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A performing musician and music professor examines the contributions of 350 composers and their compositions for harpsichord and piano. The work includes 116 musical examples, 22 photographs, and 3 additional illustrations.
1. Interactive tasks, including matching, identifying notes and intervals, composing, ear training, and recognizing rhythms and note patterns, effectively reinforce the concepts taught in Grade 1A. The exercises are brief, allowing for quick completion and assessment. Activities like Follow the Leader and Parrot Play enhance listening abilities and contribute to a comprehensive educational experience.
The writing exercises are concise and diverse, providing significant educational value. Their engaging format features activities such as fill-in-the-blank, drawing, matching, and a section titled "Time to Create," along with a new Grade 4 icon called "Quick Analysis." The concepts emphasized include triads in root position and inversions, key signatures, intervals, dominant seventh chords, the three forms of minor scales, cadences, the circle of fifths, sixteenth notes, and additional topics.
Author : Helen Marlais, Cynthia Coster
Engaging and inspiring note-reading and writing exercises offer an effective and enjoyable method for students to strengthen their note-reading skills during the initial stages of piano learning. With a gradual and systematic approach, students can confidently master each new note on the staff. By integrating a conventional note-reading technique with an intervallic method, students acquire the most effective strategy for achieving rapid success in music reading from the outset.
