*This publication is perfect bound and has a glued spine. Introducing Etudes is a three-book series of studies specially designed to help students learn technique as effectively as possible. Students face a number of common technical challenges during their development as pianists. Usually, young pianists have to learn pieces from several books of etudes just to cover the basics. The pieces in this series have been carefully selected to include the best of those traditional studies, and every piece is conveniently and strategically matched to the technical challenge it was meant to teach. These pieces are arranged in order of difficulty for students from the late elementary level to the late intermediate level. In addition, the three-book series features eight original compositions by Ward Bowen written specifically to add new artistic repertoire to this genre. For convenience, a listing of technical challenges on page 3 provides a helpful resource for teachers to find the studies that are most appropriate to meet the unique needs of each student. As studies can be useful for many different purposes, they are listed by their most prominent functions. Teachers can use the studies for their primary purpose or use them creatively for added practice on a variety of techniques. This collection can be used by teachers and students to help lay a strong technical foundation for the study of repertoire. By covering the common technical challenges and introducing students to important etudes, the books are also a useful complement to any method. Contents: J. B. Duvernoy: Etude Op. 120, No.1, J. F. F. Burgmüller: The Little Reunion, Op. 100, J. Concone: Etude Op. 24, No. 23, J. Concone: Etude Op. 24, No. 8, J. L. Streabbog: The Whirlwind, Op. 64, J. F. F. Burgmüller: The Storm, Op. 109, W. Bowen: The Great Escape, C. Czerny: Op. 139, No. 55, S. Heller: Etude Op. 47, No. 2, W. Bowen: Baroque Homage, J. F. F. Burgmüller: The Swallow, Op. 100, C. Gurlitt: Free Fancies, Op. 101, C. Gurlitt: Etude Op. 141, No. 14, F. Le Couppey: Etude Op. 17, No. 9, C. Gurlitt: Etude Op. 141, No. 7, H. Bertini: Etude Op. 29, No. 9, J. Concone: Etude Op. 24, No. 11, H. Bertini: Etude Op. 29, No. 22, J. B. Duvernoy: Etude Op. 120, No. 4

*This publication is perfect bound and has a glued spine. BOOK 1: LATE ELEMENTARY TO EARLY INTERMEDIATE. Introducing Etudes is a three-book series of studies specially designed to help students learn technique as effectively as possible. Students face a number of common technical challenges during their development as pianists. Usually, young pianists have to learn pieces from several books of etudes just to cover the basics. The pieces in this series have been carefully selected to include the best of those traditional studies, and every piece is conveniently and strategically matched to the technical challenge it was meant to teach. These pieces are arranged in order of difficulty for students from the late elementary level to the late intermediate level. In addition, the three-book series features eight original compositions by Ward Bowen written specifically to add new artistic repertoire to this genre. For convenience, a listing of technical challenges on page 3 provides a helpful resource for teachers to find the studies that are most appropriate to meet the unique needs of each student. As studies can be useful for many different purposes, they are listed by their most prominent functions. Teachers can use the studies for their primary purpose or use them creatively for added practice on a variety of techniques. This collection can be used by teachers and students to help lay a strong technical foundation for the study of repertoire. By covering the common technical challenges and introducing students to important etudes, the books are also a useful complement to any method. Contents: F. Beyer: Etude Op. 101, No. 18, C. Czerny: Etude Op. 823, No. 7, H. Berens: Etude Op. 70, No. 8, H. Berens: Etude Op. 70, No. 12, B. Bartók:Etude, from The First Term at the Piano, H. Schwing: Etude No. 4, from Easy Lessons in Piano Playing, F. Beyer: Etude Op. 101, No. 22, H. Berens: Etude Op. 70, No. 24, C. Czerny: Etude Op. 139, No. 2, H. Berens: Etude Op. 70, No. 17, C. Czerny: Etude Op. 453, No. 5, B. Bartók: Dialogue, from The First Term at the Piano, F. Beyer: Etude Op. 101, No. 48, W. Bowen: El Cisne (The Swan), W. Bowen: Once Upon a Waltz, H. Berens: Etude Op. 70, No. 13, J. L. Streabbog: A Pleasant Morning, Op. 63, J. L. Streabbog: On the Green, Op. 63, J. B. Duvernoy: Etude Op. 176, No. 3, C. Czerny: Etudes Op. 261, No. 1 and No. 2, W. Bowen: Galloping Horses, J. L. Streabbog: In a Hurry, Op. 63, B. Bartók: Etude in F, from The First Term at the Piano, H. Schwing: Etude No. 19, from Easy Lessons in Piano Playing, C. Gurlitt: The Fair, Op. 101

*This publication is perfect bound and has a glued spine. INTRODUCING ETUDES FOR BUILDING PIANO TECHNIQUE BOOK 2: EARLY INTERMEDIATE TO INTERMEDIATE. Introducing Etudes is a three-book series of studies specially designed to help students learn technique as effectively as possible. Students face a number of common technical challenges during their development as pianists. Usually, young pianists have to learn pieces from several books of etudes just to cover the basics. The pieces in this series have been carefully selected to include the best of those traditional studies, and every piece is conveniently and strategically matched to the technical challenge it was meant to teach. These pieces are arranged in order of difficulty for students from the late elementary level to the late intermediate level. In addition, the three-book series features eight original compositions by Ward Bowen written specifically to add new artistic repertoire to this genre. For convenience, a listing of technical challenges on page 3 provides a helpful resource for teachers to find the studies that are most appropriate to meet the unique needs of each student. As studies can be useful for many different purposes, they are listed by their most prominent functions. Teachers can use the studies for their primary purpose or use them creatively for added practice on a variety of techniques. This collection can be used by teachers and students to help lay a strong technical foundation for the study of repertoire. By covering the common technical challenges and introducing students to important etudes, the books are also a useful complement to any method. Contents: C. Czerny: Etude Op. 139, No. 26, W. Bowen: Harvest Dance, C. Gurlitt: Waltz, Op. 101, R. Schumann: Chorale, Op. 68, F. Le Couppey: Etude Op. 17, No. 2, J. B. Duvernoy: Etude Op. 176, No. 10, J. L. Streabbog: Wild Flowers, Op. 64, F. Le Couppey: Etude Op. 17, No. 4, J. L. Streabbog: Chasing Butterflies, Op. 63, C. Gurlitt: The Sunshiny Morning, Op. 101, J. B. Duvernoy: Etude Op. 176, No. 24, J. B. Duvernoy: Etude Op. 176, No. 16, J. F. F. Burgmüller: Arabesque, Op. 100, J. L. Streabbog: Leap-Frog, Op. 64, L. Köhler: Etude Op. 157, No. 2, C. Czerny: Etude Op. 453, No. 18, W. Bowen: Reflections, J. F. F. Burgmüller: The Chatterbox, Op. 100, J. Concone: Etude Op. 24, No. 6, J. F. F. Burgmüller: Harmony of the Angels, Op. 100, C. Gurlitt: Etude Op. 141, No. 4, W. Bowen: Dance of the Dandelions, C. Czerny: Etude Op. 599, No. 83

(Educational Piano Library). Piano Technique Book 3 builds upon skills learned in Books 1 and 2, adding sixMajor and minor five-finger positions, extended hand positions, and introducing moving from one position to another. Warm-Ups and Musical Fitness Plans introduce each new skill, and Etudes follow that use the skill musically. The exercises in this book are carefully correlated to the music in Piano Lessons Book 3 .

This first book in a series of five piano technique books presents short, 4-measure exercises with helpful text imagery (Warm-Ups), and brief etudes. The skills emphasized in the Warm-Ups are given a musical context in the Etudes that follow them. Each Warm-Up and Etude in the book has its own original accompaniment, available on a separate CD or GM disk. Piano Technique Book 1 focuses on basic skills at the piano: good posture & hand position; creating a beautiful tone; attention to silence; playing forte and piano; playing detached tones; and playing connected notes.

A comprehensive collection of technical experiences for students in the late elementary and intermediate years. Time-honored etudes, meticulously organized, graded and edited, plus detailed and invaluable suggestions for musical, rhythmic and physical practice. Designed for use with the four-book Musical Fingers series of essential exercises.

The Technic is Fun series offers piano students a series of graded studies for the development of technic, style, and musicianship. These studies reinforce the technical requirements found in method books and in standard piano repertory. The etudes found in this series not only build technic and musicality but have been carefully selected to provide refreshing recital repertoire as well as to develop a strong musical and technical foundation.