John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course: Part 1 - Revised Edition

John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course: Part 1 - Revised Edition

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John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course Part 1 is a really fun beginner piano book - you will be taught how to play the piano by colourful little monsters, and be playing really fun pieces before you know it!

A fun way to learn the piano

Part 1 of John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course starts right from the beginning, introducing the piano keyboard and basic music notation before you start playing. You are then introduced to an array of 26 short fun pieces like ‘March of the Gnomes’, ‘Rag-Time Raggles’, ‘The Banjo Picker’, and ‘Princess Waltz’. There are accompanying funny cartoons of 8 little monsters - A, B, C, D, E, F and G - each monster points out their notes in the pieces as they are introduced, accompanied with clear fingering diagrams/illustrations.

Theory and musicianship

Before each piece, the little monsters progressively teach you the new rhythms, notes, rests, and ties, used in that piece, so you practise using all your new theory knowledge as you go along. Lots of the pieces in John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course Part 1 have accompaniment parts so your teacher can play along with you and make the music even more fun!

Interactive learning

There arehas 4 worksheets where you can fill in note names and values and practise writing notes and bar lines on the stave, and a keyboard chart where you can fill in the names of all the keys. John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course Part 1 also gets you to practise reading notes of the pieces aloud, and gives you preparatory exercises and finger drills to do before playing each piece. There is even a Certificate of Merit for your teacher to fill when you have completed the book!

Contents (A-Z)

  • Blow the Man Down
  • Bugles
  • Carry Me Back to Old Virginny - J.A. Bland
  • Dance of the Gnomes
  • Funny Faces
  • Grandfather’s Clock
  • In a Rickshaw
  • Let’s Play
  • March of the Gnomes
  • Marching Up and Down
  • Mary Had a Little Lamb
  • Moccasin Dance
  • Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen - Spiritual
  • Old MacDonald Had a Farm
  • Princess Waltz
  • Rag-Time Raggles
  • Row, Row
  • The Banjo Picker - adapted from S. Foster
  • The Chimes
  • The Church Organ
  • The Old Cotton Picker
  • The Paratrooper
  • The Seabees
  • The Train
  • Theme (The New World Symphony) - A. Dvořák
  • Yankee Doodle

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John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course Part 1 is a really fun beginner piano book - you will be taught how to play the piano by colourful little monsters, and be playing really fun pieces before you know it!

A fun way to learn the piano

Part 1 of John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course starts right from the beginning, introducing the piano keyboard and basic music notation before you start playing. You are then introduced to an array of 26 short fun pieces like ‘March of the Gnomes’, ‘Rag-Time Raggles’, ‘The Banjo Picker’, and ‘Princess Waltz’. There are accompanying funny cartoons of 8 little monsters - A, B, C, D, E, F and G - each monster points out their notes in the pieces as they are introduced, accompanied with clear fingering diagrams/illustrations.

Theory and musicianship

Before each piece, the little monsters progressively teach you the new rhythms, notes, rests, and ties, used in that piece, so you practise using all your new theory knowledge as you go along. Lots of the pieces in John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course Part 1 have accompaniment parts so your teacher can play along with you and make the music even more fun!

Interactive learning

There arehas 4 worksheets where you can fill in note names and values and practise writing notes and bar lines on the stave, and a keyboard chart where you can fill in the names of all the keys. John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course Part 1 also gets you to practise reading notes of the pieces aloud, and gives you preparatory exercises and finger drills to do before playing each piece. There is even a Certificate of Merit for your teacher to fill when you have completed the book!

Contents (A-Z)

  • Blow the Man Down
  • Bugles
  • Carry Me Back to Old Virginny - J.A. Bland
  • Dance of the Gnomes
  • Funny Faces
  • Grandfather’s Clock
  • In a Rickshaw
  • Let’s Play
  • March of the Gnomes
  • Marching Up and Down
  • Mary Had a Little Lamb
  • Moccasin Dance
  • Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen - Spiritual
  • Old MacDonald Had a Farm
  • Princess Waltz
  • Rag-Time Raggles
  • Row, Row
  • The Banjo Picker - adapted from S. Foster
  • The Chimes
  • The Church Organ
  • The Old Cotton Picker
  • The Paratrooper
  • The Seabees
  • The Train
  • Theme (The New World Symphony) - A. Dvořák
  • Yankee Doodle

Click Here to Read More...

Delivery Information

Please see our UK (mainland) delivery options below:


Standard
(usually 2-3 days)
£3.75 (orders up to £75) - £11.99 (orders £75+) 
Usually Delivered within 2-3 Days (from dispatch). Usually Royal Mail 48. For delivery before Christmas please order by 18th December 4:00pm - note this is not a guaranteed delivery service. Please note: delivery timeframes may be longer than advertised (up to 14 days) as the Royal Mail delivery services are taking longer than usual due to COVID-19, staff shortages and strikes.
Express
(usually Next Day)
£13.99
Usually Delivered Next Working Day (from dispatch) Mon-Fri 9am-6pm. Note: the shipping price for larger items may be higher in price - delivery costs will be confirmed within our checkout. Please note: delivery timeframes may be longer than advertised as 3rd party delivery couriers are taking longer than usual due to COVID-19 , staff shortages and strikes.
Local Delivery  
(usually 1-3 days)

FREE
Order online for local delivery (usually 1-3 days) in Monmouth (within 2 miles of NP25 3BT).
Click & Collect
FREE
Order online and collect from Church Street, Monmouth (1 Agincourt Square, Monmouth, NP25 3BT) - we will contact you to arrange a collection day/time.


In the Channel Islands? See our Channel Islands Delivery options

Note: from 01/01/2021 we no longer deliver to Northern Ireland as Brexit has made this destination not financially viable to deliver to. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.

 

Easy 30 Day Returns

Occasionally you may need to return items – please return your item(s) within 30 days to one of our stores or via post for an exchange or refund. Different rules apply for business-to-business orders. Read our full returns policy here



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John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course Part 1 is a really fun beginner piano book - you will be taught how to play the piano by colourful little monsters, and be playing really fun pieces before you know it!

A fun way to learn the piano

Part 1 of John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course starts right from the beginning, introducing the piano keyboard and basic music notation before you start playing. You are then introduced to an array of 26 short fun pieces like ‘March of the Gnomes’, ‘Rag-Time Raggles’, ‘The Banjo Picker’, and ‘Princess Waltz’. There are accompanying funny cartoons of 8 little monsters - A, B, C, D, E, F and G - each monster points out their notes in the pieces as they are introduced, accompanied with clear fingering diagrams/illustrations.

Theory and musicianship

Before each piece, the little monsters progressively teach you the new rhythms, notes, rests, and ties, used in that piece, so you practise using all your new theory knowledge as you go along. Lots of the pieces in John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course Part 1 have accompaniment parts so your teacher can play along with you and make the music even more fun!

Interactive learning

There arehas 4 worksheets where you can fill in note names and values and practise writing notes and bar lines on the stave, and a keyboard chart where you can fill in the names of all the keys. John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course Part 1 also gets you to practise reading notes of the pieces aloud, and gives you preparatory exercises and finger drills to do before playing each piece. There is even a Certificate of Merit for your teacher to fill when you have completed the book!

Contents (A-Z)

  • Blow the Man Down
  • Bugles
  • Carry Me Back to Old Virginny - J.A. Bland
  • Dance of the Gnomes
  • Funny Faces
  • Grandfather’s Clock
  • In a Rickshaw
  • Let’s Play
  • March of the Gnomes
  • Marching Up and Down
  • Mary Had a Little Lamb
  • Moccasin Dance
  • Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen - Spiritual
  • Old MacDonald Had a Farm
  • Princess Waltz
  • Rag-Time Raggles
  • Row, Row
  • The Banjo Picker - adapted from S. Foster
  • The Chimes
  • The Church Organ
  • The Old Cotton Picker
  • The Paratrooper
  • The Seabees
  • The Train
  • Theme (The New World Symphony) - A. Dvořák
  • Yankee Doodle

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Kate E

Fabulous beginners piano course. Been using for 20 years.


John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course: Part 1 - Revised Edition has a rating of 5.00 stars based on 1 review.