Description
Book SynopsisKnown for its richly diversified styles of repertoire and ensemble pieces and its abundance of creative materials, Contemporary Class Piano, Ninth Edition, includes the widest-ranging repertoire of solo and ensemble pieces available in any beginning piano text. Elyse Mach presents an abundant solo and ensemble repertoire-which includes classical pieces and folk, jazz, dance, and blues tunes-providing ample opportunities for students to improvise, transpose, harmonize, and compose accompaniments.
Trade ReviewThis text is a comprehensive resource for beginning class piano. The diverse repertoire and extensive supplementary materials assist teachers in tailoring instruction to meet diverse student needs, and in facilitating creative and innovative musical expression." -Heather Waters, Adelphi University
This textbook is very comprehensive and easy to use. It is great for class piano as a text that covers all students need to learn in the course, adaptable for all levels, and easy to use for students in varying levels even in the same class, as the text covers all the fundamental keyboard skills." -Quynh Nguyen, Hunter College
