Alfred's Basic Group Piano Course: GM 2-Disk Set, Level 3: Piano 2 General MIDI Disks
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Alfred's Basic Group Piano Course: GM 2-Disk Set, Level 3: Piano 2 General MIDI Disks
By Willard A. Palmer, Morton Manus, and Amanda Vick Lethco
Level: 3
Item: 00-18091
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This 2 GM-disk set correlates with Alfred's Basic Group Piano Course, Book 3 and includes accompaniments ranging from simple drum patterns to full orchestrations that add musical interest and motivate students.
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Dr. Willard Palmer stands as a globally recognized musician, scholar, and educator whose prolific career spanned 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 emphasis on technique enabled him to develop exceptional improvisational skills. His early years featured performances on accordion and piano across radio broadcasts and campus ensembles while attending Whitworth College and Millsaps College in Mississippi.
Palmer's compositional output reached 789 published works, encompassing accordion methods, piano methods, Hammond Chord Organ instruction, guitar methods, numerous solo pieces, and choral compositions translated into German, Japanese, French, Dutch, and Spanish. His scholarly contributions became particularly significant in the field of Baroque music ornamentation, establishing him as an international authority and forming the foundation for the acclaimed Alfred Masterworks series. These achievements earned him a Doctor of Humanities degree in 1971 and a Doctor of Music degree in 1983.
Following graduate studies at the Conservatory of Leipzig on a two-year scholarship and post-graduate work at the University of Houston, Palmer joined the Houston faculty and pioneered the first successful college accordion courses, teaching there for 18 years. He served as choir director of Memorial Lutheran Church in Houston for an extended period and held leadership roles including director of the Riemenschneider Bach Institute. Palmer maintained active membership in the American Federation of Musicians Local #65, the American Accordionists' Association, and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
Palmer's compositional output reached 789 published works, encompassing accordion methods, piano methods, Hammond Chord Organ instruction, guitar methods, numerous solo pieces, and choral compositions translated into German, Japanese, French, Dutch, and Spanish. His scholarly contributions became particularly significant in the field of Baroque music ornamentation, establishing him as an international authority and forming the foundation for the acclaimed Alfred Masterworks series. These achievements earned him a Doctor of Humanities degree in 1971 and a Doctor of Music degree in 1983.
Following graduate studies at the Conservatory of Leipzig on a two-year scholarship and post-graduate work at the University of Houston, Palmer joined the Houston faculty and pioneered the first successful college accordion courses, teaching there for 18 years. He served as choir director of Memorial Lutheran Church in Houston for an extended period and held leadership roles including director of the Riemenschneider Bach Institute. Palmer maintained active membership in the American Federation of Musicians Local #65, the American Accordionists' Association, and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
Morton Manus served as president of Alfred Music Publishing Co., Inc. for more than six decades, beginning in the early 1950s. His father, Sam Manus, founded the company's predecessor in 1922 as a Tin Pan Alley sheet music publisher. In 1930, Sam merged his operation with Alfred & Company, creating the combined entity that became Alfred Music. Morton joined the family business in the late 1940s after earning his business degree from City College of New York and eventually assumed the presidency when his father retired.
A skilled clarinetist and pianist, Morton fundamentally transformed Alfred Music during the 1950s by recognizing the market demand for quality music education materials. Under his leadership, the company developed groundbreaking instructional series for accordion, guitar, piano, and recorder, evolving from a sheet music publisher into a major educational music provider. The company's expansion was remarkable over the following decades, necessitating a 1975 relocation of headquarters to Los Angeles and the establishment of a distribution center in upstate New York.
Morton's sons, Ron and Steve, continued the family legacy by joining Alfred Music in 1988 and 1992 respectively. Together, they expanded the company's reach globally by opening international offices in Australia, Germany, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. The company solidified its position as an industry leader through acquisitions including Warner Bros. Publications in 2005, which brought the EMI Catalogue Partnership rights into the Alfred Music portfolio.
A skilled clarinetist and pianist, Morton fundamentally transformed Alfred Music during the 1950s by recognizing the market demand for quality music education materials. Under his leadership, the company developed groundbreaking instructional series for accordion, guitar, piano, and recorder, evolving from a sheet music publisher into a major educational music provider. The company's expansion was remarkable over the following decades, necessitating a 1975 relocation of headquarters to Los Angeles and the establishment of a distribution center in upstate New York.
Morton's sons, Ron and Steve, continued the family legacy by joining Alfred Music in 1988 and 1992 respectively. Together, they expanded the company's reach globally by opening international offices in Australia, Germany, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. The company solidified its position as an industry leader through acquisitions including Warner Bros. Publications in 2005, which brought the EMI Catalogue Partnership rights into the Alfred Music portfolio.
Dr. Amanda Vick Lethco is a pianist and music educator best known for co-authoring Alfred's Basic Piano Library with Dr. Willard Palmer and Morton Manus. This world-renowned method has become a cornerstone of piano instruction. She served as Professor Emeritus of Piano Pedagogy at the University of Texas at Austin and maintained a private teaching practice across major cities including New York, San Antonio, and Houston.
Her educational credentials span multiple prestigious institutions. She earned a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance and a Bachelor of Music Education from Northwestern University, along with a Master of Music in Piano Performance from the same school. Her advanced studies took her to Juilliard to study with James Friskin, Chicago Musical College with Rudolph Ganz, Columbia University with Douglas Moore, and Houston with Ruth Barr. Whitworth College in Brookhaven, Mississippi honored her with a Doctor of Humanities degree.
Throughout her career, Dr. Lethco maintained an active performance and teaching schedule. She gave recitals across the United States and served as a clinician at numerous national conventions. Her workshop presentations reached audiences on college campuses throughout North America as well as in Europe, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Thailand, and Indonesia. She also co-authored Creating Music at the Piano with Dr. Willard Palmer. Her contributions to music education earned her recognition in both the International Who's Who of Musicians and the World Who's Who of Women.
Her educational credentials span multiple prestigious institutions. She earned a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance and a Bachelor of Music Education from Northwestern University, along with a Master of Music in Piano Performance from the same school. Her advanced studies took her to Juilliard to study with James Friskin, Chicago Musical College with Rudolph Ganz, Columbia University with Douglas Moore, and Houston with Ruth Barr. Whitworth College in Brookhaven, Mississippi honored her with a Doctor of Humanities degree.
Throughout her career, Dr. Lethco maintained an active performance and teaching schedule. She gave recitals across the United States and served as a clinician at numerous national conventions. Her workshop presentations reached audiences on college campuses throughout North America as well as in Europe, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Thailand, and Indonesia. She also co-authored Creating Music at the Piano with Dr. Willard Palmer. Her contributions to music education earned her recognition in both the International Who's Who of Musicians and the World Who's Who of Women.