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FEDERATION FAVORITES Book 2 FJH Music Many of the composers in this edition have been included in other publications and are quite popular with most teachers. The National Federation of Music Clubs has a long and distinguished history in the US. The compositions share common "C major" signatures with two exceptions: Ghost Waltz by Edwin McLean in e minor and Loco-Motive by Melody Bober in c minor. Accidentals are common to many of the other renditions. Time signatures are in simple time; either three four or four four. Rabbits in the Snow by Mary Sallee is the only composition asking for any reach or triad playing. The art work on the cover will certainly appeal to your students and the copy is beautifully clean and easy to read. Labeled for Elementary/Late Elementary students, I believe most of our elementary Canadian students would find these very accessible and late elementary students could enjoy them as quick studies or sight reading challenges. The style is varied throughout and the titles descriptive and interesting. First Light by Mary Leaf depicting a Native American Flute and Thundering Drums by Anita Brandon illustrate the versatility of an acoustical piano. Our piano can be a "magic box", which can transport our players to become story tellers. Bettijo Smith - Alberta 46 PIANO POEMS Susan Griesdale RedLeaf Pianoworks Piano Poems contains mildly contemporary pieces in which talented Canadian Composer Susan Griesdale invites the musician to "unwind and let the music soothe you". These rich hallow calm pieces create a nostalgic, peaceful mood, beautifully enhanced with invaluable Program Notes. Each piece presents a variety of musical and technical challenges and Griesdale identifies strategies, to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of each piece. Griesdale says she modeled the book after the Romantic need for long lines, careful balance and dynamics to train the intermediate player for the Romantic repertoire to come. Griesdale shows a very sensitive style of composition as she presents specific scenes or moods in our minds. With pieces entitled Remembering You and Forgotten, Griesdale links sound with expression. The third piece Lavender Dreams, in the tricky key of f minor, has the pianist enjoying the use of a seamless line between the hands. The most challenging piece Forgotten has the pianist in g# minor with an inner melodic line to contend with. After the Rain is an improvisational opportunity with a given scale over a LH chordal accompaniment. There are sound clips available at the composer's wesite: www. susangiesdale.com. The quiet pieces of this collection contain extra ritardandi, softer dynamics, and are full of upper register ledger lines, adding to the serenity of this musically rewarding and expressive style. This is an ideal book for someone who plays piano for pleasure and enjoys peaceful sensitive playing. Sarah Lawton - Ontario Premier Piano Course Masterworks Books 3-6 Gayle Kowalchyk & E.L. Lancaster Alfred Publishing Wow! What an awesome collection of music in their orignal form! As I played through the books I discovered not only standard repertoire we're accustomed to in the Royal Conservatory repertoire books but some wonderful compositions from less well known composers. These books contain music from Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th century eras. The pieces in the books correlate page by page with the materials in their corresponding Lesson books. I like the fact that terms or symbols students are not familiar with are defined in footnotes or parentheses. Of particular interest are the Premier Performer suggestions at the bottom of the pages to enhance performance skills and musical understanding. A great compliment to these books are the CDs that feature 2 tracks of each selection. One at performance tempo and the second at a slower practice tempo. The creators of the Premier Piano Course have done such a superb job of covering every style of music and making the study of music interesting. Now with these Masterworks to support the program it makes it very well rounded. Because this is standard repertoire it would work well with any other piano method. These books could be used for review to add a little more depth to the level or alongside the Lesson book. These books were a pleasure to review! Jean Ritter - British Columbia The Canadian Music Teacher Winter 2014
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FEDERATION FAVORITESBook 2FJH Music
Many of the composers in thisedition have been included in otherpublications and are quite popularwith most teachers. The NationalFederation of Music Clubs has a longand distinguished history in the US.
The compositions share common "Cmajor" signatures with two exceptions:Ghost Waltz by Edwin McLean in eminor and Loco-Motive by MelodyBober in c minor. Accidentalsare common to many of the otherrenditions. Time signatures are insimple time; either three four or fourfour. Rabbits in the Snow by Mary Salleeis the only composition asking for anyreach or triad playing. The art work onthe cover will certainly appeal to yourstudents and the copy is beautifullyclean and easy to read. Labeled forElementary/Late Elementary students,I believe most of our elementaryCanadian students would find thesevery accessible and late elementarystudents could enjoy them as quickstudies or sight reading challenges.The style is varied throughout and thetitles descriptive and interesting.First Light by Mary Leaf depicting aNative American Flute and ThunderingDrums by Anita Brandon illustrate theversatility of an acoustical piano. Ourpiano can be a "magic box", which cantransport our players to become storytellers.
Bettijo Smith - Alberta
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PIANO POEMSSusan GriesdaleRedLeaf Pianoworks
Piano Poems contains mildlycontemporary pieces in which talentedCanadian Composer Susan Griesdaleinvites the musician to "unwind andlet the music soothe you". These richhallow calm pieces create a nostalgic,peaceful mood, beautifully enhancedwith invaluable Program Notes. Eachpiece presents a variety of musical andtechnical challenges and Griesdaleidentifies strategies, to enhance theefficiency and accuracy of each piece.Griesdale says she modeled the bookafter the Romantic need for longlines, careful balance and dynamicsto train the intermediate player forthe Romantic repertoire to come.Griesdale shows a very sensitive styleof composition as she presents specificscenes or moods in our minds. Withpieces entitled Remembering You andForgotten, Griesdale links sound withexpression. The third piece LavenderDreams, in the tricky key of f minor,has the pianist enjoying the use of aseamless line between the hands. Themost challenging piece Forgotten hasthe pianist in g# minor with an innermelodic line to contend with. After theRain is an improvisational opportunitywith a given scale over a LH chordalaccompaniment. There are sound clipsavailable at the composer's wesite: www.susangiesdale.com. The quiet pieces ofthis collection contain extra ritardandi,softer dynamics, and are full of upperregister ledger lines, adding to theserenity of this musically rewardingand expressive style. This is an idealbook for someone who plays piano forpleasure and enjoys peaceful sensitiveplaying.
Sarah Lawton - Ontario
Premier Piano CourseMasterworks Books 3 - 6Gayle Kowalchyk & E.L. LancasterAlfred Publishing
Wow! What an awesome collection ofmusic in their orignal form! As I playedthrough the books I discovered not onlystandard repertoire we're accustomedto in the Royal Conservatoryrepertoire books but some wonderfulcompositions from less well knowncomposers. These books contain musicfrom Baroque, Classical, Romantic,and 20th century eras. The pieces in thebooks correlate page by page with thematerials in their corresponding Lessonbooks. I like the fact that terms orsymbols students are not familiar withare defined in footnotes or parentheses.Of particular interest are the PremierPerformer suggestions at the bottom ofthe pages to enhance performance skillsand musical understanding. A greatcompliment to these books are the CDsthat feature 2 tracks of each selection.One at performance tempo and thesecond at a slower practice tempo.
The creators of the Premier PianoCourse have done such a superb jobof covering every style of music andmaking the study of music interesting.Now with these Masterworks tosupport the program it makes it verywell rounded. Because this is standardrepertoire it would work well withany other piano method. These bookscould be used for review to add a littlemore depth to the level or alongsidethe Lesson book. These books were apleasure to review!
Jean Ritter - British Columbia
The Canadian Music Teacher Winter 2014
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