Bastien New Traditions: All In One Piano Course - Level 1B

Bastien New Traditions is a complete, comprehensive method for beginning piano study. This series is easy to use and paced appropriately for young students. Concepts are introduced gradually and presented logically with lesson, theory, technique, and performance solos all in the same volume. The carefully graded learning progression ensures success, and the beautiful colorful illustrations coordinate perfectly with the music!

Level 1B highlights:

• Full staff note reading
• C, G, and F 5-finger hand positions
• Expanded hands playing together
• Harmonized tunes with V7 and I chords
• Introduction to single eighth notes and two eighth notes together, eighth note rests, and dotted quarter notes
• Introduction to pp and ff dynamics