John Thompson's Easy Piano Course 3 - Color Edition (1VCD)

Author: (USA) John Thompson
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features:
Phrases: The book begins by emphasizing that students should think about and feel music in phrases rather than individual notes. This is very important. Teachers should draw students' attention to the fact that playing each phrase with different musical treatments is one of the basic techniques in piano performance.
Touch: Undoubtedly, touch is a crucial aspect of piano performance. The arrangement of examples such as staccato, legato, and tied notes in this book is gradual and logical.
Scales and Chords: After learning about semitones and whole tones, the book then introduces the construction of scales, along with examples where scales are used as melodies and accompaniment patterns. Subsequently, small pieces composed of chords formed through vertical combination and broken forms are used to demonstrate triads and their inversions to students. Seventh chords are not analyzed from a harmonic perspective but are simply presented as a chord type for students to memorize, as they 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.