The Journey of Adults Learning Piano. 2. Basic Knowledge and Technique Training for Piano Performance

Author: Zhang Shigu (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: "The Path of Adult Piano Learning (Part 2) — Piano Performance Basics and Technique Training" is a teaching material designed for individuals who have already acquired basic piano knowledge and playing skills. The book is divided into fifteen units, each containing one to two topics, accompanied by corresponding pieces of music. The content covered in the book includes the following aspects:
1. Review and reinforce the musical fundamentals and correct touch and playing concepts taught in the previous volume, "90 Hours of Adult Piano Introduction," further familiarizing students with the keyboard, staff notation, and various musical symbols.
2. Strengthen finger training, practice scales, and become familiar with finger patterns. Several new keys are introduced: E major, B major, B minor, E minor, A major, D major, and e minor, d minor, c minor, f minor.
3. Training in different rhythmic combinations: triplets, syncopation, dotted notes, sixteenth notes, thirty-second notes, and appoggiaturas.
4. Training in different melodic patterns: staccato, legato, alternating melodies between hands, chords and inversions, and arpeggios.
5. Ornamentation.
6. Pedaling.
The pieces selected for this book are not only technically targeted but also highly engaging and artistically rich. By studying the knowledge and pieces presented in this book, students will be equipped to achieve greater progress, improve their piano playing techniques, and reach beginner to intermediate levels of piano proficiency.