Alfred Publishing Premier Piano Course, Technique 6 - Piano - Book

Authors: Dennis Alexander, Gayle Kowalchyk, E. L. Lancaster, Victoria McArthur, Martha Mier
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Piano
Level: 6

Technique 6 continues and expands on the technical and artistic tools learned in Technique books 1A--5.

Four new Technique Tools clearly present technical goals through appealing and descriptive exercises: Slur Gestures, Voicing the Melody, The Soft Pedal---Una Corda, and Trills. Artistic Etudes showcase a student's technique in an expressive musical setting and Masterwork Etudes provide training to play standard masterworks.

Each page in the Technique book correlates with a specific page in the Lesson book.

Contents:

• A Note to Teachers
• Technique Tools Review
• Technique Tool 1 (Slur Gestures)
• Artistic Etude 1 (Form and Expression)
• Playing Diminished Triads
• Building Scale Velocity in B Minor
• Masterwork Etude 1
• Building Scale Velocity in Eb Major
• Hands-Together Workshop 1
• The Primary Chords in Eb Major
• Hands-Together Workshop 2
• Masterwork Etude 2
• Building Scale Velocity in C Minor
• Hands-Together Workshop 3
• The Primary Chords in C Minor
• Two-Octave Minor Arpeggios Beginning on White Keys
• Technique Tool 2 (Voicing the Melody)
• Masterwork Etude 3
• Artistic Etude 2 (Changing Meters)
• Technique Tool 3 (Building Scale Velocity in Flat Keys)
• The Primary Chords in Ab, Db, and Gb Major
• Artistic Etude 3 (The Soft Pedal--Una Corda)
• Diatonic Triads and Inversions
• Technique Tool 4 (Trills)
• Masterwork Etude 4
• Playing Root Position V7 Chords
• Technique Tools Review
• Masterwork Etude 5
• Ending with Flair
• Masterwork Etude 6
• Music Time Traveler
• Artistic Etude 4 (What Makes It Swing?)
• Hanon Variations
• Technique Tools Review
• Masterwork Etude 7
• Technique Tools Review