Piano Time Going Places

Pauline Hall graduated from the Royal Academy of Music and then taught in schools and privately. Whilst living and teaching in Harrogate she felt the need for a piano tutor which made learning fun, and which progressed at the pace of her slowest learner. She started by writing little tunes in pupils' notebooks, and these formed the basis of Tunes for Ten Fingers; the Piano Time series developed from this.

An attractive collection of short varied pieces for the Grade 0-1 player. Featuring music by Alan Haughton, Fiona Macardle, Alan Bullard, Pauline Hall (editor) and others, there is something to suit all tastes here. It is nicely presented, with amusing cartoon illustrations matching the titles of each piece, and helpful marks of expression and fingering.

• Beep! beep! ; Treading carefully ; Balloon ride ; Michael, row the boat ashore ; Cossack dance ; Hong Kong ferry ; Take a walk ; Hop it! ; Flannagan's jig ; Bluemarang ; Mission in space ; Contrary motion in space and time! ; Flying above the clouds ; Let sleeping sharks lie ; Cycle ride ; Rollerblade rag ; Chopsticks with a twist ; Honk! honk! ; Penny-farthing ; A swim in crocodile river ; Mexican march ; Paris promenade ; The train ; Santa Lucia ; New Orleans ; The bluebottle's last journey ; Two in tandem