Music resources
Music resources
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Teaching material recommended for piano lessons with the Double Bay P&C BASA, conducted by Eastern Suburbs Piano Tuition.
Young beginner
Young beginner
Piano Adventure, lessons and theory books
- My First Piano Adventure, ages 5–6
- Basic Piano Adventures, from age 6
- Accelerated piano adventures, for older beginners
Hal Leonard Student Piano Library
- Lessons and Theory books, from beginner level
- Popular Piano Solos, simplified arrangements of popular tunes from beginner to advanced level
Alfred’s Basic Piano Library
- Lesson books, from beginner level
John Thompson’s Easiest Piano Course
- Lesson books, from beginner level
Bastien Piano Basics
- Lesson books, from beginner level
Adult beginner
Adult beginner
Adult Piano Adventures
- All in One Lesson, Book 1 and Book 2
- This series includes lessons, technique, and theory together in each volume.
Alfred’s Basic Adult Piano Course
- Lesson and theory books
Hal Leonard: Play Piano Today! (Songbook)
- The ultimate self-‐teaching method. Suitable for fast learners.
Hal Leonard Student Piano Library Adult Piano Method. Popular Hits Book 1
- Suitable for adults learning more than a year
Inspirational material for young beginners
Inspirational material for young beginners
Teaching Little Fingers to Play (The Willis Music Company), Disney Tunes, for the earliest beginner, arranged by Glenda Austin Piano solos with a teacher’s accompaniment.
Alfred’s Basic Piano Library, Solo Book, simplified arrangements of popular songs from beginner level.
Famous and Fun Pop series by Carol Matz, 11 appealing piano arrangements from beginner level.
The Magic Piano Book by Sarah Walker (Faber music), suitable for children learning for more than a year.
Technical development for all ages
Technical development for all ages
A dozen a day series by Edna-Mae Burman, Pre-Practice Technical Exercises, from beginner level
Hanon, Preliminary Exercises for Piano, Suitable for intermediate and advanced level
Musicianship
Musicianship
Theory fundamentals. Easi-learn theory, (Alfred) Series of fun activities suitable for children
Hal Leonard Student Piano Library, Notespeller for piano (for learning notes)
Music flash cards 1 and 2 (Hal Leonard), 120 cards for any beginning music students
Piano Adventures Flash Cards
Improvisation
Improvisation
Discover Improvisation series (Piano Adventure), Designed for students of all ages who have had no previous experience improvising, laying the foundations using imaginative yet simple exercises:
- Discover Beginning Improvisation, book and CD
- Discover Blues Improvisation, book and CD
Additional material
Additional material
For students learning for more then two years, we recommend using the AMEB books, especially “Piano for Leisure” series, from preliminary to grade 8.
The books offer a versatile repertoire including well‐loved standards from the classics, jazz styles and arrangements of movies themes and popular songs.
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