For Early Intermediate / Late Intermediate Piano: Focus on Melody, Volume 1 contains piano literature with a wide variety of melodic treatments aimed at helping performers develop the skill of recognizing melodic features. The cleanly engraved scores are organized by period, in approximate order of difficulty. Includes hints about finding and projecting melodies, technical exercises for melodic expression, descriptive summaries, and brief composer biographies.

Focus on Melody

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Alfred Pub. Co

For Intermediate / Early Advanced Piano: The second installment of this exceptional piano literature series continues to strengthen a student's ability to find and project melody. The music represents a variety of keys, tempi, meters, and style. Includes technical exercises for melodic expression, descriptive summaries for each piece, and composer biographies.

Focus on Melody (Focus on Melody, 2)

Alfred Music

For Late Intermediate Piano: Book Four of Expressive Etudes series includes 15 intermediate pieces which will supplement piano literature at the upper intermediate level. This collection will help develop agility, strength, and control with just minutes of focused practice each day. For all pianists, these etudes can serve equally well as performance repertoire.

Expressive Etudes, Book Four (Expressive Etudes, 4)

Forty four practicing and performing thoughts for music lovers (especially piano students) are included in this informative, easy-to-read book. Students of all ages are able to focus on one page per week, a single thought to guide their practice for the next six days. Practicing and performing thoughts address topics such as: If you don t have time, if you are about to perform, if your right foot is too heavy, and many more.

If You Would Add Beauty to the World (FJH Books)

For Late Intermediate Piano: Book Five of Expressive Etudes features twenty pieces by 13 different composers. Along with a few favorites such as the C Minor Short Prelude of J.S.Bach and an impressionistic gem by Bartók entitled Dawn, this volume includes a Valse Etude by Pietro Lanciani and a lovely Berceuse written by seven-year-old prodigy Camille St. Saëns. Book Five also includes metronome markings as target tempos when the student is comfortable with the flow of each etude.

Expressive Etudes, Book Five (Expressive Etudes, 5)

As part of the great Piano Literature Series, Focus on Rhythm, Volume 1 is a collection of 32 carefully selected and edited pieces from the four major style periods. This selected repertoire explores the many different rhythmic patterns and combinations inherent to the music, with special exercises for rhythmic preparation and descriptive summaries highlighting the rhythmic content in each piece. This approach provides the right amount of attention needed to attain a thorough understanding of rhythm and precise performance interpretation.

Focus on Rhythm (Great Piano Literature, 1)

Joanne Smith

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