Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course. Level 1, Adult All-In-One Course : Lesson, Theory, Technic 1

Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Course is designed for use with a piano instructor for the beginning student looking for a truly complete piano course. It is a greatly expanded version of Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course that will include lesson, theory, technic and additional repertoire in a convenient,'all-in-one'format. This comprehensive course adds such features as isometric hand exercises, finger strengthening drills, and written assignments that reinforce each lesson's concepts. There is a smooth, logical progression between each lesson, a thorough explanation of chord theory and playing styles, and outstanding extra songs, including folk, classical, and contemporary selections. At the completion of this course, the student will have learned to play some of the most popular music ever written and will have gained a good understanding of basic musical concepts and styles.Titles: • Alouette• Alpine Melody• Amazing Grace• Au Claire de la Lune• Aunt Rhody• Auld Lang Syne• Aura Lee• The Bandleader• Beautiful Brown Eyes• Blow the Man Down!• Blues for Wynton Marsalis• Brother John• Café Vienna• The Can-Can• Chasing the Blues Away• Chiapanecas• Cockles and Mussels• The Cuckoo• Day is Done• Dueling Harmonics• The Entertainer• A Friend Like You• Go Down, Moses• Good King Wenceslas• Good Morning to You!• Good People• Got Those Blues• Greensleeves• Happy Birthday to You!• Harmonica Rock• Harp Song• Here's a Happy Song!• He's Got the Whole World in His Hands• I'm Gonna Lay My Burden Down• Jericho• Jingle Bells• Joy to the World!• Kum-ba-yah!• Largo (Dvorak)• Lavender's Blue• Lightly Row• Little Brown Jug• Liza Jane• London Bridge• Lone Star Waltz• Love Somebody• Lullaby• The Marine's Hymn• Mary Ann• Merrily We Roll Along• Mexican Hat Dance• Michael, Row the Boat Ashore• Money Can't Buy Everything• My Fifth• Ode to Joy• On Top of Old Smoky• O Sole Mio• Raisins and Almonds• Rock Along• Rockets• Rockin'Intervals 1 Foreword. 2 Contents. 3 Contents. INTRODUCTION TO PLAYING 4 Preliminary Excercises. 5 Preliminary Excercises. 6 How to Sit at the Piano. 7 Finger Numbers. 8 The Keyboard. 9 Name That Key! 10 Isometric Excercise. 11 Four Good Reasons for Playing with Curved Fingers. C POSITION 12 Right Hand C Position.RIGHT HAND WARM UP. 13 Quarter Notes & Half Notes. Measure, Bar Line, Double Bar. ODE TO JOY. 14 The Treble Clef Sign. 15 The Treble Clef Notes. 16 Left Hand C Position. LEFT HAND WARM UP. 17 The Whole Note. AURA LEE. 18 The Bass Clef Sign. 19 The Bass Clef Notes. 20 The Grand Staff. Time Signature. Whole Rest. PLAYING ON THE GRAND STAFF. PLAYING C-G ON THE GRAND STAFF 21 ROCK-ALONG. MEXICAN HAT DANCE. Quarter Rest. 22 Writing in 4-4 Time. 23 LIGHTLY ROW. AUNT RHODY. 24 Melodic Intervals. Dynamic Signs, p, mf.AU CLAIRE DE LA LUNE. TISKET, A TASKET. 25 Measuring Melodic 2nds & 3rds. 26 Harmonic Intervals. Dynamic Signs, f. ROCKIN' INTERVALS. 27 Measuring Harmonic 2nds & 3rds. HARMONICA ROCK. 28 Melodic 4ths & 5ths. GOOD KING WENCESLAS. MY FIFTH. 29 Measuring Melodic 4ths & 5ths. 30 Harmonic 4ths & 5ths. JINGLE BELLS. 31 Measuring Harmonic 4ths & 5ths. DUELING HARMONICS. INTRODUCTION TO CHORDS 32 The C Major Chord. 33 Half Rest. BROTHER JOHN. HERE'S A HAPPY SONG! 34 Introducing B for Left Hand. Two Important Chords--C Major, G7. 35 Tied Notes. MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG. LARGO (from 'The New World'). 36 Introducing B for Right Hand. C & G7 CHORDS for Right Hand. 37 MARY ANN. 38 The G7 Chord for Left Hand. Chord Symbols. 39 The G7 Chord for Right Hand. 40 New Time Signature, 3-4. Dotted Half Note. ROCKETS. 41 Writing in 3-4 Time. Reviewing Dynamics. 42 Slurs & Legato Playing. WHAT CAN I SHARE. 43 DAY IS DONE.Slurs & Ties. 44 Introducing A for Left Hand. Introducing the F Major Chord. 45 Warm-Up using C, G7 & F Chords (LH). Incomplete Measure. WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN. 46 Introducing A for Right Hand. C & F Chords for Right Hand. 47 Warm-Up using C, G7 & F Chords (RH). WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN. 48 The F Major Chord for Left Hand. I'M GONNA LAY MY BURDEN DOWN. 49 The F Major Chord for Right Hand. WALTZING CHORDS. G POSITION 50 G Position. Intervals in G Position. 51 LOVE SOMEBODY! A FRIEND LIKE YOU. 52 Writing in G Position. THE BANDLEADER. 53 Melodic Intervals in G Position. Harmonic Intervals in G Position. 54 The Sharp Sign. MONEY CAN'T BUY EV'RYTHING. 55 The Sharp Sign. 56 The Problem of Developing Equal Skills with all Fingers. 57 A Leschetizky Solution. 58 The G Major & D7 Chords for Left Hand. 59 THE CUCKOO. 60 The G Major & D7 Chords for Right Hand. Block Chords & Broken Chords. 61 The Damper Pedal. HARP SONG. 62 Writing the G Major & D7 Chrods for LH. LIZA JANE. 63 Writing the G Major & D7 Chords for RH. Block Chords & Broken Chords. 64 Introducing E for Left Hand. A New Position of the C Major Chord. 65 Warm-Up using G, D7 & C Chords BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES. 66 Writing E for Left Hand. 67 Writing the C Major Chord Position for LH. 68 Introducing E for Right Hand. New C Major Chord Position for Right Hand. 69 Warm-Up using G, D7 & C Chords. ALPINE MELODY. 70 Writing E for Right Hand. 71 Writing the C Major Chord Position for RH. MIDDLE C POSITION 72 Middle C Position. THUMBS ON C! 73 Crescendo, Diminuendo. WALTZ TIME. 74 Fermata. GOOD MORNING TO YOU! 75 Eighth Notes. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! 76 More on Eighth Notes. SHOO, FLY, SHOO! 77 D.C. al Fine. STANDING IN THE NEED OF PRAYER. 78 The Amazing Aerobics of Hanon. 79 The Amazing Aerobics of Hanon (cont.). 80 Introducing Dotted Quarter Notes. 81 Introducing Dotted Quarter Notes (cont.). 82 ALOUETTE. EXPANDING THE 5-FINGER POSITION 83 Measuring 6ths. 84 LAVENDER'S BLUE. 85 New Time Signature, 2-4. KUM-BA-YAH! 86 Writing 6ths. 87 Hanon's Aerobic Sixths. 88 LONDON BRIDGE. MICHAEL, ROW THE BOAT ASHORE. 89 BLOW THE MAN DOWN! 90 Moving Up & Down the Keyboard in 6ths. LONE STAR WALTZ. 91 Staccato. 92 Measuring 7ths & Octaves. 93 Writing 7ths & Octaves. 94 CAFÉ VIENNA. 95 LULLABY. 96 The Flat Sign. ROCK IT AWAY! 97 Writing the Flat Sign. 98 Measuring Half Steps & Whole Steps. 99 Writing Half Steps & Whole Steps. Tetrachords. SCALES & CHORDS--THE KEY OF C MAJOR 100 The Major Scale. The C Major Scale. 101 Writing the Major Scale. 102 These Hands Were Made for Playing. Playing the C Major Scale. 103 ff. JOY TO THE WORLD. 104 More About Chords. 105 COCKLES AND MUSSELS. 106 The Primary Chords in C Major. Chord Progressions. 107 About the Blues. GOT THOSE BLUES! 108 Chords and the Blues Progression. The Natural Sign. CHASING THE BLUES AWAY. 109 BLUES FOR WYNTON MARSALIS. 110 RH An Extended Position. ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY. 111 ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY (cont.). THE KEY OF G MAJOR 112 The G Major Scale. The Key of G Major. 113 Changing Fingers on the Same Note. THE CAN-CAN. 114 Writing in the Key of G Major. 115 The Primary Chords in G Major. THE MARINES' HYMN. 116 Syncopated Notes. WHY AM I BLUE. 117 G Blues Scale Performance Piece. GOOD PEOPLE. THE KEY OF F MAJOR 118 The F Major Scale. 119 Eighth Rest. Accent Sign. LITTLE BROWN JUG. 120 The Primary Chords in F Major. CHIAPANECAS. 121 CHIAPANECAS (cont.). 122 Writing in the Key of F Major. 123 AULD LANG SYNE. 124 A New Style of Bass. O SOLE MIO! 125 Arpeggiated Chords THE KEY OF A MINOR 126 The Key of A Minor (Relative of C Major). The A Harmonic Minor Scale. 127 More Syncopated Notes. JERICHO. 128 Writing in the Key of A Minor (Relative of C Major). 129 An A Minor Chord Progression. THE STRANGER. 130 Introducing 'Overlapping Pedal.' mp. GREENSLEEVES. 131 GREENSLEEVES (cont.). 132 More About Triads. The Primary Chords in A Minor. 133 GO DOWN, MOSES. THE KEY OF D MINOR 134 The Key of D Minor (Relative of F Major) The D Harmonic Minor Scale. 135 pp. SCARBOROUGH FAIR. 136 The Primary Chords in D Minor. RAISINS AND ALMONDS. 137 RAISINS AND ALMONDS (cont.). REVIEW 138 HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS. 139 HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS (cont.). 140 LH Warm-Up. THE ENTERTAINER. 141 THE ENTERTAINER (cont.). 142 Eighth-Note Triplets. AMAZING GRACE. 143 AMAZING GRACE (cont.). 144 OVER THE RAINBOW. 145 OVER THE RAINBOW (cont.). 146 AT LAST. 147 AT LAST (cont.). 148 SINGIN' IN THE RAIN. 149 SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (cont.). 150 LAURA. 151 LAURA (cont.). 152 HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS 153 HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS (cont.). 154 THE BALLAD OF GILLIGAN'S ISLE. 155 THE BALLAD OF GILLIGAN'S ISLE (cont.). 156 CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO. 157 CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO (cont.). 158 CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO (cont.). 159 CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO (cont.). 160 Certificate of Award Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Course is designed for use with a piano instructor for the beginning student looking for a truly complete piano course. It is a greatly expanded version of Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course that will include lesson, theory, technic and additional repertoire in a convenient, "all-in-one" format. This comprehensive course adds such features as isometric hand exercises, finger strengthening drills, and written assignments that reinforce each lesson's concepts. There is a smooth, logical progression between each lesson, a thorough explanation of chord theory and playing styles, and outstanding extra songs, including folk, classical, and contemporary selections. At the completion of this course, the student will have learned to play some of the most popular music ever written and will have gained a good understanding of basic musical concepts and styles. Titles: Alouette * Alpine Melody * Amazing Grace * Au Claire de la Lune * Aunt Rhody * Auld Lang Syne * Aura Lee * The Bandleader * Beautiful Brown Eyes * Blow the Man Down * Blues for Wynton Marsalis * Brother John * Caf? Vienna * The Can-Can * Chasing the Blues Away * Chiapanecas * Cockles and Mussels * The Cuckoo * Day is Done * Dueling Harmonics * The Entertainer * A Friend Like You * Go Down, Moses * Good King Wenceslas * Good Morning to You * Good People * Got Those Blues * Greensleeves * Happy Birthday to You * Harmonica Rock * Harp Song * Here's a Happy Song * He's Got the Whole World in His Hands * I'm Gonna Lay My Burden Down * Jericho * Jingle Bells * Joy to the World * Kum-ba-yah * Largo (Dvorak) * Lavender's Blue * Lightly Row * Little Brown Jug * Liza Jane * London Bridge * Lone Star Waltz * Love Somebody * Lullaby * The Marine's Hymn * Mary Ann * Merrily We Roll Along * Mexican Hat Dance * Michael, Row the Boat Ashore * Money Can't Buy Everything * My Fifth * Ode to Joy * On Top of Old Smoky * O Sole Mio * Raisins and Almonds * Rock Along * Rockets * Rockin' Intervals