Piano Safari Repertoire Book Level 1 (2nd Edition 2018) Katherine Fisher & Julie Knerr

Designed to provide a solid foundation for beginners, Repertoire Book 1 contains six key elements that promote the well-rounded development of each student: Rote Pieces, Reading Pieces, Folk Pieces, Technical Exercises, Improvisation, and Theory.

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.

What's New in the 2nd Editions?

By Katherine Fisher

We are excited to release the 2nd Editions of Repertoire Book 1, Repertoire Book 2, and Technique Book 2! One important things to note is that the Sight Reading & Rhythm Cards and Theory Books remain unchanged.

Here is a list of what is new in each book:

Repertoire Book 1:

• The inclusion of Improvisation Pieces to accompany each animal technique (these are currently contained in Animal Adventures as well).

• Contains several new Rote Pieces (taken from Pattern Pieces 1)

• Contains a few new Reading Pieces

• Slightly different order of pieces

• Beautiful new interior illustrations

• Updated fonts and layout

• Larger size: 9 x 12 in. instead of 8.5 x 11 in.

• Length increased to 133 pages

Repertoire Book 2:

• Contains several new Rote Pieces (taken from Pattern Pieces 2)

• Practice and analysis suggestions are added for many of the pieces

• Slightly different order of pieces

• Portrait orientation (upright) instead of Landscape orientation

• Beautiful new interior illustrations

• Updated fonts and layout

• Larger size: 9 x 12 in. instead of 8.5 x 11 in.

Technique Book 2:

• Teacher accompaniments are added to support the student rhythmically and technically

• Portrait orientation (upright) instead of Landscape orientation

• Beautiful new interior illustrations

• Updated fonts and layout

• Larger size: 9 x 12 in. instead of 8.5 x 11 in.

• Extra Pentascale review pages added

Other changes:

• Piece Cards 1 and Piece Cards 2 were updated to reflect the new illustrations and order of pages in the Repertoire Books.

• The Digital Audio Tracks have been updated to include the new pieces in the Repertoire Books. A code for the tracks is on the cover page in the Repertoire Books.

We hope you and your students enjoy the new books!

Description

Note: a code for the audio tracks may be found in the front cover of the Repertoire Book.

Reading Pieces

• Reading Pieces begin with pre-staff notation and transition to a landmark-based intervallic system that is focused on mastering 2nds and 3rds.

Rote Pieces

• Composed with a colourful harmonic pallet, Rote Pieces are pattern-based and use a wide range of the keyboard.

Folk Songs

• Students enjoy playing familiar tunes. The Folk Songs provide motivation and finger number review.

Technical Exercises

• The seven animal-themed exercises teach students the essential gestures necessary for a strong technical foundation.

Improvisation

• Improvisation Pieces are included throughout the book to enhance creativity and imagination. They also provide reinforcement for musical and technical concepts.

Theory Pages

• Theory Pages provide students with music theory review in a worksheet format.

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

Repertoire Book Level 1 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.

Level 1 contents:

• Teacher Introduction

• Intro - High Low - Hot Cross Buns - Rhythm - Posture, Piano Hand Shape, Finger Numbers - Charlie Chipmunk - Hungry Herbie Hippo - Lion Paw - King of the African Drum

• Unit 1 - Black Keys - March Improvisation - Ocean Animals - Tundra Animals - I Love Coffee - Inchworm - Sam - Old Macdonald - Fred the Fish - Outer space - Cowboy Improvisation

• Unit 2 - White Keys - Alphabet Boogie - Mary Had a Little lamb - Fuzzy Wuzzy - Zechariah Zebra - Zebra on a Pogo Stick - Sea Adventure - River Rafting - Cleaver the Beaver - Ode to Joy

• Unit 3 - Staff, Landmarks, The Interval of a 2nd - My Dog Fritz - Creepy Basement - Swans on the Lake - Tall Giraffe - A Day in the Life of a Tall Giraffe - Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star - Thunderstorm Over the Prairie - Peter Piper Picking Pickled Peppers - Midnight Waltz - Kristabel Kangaroo - Crocodile on the Nile - Weird Bird - Hot Air Balloon - Bingo - Tree Frog - Rain Forest Mystery

• Unit 4 - The Interval of a 3rd - Sleepy Elephant - Baa, Baa, Black Sheep - Ferris Wheel - Skip to My Lou - Ping Pong - Animals in the Wild - Kangaroo - Kristabel Kangaroo Visits Korea - Autumn - The Hippopotamus and the Mosquito - Mischievous Matthew Monkey - Yankee Doodle

• Unit 5 - 2nds and 3rds - the Cat and the Hat - Three Ring Circus - Earl the Squirrel - Bluebird, Bluebird on My Shoulder - Twelve Bar Blues - Soaring Bird - Hawk on the Mountain Peak - Forest Night - Talent Show - A Cowboy's Life - The Mosquito and the Hippopotamus - Spiky Monster - Monkey Swinging in a Tree - Monkey Blues

• Congratulations

• Appendix, Accompaniment Transpositions

• About the Authors

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

EAN Code: 7101427180658

ISBN-13: 9781470613174

ISBN-10: 1470613174