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Genre/Form: | Studies (Music) Programmed instructional materials Methods (Music) Methods Matériel d'enseignement programmé Études (Musique) Methods Self-instruction Méthodes d'auto-enseignement Study and teaching |
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Material Type: | Music |
Document Type: | Book, Sound Recording |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Karen Berger |
ISBN: | 9781615640492 1615640495 |
OCLC Number: | 617565199 |
Notes: | Compact disc. "Learn the scales that give you the skills, perfect your playing with 84 sample tracks and follow-along exercises."--Cover. |
Description: | xiii, 253 pages : illustrations, music ; 28 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.). |
Contents: | The basics. Posture and position ; Basic fingering ; Starting to move -- Moving along. Major pentascales and chords ; Minor pentascales and chords ; Finger gymnastics ; More about chords -- Scaling the heights. Minor scales ; Major scales ; Music à la mode ; Singing the blues ; Good grief, more scales -- Practice skills. I've got rhythm ; Expressive exercises ; One brain, two hands ; Advanced fingering ; Variations on a theme by Hanon -- Advanced skills. Teaching your fingers to fly ; Full arpeggios ; Scale Olympics: swifter, higher, stronger ; Advanced rhythms ; Ornamentation. |
Series Title: | Complete idiot's guide to-- |
Other Titles: | Idiot's guide to piano exercises Piano exercises |
Responsibility: | by Karen Berger. |
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Abstract:
Having good dexterity, building independent finger strength, and learning proper technique are essential to mastering the piano. This guide teaches you pedaling, hand crossovers, virtuoso arpeggios and ornaments, scales, chords, rhythms, and so much more.
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