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Book 1

Introduction - Sheets 001-030 - Colour Key Chart. £12 + post

Tunes 1-30 bound in a convenient A4 book, with beginner scales (C, G, D, A, E major, hands in contrary motion), and various other musical data. The printed page appears as it does in the download with the surrounds showing note lengths & key signs.

CD1

Audio CD for Book 1. £6 + post

Contains 81 tracks featuring all the available audio downloads associated with Book1 on a CD. Each Tune is played hands separately then together with a count-in to each to make it easy to follow.

DVD 1

Video DVD for Book 1. £7 + post

Demo DVD – with 53 tracks shot on an overhead camera showing the correct hand positions.

Book1 and CD1

Book 1 + Colour Key Chart + CD £17 + post

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Book1 and DVD1

Book 1 + Colour Key Chart + DVD £18 + post

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Book1 with CD1 and DVD1

Book 1 + Colour Key Chart + CD + DVD. £22 + post

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How To Play Book 1 DVD

    Video DVD covering Book 1. Free with orders of Book 1 if requested

     This differs from the Book 1 Demo DVD, which simply shows where where to place your hands.
     In this sequence of 143 segments Michael Maxwell Steer takes a young pupil throu each piece in Book 1 explaining a variety of points that arise; and covering most the questions you're likely to ask. Each segments can be visited separately as chapters on the DVD.

Colour Key Chart Post

Colour Key Chart on stiff glossy card. Free with each book, but £1.50 each + post if ordered separately.

Goes behind the piano keyboard. A4 size, cut in two.

Finger Stickers

Colour Finger Stickers – Sharp/Flat Stickers. £1.50 + post (P&P free if ordered with a Book)

A4 page with 20 sets of Hand & Finger Stickers to assist with hands & finger identification & a set of Sharp/Flat Stickers.

Colour Note Stickers

Colour Note Stickers. £1.50 + post (P&P free if ordered with a Book)

A4 page with 2 sets of removable stickers to place on individual notes where the player has difficulty remembering notes. Intended mainly for learning difficulties, but useful for situations where the design of the keyboard means that Key Chart doesn't sit easily behind the keys.

Book 2

Introduction – Tunes 031-055 – Colour Key Chart. £12 + post

Tunes 31-55 bound in a convenient A4 book form, with all major scales (hands in same direction), and various other musical data relevant to the player's development. The printed page appears as it does in the download with the surrounds showing note lengths & key signs.

CD2

Audio CD for Book 2. £6 + post

Contains 76 tracks featuring all the available audio downloads associated with Book2 on a CD. Each Tune is played hands separately then together with a count-in to each to make it easy to follow.