Piano Safari Level 2 Pack (2nd Edition) 9781470612030

The Piano Safari series of Piano Method books and resources by Katherine Fisher and Julie Kerr is a modern approach to teaching the piano that is recommended by 'The Curious Piano Teachers' community. It has been widely acclaimed by piano teachers and is now the preferred choice of many leading professionals.

The series comprises of 3 levels, with: 

• A carefully sequenced, intervallic approach for learning to read music notation

• Patterned pieces taught by rote that provide engaging music for students from the first lesson

• Animal themed Technique Exercises that teach the basic motions of piano technique

• Improvisation ideas for developing creativity

• A holistic approach combining ears, eyes, and imagination that allows children to become musically literate at the piano

• Accompanying Sight Reading and Rhythm Cards

• Supplementary Technical Exercises and Rote Pieces

The materials that make up the Level 2 Pack are designed to enhance each other. Students will make optimal progress when all the components are used.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

The Level 2 Pack contains:

• Repertoire Book 2

• Technique Book 2

• Sight Reading and Rhythm Cards form Level 2

• Audio Tracks via Digital Download

Repertoire Book Level 2 is spiral bound, with colourful and hard wearing front back covers, with 133 pages covering:

• Musicianship

• Rote Pieces

• Technique and Technical Exercises

• Reading

• Improvisation

• Folk Songs

Each subject is explained in a simple, east to read manner and thoughtfully illustrated. Animal themes are used throughout the series.

Sight Reading Cards for Level 2 feature the following:

• The intervals of 2nds, 3rds, 4ths, and 5ths

• Rhythm Tapping Exercises

There are 16 color-coded cards for each of six units, for a total of 96 cards.

Level 2 contents:

• Teacher Introduction

• Unit 1 - Safari Friends - Terms Review - Landmarks - 2nds and 3rds Review - Time Signatures - Metric Counting - A Prairie Dog Companion - Animal Menagerie - Kettle Corn - Spring Showers - Minuet No.1 - Dancing with Fireflies 

• Unit 2 - Note Names on the Staff - The Duke of York - Sunken Treasure - The Cricket Takes a Wife  - African Safari - What Will We Do? - The Wind in my Ears - Glimmering Starlight - The Gear Went Over the Mountain - Snowy Owl, Op.101, No.43

• Unit 3 -  Intervals: 3rds and 5ths - Notes on the Staff - Sharps and Flats  - Trumpets Sound - Traffic Jam - Flamingo Dancers - Irish Jig - Invasion of the Ants - Minuet No.2

• Unit 4 -Intervals: 2nds, 3rds and 5ths -Notes on the Staff - New Rhythm - Bear Dreams - Ode to Joy - Holiday at the Beach - Desert Caravan - Swedish Lullaby - Syncopated Pedal - Solar Eclipse - Monsters on the Run - Sweet Acacia - The Gallant Knight - March 

• Unit 5 -Intervals: 2nds and 4ths - Notes on the Staff - Matthew Monkey and the Shoe - Hey, Ho, Nobody Home - Sailing on the Seas - The Dromedary Dance - She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain - Rainbow Colors - Blue Bells of Scotland - Dance 

• Unit 6 - Intervals: 2nds, 3rds, 4ths and 5ths - Notes on the Staff - Pop Goes the Weasel - Tambourines - Summer Twilight - Bagpipe - Sneaky Ape - All the Pretty Little Horses - Frere Jacques - The Ash Grove - Duet - Stormy Seas - Twelve Bar Blues - Jackrabbit Jamboree, Op.117, No.8

• Congratulations

• About the Authors  

Piano Safari also comes with Audio Tracks that can be downloaded using a code that comes with the books.

EAN Code: 7101428545265

ISBN: 9781470612030

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