Frances Clark Center Technique through Repertoire, Book 2 - Madden/Parsons - Piano - Book

Instrumentation:

PIANO

Model #:

9781737723738

Selected/Edited: Christopher Madden, Jani Parsons
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Piano

Technique through Repertoire helps students develop essential technical skills by studying short excerpts from standard piano literature. Book 1 includes examples arranged in order of difficulty for students at early intermediate to intermediate levels. Book 2 includes examples arranged in order of difficulty for students at intermediate to late intermediate levels.

• Allows teachers to choose excerpts that focus on the technical needs of individual students.
• Introduces students to a variety of literature through excerpts from all style periods.
• Organized in sections by skills with each section containing a variety of examples.
• Skills covered include Alberti bass, Alternating Hands, Articulation, Block Chords/Inversions, Broken Chords/Inversions, Chromatic Scales, Finger Independence, Grace Notes, Left-Hand Melodies, Pedalling, Repeated Notes, Scales, Waltz Bass.

Christopher Madden teaches piano, piano pedagogy, and keyboard skills at the UMKC Conservatory. Jani Parsons is a pianist, chamber musician, executive director of new music ensemble Latitude 49, and assistant professor of piano at the University of Calgary. Chris and Jani are thrilled to share Technique through Repertoire with pianists and teachers around the globe. Chris and Jani have enjoyed using these excerpts with their own students, and they are confident that this resource will be an invaluable addition to your teaching library.