Alfred_Basic_Adult_Piano_Course.pdf.torrent Info hash c9d9474a10288244ba6c0b477b570bc0641a1433 Description Visible Type Last seeder Size Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Course is designed for the beginner looking for a truly complete piano course that includes lesson, theory, technic and popular repertoire in one convenient, all-in-one book.
As you might expect from Alfred, this series offers a rare combination of great music arranged with care and creativity. Your adult students can savor the excitement of playing pop music and reap the benefits from making practicing more fun and rewarding.
Other popular series include the Piano Adventures for adults and the John Thompson piano course, both of which I plan to cover on this channel in the coming months. Let’s dig in! If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device.
Since the Alfred books tend to be chord-focused, they’re naturally more pop-focused as well. The majority of the selection contains standards like Happy Birthday, When the Saints Go Marching In, The Entertainer, Amazing Grace, and other pieces in that vein.
Alfred's Greatest Hits series has overwhelmingly been accepted by students and teachers. This series combines just the right combination of hits from Broadway, Hollywood, television and recordings! As you might expect from Alfred, this series offers a rare combination of great music arranged with care and creativity.
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According to Alfred’s website, the Alfred music publishing company started back in 1922 in New York City .
Focus of the Alfred series: Chords. Both Alfred Adult method books have a focus on chords. This is both the method’s strength and weakness. Chor ds are great because they allow your left hand to get in the action early without too much struggle.
The Alfred’s hokeyness factor is medium. The first half is especially hokey, common of most method books. “Rockets”, “Love Somebody” and “Money Can’t Buy Everything” are examples of cringey pieces, but I encourage students to look past their goofiness and find the educational value in them.
The majority of the selection contains standards like Happy Birthday, When the Saints Go Marching In, The Entertainer, Amazing Grace, and other pieces in that vein.
Chapters and pieces. In the first Alfred Adult method book there are 12 chapters (plus an introduction) and about 63 pieces (in addition to a variety of exercises and lessons). This means that you’ll be completing 1-2 pieces per week if you’re planning on completing the first book in a year. The first book is 112 pages.
The preparatory level in music is generally a 1 to 2-year process for adult students (longer for children). The first Adult book roughly corresponds with the RCM’s Preparatory A level, and the second Adult book roughly corresponds with the RCM’s Preparatory B level.
The difficulty of the first Adult book follows an interesting path. The first half is very simple and easy to get into. However, there tends to be a difficult hitch at the end of the “G position” chapter with the pieces “Beautiful Brown Eyes” and “Alpine Melody”.