Classics Exploration series by Charles Wu is a series of carefully curated selections of attractive piano pieces that are suitable for learners of all ages. Each piece is lovingly typeset for maximum readability and edited with practical fingerings and performance suggestions. A short-write up about the composer and teaching tips are provided as well to aid learning. Classics Exploration Piano Grade 3 is suitable for learners who are preparing for Grade 3 ABRSM or similar exam boards.
Classics Exploration series by Charles Wu is a series of carefully curated selections of attractive piano pieces that are suitable for learners of all ages. Each piece is lovingly typeset for maximum readability and edited with practical fingerings and performance suggestions. A short-write up about the composer and teaching tips are provided as well to aid learning. Classics Exploration Piano Grade 1 is suitable for learners who are preparing for Grade 1 ABRSM or similar exam boards.
Classics Exploration series by Charles Wu is a series of carefully curated selections of attractive piano pieces that are suitable for learners of all ages. Each piece is lovingly typeset for maximum readability and edited with practical fingerings and performance suggestions. A short-write up about the composer and teaching tips are provided as well to aid learning. Classics Exploration Piano Grade 4 is suitable for learners who are preparing for Grade 4 ABRSM or similar exam boards.
The Exploring Piano Classics: A Masterworks Method for Developing Pianists series pairs motivating performance repertoire with thoughtful technical studies. The Technique books are designed to give students a highly structured program of technical development. They include basic keyboard patterns (five-finger patterns, scales, chords, cadences, and arpeggios in the major and minor keys found in the Repertoire books), exercises and etudes, and other necessary technical drills for mastering each piece in the Repertoire books. Suggestions for efficient practice are also included.
The Exploring Piano Classics: A Masterworks Method for Developing Pianists series pairs motivating performance repertoire with thoughtful technical studies. Each level contains a Repertoire book and a Technique book, both with convenient page-by-page correlation. When used together, the books give students a deep understanding of the art of music, performance practices, and the necessary skills to play the piano with technical ease. The Technique books are designed to give students a highly structured program of technical development. They include basic keyboard patterns (five-finger patterns, scales, cadences, and arpeggios in the major and minor keys of the Repertoire books), exercises and etudes, and other necessary technical drills for mastering each piece in the Repertoire books. Suggestions for efficient practice are also included. Internationally known clinician and teacher Nancy Bachus is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music with an M.M. in Piano Performance and Literature. She has performed solo recitals across the U. S., Canada, and Italy, and appeared in the original "Monster Concerts" in venues such as Lincoln Center and the White House. Nancy owns an independent teaching studio in Ohio.
Classics Exploration series by Charles Wu is a series of carefully curated selections of attractive piano pieces that are suitable for learners of all ages. Each piece is lovingly typeset for maximum readability and edited with practical fingerings and performance suggestions. A short-write up about the composer and teaching tips are provided as well to aid learning. Classics Exploration Piano Grade 5 is suitable for learners who are preparing for Grade 5 ABRSM or similar exam boards.
The Exploring Piano Classics series pairs motivating performance repertoire with thoughtful technical studies. Each level contains a Repertoire book with CD and a Technique book, both with convenient page-by-page correlation. When used together, the books give students a deep understanding of the art of music, performance practices, and the necessary skills to play the piano with technical ease. The Technique books are designed to give students a highly structured program of technical development. They include basic keyboard patterns (five-finger patterns, scales, cadences, and arpeggios in the major and minor keys of the Repertoire books), exercises and etudes, and other necessary technical drills for mastering each piece in the Repertoire books. Suggestions for efficient practice are also included. Internationally known clinician and teacher Nancy Bachus is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music with an M.M. in Piano Performance and Literature. She has performed solo recitals across the U. S., Canada, and Italy, and appeared in the original "Monster Concerts" in venues such as Lincoln Center and the White House. Nancy owns an independent teaching studio in Ohio.
(Faber Piano Adventures ). In this inspiring collection, late-elementary to early-intermediate pianists will find appealing arrangements that advance skills while exploring masterworks of Western music. The famous orchestral, keyboard, and operatic repertoire here spans four periods of music history. In the Baroque & Classical section, discover the elegance of Bach, the beauty of Mozart and the passion of Beethoven. Through the pages of the Romantic & Impressionistic section, sample the lyricism of Chopin, the drama of Grieg, and the atmosphere of Debussy. May the melodies of these and many other composers open an enduring world of expression and sound.
The five books in this series present 100 masterworks ranging from early-intermediate through advanced level that the editors believe developing pianists should study and perform. Each book contains 20 pieces selected from the four main style periods as well as additional suggestions for repertoire from the 20th century. Book 3 contains selections for late-intermediate pianists. Titles: *About Foreign Lands and People, Op. 15, No. 1 (Schumann) *Bagatelle in G Minor, Op. 119, No. 1 (Beethoven) *Bagatelle, Op. 5, No. 1 (Tcherepnin) *Bagatelle, Op. 5, No. 10 (Tcherepnin) *Für Elise, WoO 59 (Beethoven) *Gavotte (from French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816) (J. S. Bach) *Invention No. 13 in A Minor, BWV 784 (J. S. Bach) *Invention No. 8 in F Major, BWV 779 (J. S. Bach) *Knecht Ruprecht, Op. 68, No. 12 (Schumann) *Le petit nègre (Debussy) *Mazurka in G Minor, Op. 67, No. 2, Posth. (Chopin) *Prelude in C Major, BWV 846 (J. S. Bach) *Sonata in C Major, K. 159; L. 104 (D. Scarlatti) *Sonata in C Major, K. 545 (I) (W. A. Mozart) *Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI/27 (III) (Haydn) *Sonatina in F Major, Op. 151, No. 3 (I) (Diabelli) *Song without Words ("Consolation"), Op. 30, No. 3 (Mendelssohn) *Valse poético no. 3 (Granados) *Valse poético no. 4 (Granados) *Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posth. (Chopin) "This book provides great editing for familiar pieces that most of us teach." - Jean Ritter, Progressions
Eighty-three popular piano classics arranged for the beginning student are accompanied by a short history of each piece and advice on playing each arrangement.5NjBwBT
