Schott The Classical Piano Method, Finger Fitness 1 - Heumann - Piano - Book

Author: Hans-Gunter Heumann
Composers: Various
Format: Softcover
Instrumentation: Piano
Level: Easy / Intermediate

Devised as either stand-alone volumes, or as a supplement to the Method Book, Finger Fitness provides useful and fun exercises to help improve all aspects of playing technique. The pieces are a mix of established exercises drawn from the classical repertoire as well as newly composed contemporary pieces by the author. Suitable for beginner pianists, the exercises in each book will help you to develop finger strength and independence, evenness, accuracy and speed of playing, as well as articulation and general musicality. Exercises are presented in a progressively graded format, providing the student with relevant material as their playing ability develops.

Contents:

• Repetition
• Two-Finger Legato
• Three Finger Legato
• Four-Finger Legato
• Five-Finger Legato
• Two Notes Joined with a Slur
• Skips
• Alternating Hands
• Playing with Hands Together
• Preparatory Legato
• Exercise with Legato and Staccato
• Parallel
• Sharps and Flats
• Chromatic Study
• Quarter Notes and Eighth Notes
• Melodic Etude for Five Fingers
• Playing in Unison
• Playing in Contrary Motion
• Playing in Lateral Motion
• Little Melodic Study
• Finger Strength and Equalization of all Fingers
• Intervals from a Second to a Fifth
• Right and Left Hand Melody
• Evenness of all Fingers
• C. Czerny: The Little Pianist, op. 823/13
• Imitation Study
• Triad Exercise
• C. Czerny: Easy Exercise, op. 139/3
• Walking Fingers
• Ostinato Study
• Finger Strength and Equalization of all Fingers
• C. Czerny: The Young Pianist's First Steps, op. 82/27
• Evenness and Articulation Study
• Accuracy
• Broken Chord Exercise
• Preparatory Exercise for No. 37
• Evenness and Articulation Study
• C. Czerny: Fist Instructor, op. 599/3
• Bordun Exercise
• Finger Strength Study
• Sustaining Fingers
• Preparatory Exercise for No. 43
• Finger Strength Study
• Rhythmic Articulation Exercise
• Cross Hand Etude
• Changes between Two Neighbouring Keys
• Evenness Study
• Block Chords and Broken Chords
• Skips with Block Chords
• Skips with Broken Chords