After Hours

Book Title : After Hours
Author : Pam Wedgwood
Publisher : Faber Music Publishing

“After Hours” consists of a collection of variety styles that can have various expressions to suit any mood of a pianist. It contains many well-known pieces with beautiful melodies and harmonies. This collection provides perfect remedy to stress for pianists and listeners as well.

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Step by Step Piano Course

Book Title : Step by Step Piano Course – The Fun Way
Author/Editor : Dr. Geraldine Law-Lee
Publisher : Rhythm Music Publishing

This series provides piano music foundation practices that help the development of techniques of musicianship and fingerings, recognition of basic key concepts and clear feel of rhythm by familiar tunes. It provides fun pieces with many interesting and exciting notation as well. Thus, this series is useful for students to build the foundation of needed piano skills in a fun and enjoyable way!

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Schubert – Two Characteristic Marches

Book Title : Schubert – Two Characteristic Marches
Author : Franz Schubert
Editors : Maurice Hinson and Allison Nelson
Publisher : Alfred Music Publishing

Franz Schubert was one of the most prolific and well-known composers of piano music at all time. In this book, music pieces in marches style which were composed by Schubert in 1826, revealed Schubert’s fondness for sudden dynamic changes with his musical wittiness in fine melodic writing. Pianists who love marching style music with some humorous melodies will definitely enjoy the process of learning and performing these music pieces.

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Because of Love

Book Title : Because of Love
Author : Lucy L and Raymond Tan
Publisher : Rhythm Music Publishing

“Because of Love” series consist of a collection of original pieces that is composed in contemporary genres of pop, rock, ballad, swing and etc. These pieces contain refreshing supplements to classical music that are able to captivate the hearts of pianists and listeners. At the same time, these pieces help pianists to express their love and joy in their hearts.

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Theory of Music Exams 2010

Book Title : Theory of Music Exams 2010 (Grade 1 to Grade 8)
Publisher : ABRSM Publishing

“Theory of Music Exams” is a series of past year exam papers of the Associated Board Theory Music Exams. These past year exam papers are ideal resources in helping students to have sufficient preparation for ABRSM theory music exams. Every student who is sitting for ABRSM theory exams is highly encouraged to do these practices before their actual theory exams.

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Theory of Music Made Easy

Book Title : Theory of Music Made Easy (Grade 1 to Grade 8)
Author : Lina Ng (Grade 1-5) and LohPhaikKheng (Grade 6-8)
Publisher : Rhythm Music

“Music Theory Made Easy” (Grade 1 to Grade 4) and “Theory of Music Made Easy”are series of workbook designed to prepare students for Associated Board Examination and other board theory examinations. Each volume provides exercises of theory that are divided into short chapters. These series makes practices simple and lively with cheerful illustrations in order to help students to have fun in learning and find pleasure in learning music theory.

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ABRSM Piano Scales and Broken Chords

Book Title : ABRSM Piano Scales and Broken Chords (Grade 1 to Grade 8)
Publisher : ABRSM Publishing Music

Scales is part of the ABRSM practical piano exams. Therefore, “ABRSM Piano Scales and Broken Chords” are designed for students who are sitting for ABRSM piano exam so as to practise their scales and broken chords skills. It consists of the following features:

Exercises on fingerings with the suggested fingerings provided

User-friendly format with clear page layout

Helpful introduction on the advice in preparing for exam

This series provides useful exercises and information which are able to guide students to achieve useful extra marks in their exams.

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ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2011 & 2012

Book Title : ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2011 & 2012 (Grade 1 to Grade 8)
Publisher : ABRSM Publishing

“ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces” 2011 and 2012 are designed for students who are sitting for ABRSM piano exam in the year 2011 and 2012. Each volume consists of 3 lists (List A, List B and List C) whereby students have to select 1 exam piece from each list. This series is also suitable for the performances in concerts besides having them as piano exam pieces.

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My Theory Book

Book Title : My First Theory Book, My Second Theory Book, My Third Theory Book
Author : Lina Ng
Publisher : Rhythm Music

This series of theory workbook is designed for younger students to excel in music theory with colourful, interesting and easily-absorbed introduction to music theory. It contains exciting exercises and entertaining characters which then make the process of learning theory fun and enjoyable. Hence, it is an ideal resource in the introduction of theory for young students or young instrumentalists.

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Music for Little Mozarts

Book Title : Music for Little Mozarts – Meet the Music Friends
Author : Christine H. Barden, Gayle Kowalchyk, and E. L. Lancaster
Publisher : Alfred Music Publishing

“Music for Little Mozarts – Meet the Music Friends” has 5 introductory music lessons about music and piano for the age of 4 to 6 years old. This book is designed to be taught in music classroom with keyboard instrument. Activities included in these 5 lessons are singing, listening, movement, rhythm activities and beginning activities at the keyboard. “Music for Little Mozarts – Meet the Music Friends” provides fun and enjoyment for kids to have good exposure towards music!

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Jazz, Rags & Blues for Two

Book Title : Jazz, Rags & Blues for Two
Author : Martha Mier
Publisher : Alfred Music Publishing
Pages : 23

“Jazz, Rags & Blues for Two” contains four music pieces of duets in jazz, rags and blues styles. It is suitable for pianists who are interested in learning duets with jazz, rags and blue styles. The unique and lively rhythms with rich and colourful harmonies enable pianists to enjoy in learning, practising and performing duets.

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Improve your sight-reading!

Book Title : Improve your sight-reading! (Grade 1 to Grade 8)
Author : Paul Harris
Publisher : Faber Music

Sight-reading is part of Associated Board practical graded music exams. “Improve your sight-reading!” consists of 60 practice tests which are included in each volume. This series provides studies of rhythmic and melodic exercises with the purpose of improving the skills of sight-reading. Practising diligently to become a good sight-reader enables a person to learn pieces very quickly. Good performance in sight-reading will result in useful extra marks as well!

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Alfred’s Basic Adult Piano Course

Book Title : Alfred’s Basic Adult Piano Course - Lesson Book, Level One
Authors : Willard A. Palmer, Morton Manus, and Amanda Vick Lethco
Publisher : Alfred Music Publishing

This book contains music pieces with some popular and familiar favorite songs such as “Amazing Grace”, with the special features of chord approach and easy notation and fingerings. It is specially designed for adult beginners who are interested in learning piano by playing basic chords. It teaches simple chords with the method of using both hands to play melodies with more than single note. Most importantly, this book provides fun and enjoyment throughout the process of learning piano!

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Alfred’s Basic Piano Course

Book Title : Alfred’s Basic Piano Course – Recital Book (Level 1A and Level 5)
Authors : Willard A. Palmer, Morton Manus, and Amanda Vick Lethco
Publisher : Alfred Music Publishing

Level 1A includes basic and elementary pieces with easy piano notation, fingerings, illustrations and optional duet parts. This book provides music pieces that help to improve basic skills and techniques in notation and fingerings. On the other hand, Level 5 includes complex pieces with standard piano notation, fingerings and instructional text. This book provides music pieces with many original pieces of standard literature (e.g. Beethoven’s Sonatina in G and Chopin’s Prelude in A Major) that master the high level of skills and techniques in notation and fingerings.

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Alfred’s Premier Piano Course

Book Title : Alfred’s Premier Piano Course – Pop and Movie Hits 1B
Authors : Dennis Alexander, Gayle Kowalchyk, E. L. Lancaster, Victoria McArthur, and Martha Mier
Publisher : Alfred Music Publishing

This book consists of music pieces of some popular pop and movie hits during 1980s to 1990s. There are some optional duet parts which add harmonic richness to the solo parts. This book provides basic level of music score arrangements that are simple yet interesting to play, which will then help to excel in producing beautiful piano pieces.

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A Dozen A Day

Book Title : A Dozen A Day – Play with ease in many keys
Author : Edna Mae Burnam
Publisher : Willis Music

This book consists of technical exercises of piano learning and they are accompanied by a few pieces of short warm-up exercises which are to be played at the beginning of each practice session.The purpose of these technical exercises are to provide excellent day-to-day training for the techniques of smooth and clear fingering on the piano.

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Piano Dress

A piano dress is useful for keeping moisture and dust off the strings, plate and board. It is normally made by cotton or wool blend. It is washable in cold water but it needs to be air dried. Other than that, it can be shaken or put in a dryer in order to tumble out the accumulated dust.

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Metronome

It is functioned as a way for musicians to maintain constant tempo. The tempo desired by the musicians may vary; hence, it can be adjusted according to the needs of the musicians. Tempo is normally measured in Beats per Minute (BPM) only. Metronome is used so that the musicians could learn to have a consistent tempo. Besides that, it can also help the musicians to polish their techniques such as increasing the speed or slowing down the tempo during performance. Other than that, it can be served as a marking to determine the speed of the songs played.

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Adult Piano

Adult piano course consists of Grade 1 till Grade 8 and the lessons will be conducted once per week. The length of the piano lessons depends on the piano grade that you are learning. When you are in a higher grade, it may take longer time for you to complete a lesson. The candidates will receive ABRSM certificates after they have passed the piano examination. Normally, Robinson Music Centre provides an upright piano during the lesson conducted at the centre. It is recommended for learners to have a piano no matter it is a new one or a second- handed piano in order for them to practise at home. Practise makes perfect, so you will still need to practise the Piano during leisure time in order to catch up with the lessons. You still can learn it whether you are adults or late adults.

In the assessment part, the examiners will be assessing the accuracy of rhythm and notes, the quality of touch, variety and gradation of tone, right choice of tempo, and expression’s detail, phrasing and accent. Any systematic fingering will be accepted if students are able to produce a good result. Besides, the examiners also take into account of the use of pedal. For those candidates who cannot reach the pedal, it is accepted if the result performed by a student is musically satisfied.

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Children Classical Piano

Prefer your children to learn and become better in classical music? Here’s what Robinson Music Centre got to offer. Your child, who is at the age of 6, can start to take up classical piano course and learn the pattern or style that is played by classical music composers such as Ludwig Van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and etc. For instance, an early stage of classical music contains octatonic scale, which means the music sheet has eight tones respectively. Children will need to sit for ABRSM examination for the piano exams which are graded from 1 to 8. Normally, upright piano is provided during the examination and examiners will examine the skills that students possess.

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