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John W. Schaum Piano Course Pre-A: The Green Book
£5.90
A time-honored tradition just got better! The John W. Schaum Piano Course has been newly revised with 100 percent new engravings and typesetting, color highlighting for concept emphasis, updated song titles and lyrics, and full-color illustrations. This is the Primer level.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Alfred Publishing, Revised ed. edition (27 Jun. 2005) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 48 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0769236014 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0769236018 |
| Dimensions | 22.86 x 0.41 x 30.48 cm |
by Afag
its ok, but promised myself do not to get 2nd handbook again,its dirty, written all over the pages
by Mrs H
Perfect
by marcolmw
The songs are good and easy to remember. It’s inspired my 5 years old son for his piano learning. He’s really enjoy.
by Sophie
Great product
by Rosemary
I like the size of print, the pictures and the words to the pieces. My only criticism is when it moves beyond the main hand position which is confusing.
by Susan George
I teach piano and use this book with quite a lot of my beginners unless they are very young (say 7 or under). It introduces notes and music for both hands from the start and the pieces, although very easy, are quite nice. The book progresses at good speed and is never boring. The layout is very clear and the only reason I have given 4 stars not 5 is because John Schaum is American so the notation is American. For example a crotchet is called a quarter note, a minim a half note etc. Otherwise it is my favourite beginner’s book.
by Emma Ireland
I am teaching my daughter to play the piano and bought three different piano courses – the cats and dogs kodaly method, the Pauline hall ten little fingers book, and this John W. Schaum course. I found this to be the best – I have dipped into the Pauline hall book, but for me this has the most structured approach. It is very clear for children, with a diagram of the piano above the staff on each page to show where to play, and lively colourful illustrations that are appealing but not too childish. The tunes are interesting, with words to sing along with which helps the child to keep the rhythm. The best thing about the book is the methodical progression that it uses. Each lesson my daughter learned two or three new songs, with a small progression in skills each time that was manageable and enjoyable. By the end of the book she is reading music across two octaves; moving her hand position as she plays; playing and recognising crotchets, quavers, minims, semibreves and their related rests; playing tied notes; playing sharps and flats; using legato and staccato; playing the scale of g with separate hands; and beginning to play with hands together. I hope to teach my other children as they get older, and will definitely use this course. The only drawback that I have found is that it uses american terms, such as quarter note instead of crotchet. I didn’t find this to be a problem, I just pointed out the British terminology as we went along.
by Michele
The book looks great, interesting, and is in perfect condition. I am most impressed about how fast it came, big thanks to ElphabaMusic for the fantastic service!