By Nancy Bachus
Series: Exploring Piano Classics
Category: Piano Collection
Format: Book
Instrument: Piano
Level: Early Intermediate

A Masterwork Method for the Developing Pianist

Contents
Title
Composer
Balancing Focused Fingertips on the Keyboard
Black Key Exercise
Warm-Up Patterns in C
Exercise No. 1 in C MajorHanon
C Scales in Progressive Rhythms
Contrary Motion Scale Pattern
Inversion Hurdles
Cadences (Three Positions)
Arpeggio Exercise
Slurs of Five or More Notes
Fall---Feel---Transfer---Pull
A Variety of Slurs
Motive and Sequence
AllegroBiehl
Pedal Marks
Legato Pedal ExerciseBertini
Building Music: Motive---Phrase---Sentence
Play SongBartók
Singing on the Piano
In the GardenGurlitt
Warm-Up Patterns in F
Exercise No. 1 in F MajorHanon
F Scales in Progressive Rhythms
Contrary Motion Scale Pattern
Inversion Hurdles
Cadences (Three Positions)
Arpeggio Exercise
Articulations According to Béla Bartók
Slur Groups with Staccato
SmilesHandrock
Warm-Up Patterns in G
G Scales in Progressive Rhythms
Contrary Motion Scale Pattern
Inversion Hurdles
Cadences (Three Positions)
Arpeggio Exercise
Important and Less Important Notes
Detached Notes
GavotteTelemann
Warm-Up Patterns in D
D Scales in Progressive Rhythms
Contrary Motion Scale Pattern
Inversion Hurdles
Cadences (Three Positions)
Arpeggio Exercise
Balancing on Fingers 5 and 4
Allegretto, Op. 599, No. 16Czerny
Grouping by Motion
Gavotte, Op. 210, No. 9Gurlitt
Warm-Up Patterns in A
A Scales in Progressive Rhythms
Contrary Motion Scale Pattern
Inversion Hurdles
Cadences (Three Positions)
Arpeggio Exercise
Rotation
Dynamic Shaping of Two-Measure Phrases
Rotating in A MajorBeyer
Playing a Minuet
Minuet in G MajorHandel
Speeding
GroupingLe Carpentier
Reading Broken Chords
Blocked Chord Patterns
Broken Chord Patterns
Repeated Notes
Repeated Note Exercise
Warm-Up Patterns in E
E Scales in Progressive Rhythms
Contrary Motion Scale Pattern
Inversion Hurdles
Cadences (Three Positions)
Arpeggio Exercise
Repeated Notes and Chords
Throw and Bounce
Left Hand StudyBartók
Warm-Up Patterns in B-flat
B-flat Scales in Progressive Rhythms
Contrary Motion Scale Pattern
Inversion Hurdles
Cadences (Three Positions)
Arpeggio Exercise
Continuous Two-Note Slurs
Alla TedescaVanhal
Waltz Patterns
Waltz in C MajorGurlitt
Crossing Hand Over Hand
Prelude in A Minor, Op. 37, No. 2Concone