By Dennis Alexander, Gayle Kowalchyk, E. L. Lancaster, Victoria McArthur, and Martha Mier
Item: 00-32177
UPC: 038081352787
ISBN 10: 0739059351
ISBN 13: 9780739059357
Series: Premier Piano Course
Category: Piano - Alfred's Premier Piano Course
Format: Book
Instrument: Piano
Level: Level 2B
Technique 2B continues and expands on the technical and artistic tools learned in Technique books 1A, 1B, and 2A. The seven new Technique Tools introduced are: three-note slurs, preparing quickly for hand crossings, feel the downbeat, finger stretches, legato pedal, finger 1 under finger 3, and finger 3 over finger 1. 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.
| Masterwork Etude 1 (Counterpoint) |
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| Technique Tool 1 (Three-Note Slurs) |
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| Hands-Together Workshop 1 (A and D Minor 5-Finger Patterns) |
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| Hands-Together Workshop 2 (C and G Minor 5-Finger Patterns) |
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| Hands-Together Workshop 3 (Major and Minor 5-Finger Patterns) |
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| Technique Tool 6 (Finger 1 under Finger 3) |
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| Technique Tool 7 (Finger 3 over Finger 1) |
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| Hands-Together Workshop 4 (Major Scales in Contrary Motion) |
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| Dotted Quarter Note Technique |
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| Masterwork Etude 3 (Gentle Hand Rock) |
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| Artistic Etude 3 (Rhythm and Musical Mood) |
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| Artistic Etude 2 (Playing with a Dramatic Sound) |
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| Masterwork Etude 2 (Counterpoint) |
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| Technique Tool 5 (Legato Pedal) |
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| Technique Tool 2 (Preparing Quickly for Hand Crossings) |
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| Artistic Etude 1 (Playing with Continuity) |
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| Technique Tool 3 (Feel the Downbeat) |
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| Technique Tool 4 (Finger Stretches) |
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