By Dennis Alexander, Gayle Kowalchyk, E. L. Lancaster, Victoria McArthur, and Martha Mier
Item: 00-34106
UPC: 038081378749
ISBN 10: 0739065424
ISBN 13: 9780739065426
Series: Premier Piano Course
Category: Piano - Alfred's Premier Piano Course
Format: Book
Instrument: Piano
Level: Level 4
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.
| Hands-Together Workshop 3 |
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| Artistic Etude 3 (Rhythmic Freedom) |
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| Artistic Etude 4 (Choosing the Heart Note) |
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| Hands-Together Workshop 4 |
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| Technique Tool 3 (Speed Links) |
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| The Primary Chords in A Minor |
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| Technique Tool 1 (Staccato against Legato) |
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| Playing Major and Minor Triads |
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| Technique Tool 2 (Playing In and Out of the Black Keys) |
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| Technique Tool 5 (Rock the Alberti Bass) |
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| Technique Tool 4 (Open the Hand) |
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| Artistic Etude 2 (Changing Tone by Weight Transfer) |
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| Alberti Bass and Primary Chords |
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| Hands-Together Workshop 2 |
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| The Primary Chords in E Minor |
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| Mastering the Alberti Bass |
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| Hands-Together Workshop 5 |
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| Artistic Etude 5 (Expressive Jazz) |
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| Technical Goals for Level 4 |
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| Artistic Etude 1 (Review—Playing Chromatic Passages Quickly and with Ease) |
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| Hands-Together Workshop 1 |
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