Wise Publications BAKER KENNETH - THE COMPLETE PIANO PLAYER - BOOK 1 - BK. 1 - PIANO SOLO
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Summary of This Method
This piano method offers a progressive approach focused on repertoire you want to play from the start: essential popular hits and some well-known classics. The goal is to support you in a rapid skill-building process by combining reading, technique, and musicality, without getting lost in unnecessarily complex theory. The instructions are designed to be immediately applicable at the keyboard, with simple explanations and diagrams that facilitate understanding of placements and gestures.
Throughout the lessons, you work on the essential fundamentals to start well: sitting correctly, orienting yourself on the keyboard, understanding the concept of rhythm, reading both staves (right hand and left hand), as well as essential articulations and dynamics such as staccato and accent. The method also covers rests and pauses, to build cleaner and more musical playing. This progression, both practical and motivating, is particularly suitable for those who want to learn by playing familiar pieces while consolidating solid foundations to go further.
List of Included Pieces:
Annie's Song
Can't Buy Me Love
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Help!
I Know Where I'm Going
I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing
Largo (Symphony No.9 In E Minor 'From The New World' Op.95) (Dvorak, Antonin)
Love Me Tender
Mary's Boy Child
Old Macdonald Had A Farm
One Of Those Songs
Rivers Of Babylon
Scarlet Ribbons
She Loves You
Singin' In The Rain
Strangers In The Night
Streets Of London
Super Trouper
The Banks Of The Ohio
This Ole House
What Now My Love
When The Saints Go Marching In
White Rose Of Athens
Technical specifications
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| Instrumentation | piano | Genre | piano method |
Questions frequently asked
Is this piano method suitable for beginners?
The progression covers sitting position, keyboard geography, and rhythm fundamentals, with explanations and diagrams applicable to the piano.
Which pieces are included in The Complete Piano Player Book 1?
The collection includes 23 titles, such as Can't Buy Me Love, Help!, Love Me Tender, Super Trouper, and Singin' In The Rain. The Largo from Symphony No. 9 'From the New World' by Antonín Dvořák is also featured.
Is reading for both hands taught?
The learning focuses on reading both clefs, for the right and left hands. The concepts of rests and pauses are integrated to structure the playing. Staccato and accent are also part of the articulations covered.
Can well-known songs be learned from the first lessons?
The content is based on popular songs like She Loves You, Rivers Of Babylon, Strangers In The Night, and When The Saints Go Marching In, as well as some well-known classics.
What instrumentation is intended for this Kenneth Baker book?
The work is designed for solo piano and belongs to the piano method category.
