Alfred's Basic Chord Approach to Electronic Keyboards: Lesson Book 2: Electronic Keyboard Book
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Alfred's Basic Chord Approach to Electronic Keyboards: Lesson Book 2: Electronic Keyboard Book
A Beginning Method for All Instruments with Automatic Rhythms & Chords
By Willard A. Palmer, Thomas Palmer, and Morton Manus
Level: 2
Item: 00-3099
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Book 2 continues with 6ths, 7ths and octaves; eighth notes, dotted quarter notes and syncopated notes; sharps, flats and naturals; the keys of C, G and F Major; construction of the major scale, new 'fingered' chords and additional 'single-fingered' chords.
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Morton Manus served as president of Alfred Music Publishing Co., Inc. for over six decades, from 1952 through 2016. He inherited a company founded by his father Sam in 1922 as Manus Music, which merged with Alfred & Company in 1930. Armed with a business degree from City College of New York and skills on clarinet and piano, Morty joined the family enterprise in the late 1940s and eventually took the helm when his father retired.
During his tenure, Manus transformed Alfred Music from a sheet music publisher into a comprehensive music education powerhouse. He spearheaded the creation of instructional series across multiple instruments, beginning with accordion books and expanding to guitar, piano, and recorder materials. The company's growth necessitated major expansion, leading to a relocation of the main office to Los Angeles in 1975 and a move of the distribution center to upstate New York.
Manus's sons Ron and Steve continued the family legacy by joining the company in 1988 and 1992 respectively. Together, they broadened Alfred Music's global reach by establishing international offices in Australia, Germany, Singapore, and the UK. The company further solidified its market position in 2005 with the acquisition of Warner Bros. Publications and the EMI Catalogue Partnership rights, establishing a significant long-term relationship with Warner/Chappell Music.
During his tenure, Manus transformed Alfred Music from a sheet music publisher into a comprehensive music education powerhouse. He spearheaded the creation of instructional series across multiple instruments, beginning with accordion books and expanding to guitar, piano, and recorder materials. The company's growth necessitated major expansion, leading to a relocation of the main office to Los Angeles in 1975 and a move of the distribution center to upstate New York.
Manus's sons Ron and Steve continued the family legacy by joining the company in 1988 and 1992 respectively. Together, they broadened Alfred Music's global reach by establishing international offices in Australia, Germany, Singapore, and the UK. The company further solidified its market position in 2005 with the acquisition of Warner Bros. Publications and the EMI Catalogue Partnership rights, establishing a significant long-term relationship with Warner/Chappell Music.
Dr. Willard Palmer stands as an internationally celebrated musician, scholar, and educator whose influence spans multiple instruments and genres. A child prodigy who performed piano on radio at age 13, he built his musical foundation under the mentorship of Mae Vardeman, whose instruction in proper technique enabled him to develop exceptional improvisational skills. His early training in piano and accordion became the cornerstone of a prolific career that would touch thousands of students and musicians worldwide.
Palmer's compositional and pedagogical output is staggering: 789 published works encompassing accordion methods, piano methods, organ instruction books, guitar methods, solo pieces, and choral compositions, many translated into German, Japanese, French, Dutch, and Spanish. His scholarly expertise in Baroque music ornamentation earned him international recognition and formed the foundation for the celebrated Alfred Masterworks publication series. He received both a Doctor of Humanities degree (1971) and a Doctor of Music degree (1983) in recognition of his musicological contributions.
Beyond composition and writing, Palmer maintained an active presence in music education and institutional leadership. He taught at the University of Houston for 18 years, pioneering the first successful college-level accordion courses. As director of the Riemenschneider Bach Institute and long-serving choir director at Memorial Lutheran Church in Houston, he remained deeply invested in advancing musical knowledge and practice. Throughout his career, he held memberships in the American Federation of Musicians, the American Accordionists' Association, and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
Palmer's compositional and pedagogical output is staggering: 789 published works encompassing accordion methods, piano methods, organ instruction books, guitar methods, solo pieces, and choral compositions, many translated into German, Japanese, French, Dutch, and Spanish. His scholarly expertise in Baroque music ornamentation earned him international recognition and formed the foundation for the celebrated Alfred Masterworks publication series. He received both a Doctor of Humanities degree (1971) and a Doctor of Music degree (1983) in recognition of his musicological contributions.
Beyond composition and writing, Palmer maintained an active presence in music education and institutional leadership. He taught at the University of Houston for 18 years, pioneering the first successful college-level accordion courses. As director of the Riemenschneider Bach Institute and long-serving choir director at Memorial Lutheran Church in Houston, he remained deeply invested in advancing musical knowledge and practice. Throughout his career, he held memberships in the American Federation of Musicians, the American Accordionists' Association, and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.