Alfred s Basic Adult All-in-One Course is designed for use with an instructor for the beginning student looking for a truly complete piano course. It is a greatly expanded version of Alfred s Basic Adult Piano Course that will include lesson theory and technique in a convenient all-in-one format. This comprehensive course adds such features as isometric hand exercises finger strengthening drills and written assignments that reinforce each lesson s concepts. There is a smooth logical progression between each lesson a thorough explanation of chord theory and playing styles and outstanding extra songs including folk classical and contemporary selections. At the completion of this course the student will have learned to play some of the most popular music ever written and will have gained a good understanding of basic musical concepts and styles. The CD has accompaniments to support the student s playing of the exercises and songs found in the Level 1 book. Titles: Alouette Alpine Melody Amazing Grace Au Claire de la Lune Aunt Rhody Auld Lang Syne Aura Lee The Bandleader Beautiful Brown Eyes Blow the Man Down! Blues for Wynton Marsalis Brother John Café Vienna The Can-Can Chasing the Blues Away Chiapanecas Cockles and Mussels The Cuckoo Day is Done Dueling Harmonics The Entertainer A Friend Like You Go Down Moses Good King Wenceslas Good Morning to You! Good People Got Those Blues Greensleeves Happy Birthday to You! Harmonica Rock Harp Song Here s a Happy Song! He s Got the Whole World in His Hands I m Gonna Lay My Burden Down Jericho Jingle Bells Joy to the World! Kum-ba-yah! Largo (Dvorak) Lavender s Blue Lightly Row Little Brown Jug Liza Jane London Bridge Lone Star Waltz Love Somebody Lullaby The Marine s Hymn Mary Ann Merrily We Roll Along Mexican Hat Dance Michael Row the Boat Ashore Money Can t Buy Everything My Fifth Ode to Joy On Top of Old Smoky O Sole Mio Raisins and Almonds Rock Along Rockets Rockin Intervals Rock It Away! Scarborough Fair Shoo Fly Shoo! Skip to My Lou! Standing in the Need of Prayer The Stranger Tisket a Tasket Waltzing Chords Waltz Time What Can I Share When the Saints Go Marching In Why Am I Blue? The comb binding creates a lay-flat book that is perfect for study and performance.