Children's Beginner's Course

Piano & Keyboard

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The hardest part about learning to play as a young child is staying interested. This bumper book is full of fun, short and easy pieces, with plenty of 'jokes' and quirky musical activities to keep a child motivated. To help young children focus, this book works best with adult supervision, either in a group teaching environment or with individual tuition. It will allow a child to rapidly progress and be ready for Grade 1 by the end of the 60 page course. Each piece has a specific learning objective. 

This book aims to give as much support as possible to the student, to keep going. Children are encouraged to personalise the book with colouring pens. There are 50 levels and 15 stages to track their progress, with encouragement throughout. The pieces are very tuneful, with funny lyrics that reinforce the rhythms used. You'll be feeling sorry for the 'Sad Rat', or the lion '...feeling grumpy'. 'Happy Days' is a song for when a child is feeling super proud, 'A peaceful place to be' is good for a calm moment. There are doggy songs, 'Every little morsel' or 'Once upon a winter's day', and the Christmas favourite 'Jingle Bells'.

Additionally, there are 10 theory of music exercises, four one octave scales,  three pages of sight reading practice and a theory summary. 

If a child has previously lost interest in piano lessons, this book is worth a try!  

Many adults also enjoy the thorough and methodical approach; and the humorous, enjoyable pieces.

60 pages.  Gloss laminated cover. 

Upbeat Piano Grade 1-2 Book 2

Piano

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If you loved all the humour and encouragement of the Highspeed Children’s Piano & 

Keyboard Beginner's Course, this book is the ideal second book for you.

Choose from a large selection of cheerful, comical and thoughtful pieces, many with lyrics.

There are many pieces that are suitable for Performance at concerts. These pieces sound complete and have a wider appeal. 

New concepts are laid out clearly  in topics, divided into four big Units and ten animal 

Stages. Topics covered include Arpeggios, Staccato playing, Syncopated rhythms,

 Intervals, Relative major and minor keys, Semiquavers, New time signatures, Swing

 rhythms and Using the sustain pedal.  Musical concepts are thoroughly explained.

One whole unit is dedicated to Blues music, with five pieces to conquer the basics.

14 shorter and 21 longer pieces, including one ‘African’ piece (solo or group playing)

2 Concert duets

Theory of music Summary 

Titles include: Staying Strong, Savanna Stomp, Washday Blues, If I Could, 

Buckle up your Seatbelt, I want to be in the Warm Sunshine, etc.

Ideal on its own, or as a complement to exam books.
60 pages of enjoyable pieces.

Adult Beginner's Full Course

Adults & Teens

Piano & Keyboard

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Highspeed Piano and Keyboard Course is the solution for students who want to learn to play quickly, through modern pieces with strong melodies and pretty harmonies. It is a complete departure from traditional books that are slow to progress and uninspiring (full of unknown folk tunes and out-of-copyright material).

You will begin with three chords and progress with beautiful melodies that flow and have modern rhythms. The fundamental concepts of playing are introduced in quick succession; including note reading, full chords, tied notes, broken chords, moving hand positions, scales, phrasing/articulation, musical terminology and sight reading. 

The Highspeed course is ideal for people who are not sure if they want to do piano or electronic keyboard, and is suitable for complete beginners, or even those returning to playing after a long break.

Suitable for complete beginners, this book will get you to the point of starting Grade 1. Contents:
Twenty-one pieces
One Concert piano duet
Two Christmas Carols
Technical work and Theory Glossary
Three pages of sight reading practice

Includes:
Peaceful Thoughts, Making Time to Play, It's That Time of Day, A Cautionary Tale, and more.
56 pages of crystal clear printing, with gloss laminated cover. 

The next step:

Piano & Theory Grade 1-2

Piano & Theory 

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Continuing on from the pieces found within the Highspeed Piano & Keyboard Beginner's Course or Highspeed Children's Piano & Keyboard Course, this book is aimed at adults and children who wish to continue to play music with a more modern feel than many other books can provide, but now at a more advanced level. 

A variety of styles and  moods are introduced, from Early Music to Classical, Romantic, Pop and Theatre music idioms. Many pieces include lyrics for entertainment and rhythmic reinforcement. 

Many musical concepts are explained, for example, how to determine the key of a piece, how classical pieces are numbered as well as  the function of the piano pedals.  The book also covers the aspects of Theory of Music typically expected for Grade 1, with explanations, exercises and answers provided. 

The 16 original pieces explore various techniques, with performance notes to aid understanding. 

Three pages of 'Inspirational' Sight-reading exercises consist of simple settings of quotations by famous icons and musicians. 

There is a useful summary of theory concepts in the Glossary (five pages). 

This book is ideal on its own or as a complement to Grade examination books, and includes stimulating pieces for students who wish to play popular-sounding piano solos. 

64 pages.

Invisible anti-bacterial coating on cover lasts for the lifetime of the book.

Piano Solos Grade 3-4

Twenty-eight New And Contrasting Pieces

Piano

25 New Electronic Keyboard Pieces Grade 1 to 8 

Electronic Keyboard