Songs on the Keyboard: Fifty Famous Chinese and Foreign Children's Pieces

Author: Wan Xiaole Selected and Edited
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: Keyboard Songs selects 50 widely popular children's songs from China and abroad. Some come from folk songs of different nationalities, some are composed by musical masters, some are from film and television works, and others are popular songs. Each song is accompanied by accompaniments for electronic keyboard, accordion, and guitar (piano), suitable for both guitar singing and keyboard solo performances. With slight instrumentation adjustments, they can become small ensemble pieces. To meet the needs of readers of different levels, both treble clef and simplified notation are used in the score. In terms of arrangement, it follows a progressive principle, introducing keyboard techniques and singing methods in a step-by-step manner, along with teaching tips. This allows students to broaden their horizons and enjoy beauty through fun playing and singing. They will also learn performance, singing techniques, and music theory. This book is a required textbook for learning Children's Electronic Keyboard Beginner and Intermediate Courses. Beginners can use single-finger chord playing, while intermediates must use chord control (multi-finger) chord playing. Piano playing should be chosen under the guidance of a teacher. It is an excellent supplementary textbook for instrumental students; a highly effective textbook for beginners of keyboard music; a rare and valuable songbook for singing enthusiasts; and a practical teaching reference for primary, middle, and preschool teachers as well as parents. This book includes the author's original Keyboard and Chord Conversion Chart, which allows for quick reference to the keyboard positions and fingerings of 24 major and minor natural scales, as well as major and minor chords for piano, accordion, electronic keyboard, and guitar. It facilitates easy transposition, modulation, accompaniment for songs, and chord conversions for several instruments. Additionally, a list of common chord control (multi-finger) chords is included.