This collection of First Favorites, written in the John Thompson tradition, is intended as supplementart material for beginning and early elementart level pianists. The pieces may also be used by more advanced students for sight-reading peactice. The material is not specifically graded, although pieces appearing later in the book tend to be more demanding than the earlier ones. Dynamics, phrasing and tempo indications have been deliberately omitted, since initially the student's attention should be focused on playing notes and rhythms accurately. Outline fingering has been included, and in general the hand is assumed to remain in a five-finger position until a new fingering indicates a position shift. The fingering should suit most hands, although logical alternatives are always possible.
Contents
1. House of The Rising Sun
2. Space Walk
3. Michael, Row The Boat Ashore
4. The Train Is A-Comin' In
5. Boogie Bug
6. Red River alley
7. Funky Feline
8. Go Down Moses
9. Cool Blue
10.If You're Happy
11.Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
12.Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
13.Glad Rag
14.When Johnny Comes Marching Home
15.Frankie And Johnny
16.Feelin' Flat Blues
17.Dixie
18.American Patrol
19.Night Train
20.One More River
21.Banana Boat Song
22.Walkin' Blues
23.Oh, When The Saints
24.After Dark
25.Down By The Riverside
26.Mexican Hat Dance
27.Cowboy Blues
This collection of First Favorites, written in the John Thompson tradition, is intended as supplementart material for beginning and early elementart level pianists. The pieces may also be used by more advanced students for sight-reading peactice. The material is not specifically graded, although pieces appearing later in the book tend to be more demanding than the earlier ones. Dynamics, phrasing and tempo indications have been deliberately omitted, since initially the student's attention should be focused on playing notes and rhythms accurately. Outline fingering has been included, and in general the hand is assumed to remain in a five-finger position until a new fingering indicates a position shift. The fingering should suit most hands, although logical alternatives are always possible.
Contents
1. House of The Rising Sun
2. Space Walk
3. Michael, Row The Boat Ashore
4. The Train Is A-Comin' In
5. Boogie Bug
6. Red River alley
7. Funky Feline
8. Go Down Moses
9. Cool Blue
10.If You're Happy
11.Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
12.Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
13.Glad Rag
14.When Johnny Comes Marching Home
15.Frankie And Johnny
16.Feelin' Flat Blues
17.Dixie
18.American Patrol
19.Night Train
20.One More River
21.Banana Boat Song
22.Walkin' Blues
23.Oh, When The Saints
24.After Dark
25.Down By The Riverside
26.Mexican Hat Dance
27.Cowboy Blues