The collection contains methodical instructions and an addition with color illustrations.

From the author
“The present manual is designed for young pianists from 1st to 4th grades of children's music schools.

The collection included the repertoire both for first graders, and for older pupils (2nd to 4th grades): there are etudes, plays, large form plays, polyphony, ensembles.

The collection consists of 4 parts.
The first part is directed to development of hand and coordination skills, - so-called, “before notes period”. In order to maintain child’s interests, I "accompanied" the musical text with the simple verses. The child exercises and sings words in the 1st octave.
The second part consists of the melodies that are also supported with the verses available to children. While practicing plays the right and left hands alternate. In addition to this small section, the pupil can use manuals for the 1st class of other authors.

The third part is planned on mastering playing with two hands at the same time. Musical material is built from simple to difficult. In this section I tried to keep music and its melodism interesting to the children. At the same time plays have names helping the young pianist to(/plays are named to help the young pianist to) think openly. Some works of the 3rd part, perhaps, will interest children and teachers not only from 1st to 3rd grades, but also from the 4th class. For example: dances - "Morning exercises" and "Dance" (Etude) which can be considered as etudes on the mixed technique; "Moment"; sonatinas - "A musical gift" "Vacation is soon"; the waltz "Ballet, ballet" - and other plays to select from.

The fourth part contains the simplified and remastered popular pieces of music, generally dance. The first plays of this section are played with pleasure by pupils from 1st. Then there are plays more difficult for the 2nd and the 3rd classes. For young pianists of the 4th class are recommended R. Glière's "Krakowiak", "Gavotte" from A. Glazunov's ballet "Young lady servant", and other plays which are pleasant to both the pupil and the teacher.

For pupils of 2nd-4th grades I advise to look at the 2nd section of the collection, which is intended for first graders and to use it for reading from the paper.
The collection ends with two ensembles. They represent the simplified version of ballet music to which I put my years into, working as the concert leader in the Moscow State Academy of Choreography (MSAC).

I hope that my modest work will interest piano teachers and their students”.

Larisa Lapina.

Contents:
Metodicheskie ukazanija
Chast I
UPRAZHNENIJa
Chast II
L.Lapina. NA GOROCHKE
L.Lapina. PAROVOZ I SAMOLJOT
L.Lapina. PROTJAZHNAJa LIRICHESKAJa
L.Lapina. MECHTA
L.Lapina. UTRO
L.Lapina. IGRA V KLASSIKI
L.Lapina. UCHIMSJa IGRAT
L.Lapina. KHOROVOD
Chast III
L.Lapina. VOROBYSHEK
L.Lapina. PLESCHETSJa REKA
L.Lapina. MALENKAJa BALERINA
L.Lapina. VESJOLAJa PROGULKA
L.Lapina. RUSSKIJ TANETs
L.Lapina. PESNJa GOR
L.Lapina. Etude "NABEGAJUT VOLNY"
L.Lapina. IDJOM V MUZYKALNUJu SHKOLU
L.Lapina. SOLNYSHKO SVETIT
L.Lapina. NA POLJANKE
L.Lapina. POJOM VDVOJOM
L.Lapina. Etude "ZOLOTYE RYBKI"
L.Lapina. Etude "PO GRIBY"
L.Lapina. KOTJONOK
L.Lapina. Etude "TY UBEGAESH - Ja DOGONJAJu"
L.Lapina. LOSHADKI
L.Lapina. Etude "V LODKE"
L.Lapina. MENUET V DUKHE MUZYKI EPOKHI BAROKKO
L.Lapina. Vachs "VOSPOMINANIE O LETE"
L.Lapina. Gavot "STARINNAJa KARTINA"
L.Lapina. Malenkaja sonatina "UCHIMSJa TANTSEVAT"
L.Lapina. Etude "NA MASKARADE"
L.Lapina. Etude "IGRA V MJACh"
L.Lapina. VARIATSII
L.Lapina. Sonatina "VESJOLYJ DENJOK"
L.Lapina. POLKA G-dur
L.Lapina. VSPOMINAJa BAKHA
L.Lapina. MARSh
L.Lapina. POLKA a-moll
L.Lapina. Tanets "UTRENNJAJa ZARJADKA"
L.Lapina. Etude "TANETs"
L.Lapina. MGNOVENIE...
L.Lapina. Sonatina "MUZYKALNOE 11RI1JUSHENIE"
L.Lapina. Sonatina "SKORO KANIKULY"
L.Lapina. Waltz "BALET-BALET"
L.Lapina. Waltz "KRUZHATSJa LISTJa"
Chast IV
E. Sigmejster. PESNJa MATROSOV
E. Sigmejster. KOVBOJSKAJa PESNJa
E. Sigmejster. MOTIV GOR
GALJARDA. Redaktsija L. Lapinoj
VOLTA. Obrabotka A. Fostera. Oblegchjonnaja redaktsija L. Lapinoj
A. Glazunov. ISPANSKIJ TANETs iz baleta "Rajmonda". Oblegchjonnaja redaktsija L. Lapinoj
A. Dargomyzhskij. DUSHECHKA-DEVITSA. Oblegchjonnaja redaktsija L. Lapinoj
FARANDOLA. Obrabotka I. Gubareva. Oblegchjonnaja redaktsija L. Lapinoj
BRANL. Obrabotka I. Gubareva. Oblegchjonnaja redaktsija L. Lapinoj
A. Glazunov. GAVOT iz baleta "Baryshnja-sluzhanka". Soch.61. Obrabotka L. Lapinoj
L. Minkus. FRAGMENT iz baleta "Bajaderka". Oblegchjonnaja redaktsija L. Lapinoj
L. Minkus. FRAGMENT iz baleta "Bajaderka". Oblegchjonnaja redaktsija L. Lapinoj
Ts. Puni. FRAGMENT iz baleta "Doch faraona". Oblegchjonnaja redaktsija L. Lapinoj
P. Tchaikovsky. FRAGMENT iz baleta "Lebedinoe ozero". Perelozhenie dlja fortepiano v 4 ruki L. Lapinoj
A. Dargomyzhskij. TANETs. Perelozhenie dlja fortepiano v 4 ruki L. Lapinoj