Alfred's Basic Piano Library Lesson Book, Bk 2

by Willard A. Palmer

This easy step-by-step method emphasizes correct playing habits and note reading through interval recognition. Lesson Book 2 continues where Level 1B finishes. This book introduces dotted half notes and dotted quarter notes, plus intervals of 6ths, 7ths and octaves. Teaches greater movement of the hands, including crossing two over one and scalework. Students will also learn more about triads, primary chords, and blocked and broken chords. Songs Include: 18th Century Dance * Alouette * Blue Scales * Calypso Carnival * The Can-Can * Cockles and Mussels * The Galway Piper * Get Away! * Got Lotsa Rhythm * Kum-ba-yah! * Lavender's Blue * London Bridge * Lone Star Waltz * Malaguena * Nick Nack Paddy Wack * Ode to Joy * Oh! Susanna! * On the Bridge at Avignon * Our Special Waltz * Prelude * Red River Valley * Sarasponda * Square Dance * When You Grow Up * Why Am I Blue?

Genres: Music, Textbooks, New York

48 pages, Paperback

First published December 30, 1981

About the author

Willard A. "Bill" Palmer (1917 – April 30, 1996) was an American music scholar, educator and composer.

Dr. Willard Palmer wrote nearly 800 published works, including an accordion method, several piano methods, a method for Hammond Chord Organ, a guitar method, hundreds of solo pieces and many choral works for the Alfred Music publishing company.

Reviews

[Set · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book, it's a lesson book with lots of theory revision before the sheet music. And there are some pretty fun classics such as: Alouette, Lavender's Blue, Sur le Pont D'Avignon, Nick Nack Paddy Wack (This old Man), Ode to Joy, Kum-ba-yah!, London Bridge, Malaguena, Sarasponda, The Can-Can, Red River Valley, Oh! Susanna!, and Calypso Carnival, just to make a few. I personally don't like the jazz or blues bit; I'm more of a classical, nursery rhyme, or folk music kinda girl. Overall, this is an excellent book, nice to take your time and finish it in a few day rather than in a hurry.