Piano Methods in Braille
May 1993
This circular is available in contracted, electronic braille format
Introduction
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Contents
Methods
Aaron, Michael
Piano Course. Belwin-Mills, 1947-52
Primer
BRM 16256
Grade 1
BRM 16304
Grade 2
BRM 16306
Grade 3
BRM 16355
Grade 4
BRM 20438
Grade 5
BRM 20544
Adult Piano Course. Belwin-Mills, 1947
Book 1
BRM 22809
Agnestig, Carl Bertil
Vi spiller klaver. Musikhøjskolens Forlag, 1973
**BRM 26880
Ahearn, Ella Mason, Dorothy Gaynor Blake, and Raymond Burrows
The Adult Explorer at the Piano. Willis, 1937
*BRM 7270
The Young Explorer at the Piano. Willis, 1941
*BRM 7271, *BRM 20545
Allison, Irl
Piano Programs and Musicianship Phases: Book One for
Beginners, Elementary, and Intermediate. Irl Allison Publications, 1966
BRM 20496
Alnaes, Eyvind
Norsk pianoskole. Norsk Musikforlag, 1962
**BRM 26554
Bastien, James, and Jane Smisor Bastien
The Bastien Piano Library. Kjos West, 1976
Piano Lessons
Primer
BRM 28351
Level 1
BRM 24691
Level 2
BRM 25704
Level 3
BRM 28204
Level 4
BRM 28354
Duets for fun
Book 1 (4 hands)
BRM 28910
Major Scales and Pieces
Level 4
BRM 26013
Minor Scales and Pieces
Level 5
BRM 28353
Note Speller
Level 1
BRM 24980
Piano Literature
Volume 2
BRM 28355
Volume 3
BRM 28361
Volume 4
BRM 28363
Piano Solos
Primer
BRM 24694
Level 1
BRM 24697
Level 2
BRM 25714
Level 3
BRM 25705
Level 4
BRM 25547
Sight Reading
Level 1
BRM 24696
Level 2
BRM 28364
Level 3
BRM 28352
Technic Lessons
Primer
BRM 24685
Level 1
BRM 24737
Level 2
BRM 28366
Level 3
BRM 28372
Level 4
BRM 28205
Theory Lessons
Primer
BRM 24693
Intermediate Piano Course. Kjos West, 1982-83
Intermediate Multi-key Solos
Level 1
BRM 28781
Level 2
BRM 28791
Level 3
BRM 28792
Intermediate Technic
Level 1
BRM 28790
Level 2
BRM 28920
Intermediate Theory
Level 3
BRM 28949
Beginning Piano for Adults.
General Words and Music, 1968
BRM 22805
The Older Beginner Piano Course. Kjos West, 1977
Level 1
BRM 28349
Level 2
BRM 26336
Bianchi, Louise, Lynn Freeman Olson, and Marvin Blickenstaff
Music Pathways. Carl Fischer, 1974
Repertoire 3B
BRM 25701
Brimhall, John
Piano Method. Charles Hansen, 1968-71
Book 1
BRM 25721
Book 2
BRM 25257
Book 4
BRM 25393
Book 5
BRM 25394
Exercises in Rhythm
BRM 22184
Burnam, Edna Mae
Piano Course. Willis, 1958-60
A Dozen a Day
Preparatory Book
BRM 21219
Book 1
BRM 22377
Book 2
BRM 22378
Book 3
BRM 22379
A Dozen Piano Pieces
Book 2
BRM 23592
For You Alone
BRM 23098
Carroll, Walter
First Piano Lessons. Forsyth
Book 1
BRM 24807
Book la
BRM 24806
Book 2
BRM 1176
Ching, James
The Rotary Road. Forsyth, 1926
*BRM 25339
Clark, Frances
Library for Piano Students (second series). Summy-Birchard, 1962
Look and Listen, by Frances Clark, Louise Goss, and David Kraehenbuehl
Part A
BRM 20439, BRM 22373
Part B
BRM 20526, BRM 22374
Part C
BRM 20527, BRM 22375
Part D
BRM 22376
Reader, Part A
BRM 28234
Contemporary Piano Literature
Book 1
BRM 20030, BRM 22952,
BRM 22451
Book 2
BRM 20035, BRM 22452
Book 3
BRM 22453
Book 4
BRM 22454
Book 5
BRM 22455
Book 6
BRM 24717
Jazz and Blues, by David Kraehenbuehl
Book 1
BRM 22191
Book 2
BRM 22193
Books 5 and 6
BRM 27012
Keyboard Theory, by David Kraehenbuehl
Book 1
BRM 23816
Book 2
BRM 23817
Book 3
BRM 23818
Book 4
BRM 23819
Book 5
BRM 23820
Book 6
BRM 23821
Piano Literature
Book 1
BRM 23578
Book 2
BRM 21687
Book 3
BRM 21688
Book 4a
BRM 21689
Book 5a
BRM 21690
Book 6a
BRM 21691
The Music Tree. Summy-Birchard, 1973
Time to Begin, by Frances Clark and Louise Goss
BRM 20349
Playtime, by Frances Clark and Louise Goss
Part A
BRM 25460
Part B
BRM 25461
Part C
BRM 25462
Cooke, Charles
Playing the Piano for Pleasure. Simon & Schuster, 1960
BRM 22296
Curwen, Annie Jessie (Gregg), and John Kinross
Mrs. Curwen's Pianoforte Method. Curwen
First Solo Album
*BRM 23532
Second Solo Album
*BRM 23533
Third Step
*BRM 23524
Fourth Step
*BRM 23520
Fifth Step
*BRM 23521
Sixth Step
*BRM 23522
Teacher's Guide
*BRM 25330
Davison, June, and Ardella Schaub
Piano Progress. Volkwein, 1967
BRM 25674
Diller, Angela, and Elizabeth Quaille
First Solo Book. G. Schirmer
*BRM 7517, BRM 28586
Second Solo Book. G. Schirmer
*BRM 22972
Third Solo Book. G. Schirmer
BRM 7817
Fourth Solo Book. G. Schirmer
BRM 1000
Twenty-five First Grade Piano Pieces. G. Schirmer
BRM 19479
First Theory Book. G. Schirmer
BRM 10898
Eckstein, Maxwell
Eckstein Adult Piano Course. Carl Fischer, 1953
Book 1
BRM 25299
Fletcher, Leila
Piano Course. Montgomery Music, 1950
Book 1
*BRM 188
Book 2
*BRM 189
Book 3
*BRM 190
Frost, Bernice
At the Piano. Boston Music
Book 1
*BRM 008, *BRM 14467, BRM 26894
Book 2
*BRM 193, *BRM 14746
Book 3
*BRM 194
Companion Series. Boston Music
Book 1
*BRM 195
Book 2
*BRM 196
Twentieth-Century Piano Music. J. Fischer, 1963
Book 1a
BRM 26337
Book 1b
BRM 25648
Book 2a
BRM 29276
Glover, David Carr
Piano Library. Belwin-Mills, 1967
Piano Repertoire
Primer
BRM 25313
Level 1
BRM 22928
Piano Student
Primer
BRM 25265, BRM 27833
Level 1
BRM 22060
Piano Technic
Level 1
BRM 22317
Gordon, Claire, Norman Horowitz, and Melvin Stecher
Playing to Learn. Schmidt, 1965
Book 2
BRM 25941
Gurlitt, Cornelius
The First Instructor in Pianoforte Playing. Augener
*BRM 8957
Hartline, Elizabeth
Keyboard Musicianship: Group Piano for Adults. Stipes, 1969
Book 1
BRM 23321
Piano for the Mature Beginner. Stipes, 1967
BRM 18803
Hirschberg, David
Technic Is Fun. Musicord, 1943-66
Book 2
BRM 22887
Book 3
BRM 22941
Book 4
BRM 27617
Scales and Chords Are Fun. Musicord, 1948
Book 1, Major
BRM 22314
Book 2, Minor
BRM 22315
Jørgensen, Frode H.
Frodes begynderbog til brugsklaver. Egtved
**BRM 28867
Frodes spillebog. Musikhøjskolens Forlag
Book 3
**BRM 28868
Book 4
**BRM 28869
Last, Joan
At the Keyboard. Oxford University Press, 1954
Book 1
BRM 24780
Book 2
BRM 25384
Book 3
BRM 25356
Book 4
BRM 25373
Lyke, James
Ensemble Music for Group Piano. Stipes, 1968
BRM 24585
Keyboard Musicianship. Stipes, 1974
Book 2
BRM 24599
Mance, Junior
How to play blues piano. Ray Brown, 1967
BRM 29279
Mary Mark, Sister, and Leonore McGuire
Piano for the Blind Child, with Read, Remember, and
Play: A Child's Introduction to Braille Music Reading. Immaculate Heart College, 1962
BRM 25673
Nunez, Bonnell
Pixie Piano Playbook. Willis, 1950
Book 1
BRM 20004
Pace, Robert
Music for Piano. Lee Roberts Music Publications, 1961
Music for Piano
Book 1
BRM 20009
Book 2
BRM 25093
Book 3
BRM 22066
Skills and Drills
Book 1
BRM 20014
Book 2
BRM 24220
Through the Keys
BRM 26506
Page, Cleveland
The Laboratory Piano Course. Harper and Row, 1976
Book 1
BRM 24613
Partridge, Joan
Braille Music for Beginners: For the Piano. Royal National Institute for the Blind,
1982
BRM 28206
Pisna, Josef
The Little Pischna. G. Schirmer, 1980
BRM 28362
Presser, Theodore
School for the Pianoforte. Presser, 1912
Beginner's Book
BRM 24679
Richter, Ada
Piano Course. Witmark/Warner Bros., 1954
Book 1
BRM 23648
Book 2
BRM 23649
You Can Play the Piano: A Book for the Older Beginner. Presser
Part 1
BRM 19698
Part 2
BRM 19703
Ristad, Eloise
Beginnings for the Talented. Ristad, 1968
Book 1
BRM 23154
Robinson, Helene
Basic Piano for Adults. Wadsworth, 1964
BRM 20081
Schaum, John W.
Piano Course. Belwin-Mills, 1945
Pre A (green)
*BRM 26629
Book A (red)
*BRM 423, *BRM 26631
Book B (blue)
*BRM 424, **BRM 26630
Book C (purple)
*BRM 425
Book D (orange)
*BRM 19460, *BRM 23542
Book E (violet)
*BRM 427
Book F (brown)
*BRM 428
Book G (amber)
*BRM 429
Book H (grey)
*BRM 430
Arpeggios and Pieces in All Keys
Book 1
*BRM 421
Book 2
*BRM 422
Octave Studies
Book 1
*BRM 431
Scales and Pieces in All Keys
Book 1
*BRM 432
Adult Piano Course. Belwin-Mills, 1946
Book 2
BRM 24356
Small, Allan
Rock Piano. Alfred, 1978
BRM 28512
Squire, Russel N., and Virginia R. Mountney
Class Piano for Adult Beginners, second edition. Prentice-Hall, 1971
BRM 23960
Stewart, Elsie M.
Mrs. Stewart's Piano Lessons. Instrumentalist, 1945
Part 1, Grades 1 and 2
BRM 22305
Part 2, Grades 3 and 4
BRM 22306
Suzuki, Shin'ichi
Piano School. Summy-Birchard, 1970
Volumes 1 and 2
BRM 24580
Volumes 3 and 4
BRM 25094
Volume 5
BRM 25236
Volume 6
BRM 25312
Suzuki Piano School. Zen-On, 1978
Volumes 1-3
**BRM 28529
Volume 4
**BRM 28834
Volume 5
**BRM 28835
Thompson, John
Modern Piano Course. Willis, 1936-42
Teaching Little Fingers to Play
*BRM 502, **BRM 26652
First Grade Book
*BRM 19548, **BRM 26801
Second Grade Book
*BRM 498, *BRM 4979
Third Grade Book
*BRM 19484
Fourth Grade Book
*BRM 486
Fifth Grade Book
*BRM 480
Supplement
*BRM 7514
Easiest Piano Course. Willis, 1955-59
Part 1
BRM 20522
Fifty Second Grade Studies
*BRM 482
First Grade Etudes
*BRM 19548
First Grade Studies
**BRM 26653
Introduction to Bach
*BRM 490
Introduction to the Classics
*BRM 491
Keyboard Attacks
*BRM 492
Third Grade Velocity Studies
*BRM 505, *BRM 22067
Waterman, Fanny, and Marion Harewood
First Year Piano Lessons. Faber Music, 1968
BRM 22864
Piano Lessons. Faber Music, 1973
Book 2
BRM 23900
Weybright, June
Belwin Piano Method. Belwin-Mills, 1964
Mildly Contemporary
Book 1
BRM 22797
Williams, John M.
First Year at the Piano. Presser, 1924
*BRM 7534
Piano Course. Boston Music, 1926
Second Grade Book
*BRM 4818
Fourth Grade Book
*BRM 4916
Methods for Older Beginners
Aaron, Michael
Adult Piano Course. Belwin-Mills, 1947
Book 1
BRM 22809
Ahearn, Ella Mason, Dorothy Gaynor Blake, and Raymond Burrows
The Adult Explorer at the Piano. Willis Music, 1937
*BRM 7270
Bastien, James, and Jane Smisor Bastien
Beginning Piano for Adults. General Words and Music, 1968
BRM 22805
The Older Beginner Piano Course. Kjos West, 1977
Level 1
BRM 28349
Level 2
BRM 26336
Eckstein, Maxwell
Eckstein Adult Piano Course. Carl Fischer, 1953
Book 1
BRM 25299
Hartline, Elizabeth
Keyboard Musicianship: Group Piano for Adults. Stipes, 1969
Book 1
BRM 23321
Piano for the Mature Beginner. Stipes, 1967
BRM 18803
Richter, Ada
Piano Course. Witmark/Warner Bros., 1954
Book 1
BRM 23648
Book 2
BRM 23649
You Can Play the Piano: A Book for the Older Beginner. Presser
Part 1
BRM 19698
Part 2
BRM 19703
Ristad, Eloise
Beginnings for the Talented. Ristad, 1968
Book 1
BRM 23154
Robinson, Helene
Basic Piano for Adults. Wadsworth, 1964
BRM 20081
Schaum, John
Adult Piano Course. Belwin-Mills, 1946
Book 2
BRM 24356
Squire, Russel N., and Virginia R. Mountney
Class Piano for Adult Beginners, second edition. Prentice-Hall, 1971 BRM 23960
Methods for Classes
Bastien, James, and Jane Smisor Bastien
Beginning Piano for Adults. General Words and Music, 1968
BRM 22805
Hartline, Elizabeth
Keyboard Musicianship: Group Piano for Adults. Stipes, 1969
Book 1
BRM 23321
Lyke, James
Ensemble Music for Group Piano. Stipes, 1968
BRM 24585
Nunez, Bonnell
Pixie Piano Playbook. Willis, 1950
Book 1
BRM 20004
Page, Cleveland
The Laboratory Piano Course. Harper and Row, 1976
Book 1
BRM 24613
Robinson, Helene
Basic Piano for Adults. Wadsworth, 1964
BRM 20081
Squire, Russel N., and Virginia R. Mountney
Class Piano for Adult Beginners, second edition. Prentice-Hall, 1971
BRM 23960