Premier Piano Course : Paperback : Alfred Publishing Co Inc.,U.S. : 9780739037560 : 0739037560 : 01 Jun 2005 : Beautifully presented and intelligently paced, the Lesson Book combines unusually attractive music and lyrics. The book features note reading, rhythm reading, sight-reading and technical workouts. Each piece on the CD was recorded at a performance tempo and a slower practice tempo. The Universal Edition is designed for all English-speaking countries outside of the United States, including Canada, the U. K. and Australia. This edition uses the British system of terminology for rhythmic values such as \"crotchet\" for quarter note. This book is supported by a Theory Book 1A (Universal Edition) Alfred Item #23869.