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My First Piano Book introduces young children to the piano and music-making through fun activities, rhymes, songs and pieces.
The author’s tried-and-tested progression covers note learning, theory, aural and composing through a creative and holistic approach. Many pieces have simple teacher duet parts to encourage ensemble playing from the start, and the book is illustrated throughout in the charming Get Set! style. This carefully designed tutor will inspire, entertain and, most importantly, nurture a love of music that can last a lifetime.
Suitable for children aged 5 years and over, this book facilitates a seamless transition from pre-stave reading onto stave reading, leading effortlessly into the highly acclaimed Get Set! Piano Tutor Book 1.
Song list:
Hey, hey, look at me!
Engine, engine
Spider, spider
Up and down
Sausage in a pan
Soft kitten
Au clair de la lune
Music Town show time
Cuckoo
Five fat sausages
Mousey in the house
Old Mister Woodpecker
On a log
Old MacDonald
Hot cross buns
Hob shoe hob
Merrily we roll along
High and low
Up like a rocket!
Slowly, slowly
Yum, yum
Tiny Bee and Bitsy Flea
Little Arabella Miller
Shooting stars
Three little birds
Teddy bear
Cheese!
Bell horses
Jack Frost
Pease pudding
More pease pudding
Naka naka hoi
Once there was a princess
Secret alien
Counting song
E my name is Emily
Clap your hands
Suo Gân
Goodnight
Five little monkeys
Round and round
Mice, mice
Dear Santa…
Naughty pussy cat
Twinkle, twinkle
Pitter, patter
Can you tap this rhythm?
Allundé alluya
I can sing high
Tallis duet
Down in the garden
Frère Jacques
Haydn’s surprise!
Happy birthday
This is Book 6 in the Get Set! Piano Series. See all Get Set! Piano books here.
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Penny Stirling is Director of Yorkshire Young Musicians and one of the UK's leading figures in instrumental teaching. She regularly acts as adjudicator, examiner, consultant and Professional Development leader in the UK and abroad, and holds a Fellowship at the Royal Northern College.
Karen Marshall is a successful instrumental and
More about Karen MarshallJulia Patton studied embroidery in Manchester. She worked as a freelance illustrator for Paperchase and a set designer for Cosgrove Hall before embarking on an MA in illustration in Edinburgh. She now illustrates full time in a beautiful part of Northumberland where she lives with her husband and two young sons.
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