SKU: SU.12800088

BachScholar Editions Vol. 88 — Complete Guide to Major & Minor Scales, Volume 1 (53 pages), written especially for piano teachers and students, introduces the 24 major and minor scales to the beginning to intermediate level student (Grades 1-4). All scales are presented one octave in parallel and contrary motion and in parallel thirds, sixths, and tenths indicated with traditional fingerings. Students learn the essential theory concepts of key signatures (up to five sharps and six flats), relative major and minor keys, and harmonizing scales in thirds, sixths, and tenths. Volume 1 is accompanied with weekly lesson plans freely available to the public on The Well-Rounded Pianist website, hence, this is not merely a scale book but a complete scale guide with step-by-step instructions written especially for teachers and students. The manuscript is large, dark, and very easy to read, making this an indispensable guide for teachers’ studios and piano students at the beginning to intermediate levels. Published by: BachScholar.

SKU: SU.12800092

BachScholar Editions Vol. 92 — Complete Guide to Major & Minor Scales, Volume 3 (75 pages), written especially for piano teachers and students, continues the 24 major and minor scales learned in Volume 2. Volume 3, for advanced to concert level students (Grades 8-11), presents all scales in double thirds and sixths one and two octaves in parallel and contrary motion indicated with practical fingerings derived from symmetrical, mirror relationships. Practicing major and minor scales in double thirds and sixths is the cornerstone of the highly esteemed Russian Piano School, which trains the pianist to play two notes at a time in each hand requiring strength and flexibility not possible with the practice of single-note scales. Volume 3 is accompanied with weekly lesson plans freely available to the public on The Well-Rounded Pianist website, hence, this is not merely a scale book but a complete scale guide with step-by-step instructions written especially for teachers and students. The manuscript is large, dark, and very easy to read, making this an indispensable guide for teachers’ studios and piano students at the advanced to concert levels. Published by: BachScholar.

SKU: ST.K46

ISBN 9790220224010.

The keyboard concertos in K46 contain both solo material and a simple reduction of the orchestral passages, and this allows the concertos to be played either with or without orchestral accompaniment. Full details are given in the introduction as well as in MB94.

Sets of instrumental material which may be used to accompany the concertos are available.

William FELTON: Concerto op. 1 no. 1 in C major (1744)
Benjamin COOKE: Concerto in D major (1749)
William HAYES: Concerto in D major (1755)
Thomas ARNE: Concerto no. 5 in G minor (by 1755?)
Thomas CHILCOT: Concerto set 1 no. 2 in A minor (1756).

SKU: SU.80101349

Three movements in a Baroque-inspired style that can be played on any keyboard instrument (including organ, harpsichord, or piano). Two chorale preludes (Ach Gott, wie manches Herzelied and Nur mein Jesus ist mein Leben) are followed by a freely-composed fugue in D minor. Instrumentation: Keyboard. Composed: 1948, rev. 2007 Published by: Zimbel Press.

SKU: TL.TCL013651

ISBN 9780857363954.

This CD contains recordings of all pieces and exercises featured on Trinity College London's Electronic Keyboard syllabus for Grades 4 and 5, valid from 2015–2018.
The syllabus features a wide variety of musical genres and makes use of a wide range of keyboard functions, voices and styles.
Improvisation pieces contain ad-lib passages to encourage inventiveness, originality and style. These have not been recorded, so students can use the CD as a backing track to practise for these sections.