Helen Marlais
Pianist, Pedagogue, Pedagogical author.
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...
This Student Activity Book is full of enjoyable activities that will help your students learn about the master composers of the Baroque Era. The stories, games, puzzles, and activities for listening, drawing, and writing are an easy way to engage students in an understanding not only of important information about the composers’ lives, but also...
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.
Baroque Era, Volume Two of Succeeding with the Masters® continues the collection of graded repertoire, featuring the great masters of the Baroque era. These 25 marvelous selections build a foundation for playing even more advanced baroque music, such as the two-part inventions by Bach, Handel suites, and the more difficult Scarlatti sonatas. Complete and easily...
Succeeding with the Masters® is a collection of 26 graded repertoire pieces by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. It provides a complete overview of the musical characteristics of the Classical Era in an easily comprehensible manner. Students learn practice strategies, musical concepts, and general characteristics of the era as they explore delightful pieces by the great...
Volume Two continues this collection of graded repertoire pieces by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. These marvelous selections, compiled from original sources, build a foundation for playing advanced classical music. After studying and performing them, the student will be ready for entry-level sonatas by each of these great composers. As in Volume One, complete and easily...
Succeeding with the Masters®, Romantic Era, Volume One, is a collection of graded repertoire featuring selections from Tchaikovsky, Schumann, and Schubert-three great masters of the Romantic era. These works build a foundation for playing the more advanced repertoire of the Romantic era. Each piece is introduced by a short “discovery” of a particular characteristic of...
Within Succeeding with the Masters® Romantic Era, Volume Two, comes the intermediate through early-advanced pieces by Schubert, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, and Chopin. As with all of the books in Succeeding with the Masters®, Dr. Marlais presents each work within the context of its social and historical time. Valuable practice strategies for each piece help teachers guide...
The Student Activity Books are fun-filled educational companions to the Succeeding with the Masters® repertoire collections – an ideal way for your students to explore the world of the master composers. This Student Activity Book is full of enjoyable activities that will help your students learn about the master composers of the Classical Era. The...
The Succeeding with the Masters® Student Activity Book Classical Era, Volume Two is full of enjoyable activities that correlate with the Classical Era Volume Two Performance Book. These activities will help your students learn more in-depth facts and interesting information about the master composers of the Classical Era. The stories, games, puzzles, and activities for...
