The Oxford Piano Method is the perfect course for all pupils from the very beginning up to about Grade 3 level. There are now 21 books ranging from Tunes for Ten Fingers for the youngest beginner to tutorial, sightreading, duet, technique, and repertoire books for more experienced players. All the books are carefully graded, slow-paced, and attractively presented and include a great variety of pieces that both teacher and pupil will find fun and musically satisfying.
Click on the Spooky Piano Time cover for some really scary tunes, poems, and pictures.
Pauline Hall writes ...
'I am a Yorkshirewoman by birth, although for the first eight years of my life I lived in Amen Court in the shadow of St. Paul's Cathedral. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Music, I taught in schools and privately. Whilst living and teaching in Harrogate (with my husband and three children) I felt the need for a piano tutor which made learning fun, and which progressed at the pace of my slowest learner. I started by writing little tunes in my pupils' notebooks, and these formed the basis of Tunes for Ten Fingers; the Oxford Piano Method developed from this.
We now live in a small village in the beautiful Lune Valley just south of the Lake District, and within view of Yorkshire's highest mountain - Ingleborough. I play the violin in an orchestra and enjoy playing chamber music with friends. I also play the organ in our little church and enjoy gardening, walking, and bird-watching, and I even bake my own bread - so life is quite busy!
The grade levels in the table correspond approximately to those of the ABRSM.
Tunes for Ten Fingers - Tunes for Ten Fingers is the perfect book for very young children - it encourages security at every step and uses material that makes learning fun! (ISBN 0 19 3727382) £4.50
Fun for Ten Fingers - Fun for Ten Fingers acts as a bridge between Tunes for Ten Fingers and More Tunes for Ten Fingers. There are 21 pieces in five-finger position, each accompanied by humorous verses and delightful illustrations with lots of stimulating puzzles and games interspersed amongst the pieces. (ISBN 0 19 3727676) £4.50
More Tunes for Ten Fingers - An entertaining and thoughtful choice of pieces with plenty of songs, duets, puzzles, and games. (ISBN 0 19 3727390) £4.50
Piano Time 1 - This is the core tutor book of the Oxford Piano Method (ISBN 0 19 3727447) £5.50
Piano Time Pieces 1 - A supplementary collection of 21 repertoire pieces, suitable for pupils using Piano Time 1(ISBN 0 19 3727404) £5.50
Piano Time 2 - The second Oxford Piano Method tutor introduces new keys and time-signatures, scales in two octaves, intervals, and chords. There are technical exercises, and theory and aural pages. (ISBN 0 19 3727412) £5.50
Piano Time Pieces 2 - 20 pieces including a wide variety of music ranging from classical and original pieces to folk-songs and music-hall ballads. (ISBN 0 19 3727439) £5.50
Piano Time 3 - The third Oxford Piano Method tutor (ISBN 0 19 3727463) £5.50
Piano Time Pieces 3 - More repertoire pieces designed for pupils using Piano Time 3. (ISBN 0 19 3727471) £5.50
Duets with a Difference - 18 duets introducing children to the fun of making music together, and providing valuable ensemble-playing experience. Also included are some entertaining aural guessing games and keyboard dexterity experiments. (ISBN 0 19 3727455) £5.50
Mixed Doubles - Continuing in the same vein as Duets with a Difference this is an exciting collection of duets in a wide range of styles, with exercises in dexterity, and listening games. (ISBN 0 19 372748X) £5.50
Piano Time Carols - 10 arrangements of the best-loved carols, starting at around the level of Piano Time 1. The carols have been carefully simplified so that, instead of learning just one or two carols, you will find that you can play a wide selection, to the delight of your friends and family. (ISBN 0 19 3727374) £4.95
Piano Time Classics - 40 really easy arrangements of classic tunes which children (and adults!) will enjoy learning quickly as a welcome break from slogging away at all those exam pieces. (ISBN 0 19 3727366) £5.50
More Piano Time Classics - 38 really easy arrangements of the best-loved familiar tunes you will recognize from recordings, radio, and TV. The witty cartoons will bring a smile to the lips of even the most jaded piano pupil. (ISBN 0 19 3727498) £5.50
Piano Time Opera - 30 really simple arrangements of operatic masterpieces arranged in order of difficulty (ISBN 0 19 3727625) £5.25
Prehistoric Piano Time - Travel back in time with Prehistoric Piano Time and encounter an entertaining mix of 20 dinosaur pieces, games, and puzzles. Lively full-colour illustrations introduce each of the friendly (or not-so-friendly) monsters that inhabit the volume, and all the material has a solid musical and tutorial basis as well as being tremendous fun. (ISBN 0 19 3727688) £4.95
Spooky Piano Time - Get set for the most enjoyable fright of your life as you accompany Pauline Hall through the creepy pages of Spooky Piano Time. This volume is bursting with repertoire pieces, puzzles, poems, and full-colour illustrations throughout. (ISBN 0 19 372765X) £4.95
Piano Time Sightreading - An interactive approach to sight-reading, three progressive books carefully build up confidence and ability, and continue to develop it with loads of short, structured exercises interspersed with fun puzzles and games. All the material is simple, imaginative, and clearly laid out, using a unique system of icons that remind pupils to check for musical hazards before they being to play. £3.95 each
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