John Thompson's Easy Piano Course 3: Dual Color Edition (Dual Color Edition)

Author: John Thompson
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features:
Phrasing: The book begins by explaining that students should think about and feel music in phrases rather than individual notes. This is very important. Teachers should draw students' attention: playing each phrase with different musical treatments is one of the basic techniques in piano performance.
Touch: Without a doubt, touch is a crucial aspect of piano playing. The arrangement of examples such as staccato, legato, and tied notes in this book is gradual and logical.
Scales and Chords: After learning half steps and whole steps, the next topic is the construction of scales, followed by examples where scales are used as melodies and accompaniment patterns. Then, small pieces composed of chords through vertical combination and broken forms introduce students to triads and their inversions. Seventh chords are not analyzed from a harmonic perspective but are simply presented as a chord type for students to memorize, as they will frequently appear in the music of this stage.
Range: In terms of key signatures, this book only uses keys with up to three flats and three sharps. The remaining key signatures will be introduced in the appropriate order in Book 4.