The Waterman · Harewood Piano Series

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Me and My PianoA new edition of the classic piano teaching method

The Waterman · Harewood Piano Series

Me and My Piano

My and My Piano New Edition

Me and My Pianois the best-selling series by the distinguished authors Fanny

Waterman and Marion Harewood. Designed especially for the needs of the

younger beginner and delightfully illustrated throughout, the series aims to

make learning the piano an enjoyable experience for both pupil and teacher.

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Part 1ISBN 0-571-53200-4Takes the young beginner through the earliest stages of piano technique.

Part 2ISBN 0-571-53201-2Builds on the foundations laid in Part 1.

RepertoireISBN 0-571-53202-0First repertoire pieces to be usedalongside Parts 1 and 2.

Duets book 1ISBN 0-571-53203-9Easy, attractive duets for the youngbeginner, complementing the progression of Parts 1 and 2.

Duets book 2ISBN 0-571-53204-7The second book of attractive duets, complementing the progression ofParts 1 and 2.

SuperscalesISBN 0-571-53205-5A refreshingly different introductionto piano scales, to be used alongsidePart 2.

Animal MagicISBN 0-571-53206-3Essential daily exercises, ideal for developing good piano technique.

Also available:Monkey Puzzles Set 1

ISBN 0-571-51141-4

Monkey Puzzles Set 2

ISBN 0-571-51142-2

Theory papers ideal for use alongsidetheMe and My Pianoseries.

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The Waterman · Harewood Piano SeriesMe and My Piano

0-571-53200-4 Me and My Piano Part 1 £5.950-571-53201-2 Me and My Piano Part 2 £5.950-571-53202-0 Me and My Piano Repertoire £5.950-571-53203-9 Me and My Piano Duets Book 1 £5.950-571-53204-7 Me and My Piano Duets Book 2 £5.950-571-53205-5 Me and My Piano Superscales £5.500-571-53206-3 Me and My Piano Animal Magic £5.95

Monkey Puzzles

0-571-51141-4 Monkey Puzzles Set 1 £5.950-571-51142-2 Monkey Puzzles Set 2 £5.95

Piano Lessons

0-571-50024-2 Piano Lessons Book 1 £5.950-571-50211-3 Piano Lessons Book 2 £5.950-571-50311-X Piano Lessons Book 3 £6.50

Piano Playtime

0-571-50545-7 Piano Playtime Book 1 £5.950-571-50552-X Piano Playtime Book 2 £5.950-571-50963-0 Piano Playtime Studies £5.95

Piano Progress

0-571-50860-X Piano Progress Book 1 £5.950-571-50861-8 Piano Progress Book 2 £5.950-571-50961-4 Piano Progress Studies Book 1 £5.950-571-50962-2 Piano Progress Studies Book 2 £5.95

Piano for Pleasure

0-571-51023X Piano for Pleasure Book 1 £5.950-571-510248 Piano for Pleasure Book 2 £5.95

The Young Pianist’s Repertoire

0-571-50210-5 Young Pianist’s Repertoire Book 1 £6.500-571-50366-7 Young Pianist’s Repertoire Book 2 £6.50

Recital Repertoire

0-571-50636-4 Recital Repertoire Book 1 £5.950-571-50656-9 Recital Repertoire Book 2 £6.95

Two at the Piano

0-571-50232-6 Two at the Piano (piano duet) £5.95

Nursery Rhyme Time

0-571-50986-X Nursery Rhyme Time £5.95

Christmas Carol Time

0-571-50956-8 Christmas Carol Time £5.95

Merry Christmas Carols

0-571-50960-6 Merry Christmas Carols £5.95

On Piano Teaching & Performing (New Edition)

0-571-525199 On Piano Teaching & Performing £6.95

“Me and My Piano is perhaps the most imaginative introduction to piano playing that I have seen.

Not only is it colourful and delightful to look at but it treats the difficulties as exciting adventures.”

Murray Perahia

Young Beginner Older Beginner Intermediate Advanced

Tutors Me and My Piano 1 Me and My Piano 2 Piano Lessons 1 Piano Lessons 2 Piano Lessons 3

Repertoire Me and My Piano Repertoire Piano Progress 1

Me and My Piano Duets 1 Piano Progress 2

Me and My Piano Duets 2 Piano for Pleasure 1

Piano for Pleasure 2

Young Pianist’s Repertoire 1

Young Pianist’s Repertoire 2

Two at the Piano (piano duet) Recital Repertoire 1

Piano Playtime 1 Piano Playtime 2 Recital Repertoire 2

Exercises Me and My Piano Superscales

Me and My Piano Animal Magic

Studies Piano Playtime Studies

Piano Progress Studies 1 Piano Progress Studies 2

Theory Monkey Puzzles 1 Monkey Puzzles 2

Miscellaneous Nursery Rhyme Time

Christmas Carol Time

Merry Christmas Carols

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Me and My Piano is the best-selling series by the distinguished authorsFanny Waterman and Marion Harewood. Designed especiallyfor the needs of the younger beginner anddelightfully illustrated throughout, the seriesaims to make learning the piano an enjoyableexperience for both pupil and teacher.

One of the most widely-used piano methods, Me and My Piano embodies the thoroughness,inspiration and sense of adventure thatcharacterises Dame Fanny Waterman’s ownteaching approach. A favourite with generations ofteachers and pupils, it has now sold over half amillion copies worldwide.

Originally published in 1989, this new edition retainsall the quality teaching material and engaging colourillustrations of the original, with a fresh new look,improved presentation and complete new music setting.

A vibrant method for a new generation of piano teachers.

� New larger size (229 mm x 305 mm)

� Improved layout makes pages

easy-to-read

� A clean look with new music-setting

and typefaces

� Beautifully illustrated; the much-loved

original colour illustrations have been

enhanced and reproduced in even

higher quality

� Part 1 and Part 2 now published in full

colour throughout for the first time

� The instantly recognisable cover designs have been updated for

extra vibrancy

� New edition of Animal Magic now included within the series,

providing appealing support material

� A complete resource providing everything you need for successful

learning; tutor books, repertoire, scales and exercises

• Play with clean hands and short fingernails.

• Check that the chair or piano stool is in the middle of

the keyboard and at the right height.

• Make sure you are sitting correctly, with a straight back.

• Play with curved fingers, like this:

• Use the same fingering every time you play a piece.

This will help you to play from memory.

• Every note you play on the piano should be beautiful.

Listen carefully. 3

Always

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Right!

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Marching accompaniment

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Your

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house

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fire

2

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dren

1

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gone.

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The musical rainbowThe musical alphabet has seven letters,just as the rainbow has seven colours. These seven letters are repeated all theway up the piano keyboard.

5The musical rainbow

C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C

Middle C

BAG CAB BEE BED FACE

Find Middle CFrom Middle C, climb up the musical rainbow,

naming each note aloud as you go. At the top,

play another C, then climb back down, naming

each note. Now you have played an octave.

Use any finger you like.

Frog hopsPlay every D from the bottom to the top.

Then every E, then F, G, A and B. Now you are back to C!

Three blind miceHere are the first notes of Three blind mice:

E D C, E D C, G F E, G F E.Play them on the piano.

Word gameCan you play these words?

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TeacherTurn these into duets

by clapping crotchets.

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

Clap these rhythms, counting aloud to four. The notes marked should have an accent.

Play them louder than the others.

6Counting the time

Counting the time

= 1 beat = crotchet(quarter note)

= 2 beats = minim(half note)

= 4 beats = semibreve(whole note)

Music is divided up by bar lines.

The space between bar lines is called a bar (measure).

means four crotchets (quarter notes) in each bar.

Barline

Barline

Double barlines at end

Bar Bar Bar

We

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go

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to

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zoo.

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will

see

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How

you

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If

you

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I’ll

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Kangaroo

Crocodile

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Black

bear,

how

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Hear

him

growl,

see

him

scowl,

he

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his

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like

you

and

me.

Bears

9New note C

Going to the zooSay the words, clap the rhythm, then play.

New note C

new note

C

C

1

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Fanny Waterman

Dame Fanny Waterman is a living legend in the world of music, a teacher of internationalrenown, a respected clinician and adjudicator,and author of over 30 piano teaching books. HerMe and My Piano and Piano Lessons tutors,co-written with colleague Marion Harewood,are widely used by beginners worldwide.

Dame Fanny Waterman is one of the mostoutstanding and sought-after piano teachers of our time. Her extraordinary success stemsfrom her concentration on security of techniqueplaced at the disposal of imagination andmusicianship. One of her secrets has been to convey to her pupils a sense of excitement by working through their imaginative abilitiesright from the start.

Dame Fanny is also the joint founder, with Marion Harewood, of the LeedsInternational Competition and her growing list of prize-winning pupils has brought her international renown.

Awarded the OBE in 1971 and the CBE in 1999,Fanny Waterman was made a Dame in the 2005 New Year’s Honours list in recognition of a lifetime of service to music.

On Piano Teaching &

Performing (New Edition)

A fascinating insight intoDame Fanny Waterman’steaching approach and thefundamentals of playingtechnique and musicianship.This book distills the

knowledge and experience of a legendaryteaching career that spans over 65 years.Originally published in 1983, this new editionhas been updated to reflect Dame Fanny’s more recent experiences with extra materialincluding a chapter on internationalcompetitions. Inspiring thoughts and advice not just for pianists but for all musicians.

“As a sure guide to every aspect of teaching

and performing, this book is a gem”

Dame Janet Baker CH DBE

“Compulsory reading for every practising

musician and teacher”

Link Magazine

“Me and My Piano is

perhaps the most

imaginative introduction

to piano playing that I

have seen. Not only is it

colourful and delightful

to look at but it treats the

difficulties as exciting

adventures.”

Murray Perahia

“I would recommend this tutor to

all teachers because it embodies the

fundamental essentials of learning

to play the piano well and with

musicianship”

“This new edition has a clarity and

precision of appearance which is

appealing and inviting to the young

pianist. They will be inspired to keep

turning the pages. The typography is

easy on the eye and the wording is

concise and to the point”

Elizabeth Woods, Piano Teacher, Berwickshire

“When I devised this

series, I intended to create

a method that would have

long-lasting success.

I am delighted that it is

now more widely used

and relevant for today’s

piano teachers and young

pupils than ever before.”

Dame Fanny Waterman

Part 1 Part 1 takes the young pianist step-by-step through the earliest stages of pianotechnique, first with separate hands, then with a sequence of very easy pieces forhands together. All use a constant five finger hand position in the key of C major.Games and puzzles give elementary theory a new lease of life, and children will lovethe rhymes and songs introducing characters such as the Ostrich, Sammy Squirrel and the Old Man with a Beard!

Part 2Now published in full colour for the first time! Part 2 builds on the foundations laid inPart 1 by extending the compass of notes learnt, and by introducing new rhythms, notevalues, chords and changes of hand position. As well as lively solo pieces, a sequenceof delightful duets offers pupil and teacher an opportunity to make music together.Children will love the Monkey Puzzles pages, together with the rhymes and songsintroducing characters such as the Grasshopper and the Elephant!

RepertoireThis delightful book of first repertoire pieces builds on the solid technical and musicalfoundations established in Parts 1 and 2, which it is designed to complement. Thiswealth of new material ranges from simple five finger pieces for separate hands tomore advanced pieces introducing changes of hand position, new notes and rhythms,simple chords, and the key signatures of G and F major. An essential book whichencourages young pianists to expand their repertoire in the most enjoyable way.

Duets Book 1This first book of easy, attractive duets for the young beginner is specially designed to complement the progression of Parts 1 and 2. Some of the 20 pieces in thiscollection have interchangeable parts of equal difficulty, so that the young pianist can play alongside a teacher, parent or another pupil, whilst others are intended for pupil/teacher performance. A lively and stimulating mixture of new and familiarmaterial, drawn from many different countries, this book will prove irresistible toteachers and pupils alike.

Duets Book 2This second book of easy, attractive duets for the young beginner. Some of the 16pieces in this collection have interchangeable parts of equal difficulty, so that theyoung pianist can play alongside a teacher, parent or another pupil, whilst others are intended for pupil/teacher performance.

SuperscalesSuperscales is a refreshingly different introduction to piano scales. Designed tocomplement Part 2, it will be invaluable for any young beginner. There are simple‘under thumb’ and ‘hand over’ exercises to establish fingering patterns, and the scalesthemselves are brought to life with 16 imaginative scaley pieces, complete with teacheraccompaniments. Numerous ‘musical detective’ quizzes will keep all pupils on their toes! This friendly yet methodical approach will ensure a rapid, musical grasp of scales in a most enjoyable way.

Animal Magic These essential daily exercises for the young pianist are based on the classic studies ofCzerny, Hanon, Philipp and Doynanyi, which play such a major role in the developmentof good piano technique. The technical points in Animal Magic (ranging from simplefinger-strengthening exercises to various ‘special effects’) are imaginatively related tothe characteristics of various animals, birds and insects. This book will transform dullpractice routines into lively daily sessions!

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