Helen Marlais
Pianist, Pedagogue, Pedagogical author.
Pianistic arrangements of seasonal favorites will create a festive atmosphere during the holiday season. Suitable for recitals, church or at home, the contents include activity pages and these titles: O Come All Ye Faithful; The Holly and the Ivy; The First Noël; Ding Dong! Merrily on High; O Christmas Tree; We Three Kings of Orient...
This attractive book with short exercises and captivating art presents writing, playing, rhythmic, and composing activities that lead students along the path of music discovery. Ear Training assists students in recognizing rhythm and note patterns; and Time to Compose encourages students to create their own pieces based on concepts learned.
Students learn to read in an ideal way by combining Middle C, intervallic, and multi-key reading approaches. They learn intervals early, and continue to build on this reading foundation throughout the method. The creative drawing, writing, and coloring activities motivate students to learn notes on the staff with confidence.
A proven series to reinforce the note names and intervals students learn in Succeeding at the Piano®, 2nd Edition, Succeeding with a Notespeller, Grade 1B correlates with 2nd Edition, Succeeding at the Piano®, Grade 1B. This notespeller can also be used with the All-in-One Approach to Succeeding at the Piano®, Book 1B. The fun drawing, writing, and coloring activities in this book motivate students...
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...
Book 1A starts with a thorough review of the concepts presented in Prep A and B. New concepts are: mp and mf; quarter rest; the slur; A above Guide Note G; staccato; intervals 2nds-5ths; FACE in treble clef; Treble C Position; and half and whole rests. A clean look with appealing illustrations and easy teacher...
This next book in The All-in-One Approach to Succeeding at the Piano® method teaches: G position; sharps and flats; tonic and dominant; Bass G position; upbeats; accents; and the I and V7 chords in C and G. Short theory and technical exercises appear between appealing solos. A CD with three tracks for each solo is...
Continuing the pedagogical approach set forth in the All-In-One series, the new concepts in AIO 2A are: natural sign; eighth notes; musical form; whole steps; transposition; the damper pedal; cross-hand arpeggios; balance between the hands, and the Kick Off touch release. The terrific, motivational music includes fabulous original solos, classical themes, and folk tunes.
Book 2B not only reinforces all the concepts in 2A, it presents new concepts such as: minor five-finger patterns and i-V7-i in C, G, F, D, and A; introduction to the sonatina; rotation; finger crossings; one octave scales in C and G; intervals of a sixth; and Italian terms of poco, a tempo, pp, ostinato, fermata, and molto. Music...
