14 February 2018
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Piano Techniques
If you want to improve your sight-reading skills, there are a number of piano sight-reading apps and technology that can help. ‘Piano Techniques’ contains piano advice on sight-reading, memorising, fingering and more… plus over 50 pages of scores!
If you want to improve your sight-reading skills, there are a number of piano sight-reading apps and technology that can help. ‘Piano Techniques’ contains piano advice on sight-reading, memorising, fingering and more… plus over 50 pages of scores!
A taster of what's inside...
Starter’s Orders
Whether you’re a re-starter or a complete novice, you can benefit from Tim Stein’s advice about taking the first steps
Making a fresh start
Kathryn Page on returning to the piano after a long break
Chords
Graham Fitch delves into the basics of chord playing
Fingering
Teacher Penelope Roskell explains how to find the best fingering for you and for the music
Speed Reading
Want to become a better sight-reader? Tim Stein shows you some tips and tricks
Mind over memory
Muscle memory alone won’t get you that piece in your head – there are better strategies for memorising success, says Graham Fitch
The subtle art of Rubato
Performer and teacher Mark Tanner shows you how to use rubato within different styles and eras of music
Anatomy of a piece
Where do you start when facing a new piece of music? Inge Kjemtrup offers a helping hand to ensure you’re steps ahead before you put your fingers on the keys
Play the ‘Moonlight’
Janet Newman on the first movement of Beethoven’s ‘Moonlight’ Sonata
Star Interview: Lang Lang
He’s the world’s most famous pianist and he’s on a mission to bring classical music to almost everyone. Erica Worth catches up with him over lunch
SCORES INCLUDE: .jpg)
Beethoven Moonlight Sonata Op 27 No 2, first movement
Beethoven Bagetelle Op 126 No 4
Burgmüller Discomfort Op 100 No 18
Bruch Klavierstück Op 12 no 1
Chopin Prélude Op 28 No 6
Chopin Mazurka Op 17 no 1
Debussy La cathédrale engloutie
Dvorák No 2 from Two Little Pearls
Gade The Sylph
Gurlitt Morning Greeting Op 130 No 1
Heller L’Avalanche
Liszt Consolation No 5 in E
Mason Lullaby Op 10
Mozart Sonata in F K280, third movement
Mozart German Dance in F
Paderewski Nocturne in B flat Op 16 No 4
Schumann Little Study from Album for the Young Op 68
Plus....
There are other ‘special’ apps in the Pianist portfolio. Take a look at:
Great Composers of the Classical Period