Details
- Instrument:
- Piano Method Easy Piano Piano Solo
- Composers:
- James Bastien
- Publishers:
- Neil A. Kjos Music Company
- UPC:
- 9780849750298
- ISBN:
- 9780849750298
- Item types:
- Physical
- Instructionals:
- Methods and More
- Level:
- Big Note
- Musical forms:
- Suite
- Series levels:
- Level 1
- Artist:
- James Bastien
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Size:
- 9x12 inches
- Number of Pages:
- 96
- Shipping Weight:
- 0.91 pounds
SKU: KJ.WP32
Composed by James Bastien. Method. Bastiens' Older Beginner Piano Library. Learn To Play. Instructional book (big note notation). With instructional text, illustrations, big note notation, easy piano notation, fingerings, lyrics (on some songs) and chord names (on some songs). 96 pages. Neil A. Kjos Music Company #WP32. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company (KJ.WP32).ISBN 9780849750298. UPC: 9780849750298. 9x12 inches.
The Older Beginner Piano Course leads the student step by step through basic keyboard fundamentals. Each book contains original music and carefully selected familiar music to provide an enjoyable learning experience. A functional approach is used allowing the student to play and harmonize melodies from the beginning.
Merrily We Roll Along
Au Clair de la Lune
Ode to Joy
Frere Jacques
Old Woman
Lightly Row
When The Saints Go Marching In
Down in the Valley
Mary Ann
Clementine
Lavender's Blue
For He's a Jolly Good Fellow
Saturday Night
Blue Mood
Steppin' Out
The Old Grey Mare
London Bridge
Deck the Halls
America
All Through The Night
Michael, Row the Boat Shore
Jingle Bells
The First Noel
Joy To The World
Away in the Manger
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Careless Love
She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
Going Home
Row, Row, Row You Boat
The Man On The Flying Trapeze
Cielito Lindo
Kum-Ba-Ya
Theme from Mozart's Sonata in A
The Big Rock Candy Mountains
Over The Waves
The Erie Canal
March Slav
The Entertainer
Melody in F
Danube Waves
Swan Lake
Marionette's Funeral March
Hungarian Dance No. 5
Russian Dance from the Nutcracker Suite
- More by this Composer:
- James Bastien James Bastien Piano Method James Bastien Easy Piano James Bastien Piano Solo
- Instrument:
- Piano and Keyboard Piano Piano Method Piano and Keyboard Piano Easy Piano Piano and Keyboard Piano Piano Solo
- Artists:
- James Bastien
- Publisher:
- Neil A. Kjos Music Company
Ratings + Reviews
5 Rating
7 reviews
Ruth
Jul 18, 2018
I had not played the piano in 51 years! This book is very understandable, teaches the basic, and published recognizable music. Excited to be re-learning the piano!
Mrs. J.
Jan 7, 2013
I have been teaching the Bastien Piano Basics for more than thirty years. The Older Beginner series is good for children ages 12 and older, with a caveat. This moves very quickly, and for the youngest, they may do better with the less aggressive pace of the Basics series. This is THE method for learning to read music: stresses melodic shapes and intervals, not rote note-letter naming, although I supplement with flash cards for that. My student come out of this EXTREMELY strong readers, consequently, players. I recommend supplementing with Favorite Melodies or other Bastien arrangements at this same level, as they need more to play than what's in the Piano and Musicianship books. But this is age-appropiate and moves along quickly for those troublesome teen years. Highly recommended.
Anonymous
Sep 24, 2012
I have used this book for many years with beginners 5th grade and up. It lacks the colored pictures of the regular Bastien beginner books, but includes good theory pages. I also really like the way it introduces chords and key signatures. If you are unacquainted with this book give it a try. I highly recommend it.
Anonymous
Mar 21, 2012
I have found this book best for all but the youngest students.
Anonymous
Sep 19, 2011
...am enjoying it as supplemental music to my Adult Beginners Instructions book, which has by neccessity limited pieces that are very short. Longer scores in this set give needed opportunity to practice concentration and endurance for a beginner over two or three pages. ....am liking it very much.
Piero
Aug 29, 2011
The service offered is efficient, thank you very much.
Auto H.
Jul 7, 2011
I use this book for anyone in middle school and older. We take it really slow for the first few months so each student can injest the number of notes thrown at them, but the concept of being able to play the piano from day one is exciting for most of them and they can move on to other material rather quickly.