Books, Sheet Music & Media

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The Recital Books congratulate students for a job well done by providing correlated repertoire to their Lesson Books that are based on concepts they've already learned. As a result, the pieces are quickly mastered. Recital Book Level 4 comprises mostly arrangements of familiar tunes like "'Country Gardens" and "Amazing Grace," and a few new originals as well.

Catalog:	AL2116
Publisher:	Alfred
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The Recital Books congratulate students for a job well done by providing correlated repertoire to their Lesson Books that are based on concepts they've already learned. As a result, the pieces are quickly mastered. Recital Book Level 5 contains many original pieces of standard literature, including Beethoven's Sonatina in G, Chopin's Prelude in A Major, and originals by Kohler, Gurlitt and Clementi.

Catalog:	AL2117
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The Recital Books congratulate students for a job well done by providing correlated repertoire to their Lesson Books that are based on concepts they've already learned. As a result, the pieces are quickly mastered. Recital Book Complete Level 1 is for older beginners, and contains the best selections from Recital Books 1A and 1B.

Catalog:	AL2228
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The Technic Books provide reading and rhythm drills and exercises perfectly paced with each Lesson Book in Alfred's Basic Piano Library to improve musicianship and develop coordination of the hands.

Catalog:	AL2460
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The Technic Books provide reading and rhythm drills and exercises perfectly paced with each Lesson Book in Alfred's Basic Piano Library to improve musicianship and develop coordination of the hands.

Catalog:	AL2464
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The Technic Books provide reading and rhythm drills and exercises perfectly paced with each Lesson Book in Alfred's Basic Piano Library to improve musicianship and develop coordination of the hands.

Catalog:	AL2518
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The Technic Books provide reading and rhythm drills and exercises perfectly paced with each Lesson Book in Alfred's Basic Piano Library to improve musicianship and develop coordination of the hands.

Catalog:	AL2519
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Designed to coordinate page-by-page with the Lesson Books. Contains enjoyable games and quizzes that reinforce the principles presented in the Lesson Books. Students can increase their musical understanding while they are away from the keyboard.

Catalog:	AL2121
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Designed to coordinate page-by-page with the Lesson Books. Contains enjoyable games and quizzes that reinforce the principles presented in the Lesson Books. Students can increase their musical understanding while they are away from the keyboard.

Catalog:	AL2123
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The motivation this music provides is outstanding! Playing duets is important to the musical growth of young pianists. And with Alfred's Top Hits Duet Books, students get twice as many benefits. In addition to learning how to develop steady rhythm, listen for proper balance, and play with appropriate dynamics, students will also receive the enjoyment of playing specially arranged duets of pop music. These duet collections are correlated page-by-page with lesson Books 1B, 2, 3 and 4 of Alfred's Basic Piano Library one of the best-selling piano methods in the world (it's translated into 13 languages). All four duet books feature the best-known popular songs from films, Broadway musicals and best-selling CDs. The arrangers selected for this series include Alfred's best-known composers including Dennis Alexander, Tom Gerou, Margaret Goldston, Martha Mier, Catherine Rollin and George Peter Tingley.

Catalog:	AL17167
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Alfred's Top Hits series has overwhelmingly been accepted by students and teachers. This series combines just the right combination of hits from Broadway, Hollywood, television and recordings! As you might expect from Alfred, this series offers a rare combination of great music arranged with care and creativity. Your beginning and intermediate students can savor the excitement of playing pop music and reap the benefits from making practicing more fun and rewarding.

Catalog:	AL19691
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Alfred's Top Hits series has overwhelmingly been accepted by students and teachers. This series combines just the right combination of hits from Broadway, Hollywood, television and recordings! As you might expect from Alfred, this series offers a rare combination of great music arranged with care and creativity. Your beginning and intermediate students can savor the excitement of playing pop music and reap the benefits from making practicing more fun and rewarding.

Catalog:	AL16496
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Alfred's Top Hits series has overwhelmingly been accepted by students and teachers. This series combines just the right combination of hits from Broadway, Hollywood, television and recordings! As you might expect from Alfred, this series offers a rare combination of great music arranged with care and creativity. Your beginning and intermediate students can savor the excitement of playing pop music and reap the benefits from making practicing more fun and rewarding

Catalog:	AL16498
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Alfred's Top Hits series has overwhelmingly been accepted by students and teachers. This series combines just the right combination of hits from Broadway, Hollywood, television and recordings! As you might expect from Alfred, this series offers a rare combination of great music arranged with care and creativity. Your beginning and intermediate students can savor the excitement of playing pop music and reap the benefits from making practicing more fun and rewarding.

Catalog:	AL19694
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For both listening and playing along, these accompaniments add a new dimension to the student's practice and performance enjoyment and also provide an invaluable tool for teaching rhythms and tempos. Each song is presented once at performance speed. Use with Alfred's Basic Piano Prep Course, Lesson Book C.

Catalog:	AL17161
Publisher:	Alfred
Composer:	Palmer, Manus, Lethc
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The Recital Books congratulate students for a job well done by providing correlated repertoire to their Lesson Books that are based on concepts they've already learned. As a result, the pieces are quickly mastered. Recital Book Level 6 contains mostly original pieces of standard literature by Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Chopin Debussy and Rebikov. Also included is the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.

Catalog:	AL2499
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Alfred's Basic Prep Course, Lesson Book A is specifically designed for beginners who are five years old and up. Through the use of appealing music and attractive illustrations, it is no wonder that Lesson Book A is the most widely used young beginner's piano book now available. This course takes into consideration the normal attention span, as well as the small-sized hands of the young beginner. Shortly after beginning, the young student will be able to play "Merrily We Roll Along." The complete Prep Course consists of six books (Levels A through F). This course is most effective when used under the direction of a piano teacher or experienced musician.

Catalog:	AL3089
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Alfred's Basic Prep Course, Levels A through F, was written to answer a demand for a course of piano study designed specifically for students who are five years old and up. This course offers a careful introduction of fundamentals, music that fits comfortably under the young student's normal hand span, plus constant reinforcement--all leading to results beyond those generated by other piano methods. After Lesson Book B, the student may progress to Prep Course, Lesson Book C or choose to go directly into the faster paced Level 1B of Alfred's Basic Piano Library. The complete Prep Course consists of six books (Levels A through F).

Catalog:	AL3090
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The Activity & Ear Training Books include coloring activities to help students recognize notes, musical symbols, rhythms and more, both aurally and visually. Each activity is carefully designed to encourage teacher/student interaction. Every activity coordinates page-by-page with the Lesson Books.

Catalog:	AL3091
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Designed to coordinate page-by-page with the Lesson Books. Contains enjoyable games and quizzes that reinforce the principles presented in the Lesson Books. Students can increase their musical understanding while they are away from the keyboard.

Catalog:	AL3094
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Designed to coordinate page-by-page with the Lesson Books, each Theory Book contains enjoyable games and quizzes that reinforce the principles presented in the Lesson Books. Students can increase their musical understanding while they are away from the keyboard.

Catalog:	AL3128
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The appealing repertoire with charming lyrics further reinforces and enhances the learning of new musical concepts introduced in the Lesson Book. Includes attractive music created by internationally acclaimed composers in a variety of styles, plus tips on how to perform more musically. Each piece on the CD was recorded at a performance tempo and a slower practice tempo.

Catalog:	AL22368
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Favorite pop and movie hits have been arranged to correlate with the concepts presented in Lesson Book 2A. Optional duet parts for teacher or parent add harmonic richness to the solo parts of selected titles. 12 attractive arrangements include: Beauty and the Beast * Catch a Falling Star * The Chicken Dance * Chim Chim Cher-ee * Happy Birthday to You * Heigh-Ho (from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) * It’s My Party * James Bond Theme * The Lion Sleeps Tonight * (We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock * Star Wars (Main Theme) * Wipe Out. "I am happy to see that this book of 12 pop and movie hits has been added to the already excellent course of study! . . . Your students will be excited to play these pieces!" - The Progressions

Catalog:	AL34415
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Technique 2A continues and expands on the technical and artistic tools learned in Technique books 1A and 1B. The seven new Technique Tools introduced are: dynamic shaping, crossing over the thumb, solid-sounding chords, two-note slurs, seamless melodies, balance between melody and accompaniment, and damper pedal footwork. Artistic Etudes showcase a student’s technique in an expressive musical setting, and Hands-Together Workshops focus on developing the skills necessary for coordinating hands-together playing. Each page in the Technique Book correlates with a specific page in the Lesson Book.

Catalog:	AL32077
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