2008-2010 Federation Selection

Seymour Bernstein - Piano Solo Works

Belinda the Chipmunk - Late Elementary/Early Intermediate - Music, Photos and Story by Seymour Bernstein - Contents: Hello World!, On the Trapeze, Curiosity, Hesitation, All in A Day's Work, Thank you, Heaven is a Jar of Birdseed, Smiles on a Summer Day, Friends Forever, Snuggling, A Kiss For Belinda, I'll Think of You .....$8.95 Manduca 10161-07.

Birds Book 1 - upper intermediate - Contents: The Purple Finch, The Humming Bird, The Woodpecker, The Sea Gull, The Chickadee, The Vulture, The Penguin, and The Eagle .....$7.95 Manduca 10179-08
Birds Book 2 - late intermediate/advanced - Contents: Myna Bird, The Swan, The Robin, The Owl, Roadrunner, Condor, The Nightingale, The Guinea Hen, and Phoenix .....$8.95 Manduca 10180-08

Earth Music Book 1: Warbles & Flutters (an introduction to the trill) - elementary/early intermediate .....$9.95 Manduca 10165-07.
Earth Music Book 2: Out of the Nest (An Introduction to the Mordent) - elementary/early intermediate .....$7.95 Manduca 10166-07.
Earth Music Book 3: Early Birds (An Introduction to the Appoggiatura) - elementary/early intermediate .....$7.95 Manduca 10167-07.
Earth Music Book 4: The Pedals - elementary/early intermediate .....$7.95 Manduca 10168-07.
Earth Music Book 5: Dragons The Contemporary Idiom - late elementary/early intermediate .....$7.95 Manduca 10169-07.

Emotions - eight intermediate vignettes, each describing a particular emotion .....$6.95 Manduca 10186-07.

Fantasy on a Theme by Francisco - advanced .....$6.95 Manduca 10164-07.

Heartetudes Contents: Stubborn Donkey, Wistful Memories, Swingetude, Of Good and Evil - intermediate to advanced - (Willis pub.) .....$4.95w12414-03

Insects Book 1 - early intermediate - Contents: Centipede, The Carpenter Ant, The Mosquito, Cockroach .....$5.95 Manduca 10175-07.
Insects Book 2 - early intermediate - Contents: The Black Fly, The Dying Moth, The Humbug , The Praying Mantis .....$5.95 Manduca 10176-07.

Jesus, Joy of Man's Desiring - piano solo arrangement .....$6.95 Manduca 10182-07.

Kochel and Sheila - late elementary/early intermediate - Music, Photos and Story by Seymour Bernstein - Contents: Fetching, Strolling With Daddy, King and Queen of the Ladder, The Master at the Piano, Parting .....$7.00 Manduca 10159-07.

Lullaby for Carrieann - Late Intermediate .....$4.95 Manduca 10163-07.

Moodscapes: Ten Intermediate Recital Pieces - Contents: Tongue in Cheek, The Sentimental Yodler, Happy-Go-Lucky, The Elegant Toreador, No Regrets, The Loch Ness Monster, Bitter-Sweet, Mimicry, The Old Indian, Farewell Waltz .....$6.95 Manduca 10178-07.

New Pictures at an Exhibition - Advanced - Contents: The Reclining Woman, At the Moulin Rouge, The Dream, Mezzetin, Chez Chagall, The Madonna, Redemption, Guernica, The Epilogue .....$15.95 Manduca 10158-07.

Out of This World Suite - later elementary (Willis pub.) .....$2.95w12413-01

Raccoons Book 1 - late elementary - Music, story and photos by Seymour Bernstein - Contents: Swoosh and Crash, Silvery Path, Waiting in the Dark, Betty, Friendship, Crunch! Smack! Gulp! Gulp!, All Together, Sticky Marshmallows, and Farewell.....$6.95 Manduca 10160-07.

Raccoons Book 2 - late elementary - Music, Photos and Story by Seymour Bernstein - Contents: Welcome Home, King of the Stairs, Dining with Mama, Contentedness, Penelope on the Bird Feeder, I'm Sorry, It's Time You Knew, Visiting in the Rain, Time to Say Goodbye .....$7.95 Manduca 10177-07.

Trees (Five hymns and poems to the miracles of nature) - Intermediate - Contents: The Young Maple, The Willow, The Magnolia, The Dying Birch, The Sequoias .....$6.95 Manduuca 10170-07.
Unfinished Portrait of George Washington: A Patriotic Medley - Advanced - begins with Hail to the Chief and then familiar patriotic tunes weave through cascading virtuostic passages $5.95 Manduca 10101-07.+567

Seymour Bernstein - Concerto

Concerto for Our Time - late intermediate/early advanced piano concerto with orchestral reduction for 2nd piano .....$17.95 Manduca 10108-07.

Seymour Bernstein - Textbooks

Chopin: Interpreting His Notational Symbols - A book offering unique information on and insights into Chopin's pedal indications and the crescendo-diminuendo signs called "hairpins." According to research, what Seymour Bernstein suggests about the asterisks, or “stars” in between pedal indications is a first of its kind. "a careful, honest probe.. of the confusion of Chopin's pedal marks" Clavier magazine .....$15.95 Manduco 10172-07.+95,146

Monsters and Angels (Surviving a career in music) - In this book Seymour Bernstein takes readers behind the scenes, where they learn the truth about performing careers. Because he sees career survival as surviving life itself, he offers the reader insights and advice on personal as well as musical issues. In Part 2 he discusses the importance of music education in everyone's life. Through his vivid and often humorous accounts of his own experiences with teachers, we learn how to discriminate between good and bad ones. As he traces the path of his career, he brings to account monster teachers, managers, and critics for their abuse of young aspiring muscians. He strongly believes that everyone has a right to develop whatever degree of talent he or she possesses for self-fulfillment and self-development. .....$23.95 Manduca 10174-07.+95

With Your Own Two Hands - This best-selling book by the nationally acclaimed pianist is a realistic program for conquering nervousness, sharpening concentration, and enhancing coordination. Bernstein observes that musicianship requires the same talents used in any activity, and shows how to develop a dedication to practice that can harmonize the musical and personal self. Sections of the book include: Practicing-A Key to Integration; Concentration and Sight-reading;Tempo-Rhythm-Pulse; Listening; technique and choreography; performance and memorizing skills. .....$18.95 Manduca 10181-07+08

Seymour Bernstein - CD Recordings

Seymour Bernstein Performs His Own Compositions - 2-CD treasure-trove comprising 98 tracks of Seymour Bernstein's compositions, from elementary to advanced grades. This well-known composer/pianist not only performs his own compositions, but he also reads the stories associated with his animal books for children – Raccoons, Belinda the Chipmunk, and Köchel and Sheila, his two Siamese cats. Included are live performances of some of his advanced works. .....$17.95 Manduca CD1-07.
A Retrospective - Before he became one of the most respected names in piano education, Seymour Bernstein was an acclaimed concert pianist. This 2-CD set compiles Bernstein's live performances, digitally re-mastered by the SONY Corporation, from as early as the 1950s to the 1970s. The set includes compositions by Barber, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Schubert and Schumann, as well as two original compositions by Seymour Bernstein, Birds, Bk. 1, his premiere performance at the University of Missouri, and Lullaby for Carrieann recorded at the 92nd Street Y. in New York City. ....$17.95 Manduca CD2-07.

Seymour Bernstein - Videos

You and the Piano - A personal video lesson with Seymour Bernstein based on "You and the Piano", a section from his best-selling book With Your Own Two Hands. Bernstein discusses "Exploring the Piano" (Part I) and "The Human Mechanism" (Part II) .....$20.95 Manduca VHS1-07.+95