Bastien Piano Basics: Piano Primer

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Little Mozarts is specifically aimed at students ages 3-6. This provides material and concepts that will work especially well with this often challenging age group.

Though a challenging book, if students take time to work with and assimilate the knowledge it holds, they will have a great foundation for understanding and playing jazz music. Pros and Cons: Pros: The RCM method is much less guided by age than the other programs covered here are, rather, ability takes precedence. More advanced students can skip levels till the point where sufficient challenge is met, and newer students cannot move forward until their current levels requirements are met. The program also allows you to share your scores and compete with friends and family, as well as record your practice and post it for the world to hear. The supplemental materials for this course contain a combination of repertoire taken from the basic courses supplemental materials, placed in curated volumes. Adult Piano Adventures: Ages 18 and above

There are a massive amount of books in the series, the best selling of which being “Volume 1 – How to Play Jazz and Improvise”. In it, jazz specific concepts such as the be-bop scale and swing are introduced, though in a way that is more of a refresher than a first encounter. Alfred’s Basic Piano Library is an educational series with a course for every age group. It has been the best selling piano educational method for over the last 2 decades! In the Repertoire section students select contrasting pieces from a list of available options. This gives students a controlled choice, which is a useful feature that allows for independence with boundaries.

Much like the approach to their children’s series, both the Basic and All-In-One Course contain the same information and many of the same pieces, the All-In-One simply moving at a faster pace. The All-In-One also goes into more detail with theoretical concepts.

The series contains 5 types of books, Lesson, Discovery, Music Workbook, Recital, and Supplementary Repertoire. There are 4 levels of each