Alfred's Group Piano for Adults Student Book 1 (2nd Edition)
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The Second Edition of Alfred's Group Piano for Adults, Book 1, includes updates inspired by numerous recommendations from group piano teachers and students. This book includes a CD-ROM containing both Audio and General MIDI Files of the 500+ accompaniments included in the text, each with an interesting and engaging arrangement coupled with the piano part. Designed for collegiate non-keyboard music majors with little or no keyboard experience, the easy-to-use text contains 26 units, each intended to be covered in one week, thus fulfilling two semesters or three quarters of study. Theory, technique, sight-reading, repertoire, harmonization, improvisation and ensemble activities are taught thoroughly and consistently throughout the text. Book 1 is 360 pages.
- SKU
- 00-30368
- Composer
- Lancaster & Renfrow
- Voicing
- Piano
- Manufacturer
- ALFRED
- Barcode
- 038081330006
- ISBN 10
- 0739053019
- ISBN 13
- 9780739053010
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UNIT 1 KEYBOARD BASICS
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How to Sit at the Keyboard
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Basic Note and Rest Values
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The Keyboard
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Naming White Keys
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Octave
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Finding White Keys
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Dynamic Signs
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SUMMER NIGHT
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Sharp, Flat and Natural Signs
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Half Steps
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Whole Steps
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The Chromatic Scale
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The Staff
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The Treble Clef Sign
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The Bass Clef Sign
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The Grand Staff
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Time Signatures
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Tempo Marks
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Articulation
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Review Worksheet
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UNIT 2 INTERVALS AND OTHER KEYBOARD BASICS
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Intervals
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Eighth Notes, Eighth Rests, and Dotted Quarter Notes
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New Time Signature
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New Dynamic Signs
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Key Signatures
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MINIATURE WALTZ
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MINUET
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Review Worksheet
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UNIT 3 MAJOR FIVE-FINGER PATTERNS
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Major Five-Finger Patterns
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Major Triads (Chords)
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DANCE
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BRIGHT LIGHTS BOOGIE
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New Time Signature
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WALTZ (THE CHILDREN'S MUSICAL FRIEND)
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BARCAROLLE
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UNIT 4 MAJOR FIVE-FINGER PATTERN REVIEW
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Major Five-Finger Pattern Groups
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Sixteenth Notes
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LITTLE SCHERZO
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FORTY-FINGER ENSEMBLE
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Review Worksheet
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UNIT 5 MINOR FIVE-FINGER PATTERNS
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Minor Five-Finger Patterns
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Major and Minor Five-Finger Patterns
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Minor Chords
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Relative Minor Keys
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ETUDE
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ERIE CANAL
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UNIT 6 MINOR FIVE-FINGER PATTERN REVIEW
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Eighth-Note Triplets
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TOCCATINA
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PRELUDE (THE CHILDREN'S MUSICAL FRIEND)
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Review Worksheet
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UNIT 7 CHORD QUALITIES
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Augmented Chords
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Diminished Chords
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The Dotted Eighth Note
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TOPSY-TURVY
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UNIT 8 MAJOR SCALES IN TETRACHORD POSITION
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Tetrachords and the Major Scale
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Intervals of 6ths, 7ths and 8ths (octaves)
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The Damper Pedal
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DREAM ECHOES
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UNIT 9 MAJOR SCALES (GROUP 1) AND TRIADS OF THE KEY
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Playing Triads of the Key
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Playing Major Scales and Arpeggios
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MORNING SALUTE
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GERMAN DANCE
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Review Worksheet
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UNIT 10 MAJOR SCALES (GROUP 2) & TRIADS AND INVERSIONS
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Playing Triads of the Key
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Triads: First Inversion
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Triads: Second Inversion
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Triads: in All Positions
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Playing Major Scales and Arpeggios
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ETUDE
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UNIT 11 THE DOMINANT AND DOMINANT SEVENTH CHORDS
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Tonic and Dominant
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The V7 Chord
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MARCH
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Block Chords and Broken Chords
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UNIT 12 THE SUBDOMINANT CHORD
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Tonic and Subdominant
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MINUET IN F MAJOR
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Alberti Bass and Waltz Bass Accompaniment
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ODE TO JOY (SYMPHONY NO. 9)
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UNIT 13 PRIMARY CHORDS IN MAJOR KEYS
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MOONLIT SHORES
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Review Worksheet
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UNIT 14 MINOR SCALES IN TETRACHORD POSITION
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Minor Scales
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LITTLE FANTASY STUDY
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WAYFARING STRANGER
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UNIT 15 MINOR SCALES (GROUP 1) AND TRIADS OF THE KEY
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Playing Triads of the Key in Harmonic Minor
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Playing Harmonic Minor Scales and Arpeggios
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ALLEGRETTO
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Review Worksheet
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UNIT 16 PRIMARY CHORDS IN MINOR KEYS
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ETUDE
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UNIT 17 MINOR SCALES (GROUP 2) AND TRIADS OF THE KEY
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Playing Triads of the Key in Harmonic Minor
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Playing Harmonic Minor Scales and Arpeggios
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THE CUCKOO
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UNIT 18 MAJOR SCALES (GROUP 3) AND TRIADS OF THE KEY
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Playing Triads of the Key
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Playing Major Scales and Arpeggios
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DANCE
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Review Worksheet
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UNIT 19 THE II CHORD
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The ii Chord
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WALTZ
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UNIT 20 THE VI CHORD
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The vi Chord
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ECOSSAISE
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UNIT 21 THE III CHORD
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The iii Chord
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ETUDE IN C MAJOR
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DANCE
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UNIT 22 MINOR SCALES (GROUP 3) AND TRIADS OF THE KEY
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Playing Triads of the Key in Harmonic Minor
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Playing Harmonic Minor Scales and Arpeggios
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MOONLIGHT SONATA
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Review Worksheet
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UNIT 23 SEVENTH CHORDS
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Seventh Chords
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Inversions of Seventh Chords
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FULL MOON RISING
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PRELUDE IN SEVENTHS
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UNIT 24 OTHER SCALE STRUCTURES
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The Chromatic Scale
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CHROMATIC RAG
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The Whole-Tone Scale
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THE BEAR
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The Blues Scale
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UNIT 25 MODES
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Ionian Mode
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YANKEE DOODLE
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Lydian Mode
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Mixolydian Mode
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Aeolian Mode
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Dorian Mode
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JOHNNY HAS GONE FOR A SOLDIER
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Phrygian Mode
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UNIT 26 REVIEW
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ECOSSAISE
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Review Worksheet
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SUPPLEMENTARY SOLO REPERTOIRE
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SONG (THE FIRST TERM AT THE PIANO)
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THE SHEPHERD PIPES
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CANON
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SONATINA IN C MAJOR
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BAGATELLE
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THE CHASE
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GERMAN DANCE
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ETUDE
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RONDINO
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GERMAN DANCE
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MENUET IN D MINOR
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BURLESKE
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IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING (PEER GYNT SUITE)
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THE ENTERTAINER
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ALLEGRETTO
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ETUDE IN G MAJOR
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JUST STRUTTIN' ALONG
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PRELUDE NO. 1
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APPENDIX A: SCALE AND ARPEGGIO FINGERING CHARTS
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APPENDIX B: GLOSSARY
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APPENDIX C: LIST OF COMPOSITIONS (BY COMPOSER)
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APPENDIX D: LIST OF COMPOSITIONS (BY TITLE)
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Index