Material

After the first lesson, the teacher will discuss which of these materials you need for the semester. Students must come to each lesson with a pencil and a notebook to write down any feedback from the teacher on your lesson.

Students are allowed to borrow my books as long as they treat the books with the same respect as if they were their own. Also, before borrowing any material from my studio library, the student must sign the book(s) out and initial their name to the side of the book title written on the page.

(Listed below are some of the Technique, Theory, and Repertoire Books that the students will be working from).

  • Bela Bartok Mikrokosmos — Level 1 & 2 (153 Progressive Piano Pieces, in 6 volumes)

  • Alfred’s Basic Piano Library: Technique Book Level 1A Piano

  • David Carr Glover Scales Book-Piano Techniques

  • Charles-Louis-Hanon’s The Virtuoso Pianist in 60 Exercises—an Alfred Masterwork Edition

  • Basics of Keyboard Theory (Level 1-6) by Julie McIntosh Johnson

  • Alfred Essentials of Music Theory, Complete Lessons*Ear Training* Workbook)

  • Theory Times Workbook Series—Theory Fundamentals Primer

  • Alfreds Basic Piano Course: Theory Book, Level 1A

  • Faber Piano Adventures — Scales and Chords Book 1 (five finger scales and chords)

  • Winning Rhythms by Edward L. Ayola

Song Books

  • Alfreds’ Essential Keyboard Repertoire Volume 1- 100 Early Intermediate Selections in the Original Form “Baroque to Modern”—selected and Edited by Lynn Freeman Olsan

  • The F.J.H Music Company Inc—Composer in Focus- W.T. Skye Garcia Images of Spain

  • An Alfred Masterwork Edition — J.S. Bach selection From Anna Magdalena’s Notebook

  • An Alfred Masterwork Edition — Clementi Six Sonatinas OPUS 36 For the Piano

  • There are more books, I just did not list them.

(Listed below are some highly recommended Websites, Apps, Store, to purchase your material).

Website to Download FREE (PDF) Sheet Music

  • Free-scores.com

    https://www.free-scores.com/index_uk.php

  • Free music archive

  • Museopen

  • music-for-music-teachers

Website to BUY Music

  • JWPepper

  • piano marvel.com

  • Amazon.com

  • Sheet music direct

  • https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/

Stores (purchase musical gear & other products)

  • Music & Arts Center Riverside CA

  • Guitar Center

  • Sam Ash Music Store

Listed Below are names of tools or various resources you could utilize during your free time for further learning information in areas that were not covered in class.

Music APPs

  • *****The Metronome by Soundbrenner app (iOS, Android)*****

  • Soundcorset tuner and metronome

  • Flow Key: learn piano (in-app purchases)

Music theory Websites

  • Musictechteachers

    https://www.musictechteacher.com/

  • Musictheory.net

    https://www.musictheory.net/

  • Music theory Puget sound

    https://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/MusicTheory.html

  • teoria

    https://www.teoria.com/

Notation Software

  • Musescore

    https://musescore.org/en

  • Musicflat(free just sign in with Google)

    https://flat.io/

  • Noteflight

    https://www.noteflight.com/

  • Dorico

    https://www.steinberg.net/dorico/

  • Logic (apple devices only)

    https://www.apple.com/logic-pro/

Apps for streaming & recording your own music

  • Band Lab (Web, iOS, Android) (in-app purchases)

    https://www.bandlab.com/?lang=en

  • Avid Pro tools (remote controllers for recording software DAW

    https://www.avid.com/

  • Soundcloud

    https://soundcloud.com/

Self-publishing websites

  • Arrange Me

    https://www.arrangeme.com/