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May
2008
Masters
of Technic
Rich variety
of melodic technic
- Eminent
composers include Berens, Biehl, Czerny, Duvernoy, Gurlitt,
Hanon, Köhler, Loeschhorn, Wolff
- Different
technic styles use various key signatures and hand positions
- Carefully
designed to promote equal development of both hands
- Short,
practical excerpts are condensed, transposed or modified for each
level
Phrase
marks are used to help eyes find patterns, making learning and playing
easier.
May be used with any piano method.
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Masters
of Technic, Level One
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Example
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Example
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(Level
1 / Elementary)
New
skills at this level:
- 2-note
phrase groups
- Patterns
in D Major and B-flat Major
- Five-finger
legato
- Right
hand and left hand expansion
- Hand
position changes
-
5-finger trill patterns
- Parallel
motion - Thumb cross-overs
- Rotating
accompaniment
- Dynamic
contrasts
30
short exercises by 10 composers:
Berens, Johann Hermann
Biehl, Albert
Czerny, Carl
Duvernoy, Jean Baptiste
Gurlitt, Cornelius
Hanon, Charles Louis
Köhler, Louis
Loeschhorn, Carl Albert
Mana-Zucca
Wolff, Bernhard
Compiled,
edited and arranged by Jeff Schaum and Wesley Schaum.
US
$6.95 / catalog #04-41
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Masters
of Technic, Level 2
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Example
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Example
2
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(Level
2 / Upper Elementary)
New
skills at this level:
- Patterns
in E-flat Major, A Major,
A Minor, E Minor
- Staccato
studies
- Broken
chords
- 4th
and 5th finger drill
- 5-finger
phrase groups
24
short exercises by 14 composers:
Berens, Johann Hermann
Beringer, Oscar
Beyer, Ferdinand
Biehl, Albert
Czerny, Carl
Duvernoy, Jean Baptiste
Gurlitt, Cornelius
Köhler, Louis
Krause, Anton
Krause, Emil
Mana-Zucca
Spindler, Fritz
Streabbog, Louis
Wieck, Friedrich
Compiled,
edited and arranged by Jeff Schaum and Wesley Schaum.
US
$6.95 / catalog #04-42
Other
books in this series:
Masters of Technic, Primer (catalog #04-40)
Masters of Technic, Level 3 (catalog #04-43)
Masters of Technic, Level 4 (catalog #04-44)
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