Effective Technic for Students of All Ages
- Short, Progressive Exercises
- Designed to Strengthen All Fingers of Both Hands
Emphasizes Basic 5-Finger Position
- Supplements All Piano and Keyboard Instruction Books
Equal Hand Development is Assured through the Performance of the Same Patterns in Each Hand,
either in Parallel Motion or with Alternating Hands
New Edition Motivates Students to Practice More:
- Colorful Titles and Frames for each page Add Eye Appeal and Variety
- New Metronome Speeds are Realistic and Practical
- New Measure Numbers Help to Make Practice Assignments More Specific
- Music Notation is Clear and Easy to Read
- New Reference Page
MIDI Accompaniment Diskette Available Separately (Catalog No. 04-22md)
CD Accompaniment Disk Available Separately (Catalog No. 04-22cd)
New Skills at This Level:
- Ascending and Descending Trills
- Chords – Chromatic Scales
- Contrary Motion – Thumb Crossings
- Hand Expansion – 6/8 Time
- Syncopation – Wrist Rotation
Contents:
Exercise Number:
1 - Etude in Steps and Skips
2 - Etude in 6/8 Time
3 - Alternating Hands
4 - Contrary Motion
5 - Mixed Interval Etude
6 - Trill (Ascending)
7 - Trill (Descending)
8 - Syncopation on Second Count
9 - Syncopation on Third Count
10 - Syncopation on Fourth Count
11 - Wrist Staccato
12 - Wrist Rotation
13 - Rotation Etude
14 - Hand Expansion (2/4)
15 - Hand Expansion (3/4)
16 - Thumb Crossing
17 - Scale Preparatory
18 - Chromatic Scale
19 - Chromatic Chord Progressions
20 - Chromatic Arpeggios (Ascending)
21 - Chromatic Arpeggios (Descending)
Composed by John W. Schaum
Revised and edited by Wesley Schaum
This Book is Level 2 (Upper Elementary)
Other Books in This Series:
Fingerpower,® Primer (catalog #04-20)
Fingerpower,® Level 1 (catalog #04-21)
Fingerpower,® Level 3 (catalog #04-23)
Fingerpower,® Level 4 (catalog #04-24)
Fingerpower,® Level 5 (catalog #04-25)
Fingerpower,® Level 6 (catalog #04-26)
One of the Excellent Technic Books in Schaum's Piano Teaching Library
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