Keyboard Fundamentals, 5th edition, is designed for
beginning adult piano students. Created for students and teachers interested
in recreational music making, these books can be used in both group and
individual instruction. In publication for over twenty years, Keyboard
Fundamentals has been used successfully by colleges and universities
in group piano classes for non-music majors with the non-professional music
student in mind.
Both books emphasize musical understanding, providing the beginning
adult piano student with the basics of reading, rhythm, and technique.
Musical concepts are reinforced through the study of sight-reading, harmonization,
improvisation, and written exercises. Each chapter offers a choice of attractive
original compositions as well as standard repertoire. Solos and duets are
presented throughout.
A CD is included with each book for use in the classroom and to assist
the student in home practice. A midi disk is also available from the publisher
at no extra charge.
Complimentary examination copies are available by request from high
school group piano instructors, and college and university professors.
 |
Keyboard Musicianship:
Piano for Adults, Book One
by James Lyke, Tony Caramia, Reid
Alexander, and Geoffrey Haydon, 2003.
ISBN 1-58874-225-3
List Price $40.80
(CD included at no cost) |
This is the eighth edition for this internationally accepted title.
It provides the first year adult pianist in group instruction with the
necessary unified musical materials to develop into a well-rounded keyboard
musician. This allows the musician to read well, play in many keys,
harmonize folk and popular melodies, play by ear, improvise, compose, and
notate music with skill. The book is organized in a sequential manner
to enable skills and understanding to unfold in a logical manner.
The eighth edition follows a basic plan in each chapter. As new
musical elements are introduced they are reinforced by a variety of keyboard
activities. Evaluation of progress is assisted with suggested quiz
topics that appear at the end of each chapter.
The text’s eight chapters and appendices reflect a typical first year
college secondary piano curriculum for music majors who are not pianists.
Most often the first four chapters are covered in the first semester and
the second four in the second semester. Helpful supplemental materials
are available with use of Ensemble Music for Group Piano and Essential
Melodic and Harmonic Patterns for Group Piano by Lyke and Haydon.
(Both also available from Stipes Publications.)
This edition includes a play along CD containing both audio tracks and
embedded Standard Midi Files. The tracks have been digitally recorded
by coauthor Dr. Geoffrey Haydon.
This book is designed to assist the creative college teacher to plan
a variety of activities for each class. It is not intended for a
page by page approach. It provides the material to make planning
and evaluating a painless process for the instructor. As always,
the excitement, fun, leadership, encouragement and effective communication
are provided by the instructor.
Make sure you give yourself the opportunity to evaluate this book.
You owe it to your students as well as to yourself.
Keyboard Musicianship: Group Piano for Adults, Book
Two by James Lyke, Tony Caramia, Reid Alexander, and Geoffrey Haydon,
2004.
| ISBN 1-58874-332-2 |
List Price $44.80
(CD included at no cost) |
Keyboard Musicianship: Piano For Adults, Book Two provides
a comprehensive set of materials for college music majors who are enrolled
in second year piano courses. It integrates the study of repertoire
and technic with practical piano skills such as sight reading, transposing,
harmonizing both folk and popular melodies, playing useful chord patterns,
analyzing musical structures, and improvising.
The eight chapters start with examples and a review of traditional and
jazz harmony, then move quickly into new elements that are introduced through
a variety of musical activities. Technical work is woven throughout
the various chapters and suggested quiz topics appear at the end of each
chapter.
The book is organized as follows: each chapter includes two accompaniments,
two duets, eight solos, then ten to twelve reading/transposing studies,
musicianship activities and technical studies.
Also included is a play-along CD containing both audio tracks and embedded
Standard MIDI files in General MIDI format. A 3.5 SMF disk is available
upon request at no charge.
| Ensemble Music for Group
Piano by James Lyke was first published in 1965. That started
our association with the person who is today recognized as one of the preeminent
figures in the world of classroom piano. Now 37 years after the first
edition we are proud to bring you the fourth edition of. . . |
Ensemble Music for Group Piano by James Lyke and Geoffrey Haydon,
2002.
| ISBN 1-58874-136-2 |
List Price $19.80
(CD included at no cost) |
This new edition of Ensemble Music For Group Piano by James Lyke
and Geoffrey Haydon is designed as a supplementary book for college piano
classes as well as private studios equipped with digital piano labs.
It may be used with any text or piano series to develop skills in ensemble
playing and musicianship study, especially sight-reading. Difficulty level
ranges from elementary to lower-intermediate.
The book is divided into three sections. Section One provides experience
with major and minor five-finger patterns in the primo part. A variety
of keys, rhythms and touches is explored. Section Two consists of original
and arranged works for one-piano, four hands. Composers range from Beethoven
to Persichetti, and students should be encouraged to play both primo and
secondo parts. Section Three features music for two, three, five and six
pianos or keyboards. This section welcomes experimentation with orchestration,
as many arrangements are extracted from symphonic works.
A CD is included for Sections One and Two as well as all the two-piano
arrangements in Section Three. The CD/MIDI tracks have been recorded by
co-author Dr. Geoffrey Haydon of the Georgia State University School of
Music faculty. A 3.5 inch SMF disk is available from the publisher at no
extra charge.
