Helen Marlais
Pianist, Pedagogue, Pedagogical author.
Book 7 continues to develop student’s ability to sight read with ease, accuracy and musicality! Carefully crafted musical examples develop eye, ear, and hand coordination. New concepts are: sixteenth-note rhythms in 3/8 and 6/8 meter and three part chorales. Reviewed concepts: relative major/minor keys, reading ledger lines, diminished chords and augmented chords. Daily activities with...
Book 8, the last book in the series, features challenging rhythms that occur in early advanced/advanced music such as 3 vs 2 and 2 vs 3. Students read pieces with two-octave scales, ledger lines, syncopation and counterpoint in many different keys. Transposing and harmonizing skills are reinforced. The student is always encouraged to plan before...
Designed to be accessible to young beginners, we’ve used larger fonts and added lyrics that appeal to kids. Each unit has a theme such as At the Park, Up in Space, or Creepy Crawly Things. Every day the student claps/counts two short rhythm lines, and sight reads two short pieces, and checks off a Did...
Fun subject matter, fanciful lyrics and happy illustrations motivate students to practice their sight reading every day! Fun in the Sun, At the Farm, and Weather Watching are some of the engaging themes presented in the seven units. Interval recognition includes 2nds, 3rds, 4ths, and 5ths from Guide Notes Middle C, Treble C, and Bass...
