Daniel McFarlane's piano method is about building students' confidence with fun, original pieces - and this piano book for adults and teens is no exception. Supersonics Method Quick Start B introduces new scales, modes and styles of music at an accelerated pace for older students at mid-late elementary level. The catchy, original pieces will engage learners of all ages. You'll help them develop into expressive players, refining their pedalling technique and musical ear. They'll have a practical understanding of many of the major and minor scales, as well as chromatic, blues and jazz scales. And you'll expand their knowledge of music with more authentic, historical pieces, popular chords, familiar melodies and folk songs. The streamlined modules introduce new concepts in a fast, flexible and open-minded way. Mix and match the pieces to learn according to your lesson plan, or work through the book from cover to cover. Students will consolidate their learnings with a range of new creative exercises. This book is the best way to get students to learn piano fast. You'll see their confidence bloom as they take pride in their success. Support material: The Supersonics Plus App adds so much more to this piano lesson book for beginners. Access the teaching resources, backing tracks, activities and more - in studio or at home, and create a rich, dynamic and engaging learning experience. All the core content is free! Content: 140 pages piano method book with 1-2 years of teaching material for older beginners (approx. ages 10+). BONUS FREE ACCESS to Supersonics Plus material: Get backing tracks and rhythm builders that work with this method, to give you a fun and rich teaching experience for you and your students. Teaching Support via our Facebook Group: Join the Supersonics Piano Facebook Group to join a lively community of piano tutors using our method. Q: What ages / grades is the Quick Start B suitable for? A: The lessons taught in Quick Start B build on the techniques and theory in previous levels. The books have content suitable for late-elementary (approx. 10 years right through to adults). Q: If I want to transfer my students to your method from another, how do I know where to start? A: The best entry points into the accelerated Supersonics Piano Method are at Quick Start A, Blast Off Bridge and Level 4 of the main method. Q: What techniques and skills will my students master by using this piano method? A: By the end of Quick Start B, students will be confident and expressive players. They'll have a practical understanding of components of Grade 1 Theory and know how the modes of the major scale work. They'll also be able to: compose and play in a range of different keys, transpose more complex pieces, play expressively with good technique, play pieces with homophonic and polyphonic elements, play pop chords in a range of major and minor keys, respond to complex creative stimuli and much more. Q: How will I know when my student is ready for the next level in the Supersonics Piano Method? A: When your student gets to the end of this method book, use your judgement as to whether you feel they're ready to move onto Level 4 of the main method book series. If you'd like to spend more time consolidating the skills and techniques learned, you might like to use 'Beat the Clock: 2'. Please note that this book is perfect bound.

Whether you've been using the old Blast Off Book in your studio already, or if you're wanting to transition new students into the Supersonics Method - this bridging book is the best spot to introduce later beginners to Supersonics. Crucial elements to your students' success are introduced in Blast Off Bridge. Students begin to play with sharps and flats, learn basic pop chords, and extend their reading range beyond C to G. They also start using the sustain pedal and finish building core technical skills. Delight your students with engaging online teaching resources that accompany all the Supersonics Method Books and streamline your teaching process. You'll love watching your students fall in love with the piano. When you've completed this bridging book, move into Level 2 of the piano method. Support material: The Supersonics Plus App adds so much more to this piano lesson book for beginners. Access the teaching resources, backing tracks, activities and more - in studio or at home, and create a rich, dynamic and engaging learning experience. All the core content is free! Content: 48 pages with 3-6 months of teaching material for late beginner pianists of all ages, It introduces catchy, original music and vital techniques that will set students up for future success. Each module is targeted towards a particular concept, note-reading range or rhythm, making it easy to understand and to integrate extra material. BONUS FREE ACCESS to Supersonics Plus material: Get backing tracks and rhythm builders that work with this method, to give you a fun and rich teaching experience for you and your students. Teaching Support via our Facebook Group: Join the Supersonics Piano Facebook Group to join a lively community of piano tutors using our method. FAQ Q: What ages / grades is this book suitable for? A: Blast Off Bridge falls between the Supersonics Piano Method books Level 1 and Level 2. It is suitable for ages 6+. Q: If I want to transfer my students to your method from another, how do I know where to start? A: The best entry points into the Supersonics Piano Method are at Level 1, Blast Off Bridge and Level 4. Please note that this book is perfect bound.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Good sightreading skill is a powerful asset for the developing musician. Carefully composed variations of the Level 2B Lesson Book pieces help the student see the "new" against the backdrop of the "familiar." Fun, lively characters instruct students and motivate sightreading with a spirit of adventure and fun.

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Paul Westhead was teaching high school in his native Philadelphia when he was named La Salle University's men's basketball coach in 1970. By 1980 he was a Los Angeles Lakers assistant, soon to be hired as head coach, winning an NBA title with Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and rookie guard Magic Johnson. After compiling a 112-50 record, he was fired in November 1981. After a short stay as coach of the Chicago Bulls, Westhead reemerged in the mideighties as a coach at Loyola Marymount in California, where he designed his highly unusual signature run-and-gun offense that came to be known as "The system." The Speed Game offers a vibrant account of how Westhead helped develop a style of basketball that not only won at the highest levels but went on to influence basketball as it's played today. Known for implementing an up-tempo, quick-possession, high-octane offense, Westhead is the only coach to have won championships in both the NBA and WNBA. But his long career can be defined by one simple question he's heard from journalists, fellow coaches, his wife, and, well, himself: Why? Why did he insist on playing such a controversial style of basketball that could vary from brilliant to busted? Westhead speaks candidly here about the feathers he ruffled and about his own shortcomings as he takes readers from Philadelphia's West Catholic High, where he couldn't make varsity, to the birth of the Showtime Lakers and to the powerhouse he built nearly ten years later at Loyola, where his team set records likely never to be approached. Westhead says he always found himself telling prospective bosses, "My speed game is gonna knock your socks off!" So will his story and what it could do to bring back a popular style of play.