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Introduce children to the notes of the music staff with Staff Stories! Join Cecil and Gordon as they navigate the major and minor feelings of friendship. When Cecil and Gordon meet Elma Elephant, a friendship triad is formed! With improvisation prompts with lush teacher accompaniments and clear notation to practice reading, student will enjoy creating a soundtrack to go along with this delightful story. Audio tracks of the teacher accompaniments are available through Cadenza Studios' website.

Introduce children to the notes of the music staff with Staff Stories! Join Cecil and Gordon on a whimsical adventure through the enchanting Musical Meadow, where notes come to life in a symphony of learning and laughter. The notes of the staff are introduced as lovable characters and comical situations, making music come alive in a fun and memorable way. Kids will love the vibrant illustrations and lovable characters. Teachers will appreciate the book's clear visuals of the staff, as it transforms into a valuable tool for making music lessons both fun and engaging, offering creative opportunities for interactive activities that inspire young musicians. This book is truly a must-have for music teachers and music lovers alike, weaving together the magic of music with the joy of learning in an unforgettable symphony of words and illustrations.

Dive into the delectable world of music with "Great Burritos Don't Fall Apart," a visual feast that transforms the lines of the bass clef into a delicious recipe for a perfect burrito! Watch as the musical staff unfolds like a culinary journey, with each line representing an essential component of a great burrito. Salsa, cheese, beans, and more come together in a visual symphony that turns the complexities of musical notation into a delightful and easy-to-understand experience.Featuring vibrant photos, "Great Burritos Don't Fall Apart" is a feast for the eyes and a joy for music enthusiasts of all ages. Whether you're a seasoned musician or just beginning your musical adventure, this visual guide will have you nodding in appreciation and craving the perfect burrito.

This collection of 32 pieces will transport intermediate pianists to a world of creativity and inspiration. This carefully curated selection is designed to challenge and motivate with a range of styles and genres. You'll find beloved favorites alongside exciting new discoveries. The Imaginative Repertoire series will spark your imagination and take your piano playing to new heights.Pedagogical InformationKey Signatures: C/Am, G/Em, F/Dm, D/BmSixteenth NotesSustained octave patternsTime Signatures: 4/4, 3/4, 6/8, 12/8Rapidly changing chord progressions

The Cadenza Piano Method is a unique, comprehensive beginner piano method that takes students from the absolute beginning stages of piano playing to reading two handed music notation with sharps and flats in just three levels. Its age-neutral design makes it perfect for older beginners yet it's simple enough for the youngest of students to use. With its minimalist and to-the-point design, this method book introduces aspiring pianists to the fundamentals of piano playing and music reading without any fluff. Images of real keyboards show students where to place their hands for almost every piece, making at-home practice more successful. The accompanying workbooks for each level give students ample repetition so students can internalize and practice key concepts and gain comfortability in writing their own music. This method is an excellent tool for mastering basic techniques, gaining a solid foundation in music theory and keyboard geography, and exploring the world of composition and improvisation.In Level A, students will gain complete comfortability reading simple rhythmic and finger number notation and will experience the magic of composition and improvisation all on the black keys. The simplicity of the music allows students the opportunity to focus on their hand and finger technique at the earliest stages of learning. Concepts introduced in this level: Hands and finger numbersTreble and Bass ClefQuarter notes, half notes, dotted half notes, whole notes and corresponding rests4/4 and 3/4 time signaturesBrace (grand staff preparation)Skipping fingers

The Cadenza Piano Method is an age-neutral, comprehensive beginner piano method that takes students from reading finger numbers on black keys to reading two-handed music with accidentals on the grand staff in just 3 levels. The styling is appealing for teen and adult beginners, but the content is simple enough for students as young as 4 to understand. This is your new go-to method for traditional beginner students, group piano classes, or as a learn-to-read-music crash course for students who can already play by ear. Level B builds upon concepts introduced in Level A and introduces the white keys and musical alphabet. In addition to reading notation using off-staff alpha-notes, students will learn to play all the arpeggios, pentascales, and triads that use only white keys. Major and minor tonalities and solfege syllables are introduced, which sets the foundation for playing by ear. By the end of Level B, students will have a solid knowledge of keyboard geography and be prepared for reading music on the staff in different hand positions. Concepts introduced in this level: Musical alphabetPentascales: C, G, Dm, AmArpeggios: C, G, F, Dm, Am, EmMajor and Minor Solfege Do-Sol (Me for minor)Playing hands togetherDynamics: Piano and ForteRepeat SignTies

This collection of 36 pieces will transport late elementary pianists to a world of creativity and inspiration. This carefully curated selection is designed to challenge and motivate with a range of styles and genres. You'll find beloved favorites alongside exciting new discoveries. The Imaginative Repertoire series will spark your imagination and take your piano playing to new heights.Pedagogical InformationKey Signatures & Scales: C, Am, GRhythm: Subdivided up to eighth notesNote Span: Intervals up to 6thsTime Signatures: 4/4, 3/4Use of I, IV, vi, and V7 chord inversions both blocked and broken

This essential companion book to Level A: Repertoire is designed to reinforce the concepts and skills introduced in this level.The Cadenza Piano Method is an age-neutral, comprehensive beginner piano method that takes students from reading finger numbers on black keys to reading two-handed music with accidentals on the grand staff in just 3 levels. The styling is appealing for teen and adult beginners, but the content is simple enough for students as young as 4 to understand. This is your new go-to method for traditional beginner students, group piano classes, or as a learn-to-read-music crash course for students who can already play by ear.In Level A, students will gain complete comfortability reading simple rhythmic and finger number notation and will experience the magic of composition and improvisation all on the black keys. The simplicity of the music allows students the opportunity to focus on their hand and finger technique at the earliest stages of learning. Concepts introduced in this level: Hands and finger numbersTreble and Bass ClefQuarter notes, half notes, dotted half notes, whole notes and corresponding rests4/4 and 3/4 time signaturesBrace (grand staff preparation)Skipping fingers

Discover the essential building blocks of music theory with "Chords & Scales: Formulas and Exercises." This comprehensive reference book is a treasure trove of knowledge, providing pianists with the tools they need to construct many types of scales and chords in any key. Scale formulas: Major/Minor Pentascales, Major Scales, Natural, Harmonic, and Melodic Minor Scales.Chord formulas: Major, Minor, Diminished, and Augmented Triads, Dominant, Diminished, and Half-Diminished 7th chords, Major/Minor 6th chords, Sus2 and Sus4 chords, Major/Minor 7th chords, and 6/9 chords. Exercises: Chord inversion exercises, Accompaniment patterns, Solfege exercises for both scales and pentascales, Dominant and Tonic harmonization, Various scale exercises in one to four octaves. Visual Aids: All 24 major and minor triads and pentascales, Fingering for major and harmonic minor scales.

The Cadenza Piano Method is an age-neutral, comprehensive beginner piano method that takes students from reading finger numbers on black keys to reading two-handed music with accidentals on the grand staff in just 3 levels. The styling is appealing for teen and adult beginners, but the content is simple enough for students as young as 4 to understand. This is your new go-to method for traditional beginner students, group piano classes, or as a learn-to-read-music crash course for students who can already play by ear. Level C of the Cadenza Piano Method provides a thorough and in-depth guide to reading music notation on the staff, starting with middle C and expanding to all the lines and spaces of both staves. A combination of repetition, intervallic reading, and mnemonic devices help students internalize the placement of notes on the staff and how it relates to the keyboard. D major, E major, A major, C minor, G minor, and F minor pentascales and triads are introduced, as well as reading sharps and flats on the staff. Unlike other methods, there are no fixed hand positions, so many different tonalities are experienced. With ample repetition of new notes and concepts, this book guides students with no experience on the staff to be able to read and play two handed musical notation with ease. Concepts introduced in this levelStaff and grand staffSteps and skips3rds and 5thsAll lines and spaces for treble and bass clefMnemonic devices for lines and spacesMoving hand positionsSharps and flatsNon-positional readingPentascales and Triads: C, D, E, F, G, and A major and minor

Intermediate pianists looking to expand their repertoire and explore the classics will find great joy in this collection of 30 classical arrangements. This book contains some of the most famous and beloved pieces of the classical repertoire, all arranged for intermediate-level pianists. This collection features some of the most iconic and recognizable pieces of classical music from each era. Each piece has been carefully arranged to be accessible to intermediate-level pianists while still maintaining the beauty and complexity of the original compositions. Fingerings, dynamics, and other helpful markings are included for ease of learning.Pieces in this collection: BachToccata in D minorBeethovenFur EliseMoonlight SonataSonata No.27The ReturnThe TempestChopinNocturneGrande Valse BrillanteMinute WaltzOcean EtudeDebussyClair de LuneThe Girl with the Flaxen HairGolliwog's CakewalkGriegNorwegian DanceJoplinBethenaThe EntertainerLisztLiebestraumMendelssohnSpring SongMozartFantasia in D minorRondo alla TurcaSonata in CPachelbelCanon in DRachmaninoffPiano Concerto No.2 ThemePrelude Op.23 No.5Saint-SaensDanse MacabreStraussThe Blue DanubeTchaikovskyPas de DeuxRomeo and JulietSwan LakeVivaldiWinter

This essential companion book to Level B: Repertoire is designed to reinforce the concepts and skills introduced in this level.The Cadenza Piano Method is an age-neutral, comprehensive beginner piano method that takes students from reading finger numbers on black keys to reading two-handed music with accidentals on the grand staff in just 3 levels. The styling is appealing for teen and adult beginners, but the content is simple enough for students as young as 4 to understand. This is your new go-to method for traditional beginner students, group piano classes, or as a learn-to-read-music crash course for students who can already play by ear. Level B builds upon concepts introduced in Level A and introduces the white keys and musical alphabet. In addition to reading notation using off-staff alpha-notes, students will learn to play all the arpeggios, pentascales, and triads that use only white keys. Major and minor tonalities and solfege syllables are introduced, which sets the foundation for playing by ear. By the end of Level B, students will have a solid knowledge of keyboard geography and be prepared for reading music on the staff in different hand positions. Concepts introduced in this level: Musical alphabetPentascales: C, G, Dm, AmArpeggios: C, G, F, Dm, Am, EmMajor and Minor Solfege Do-Sol (Me for minor)Playing hands togetherDynamics: Piano and ForteRepeat SignTies

This collection of 30 pieces will transport elementary pianists to a world of creativity and inspiration. This carefully curated selection is designed to challenge and motivate with a range of styles and genres. You'll find beloved favorites alongside exciting new discoveries. The Imaginative Repertoire series will spark your imagination and take your piano playing to new heights.Pedagogical Information Note Range: Full staff plus one ledger line below each staff.Sharps & FlatsLegato & StaccatoFirst and Second EndingsPedal markingsSmallest note value: Quarter NoteMoving hand positions small distancesRoot position chordsHarmonic intervals 2nds-5ths

This collection of 30 pieces will transport pre-intermediate pianists to a world of creativity and inspiration. This carefully curated selection is designed to challenge and motivate with a range of styles and genres. You'll find beloved favorites alongside exciting new discoveries. The Imaginative Repertoire series will spark your imagination and take your piano playing to new heights.Pedagogical InformationKey Signatures: C/Am, G/Em, F/DmRhythm: Subdivided up to eighth notesNote Span: Intervals up to 6ths, with occasional 7th and octave expansionsTime Signatures: 4/4, 3/4, 6/4Use of I, IV, vi, and V7 chord inversions both blocked and broken

Dive into a realm where music and crystal beauty intertwine! This enchanting collection features ten stunning solos, each intricately named after a different mesmerizing crystal. With its full-color images of each crystal and description of its magical properties, Harmonic Gems is destined to unlock the imagination and musical prowess of elementary-level pianists of all ages. With carefully selected ranges, rhythms, and technical challenges, these solos provide a platform for student pianists to showcase their budding talent. Every piece offers a delightful blend of accessible melodies and engaging harmonies that will captivate both performers and listeners alike.✨ Endless Possibilities: Whether you're seeking a dazzling recital piece, an engaging practice exercise, or simply a way to kindle a lifelong passion for music, Harmonic Gems is the perfect choice. It serves as an invaluable resource for piano teachers, an engaging addition to any young pianist's repertoire, and a treasured gift that will inspire and delight both players and their audience.Immerse yourself in the mesmerizing imagery, unlock the potential of ten enchanting solos, and watch as young pianists become musical magicians, conjuring melodies as radiant as the crystals themselves. Let the keys of the piano unlock the gateways to the crystalline realm of music!

This collection of 12 original piano solos is designed to take intermediate pianists on a journey through a wide range of emotions in a beloved style. From the playful and innocent "Sweetness" to the bittersweet and melancholic "Abandonment," each piece in this collection captures the grace, diversity, and charm of this beloved dance form. With its lush harmonies and soaring melodies, this collection will transport you to a world of musical beauty and sophistication.Pedagogical Information-Key signatures used: C, F, G, Am, Dm-Dotted quarter/single eighth note rhythms-Rapidly changing LH chord inversions-Brief octave expansion in each hand Waltzes in this collectionSweetnessNostalgiaSearchingAbandonmentMelancholyUncertaintyHopeCuriosityWistfulReminiscingEnchantmentCarefree

Triads & Pentascales: A Visual Reference Guide is an essential tool for beginners who are just starting their journey in music theory. This book is a collection of clear and concise visual aids that illustrate the construction of triads and pentascales. This book is perfect for those who prefer to learn by seeing rather than reading. Each page contains colorful diagrams that demonstrate all 24 major and minor triads and pentascales, making it easy for beginners to understand and memorize the different shapes and patterns.