Chord scale progression is an essential aspect of beginning piano instruction and students can develop the foundation for solid technique by rehearsing scales and arpeggios. With study and practice musicians will achieve stronger fingers better familiarity with the keyboard and an improved sense of pitch and tonality. Daily exercises will help cultivate skills that will enhance every aspect of piano playing. This volume focuses on scales and arpeggios in all major and minor keys arranged in one- and two-octave studies. Warm-ups provide a chance to get acquainted with the notes of each key. Special scales appear at the end of the major and minor cycles: chromatic pentatonic whole tone blues and modes. These introductions to other styles complement the learning of the main scales. Fingerings are provided. In addition the book is accompanied by MP3 recordings that will help reinforce the exercises.

Finger Exercises-Volume I of this multi-part treatise features precise but creative exercises for serious pianists looking to build flexibility and skill. All of these original exercises were written specifically for this book by world-famous masters ??? including Leopold Godowsky Joseph Lhevinne Ignaz Friedman Ernst von Dohn?nyi and Emil von Sauer ??? who also share their ideas about technique pedaling fingering and other methods.These creative finger exercises include some with a fixed position of the hand exercises for flexibility and dexterity of the thumbs diatonic and chromatic exercises special exercises with held notes exercises for the strengthening of individualfingers and exercises for lateral motion of the fingers. Additional exercises involve diminished sevenths combined legato and staccato touch for one hand the crossing of the hands and development of speed and lightness of fingers. Introductory material is presented in English German Italian and French. This new edition from a long out-of-print series includes a new Introduction and Foreword plus rare photos by the author's last living student.Reprint of Master School of Modern Piano Playing and Virtuosity Carl Fischer Publishing New York 1922.

Scales-The second volume of the treatise acclaimed by Busoni as 'the most monumental work ever written on piano playing ' this long-unavailable book presents the best techniques for practising scales. The author compiled these exercises from contributions by the most famous piano virtuosos of the early twentieth century. The experts also provide advice on diatonic glissando and chromatic scales; legato staccato and portamento; touch; tone and quality; the singing tone and accuracy; and how to play without striking wrong notes.Introductory material is presented in English German Italian and French. This new edition from a long out-of-print series includes a newIntroduction and Foreword plus rare photos by the author's last living student.Reprint of Master School of Modern Piano Playing and Virtuosity Carl Fischer Publishing New York 1922.