Beginner to Grade 1
Contents: basics, counting, playing intervals: 2nds, playing intervals: 3rds, playing intervals: 4ths, playing intervals: 5ths, assessment 1, playing with both hands, rests, accidentals, key signatures, quavers, tied notes, dotted crochets, assessment 2, ledger notes: B, C and D, treble notes: A, B and C, bass notes: E, D and C, treble notes: D, E, F and G, bass notes: B, A, G and F, assessment 3, performance directions
Sample pages:
Preface
Pages 12-13
Pages 24-25
Pages 36-37
Features:
- Rewarding. Easy to follow exercises are offered to build up your confidence and skills. Assessment tests are set to monitor the progress you have made.
- Fun. You will have fun with this book as you write, draw, paste, circle, count, clap, and play. A footprint is used to mark the page you have finished working on, with a sticker for every page.
- Child-centred. The straightforward layout with clear symbols and instructions is an ideal introduction to the delights of sight-reading, while creating and reinforcing your confidence.
- Exam-oriented. Sight-reading exercises are introduced in a carefully-conceived sequence of difficulty leading to Grade 1 level, and emphasis is placed on the important pre-Grade 1 stage.
- Progressive. Early-elementary level tunes for practice are organised into progressive levels of difficulty to ensure that you practice the basic skills before moving on to the more advanced skills.
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