The Older Beginner Level 1 Textbook is for beginners in sixth grade to adults, and is an accelerated version of The Mayron Cole Piano Method's Level 1. Older Beginner Level 1 teaches how to count two-eighths, quarter, half, dotted-half, whole, and dotted-quarter/eighth rhythms; the keys on the piano; staff notes Middle C up to G and Middle C down to F as well as harmonic seconds, thirds, and fourths. The theory taught in each lesson is the theory needed to play the new compositions in that lesson, and the music concepts that have been previously taught are reinforced as many times as possible in subsequent compositions and theory fun sheets.The Older Beginner Level 1 Textbook is paperback-bound with color covers and spine, contains 16 lessons, 132 pages, 66 original solos, 5 folk song solos, 1 classical solo, 3 five-piano ensembles, 33 corresponding theory sheets, and 119 original drawings. This book is also available on FreePianoMethod.com website as a free pdf download; please visit FreePianoMethod.com for free orchestrated accompaniments to the compositions in this book. Amazon does not allow returns, but before you order you can preview each lesson of the book on FreePianoMethod.com. Original copyright 1980; current edition copyrighted 2018.Graduates of Older Beginner Level 1 will progress to Older Beginner Level 2 of The Mayron Cole Piano Method.