Piano for Adults, European Method
Book 1
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Piano basics
Going Up, Flying on the Plane, Playing in the Morning, I Can Play, The Drum, Virtuoso, Little Dog, One Two Three Four, Dancing in a Circle, Time to Play, Bird in the Sky, Wedding Bells
Chapter 2. Introduction to Rhythm and Music Notation
Butterfly, Knocking on the Door, Little Bird, Looking Out, Monkeys, Piano, Shopping, Car Keys, Funny Cat, I Know How to Swim, Riding a Horse, Falling Down the Stairs
Chapter 3. Introduction to Solfege
Right Hand Plays, Mailbox, Going Down, Chicken on the Road, Jumping and Falling, I Am Learning, Have You Seen, On the Sea Shore, Time to Sleep, Little Boat, I Can’t Stop, Echo, Singing
Chapter 4. Rhythm and Music Notation, Eighth Notes
In the Garden, Evening, Bagpipe, Fanfare, Imitation, Question Answer, Baroque
Chapter 5. Other Hand Positions
Rehearsal, Echoing Elves, Happy Day, Green Beans, Name That Tune, Blue Water, Frisky Puppy, Autumn Afternoon, Merry-Go-Round, Joyful Dance, Twirling, Pink Lily, Meadow Green, German Dance, Butterfly’s Grace, Morning Frolic, Bluebells,
Chapter 6. Intervals
Tripping Waters, Celebration, Rocking Chair, Hill and Dell, Contradance, Enchanted Forest, Hunting Call, Snake Dance, Etude
Chapter 7. Other Intervals
Carribean Cruise, Sweet Lullaby, Haunted Evening, Fluttering By, Uphill, Melody, Serenity, Timeless, Youth, Flexibility
Chapter 8. Larger Intervals
Name That Tune, Calm Waters, Calling, Air, Holiday, Exercise 1, Exercise 2, Special Someone, Moderato, In The Park, Allegro, Bach’s Melody, Scales, Happy Ending
Author’s biographies
Certificate of Achievement
Best selling Mel Bay author Misha V. Stefanuk started playing piano at the age of 5. He composed his first piece when he was 9. Mr. Stefanuk studied at the Moscow Studio of Music Improvisation Art, the Moscow Conservatory School, the Russian Academy of Music, Belmont University, Skidmore Jazz Institute, and Washington State University. He has written more then 90 works for a variety of instrumentations, as well as music for more than 30 theater shows. Y2K Survival Guide with Leonard Nemoy, for which he wrote the music, has sold more than 70,000 copies. Misha has composed a significant amount of music for network television, including programs such as One Life to Live(ABC), All My Children(ABC), First Monday (CBS) and the Chris Isaak Show (Showtime). Among his other works are the Mel Bay bestseller Jazz Piano Chords and Young Person’s Guide to Jazz Music.
Mr. Stefanuk is a prize winner of the Stereotypes and Nations Composition Competition held by Muzica Centrum Art Society in Cracow, Poland for his composition Equinokse for oboe, string trio and prepared piano, and of the Concerto Aria Composition Competition at Belmont University for his piece The New American Symphony. He was also named Outstanding Piano Player at the l29th Annual Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, and won full scholarships at Belmont University, Washington State University, and Skidmore Summer Jazz Institute. Mr. Stefanuk has more than 20 CD’s commercially available varying from Contemporary Classical to Jazz, New Age and Pop.
Evan Dozier-Stefanuk is a soprano and composer. She has studied music since from the age of 14 to age 22 at Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music. She obtained her bachelor of music degree from Vanderbilt, graduating summa cum laude. Among her teachers and master classes were Dr. Jonathan Miller, Dr. Jonathan Retzlaff, Carol Webber and others. Evan Dozier-Stefanuk is an accomplished vocalist with repertoire in classical, jazz and church music as well as popular music and Broadway musicals. Evan was chosen by Vanderbilt to lead a music theory research project on Karl Friedrich Weitzmann's Treatise on Augmented 6th Chords, working with the music of Franz Liszt, the results of which are now pending publication. Evan was on the dean’s list for seven semesters, a member of Vocal Major's Association, Eta Iota chapter of Pi Kappa Lambda music honor society, and she was a Student Marshall at Vanderbilt 2000 Commencement. Evan was involved in writing and editing nine educational books for Mel Bay publications. Recently, Evan moved from New York City to Atlanta, where she is now teaching voice and piano. In Atlanta she is also an active soprano performer with companies such as the Atlanta Opera, performing in Verdi’s Aida (October 2003) and Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin (February 2004), and the Atlanta Lyric Theatre, where she performed in The Pirates of Penzance (February 2003) and as Nimue in Camelot (April 2003).
Evan and Misha teach over a hundred students at Johnson Ferry Conservatory of Music in Atlanta Georgia and privately. Among them are TV personalities, winners of National and regional competitions, finalists in American Idol and America’s Most Talented Kid and a winner of Chopin Young Artist Piano Competition.
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About the Book
This book offers a way for adults to learn or relearn piano playing in a comfortable musically rewarding setting. This method is designed for individuals whose time is limited, therefore it makes efficient use of time. The development of music reading and playing abilities is gradual but thorough. The book uses a hand-position approach together with solfege, counting and singing, which create a symbiotic natural way of learning, similar to European schools. Playing through this book is easy and fun, and at the same time it develops all the necessary piano skills and techniques. CD accompaniment is available from sheetmusicpress.com.
About the Author
Misha V. Stefanuk has composed for programs such as One Life to Live(ABC), All My Children(ABC), First Monday(CBS) and the Chris Isaak Show(Showtime). He is a winner of Stereotypes and Nations Composition Competition and Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival. Among his other works is the Mel Bay bestseller Jazz Piano Chords. Evan Dozier-Stefanuk graduated from Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music. Evan was involved in writing nine educational books for Mel Bay publications. She performs with companies such as the Atlanta Opera and the Atlanta Lyric Theatre. Evan and Misha teach over a hundred students including winners of National and regional competitions, finalists in American Idol and America’s Most Talented Kid and a winner of the Chopin Young Artist Piano Competition.