A method and repertory for late beginner to early intermediate piano.-The Joy Of Second-Year Piano is a method and repertory for late beginner to early intermediate pianists developed from the best-selling series by Denes Agay. Following on from the immensely popular First-Year book the numerous pieces have been carefully selected and are further supported by an opening tutorial section specially-written warm-up exercises and helpful written notes throughout.The Joy Of Second-Year Piano aims to provide competent beginners of all ages with the repertory and guidance to develop new skills as they reinforce fundamental techniques. Featuring progressive pieces with an emphasis on repetitionof learned skills the book can be worked through piece by piece or depending on the students' ability.The book includes well-known classical favorites by the most prominent composers and students will likely have heard many of these including William Tell Overture The Can-Can Für Elise and Vivaldi's Autumn among many others.

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.