Bastien Piano Basics (Book 1)

Author: Jane S. Bastien, James Bastien
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Publish Date: 1999-01-01
Features: "Daily Drills for Sight Reading" (Book 1) can be used after students recognize all the notes. Through two books of study, the concepts learned in "Fundamentals of Piano Music" (Book 1) can be further reinforced. Each book has two parts:
1. Daily Note Spotting, which requires students to identify and play the correct notes on the keyboard. These groups of notes go beyond the hand positions we have learned.
2. Sight-reading four-measure phrases, with this book limited to exercises starting from C, G, and Middle C positions. It is recommended that students first complete "Daily Note Spotting" and then, with as little practice as possible, correctly play each phrase in the second part. Specific instructions can be found on page 2. If needed, these four-measure phrases can also be used by the teacher as transposition exercises.