Manus Morton

The Recital Books congratulate students for a job well done by providing correlated repertoire to their Lesson Books that are based on concepts they've already learned. As a result, the pieces are quickly mastered. Recital Book Complete Level 2 & 3 is for

The Repertoire Books contain attractive compositions from the 17th century to the present. The pieces have been organized in progressive order and meet the requirements of many piano festivals, auditions and competitions. The books may also be used as sight reading material or a supplement to other method books. Titles: Air in D Major (Handel) * Alberti Etude (Duvernoy) * Allemande (Haydn) * Among the Leaves So Green-O (Traditional English Air) * Antique Dance (Hofe) * The Beautiful Jasmine (Ancient Chinese Melody) * Blues Adagio (Lethco) * The Cello (Spindler) * Dance in G (Bartok) * Dreams (Spindler) * Etude in C (Czerny) * Etude in Sixths (Czerny) * Humming Song (Kabalevsky) * Interlude (Bischoff) * A Little Joke (Kabalevsky) * March in C (Kohler) * Mechanical Toy (Godicke) * Melody (Baumfelder) * Miniature Suite No. 1 (Turk) * Miniature Suite No. 2 (Turk) * Music Box (Gurlitt) * A New Irish Tune (Purcell) * Pavane (Anon.) * Quiet Falling Snow (Palmer/Letcho) * Remembrance (Bartok) * Scherzo (Gurlitt) * A 16th Century March (Anon.) * Sonatina (Bolck) * Two Songs (Kabalevsky) * Variation on a Theme by Mozart (Mozart).

The Repertoire Books contain attractive compositions from the 17th century to the present. The pieces have been organized in progressive order and meet the requirements of many piano festivals, auditions and competitions. The books may also be used as sight reading material or as a supplement to other method books. Titles: Allegro (Haydn) * Bourlesq (L. Mozart) * Calypso Rhumba (Palmer/Lethco) * Chorale (Neander) * Country Dance (Haydn) * Fanfare (Kirnberger) * German Dance (Beethoven) * The Hunting Horn and the Echo (Turk) * In Church (Tchaikovsky) * The Music Box (Maykapar) * The Ocean (Gurlitt) * Old French Song (Tchaikovsky) * On the Green (Streabbog) * Prelude (Maykapar) * Prelude in C Major (Reinecke) * Rhythmic Dance (Bartok) * Spanish Dance ("Guaracha") (Clementi) * Tarantella (Diabelli) * Theme and Variation (Gurlitt) * Toccatina (Kabalevsky) * The Woodpecker (Streabbog).

This easy step-by-step method emphasizes correct playing habits and note reading through interval recognition. Level 6 concepts include: a review of major and minor triads; diminished and augmented triads; the diminished seventh chord; a special style of pedaling; the key of F-sharp Minor; the E Major scale; the key of C-sharp minor; the A-flat Major scale; thirty-second notes; and dotted sixteenth notes. This book also contains an important daily scale routine and a dictionary of musical terms. For reinforcement of each principle as it is introduced, supplementary material is carefully coordinated, page for page, at each level of instruction. Correlated supplemental books for Level 6 include: Ear Training * Recital * Theory and Top Hits Solo. Songs include: Ay-Ay-Ay * Shenandoah * Barcarolle (Morovsky) * Blue Rondo * A Classy Rag * Deep River * Dry Bones * Fascination (Marchetti) * Festive Dance * Fur Elise (Beethoven) * Hungarian Dance * Jazz Ostinato in C-sharp Minor * La Folia (Theme and Variations) * Menuet, French Suite No. 6 (Bach) * Music Machine (Palmer) * Prelude in D Minor (Clementi) * Scherzo (Kabalevsky) * Solfeggio (C. P. E. Bach) * Theme from Symphony No. 6 (Tchaikovsky) * Toccata (Palmer) * Variations on "Canon in D" (Pachelbel) * Waltz Impromptu (Kullak)

This book begins with an extensive review of the chords and keys previously studied, using fresh and interesting material that will provide enjoyment as well as reinforcement. Particularly noteworthy is the systematic presentation of chords in all positions in both hands. Titles: America the Beautiful * Arkansas Traveler * The Battle Hymn of the Republic * Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair * Brahms Lullaby * Canon in D (Pachelbel) * Deep River * Down in the Valley * Farewell to Thee (Aloha Oe) * Fascination * A Festive Rondeau * Frankie and Johnnie * The Hokey-Pokey * The House of the Rising Sun * Introduction and Dance * La Cucaracha * La Donna E Mobile * La Raspa * Light and Blue * Loch Lomond * Lonesome Road * The Marriage of Figaro * Morning Has Broken * Musetta's Waltz * Musette * Night Song * Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen * Polyvetsian Dances * Pomp and Circumstance No. 1 * The Riddle * Rock-a My Soul * Roman Holiday * Sakura * Scherzo * Space Shuttle Blues * Swingin' Sevenths * Theme from Symphony No. 6 (Tchaikovsky) * Tumbalalaika * Village Dance * Waves of the Danube * When Johnny Comes Marching Home * You're in My Heart.