SKU: YM.GTP01100466
ISBN 9784636103175. 8.5 x 12 inches.
Yoshiko Kurokawa's new proposal of piano technique. The author, Yoshiko Kurokawa, explains that you can easily and effectively learn the basic techniques that are important for piano performance, as described in Chopin's Draft of Technique, Brahms' Practice Book, and Hummel's Theory of Piano Technique. In addition to warm-up and exercise pieces by the auther Kurokawa herself, the book includes works by composers such as Hummel, Clementi, and Mozart, as well as exercise-specific exercises by Japanese composer Yasuhisa Tohma. The book is full of essential elements for piano playing and techniques, such as control of tone and volume balance in accompaniment form, awareness of palm strength essential for playing heavy notes, various ways of playing ornamented notes, tone and joint training depending on how the arms are placed when crossing, and important future techniques using the wrists and arms.
SKU: YM.GTP01101015
ISBN 9784336107173.
The Yoshiko Kurokawa's Piano Supplement Exercise Book series is the most comprehensive and powerful technique books for improving piano technique. With these books, the basic techniques essential to piano playing, as described in Chopin's manuscript of technique, Brahms' exercises, and Hummel's theory of piano technique, can be learned easily and effectively. In addition to warm-up and exercise pieces by Yoshiko Kurokawa, they include works by composers such as Hummel, Clementi, and Mozart, plus exercise-specific exercises by composer Yasuhisa Touma. They can be used even for those who are just beginning to learn the piano. It is full of warm-ups that will improve the hand form, and learners will be able to play smoothly, with a focus on finger movements.
