Improve your sight-reading! Piano Initial Grade

It's never too early to encourage good sight-reading in young players. Now revised to support ABRSM's Initial Grade, this book is designed to lay the foundations at the most fundamental level, through the proven, systematic formula of the highly acclaimed Improve your sight-reading! series by renowned educationalist Paul Harris. Step by step a complete picture of each piece is built up, firstly through rhythmic and melodic exercises related to a specific technical issue, then through prepared pieces with associated questions, and finally  going solo' with a series of meticulously graded sight-reading pieces. Also includes supporting audio available online for students to check their performances against.

CONTENIDO:

1. The Golden Rules
2. Counting and 4/4
3. Crotchet and minim
4. Silences, Looking ahead
5. Reading around the middle C position
5. Thirds and staccato
7. Reading at a glance
8. Fourths and two quavers
9. A new left-hand position
10. Fifths, Using both hands
11. 2/4 and D minor
12. Revision