Etudes for Piano Teachers
Etudes for Piano Teachers

Author: Stewart Gordon

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1995-02-23

Total Pages: 155

ISBN-13: 0190282479

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Just as musical etudes focus on the development of skills and address the technical problems encountered in keyboard literature, the "etudes" in Stewart Gordon's new book also focus on ideas which prepare piano teachers for meeting the problems encountered in piano performing and teaching. This major new collection on the piano teacher's art opens with an assessment of the role of the piano teacher, and goes on to explore various types of students and the challenge each presents: the moderately talented, but ambitious, student; the late beginner; the unusually gifted. Drawing on thirty years of teaching and performing, Gordon then bring fresh ideas to bear on the often-discussed areas of inner-hearing, pulse regulation, improvisation, sight-reading, and collaborative music making. There are sections on performance procedures, memorizing, pedalling, and historical performance practices; a carefully-balanced consideration of the role of the piano student and teacher; and realistic looks at the problems facing the profession today, the dynamics of a performing career, and the stages through which musicians' careers often pass. Designed to open up new avenues of inquiry, to provoke discussion and creative thinking, and to challenge and motivate students, these essays will be vital reading for all serious piano students and teachers.

Piano Train Trips
Piano Train Trips

Author: Juan Cabeza

Publisher:

Published: 2016-08-01

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 9781536860566

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Piano Train Trips is a collection of 18 piano etudes written in an atractive and contemporary fashion. Each of the pieces is based on a theoretical concept to be applied to piano playing. Scales, intervals, arpeggios and chords are presented in an orginal and attractive way. Many of the pieces have been conceived to be easily transposed to other keys. A material that will be equaly enjoyed by children or by adult students and perfect for both individual and group lessons. It includes exercises with the accompaniment for the teacher and downloadable audio files Find more information at www.megustaelpiano/en/pianotraintrips

Piano Etudes for the Development of Musical Fingers, Book 1
Piano Etudes for the Development of Musical Fingers, Book 1

Author: Frances Clark

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published:

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 9781457406133

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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.

Etudes for Jazz Piano: Conversations of the Hands, Book & Online Audio
Etudes for Jazz Piano: Conversations of the Hands, Book & Online Audio

Author:

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published: 2015-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781562240622

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A "must have" for all pianists seeking a creative approach to developing left and right hand coordination. The exercises and solos (based on the chord changes to well-known standards) are rhythmic, colorful, and fun to play. The chapters cover six specific areas of left hand development and left/right hand integration, with practical application from standard jazz tunes in the form of musical solo piano pieces. This book will definitely be an essential part of your practice routine. Besides improving your hand coordination, it will challenge you to think differently about it. All of the concepts are easily applicable to the "real world." Highly endorsed "Pianist Emiko Hayashi has written a very comprehensive, challenging yet very accessible method book. With exercises designed for left hand alone and exercises designed to develop interplay between the hands, I wholeheartedly recommend this book. I've already started practicing " ---Kenny Barron "In Etudes for Jazz Piano Emiko Hayashi illuminates a challenge that faces scores of jazz pianists at all levels; that of integrating the left hand in improvisation in a meaningful way, not only as an accompanist, but as an integral part of the whole. By taking various jazz standards and creating etudes specifically for the left hand as well as for developing coordination and the conversational aspects between the left and right hands, Ms. Hayashi illustrates many possibilities for expanding one's technical and expressive range. I would think this set of etudes would be extremely useful to jazz pianists at any stage of development since the obvious outcome of the study will improve one's ability to play melodically and expressively throughout the keyboard, without regard to the traditional roles of the left and right hands." ---Todd Coolman "It is understood that all musicians must play piano. Emiko's book fills a void for non-pianists addressing specific technical problems which will help towa