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Christmas Crackers Karen Marshall

Christmas Crackers By Karen Marshall

Christmas Crackers by Karen Marshall


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The popular beginner instruction books for kids with fun exercises, theory and easy songs to play.

This book contains over 30 carols for the beginner pianist, featuring a range of techniques and quizzes to support musical development from the very first lessons to Grade 2.

Christmas Crackers Summary

Get Set! Piano Christmas Crackers by Karen Marshall

The popular beginner instruction books for kids with fun exercises, theory and easy songs to play.

This book contains over 30 carols for the beginner pianist, featuring a range of techniques and quizzes to support musical development from the very first lessons to Grade 2.

Full of festive favourites such as Jingle bells, Silent night and Deck the halls, with a few lesser known carols included for good measure, many of the pieces have simple but effective teacher duet parts to encourage ensemble playing from the start. The book is illustrated throughout in the charming Get Set! style, and students are encouraged to decorate and colour in the drawings to reflect their progress.

Packed with fantastic, tried-and-tested arrangements and a variety of fun activities to reinforce learning, this is the ultimate beginner piano Christmas book!

Expertly put together by award-winning authors, pieces include:
Good King Wenceslas
Jolly old Saint Nicholas
O come, all ye faithful
Up on the housetop
Jingle, bells
Away in a manger
Infant holy, Infant lowly
Under Bethlhems star so bright
The holly and the ivy
The first Nowell
O little town of Bethlehem
We wish you a Merry Christmas
Once in royal Davids city
Hark! the herald angels sing
Silent night
Deck the hall
The Virgin Mary had a baby boy
Ding dong! merrily on high
God rest you merry, gentlemen
Huron carol
Patapan
Gabriels message
Cantemos a Maria
While shepherds watched their flocks
Mary rocked her baby!
I saw three ships
Y Gelynnen (The holly)
We three kings of Orient are
Go, tell it on the mountain

Christmas Crackers Reviews

this is a Christmas book with a real difference, including so much more than just the same seasonal classics The standout feature of so many of these arrangements is that they combine an astute awareness of what really works on the piano, with a solid pedagogic foundation the pieces are fun to play, sound great, and are educational at the same time Its this level of care and planning which elevates Get Set! Piano Christmas Crackers above so many competing books. In short, the book is chock-full of great ideas, creative approaches, and fun suggestions all given an engaging and often amusing festive twist. ~ Andrew Eales (pianist, teacher and writer), Pianodao

I have a few treasured and very dog-eared Christmas music books for myself and my pupils. This bumper offering over 30 carols for the beginner to Grade 2 level pianist is about to join that collection. ~ Fiona Lau, Music Teacher Magazine

Each carol is preceded by suggestions for learning activities associated with the pieces, and there are plentiful quizzes, tips, games, facts and other suggestions too. The early pieces have effective duet accompaniments making the book accessible to players in the very early stages of learning. Another cracker (excuse the pun) from David and Karen. ~ David Barton (pianist and educator)

About Karen Marshall

Karen Marshall is a classroom, peripatetic and private music teacher working with students from 4 to 72 years of age. Her writing is steeped in her ongoing music teaching practice. Karen is Kodaly trained (via the British Kodaly Academy), a mother of three, former student of the late Christine Brown, who is passionate about bringing the joy of music to all her students. She is published by Collins Music, Faber Music and ABRSM Publishing and also regularly contributing to Music Teacher Magazine.

Additional information

GOR011610443
9780008306144
0008306141
Get Set! Piano Christmas Crackers by Karen Marshall
Used - Good
Paperback
HarperCollins Publishers
2018-08-10
40
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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