Canadian National Conservatory of Music Northern Lights: Pre-Reader - Piano - Book

Composers: Various
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Piano

Children can now play 'cool' Canadian compositions at their first piano lesson. The Northern Lights Pre-Reader progresses through natural processing. Northern Lights Pre-Reader is a great supplemental book for all methods of study. Students move easily through works without notation to simple notational reading while developing keyboard direction and orientation, as well as right hand -- left hand designation. Young pianists are encouraged to use their voices by singing appealing lyrics while enhancing their rhythmic playing. Northern Lights Pre-Reader is a fun, 'must-have' repertoire book for all beginning students!

Contents:

• Group 1 includes: playing on the black key twins without notated rhythm; harmonic and melodic seconds; right and left hand designation written above with the lyrics written below; direction and keyboard orientation development.
  • Biking - Janet Gieck
  • Tree Toads - Debra Wanless
  • Puppies - Dianna Neufeld
  • Cat up a Tree - Joanne Bender
  • Trampoline - Nancy Telfer
  • The Siren - Tyler Seidenberg
• Group 2 includes: playing on the black key triplets without notated rhythm; clusters; scalar passages; steps and skips; right and left hand designation written above with the lyrics written below; direction and keyboard orientation as well as fixed position.
  • Canadian Goalie - Jo-Anne Neufeld
  • Who's There? - Debra Wanless
  • Sparkle Fairies - Dianna Neufeld
  • Dancing in the Garden - Nancy Telfer
  • Prickly Porcupines - Tyler Seidenberg
  • Farewell Sounds - Joyce Pinckney
• Group 3 includes: black key pentatonic scales shared between hands without notated rhythm; right and left hand designation; works written in fixed position have the lyrics placed between the lines.
  • My Dog Spark! - Dianna Neufeld
  • Autumn Wind - Janet Gieck
  • Falling Snowflakes - Carolyn Garritano & Keri Pampu
  • Making Splashes - Tyler Seidenberg
  • Sun and Rain - Nancy Telfer
  • A Cowboy's Life - Debra Wanless
  • Raindrops Falling - Andrew Harbridge
• Group 4 includes: black key pentatonic scales extended to each hand and written with notated rhythm; right and left hand designation is specified through stem direction.
  • Wind Chimes - Margaret Livermore
  • Skiing is Fun - Diane Chouinard
  • Chinese Lanterns - Debra Wanless
  • Stepping and Climbing - Tyler Seidenberg
• Group 5 includes: combining black and white keys with notated rhythm; right and left hand designation is specified through stem direction.
  • Where are They? - Frances Balodis
  • I'd Like to Fly - Teresa Richert
  • The Brave Knight - Dianna Neufeld
  • Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater - Rebekah Maxner
  • Back and Forth - Tyler Seidenberg
  • Boogie Woogie Zoo - Debra Wanless