Exploring Piano Classics Technique, Level 1 - Popplers Music
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The Exploring Piano Classics: A Masterworks Method for Developing Pianists series pairs motivating performance repertoire with thoughtful technical studies. Each level contains a Repertoire book with CD and a Technique book, both with convenient page-by-page correlations. When used together, the books give students a deep understanding of the art of music, performance practices, and the necessary skills to play the piano with technical highly structured program of technical development. They include basic keyboard patterns (five-finger patterns, scales, chords, cadences, and arpeggios in the major and minor keys found in the Repertoire books), exercises and etudes, and other necessary technical drills for mastering each piece in the Repertoire books. Suggestions for efficient practice are also included.

SKU
00-31348
Composer
Bachus, Nancy
Voicing
Piano
Level
LE
Manufacturer
ALFRED
Barcode
038081334912

  • Review of Legato Touch

  • Clinging Legato Touch

    Mason

  • Rolling Legato

    Norris

  • Review of Staccato Touch

  • Wrist Staccato

    Mason

  • Bouncing Staccato

  • Warm-Up Patterns in C and G

  • Five-Finger Patterns in C Major (Contrary Motion)

  • Five-Finger Patterns in G Major (Contrary Motion)

  • Legato and Staccato Cadences in C

  • Legato and Staccato Cadences in G

  • Cadence Workout in C

  • Cadence Workout in G

  • Four-Note Broken Chords in C

  • Four-Note Broken Chords in G

  • Thumb Slides

  • C Major Scale

  • C Harmonic Minor Scale

  • G Major Scale

  • G Harmonic Minor Scale

  • Arpeggios in C

  • Arpeggios in G

  • Slurs of Three or More Notes

  • Fall---Connect---Release

  • Left-Hand Melody

  • Melody

    Schytte

  • Motive and Sequence Patterns

  • Legato Motives and Sequences for the Right Hand

  • Legato Motives and Sequences for the Left Hand

  • Playing Two-Note Slurs

  • Playing Larger Intervals

  • Expansion Etude

    Vogel

  • Warm-Up Patterns in F

  • Five-Finger Patterns in F Major (Contrary Motion)

  • Legato and Staccato Cadences in F

  • F Major Scale

  • F Harmonic Minor Scale

  • Four-Note Broken Chords in F

  • Arpeggios in F

  • Dynamic Shaping of Motives and Sequences

  • Increasing Speed

  • Racing in F

  • Warm-Up Patterns in D and A

  • Five-Finger Patterns in D Major (Contrary Motion)

  • Five-Finger Patterns in A Major (Contrary Motion)

  • D Major Scale

  • D Harmonic Minor Scale

  • A Major Scale

  • A Harmonic Minor Scale

  • Legato and Staccato Cadences in D

  • Legato and Staccato Cadences in A

  • Cadence Workout in D

  • Cadence Workout in A

  • Four-Note Broken Chords in D

  • Four-Note Broken Chords in A

  • Arpeggios in D

  • Arpeggios in A

  • Reviewing Touches

  • Combining Touches

  • Glue and Fast Flicks

  • Common Bass Pattern

  • Staccato Chords in Groups of Three

  • Double Notes

  • Con moto

    Gurlitt

  • Two Parts in One Hand

  • Waltz

    Czerny

  • Speeding Again

  • Speeding in G Major

    Beyer

  • Left-Hand Rotation

  • Right-Hand Trill Study

  • Dynamic Shaping of Two- or Three-Note Slurs and Staccato

  • Warm-Up Patterns in E

  • Five-Finger Patterns in E Major (Contrary Motion)

  • Legato and Staccato Cadences in E

  • Cadence Workout in E

  • E Major Scale

  • E Harmonic Minor Scale

  • Four-Note Broken Chords in E

  • Arpeggios in E

  • Alberti Bass Pattern

  • Balancing on Fingers 5 and 1

  • Left-Hand Leaps

  • Grouping Repeated Chords

  • Marching in E Major

    Köhler