A time-honored tradition just got better! The John W. Schaum Piano Course has been newly revised with 100 percent new engravings and typesetting, color highlighting for concept emphasis, updated song titles and lyrics, and full-color illustrations.
Contents
A Recital Piece
Accidentals -- Tick-Tack-Toe
Andante and Review -- The Kangarooster
Arm Phrasing Touch -- Steady Eddie
Bringing Out the Melody -- The Goofy Gopher
Broken Chords and the Triad -- The Sphinx
C Major Scale (Ascending) -- The Escalator
Certificate of Promotion
Changing Keys -- Birthday Greetings
Common Time
Contrast in Music
Crescendo and Diminuendo -- How to Transpose -- Down in a Coal Mine
Extended R.H. Position in D Major -- The Movies
Extended R.H. Position in F Major -- Which Is Witch?
Extended Right Hand Position -- The Dandy Lion
Five-finger Position in C Major -- The Woodchuck
Five-finger Position in D Major -- Cycles
Five-finger Position in F Major -- Tune of the Tuna Fish
Five-finger Position in G Major -- A Nutty Song
Foreword
Half Steps and Whole Steps (Sharps, Flats and Naturals)
Hand Position: Key of A Major -- The Pet Shop
How to Count -- Hannah from Montana
Intervals: The Third -- At the Ice Cream Counter
Left Hand Accompaniment Patterns -- Riding on a Mule
Left Hand Development -- Captain Silver
Major Scale Pattern
Memorization -- The Snake Dance
Music Appreciation -- Beethoven -- Bells Are Ringing
Musical Terms -- Swinging Along
New Hand Position (B-flat Major) -- The Picnic
Outlining Hands (Correlating fingers with staff names)
Phrase Development -- Snug as a Bug in a Rug
Piano Quiz No. 1
Piano Quiz No. 2
Reading Notes as Well as Finger Numbers -- Brahms' Lullaby
Repertoire -- The Rodeo
Reversible Melody -- A Musical Trick / The Cheerleader
Rhythmic Development -- Crunchy Flakes
Scale Writing
Sight Reading Discovery
Sight Reading Drills
Staccato Study -- The Steam Iron
Technique -- Warm-Ups
The Dotted Quarter Note in 3/4 Time -- Schubert's Waltz
The Dotted Quarter Note in 4/4 Time -- Motorcycle Police