Piano Tutor Book 1

Piano Tutor Book 1 is designed for the total beginner. It is the first book in an exciting new series by Andrea Monk. It teaches you step by step how to read piano sheet music which is written in symbols. The aim of the series is to empower you to confidently read music and play it on a piano or keyboard.

Tutor Book 1 is written using a combination of traditional folk music, classical piano music plus original compositions by Andrea Monk. In Book 1 your thumbs share the note middle C. Each of your fingers stay on the same note. In piece 1 you will be using 2 fingers only in each hand. By piece 10 you will be playing with all 10 fingers.

Helpful tips and suggestions are written underneath each piece of music.

The art of piano playing is to read two lines of music simultaneously. Book 1 takes you very slowly, step by step, through this process. Keep your eyes on the music and move them in a “saw tooth” direction: up, down, up, down, reading both lines of music smoothly.

New and exciting features to help you learn the piano!

To help you learn the piano here are two new and exciting features !

1st feature: a “Note Map” that appears on each piece so that your fingers never get lost!

The 2nd feature: the specific rhythm symbols used in each piece.

Pieces 1 to 11 are written with 4 beats in a bar.
Pieces 12 to 14 are written with 3 beats in a bar.
Pieces 14 onwards introduce the black keys, called sharps and flats.
Piece 19 introduces a backwards repeat. This means play all the bars again.

The 2nd feature is a “Note Map” that appears on each piece so that your fingers never get lost!

Music symbols you will learn in Book 1

There are 32 pieces of music in Book 1.

• Pieces 1 to 11 are written with 4 beats in a bar.
• Pieces 12 to 14 are written with 3 beats in a bar.
• Pieces 14 onwards introduces the black keys, called sharps and flats.
• Piece 19 introduces a backwards repeat. This means play all the bars again.

32 Audio tracks are provided with Tutor Book 1.

Piano Audio Tracks – mp3
01 Pairs.mp3
02 Steps.mp3
03 Climbing Up.mp3
04 Walking Down.mp3
05 time to fly.mp3
06 red tail lights.mp3
07 The snake.mp3
08 Merrily we roll along.mp3
09 yankee doodle.mp3
10 Johnny go home.mp3
11 Patterns.mp3
12 Waltzing.mp3
13 Morning.mp3
14 Jennifer 1.mp3
15 Jack 1.mp3
16 Jack 2.mp3
17 The Village Fair.mp3
18 Ragtime Bonanza 140 BPM.mp3
19 Mississippi Rag 140 BPM.mp3
20 The Street Song.mp3
21 Evening Chimes.mp3
22 Sailing Away 100 BPM.mp3
23 Watch The Tide 100 BPM.mp3
24 Frere Jacques 90 BPM.mp3
25 lavender’s Blue 90 BPM.mp3
26 Seasons.mp3
27 This Old Man 100 BPM.mp3
28 Hot Cross Buns 100 BPM.mp3
29 Czech Folk Dance 90 BPM.mp3
30 Cuckoo 100 BPM.mp3
31 Running Away 100 BPM.mp3
32 Happy Birthday 90 BPM.mp3

Resources for Piano Tutor Book 1

Additional helpful tips and advice for Tutor Book 1 are available from the website in “Resources”. To access “Resources” simply log in to your account and click “Resources” in the main menu.

By the end of Book 1 you will be playing hands together, using a combination of black and white keys, and playing with both 4 beats and 3 beats in a bar.

Each book in the series is £6.95 and available from the shop