School of Velocity, Op. 299 - Book 1

The School Of Velocity Op.299 is firmly established as the standard scholarly collection of technical exercises used by piano pedagogues for nearly two centuries.This volume is made up of four books of technical exercises each book consisting of ten studies. Editor Gary Busch's careful and thorough research is reflected in this edition through his insightful commentary about Carl Czerny's life his style and technique and a unique guide to the individual exercises.

The aim of these Vocalises is to render the voice sufficiently flexible and mellow to execute easily and elegantly the colorature and embellishments found in the works of our great composers. They are intended to be for the singer what Czerny's school of Velocity is for the pianist.

Featuring all 29 pieces from the album Lang Lang Piano Book, this is a collection of the most significant pieces from Lang Lang?s personal musical journey. It is beautifully presented as a high-end cased book, featuring marbled endpapers, page-finder ribbon and sewn binding. It includes exclusive photographs, comments from Lang Lang on every piece and an edition of Für Elise annotated with Lang Lang?s own performance notes. This is a book for all pianists to treasure and revisit again and again. Prelude in C major (J.S. Bach) Bagatelle in A minor, ?Für Elise? (Beethoven) The Departure (Richter) Spinning Song (Mendelssohn) Clair de lune (Debussy) Prelude in D flat major, ?Raindrop? (Chopin) Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum (Debussy) Allegro from ?Sonata facile? (Mozart) Andante from Sonatina in C major (Clementi) Presto from The School of Velocity (Czerny) La Valse d?Amélie (Tiersen) Moment musical in F minor (Schubert) To Spring (An den Frühling) (Grieg) Rêverie (Debussy) Staccato from Villageoises (Poulenc) The Merry Shepherd Boy (Hu- Wei Huang) Wilder Reiter (The Wild Horseman) (Schumann) The Maiden?s Prayer (Badarzewska-Baranowska) Minuet in G major (J.S. Bach attrib. Petzold) Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (Sakamoto) Jasmine Flower (Chinese Traditional) Variations on ?Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman? (Mozart) Arirang (Korean Traditional) Eliza Aria (Kats- Chernin) Limu, limu, lima (Swedish Traditional) Danza de la moza donosa (Ginastera) Nimrod from Enigma Variations (Elgar) Maple Leaf Rag (Joplin) The Chop Waltz ?Chopsticks? (De Lulli) Lang Lang?s annotation of Bagatelle in A minor, ?Für Elise? (Beethoven)

Adapted from Carl Czerny's School of Velocity Op. 299 for Piano this lesson book explores 12 keys with 12 different approaches or 'treatments.' You will explore a variety of articulations ranges and technical perspectives as you learn each key. These arrangements will not only improve your ability to play scales fluently but will also develop your ears knowledge of the fingerboard reading abilities strength and endurance. In standard notation and tablature.