Cynthia Marie

I'm a big fan of learning music by-ear, straight from recordings, and finding tunes in a variety of ways.  Here's some method books that I like too: 

PRIMER

Piano Studio with Cynthia Marie: 29 Songs to Play by Heart, Primer Level

Cynthia Marie 

Succeeding at the Piano, Notespeller, Preparatory
Helen Marlais

Succeeding at the Piano, Lesson & Technique, Preparatory
Helen Marlais

Merry Christmas, Primer
Succeeding at the Piano
Helen Marlais, 2010

Bastien Piano Basics, Primer Level
Bastien, Kjos West, 1985

Folk Tune Favorites, Primer
Bastien, Kjos West 1979
0-8497-5069-5

Faber Playtime Piano 
Classics, Level 1, 5-finger Melodies
Faber Piano Adventures, Hal Leonard

Faber Pre-Time Piano
Christmas, Primer Level 

Piano Repertoire, Primer Level
By David Carr Glover & Louise Garrow 

Little Gems Piano (by rote) 

LEVEL 1

Alfred Lesson Book Level 1B

Playtime Piano Classics Level 1, Faber

Piano Lessons Book 2
Hal Leonard 1996
Authors: Barbara Kreader, Fred Kern, Phillip Keveren, Mona Rejino
Book/CD ISBN 978-0-634-03119-9

Faber Popular Repertoire for Older Beginner, Level 1

Faber Studio Collection, level 1

Faber Piano Adventures Level 1 Performance 2nd ed.
Dovetree Productions, 1993, 1996, 2011
ISBN 978-1-61677-080-8
Includes: "500 year old melody", "Raindance", "Painting with Pastels"

PURPLE Performance Book by Bastien Level 1
“Roller Skate Rock”
ISBN: 0-8497-5274-4

Bastien Piano Basics, Theory Level 1 & 2

Piano Repertoire Level 1
Glover and Harrow
Alfred, 1967, includes “Hello”

In Recital with Classical Themes, vol. 1
Helen Marlais, FJH
ISBN: 1-56939-650-7

In Recital with Christmas Favorites, Book 1 w/CD
Helen Marlais, FJH 2005
ISBN 1-56939-489- ?

Noona’s Christmas Sing & Play Level 1
2001 Heritage
0-00308-05549-8

1A ALFRED Merry Christmas 

The Christmas Book
John W. Schaum
1985 Belwin Mills

SUZUKI PIANO LEVEL 1 - great for ear-training, play all these songs by ear! 


LEVEL 2

Bastien Piano Basics, Theory Level 2

Alfred Lesson Book Level 2

Faber 2A Classics
Faber, 1995 FJH
ISBN:978-1-61677-052-5

Faber 2A Theory 

Bastien Piano Lessons (Blue & Green Books)
James Bastien 1976, Kjos West
Level 2 ISBN 0-8497-5002-4
Level 3 ISBN 0-8497-5003-2

Kaleidoscope Solos, Book 2 by Jon George,
includes “Irish Jig” , Alfred, 1973

Faber Christmas 2B, FJH

POPULAR Faber 2A, FJH

CHORD CRASH BOOK 1, by Meridee Winters
 

LEVEL 3

Bastien Piano Basics, Theory Level 3

Alfred Lesson Book Level 3

Faber Piano Adventures Level 3A (Land of the Silver Birch, Lunar Eclipse, Sakura)
ISBN 0-929666-69-0

Faber Performance 3B
includes: "Piano Players' Chocolate Eaters Blues" a favorite

Junior Hanon
Alfred, ed. Allan Small & Morton Marcus
ISBN: 0-7390-1290-8

GIFTS OF ASIA - songs from China, Japan, Taiwan, and Korea
Emilie Lin, 2010, FJH
13: 978-156937-800-5
10: 1-56939-800-3

Christmas: Faber 3A-3B, includes Carl Fischer's arr. of Carol of the Bells

CHORD CRASH BOOK 2, by Meridee Winters

LEVEL 4

Bastien Piano Basics, Theory Level 4

Faber Level 4 Piano Adventures (1st Edition)
Faber, FJH 1995
ISBN: 0-929666-87-9

Faber Level 4 Performance 

Performing in Style
Dennis Alexander, Alfred
ISBN: 0-38081-00181-4

Jazz, Rags, & Blues
Martha Mier, Book 2, Alfred
ISBN: 0-38081-02049-5

Korean Folk Songs
Collection
24 Traditional Folk Songs for Intermediate Level Piano Solo
Arranged by Lawrence Lee
Hal Leonard 2010
ISBN 978-1-4234-9042-5

Intermediate Song Collections:

Popular Hits Alfred Older Beginner:

https://www.alfred.com/alfreds-basic-piano-library-popular-hits-complete-level-1-1a-1b/p/00-45301/

Lang Lang Piano Academy
Mastering the Piano Level 1

JAZZ Piano The Complete Method
Hal Leonard, Level 1

Piano Literature (Volume Three)
James Bastien, Gwm/Kjos 1968
0-8497-6019-4

Easy Classics to Modern
Vol. 17 Music for Millions Series
Compiled & Edited by Denes Agay
1956 Consolidated Music Publishers
ISBN 0.8256.4047.4

Essential Melodies Vol. II
Janet Vogt, Heritage Music Press, 2004
Includes: “O Mio Babbino Caro”

The Best Christmas Songs Ever
Hal Leonard

Charlie Brown Christmas, easy piano

Jennifer Eklund's arr. of "Carol of the Bells" 

Sheet Music

The Rose, arr. Dan Coates

Music History

A Brief History of Piano Music: Essential music history for pianists Baroque through present day by Jennifer Boster

CDs FOR LISTENING:

Mordecai Shehori, “Learning by Example"
vol. 1 and vol. 3

Websites with fun print-outs:
www.letsplaykidsmusic.com

More Songs by level: 

LEVEL 1 SONGS

Halloween (in Glover Piano lesson) 

Amazing Grace

Over the Rainbow

Ash Grove

Pink Panther - learning half steps

Do a deer

Twinkle, Twinkle with chords

Happy Birthday with chords

Old Joe Clark

Bug in my Drink Boogie

All the Pretty Horses

Harry Potter “Hedwig’s Theme”

But in Dreams - from Lord of the Rings

WHOLE WHOLE -HALF WHOLE WHOLE WHOLE HALF - RAP !!! :) :) :)

 

LEVEL 2

Moli Hua

Arirang

O Sole mio

The Seagull

Tarantella is really fun song in BASTIEN 2

Edelweiss

Scarborough Fair

Starry night *Faber by Italo Taranto

Duke’s Place

Fill in chords for christmas melodies:  The First Noel, Away in the Manger, and Silent Night

Switcheroo Boogie (Duet), Melody Bober 

 

LEVEL 3

Pachebel’s canon, arr. Cynthia Marie

A Magic Game Bartok Winter, Lonely Road.. etc.

BARTOK’S MAGIC DANCE is a really fun song

ABRSM Level 1 Repertoire 2014-2015 

Bartok Winter and The Lonely Traveler 

 

LEVEL 4+ 

Etude Allegro

Piezconka, Tarentella

L’orage, Burgmuller

Jazzin’ Around, Martha Mier, Alfred

Composer Series: Chopin, Schubert, etc. 

Theme song from Amelie

Christmas Carols

Chinese duet - name/composer TBD

Erik Satie Gnossienne no. 2 & Gymnopedie

L’Orage (The Storm), Burgmuller

Solfeggio, Bach

Chopin Nocturne in E minor

Danza de la moza de noza, Ginastera

Pathetique Sonata mvt. 2, Beethoven

Maple Leaf Rag & The Entertainer

Girl with the Flaxen Hair - Debussy book

Kuhlau Sonatina “Allegro Burlesca” 

Schubert’s Impromptu in Eb

Gershwin Prelude #2

Bach E minor Prelude

Chopin Preludes

Chopin Scherzo in Bminor

Beethoven Moonlight Sonata

Fur Elise

Traumerei, Schumann

Reverie, Debussy

Simple Bach Prelude in C MInor

Schumann Concerto

First Sorrow, Schumann

Spinning Song

Ingelas Valtz

 

Vocal

Little Girl Blue

Disney Collections - Hal Leonard

Musical Theatre 

Everything Stays

Folk Song Collection

Blackbird 

This land is your land (Echo sing - teacher & student swap phrases)