Succeeding With The Masters & The Festival Collection - ETUDES With Technique was compiled by Helen Marlais and Suzanne Torkelson. Learning etudes at the same time as technique develops a healthy, natural and effective mastery of Piano from the very beginning. Each book is divided into units, and each focuses on one technical concept. Technical concepts are introduced using imagery to help the student understand the gesture needed to create the correct technique. Following the text and imagery, short technical exercises and several etudes reinforce each particular technique. This method allows the student to master each technique and make it a habit, providing the foundation foreffective, natural, relaxed and enjoyable performances of their repertoire. Perfectly correlates with the companion series, Succeeding With The Masters and The Festival Collection. Includes a reference guide to all the etudes and the composers All etudes have been extensively researched to ensure authenticity and are based on Urtext sources and original manuscripts.