New School of Piano Playing. 8th Edition

The main goal of the collection is to teach preschool and early school-age children to play the piano. Nowadays, children are taught not from the age of 6-7 years, as it used to be, but from the age of 5... or even younger, which is why there is a need for new textbooks designed for this age group. It is very important that from the very first lessons the child not only listens to music but also can play something themselves, so this School pays great attention to the initial period of learning.
The new school consists of three sections, which cover the educational material from preparatory to the 3rd grade of children's music school. The foundation of the collection is the "golden" fund of children's piano literature, domestic and foreign piano classics, without which the formation of a young musician is impossible.
The first part of the School is the piano alphabet, which presents a completely new teaching material for learning the keyboard and music theory. Its presence favorably distinguishes this manual from previously published ones, where the section dedicated to the initial period of learning is practically absent or minimized. The songs presented in large quantities in this part are understandable even to the youngest musicians, accessible to perform and convenient for singing. The amount of material offered for mastering the basic techniques of playing the instrument is quite enough to consolidate the acquired knowledge and skills. To develop children's imaginative and associative thinking, the first part of the School is illustrated. The verbal text, combined with the picture, awakens the child's imagination, allows discussing the content of the song with them, and trying to convey it in musical language.
The next two parts are structured according to the principles of traditional collections for beginners.
The second section is intended for students of grades 1-2. It includes all the necessary sections of the program, and the repertoire is arranged by degree of complexity. Traditionally used in pedagogical practice pieces by classical composers and arrangements of folk songs are supplemented with new works by contemporary composers.
The third part contains pedagogical repertoire for students of grades 2-3. Here, all sections of the program are also presented: polyphonic works, large forms, pieces, etudes.
The authors-compilers G. G. Tsyganova, I. S. Korolkova
8th edition.