In Recital©
Throughout the Year, Volume Two
About the Series
In Recital Throughout the Year is a series that focuses
on fabulous repertoire, intended to motivate your students.
We know that to motivate, the teacher must challenge
the student with attainable goals. This series makes
that possible.
- Musically engaging pieces by leading
FJH composers and arrangers
- Addresses the technical strengths
and weaknesses of students
- Carefully leveled to ensure attainable
goals—crucial in motivating students
- Recital repertoire for the entire
year
- Original solos and duets
- Arrangements of famous classical
themes
- Pieces for Halloween, Christmas,
and Fourth of July recitals
- A progressive discussion by Dr. Helen
Marlais on the art of performance
- Companion CD included
- Available from The
FJH Music Company
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Volume Two,
Book 1
Early Elementary
Book 1 of In Recital Vol. Two offers tips on recital
preparation, a friendly practice guide and schedule,
a checklist for playing before an audience, and
"Steps for a Winning Performance," as
part of an ongoing discussion on the art of performance.
It features engaging pieces by FJH composers for
the early elementary student. Highlights include
arrangements of classical themes: Liszt (arr.
Strickland), Liebestraum, Nocturne No. 3, Tchaikovsky
(arr. Brown), Piano Concerto No.1, 2nd Movement;
and a patriotic solo: Sousa (arr. McLean) The
Stars and Stripes Forever, plus lyrical solos,
duets, and holiday selections. A companion CD
of performances is provided.
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Volume Two, Book 2
Elementary
Book 2 of In Recital Vol. Two offers tips on recital
preparation, a friendly practice guide and schedule,
an "Imagine Your Performance" feature,
and an "After the Recital" review, as
part of a continuing discussion on the art of
performance. New musical concepts are introduced
(legato and staccato articulations, crescendo/
decrescendo, ritardando, rests, etc.), and familiar
ones reinforced (note values, keys, hand positions,
etc.). Contents include a classical theme arrangement:
Tchaikovsky (arr. Brown) Serenade for Strings,
2nd Movement – Waltz;, and a patriotic solo: George
M. Cohan (arr. McLean) You're a Grand Old Flag;
plus solos, arrangements, and an equal part duet.
Includes a companion CD of performances.
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Volume Two, Book 3
Late Elementary
Book 3 of In Recital Vol. Two offers tips on recital
preparation, a friendly practice guide and schedule,
a "2 weeks, 2 tips" feature, and "Steps
for a Winning Performance," as part of an
ongoing discussion on the art of performance.
In Book 3, students learn: playing legato and
staccato at the same time, blocked and broken
major, minor, and diminished chords, and scales
with finger crossings that extend beyond 5-finger
patterns as part of the curriculum. Contents include
classical theme arrangements: Ravel (arr. Brown),
Pavane pour une infante défunte and Brahms (arr.
McLean), Symphony No. 1, 4th Movement; plus solos,
arrangements, and an equal part duet. Includes
a companion CD of performances.
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Volume Two, Book 4
Early Intermediate
Book 4 of In Recital Vol. Two offers tips on recital
preparation, a "Preparing for Success"
practice guide, a "Creating a Story"
feature, and "During and After the Recital,"
as part of a progressive discussion on the art
of performance. New elements include: sixteenth
note patterns, compound meters, inversions of
major, minor, and diminished I, IV, and V chords,
hand-over-hand arpeggios, some L.H. melodic passages,
and more intricate accompaniments. Contents include
solos and arrangements, plus classical and patriotic
themes: An equal part duet version of Bizet's
Habanera (arr. Olson), and a solo arrangement
of Battle Hymn of the Republic (arr. Bober). The
CD and teaching pages address more advanced performance
issues.
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Volume Two, Book 5
Intermediate
Book 5 of In Recital Vol. Two offers tips on recital
preparation, a "Calendar for Success"
practice guide to set goals, performance strategies
for before and the day of the recital, and "Practicing
with the Metronome," as part of a continuing
discussion on the art of performance. Triplets,
one- and two-octave scale passages, rolled chords,
double thirds, simple ornamentation and playing
two voices within the same hand are introduced
and explored in the teaching pages. Contents include
classical themes: Tchaikovsky (arr. Olson), Miniature
Overture from The Nutcracker Suite, and an equal
part duet arrangement of Rossini's The Barber
of Seville Overture (arr. Brown), plus original
solos, and an equal part duet. The CD and teaching
pages address more advanced performance issues.
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Volume Two, Book 6
Late Intermediate
Book 6 of In Recital Vol. Two offers tips on recital
preparation, advice on "Managing Performance
Jitters," the "Bull's Eye" practice
strategy, and a guide to "What Makes a Performance
Stellar?" as part of an ongoing discussion
on the art of performance. New elements include
dotted eighths, triplets and sixteenths, scales
in tenths, syncopation, jazz chords, an introduction
to Spanish rhythms and style, and more. Contents
include classical themes: J.S. Bach (arr. Costley),
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, an equal part duet:
Cervantes (arr. McLean), El Velorio; a Christmas
solo: Willis (arr. Bober) It Came Upon the Midnight
Clear, plus original solos. The CD and teaching
pages address more advanced performance issues. |
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