Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Course is designed for use with an
instructor for the beginning student looking for a truly complete piano
course. It is a greatly expanded version of Alfred's Basic Adult Piano
Course that will include lesson, theory, and technique in a convenient,
all-in-one" format. This comprehensive course adds such features as
isometric hand exercises, finger strengthening drills, and written
assignments that reinforce each lesson's concepts. There is a smooth,
logical progression between each lesson, a thorough explanation of chord
theory and playing styles, and outstanding extra songs, including folk,
classical, and contemporary selections. At the completion of this
course, the student will have learned to play some of the most popular
music ever written and will have gained a good understanding of basic
musical concepts and styles. The CD has accompaniments to support the
student's playing of the exercises and songs found in the Level 1 book.
Titles: Alouette * Alpine Melody * Amazing Grace * Au Claire de la
Lune * Aunt Rhody * Auld Lang Syne * Aura Lee * The Bandleader *
Beautiful Brown Eyes * Blow the Man Down! * Blues for Wynton Marsalis
* Brother John * Café Vienna * The Can-Can * Chasing the Blues Away
* Chiapanecas * Cockles and Mussels * The Cuckoo * Day is Done *
Dueling Harmonics * The Entertainer * A Friend Like You * Go Down,
Moses * Good King Wenceslas * Good Morning to You! * Good People *
Got Those Blues * Greensleeves * Happy Birthday to You! * Harmonica
Rock * Harp Song * Here's a Happy Song! * He's Got the Whole World in
His Hands * I'm Gonna Lay My Burden Down * Jericho * Jingle Bells *
Joy to the World! * Kum-ba-yah! * Largo (Dvorak) * Lavender's Blue *
Lightly Row * Little Brown Jug * Liza Jane * London Bridge * Lone
Star Waltz * Love Somebody * Lullaby * The Marine's Hymn * Mary Ann
* Merrily We Roll Along * Mexican Hat Dance * Michael, Row the Boat
Ashore * Money Can't Buy Everything * My Fifth * Ode to Joy * On Top
of Old Smoky * O Sole Mio * Raisins and Almonds * Rock Along *
Rockets * Rockin' Intervals * Rock It Away! * Scarborough Fair *
Shoo, Fly, Shoo! * Skip to My Lou! * Standing in the Need of Prayer *
The Stranger * Tisket, a Tasket * Waltzing Chords * Waltz Time *
What Can I Share * When the Saints Go Marching In * Why Am I Blue? The
comb binding creates a lay-flat book that is perfect for study and
performance."
