Alfred's Basic Piano Prep Course: Lesson Book A: Piano Book & Online Audio
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Alfred's Basic Piano Prep Course: Lesson Book A: Piano Book & Online Audio
For the Young Beginner
By Willard A. Palmer, Morton Manus, and Amanda Vick Lethco
Level: A
Item: 00-21227
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Alfred's Basic Prep Course, Lesson Book A is specifically designed for beginners who are five years old and up. Through the use of appealing music and attractive illustrations, it is no wonder that Lesson Book A is the most widely used young beginner's piano book now available. This course takes into consideration the normal attention span, as well as the small-sized hands of the young beginner. Shortly after beginning, the young student will be able to play "Merrily We Roll Along." A companion recording is included. The complete Prep Course consists of six books (Levels A through F). This course is most effective when used under the direction of a piano teacher or experienced musician.
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Dr. Willard Palmer stands as an internationally acclaimed musician, educator, and scholar who composed and arranged 789 published works spanning accordion methods, piano methods, Hammond Chord Organ instruction, guitar methods, solo pieces, and choral compositions. His publications have been 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 early talent emerged as a child prodigy who performed piano on radio broadcasts at age 13. Under the mentorship of Mae Vardeman, a piano instructor who cultivated his improvisational skills through rigorous technique training, he developed the foundation for his lifelong musical pursuits. His college years at Whitworth College and Millsaps College saw him performing accordion and piano in radio broadcasts and campus ensembles. After earning his Bachelor's degree from Millsaps, Palmer pursued advanced studies at the Conservatory of Leipzig, Germany, on a two-year scholarship, followed by post-graduate work at the University of Houston.
Palmer joined the University of Houston music faculty and pioneered the first successful college-level accordion courses, teaching them for 18 years. His scholarly expertise in Baroque music ornamentation earned him international recognition and became the foundation for the acclaimed Alfred Masterworks series. The University of Houston honored his musicological contributions with a Doctor of Humanities degree in 1971 and a Doctor of Music degree in 1983. He directed the Riemenschneider Bach Institute and held memberships in the American Federation of Musicians, American Accordionists' Association, and American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
Palmer's early talent emerged as a child prodigy who performed piano on radio broadcasts at age 13. Under the mentorship of Mae Vardeman, a piano instructor who cultivated his improvisational skills through rigorous technique training, he developed the foundation for his lifelong musical pursuits. His college years at Whitworth College and Millsaps College saw him performing accordion and piano in radio broadcasts and campus ensembles. After earning his Bachelor's degree from Millsaps, Palmer pursued advanced studies at the Conservatory of Leipzig, Germany, on a two-year scholarship, followed by post-graduate work at the University of Houston.
Palmer joined the University of Houston music faculty and pioneered the first successful college-level accordion courses, teaching them for 18 years. His scholarly expertise in Baroque music ornamentation earned him international recognition and became the foundation for the acclaimed Alfred Masterworks series. The University of Houston honored his musicological contributions with a Doctor of Humanities degree in 1971 and a Doctor of Music degree in 1983. He directed the Riemenschneider Bach Institute and held memberships in the American Federation of Musicians, American Accordionists' Association, and 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, Morty joined the family enterprise in the late 1940s.
During his tenure, Manus transformed Alfred Music from a popular sheet music publisher into a global leader in music education. He spearheaded the creation of instructional methods for accordion, guitar, piano, and recorder, recognizing the market demand for quality educational materials. The company's expansion was remarkable; by 1975, operations had grown so substantially that headquarters relocated to Los Angeles with a distribution center established upstate. In 2005, Alfred Music made a major acquisition by purchasing Warner Bros. Publications, securing rights to the EMI Catalogue Partnership.
Manus's sons Ron and Steve continued the family legacy, joining the company in 1988 and 1992 respectively. Together they expanded Alfred Music's reach internationally, opening offices in Australia, Germany, Singapore, and the United Kingdom while advancing the company's instructional methods and performance music catalogs. A clarinetist and pianist himself, Morty shared his father's entrepreneurial vision and dedication to music education.
During his tenure, Manus transformed Alfred Music from a popular sheet music publisher into a global leader in music education. He spearheaded the creation of instructional methods for accordion, guitar, piano, and recorder, recognizing the market demand for quality educational materials. The company's expansion was remarkable; by 1975, operations had grown so substantially that headquarters relocated to Los Angeles with a distribution center established upstate. In 2005, Alfred Music made a major acquisition by purchasing Warner Bros. Publications, securing rights to the EMI Catalogue Partnership.
Manus's sons Ron and Steve continued the family legacy, joining the company in 1988 and 1992 respectively. Together they expanded Alfred Music's reach internationally, opening offices in Australia, Germany, Singapore, and the United Kingdom while advancing the company's instructional methods and performance music catalogs. A clarinetist and pianist himself, Morty shared his father's entrepreneurial vision and dedication to music education.
Dr. Amanda Vick Lethco is the co-author of Alfred's Basic Piano Library, one of the world's most widely used piano methods, developed alongside Dr. Willard Palmer and Morton Manus. She earned multiple degrees from Northwestern University, including Bachelor degrees in Piano Performance and Music Education, plus a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance. Her studies also took her to renowned institutions including Juilliard, Chicago Musical College, Columbia University, and private study in Houston.
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 in New York City, San Antonio, Austin, and Houston. She received an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from Whitworth College in Brookhaven, Mississippi, and was recognized in the International Who's Who of Musicians and the World Who's Who of Women. Beyond her pedagogical work, she performed recitals across the United States and collaborated with Dr. Willard Palmer on the additional method book Creating Music at the Piano.
Dr. Lethco became a sought-after clinician and workshop leader, conducting educational programs on college and university campuses throughout America as well as internationally in Europe, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Thailand, and Indonesia.
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 in New York City, San Antonio, Austin, and Houston. She received an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from Whitworth College in Brookhaven, Mississippi, and was recognized in the International Who's Who of Musicians and the World Who's Who of Women. Beyond her pedagogical work, she performed recitals across the United States and collaborated with Dr. Willard Palmer on the additional method book Creating Music at the Piano.
Dr. Lethco became a sought-after clinician and workshop leader, conducting educational programs on college and university campuses throughout America as well as internationally in Europe, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Thailand, and Indonesia.