Michael Aaron Piano Course

By Grade Four the student is playing at the late intermediate level. A few new concepts are presented: sonata allegro form, ornamentation, the diminished seventh chord, and 12/8. At the end of the book one finds dominant seventh chords and arpeggios in all major keys in 2 octaves. It is filled with originals by Michael Aaron as well as many originals by classical composers such as: Clementi's Sonatina in C; Chopin's Prelude Op. 28, No. 20; Field's Nocturne; Mozart's Sonata in A (Theme and Variation 1); Beethoven's Minuet from Sonata Op. 42, No. 2; Bach's Prelude in F (WTC1); Moszkowski's Spanish Dance; Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, Mvt. 1; and C.P.E. Bach's Solfeggieto.