Alfred's Basic Piano Library: Fun Book 2: Piano Book
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Alfred's Basic Piano Library: Fun Book 2: Piano Book
A Collection of 19 Entertaining Solos
By Willard A. Palmer, Morton Manus, and Amanda Vick Lethco
Level: 2
Item: 00-2392
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The Fun Books provide additional recital pieces designed for students who require more solo material and are particularly useful when two students are from the same family (Recital Book for one, Fun Book for the other).
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Dr. Willard Palmer stands as an internationally celebrated musician, educator, and scholar who produced an extraordinary catalog of 789 published compositions. His works span multiple instruments and genres, from accordion and piano methods to guitar instruction books, solo pieces, and choral compositions. Many of his publications have reached global audiences through translations into German, Japanese, French, Dutch, and Spanish.
Palmer's musical foundation began remarkably early; he performed piano on radio at just 13 years old and studied under Mae Vardeman, whose mentorship in improvisation and technique proved formative. His higher education at Whitworth College and Millsaps College included continued radio performances and ensemble work. After earning his Bachelor's degree from Millsaps, he pursued advanced study at the Leipzig Conservatory in Germany on a prestigious two-year scholarship and later completed post-graduate work at the University of Houston.
At the University of Houston, Palmer joined the music faculty and established the first successful college-level accordion courses, teaching there for 18 years. His scholarly expertise in Baroque music and ornamentation became internationally recognized and served as the foundation for the highly acclaimed Alfred Masterworks publication series. Palmer's significant contributions earned him a Doctor of Humanities degree in 1971 and a Doctor of Music degree in 1983. He directed the Riemenschneider Bach Institute and was active in the American Federation of Musicians Local 65, the American Accordionists' Association, and ASCAP. He also served as choir director of Memorial Lutheran Church in Houston for many years.
Palmer's musical foundation began remarkably early; he performed piano on radio at just 13 years old and studied under Mae Vardeman, whose mentorship in improvisation and technique proved formative. His higher education at Whitworth College and Millsaps College included continued radio performances and ensemble work. After earning his Bachelor's degree from Millsaps, he pursued advanced study at the Leipzig Conservatory in Germany on a prestigious two-year scholarship and later completed post-graduate work at the University of Houston.
At the University of Houston, Palmer joined the music faculty and established the first successful college-level accordion courses, teaching there for 18 years. His scholarly expertise in Baroque music and ornamentation became internationally recognized and served as the foundation for the highly acclaimed Alfred Masterworks publication series. Palmer's significant contributions earned him a Doctor of Humanities degree in 1971 and a Doctor of Music degree in 1983. He directed the Riemenschneider Bach Institute and was active in the American Federation of Musicians Local 65, the American Accordionists' Association, and ASCAP. He also served as choir director of Memorial Lutheran Church in Houston for many years.
Morton Manus served as president of Alfred Music Publishing Co., Inc. throughout more than six decades, from 1952 until 2016. A clarinetist and pianist, he joined the company in the late 1940s after earning his business degree from City College of New York. The company itself traced its roots to 1922, when his father Sam Manus, a violinist, founded Manus Music in New York City's Tin Pan Alley and later merged it with Alfred & Company in 1930.
Under Manus's leadership, Alfred Music transformed from a popular sheet music publisher into a comprehensive music education enterprise. During the 1950s, he spearheaded the creation of instructional series for accordion, guitar, piano, and recorder, establishing the company as a leader in music education materials. The company expanded dramatically over the following decades, prompting a relocation of its main office to Los Angeles in 1975 and the opening of a distribution center in upstate New York.
Manus's sons continued the family legacy by joining the business; Ron in 1988 and Steve in 1992. Together they extended Alfred Music's reach globally by opening offices in Australia, Germany, Singapore, and the UK while maintaining the company's focus on developing instructional methods and performance music. In 2005, the company achieved a significant milestone by acquiring Warner Bros. Publications, which brought the EMI Catalogue Partnership under Alfred Music's umbrella.
Under Manus's leadership, Alfred Music transformed from a popular sheet music publisher into a comprehensive music education enterprise. During the 1950s, he spearheaded the creation of instructional series for accordion, guitar, piano, and recorder, establishing the company as a leader in music education materials. The company expanded dramatically over the following decades, prompting a relocation of its main office to Los Angeles in 1975 and the opening of a distribution center in upstate New York.
Manus's sons continued the family legacy by joining the business; Ron in 1988 and Steve in 1992. Together they extended Alfred Music's reach globally by opening offices in Australia, Germany, Singapore, and the UK while maintaining the company's focus on developing instructional methods and performance music. In 2005, the company achieved a significant milestone by acquiring Warner Bros. Publications, which brought the EMI Catalogue Partnership under Alfred Music's umbrella.
Dr. Amanda Vick Lethco is best known as co-author of Alfred's Basic Piano Library, the internationally recognized piano method developed with Dr. Willard Palmer and Morton Manus. She earned degrees from Northwestern University, including a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance, a Bachelor of Music Education, and a Master of Music in Piano Performance. Her advanced training came from prestigious institutions where she studied with distinguished musicians including James Friskin at Juilliard, Rudolph Ganz at Chicago Musical College, and Douglas Moore at Columbia University.
Throughout her career, Dr. Lethco served as Professor Emeritus of Piano Pedagogy at the University of Texas at Austin and maintained a private teaching practice across New York City, San Antonio, Austin, and Houston. She was honored with an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from Whitworth College in Brookhaven, Mississippi. Beyond her teaching and writing, she performed recitals throughout the United States and worked as a clinician at numerous national conventions.
Dr. Lethco's influence extended globally through workshops and clinics held in Canada, Europe, Japan, and throughout Asia and the Pacific region. She co-authored Creating Music at the Piano with Dr. Willard Palmer and appears in the International Who's Who of Musicians and the World Who's Who of Women.
Throughout her career, Dr. Lethco served as Professor Emeritus of Piano Pedagogy at the University of Texas at Austin and maintained a private teaching practice across New York City, San Antonio, Austin, and Houston. She was honored with an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from Whitworth College in Brookhaven, Mississippi. Beyond her teaching and writing, she performed recitals throughout the United States and worked as a clinician at numerous national conventions.
Dr. Lethco's influence extended globally through workshops and clinics held in Canada, Europe, Japan, and throughout Asia and the Pacific region. She co-authored Creating Music at the Piano with Dr. Willard Palmer and appears in the International Who's Who of Musicians and the World Who's Who of Women.