Lemoine Tharaud - Haut Les Mains! - Piano
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The Essentials to Know About This Method
The Essentials to Know About This Method
- Clear and Motivating Progression: a cheerful double-page layout to discover musical elements one by one, without overload.
- Reading and Listening Hand in Hand: oral skills pages to alternate reading, sensitivity, ear training, and memory, building natural musicianship.
- Four-Hand Playing and Creativity: duet pieces to develop listening to others, and composition spaces to create from the very first lessons.
- Stylistic Openness: a range of styles, from classical to world music, jazz to contemporary music, for a lively introduction.
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Summary of This Method
Designed to inspire the desire to play and foster rapport between student and teacher, this method offers a progressive journey organized by double pages, intended to discover musical concepts step by step. The presentation is deliberately lively and accessible to facilitate entry into reading and autonomy at the keyboard, while keeping pleasure at the heart of learning.
The inclusion of pages dedicated to oral skills allows alternating the study of reading with a more sensory approach: listening, memory, rhythmic feeling, and attention to sound. This approach balances technique and musicianship, helping the student develop an active ear, essential for playing with accuracy of intention and phrasing from the very beginning.
The method also includes four-hand pieces, valuable for awakening listening to others, tempo stability, and understanding musical dialogues. These pages can also be explored through sung solfège, to approach pitch, breathing, and melodic line shaping differently. Spaces reserved for composition invite the student to invent, experiment, and create a personal connection with the keyboard, while reinforcing the assimilation of encountered concepts.
Finally, a clear explanation of chords and keys opens the door to the basics of harmony: identification, colors, simple progressions. The whole is based on a diversity of styles (classical, world music, jazz, contemporary) to maintain motivation and nurture musical curiosity. "Without enthusiasm, one does nothing properly in art," said Schumann: this method fully embraces this spirit, to accompany years of musical discoveries with energy and creativity.
Technical specifications
| Publication | Methods | ||
| Instrumentation | piano | Difficulty | beginner |
| Language | French | ||
Questions frequently asked
Is the Haut Les Mains! method suitable for starting piano?
This method is designed for beginners and offers a progression organized by two-page spreads to gradually introduce musical concepts.
Are there any four-hand pieces in this piano method?
Four-hand pieces are included in the course. Practicing them helps develop listening to others and tempo stability. These pages can also be used in sung solfège to explore pitch and melodic line.
How does the method work on developing musical ear?
Pages dedicated to aural skills alternate with reading practice. Listening, memory, rhythmic feel, and sound attention are all engaged.
Are chords and keys explained?
An explanation of chords and keys is included, covering basics such as their identification, tonal colors, and simple progressions.
Which musical styles are covered in Haut Les Mains!?
The content draws on classical, world music, jazz, and contemporary repertoires, as well as sections devoted to composition.



