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Everybody in PianoWorld knows that the Scherzo Sisters just love riddles, games and puzzles. PianoWorld: Saving the Piano Puzzle Book is a book packed full of entertaining and imaginative games and challenges for the young pianist. Carefully written to complement PianoWorld Book 1: Saving the Piano, the games reinforce the techniques, theory, rhythm work and creative composition introduced in the tutor book, with plenty of opportunities to colour in Stik's lively pictures and join the dots along the way! PianoWorld is a series of story-based tutors that entice pupils into a world of piano exploration. With illustrations by the highly-acclaimed 'Stik', there are colourful characters whose escapades provide the inspiration for new techniques and pieces that will have children and adults chuckling with delight. Games and puzzles galore provide hours of fun at, and away from the piano, and are a valuable built-in revision.

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Joanna MacGregor''s PianoWorld Book 1: Saving the Pianois a unique way to motivate young pupils -- they won''t know they''re working hard and you will certainly never hear them complaining about piano practice again! PianoWorld is a series of story-based tutors that entice pupils into a world of piano exploration. With illustrations by the highly-acclaimed ''Stik'', there are colourful characters whose escapades provide the inspiration for new techniques and pieces that will have children and adults chuckling with delight. Games and puzzles galore provide hours of fun at and away from the piano, and are a valuable built-in revision. Each of the books in the series include catchy pieces in a range of styles. ''Digital dodgems'' and ''finger crunchers'' provide focused study, while ''technix boxes'' give new information such as notes, musical markings and time signatures. There is also a free CD included bursting with adventures, p

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This is the latest addition to the 'Unbeaten tracks' series. The twelve contemporary pieces, selected and edited by Joanna MacGregor are written in a variety of styles and are suitabkle for pianists of around Grade 4-6 standard. Each of the pieces is written by a different composer and as with the other books in the series each composer has given their response to a number of questions about how the piece was conceived and what influenced them. Composers include: Matthew Hindson, Kathy Hinde, John Parricelli, Tomoko Mukaiyama, Tom McDermott, Peter Sculthorpe, Steve Lodder, Andy Sheppard, Padma Newsome, Matthew Bourne, Peter McGarr and Joanna MacGregor.

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PianoWorld: A Christmas Story helps the young pianist discover the real meaning of Christmas on an adventure with Grumper and his friends, enjoying Christmas songs and carols along the way, arranged for piano solo. Joanna MacGregor's PianoWorld Series is a unique way to motivate young pupils to where they won't know they're working hard and you will never hear them complaining about piano practice again! PianoWorld is a series of story-based tutors that entice pupils into a world of piano exploration. With illustrations by the highly-acclaimed 'Stik', there are colourful characters whose escapades provide the inspiration for new techniques and pieces that will have children and adults chuckling with delight. Games and puzzles galore provide hours of fun at and away from the piano, and are a valuable built-in revision.

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