Description

Discover the joy of playing the piano with Alfred's innovative method, designed for beginners of all ages. This approach starts with the basics, teaching you proper posture, finger placement, and the layout of the keyboard, while also familiarizing you with standard musical notation. As you progress, you will learn to play various notes, scales, chords, and songs, enhancing your understanding of music theory lesson by lesson. You will explore a diverse range of musical genres, including Pop, Blues, Classical, Folk, Hymns, Spirituals, and Ragtime. Additionally, the online audio resources offer convenient play-along and practice opportunities accessible from any computer or mobile device. Take charge of your musical education with Alfred Music as your trusted guide throughout this enriching journey.

Songs / Content

• INTRODUCTION TO PLAYING
• What You Need to Teach Yourself to Play the Piano
• How to Sit at the Piano
• Tuning Your Instrument
• How the Fingers Are Numbered
• How Piano Tones Are Made. Dynamic Signs f, mf, p. Dynamic Exercise
• Four Good Reasons for Playing with Curved Fingers
• Preliminary Exercises
• A Beneficial Hand Massage
• The Keyboard
• Beginning to Play
• C POSITION
• Right Hand C Position. Treble Clef Sign. Right Hand Warm-Up
• Quarter Notes & Half Notes. Measure, Bar Line, Double Bar. ODE TO JOY
• Left Hand C Position. Bass Clef Sign. Left Hand Warm-Up
• The Whole Note. Repeat Sign. AURA LEE
• THE GRAND STAFF
• The Grand Staff. Time Signature, 4/4. Whole Rest
• PLAYING C--G ON THE GRAND STAFF
• FINGER "AEROBICS," No. 1
• Melodic Intervals: 2nds. Slurs. SECONDS
• THE SECOND STREET BAND
• Melodic Intervals: 3rds. THIRDS
• ROCK-ALONG. MEXICAN HAT DANCE. Quarter Rest
• Melodic Intervals: 4ths. PLAY A FOURTH
• RHYTHM MAN. 8va. GOOD KING WENCESLAS
• Melodic Intervals: 5ths. FIFTHS
• MY FIFTH. Melodic Interval Review
• Harmonic Intervals: 2nds & 3rds. QUIET RIVER
• Harmonic 4ths & 5ths. Tied Notes. LITTLE THINGS
• JINGLE BELLS
• The Sharp Sign. MONEY CAN'T BUY EV'RYTHING!
• INTRODUCTION TO CHORDS
• The C Major Chord
• BROTHER JOHN. Half Rest. HERE'S A HAPPY SONG!
• Introducing B for LH. Two Important Chords for LH---C Major, G7. MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG. LARGO (from "The New World")
• Introducing B for RH. C & G7 Chords for RH
• MARY ANN
• Time Signature, 3/4. Dotted Half Note. ROCKETS
• WHAT CAN I SHARE?
• Introducing A for LH. F Major Chord for LH
• Warm-Up Using C, G7 & F Chords. WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN
• The Damper Pedal. Broken Chords. HARP SONG
• Warm-Up Using C, G7 & F Chords. BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES
• Eighth Notes. SKIP TO MY LOU
• Broken Chord Warm-Up. SKIP TO MY LOU
• Fermata. THE GIFT TO BE SIMPLE
• Introducing Dotted Quarter Notes
• Crescendo. Diminuendo. ALOUETTE
• EXPANDING THE 5-FINGER POSITION
• Measuring 6ths
• LAVENDER'S BLUE
• Time Signature 2/4. KUM-BA-YAH!
• LONDON BRIDGE. MICHAEL, ROW THE BOAT ASHORE
• Syncopated Notes. ROCK-A MY SOUL
• Moving Up & Down the Keyboard in 6ths. LONE STAR WALTZ
• Staccato
• Measuring 7ths & Octaves
• CAFE VIENNA
• BRAHMS' LULLABY. Dynamic Sign, mp
• The Flat Sign. ROCK IT AWAY!
• Measuring Half Steps & Whole Steps. Tetrachords
• SCALES & CHORDS---THE KEY OF C MAJOR
• The Major Scale. Preparation for Scale Playing. The C Major Scale
• JOY TO THE WORLD. Dynamic sign, ff
• More About Chords. Triads. Triads Built on the C Major Scale
• COCKLES AND MUSSELS
• The Primary Chords in C Major. Chord Progressions
• WALKIN' DOWN THE BASSES. Changing LH Fingers on Repeated Notes
• About the Blues. I'M A WINNER!
• Grace Notes. BLUES CITY
• RH Extended Position. ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY
• THE KEY OF G MAJOR
• The G Major Scale. The Key of G Major
• How to Make Any Major Triad. How to Play I--V7 Progressions Beginning on Any Major Triad
• THE CAN-CAN. Changing RH Fingers on Repeated Notes
• How to Play I--IV Progressions Beginning on Any Major Triad. The Primary Chords in G Major
• THE MARINES' HYMN. Broken Chords in G Major
• PLAISIR d'AMOUR
• A New Style of Bass. O SOLE MIO!
• Arpeggiated Chords
• LH Warm-Up
• THE ENTERTAINER
• Eighth Note Triplets. AMAZING GRACE
• FINGER AEROBICS
• The Problem of Developing Equal Skills with All Fingers
• More Finger "Aerobics." No. 2. No. 3
• No. 4 Drops & Lifts on 2nds. No. 5 Drops & Lifts on 3rds
• No. 6 Drops & Lifts on Melodic 2nds, 3rds, 4ths & 5ths
• No. 7 Drops & Lifts on Harmonic 2nds, 3rds, 4ths & 5ths
• Drops & Lifts on C Major Chords. No. 8 Alternating Hands
• No. 9 Hands Together, Changing Octaves
• Drops & Lifts on G7 Chords. No. 10 Alternating Hands. No. 11 Hands Together, Changing Octaves
• Drops & Lifts on F Major Chords. No. 12 Alternating Hands. No. 13 Hands Together, Changing Octaves
• Dotted Aerobics. No. 14 Dotted Rhythms. No. 15 Chords with Dotted Rhythms
• No. 16 Hanon's Amazing Aerobic Sixth
• Stretching Exercises: 2nds to Octaves. No. 17 Melodic Intervals. No. 18 Harmonic Intervals. No. 19 Staccato Notes
• Scale Aerobics. No. 20 Thumb-Unders. No. 21 Get Ready---Go!
• Changing Fingers on Repeated Notes. No. 22. No. 23. Extended Positions. No. 24
• Eighth Note Triplets. No. 25 The C Major Scale. No. 26 The G Major Scale