The school of piano playing under the general edition of A. Nikolaev has been published by Muzyka publishing house for many decades. In the presence of enough methodical collections and anthologies ''Nikolaev's School'' was the universal methodology for elementary education to playing a piano. Formation of the young musician happens on the basis of the pedagogical principles underlain at Nikolaev's School. This manual is in a bed of forming of Russian pianistic traditions. Contents:
Foreword PART ONE Methodical explanations Section One SINGING BY HEAR. SELECTING A MELODY ON THE PIANO. TRANSPOSE. KEYBOARD AND SOUND NAMES. NOTES, THEIR DIFFERENT DURATION, LOCATION ON THE STATUS Ding dong Ku-ku! Ay! Cornflower Don't fly, nightingale. Russian folk song Cockerel Like under a hill, under a mountain A. Filippenko. Cheerful musician Bug and cat. Czech folk joke M. Krasev. herringbone M. Jordan. blue sled Quail. Belarusian folk song EXAMPLES FOR PERFORMING MELODIES IN BOTH KEYS WITH DIFFER ENT FINGERS (NOT RELATED) Bunny. Russian folk song M. Krasev. On ice E. Gnesina. Etude Funny geese. Russian folk song Whether in the garden, in the garden. Russian folk song SIGNS OF PITCH CHANGE (ALTERATION) An. Alexandrov. And who is smart? M. Starokadomsky. Merry Travelers Cossack. Ukrainian folk song A. Schmidt. Etude E. Gnesina. Etude Birdie. Ukrainian folk song CONNECTED PERFORMANCE OF MELODIES M. Krasev. Zhuravel M. Krasev. Bye, bye Autumn. children's song The baby was walking along the forest. Russian folk song Cow. Russian folk song L. Knipper. Once upon a frosty winter V. Kalinnikov. Shadow, shadow S. Prokofiev. chatterbox Ukrainian folk song Wisla. Polish folk song Hungarian folk song Ukrainian folk song Hello winter guest. Russian folk song E. Gnesina. Etude E. Gnesina. Song Zhuravel. Ukrainian folk song D. Kabalevsky. little polka E. Gnesina. Etude J. Armand. Play A MORE COMPLEX RHYTHMIC PATTERN Shepherd boy. children's song I went up the hill. Russian folk song .... T. Sa