Alfred's Basic Piano Course: Lesson Book 5

By Willard Palmer, Morton Manus, and Amanda Vick Lethco.

This easy step-by-step method emphasizes correct playing habits and note reading through interval recognition. Lesson Book 5 concepts include the ornaments: long appoggiatura, short appoggiatura, trill and mordent; plus arpeggios; the A Major scale; and the keys of B minor and C minor. Also introduces the playing of minuets, sonatinas, preludes and arias. For reinforcement of each principle as it is introduced, supplementary material is carefully coordinated, page for page, at each level of instruction.

Coordinating supplemental books for Level 5 (sold separately) include: Classic Themes, Ear Training, Merry Christmas, Recital, Repertoire, Theory, and Top Hits! Solo.

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Composer or Author: Willard Palmer
Arranger or Editor: Morton Manus
Instrument: Piano
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Contents:

• An American Hymn (Lowry)
• Aria from "The Marriage of Figaro" (Mozart)
• Bagatelle (Diabelli)
• Ballade (Burgmuller)
• Brazilian Holiday
• Loch Lomond
• Magic Carpet Ride
• A Miniature Overture
• Minuet (Bohm)
• Prelude in C Major (Bach)
• Prelude in C Minor (Morovsky)
• Rondeau (Mouret)
• Scene from "Swan Lake" (Tchaikovsky)
• Sonata in the Style of Scarlatti
• Sonatina on Three French Folk Tunes
• Sonatina, Op. 36, No. 1, 1st Mvmt. (Clementi)
• Spanish Dance
• The Tailor’s Song
• Theme (Corelli)
• Variations on a Sea Chanty
• A Very Special Day (Palmer)