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Description
Christopher Norton’s acclaimed Microjazz series has won worldwide popularity with teachers and students alike for its stimulating blend of contemporary genres and classical values. Two beginners’ books and five collections of repertoire pieces form seven clearly defined levels of achievement, making Microjazz the ideal basis for progressive learning and teaching.
Microjazz Absolute Beginners is the very first book in the series and is suitable for learners of all ages. Using a combination of words, music and illustrations, it takes first-time pianists steadily through the early stages of both the practical and theoretical aspects of playing.
A booklet of accompaniments, suitable for use by a teacher or any intermediate player, is included. The resulting duets can be played on one or two keyboards, and turn even the easiest pupil's tunes into unmistakable Microjazz pieces.
Online audio resources containing both backing and full performance tracks are available to enthuse and enhance both your practice and performance.
Content
Chapter 1
In this chapter you will learn how to:
- Sit correctly and comfortably at the piano
- Position your hands and fingers
- Identify notes on the keyboard
- Understand fingering markings
Chapter 2
In this chapter you will learn how to:
- Read, follow and play basic rhythms
- Read and follow musical notation in the treble clef, playing middle C, D and E with your right hand
- Read and follow musical notation in the bass clef, playing middle C, B and A with your left hand
- Understand some Italian terms
Chapter 3
In this chapter you will learn how to:
- Understand time signatures and
- Play pieces that use both the right and left hands
- Play melodies that incorporate steps, skips and repeated notes, including two new right-hand notes (F and G) and two new left-hand notes (G and F)
Chapter 4
In this chapter you will learn how to:
- Recognise and understand rest signs
- Play in a new time signature
- Recognise and understand slurs (legato), ties and staccato markings
- Play hands together
Chapter 5
In this chapter you will learn how to:
- Recognise and understand semitones, sharps and flats
- Play two new right-hand notes (F# and Eb)
- Play two new left-hand notes (D and Bb)
