Classic Series: Volume 2 Intermediate Basics for the Piano: Edition 3 - Paperback

by Linda Ruth Wehrli (Author), Barry Michael Wehrli (Author)

Click the "LOOK INSIDE!" feature to view pages helpful to the consumer in understanding this valuable resource. Click "Index" for the subject and music indices and "Back Cover" for professional testimonials.Classic Series: Volume 2 Intermediate Basics for the Piano is a holistic method book containing theory and writing activites, finger technique, ear training and music, researched and tested by the authors in their own teaching practices. Here, the student continues on where Classic Series: Volume 1 leaves off, advancing into intermediate music containing intervals, chords, key signatures, the damper pedal, eighth, tripleted, sixteenth and dotted note values and more. The end result is a piano student who has complete understanding of the notation and terms found in intermediate music and can apply them with expression and control in the playing of such music, ready to tackle the wealth of musical material available on the market.Volume 2 Intermediate Basics for the Piano includes: - Checksheets with projects listed for each workshop- Checkouts at the end of each workshop to review important points- Final exam at the end of the book- Music glossary- Individual subject, music, and workout indexes- Certificate of Completion- All necessary flashcardsFive workshops guide the student from learning simple, hands together music through playing intermediate arrangements of works by classical composers, folk and patriotic songs, and compositions by the authors themselves.Music is presented in an easy gradient (learning curve) to build confidence. Each piece of music contains only the terms and notation learned up to that point.Note: The student should begin the Essential Piano and Keyboard Technique and Mastering Intervals books at the indicated points within Volume 2. Though they are not required, these two resources enhance progress through this book and are studied well past its completion, aiding the student toward higher levels of musicianship. For detailed information on how our products are used for beginning, intermediate and advanced curricula, please visit wehrlipubs.com/curricula/. See the final page in this book for a summary of our main piano books and products or visit wehrlipubs.com/shop/.

Author Biography

Barry Michael Wehrli began piano and keyboard studies at the age of eight. His formal training includes instruction from Dolores Rhoads, Terry Trotter and John Novello and music studies at California State University, Northridge. He composes, arranges and records at his home studio, is a freelance performer, heads Wehrli Publications and teaches piano and electronic music. His clients include Warner Brothers, Yamaha, and local professional musicians and teachers. Linda Wehrli has been soloing and accompanying on the piano since the age of six. Her coaches include Esther Lee Caplan, Mario Feninger and John Novello. The skills gained while earning her Bachelor's of Science Degree in Business Administration from California State University, Northridge helped her build a successful music and art teaching academy, Pastimes for a Lifetime, Inc.