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EBONY MUSIC CATALOGUE If you would like to see and hear these books, YouTube playlists are available for all books – except the final category, Selected music for piano solo. In YouTube, type Esther Cohen + [name of book] + playlist PIANO COURSE IN 24 VOLUMES Vol. 1 At the circus £9.40 A first book for children who want to make music at the piano. At the Circus is divided into reading tunes and tunes which are learned by rote so from the start, pupils are encouraged to learn both by reading and by listening and copying. Of course, if tunes are not learned from the notes on the page, children are playing them from memory. This is a skill which is specifically encouraged through volumes 2, 4, 6 and 8 of our Piano Course Vols 1–24. Illustrations by Robbie Mendelow Contents list Circus parade Rush! Hurry! Juggler Ponies in the ring Sad clown On the tightrope Tallest man Acrobats ABC Circus band Cool cats Clowns’ capers Clowns’ car The clowns again Dancing bears Spinning plates Pyramids Shoe size 62 Up to the trapeze Strong man Prancing poodles Ringmaster Bass drum Tasty snack Acrobat rider Ringmaster disaster Elegant Elephants Human cannonball

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EBONY MUSIC CATALOGUE

If you would like to see and hear these books, YouTube playlists are available for all books – except

the final category, Selected music for piano solo.

In YouTube, type Esther Cohen + [name of book] + playlist

PIANO COURSE IN 24 VOLUMES

Vol. 1 At the circus £9.40

A first book for children who want to make music at the piano.

At the Circus is divided into reading tunes and tunes which are learned by rote so from the start,

pupils are encouraged to learn both by reading and by listening and copying. Of course, if tunes are

not learned from the notes on the page, children are playing them from memory. This is a skill which

is specifically encouraged through volumes 2, 4, 6 and 8 of our Piano Course Vols 1–24.

Illustrations by Robbie Mendelow

Contents list

Circus parade

Rush! Hurry!

Juggler

Ponies in the ring

Sad clown

On the tightrope

Tallest man

Acrobats ABC

Circus band

Cool cats

Clowns’ capers

Clowns’ car

The clowns again

Dancing bears

Spinning plates

Pyramids

Shoe size 62

Up to the trapeze

Strong man

Prancing poodles

Ringmaster

Bass drum

Tasty snack

Acrobat rider

Ringmaster disaster

Elegant Elephants

Human cannonball

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Glamorous Gladys

Using At the circus with Nicola

In a lesson with Nicola (age 3), we ‘explore’ the piece Clowns’ car in At the circus. With the book

open at the page (which has a splendid drawing of the clowns and their car complete with horn), I

play the piece through.

Esther Cohen: ‘What does that sound like?’

Nicola: ‘That’s a beep-beep.’

EC: Can you find what makes that sound in the picture?

(Nicola points to the horn.)

EC: ‘I’m going to be the wheel’s rolling and you’re going to be the beep-beep.’ (We play the piece.)

Nicola: ‘Now I’ll be the wheels rolling and you’ll be the horn.’ (She plays her version of what she saw

and heard me do.)

Nicola can’t play many of the pieces in At the circus right through, exactly as they are set out in the

book. But she can sing them, she has grasped the musical ideas behind them and she and I together

have adapted them to her level of physical and mental maturity.

She can follow my instructions, she can play in time to a beat, she has a clear understanding of the

layout of the keyboard and she is equally at home playing on any section of it and on black or white

keys. She knows how her hand and fingers should look and because she does not need to read any

music, she is able to watch her hands and adjust her hand position as she plays.

She is the youngest pupil with whom I have used At the circus and, through working with her, I have

discovered the full potential of the book. Its child-centred approach allows the teacher to go from

what the child can do – or is prepared to do! It reaches the child where she is. It draws out what she

can already do and allows her to explore and find new things which she can do rather than thrusting

her into a completely new, mysterious unknown.

Young children are most comfortable with the familiar, so it makes sense to approach learning to

play the piano from what they have already experienced of making music. They can all sing and beat

time, even if neither skill is very developed yet. Playing in time is just an extension of beating time.

Making sounds on piano keys is only too easy. Only the reading of music limits the use of the whole

keyboard so why not start by playing rhythmic sounds using the whole keyboard. Black keys form

the signposts for knowing where you are on the keyboard, so let’s use them first. A marching rhythm

is easiest; left! right! left! right! and so, Circus Parade, the first tune in the book is born.

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Vol. 2 Play in the park £7.90

A little book of little pieces for little children – typically four to six-year olds. Each piece is illustrated

and has words to sing. Of the fourteen pieces, around half are for hands together; all finger numbers

are marked, so children can learn the tunes easily. Because the pieces are short and use simple

patterns, they are easy to memorise.

Illustrations Emma Čulík

Playday

To the park

Race

On a swing

Bouncing ball

Bump

Running

On the slide

Roundabout

See-saw

Hide and seek

Time to go

Home

Dreaming

Vol. 3 Beside the pool £9.40

Describing the world in a garden as seen through the eyes

of the garden gnome who sits beside the garden pond, this

book takes a slightly more formal approach to learning to

read music with lots of simple (but interesting!) pieces.

The reading pieces are for five fingers in each hand,

centred around middle C. Most of the tunes are about

what the garden gnome sees around him, but there are a

few traditional tunes familiar to most children.

Beside the Pool also includes some tunes which use the

range of the keyboard: these are taught by demonstration

and played from memory. They help children to develop

independence of each hand, explore a range of sounds,

but most of all, they are fun!

As in At the Circus, the music for these pieces has been

written for the information of teachers and parents – it is

not intended that the pupil should read these pieces! The

patterns to be played are easily absorbed, and each piece

has detailed hints, and a keyboard diagram to show the starting position.

Illustrations by Robbie Mendelow

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Vol. 4 On the move £6.40

Six easy pieces describing different kinds of movement: bouncing,

sailing, dancing…

They are made up of easily memorised patterns, range over much of

the keyboard and sound more complex than they are!

Bouncing

Rowing

Sailing

Riding

Dancing

Gliding

Vol. 5 Alligators £8.40

Alligators and Black Cat (Volumes 5 and 7 of the Piano Course Vols

1–24) continue the work started in Beside the Pool. The concept of

reading up the treble lines and spaces from Middle C and down the

bass lines and spaces from Middle C is thoroughly explored and

reinforced through catchy mnemonics, practice of playing and

saying notes on the keys, and through written exercises.

Both books give lots of opportunity to become familiar with each

new teaching point containing over 30 varied tunes. Many are

settings of humorous poems written by children’s’ poets and the

music captures something of the content of the words. The pages

are illustrated with Robbie Mendelow’s funny – at times zany –

illustrations which never fail to intrigue children.

Illustrated by Robbie Mendelow

Vol. 6 Catch phrases £6.90

Things to say become things to play: Eleven easy, catchy pieces for

young piano players. Most pieces use simple patterns and can be

taught (by rote) to young children with little reading ability but also

provide excellent reading for older learners who will find these

pieces more musically interesting than most beginners’ music. Pre-

grade 1–grade 1.

Whenever …

Really?

You go first

Heads and tails

Let’s agree

Odd Match

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Serious stuff

That’s strange

Blowing bubbles

I wonder …

Vol. 7 Black cat £7.90

Alligators and Black Cat, (Volumes 5 and 7 of our Piano Course Vols

1-24) continue the work started in Beside the Pool. The concept of

reading up the treble lines and spaces from Middle C and down the

bass lines and spaces from Middle C is thoroughly explored and

reinforced through catchy mnemonics, practice of playing and

saying notes on the keys, and through written exercises.

Both books give lots of opportunity to become familiar with each

new teaching point containing over 30 varied tunes. Many are

settings of humorous poems written by childrens’ poets and the

music captures something of the content of the words. The pages

are illustrated with Robbie Mendelow’s funny – at times zany –

illustrations which never fail to intrigue children.

Volume 7 ends with the first two classical pieces in the Piano Course Vols 1–24.

Illustrated by Robbie Mendelow

Vol. 8 Out of doors £6.90

Through listening, singing and reading the notes, these ten pieces can be learned and memorised

quickly. Each tune creates a vivid picture of an aspect of town, country and beyond: River and

Stream, Reflections in the water, Planet of Gold…

Pre-grade 1–grade 1

Illustrations by Abigail Elwell-Sutton

Sad owl

On the hill

Treehouse

Step lively

Reflections in the water

Downtown

River and stream

Swings and roundabouts

Autumn leaves

Planet of gold

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Vol. 9 Snake charmer £7.90

Few children fail to be excited at the idea of being able to play the jazzy number, Split End, but this

book also contains the classical piece, At the Spinning Wheel (Köhler), a Czerny study under the

pseudonym of Taking Turns as well as a slightly tipsy arrangement of The Drunken Sailor!

Pre-grade 1–grade 1

Allegretto, CZERNY

Stray dog, E.C.

Grasshopper, E.C.

Bus pass, E.C.

At the spinning wheel, KÖHLER

The drunken sailor, Trad. arr. E.C.

Cycling, E.C.

Dayenu, Trad. Hebrew song, arr. E.C.

Taking turns, KÖHLER

Split end, E.C.

Snake charmer, E.C.

Country gardens, English Morris Dance, arr. E.C.

Cosy cat, E.C.

Quadrille, HAYDN

Brontosaurus, E.C.

She’ll be comin’ round the mountain, Trad. arr.

E.C.

For he’s a jolly good fellow, Trad. arr. E.C.

Vol. 10 Pepper and salt £7.40

Pepper and Salt opens with the simple beauty of Neefe’s Canzonet, includes a remarkably effective

arrangement of Greensleeves where the left hand plays a pattern of descending 7ths and, of course,

a jaunty little jazzy piece called Streetwise.

Grade 1–2

Canzonet, NEEFE

Michael Finnegan, Trad. arr. E.C.

Daddy-long-legs, E.C.

Left turn, CZERNY

Pepper and salt, E.C.

Tea-rex, E.C.

Sonatina, GURLITT

Beetle, E.C.

Amazing grace, Trad. arr. E.C.

Scaling the heights, CZERNY

Cat and mouse capers, E.C.

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Streetwise, E.C.

Greensleeves, Trad. arr. E.C.

Jig, Arnold

Vol. 11 Monkey mischief £7.90

Monkey Mischief contains the single most popular piece of the course – Skatebored! Long after kids

finish this volume and go on to greater things, they still go back to Skatebored with its irresistible

jazzy patterns over a walking bass. But Monkey Mischief includes some challenging classical work as

well – Musette (Leopold Mozart) with the left hand moving in broken octaves and Gavotte en

Rondeau (Dandrieu) with with a busy right hand of quavers and semiquavers over a LH repeated

pattern. There are two duets (Rain and Wind) with both parts of equal interest and standard and one

or two familiar traditional tunes too.

Grade 1–2

Skate bored, E.C.

Musette (from Music-book for Wolfgang),

Leopold Mozart

Ladybird, E.C.

Early one morning, Trad arr. E.C.

Bobbing along, Czerny

Hevenu Shalom Aleichem, Trad. Hebrew

song, arr. E.C.

3 Short Pieces (from 50 pieces for

Beginners), HÄSSLER

Gotcha, E.C.

Ghost, E.C.

Gavotte en rondeau, DANDRIEU

Wind (duet), E.C.

Rain (duet), E.C.

Flags, E.C.

The King’s march, CLARKE

Monkey mischief, E.C.

Vol. 12 Country dance £7.90

From the marching chords in fifths which combine to create Guard, to the haunting melody of

Swanee River this book is full of interest and challenge. As well as another Czerny study (aptly

named Liquorice twist!) and another duet about weather (Sun, this time) there is a plaintive Air by

Purcell and Anglaise by Leopold Mozart. Of course there are some light fun pieces too with the

strident horns in Morning Traffic and the cheeky Get lost!

Grade 1–3

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Burlesque (from Music-book for Wolfgang),

Leopold Mozart

Guard, E.C.

Daisy, Daisy, Trad. arr. E.C.

Air (Minuet), PURCELL

Get lost, E.C.

Hatikva, Trad. Hebrew song, arr. E.C.

Swanee river, E.C.

Country dance, E.C.

Minuet (from Anna Magdalena Music-book),

PETZOLD

In shades, E.C.

Morning traffic, E.C.

Sun (duet), E.C.

Liquorice twist, CZERNY

Anglaise (from Music-book for Wolfgang),

Leopold Mozart

Vol. 13 Morning £7.40

Everyone enjoys the Diabelli duet (Lively Dance) with an easy part for the player 1 and a good level

of challenge for the player 2. The popular Hebrew tune, Hava Nagila , appears with a left hand part

all in fifths which keeps the tune dancing along. Short Story (Lichner) is a delightful classical piece

which gives great satisfaction to audience and performer. Of the contemporary pieces, Bright Eyes is

a popular, perky number while Morning creates a dreamy atmosphere.

Grade 2–3

Ecossaise, HUMMEL

Lazy legs, E.C.

Study in A minor, GURLITT

Hava Nagila, Trad. Hebrew song, arr. E.C.

Bright eyes, E.C.

Musette, Composer unknown

Morning, E.C.

Short story, LICHNER

Lively dance (duet), DIABELLI

Loch Lomond, Trad. arr. E.C.

Vol. 14 On a rainy day

£7.40

The composer, Diabelli, appears twice in this volume with another lively duet (Sparkling Water) as

well as the calm and lovely Bagatelle. In contrast, Kitchen depicts the crashing of dishes, chopping of

food – and maybe a bad-tempered chef; peace is restored with Swans and a Hornpipe by Purcell.

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Grade 2–3

German Dance, HAYDN

Swans, E.C.

Bagatelle, DIABELLI

Way, way down south, E.C.

Early morning, E.C.

Arietta, Composer unknown

Kitchen, E.C.

Hornpipe, PURCELL

It happened on a rainy day…, E.C.

Finger twister, LACK

Sparkling water (duet), DIABELLI

See ya, E.C.

Vol. 15 Spiral stairs £7.40

Spiral Stairs begins with a gorgeous arrangement of the Hebridean folksong, Eriskay love lilt, which

uses an unusual harmonic palette for the verse and requires confidence in the use of the sustaining

pedal. This volume includes the ever-popular Arabesque (Burgmüller) as well as Mozart’s delicate

Minuet in F. Solfeggio (J C F Bach) raises the demands to a new height and the book is rounded off

with the cheery Jam and peanut butter sandwich!

Grade 3–4

Eriskay love lilt, Trad. arr. E.C.

Arabesque, BURGMÜLLER

Spiral stairs, E.C.

Minuet in F, MOZART

Study in C, CZERNY

A trot on the deck, E.C.

Juggler, E.C.

Minuet, Composer unknown

Solfeggio, J.C.F.BACH

Jam and peanut butter sandwich, E.C.

Vol. 16 Looks good to me

£7.90

Lots of solid classical repertoire are in this, with Burgmüller’s Innocence and Purcell’s Round O being

two of the most popular, but some interesting contemporary pieces too with the jazzy title

piece,(Looks good to me) Tigers tango and Musical Box. Skye Boat Song is another luscious

arrangement of a traditional tune; the Kirchhoff Courante offers plenty of challenge to pianists. at

this level.

Grade 3–4

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Looks good to me, E.C.

Chatter and chase, E.C.

Innocence, BURGMÜLLER

Study in A minor, HELLER

Skye boat song, Trad. arr. E.C.

Round O, PURCELL

Musical box, E.C.

Tigers’ tango, E.C.

Drifting, E.C.

Courante, KIRCHHOFF

Looks good to me, E.C.

Chatter and chase, E.C.

Innocence, BURGMÜLLER

Study in A minor, HELLER

Skye boat song, Trad. arr. E.C.

Round O, PURCELL

Musical box, E.C.

Tigers’ tango, E.C.

Drifting, E.C.

Courante, KIRCHHOFF

Vol. 17 Where are you now? £7.40

The title piece of this volume is wistful and dreamy in contrast with Schumann’s Wild Horseman, and

Burgmüller’s Ballade. There are two interesting arrangements of Scots Songs (Ye banks and braes

and Flower of Scotland), the lovely Gurlitt Song as

well as Rainbow, a delicate shimmering creation

built on whole tones.

Grade 4–5

The wild horseman, SCHUMANN

Rainbow, E.C.

Sonatina in C (1st movement), CLEMENTI

Where are you now? , E.C.

Ye banks and braes, Trad. arr. E.C.

March, Composer unknown,

Song, GURLITT

…a sort of Eastern feel… (duet), E.C.

Burlesque, E.C.

Ballade, BURGMÜLLER

Flower of Scotland, Roy WILLIAMSON, arr.

E.C.

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Vol. 18 Contrasts £7.90

The hypnotic Little prelude in C minor (J S Bach) is

tackled at this level with two upbeat jazzy pieces

(Maybe, maybe not and Mood swing) to provide

light relief. Benda’s Sonatina in A minor offers the

chance for some nimble finger work and Fading

Photos gives the maturing young pianist an

opportunity to develop expressive playing. There

is a duet with rhythmic challenges for all and a

characterful arrangement of Scots wha hae.

Grade 4–5

Maybe, maybe not, E.C.

Little prelude in C minor, J.S.BACH

Level crossing, E.C.

Mood swing, E.C.

First loss (from Album for the Young),

SCHUMANN

Contrasts, E.C.

Courante, HANDEL

Fading photos, E.C.

Sonatina in A minor, BENDA

…a sort of Baroque swing… (for duet), E.C.

Scots, wha hae, arr. E.C.

Vol. 19 As you like it… £7.40

Bertini’s Study in C is a good way to get those

fingers flashing, Gjendine’s Lullaby (Grieg) explores

a more mellow range of sounds, Le petit nègre

provides the first taste of Debussy while Purcell’s

Aria is the picture of elegance. In a more

contemporary vein, Charlie is my darling receives an

unexpectedly chromatic treatment and Not so

young now has an unashamedly ‘easy listening’ feel.

Grade 5–6

Allegretto, E.C.

As you like it…, E.C.

Aria, D. Scarlatti

Charlie is my darling, trad. arr. E.C.

Not so young now, E.C.

Study in C, BERTINI

Le petit nègre, DEBUSSY

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After you (duet), DIABELLI

Gjendine’s Lullaby, arr. GRIEG

Vol. 20 One way or another £7.90

The title piece which ends Volume 20 is full of driving

rhythm and unfamiliar chords; the musically astute might

detect hints of the subtitle piece, Three Blind Mice. More

conventionally, the book starts with Solfeggio (CP E Bach)

and includes Orage (Burgmüller, To a wild rose

(Macdowell) as well as an interesting exploration of cross

rhythms (Don’t stop now).

Grade 5–6

Solfeggio, C. Ph. E. BACH

To a Wild Rose, MACDOWELL

Don’t stop now, E.C.

Orage (Storm), BURGMÜLLER

Going nowhere fast, BERTINI

Auld Lang Syne, trad. arr. E.C.

Miniature, KIRCHNER

Alone together, E.C.

…a sort of African beat… (duet), E.C.

One way or another, E.C.

Vol. 21 Milestone £7.40

As the title of the book suggests, pupils who reach

volume 21 have reached a milestone where they

should be able to tackle music of a Grade 6 level and

beyond. The Prelude in B minor is the first Chopin

piece to appear in the Piano Course Vols 1–24 and the

well-known Cuckoo (Daquin) is here also. The lesser

known piece by Kirchner (from his New Scenes of

Childhood) makes an impressive performance piece,

while Still and Silent has eerie, other-worldly feel to it.

Grade 6–7

The Cuckoo, DAQUIN

Prelude in B minor, op28/6, CHOPIN

Study in C, HELLER

Still and Silent, E.C.

from New Scenes of Childhood, KIRCHNER

Oil painting, E.C.

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Vol. 22 Springboard £7.40

The lyrical Prelude by Ludvig Skütte in this volume deserves to be

better known, as does the Valse Poético (Granados). Chopin,

Debussy, Schumann and Scarlatti are all represented here while

Flights of Fancy describes very well the little jazzy style piece in

this book.

Grade 6–7

Sonata in D minor, Kp9, SCARLATTI

Prelude in E minor, op28/6, CHOPIN

Knight Rupert (from Album for the Young), SCHUMANN

Flights of fancy, E.C.

The Little Shepherd (from Children’s Corner), DEBUSSY

Prelude in A minor, op51/1, SKUTTE

Valse poético, GRANADOS

Vol. 23 Runway £7.40

Bach’s 2-part Invention in E starts Vol. 23 which includes romantic pieces

by Schumann, Chopin, Fibich and a gorgeous Prelude by Pachulski. Non-

stop, a little contemporary toccata, is not without some tricky moments!

Grade 6–8

2-part Invention (no.6 in E), J.S.BACH

Prelude in C minor, PACHULSKI

Warum? op12/3, SCHUMANN

Non-stop (Toccata), E.C.

Mazurka in A minor, op 7/2, CHOPIN

Mood picture (Nálada), FIBICH

Vol. 24 Crossroads £7.40

Vol. 24 offers a delightful range of short, but quite advanced piano

pieces of around Grade 8 standard. From the sonority of

MacDowell’s To a water-lily,, the need for agile fingers in the

Corrente from Bach’s Partita no 5 and the Heller study in C sharp

minor and the skittishness of Puck (Grieg), young players will find

plenty of varied demands to stretch both their technique and their

musicality.

Grade 7–8

To a Water lily , MACDOWELL

Corrente (from Partita no.5), J.S.BACH

Albumblätter, op99/4, SCHUMANN

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Puck, op71/3, GRIEG

Prelude in C minor, op28/20, CHOPIN

Study in C sharp minor, op81/10, HELLER

Fast track – a starter piano course condensed into one book £9.40

A selection – for older beginners – of pieces, workouts and Handy Hints from Vols 3, 5, 7 of the Piano

Course Vols 1–24

CHRISTMAS PIANO BOOKS

These collections of traditional songs arranged for piano by Esther Cohen are extremely popular.

Children feel that they are performing ‘real’ music and work with great enthusiasm.

Christmas piano Book 1 £8.40

19 well-known carols in melody-only versions for beginners at the piano. Included are colourful and

original accompaniments for able pianists to play along with the pupil. The CD/video includes three

performances of each song: first, the unaccompanied piano melody, then, melody with

accompaniment, then the sung melody with the accompaniment.

Pre-grade 1

Illustrated by Bradley Morrison

Contents list

Away in a manger

Child in the manger

Ding dong merrily on high

Frosty the snowman

Good King Wenceslas

Hark, the herald angels sing

Jingle bells

Little donkey

Mary had a baby

Oh Christmas tree

come, all ye faithful

little town of Bethlehem

Once in royal David’s city

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer

Silent night

The first Noël

The holly and the ivy

We three kings

We wish you a merry Christmas

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Christmas piano Book 2 £7.40

14 well-known carols in easy arrangements for piano

In most of these carol arrangements, the left hand remains in a single five-finger position for the

duration of the piece.

Where either hand moves to a new position, this is indicated by *. This is a reminder to the player to

read the next note carefully, and decide what distance to move, rather than following the finger

number only.

Grade 1–2

Away in a manger

Ding dong merrily on high

Good King Wenceslas

Jingle bells

Little donkey

Mary had a baby

come, all ye faithful

Once in royal David’s city

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer

Silent night

The first Noël

The holly and the ivy

We three kings

We wish you a merry Christmas

Christmas piano Book 3 £6.90

10 well-known carols in less easy arrangements for piano

Every child enjoys playing familiar songs and it is the tunes which they care about most. Christmas

piano, Book 3, takes into account the developing skills of the young pianist, with a fuller realisation

of underlying harmony and some use of pianistic devices. The

over-riding factor, however, remains to present these carols in

such a way that the flow of the melody is not impeded by

frequent changes of hand position. It is to be hoped that children

being able to play these arrangements fluently and up to speed

will compensate for any lack of completeness in the harmony.

Grade 2–3

Away in a manger

God rest ye merry

come, all ye faithful

little town of Bethlehem

Once in royal David’s city

Silent night

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The first Noël

The holly and the ivy

We three kings

We wish you a merry Christmas

PIANO MUSIC BY ESTHER COHEN

The following sets of pieces written by Esther Cohen provide

contemporary music to complement the Piano Course Vols 1–

24. They are all highly evocative and use a wide variety of styles.

The harmonic language is vivid and not too predictable. A

number of books have illustrations which provide a witty and

imaginative backdrop to the pieces.

Sweet Suite £6.90

Appealing tunes, beguiling harmonies… six songs for piano

around grade 3-5.

THEORY WORKBOOKS

Music reading and writing gives young children a little practice at music note writing as well as

introducing note and rest values and pitch names for the notes around middle C.

Read and write book 1 is about lines and spaces. Our approach is middle C centred; treble lines and

spaces up from middle C, bass lines and spaces down from middle C. These memory joggers may be

new to you!

Read and write books 2 and 3 cover the course for the grade 1 ABRSM theory syllabus in an

accessible style for children age 8 and older.

Music reading and writing workbook £7.40

A workbook for children who want to understand more about why music looks the way it does; this

book introduces all aspects of music reading and writing. All the material is derived from Vols 1 and

3 in the Piano Course Vols 1–24.

Read and write, book 1 £5.40

A short course to help you to read, name and write the notes on the treble and bass staves.

Read and write, book 2 £5.40

A workbook about time and rhythm in music.

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Read and write, book 3 £5.90

A workbook on basic music theory: key signatures, scales, intervals, triads, terms and signs, and

further practice on time and rhythm.

SELECTED MUSIC FOR PIANO SOLO

ALBENIZ Seguidillas 4.40

J S BACH Gigue (Paritita 1 in B flat) 3.90

J S BACH 2 Minuets (Paritita 1 in B flat) 3.90

J S BACH 2-part Invention in C, BWV772 3.90

J S BACH Prelude in C, WTC bk 1 3.90

BACH arr. SILOTI Prelude in B minor 3.90

BEETHOVEN (attrib) Sonatina in G 3.90

BEETHOVEN Sonata op49/2 4.90

BEETHOVEN Pathétique 2nd mvt and Moonlight 1st mvt 4.90

BEETHOVEN Für Elise 3.90

BRAHMS Waltz in A flat, op39/15 3.90

BURGMÜLLER Gracefulness, op100/8 3.90

CHABRIER Feuillet d’Album 3.90

CHOPIN Études op10/1 and op10/12 5.40

CHOPIN Nocturnes op9/1 and 2 4.90

CHOPIN Prelude in D flat (Raindrop) op28/15 3.90

CHOPIN Waltzes op 67/1 and 2 4.90

CLEMENTI Sonatina in C op36/1 3.90

CLEMENTI Sonatina in C op36/3 4.40

CLEMENTI Sonatina in D op36/6 and LOEILLET Jigg 4.90

CZERNY Left hand study op740/41 3.90

CZERNY 2 Studies 3.90

DEBUSSY Arabesque no.1 4.40

DEBUSSY Bruyères (Préludes Book 2) 3.90

DEBUSSY Clair de lune 4.40

DEBUSSY La fille aux cheveux de lin (Préludes Book 1) 3.90

DEBUSSY Le petit nègre and arr. GRIEG Gjendine’s lullaby 3.90

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DEBUSSY Dr Gradus ad Parnassum 3.90

DEBUSSY Golliwogg’s Cake-Walk 3.90

DUSSEK Sonatina in A, 1st mvt. op19/4 3.90

ELGAR Nimrod (from Enigma Variations) 3.90

FAURE Romance sans paroles, op17/3 3.90

FIELD Rondo from Sonata op1 4.40

FRANCK The Doll’s Lament 3.90

GLIERE Prelude, no. 1 from 8 Short Pieces, op43/1 3.90

GLUCK, arr. SILOTI Melody from Orpheus 3.90

GRANADOS Villanesca (Spanish Dances) 4.40

GRIEG To the Spring, Puck, and Once upon a time 4.90

HANDEL Air and vars., Suite no.5 (Harmonious Blacksmith) 3.90

HAYDN Gipsy Rondo and Divertimento 1 4.40

HAYDN Sonata in C, HobXVI/35 5.40

JOPLIN The Entertainer (very easy arr.) 3.90

JOPLIN The Entertainer (easy arr.) 3.90

JOPLIN The Entertainer and Maple Leaf Rag 4.40

KUHLAU Sonatina op55/1 4.40

LISZT Liebesträume no.3 4.40

MOMPOU El Lago (The Lake) no.2 from Paisajes 3.90

MOMPOU Gitano (Gipsy) no.9 from Impresiones intimas 3.90

MOZART Rondo K15 3.90

MOZART Sonata in C K330 and BACH Sarabande (Partita 2) 5.90

MOZART Sonata in C K545 and Gigue K574 5.40

MOZART Fantasy in D minor 4.40

MOZART Sonata in A K331, Alla Turca 3.90

PIEZCONKA Tarantella 4.40

SAINT-SÄENS The Swan (arr.) 3.90

SATIE Gymnopédie no. 1 3.90

SATIE Gnossiènnes nos. 4–6 4.40

SCARLATTI Sonata in E, Kp531 3.90

SCHUBERT Sonata in A D.664 (2nd mvt.) 3.90

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SCHUMANN Evening (Des Abends) op12/1 3.90

SCHUMANN Album for the Young, nos. 12, 13, 21, 30 4.40

TCHAIKOWSKY Nocturne op19/4 3.90

WESLEY Sonata in A, 2nd mvt 3.90

MUSIC FOR PIANO DUET

DIABELLI Five Tuneful Pieces from op149 4.90

SCHUBERT Marche Militaire no.1 4.40

GANZ Qui vive! Grand Galop de Concert 5.40

MUSIC FOR PIANO TRIO (6 HANDS)

GANZ Qui vive! Grand Galop de Concert 5.90