Alfred Publishing

Authors: Carol Matz, Victoria McArthur
Format: Books
Instrumentation: Piano
Level: 2A & 2B

Premier Piano Course: Sight Reading develops sight reading skills through activities that reinforce reading concepts and musicality. There are 14 units correlated with the Lesson Books, and each unit contains five activities that emphasize note reading, rhythm, playing without stopping, and playing expressively. These activities build sight reading skills in a simple, fun way. This value pack includes Books 2A-2B.

Contents:

• Book 2A
  • A Note to Teachers
  • A Note to Students
  • Unit 1: Moving Up from Treble C
  • Unit 2: Tonic and Dominant of the C 5-Finger Pattern
  • Unit 3: I and V7 Chords in the C 5-Finger Pattern
  • Unit 4: Eighth Notes
  • Unit 5: 2/4 Time Signature
  • Unit 6: 8va Lower and Natural Sign
  • Unit 7: Tonic and Dominant of the G 5-Finger Pattern
  • Unit 8: I and V7 Chords in the G 5-Finger Pattern
  • Unit 9: Half Step and Pedal Sign
  • Unit 10: Whole Step
  • Unit 11: G Major and D Major 5-Finger Patterns
  • Unit 12: I and V7 Chords in the D 5-Finger Pattern
  • Unit 13: 6ths
  • Unit 14: Review
• Book 2B
  • A Note to Teachers
  • A Note to Students
  • Unit 1: New Note E in Bass Clef
  • Unit 2: New Notes A and B in Treble Clef
  • Unit 3: C Major and C Minor 5-Finger Patterns and Chords
  • Unit 4: Hand-over-Hand Arpeggios
  • Unit 5: 7ths
  • Unit 6: Legato Pedaling
  • Unit 7: Octaves (8ths)
  • Unit 8: Low C and High C
  • Unit 9: C Major and G Major Scales
  • Unit 10: The Three-Note V7 Chord in C
  • Unit 11: The Three-Note V7 Chord in G
  • Unit 12: Single Eighth Note and Eighth Rest
  • Unit 13: Dotted Quarter Note
  • Unit 14: Review