Beautiful Etudes, Book 2 for Piano

Beautiful Etudes, Book 2 for Piano
Author: Victoria McArthur
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2005-05-03
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1457416700

When pupils are assigned good-quality etudes their technique improves dramatically. Book 2 in this series features late elementary piano etudes by such noted composers as Czerny, Gurlitt, Köhler, Löschnorn, Rebikov and Schytte. The compilation concentrates on level-appropriate essentials such as shaping phrases with two and three voices, playing a left hand melody with right hand chords, extended hand positions, melodic octaves, Alberti bass, descending scales and more. Each etude is prefaced with concise composer facts and helpful practice advice.

Beautiful Etudes, Bk 2

Beautiful Etudes, Bk 2
Author: Victoria McArthur
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2001-03
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780739019450

When pupils are assigned good-quality etudes, their technique improves dramatically. Book 2 in this series features late elementary piano etudes by such noted composers as Czerny, Gurlitt, Köhler, Löschnorn, Rebikov and Schytte. The compilation concentrates on level-appropriate essentials such as shaping phrases with two and three voices, playing a left hand melody with right hand chords, extended hand positions, melodic octaves, Alberti bass, descending scales and more. Each etude is prefaced with concise composer facts and helpful practice advice.

Beautiful Etudes, Book 3

Beautiful Etudes, Book 3
Author: Victoria McArthur
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 44
Release:
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457417955

The etudes in this third volume are at the early intermediate to intermediate levels. Featured composers are Beyer, Burgmüller, Gurlitt, Hässler, Pleyel, Schytte and von Weber plus others. Pupils are engaged with such important technique builders as playing broken chords, descending scales, cross-hand arpeggios, chord voicing, legato pedaling, scale figures, small rotation, interlocking hands, right-hand chord inversions, left-hand repeated intervals and much more. Once again, composer facts and practice advice are included.

Melodious Masterpieces, Book 2

Melodious Masterpieces, Book 2
Author: Jane Magrath
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 84
Release:
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457444296

These masterpieces will encourage the performer to play in an expressive and reflective manner. Well-suited for students who enjoy playing poignant literature. Most selections are from the Romantic period, although all periods are represented. Late intermediate.

Favorite Classics: Solo, Book 2

Favorite Classics: Solo, Book 2
Author: E. L. Lancaster
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2005-05-03
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1457443988

Contains a variety of favorite pieces for early-intermediate through late-intermediate students from the four stylistic periods of piano repertoire, with skillfully composed second keyboard parts for teacher/parent or more advanced student.

Beautiful Etudes, Book 1

Beautiful Etudes, Book 1
Author: Victoria McArthur
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 36
Release:
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457416699

Etudes are musical compositions that focus on improving technique. Book 1 in this series features high quality elementary piano etudes by famous pianist-teachers in a variety of styles. Each etude is prefaced with useful composer facts and practice advice. Technical study at the elementary level is characterized by playing in parallel motion and contrary motion in five-finger patterns, simple hands-together coordination, two-note slurs, three-note slurs, basic articulations (staccato, legato, repeated notes), broken chords, and more.

Beautiful Etudes, Book 4

Beautiful Etudes, Book 4
Author: Victoria McArthur
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 52
Release:
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457417993

Book 4 is filled with tuneful and challenging etudes that are sure to please while focusing on specific concepts such as melody voicing in chords, tone production, phrase shaping with disjunct melody, chord leaps, arpeggios, trills, melody shared between the hands, chromatic scales, parallel motion scales, shaping melody in a complex texture, octave tremelos and so on. Composers featured are J. C. Bach, Burgmüller, Gurlitt, Reinhold, Gasparini, Rebikov, Czerny, Streabbog, Schumann, Duvernoy and more.

32 Rose Etudes for Clarinet

32 Rose Etudes for Clarinet
Author: Cyrille Rose
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2019-03-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9781728849546

Beloved for his 32 Rose Etudes for Clarinet book, C. Rose -- full name Chrysogone Cyrille Rose was an important French clarinetist, and served as principal clarinet at the Paris Opera. He was a teacher and composer of pedagogical material for the clarinet, much of which (like this 32 Etudes) is still widely in use today. Cyrille Rose was taught by Hyacinthe Klosé. He studied under Klosé at the Paris Conservatoire, winning the First Prize in 1847. He taught many famous clarinet players, such as: Louis Cahuzac, Paul Jean, Manuel Gomez, Francisco Gomez, Henri Lefèbvre, Henri Paradis, Henri Selmer, and Alexandre Selmer.