Catherine Le Brun
My own musical journey began with joyful piano lessons from my grandmother, inspiring me to pursue music at the Sydney Conservatorium and the Liszt Academy in Hungary. These experiences reinforced my belief that music is essential for children’s development, enriching minds and fostering wellbeing. I’ve been creating songs and instrumental music for kids since 1982, aiming to make learning engaging and fun. My mission is to continually discover innovative ways to spark young minds through the magic of music.
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Short Songs for Little People
Sammy Writes A Song
MIX & MATCH PIANO HANDS BOOKS
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Other Mix & Match Piano Books
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In “Short piano exercises for little hands”, the exercises are mainly based on five notes, C – G for each hand, with 1-5 fingering. These basic exercises develop an excellent technique for young players. The pieces are in 4/4 time and are 8 bars long. Children can choose which parts they want to combine to create many exercises for practice. The Aussie animals and insects motivate the style of the exercise which imitates their movements or sound.
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In “Short piano exercises for really little hands”, the exercises are mainly based on five notes, C – G for each hand, with 1-5 fingering. These basic exercises develop an excellent technique for young players. The pieces are in 4/4 time and are 4 bars long. The right hand and left hand parts are independent and can be mixed and matched to suit the progress of the player which makes the music-making lots of fun.
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“Jazzy Adventures for two hands” is a mix and match book which provides the tools for a young pianist to learn some very simple left hand bass patterns and improvise with groups of notes in the right hand which are found in easy, well-worn jazz blues patterns. The groups of notes can be used for the adventurous pianist to create their own musical phrases, themes, breaks, ornaments, riffs, double notes, and chords.
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“Short waltzes for two hands” is a mix and match book which introduces new musical concepts: the time-signature, 3/4, extended note range for both hands, advanced fingering, catchy new rhythm patterns, longer and shorter notes and rests, and phrasing of note groups. The pieces are 8 bars long and can be repeated (16 bars).
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Short Latin pieces for two hands” is a mix and match book of Latin dances and amusing pieces to extend the range of notes for the right hand with more advanced fingering. Syncopated rhythms are introduced in repetitive patterns; crotchet, quaver and minim rests create clever rhythmic motifs to challenge the player.
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“Short marches for two hands” is a mix and match book which challenges the young player with a wider melodic range, more complex rhythms, musical ornamentation and other notational features. The new features are highlighted in a variety of march styles. Each march is 16 bars long because of the repeats.