New Century Piano Primer Book 2 (Includes CD)

Author: (USA) Cried
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: The "New Century Children's Piano Enlightenment Course" is co-authored by many senior professors in the United States. It explores a relaxed and fun teaching method and philosophy, focusing on cultivating beginners' sense of music and creative thinking. This course consists of five volumes, allowing beginners to experience the wonderful feelings brought by various styles and eras of music from the beginning. The repertoire features a diverse range of styles and types. It includes exercises and pieces in classical, romantic, and modern styles. Accompanying CDs are provided, with each piece available in both demonstration and accompaniment formats, allowing beginners to fully enjoy the joy of band accompaniment. Emphasis is placed on fostering creativity, with each lesson guiding students to engage in simple musical composition. Many piano pieces in the course are adapted from familiar children's songs and come with Chinese lyrics, enabling learners to play and sing along, adding to the fun of practicing. When beautiful piano music inspires our imagination and passion, we desire to learn it wholeheartedly. However, monotonous and tedious methods often make many learners reluctant to start. The "New Century Children's Piano Enlightenment Course" is co-authored by many senior professors in the United States, seeking a relaxed and fun teaching method and philosophy, focusing on cultivating beginners' sense of music and creative thinking. It allows them to experience the wonderful feelings brought by various styles and eras of music from the beginning, guiding them to truly enter the realm of music. The features of this course include: a step-by-step teaching sequence and progress, making it suitable as an independent beginner's textbook. Emphasis is placed on the diversity of repertoire styles and types, including exercises and pieces in classical, romantic, and modern styles. Accompanying CDs are provided, with each piece featuring both demonstration performances and accompaniment parts, allowing beginners to reference the demonstration while enjoying the joy of band accompaniment. Focus is placed on fostering creativity in beginners. Each lesson, while teaching relevant music theory and harmonic knowledge, guides students to engage in simple musical composition. Most pieces come with carefully arranged teacher accompaniment parts. The titles and all musical terms in the course, as well as specialized terms in music theory and harmony, are presented in both Chinese and foreign languages, enabling teachers and students to familiarize themselves with many musical terms while learning the piano. The course also includes many piano pieces adapted from familiar children's songs, accompanied by Chinese lyrics, allowing learners to play and sing along, adding to the fun of practicing. We recommend this course to all beginners and piano teachers, so that everyone can share the wonderful musical experience brought by this 21st-century piano enlightenment course! Wishing you all a joyful learning journey!