By Dennis Alexander, Gayle Kowalchyk, E. L. Lancaster, Victoria McArthur, and Martha Mier
Item: 00-32077
UPC: 038081350981
ISBN 10: 0739058630
ISBN 13: 9780739058633
Series: Premier Piano Course
Category: Piano - Alfred's Premier Piano Course
Format: Book
Instrument: Piano
Level: Level 2A
Technique 2A continues and expands on the technical and artistic tools learned in Technique books 1A and 1B. The seven new Technique Tools introduced are: dynamic shaping, crossing over the thumb, solid-sounding chords, two-note slurs, seamless melodies, balance between melody and accompaniment, and damper pedal footwork. 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. Each page in the Technique Book correlates with a specific page in the Lesson Book.
| Hands-Together Workshop 1 (Parallel Motion) |
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| Technique Tool 1 (Dynamic Shaping) |
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| Artistic Etude 1 (Feeling Intensity and Relaxation with Dynamics) |
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| Artistic Etude 4 (Tools for Expressive Performance) |
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| Technique Tool 4 (Two-Note Slurs) |
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| Technique Tool 2 (Crossing over the Thumb) |
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| Technique Tool 3 (Solid-Sounding Chords) |
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| Artistic Etude 2 (Creating Moods in Music) |
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| Hands-Together Workshop 2 (Contrary Motion) |
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| Technique Tool 5 (Seamless Melodies) |
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| Technique Tool 6 (Balance Between Melody and Accompaniment) |
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| Technique Tool 7 (Damper Pedal Footwork) |
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| Artistic Etude 3 (Ringing Tone) |
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| Hands-Together Workshop 3 (C and G Major 5-Finger Patterns) |
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| Hands-Together Workshop 4 (D and A Major 5-Finger Patterns) |
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