Premier Piano Course, Technique 4

Description

Technique 4 continues and expands on the technical and artistic tools learned in Technique books 1A – 3. The five new Technique Tools introduced are: staccato against legato, playing in and out of black keys, speed links, open the hand, and rock the Alberti bass. Artistic Etudes showcase a student’s technique in an expressive musical setting, and Hands-Together Workshops focus on developing the skills necessary for coordinating hands-together playing. Masterwork Etudes provide training to play standard masterworks. Each page in the Technique Book correlates with a specific page in the Lesson Book.

Contents

1. 1st Inversion Triads
2. 2nd Inversion Triads
3. Alberti Bass and Primary Chords
4. Artistic Etude 1 (Review—Playing Chromatic Passages Quickly and with Ease)
5. Artistic Etude 2 (Changing Tone by Weight Transfer)
6. Artistic Etude 3 (Rhythmic Freedom)
7. Artistic Etude 4 (Choosing the Heart Note)
8. Artistic Etude 5 (Expressive Jazz)
9. Hands-Together Workshop 1
10. Hands-Together Workshop 2
11. Hands-Together Workshop 3
12. Hands-Together Workshop 4
13. Hands-Together Workshop 5
14. Hanon in Sixteenth Notes
15. Mastering the Alberti Bass
16. Masterwork Etude 1
17. Masterwork Etude 2
18. Masterwork Etude 3
19. Masterwork Etude 4
20. Playing Major and Minor Triads
21. Technical Goals for Level 4
22. Technique Tool 1 (Staccato against Legato)
23. Technique Tool 2 (Playing In and Out of the Black Keys)
24. Technique Tool 3 (Speed Links)
25. Technique Tool 4 (Open the Hand)
26. Technique Tool 5 (Rock the Alberti Bass)
27. Technique Tools Review
28. Technique Tools Review
29. Technique Tools Review
30. The Primary Chords in A Minor
31. The Primary Chords in E Minor