Helen Marlais
Pianist, Pedagogue, Pedagogical author.
The beautiful arrangements, colorful art, and crisp engraving make this book so attractive! There are five engaging activity pages and eight solos (five of which have an optional duet). Titles include: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen; O Come All Ye Faithful; It Came Upon the Midnight Clear and others. The...
With Free Downloadable Recordings. This correlated collection offers a variety of musical styles that reinforce concepts and skills introduced in this level. Most of the 15 pieces are two pages long, and a few have optional teacher duets. There are two folk songs nestled among the outstanding original solos by FJH composers. Short practice steps...
With Free Downloadable Recordings. The new concepts in this grade are reinforced with outstanding repertoire for recitals and fun! Styles include blues, folk, patriotic tunes, classical themes, and terrific original solos. Concise, targeted “Practice Steps” encourage students to focus on the specific keyboard patterns, hand shifts and expressive goals in each piece.
Designed from the beautiful artwork found in the four correlating Grade 2B books, this Sticker Book is a wonderful way to motivate and reward students on a successful assignment!
This book is full of creative activities that reinforce theoretical concepts. There are matching games, drawing and identifying intervals and notes, ear training, composing opportunities, and much more. Exercises are short and varied, and can easily be done at home and quickly checked at the lesson.
Creative activities like matching time, fill in the blank, and completing scales and cadences make this a fun book! Also includes Ear Training, Follow the Leader, Parrot Play, Time to Compose, Rhythm, and Writing–icons used throughout this method that thoroughly reinforce theoretical concepts. This book engages the student and completes a well-rounded curriculum.
Succeeding with a Notespeller provides an enjoyable reinforcement of the note names and intervals presented Succeeding at the Piano®, Grade 2A, but it also can be used with any method. Colorful and creative activities such as: fill in the blank; make that match; and complete the intervals make learning fun! Goals are varied and short...
This artistic book with brilliant colors and clever activities is so attractive that children can’t wait to turn the pages to see what comes next! Note reading is reinforced with emphasis on intervals. Some of the concepts are: reading ledger lines above, below and in between the grand staff; intervals of a 6th; enharmonics; and...
Baroque Era, Volume One of Succeeding with the Masters® is a collection of 22 graded repertoire pieces by J.S. Bach, Handel and Scarlatti. These works, mostly dances, build a foundation for playing more advanced baroque music. Complete and easily comprehensible overviews of the era’s musical characteristics appear throughout, along with composer biographies and illustrative practice...
The Teacher’s Handbook contains all of the answers for the Student Activity Books, as well as some additional ideas for group activities and a recommended general music listening list for the young piano student.
