Alfred's Basic Piano Prep Course: Technic Book E: Piano Book
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Alfred's Basic Piano Prep Course: Technic Book E: Piano Book
For the Young Beginner
By Willard A. Palmer, Morton Manus, and Amanda Vick Lethco
Level: E
Item: 00-6402
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Technical exercises and warm-ups carefully prepared to fit precisely with materials presented in the Lesson Books. Each exercise is coordinated page-by-page with the Prep Course Lesson Books.
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Dr. Willard Palmer stands as an internationally recognized musician, educator, and scholar who created 789 published compositions. His prolific output spans accordion methods, piano instructional materials, a Hammond Chord Organ method, guitar instruction books, numerous solo pieces, and choral arrangements. Many of these works 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 early musical talent emerged when he performed piano on radio broadcasts at just 13 years old. His foundational training came from piano teacher Mae Vardeman, who taught him proper technique while fostering his improvisational skills. Throughout his college years at Whitworth College and Millsaps College in Mississippi, he continued performing accordion and piano on local radio and in campus ensembles. Following his bachelor's degree from Millsaps, he earned a two-year scholarship to study at the Conservatory of Leipzig in Germany and later completed post-graduate work at the University of Houston.
Palmer spent 18 years on the University of Houston music faculty, where he established the institution's first successful college-level accordion courses. His scholarly expertise in Baroque music and ornamentation became internationally respected and formed the foundation for the acclaimed Alfred Masterworks publication series. In recognition of his musicological contributions, he received a Doctor of Humanities degree in 1971 and a Doctor of Music degree in 1983. He held membership in the American Federation of Musicians Local #65, the American Accordionists' Association, and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, and served as a director of the Riemenschneider Bach Institute.
Palmer's early musical talent emerged when he performed piano on radio broadcasts at just 13 years old. His foundational training came from piano teacher Mae Vardeman, who taught him proper technique while fostering his improvisational skills. Throughout his college years at Whitworth College and Millsaps College in Mississippi, he continued performing accordion and piano on local radio and in campus ensembles. Following his bachelor's degree from Millsaps, he earned a two-year scholarship to study at the Conservatory of Leipzig in Germany and later completed post-graduate work at the University of Houston.
Palmer spent 18 years on the University of Houston music faculty, where he established the institution's first successful college-level accordion courses. His scholarly expertise in Baroque music and ornamentation became internationally respected and formed the foundation for the acclaimed Alfred Masterworks publication series. In recognition of his musicological contributions, he received a Doctor of Humanities degree in 1971 and a Doctor of Music degree in 1983. He held membership in the American Federation of Musicians Local #65, the American Accordionists' Association, and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, and served as a director of the Riemenschneider Bach Institute.
Morton Manus served as president of Alfred Music Publishing Co., Inc. for over six decades, from 1952 to 2016. The company itself traces its roots to 1922, when his father Sam Manus, a violinist and mood music importer for silent films, established Manus Music in New York's Tin Pan Alley. In 1930, Sam merged his operation with Alfred & Company, founded by Alfred Haase, creating the combined entity known as Alfred Music. Morton joined the company in the late 1940s after earning a business degree from City College of New York, and soon took over leadership when his father retired.
Under Morton's direction, Alfred Music underwent a complete transformation during the 1950s. As both a clarinetist and pianist, he championed the creation of music education materials, launching instructional series for accordion, guitar, piano, and recorder. This strategic shift established Alfred Music as a major force in music education rather than merely a popular sheet music publisher. The company's rapid expansion led to a significant relocation in 1975, moving the main office to Los Angeles while establishing 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 global reach by opening offices in Australia, Germany, Singapore, and the United Kingdom while developing industry-leading instructional and performance materials. In 2005, Alfred Music acquired Warner Bros. Publications, significantly broadening its catalog through the EMI Catalogue Partnership and establishing a long-term relationship with Warner/Chappell Music.
Under Morton's direction, Alfred Music underwent a complete transformation during the 1950s. As both a clarinetist and pianist, he championed the creation of music education materials, launching instructional series for accordion, guitar, piano, and recorder. This strategic shift established Alfred Music as a major force in music education rather than merely a popular sheet music publisher. The company's rapid expansion led to a significant relocation in 1975, moving the main office to Los Angeles while establishing 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 global reach by opening offices in Australia, Germany, Singapore, and the United Kingdom while developing industry-leading instructional and performance materials. In 2005, Alfred Music acquired Warner Bros. Publications, significantly broadening its catalog through the EMI Catalogue Partnership and establishing a long-term relationship with Warner/Chappell Music.
Dr. Amanda Vick Lethco is best known as co-author of Alfred's Basic Piano Library, one of the world's most recognized piano methods, which she developed with Dr. Willard Palmer and Morton Manus. A Professor Emeritus of Piano Pedagogy at the University of Texas at Austin, she brought extensive training to her work, having studied with renowned musicians including James Friskin at Juilliard, Rudolph Ganz at Chicago Musical College, and Douglas Moore at Columbia University.
Her formal credentials include a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance and a Bachelor of Music Education from Northwestern University, as well as a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance from the same institution. She received an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from Whitworth College in Brookhaven, Mississippi, in recognition of her contributions to music education.
Beyond her groundbreaking method book, Dr. Lethco co-authored Creating Music at the Piano with Dr. Willard Palmer. She maintained an active presence as a recitalist, clinician, and workshop leader across North America, Europe, and Asia. Her teaching career spanned major cities including New York City, San Antonio, Austin, and Houston. Dr. Lethco is recognized in the International Who's Who of Musicians and the World Who's Who of Women.
Her formal credentials include a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance and a Bachelor of Music Education from Northwestern University, as well as a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance from the same institution. She received an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from Whitworth College in Brookhaven, Mississippi, in recognition of her contributions to music education.
Beyond her groundbreaking method book, Dr. Lethco co-authored Creating Music at the Piano with Dr. Willard Palmer. She maintained an active presence as a recitalist, clinician, and workshop leader across North America, Europe, and Asia. Her teaching career spanned major cities including New York City, San Antonio, Austin, and Houston. Dr. Lethco is recognized in the International Who's Who of Musicians and the World Who's Who of Women.