In Recital(R) Throughout the Year, Vol 2 Bk 5: with Performance Strategies (The FJH Pianist's Curriculum, Vol 2 Bk 5)

Book 5 of In Recital Vol. Two offers tips on recital preparation, a Calendar for Success practice guide to set goals, performance strategies for before and the day of the recital, and Practicing with the Metronome, as part of a progressive discussion on the art of performance. Triplets, one- and two-octave scale passages, rolled chords, double thirds, simple ornamentation and playing two voices within the same hand are introduced and explored in the teaching pages. Contents include classical themes: Tchaikovsky (arr. Olson), Miniature Overture from The Nutcracker Suite, and an equal part duet arrangement of Rossini s The Barber of Seville Overture (arr. Brown), plus solos by Bober, Brown, Cu llar, McLean, and Roubos, and an equal part duet by Karp. The CD and teaching pages address more advanced performance issues. Contents include: Canto de Estio (Song of Summer) (Martin Cuellar); Dance Masquerade (Timothy Brown); Distant Dream (David Karp); The Barber of Seville Overture (Rossini, arr. Timothy Brown); We Wish You a Jazzy Christmas (arr. Edwin McLean); Presto (Valerie Roth Roubos); Serenade (Melody Bober); and Miniature Overture from the Nutcracker Suite (Tchaikovsky, arr. Kevin Olson).