Alfred Publishing Premier Piano Course, Technique 5 - Piano - Book

Authors: Dennis Alexander, Gayle Kowalchyk, E. L. Lancaster, Victoria McArthur, Martha Mier
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Piano
Level: 5

Technique 5 continues and expands on the technical and artistic tools learned in Technique books 1A--4.

The six new Technique Tools introduced are: Even Sixteenth Notes, Playing Grace Notes, Body Balance, Over and Back, Building Scale Velocity, and Sustained Notes. Artistic Etudes showcase a student's technique in an expressive musical setting, and Hands-Together Workshops focus on developing the skills necessary for coordinating hands-together playing. 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
• Artistic Etude 1 (Music with Action)
• Hands-Together Workshop 1
• The Primary Chords in D Minor
• Technique Tool 1 (Even Sixteenth Notes)
• Artistic Etude 2 (Dueling Melodies)
• Masterwork Etude 1
• Technique Tool 2 (Playing Grace Notes)
• Masterwork Etude 2
• Playing Augmented Triads
• Technique Tool 3 (Body Balance)
• Technique Tool 4 (Over and Back)
• Artistic Etude 3 (Long Phrases)
• The Primary Chords in A, E, and B Major
• Technique Tools Review
• Masterwork Etude 3
• Technique Tool 5 (Building Scale Velocity)
• Hands-Together Workshop 2
• Hands-Together Workshop 3
• Technique Tool 6 (Sustained Notes)
• Masterwork Etude 4
• Triads and Inversions
• Masterwork Etude 5
• Two-Octave Arpeggios Beginning on White Keys
• Technique Tools Review
• Building Scale Velocity in B-flat Major
• Hands-Together Workshop 4
• The Primary Chords in B-flat Major
• Building Scale Velocity in G Minor
• Hands-Together Workshop 5
• The Primary Chords in G Minor
• Artistic Etude 4 (Finding the Heart Note)
• Technique Tools Review