Grade by Grade - Piano
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Description
The Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical, contemporary and educational repertoire, highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Karl Jenkins, Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton, alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall, Vera Gray and others.
Carefully selected by Iain Farrington, this practical anthology provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 3 pianist and creates the perfect package for teaching, exam preparation and performance.
Each volume contains:
- a diverse collection of pieces, each complemented by a useful practice and performance tip
- grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercises
- brand new sight-reading and improvisation activities
- newly-commissioned aural awareness tasks
Packaged with a CD of full performance demonstrations and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources.
Iain Farrington has an exceptionally busy and diverse career as a pianist, organist, composer and arranger. He has performed across the world, notably at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, and has worked with many leading musicians, including Bryn Terfel and Sir Paul McCartney. As a composer, Iain’s music has been performed, recorded and broadcast worldwide, and his wide-ranging catalogue of arrangements receives regular international performances.
Content
Béla Bartók: Round Dance (from For Chíldren Vol. 1)
Leonard Bernstein & Stehpen Sondheim: America (from West Side Story)
O Waly Waly (traditional)
Bohuslav Martinu: A Little Waltz for Sonicka
Iain Farrington: Gamelan Glimmer
Arthur Benjamin: A Song With A Sad Ending (from Fantasies for Piano) -
Paul Hughes: Last Tango in Powys
Dmitri Shostakovich: Suite for Variety Orchestra (second waltz)
Dmitri Kabalevsky: Playing Ball (from Thirty Pieces for Children)
Watkin's Ale (Anon.)
Aram Khachaturian: A Little Song (from Pictures of Chldhood)
Zoltán Kodály: Children's Dances (No. 2)
Christopher Norton: Picnic Piece
Londonderry Air (traditional)
Edward Elgar: Sonatina (first movement)
Arthur Wood: Barwick Green (from My Native Heath)
Serge Prokofieff: Peter's Theme (from Peter and the Wolf)
Aural Awareness
Improvise!
Scale Spot
A major
C minor
Sight-Reading
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The Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical, contemporary and educational repertoire, highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Karl Jenkins, Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton, alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall, Vera Gray and others. Carefully selected, these practical anthologies provide the complete repertoire resource for aspiring musicians and create the perfect package for teaching, exam preparation and performance.