Part of a series of pieces offering a companion to piano lessons from the earliest stages through to Grade 1. As well as pieces to play, there are songs to sing, opportunities for improvising, having fun with scales and fingering and activities for establishing an understanding of musical concepts. This book is part of a series of pieces offering a companion to piano lessons from the earliest stages through to Grade 1. The arrangements and progression of skills are aimed at helping the child develop a secure and confident technique. As well as pieces to play, there are songs to sing, opportunities for improvising, having fun with scales and fingering and activities for establishing a clear understanding of musical concepts. The repertoire is drawn from a wide range of sources, including classical, folk, pop and jazz.

 

 

This book features in the following series: Abracadabra, Abracadabra Piano .

This book has been graded for interest at 6 years.

There are 48 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 1993 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Jane Sebba is a contributor and author of many A & C Black music Sheena Roberts started compiling baby songs to sing with her own young children. Like many parents she needed a reminder of the songs her own parents had sung to her. Sheena is a children's song writer and editor, specialising in educational music. John Agard and Grace Nichols were brought up in Guyana, moving to Britain in 1977. Both are well-known writers and performers of poetry. Other poetry collections include Under the Moon and Over the Sea (9781406309591) and From Mouth to Mouth (9780744583830). They live in Sussex. Cathie Felstead is an illustrator whose titles include South and North, East and West (9781406309188). She visited the Caribbean to inspire her colourful illustrations in this collection: she lives in Hertfordshire.