Joan Last’s Rhythmic Reading Book V is a preparatory work for Grade 5 Pia...(+)
Joan Last’s
Rhythmic Reading Book V
is a preparatory work for
Grade 5 Piano
examination. The book
includes a short piece,
The Tranquil River, and
twelve preparatory
studies, which cover
Phrasing and Staccato,
Melody andAccompaniment,
Rhythmic Precision in 6/8
time, Tied Notes and
Legato Chords, Semiquaver
grouping, Pedalling,
Melody and syncopated
accompaniment, Triplet
groups, Attack and
Rhythmic Precision,
Facility of Fingerwork,
QuickPerception of Clef
Change, Rhythmic
divisions of Semiquaver
groups and 9/8
time.Last’s goal
is to prepare the student
thoroughly for the
rhythmic demands of the
Grade V exam. Her
authoritative and
commonsensical tone,
gainedfromher own early
solo career and her years
as a teacher at the Royal
Academy of Music, shines
through this very
practical publication. A
short glossary of French
musical terms is included