Alfred's Basic Piano Library: Recital Book Complete 2 & 3: Piano Book
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Alfred's Basic Piano Library: Recital Book Complete 2 & 3: Piano Book
For the Later Beginner
By Willard A. Palmer, Morton Manus, and Amanda Vick Lethco
Level: 2 & 3
Item: 00-6242
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The Recital Books congratulate students for a job well done by providing correlated repertoire to their Lesson Books that are based on concepts they've already learned. As a result, the pieces are quickly mastered. Recital Book Complete Level 2 & 3 is for older beginners, and contains the best selections from Recital Books 2 and 3.
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Dr. Willard Palmer stands as an internationally recognized musician, educator, and scholar who composed 789 published works spanning multiple instruments and genres. His output includes accordion and piano methods, guitar instruction books, Hammond Chord Organ materials, numerous solo compositions, and choral arrangements, many translated into German, Japanese, French, Dutch, and Spanish. For many years, he served as choir director at Memorial Lutheran Church in Houston, Texas.
Palmer's musical gifts emerged early; he performed piano on radio broadcasts at age 13 and studied both piano and accordion under Mae Vardeman, whose instruction in proper technique strengthened his improvisational abilities. He attended Whitworth College in Brookhaven, Mississippi and Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, where he continued performing on local radio and in campus ensembles. Following his bachelor's degree from Millsaps, he earned a two-year scholarship to study at the Leipzig Conservatory in Germany before pursuing post-graduate work at the University of Houston.
At Houston, Palmer taught the university's first successful accordion courses for 18 years while becoming an internationally respected authority on Baroque music ornamentation. His scholarly research in Classical and Baroque music informed the prestigious Alfred Masterworks publication series. He received a Doctor of Humanities degree in 1971 and a Doctor of Music degree in 1983 for his contributions to musicological research. Palmer also directed the Riemenschneider Bach Institute and held memberships in the American Federation of Musicians Local #65, the American Accordionists' Association, and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
Palmer's musical gifts emerged early; he performed piano on radio broadcasts at age 13 and studied both piano and accordion under Mae Vardeman, whose instruction in proper technique strengthened his improvisational abilities. He attended Whitworth College in Brookhaven, Mississippi and Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, where he continued performing on local radio and in campus ensembles. Following his bachelor's degree from Millsaps, he earned a two-year scholarship to study at the Leipzig Conservatory in Germany before pursuing post-graduate work at the University of Houston.
At Houston, Palmer taught the university's first successful accordion courses for 18 years while becoming an internationally respected authority on Baroque music ornamentation. His scholarly research in Classical and Baroque music informed the prestigious Alfred Masterworks publication series. He received a Doctor of Humanities degree in 1971 and a Doctor of Music degree in 1983 for his contributions to musicological research. Palmer also directed the Riemenschneider Bach Institute and held memberships 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 over six decades, from 1952 to 2016. He inherited the company from his father Sam, who founded Manus Music in 1922 during New York's Tin Pan Alley era and later merged it with Alfred & Company in 1930. Armed with a business degree from City College of New York and skills in clarinet and piano, Morty transformed the publisher into an educational powerhouse.
Under Morty's leadership beginning in the 1950s, Alfred Music evolved far beyond its roots in popular sheet music. He spearheaded the creation of instructional series for accordion, guitar, piano, and recorder that established the company as a leader in music education. This expansion drove substantial growth throughout the following decades and necessitated relocating the main office to Los Angeles in 1975 while establishing a distribution center in upstate New York.
Morty's sons Ron and Steve continued the family legacy by joining the company in 1988 and 1992 respectively. Together they expanded Alfred Music's global reach through offices in Australia, Germany, Singapore, and the UK while maintaining focus on developing instructional methods and performance music. The company's growth culminated in 2005 with the acquisition of Warner Bros. Publications, securing rights to the EMI Catalogue Partnership and establishing a relationship with Warner/Chappell Music.
Under Morty's leadership beginning in the 1950s, Alfred Music evolved far beyond its roots in popular sheet music. He spearheaded the creation of instructional series for accordion, guitar, piano, and recorder that established the company as a leader in music education. This expansion drove substantial growth throughout the following decades and necessitated relocating the main office to Los Angeles in 1975 while establishing a distribution center in upstate New York.
Morty's sons Ron and Steve continued the family legacy by joining the company in 1988 and 1992 respectively. Together they expanded Alfred Music's global reach through offices in Australia, Germany, Singapore, and the UK while maintaining focus on developing instructional methods and performance music. The company's growth culminated in 2005 with the acquisition of Warner Bros. Publications, securing rights to the EMI Catalogue Partnership and establishing a relationship with Warner/Chappell Music.
Dr. Amanda Vick Lethco co-created Alfred's Basic Piano Library, the internationally acclaimed piano method, alongside Dr. Willard Palmer and Morton Manus. Her formal training included studies with renowned pianists James Friskin at Juilliard, Rudolph Ganz at Chicago Musical College, and Douglas Moore at Columbia University, as well as instruction from Ruth Barr in Houston.
Her academic credentials span three degrees from Northwestern University: a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance, a Bachelor of Music Education, and a Master of Music in Piano Performance. Whitworth College in Brookhaven, Mississippi honored her with a Doctor of Humanities degree. As Professor Emeritus of Piano Pedagogy at the University of Texas at Austin, she established herself as a leading voice in piano education.
Beyond her teaching roles in New York City, San Antonio, Austin, and Houston, Dr. Lethco built an international reputation through recital performances across the United States and clinician work at conventions nationwide. She conducted pedagogical workshops throughout 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 and earned recognition in the International Who's Who of Musicians and the World Who's Who of Women.
Her academic credentials span three degrees from Northwestern University: a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance, a Bachelor of Music Education, and a Master of Music in Piano Performance. Whitworth College in Brookhaven, Mississippi honored her with a Doctor of Humanities degree. As Professor Emeritus of Piano Pedagogy at the University of Texas at Austin, she established herself as a leading voice in piano education.
Beyond her teaching roles in New York City, San Antonio, Austin, and Houston, Dr. Lethco built an international reputation through recital performances across the United States and clinician work at conventions nationwide. She conducted pedagogical workshops throughout 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 and earned recognition in the International Who's Who of Musicians and the World Who's Who of Women.