Piano Methods

Bastien New Traditions is a comprehensive and integrated method for beginning piano study that is easy to use and paced just right for today’s busy students. Concepts are presented in a holistic way, with lesson, theory, and technic pages...

Bastien New Traditions is a comprehensive and integrated method for beginning piano study that is easy to use and paced just right for today’s busy students. Concepts are presented in a holistic way, with lesson, theory, and technic pages...

Performance is the Bastien Piano Basics solo collection series. The enjoyable variety of original tunes, folk songs, and pop styles will spice up piano study, and the delightfully colorful artwork will give students a lift! Each of these...

Bastien Piano Basics, Performance Primer Level Performance is the Bastien Piano Basics solo collection series. The enjoyable variety of original tunes, folk songs, and pop styles will spice up piano study, and the delightfully colorful artwork will give...

Bastien Piano Basics, Technic Primer Level Composed by James Bastien Technic is the Bastien Piano Basics technic development series. Use the practical warm-up exercises to start lessons and practice sessions. Original works by James Bastien, and graded...

Teachers have discovered the value of giving students theory booster booklets for reinforcing the learning of new concepts through review and exercises. As a collection they serve as excellent activity books for students to interact with, either in group...

Choose which notes students need to learn or review the most while emphasizing the relationship between notes on the staff and notes on the keyboard.

Bastien Theory Boosters: Lines and Spaces Note Speller Composed by Lisa Bastien, Lori Bastien Expand students' note mastery to 24 notes on the grand staff while continuing to emphasize the relationship between notes on the staff and keys on the piano.

Cover all the Major key signatures and enable students to apply this knowledge to their repertoire.  

Teach students to identify their minor triads while reviewing all 12 Major triads.

Composed by Lisa Bastien, Lori Bastien Introduce and review all of the minor key signatures with clear and concise explanations.

Bastien Theory Boosters: More Lines and Spaces Note Speller Composed by Lisa Bastien, Lori Bastien This activity book focuses on a single theory concept using puzzles, mazes, games, riddles, and more to fuel your students' natural love of learning.