Kevin Olson, have...
In Recital® with Timeless Hymns, Book 1 features twelve well-known hymns edited and performed by Helen Marlais. The popular arrangers for this series have composed fresh settings of some of the best-loved hymns of all times! Titles include: Holy, Holy, Holy!; Jesus Loves the Little Children; The B-I-B-L-E; Jesus Loves Me; Jesus Wants Me for...
This book is part of the Intervallic Reading Series that focuses on reading intervals and patterns rather than note by note. Along with playing on the white keys, students will also play pieces on black keys utilizing a giant flat sign. This giant flat sign indicates that all notes on the staff are to be...
On Stage! Book 3 is written for the early intermediate/intermediate student and focuses on refining and advancing sight-reading skills. Included are concepts such as labeling and identifying AB and ABA1 forms, blocking and identifying intervals within a piece, chords and their inversions, seventh chords, and more.
The Succeeding at the Piano flash cards serve as an important tool in learning and reinforcing necessary information to succeed in music. They are presented in a clear and organized fashion designed to provide an easy way to drill new concepts and reinforce previous ones as the student progresses. A perfect supplement to build a...
Flashcards are great for reinforcing concepts learned at the lesson. This set comes with 108 cards in four colors. Yellow cards are for note reading; Blue cards are intervals; White cards are terms and symbols and technique reminders; and finally, Green cards are rhythm patterns. The answers are on the back so parents, siblings, or...
Dynamics, note reading, and intervals are expanded in the second book of the series, in addition to introducing rests, legato and staccato, and two new touch releases: The Woodpecker and The Push Off. A clean page layout and music that kids like to play engage students so they progress smoothly. The music includes classical arrangements,...
