My First Piano Book - Hardcover

Helsby, Genevieve

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1781980292 ISBN 13: 9781781980293

Publisher: Naxos Books, 2018

Synopsis

Following the success of "My First Classical Music Book," author Genevieve Helsby and illustrator Jason Chapman return with "My First Piano Book." Bursting with life and humor, this is a uniquely comprehensive introduction to the piano, designed first and foremost to inspire. Text and illustrations are so perfectly in tune with each other that every page is a treat to explore. With a cast of animal characters showing what they know (and what they don't!), this truly is both informative and great fun. Book and two CDs, with online music, and narration. Part 1: "Why is the Piano So Special?" How the piano works and sounds. 23 music tracks including: Bach - Prelude in C; Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 21; Joplin - The Entertainer; Debussy - Clair de lune; Faure - Berceuse; John Cage - Perilous Night No. 6; Satie - Gymnopedie No. 1 Part 2: "How Do I Play It?" A clear introduction to playing the piano. Play along with 12 specially written pieces with "Guide Me" narration option.

About this title

About the Author

After a sparkling performance of Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2, Genevieve Helsby graduated with a distinction in piano performance as part of her degree at Durham University. Her passion for conveying the fun and vitality of classical music to children has led to a number of hugely successful books and apps, most notably Meet the Instruments of the Orchestra!, My First Classical Music Book and My First Orchestra Book. As well as teaching the piano, she has presented children’s concerts promoting some of these titles, and she recently narrated her own rhyming verses for Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals in concert with the Sinfonia of Cambridge.Jason Chapman’s busy and varied illustration career has included large-scale illustrations for museums in London, Chicago and Singapore, and long-term associations with the NSPCC, illustrating their Christmas ‘Letters from Santa’, and Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, illustrating books, publications and merchandise. He has produced many children’s books, and illustrated live on TV for the BBC’s Springwatch Unsprung, after his Springwatch-inspired illustrations were spotted on Twitter. Jason’s Stan and Mabel, about a music-loving dog and cat, was inspired by his previous collaboration with Genevieve Helsby on My First Classical Music Book; it was adapted into a hugely successful show performed internationally, including with the London Symphony Orchestra, in Edinburgh with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and in Perth, Australia with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra.

From the Inside Flap

This book has two parts: 1. WHY IS THE PIANO SO SPECIAL? This is about the sound of the piano and its music.You can listen to the tracks on CD 1 or online as you read the book. 2. HOW DO I PLAY IT? This is about learning to play the piano.

Edition details

• Publisher: Naxos Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1781980292
• ISBN 13: 9781781980293
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Chapman Jason
• Number of pages: 72