In Recital Duets - Volume 1, Book 3 - Late Elementary - Piano Duet w/CD (1 Piano 4 Hands) - FJH Pianist's Curriculum

In Recital Duets Volume One, Book 3

Editor: Marlais, Helen

The In Recital: Duets range offers a terrific collection of some of the most musically engaging duets by leading composers and arrangers. The selection is diverse too and you will find original duets as well as duet arrangements of classical themes and popular songs. The purpose of the series is to focus on this fabulous repertoire with the intention of motivating students with entertaining pieces and outstanding arrangements.

Comprising six levels that feature a comprehensively levelled curriculum, with gentle transitions between each stage, In Recital: Duets has something for all students, even those who work ahead at their own pace!

This is Volume One - Book Three, which contains material suitable for Late Elementary Pianists. Students will get to experience duets written using eighth notes, five-finger patterns, cut time, patterns that extend from a five-finger position, and many more new musical concepts.

The enclosed companion CD is a superb teaching and learning tool which help to get the best from students. Listen to the demonstration recording as a reference to hear the personality of each track and then Play-along with the performance tracks. As a further aid, the series provides practice tips, rehearsal suggestions, and duet performance strategies to help students be even more successful!

• Beautiful Dreamer [Foster, Stephen]
• Chopsticks
• Cielito Lindo (Beautiful Sky) [Fernandez, Carlos]
• Fire Dance [Brown, Timothy]
• Roundup [Karp, David]
• Simple Gifts [Brackett, Shaker Elder Joseph Jr.]
• Sleeping Beauty Waltz [Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich]
• When Irish Eyes Are Smiling [Ball, Ernest R.]