Finger Fitness 3 is an ideal supplement to The Classical Piano Method: Method Book 3 (ED 13536). It contains easy to intermediate technical exercises, suitable for pianists who have completed Method Book 2 of the series, or for those returning to the instrument after a break.This book includes 44 elementary finger exercises, studies and etudes for developing finger strength and independence, evenness, accuracy and speed of playing, as well as articulation and general musicality.The pieces are presented in a progressively graded format, providing you with relevant repertoire as your playing develops. / Piano

The majority of works by Czerny are confusing to most Piano academics. Out of these the following are still the classics: Op. 139 261 299 335 337 355 365 453 553 599 636 718 740 755 802 821 823 834 et 849. Each one of these volumes contains numerous exercises some contain more than a hundred. It is of course impossible for aspiring pianists to study them all and it is difficult for Piano teachers to sort them out and organise them into the ones that could be the most interesting in a logical and progressive way.This is exactly what Heinrich Germer has tried to do. Germer an outstanding teacher and German pianist was born in Sommerdorfin 1839 and died in Dresde in 1913. He was 18 years old when Cerny died at the age of 66 years. Germer had great luck in knowing the first generation of pianists he was studying and saw the need to reorganise this huge quantity of didactic material. Germer's success was down to the fact that his systematic organisation of Czerny's work split into three volumes continues to be the three used by contemporary piano teachers. Germer did not make hardly any changes to Czerny collections. And there is more - he adds dynamic text for phrasing and pedals so that there is more musicality in the books making the exercises more enjoyable to play. He changes some archaic armatures for more modern ones. He revises Czerny's method on regrouping notes by placing bar values making reading rhythms a lot easier. He corrected numerous printing errors. In the longest pieces he adds capital letters to indicate the beginning of each movement same or part period which helps pupils to know blocks it would be better for him to practise. The revision work undergone by Germer introduces order and the results obtained for the Piano teachers that use them are very satisfying.

This exciting new teaching method by the renowned piano pedagogue Hans-Günter Heumann is ideal for adults and young people looking to learn the piano from scratch or for those returning to the piano after a break from playing.Using classical music as a basis for learning this method introduces interesting varied and well-known pieces right from the outset. The two method books have been carefully designed to progress in small manageable steps beginning with simple fingering patterns and exercises onto some of the most beautiful melodies and pieces from the baroque classical and romantic eras such as the Ode to Joy Für Elise and the BlueDanube Waltz.Leading the student through a range of exercises repertoire pieces theory checks tips on practising playing and technique and composer biographies the process of learning is made interesting informed and fun.The four supplementary volumes present further material to help learning at each stage of the students? development as well as offering up a wider range of beautiful pieces for the solo pianist or piano duet.The method books and duet collections are accompanied by a CD recording of all pieces performed on a grand piano by a professional concert pianist as well as some additional accompanying parts which can be used as play-along tracks.ContentHeumann: Merry and SadHering: Wild HorsemanHeumann: PassionLe Couppey: Melody No. 12Küffner: MarchGerman Folk Song: Hansel and Gretelfrom Salzburg: LullabyHeumann: Rock FeverMozart: Oragnia figata faL. Mozart: MinuetFrench Folk Songs: For He's a Jolly Good FellowHeumann: Perfect DayAmerican Folk Tune: Banks of the OhioCzerny: The Little Pianist op. 823 No. 6Gurlitt: Morning Greeting op. 210 No. 1Gurlitt: Little Melodic Exercises for Beginners op. 187 No. 13Gurlitt: Little Melodic Exercises for Beginners op. 187 No. 14Gurlitt: Little Melodic Exercises

Pedagogical in nature these editions offer insightful interpretive suggestions pertinent fingering and historical and stylistic commentary.Carl Czerny's (1791-1857) popular set of Piano exercises is now available in an easy-to-read edition containing extensive performance and historical notes that guide teachers and students in the techniques that can be gleaned from each exercise. Although designed to improve technique the pieces may be thought of as real literature rather than mechanical etudes.

This anthology contains 25 original works by composers of the Classical period. Including pieces by Haydn Cimarosa Beethoven and Czerny amongst others it offers a wide stylistic range of works and is accompanied by a CD of all pieces performed beautifully by Nils Franke. The collection is ideal for those looking to broaden their playing and teaching repertoire and as such may be used in addition to any graded curriculum for pianists of grade 3-4 standard.Content - G.C. Wagenseil: Allegro from Divertimento No.2 WWV43 - D. Cimarosa: Sonata in G major - J. Hook: Rondo from Sonatina Op.12 No.9 - C. Ditters von Dittersdorf: English dance No.15 - J.B. Cramer: Guaracha from Pianoforte Method - S. Wesley: Vivace from Sonatina Op.12 No.8 - J.N. Hummel: Allegro from Pianoforte Method - F. Schubert: Landler D378 No.3 - Ludwig van Beethoven: Landlerischer Tanz WoO 11 No.2 - J.B. Cramer: Praeludium and Andantino from Pianoforte Method - J.W. Hassler: Allegro assai Op. 38 No.20 - J.W. Hassler: Presto Op.38 No.29 - C. Czerny: Andante Op.453 No.32 - J. Haydn: Scherzo from Sonata Hob. XVI:9 - J.C.F. Bach: Solfeggio from Musikalische Nebenstunden - W.A. Mozart: Tempo di Minuetto KV236 - M. Clementi: Arietta from Pianoforte Method - F. Ries: Polonaise Op.124 No.3 - C. Czerny: Andantino Op. 453 No.41 - J.N. Hummel: Romanze Op.52 No.4 - J.N. Hummel: Gigue from Pianoforte Method - Carl Maria von Weber: Favoritwaltzer J. 143-8 No.4 - Carl Maria von Weber: Favoritwaltzer J. 143-8 No.2 - J. Haydn: Adagio Hob. XVII:9 - Ludwig van Beethoven: Klavierstuck Lustig Traurig WoO 54

Book Three of the Expressive Etudes expands this comprehensive program for technical development to include early intermediate repertoire which can be introduced after the third level of any piano method. Contents include: Allegro Deciso (Bartok); Round Dance (Bartok); Etude Op. 89 No. 4 (Berens); Etude Op. 777 No. 18 (Czerny); Etude Op. 823 No. 19 (Czerny); Etude Op. 599 No. 50 (Czerny); Study Op. 176 No. 24 and No. 21 (Duvernoy); The Trumpeter (Gurlitt); Etude Op. 82 No. 52 (Gurlitt); Etude Op. 17 No. 12 (Le Couppey); Staccato (Reinecke); Study Op. 13 No. 8 (Rowley); Ecossaise (Schubert); Melody Op. 68 No. 1 (Schumann); Distant Bells Op. 63 No. 6 (Streabbog); By theSeaside (Op. 63 No. 7 (Streabbog); The Orphan Op. 64 No. 4 (Streabbog).

Alice Mazzei's Tecnica Fondamentale Di Pianoforte is a progressive Piano study that uses the compositions of the most famous musicians from the Baroque period to those from the past century. Featuring selected exercises and useful theory information. Featuring composers such as Czerny Mozart Schubert Bach Clementi Beethoven Schumann Chopin Grief Debussy Bartok and many more this method sets the goal of offering an educational and interesting way of learning that is stimulating and motivational. Sections about theory and Piano technique are deliberately made more interesting through the use of excerpts from the classicaland contemporary Piano repertoire. 

Twenty-two pieces from the Baroque to the late Romantic period edited by Howard Ferguson for the ABRSM. Includes works by Purcell Haydn Schumann and Tchaikovsky.