This unique series teaches skills used by professional pianists to make their performances more expressive and dramatic. Students will explore five keys for achieving performance artistry: color, pedaling, rubato/rhythmic freedom, characterization and choreography. In-depth information helps students understand the concepts of balance, voicing, pedal techniques, how to move at the piano. Titles: Children's Song from For Children Vol. 1, Sz. 42, No. 3 (Bartók) * Polka (Glinka) * Ecossaise in G Major, D. 145, No. 4 (Schubert) * Distant Bells from 12 Melodious Pieces, Op. 63, No. 6 (Streabbog) * Children's Game from For Children, Sz. 48, No. 8 (Bartók) * Old French Song from Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 16 (Tchaikovsky) * In the Garden from Album for the Young, Op. 140, No. 4 (Gurlitt) * Morning Prayer from Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 1 (Tchaikovsky) * The Festive Dance from Album for the Young, Op. 140, No. 7 (Gurlitt) * A Sad Story from 12 Melodious Pieces, Op. 63, No. 10 (Streabbog) * Italian Song from Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 15 (Tchaikovsky) * Peasant Dance, Op. 107, No. 20 (Reineke) * First Loss from Album for the Young, Op. 68, No. 16 (Schumann) * Waltz Op. 36, No. 3 (Amy Beach) * Ländler, D. 679, No. 2 (Schubert) * Waltz in B Minor, Op. 18, D. 145, No. 6 (Schubert) * March Breve (Dennis Alexander) * Siciliana from 11 Children's Pieces, Op. 35, No. 6 (Alfredo Casella) * Butterflies from 12 Melodious Pieces, Op. 63, No. 11 (Streabbog) * Elizabeth's Lullaby (Dennis Alexander) * Toccata Robusto (Dennis Alexander) * The Mysterious Nile (Dennis Alexander) * Murmuring Brook from Album for the Young, Op. 140, No. 5 (Gurlitt) * Scherzino (Dennis Alexander).

Keys to Artistic Performance, Bk 1: 24 Early Intermediate to Intermediate Pieces to Inspire Imaginative Performance

Arts & Photography

Alexander, Dennis

Clarfield, Ingrid Jacobson

Music

Alfred Music

This unique series teaches skills used by professional pianists to make their performances more expressive and dramatic. Students will explore five keys for achieving performance artistry: color, pedaling, rubato/rhythmic freedom, characterization and choreography. In-depth information helps students understand the concepts of balance, voicing, pedal techniques, and how to move at the piano. Titles: German Dance, D. 365, No. 12 (Schubert) * Dawn (Bartók) * Idylle, Op. 126, No. 1 (Chaminade).* German Dance, D. 783, No. 14 (Schubert) * Gavotte, Op. 36, No. 2 (Amy Beach) * Cradle Song, Op. 124, No. 6 (Schumann) * Mazurka (Glinka) * Impresiones intimas, No. 2 (Mompou) * Naughty Boy, from For Children, Vol. 1, Sz. 42, No. 21 (Bartók) * A Little Girl Pleading with Her Mother, Op. 37, No. 1 (Rebikov) * A Little Girl Rocking Her Dolly, Op. 37, No. 7 (Rebikov) * The Bell Tolls (Liszt) * Valse brillante, No. 5 from Valses poético (Granados) * Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posthumous (Chopin) * Waltz, Op. 12, No. 2 (Grieg) * Whimsy (Dennis Alexander) * Canon, from For Children, Vol. 2, Sz. 42, No. 31 (Bartók) * Waltz, Op. 39, No. 3 (Brahms) * Venetian Gondola Song, from Songs without Words, Vol. 2, Op. 30, No. 6 (Mendelssohn) * Rapsodia Española (Dennis Alexander) * Tarentelle, Op. 123, No. 10 (Chaminade) * Galop final (Casella) * Gallactica (Dennis Alexander).

Keys to Artistic Performance, Bk 2: 23 Intermediate to Late Intermediate Pieces to Inspire Imaginative Performance

The books in this series present study guides for masterworks, beginning at the early intermediate level, that the editors believe developing pianists should study and perform. Each book contains 20 study guides to pieces selected from the four main style periods. Book 1 contains selections for early intermediate pianists. Titles: Allegro in B-flat Major, K. 3 (W. A. Mozart) * Arabesque, Op. 100, No. 2 (Burgmüller) * The Bear (Rebikov) * Burleske (L. Mozart) * Chinese Figurine (Rebikov) * Écossaise in C Major, D. 299, No. 8 (Schubert) * Écossaise in G Major, D. 529, No. 3 (Schubert) * Écossaise in G Major, WoO 23 (Beethoven) * German Dance in G Major (Haydn) * Le petit rien (The Little Trifle) (Couperin) * Melody, Op. 68, No. 1 (Schumann) * Menuet en rondeau (Rameau) * Menuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 (J. S. Bach) * Minuet in A Minor (Purcell) * Minuet in G Major (Telemann) * Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 (J. S. Bach) * Play Song, Sz. 42, No. 5 (Bartók) * Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5, No. 1 (Beethoven) * Song (Come Home, Lidi"), Sz. 42, No. 3 (Bartók) * The Wild Rider, Op. 68, No. 8 (Schumann)."

Classics for the Developing Pianist, Study Guide, Bk 1: Study Guide for Preparation, Practice & Performance (Classics for the Developing Pianist, Bk 1)

Lehrer, Phyllis Alpert

The books in this series present study guides for masterworks, beginning at the early intermediate level, that the editors believe developing pianists should study and perform. Each book contains 20 study guides to pieces selected from the four main style periods. Book 2 contains selections for intermediate pianists. Titles: Alfedans (Elfin Dance), Op. 12, No. 4 (Grieg) * Avalanche, Op. 45, No. 2 (Heller) * Ballade, Op. 100, No. 15 (Burgmüller) * Evening in the Country, Sz. 39, No. 5 (Bartók) * First Gymnopédie (Satie) * First Sorrow, Op. 68, No. 16 (Schumann) * Gavotte (Handel) * Old French Song, Op. 39, No. 16 (Tchaikovsky) * Prelude in C Major, BWV 939 (J. S. Bach) * Solfeggieto (C. P. E. Bach) * Sonata in C Major, K. 545 (III) (W. A. Mozart) * Sonata in D Minor, K. 32; L. 423 (D. Scarlatti) * Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI/8 (III and IV) (Haydn) * Sonatina in C Major, Op. 20, No. 1 (Kuhlau) * Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 1 (Clementi) * Sonatina in F Major, Anh. 5, No. 2 (Beethoven) * Teasing Song, Sz. 42, No. 18 (Bartók) * To a Wild Rose, Op. 51, No. 1 (MacDowell) * Waltz in B Minor, Op. 18, No. 6; D. 145 (Schubert) * Waltz, Op. 12, No. 2 (Grieg).

Classics for the Developing Pianist, Study Guide, Bk 2: Study Guide for Preparation, Practice & Performance (Classics for the Developing Pianist, Bk 2)

The books in this series present study guides for masterworks, beginning at the early intermediate level, that the editors believe developing pianists should study and perform. Each book contains 20 study guides to pieces selected from the four main style periods. Book 3 contains selections for late intermediate pianists. Titles: About Foreign Lands and People, Op. 15, No. 1 (Schumann) * Bagatelle in G Minor, Op. 119, No. 1 (Beethoven) * Bagatelle, Op. 5, No. 1 (Tcherepnin) * Bagatelle, Op. 5, No. 10 (Tcherepnin) * Für Elise, WoO 59 (Beethoven) * Gavotte (from French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816) (J. S. Bach) * Invention No. 13 in A Minor, BWV 784 (J. S. Bach) * Invention No. 8 in F Major, BWV 779 (J. S. Bach) * Knecht Ruprecht, Op. 68, No. 12 (Schumann) * Le petit nègre (Debussy) * Mazurka in G Minor, Op. 67, No. 2, Posth. (Chopin) * Prelude in C Major, BWV 846 (J. S. Bach) * Sonata in C Major, K. 159; L. 104 (D. Scarlatti) * Sonata in C Major, K. 545 (I) (W. A. Mozart) * Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI/27 (III) (Haydn) * Sonatina in F Major, Op. 151, No. 3 (I) (Diabelli) * Song without Words (Consolation"), Op. 30, No. 3 (Mendelssohn) * Valse poético No. 3 (Granados) * Valse poético No. 4 (Granados) * Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posth. (Chopin)."

Classics for the Developing Pianist, Study Guide, Bk 3: Study Guide for Preparation, Practice & Performance (Classics for the Developing Pianist, Bk 3)