Hal Leonard Student Piano Library
Series: Educational Piano Library
Format: Softcover Audio Online
Authors: Barbara Kreader, Phillip Keveren, Fred Kern, Mona Rejino
Piano Level: Book 3

Unit 1 of Book 3 begins by introducing eighth notes in 4/4 and 2/4 time. Swing eighths are also presented in the first half of the book. Folk, jazz, classical, and contemporary selections provide students with an interesting variety of repertoire.

The second half of Book 3, teaches relative and parallel major/minor five-finger patterns, and students learn to improvise their own songs using these basic patterns. This book includes access to great recordings of audio and MIDI backing tracks online, for download or streaming.