Alfred's Basic Piano Prep Course: Flash Cards, Levels A & B: Piano Flash Cards
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Alfred's Basic Piano Prep Course: Flash Cards, Levels A & B: Piano Flash Cards
For the Young Beginner
By Willard A. Palmer, Morton Manus, and Amanda Vick Lethco
Level: A & B
Item: 00-3103
$12.99
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A set of 77 jumbo size flash cards with each card hole-punched to use with a loose-leaf ring or hook. Indispensable for drilling notes, keys, musical signs, terms, and symbols. Correlated page-by-page with the Lesson Books A through F of the Prep Course.
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About the Authors
Dr. Willard Palmer stands as an internationally recognized musician, educator, and scholar who produced 789 published compositions across multiple genres and instruments. His works span accordion and piano methods, guitar instruction materials, keyboard manuals for the Hammond Chord Organ, solo pieces, and choral compositions, many of which have been published in German, Japanese, French, Dutch, and Spanish translations. 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 just 13 years old and went on to study both piano and accordion under Mae Vardeman, who helped cultivate his improvisational skills through rigorous technique training. His college years at Whitworth College and Millsaps College featured continued radio performances and ensemble work. After earning his Bachelor's degree from Millsaps, he attended the Conservatory of Leipzig, Germany on a two-year scholarship, then completed post-graduate studies at the University of Houston.
As a faculty member at the University of Houston, Palmer taught accordion for 18 years in what became the institution's first successful college-level accordion program. His meticulous scholarly work in Classical and Baroque music, particularly his expertise in Baroque ornamentation, formed the foundation for the celebrated Alfred Masterworks series. Recognition of his musicological contributions came through a Doctor of Humanities degree in 1971 and a Doctor of Music degree in 1983. He served as director of 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 just 13 years old and went on to study both piano and accordion under Mae Vardeman, who helped cultivate his improvisational skills through rigorous technique training. His college years at Whitworth College and Millsaps College featured continued radio performances and ensemble work. After earning his Bachelor's degree from Millsaps, he attended the Conservatory of Leipzig, Germany on a two-year scholarship, then completed post-graduate studies at the University of Houston.
As a faculty member at the University of Houston, Palmer taught accordion for 18 years in what became the institution's first successful college-level accordion program. His meticulous scholarly work in Classical and Baroque music, particularly his expertise in Baroque ornamentation, formed the foundation for the celebrated Alfred Masterworks series. Recognition of his musicological contributions came through a Doctor of Humanities degree in 1971 and a Doctor of Music degree in 1983. He served as director of 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 led Alfred Music Publishing as president from 1952 to 2016, guiding the company through decades of expansion and transformation. He inherited the business from his father Sam, who had founded Manus Music in 1922 as a Tin Pan Alley sheet music publisher and later merged it with Alfred & Company in 1930. Manus earned his business degree from City College of New York before joining the family enterprise in the late 1940s, where he met his wife Iris through a coworker's introduction.
Recognizing the market demand for quality music education materials, Manus spearheaded a strategic reinvention of Alfred Music in the 1950s. Drawing on his own background as a clarinetist and pianist, he oversaw the creation of groundbreaking instructional series beginning with accordion methods, followed by comprehensive guitar, piano, and recorder books. This shift established Alfred Music as a leader in music education rather than merely a popular sheet music publisher. By the 1970s, the company's growth necessitated relocation, moving its headquarters to Los Angeles in 1975 while establishing a distribution center in upstate New York.
Manus's sons Ron and Steve continued the company's expansion, joining Alfred Music in 1988 and 1992 respectively. Together they grew the business internationally with offices in Australia, Germany, Singapore, and the UK, while developing industry-leading instructional methods and performance materials. The company's acquisition of Warner Bros. Publications in 2005 marked another major milestone, bringing the EMI Catalogue Partnership and a long-term relationship with Warner/Chappell Music into the Alfred fold.
Recognizing the market demand for quality music education materials, Manus spearheaded a strategic reinvention of Alfred Music in the 1950s. Drawing on his own background as a clarinetist and pianist, he oversaw the creation of groundbreaking instructional series beginning with accordion methods, followed by comprehensive guitar, piano, and recorder books. This shift established Alfred Music as a leader in music education rather than merely a popular sheet music publisher. By the 1970s, the company's growth necessitated relocation, moving its headquarters to Los Angeles in 1975 while establishing a distribution center in upstate New York.
Manus's sons Ron and Steve continued the company's expansion, joining Alfred Music in 1988 and 1992 respectively. Together they grew the business internationally with offices in Australia, Germany, Singapore, and the UK, while developing industry-leading instructional methods and performance materials. The company's acquisition of Warner Bros. Publications in 2005 marked another major milestone, bringing the EMI Catalogue Partnership and a long-term relationship with Warner/Chappell Music into the Alfred fold.
Dr. Amanda Vick Lethco is best known as co-author of Alfred's Basic Piano Library, one of the most influential piano methods in the world. She created this landmark work alongside Dr. Willard Palmer and Morton Manus, establishing herself as a leading figure in music education.
Her academic credentials are extensive. Dr. Lethco earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance and a Bachelor of Music Education from Northwestern University, followed by a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance from the same institution. She studied piano with renowned teachers including James Friskin at Juilliard, Rudolph Ganz at Chicago Musical College, and Douglas Moore at Columbia University. Later in her career, she served as Professor Emeritus of Piano Pedagogy at the University of Texas at Austin and received an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from Whitworth College in Brookhaven, Mississippi.
Beyond her teaching and publishing work, Dr. Lethco maintained an active presence as both performer and clinician. She performed recitals across the United States and conducted workshops at colleges, universities, and conventions nationwide. Her international reach extended throughout Europe, Canada, and Asia, including Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. She also co-authored Creating Music at the Piano with Dr. Willard Palmer and maintained private teaching studios in New York City, San Antonio, Austin, and Houston. Dr. Lethco's prominence in her field is reflected in her listings in the International Who's Who of Musicians and the World Who's Who of Women.
Her academic credentials are extensive. Dr. Lethco earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance and a Bachelor of Music Education from Northwestern University, followed by a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance from the same institution. She studied piano with renowned teachers including James Friskin at Juilliard, Rudolph Ganz at Chicago Musical College, and Douglas Moore at Columbia University. Later in her career, she served as Professor Emeritus of Piano Pedagogy at the University of Texas at Austin and received an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from Whitworth College in Brookhaven, Mississippi.
Beyond her teaching and publishing work, Dr. Lethco maintained an active presence as both performer and clinician. She performed recitals across the United States and conducted workshops at colleges, universities, and conventions nationwide. Her international reach extended throughout Europe, Canada, and Asia, including Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. She also co-authored Creating Music at the Piano with Dr. Willard Palmer and maintained private teaching studios in New York City, San Antonio, Austin, and Houston. Dr. Lethco's prominence in her field is reflected in her listings in the International Who's Who of Musicians and the World Who's Who of Women.