New school of piano playing

The main purpose of the collection is to teach children of preschool and primary school age to play the piano. Currently, children begin to be taught not from the age of 6-7, as it was before, but from the age... of 5 and even younger, so there is an urgent need for new textbooks designed for this age. It is very important that from the very first lessons the child not only listens to music, but also can play something himself, therefore in this School much attention is paid to the initial period of education. The new school consists of three sections that cover educational material from preparatory to 3rd grade of a children's music school. The basis of the collection is the “golden” fund of children's piano literature, domestic and foreign piano classics, without which the development of a young musician is impossible. The first part of the School is the piano alphabet, which widely presents completely new educational material offered for studying the keyboard and notation. Its presence distinguishes this manual from previously published ones, where the section devoted to the initial period of training is practically absent or reduced to a minimum. The songs, which are presented in large numbers in this part, are understandable even to the youngest musicians, accessible to perform and easy to sing. The amount of material offered for mastering the primary techniques of playing the instrument is quite sufficient to consolidate the acquired knowledge and skills. To develop children's imaginative and associative thinking, the first part of the School is illustrated. Verbal text in combination with a picture awakens the child’s imagination, allows you to discuss the content of the song with him and try to convey it in musical language. The next two parts are built on the principle of traditional collections for beginners. The second section is intended for students in grades 1-2. It includes all the necessary sections of the program, and the repertoire is arranged according to degree of complexity. The works of classical composers and adaptations of folk songs traditionally used in pedagogical practice are supplemented with new plays by contemporary composers. The third part contains a pedagogical repertoire for students in grades 2-3. All sections of the program are also presented here: polyphonic works, large forms, plays, etudes.