Piano Exercises For Dummies
Piano (PF)
Piano Exercises For Dummies
Piano (PF)
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The fun and easy way to tune up your technique and improve your playing.
Is the Piano your passion? This easy-to-read guide is bursting with fun exercises designed to hone your Piano-playing technique, from warm-ups andmajorand minor scales to octaves, chord cadences, and more. You'll play challenging rhythms, practice with different tempos, play a performance piece at the end of each chapter, and find inspiration for performing music your way.
Contents
- Introduction.
- Part I : Waking Up Your Fingers.
- Chapter 1 : Getting Ready to Practice.
- Chapter 2 : Isolating and Exercising Your Fingers.
- Chapter 3 : Music for Five Fingers.
- Part II : Developing a Strong, Supple, and Speedy Hand.
- Chapter 4 : Passing Under and Crossing Over.
- Chapter 5 : Playing Intervals.
- Chapter 6 : Playing Chords Without Tension.
- Part III : Including Your Arms and Body.
- Chapter 7 : Extending Your Scales.
- Chapter 8 : Parallel and Contrary Motion.
- Chapter 9 : Footwork: Using the Damper Pedal.
- Chapter 10 : Jumping Across the Keyboard.
- Part IV : Integration and Independence.
- Chapter 11 : Playing Arpeggios.
- Chapter 12 : Alternating Hands.
- Chapter 13 : Stretching Out with Octaves and Broken Octaves.
- Chapter 14 : Chord Progressions and Cadences.
- Chapter 15 : Trilling Thrills and Other Fancy Ornaments.
- Chapter 16 : Maximum Independence: Challenging Rhythms and Syncopations.
- Part V : the part of Tens.
- Chapter 17 : Ten Dances for Your Hands.
- Chapter 18 : Ten Great Composers and Their Daily Workouts.
- Appendix About the CD.
