Piano Lessons Book 2

by Barbara Kreader, Fred Kern, Phillip Keveren

(Educational Piano Library). Book 2 opens with a new My Own Song improvisation on CDEFG. Unit 1 introduces phrasing and legato touch, and also presents harmonic 2nds and 3rds with staccato touch. The following two units are dedicated to the introduction of 4ths and 5ths. Also in Unit 3, sharps are introduced in a diatonic setting starting on D, and flats are introduced as blues notes. Most pieces in the second half of Book 2 coordinate hands playing together.

48 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[John M · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sometimes, as a parent, you remember that book publishing is a business. This is one of those books. I am knocking off a star because I think that the authors should tell young musicians a bit about the popular source of certain melodies. It seems unfair to both the student and his (Greek speaking) instructor that the book ask the child to learn a song like 'Skateboard Doodle' but not mention that it is a riff on Yankee Doodle.