Collection
John Thompson's Modern Course for the Piano - The First Grade Book
61 pieces in this collection.
- 1. Hand Position (C Major) - The Phrase "Music Land"
- 1. Hand Position (C Major) - The Phrase "Music Land"
- 10. Combing Hand Position - "The Robin"
- 11. Finger and Harmony Patterns - "The Merry Clown"
- 12. Harmony Patterns (Left Hand) - "The Cuckoo"
- 12. Harmony Patterns (Left Hand) - "The Cuckoo"
- 13. Ascending Scale in C Major - "Scaling the Wall"
- 14. Descending Scale in C Major - "The Chimes"
- 15. New "Hand Position" for Left hand - "Stepping Stones"
- 16. Broken Chord as a Melody - "Mountain Climbing"
- 17. New "Hand Position" (F Major) - "A Chord Frolic"
- 17. New "Hand Position" (F Major) - "A Chord Frolic"
- 18. A First Recital Piece - "The Fairies Harp"
- 19. First Introduction to Eight Notes - "The Wishing Star"
- 2. Musical Form - "Patterns"
- 20. New "Hand Position" - (D Major) - "Lightly Row"
- 20. New "Hand Position" - (D Major) - "Lightly Row"
- 21. New "Hand Position" - (A Major) - "Little Spring Song"
- 21. New "Hand Position" - (A Major) - "Little Spring Song"
- 22. Staccato and Legato Groups - "Falling Leaves"
- 23. Dance Forms - "Dutch Dance"
- 24. A Descriptive Recitl Piece - "The Fairy Court"
- 25. Example in Staccato - "The Tiresome Woodpecker"
- 26. Extended "Hand Position" (A Major) - "The Knight and the Lady"
- 26. Extended "Hand Position" (A Major) - "The Knight and the Lady"
- 27. Dotted Quarter Notes - "Air from Mozart"
- 28. Rhythmical Pattern used by Brahms - "A Little Waltz"
- 29. New "Hand Position" (Bb Major) - "The Owl's Question"
- 29. New "Hand Position" (Bb Major) - "The Owl's Question"
- 3. Rhythm and Accents - "Runaway River"
- 30. Six-Eight Time - "Cheer for the Blue"
- 31. Two-Note Phraases in 6/8 Time - "The Owl's Question"
- 32. Six-Eight Time (G Major) - "The Singing Mouse"
- 32. Six-Eight Time (G Major) - "The Singing Mouse"
- 33. Hand Position Extended in Left Hand (F Major) - "The Birthday Cake"
- 33. Hand Position Extended in Left Hand (F Major) - "The Birthday Cake"
- 34. Playing in Two "Hand Positions" - The Popcorn Man
- 35. Two "Hand Positions" (6/8 Time) - "The Merry-Go-Round
- 36. Syncopation - "A Spanish Fiesta"
- 37. A Hunting Song - "The Fox hunt"
- 38. Two "Hand Positions" - "To Celia"
- 39. Cross-Hand Postion - "The Frog Chorus"
- 4. Tonal Shading - "Swans on the Lake"
- 40. Wrist Staccato - "The Sleigh"
- 41. New "Hand Position" (Eb Major) - "Little Bo-Peep"
- 42. Forearm Attack
- 43. New "Hand Position" (E Major) - "Peasant Dance"
- 44. Broken Chord Accompaniment - "Long, Long Ago"
- 45. Three "Hand Positions" - "Silent Night"
- 46. Scale Patterns and Chords - "A Keyboard Recreation"
- 47. Interpreting Characteristic Music - "The Streamliner"
- 48. New "Hand Position" (Ab Major) - "To a Skyscraper
- 49. Two "Hand Positions" (Both Hands) - "Dublin Town"
- 50. Sixteenth Notes
- 6. Accidentals - "The Scissors Grinder"
- 7. New "Hand Position" (G Major) - "A Sng of Penny Candy"
- 7. New "Hand Position" (G Major) - "A Sng of Penny Candy"
- 8. Two Melody Patterns - The Man in the Moon"
- 9. Folk-tunes - "The Party"
- Building the C Major and G Major Scales
- Examination No. 1
- Examination No. 2
- Examination No. 3
- Examination No. 4
- Foreword
- Four Certificates of Merit
- Half Steps - Sharps, Flats and Natural
- Phrasing Attack - Right Hand and Left Hand
- Scales - Ways and Means
- Technical Drills
- Whole Steps - Writing Lesson