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The Intermediate Pianist Book 1, PianoTrainer Series: An Intermediate-Level Piano Course Incorporating Repertoire, Technique, and Musicianship - Softcover

Karen Marshall; Heather Hammond

 
9780571540013: The Intermediate Pianist Book 1, PianoTrainer Series: An Intermediate-Level Piano Course Incorporating Repertoire, Technique, and Musicianship

Synopsis

***Winner of Best Print Resource 2018 at the Music Teacher Awards for Excellence***

The Intermediate Pianist books by Heather Hammond and Karen Marshall have been specifically written to help students progress through the tricky intermediate stages of learning the piano. Through carefully chosen repertoire, quick studies, key technical information and musicianship activities, students will develop the skills that they require. Note-reading will be improved, technique developed and a greater understanding of style and music theory will be gained.

The Intermediate Pianist Book 1 is suitable for Grade 3 level pianists and forms part of the Piano Trainer series.

Contents:

Getting started: Ode to Styles (Beethoven)

1 Learning to swing

Quick learn: Black Cat Swing

Know your major scales and bass-clef note revision

Recital piece: The Bear (Rebikov)

2 Using the pedal

Technique: Kleine Studie (Schumann)

Repertoire: Für Elise (Beethoven)

3 Let's tango

Quick learn: Tango Time

Recital piece: Por una Cabeza (Gardel)

Key signatures and minor scales

Recital piece: Sorrow (Bartók)

4 Exploring march style

Quick learn: March of the Marionettes

Repertoire: Soldiers' March (Schumann)

The circle of fifths and treble-clef sight-reading

5 All about minuet

Repertoire: Minuet in G (attrib. Petzold)

6 Learning about lullabies

Quick learn: Lullaby

Repertoire: Hine e Hine (Trad. Maori)

How to give words a rhythm

7 Playing jigs

Repertoire: Gigue à l'Angloise (Telemann)

Finger warm-ups

Recital piece: Wow!

8 Let's boogie

Quick learn: Eager Beaver Boogie

Repertoire: Bubblegum Boogie

Recital piece: Arabesque (Burgmüller)

9 Getting to know the blues

Repertoire: Flying Scotsman Blues

10 Concert pieces

Quick learn: Menuetto (Hässler)

Recital piece: The Toy (Anon.)

Recital piece: Menuetto (Scarlatti)

Quick learn: Song without Words (Spindler)

Recital piece: Rainbow Reflections

Recital piece: Sam's Jam

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Product Description

This piano course has been specifically written to help students progress through the tricky intermediate stages of learning the Piano. Through carefully chosen repertoire, quick studies, key technical information and musicianship activities, students will develop the skills that they require. Note-reading will be improved, technique developed and a greater understanding of style and music theory will be gained. The Intermediate Pianist Book 1 is suitable for Grade 3 level pianists and forms part of the Piano Trainer series. This series was the winner of the 2018 Music Teacher Awards for Excellence Best Print Resource

Review

Beyond its attractive presentation and great selection of pieces, The Intermediate Pianist is a fresh and ground-breaking approach which is full of brilliant musical ideas. It is sure to enable pianists to play with greater understanding and engagement, and comes very highly recommended --Andrew Eales, pianodao.com, July 2017

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