First Impressions – eBook

$42.99

  • 10 Rote pieces in the French Impressionist Style
  • Early Elementary piano with teacher duets
  • eBook Studio License 8½ x 11 PDF

Description

40 pages including covers and notes (31 pages of music)

Item number: ISMN 979-0-9001464-8-9 / NK-P914

First Impressions ignites imaginative playing in the first weeks and months of piano lessons! The music is composed to sound ‘Impressionist’ and to awaken the child’s inner sense of beauty. The soundscapes may remind listeners of the lush music heard in nature documentaries. The duets cast extra shade and colours and transform simple student key patterns into music that is concert-worthy. This repertoire is ideal for home enjoyment, piano lesson duets, festival teacher-student classes, and recital performances. My hope is that this book is beloved by children and teachers alike, and that the first weeks and months of piano lessons will be filled with the extraordinary.

Premières Impressions suscite un jeu imaginatif dès les premières semaines et mois des leçons de piano! Les compositions sont conçues pour avoir une sonorité « Impressionniste » et pour éveiller le sens inné de la beauté chez l’enfant. Les ambiances sonores pourraient évoquer chez l’auditeur la musique dense et belle des documentaires sur le thème de la nature. Les duos ajoutent de l’ombre et des couleurs et transforment les schémas de tonalité simples de l’élève en musique appropriée pour un concert. Ce répertoire est idéal pour être joué à la maison, dans des cours de piano, dans les classes élève-professeur des festivals, et lors de récitals. Mon souhait serait que ce livre soit aimé autant par les enfants que par leurs professeurs, et que les premières semaines et mois des leçons de piano soient remplis d’émerveillement.

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Includes:

Life is But a Dream | La Vie n’est qu’un rêve

  • Early Elementary (Rote)
  • Pattern Rote / Impressionist / Teacher duet

 

Raindrops on Water | Gouttes de pluie sur l’eau

  • Early Elementary (Rote)
  • Pattern Rote / Impressionist / Teacher duet

Head in the Clouds | La Tête dans les nuages

  • Early Elementary (Rote)
  • Pattern Rote / Pentatonic / Teacher duet

Star Wish | Rêve d’étoile

  • Early Elementary (Rote)
  • Pattern Rote / Impressionist / Teacher duet

Treasure Chest | Le Coffre au trésor

  • Early Elementary (Rote)
  • Pattern Rote / Latin / Teacher duet

Spinning a Web | Tisser une toile

  • Early Elementary (Rote)
  • Pattern Rote / Halloween / Teacher duet

Penny for Your Thoughts | À Quoi pensez-vous?

  • Early Elementary (Rote)
  • Pattern Rote / Pentatonic / Teacher duet

Moon Mist Ice Cream | La Glace Moon Mist

  • Early Elementary (Rote)
  • Pattern Rote / Impressionist / Teacher duet

Silver Linings | Liseré d’argent

  • Early Elementary (Rote)

Bioluminescence

  • Early Elementary (Rote)
  • Pattern Rote / Impressionist / Teacher duet

Pedagogically, these pieces are crafted to develop the piano beginner in three ways: to develop good technique, to experience interesting key patterns and tonal combinations, and to sharpen memory work.

D’un point de vue pédagogique, ces pièces sont conçues pour aider le pianiste débutante à se développer de trois façons : bonne technique, explorons également des combinaisons de touches noires et blanches du piano, et pour aiguiser la mémoire, nous encourageons l’apprentissage à l’oreille.

Reviews:

I got your book!  It really is a work of art – so much work!!!  I’m impressed with all you have done to make it accessible, and understood – the star system is a great idea!  It is beautiful. ~ Ingrid Fast


Maybe it’s because Spring is in the air that I found this book so appealing. I’m ready for something new! Rebekah Maxner’s introduction to the French Impressionist style comes with many teacher’s resources including four short paragraphs explaining Impressionism, a half page describing technical elements of the songs, and a chart where each song is categorized for difficulty, rhythm, dynamics, etc. I like that these are all in English and French.

The composer encourages having the student learn their notes by rote, and the necessary patterns are shown on keyboard diagrams with finger numbers. (My students call this ‘the map’.) In all but one of these ten selections, the student is playing the upper part, while the teacher – or a parent, or more advanced student – is playing the lower part. Three of the songs have English and French lyrics and all songs have imaginative titles. Some of these are: Raindrops on Water, Moon Mist Ice Cream, and Head in the Clouds. My favourite is Treasure Chest with its reference to the infamous Oak Island! New season – new student in April and this book will definitely get used. ~ Evangeline Keeley – MRMTA

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